The dragon behind the glass a true story of power, obsession, and the world's most coveted fish
"A journalist's quest to find a wild Asian arowana--the world's most expensive aquarium fish--takes her on a global tour through the bizarre realm of ornamental fish hobbyists to some of the most remote jungles on the planet."--Dust jacket.
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New York, NY :
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2016.
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| Edition: | First Scribner hardcover edition. |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Voigt, Emily, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The dragon behind the glass : |b a true story of power, obsession, and the world's most coveted fish / |c Emily Voigt. |
| 250 | |a First Scribner hardcover edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, NY : |b Scribner, |c 2016. | |
| 300 | |a xi, 319 pages : |b maps ; |c 24 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-319) and index. | ||
| 520 | |a "A journalist's quest to find a wild Asian arowana--the world's most expensive aquarium fish--takes her on a global tour through the bizarre realm of ornamental fish hobbyists to some of the most remote jungles on the planet."--Dust jacket. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Part I: "Dragons in their pleasant palaces". The pet detective ; The fish ; The arowana cartel ; Aquarama ; The dragon's den -- Part II: The edge of the known world. The living fish ; The explorers ; Naming rights ; Part III: The super red. In the age of aquariums ; Ghost fish ; Part IV: Fish #32,107. Monsters of our making ; "The authorities will be watching you" ; Beard of the crocodile -- Part V: Into the lair. The paradox of value ; Fish meets world ; Plan C ; Here be dragons. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Fishes. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Scleropages formosus. | |
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