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Floating gold / (Record no. 25793)

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001 - CONTROL NUMBER
control field 14219304
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field OSt
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20140610103955.0
007 - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION FIXED FIELD--GENERAL INFORMATION
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008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 120306s2012 xna er 000 0 eng d
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780732291914 (pbk.)
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)781560921
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (AuCNLKIN)000048865820
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)ocn781560921
037 ## - SOURCE OF ACQUISITION
Source of stock number/acquisition 13/201 Elizabeth Street Sydney NSW 2000
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency ANL
Language of cataloging eng
Transcribing agency ANL
Modifying agency NJB
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042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE
Authentication code anuc
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 333.9595
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Kemp, Christopher.
9 (RLIN) 13
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Floating gold /
Statement of responsibility, etc Christopher Kemp.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Sydney :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc HarperCollins,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2012.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xv, 303 p. :
Other physical details ill. ;
Dimensions 21 cm.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Cover subtitle: The search for ambergris, the most elusive natural substance in the world.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Journalist and biologist Christopher Kemp discovers, after reading an odd news report, a hidden world of money, intrigue and amazing wealth. A lump of something turns up on a beach in NZ, the lump so strange it may well have come from out of space. But it's not a dead alien, it's ambergris. Ambergris is a by-product of sperm whales, used for centuries as a perfume, medicine and aphrodisiac. It appears on beaches all over the world and depending on what state it's in, can be mistaken for all manner of things. For those in the know, it's an amazing source of wealth -- ambergris trades for US$20 a gram, which is nearly as much as gold but it's harder to find and it cannot be mined. Christopher Kemp travels from the shores of NZ, to the Smithsonian and New Nedford Whaling museum; he meets amateurs, professional hunters, scientists, elusive vendors who traffic ambergris, people who won't confess to have found any, and strangers denying what they are looking for. As he discovers more about ambergris' origins, its uses present day and historic, the outrageous lengths people have gone to find it and the intriguing efforts people go to in order to keep what they know about ambergris a secret, the more his infectious obsession grows.
530 ## - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE NOTE
Additional physical form available note Also available online.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Ambergris.
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type Non-Fiction
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Total Renewals Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date checked out Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type Public note
    Dewey Decimal Classification   Not For Loan Non Fiction Waimate Waimate Located at Event Centre 01/07/2012 ALLB 23.00 6 333.9595 A00609693 26/11/2022 14/11/2022 23.00 01/07/2012 Non-Fiction Not For Loan
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