The dragon behind the glass : a true story of power, obsession, and the world's most coveted fish

Summary: "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.

Item details

ISBN: 9781451678949
ISBN: 1451678940
ISBN: 9781451678963 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 1451678967 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781451678956 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 1451678959 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xi, 319 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Scribner, 2016.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-319) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.