Curtis ebbesmeyer (23 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. In May 1990 a Korean freighter spilled its cargo - over 60,00 Nike sneakers - into the North Pacific. Curtis Ebbesmeyer realized that he could use the exact time and location of the spill, along with the location that each sneaker was salvaged to track the ocean current which brought it there. This book tells his story.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. In May 1990 a Korean freighter spilled its cargo - over 60,00 Nike sneakers - into the North Pacific. Curtis Ebbesmeyer realized that he could use the exact time and location of the spill, along with the location that each sneaker was salvaged to track the ocean current which brought it there. This book tells his story.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. 1St Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Zustand: Very Good. 1St Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:9780061558412.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. New book that may have shelf wear or discoloured, pages Same / next day dispatch (Monday - Friday).

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:9780061558429.

Zustand: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 286 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. Tells the story of the author's lifelong struggle to solve the sea's mysteries, and shares his most surprising discoveries. It recounts how flotsam has changed the course of history-leading Viking mariners to safe harbours, Columbus to the New World, and Japan to open up to the West - and how it may even have made the origin of life possible. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250. . 2010. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 304 pages. light wear / marks foxing to edges Pioneering oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer unravels the mystery of marine cu rrents, uncovers the astonishing story of flotsam, and changes the world's view of trash, the ocean, and our global environment. Curtis Ebbesmeyer is n o ordinary scientist. He's been a consulting oceanographer for multinational fir ms and a lead scientist on international research expeditions, but he's never he ld a conventional academic appointment. He seized the world's imagination as no other scientist could when he and his worldwide network of beachcomber volunteer s traced the ocean's currents using thousands of sneakers and plastic bath toys spilled from storm-tossed freighters. Now, for the first time, Ebbesmey er tells the story of his lifelong struggle to solve the sea's mysteries while s haring his most surprising discoveries. He recounts how flotsam has changed the course of history?leading Viking mariners to safe harbors, Columbus to the New World, and Japan to open up to the West?and how it may even have made the ori gin of life possible. He chases icebergs and floating islands; investigates ocea n mysteries from ghost ships to a spate of washed-up severed feet on Canadian be aches; and explores the enormous floating garbage patches and waste-heaped ju nk beaches that collect the flotsam and jetsam of industrial society. Finally, Ebbesmeyer reveals the rhythmic and harmonic order in the vast oceanic currents called gyres?the heartbeat of the world ?and the threats that global warmi ng and disintegrating plastic waste pose to the seas . . . and to us.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 288 pages. very tidy ex reference library -d/j plastic protected Pioneering oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer unravels the mystery of marine cu rrents, uncovers the astonishing story of flotsam, and changes the world's view of trash, the ocean, and our global environment. Curtis Ebbesmeyer is n o ordinary scientist. He's been a consulting oceanographer for multinational fir ms and a lead scientist on international research expeditions, but he's never he ld a conventional academic appointment. He seized the world's imagination as no other scientist could when he and his worldwide network of beachcomber volunteer s traced the ocean's currents using thousands of sneakers and plastic bath toys spilled from storm-tossed freighters. Now, for the first time, Ebbesmey er tells the story of his lifelong struggle to solve the sea's mysteries while s haring his most surprising discoveries. He recounts how flotsam has changed the course of historyâÂÂ"leading Viking mariners to safe harbors, Columbus t o the New World, and Japan to open up to the WestâÂÂ"and how it may even have made the origin of life possible. He chases icebergs and floating islands; investigates ocean mysteries from ghost ships to a spate of washed-up severed f eet on Canadian beaches; and explores the enormous floating garbage patches an d waste-heaped junk beaches that collect the flotsam and jetsam of industrial society. Finally, Ebbesmeyer reveals the rhythmic and harmonic order in the vast oceanic currents called gyresâÂÂ"the heartbeat of the world âÂ? ?"and the threats that global warming and disintegrating plastic waste pose to the seas . . . and to us. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 304 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.