The Dragon Behind the Glass: A True Story of Power, Obsession, and the World’s Most Coveted Fish
Emily Voigt
The Dragon Behind the Glass: A True Story of Power, Obsession, and the World’s Most Coveted Fish
Emily Voigt
#3688 of 3,809 books · #559 in Science & Technology
Shortlisted for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award (2017).
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.
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- Simon and Schuster
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- 9781451678949
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Awards
- PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardShortlisted(2017)
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