I sometimes wondered where things go after the flush. Second of R George's book and just as interesting as the 90% of Everything. Focuses a lot on the 3rd world country (e.g., India) and it's challenge with waste management. Reminds me of my childhood (in another country) when some of my frien...
This is a very readable book about the workings of the shipping industry. It sounds like a dry topic but Rose George focuses on the human angle as she works through the different aspects of the business, which gives it warmth and life. I particularly enjoyed the sections about Pirates and the Mis...
I can't say enough good things about this book.First, the obvious: The book gives a rich, informative look at an industry that is astonishingly pervasive and virtually invisible. Workers are mistreated, wages are cut, pirates are the reality, and so on. Even in the best of circumstances, a shippe...
This author gives us a misleading title, but despite that an OK book. The books is part travelogue. If Bill Bryson had written this book, it would have been 'Walk in a Container Ship.' The book is also about somali pirates, clergymen and the shipping industry. I wish the author had stuck contain...