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Donovan hohn born may 29, 1972 san francisco is an american author, essayist, and editor. Moby duck is a journey into the heart of the sea and an adventure through science, myth, the global economy, and some of the worst weather imaginable. Setting out on a series of journeys to track the renegade rubber ducks, mobyduck is an adventure into the heart of the sea through science, myth, the global economy and some of the worst weather imaginable, and the riveting story of an accidental odyssey which pulled hohn into the secretive world of shipping conglomerates, the daring terrain. Beowulf against grendel and the battle in heorot hall 24 terms. A finely spun chronicle of the wideranging quest to track the wanderings of a rubber duck lost at sea, from harpers senior editor hohn in 1992, a crate toppled off a container ship and dumped much of its cargo into the pacific ocean. At etsy, we pride ourselves on our global community of sellers. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. Mobyduck was a new york times notable book of the year, a finalist for the helen bernstein prize for. Donovan hohn is the recipient of the whiting writers award, a national endowment for the arts creative writing fellowship, and a knightwallace fellowship. Moby duck author donovan hohn hones in on the u the. When the writer donovan hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath.
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