![]() Even people who make a point of ethical eating and shopping are usually unaware of the often poor working conditions for seafarers on these ships. She writes, "There are more than one hundred thousand ships at sea carrying all the solids, liquids and gases that we need to live." Yet, because we're on land, they're out of sight. Rose George spent several weeks aboard one such ship as research for her new book, Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car and Food on Your Plate. Imagine a ship carrying goods in containers that, if lined up, would stretch around 11,000 miles long, or nearly halfway around the planet. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. ![]() ![]() Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Ninety Percent of Everything Subtitle Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate Author Rose George ![]()
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