Ship Breaker Links

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7095831-ship-breaker

This link gives reviews about the book.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Bacigalupi

This link tells you all about the author, Paolo Bacigalupi.

http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-18560_162-2149023.html

This a link to a story by 60 Minutes on CBS news about real life ship breakers.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2261817_sell-scrap-copper.html

This link tells you how to sell scrap copper for money.

http://www.good.is/post/new-maps-show-sea-level-rise-submerging-america-s-coastal-cities/

This article from Good Environment news shows how the sea levels are rising and beginning to submerge America’s coastal cities.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article2671767.ece

This link, by The Hindu Business Line (online newspaper), features  a recent article, dated November 29, on how a slump in freight market leads to surge in ship breaking.

http://library.thinkquest.org/6169/hist.htm

This site gives you a history on clipper ships.  These ships were used in the story because they use wind power and sails – not gasoline.

http://oil.com/

This site is a reliable resource for keeping up to date with the Oil Market changes and information on Crude Oil.

http://thisrecording.com/today/2010/1/18/in-which-we-count-down-the-100-greatest-science-fiction-or-f.html

This site has an article on the 100 greatest science fiction novels of all times.

http://bombayjewelry.com/

Bombay jewelry is all about Indian jewelry.

http://www.google.com/search?q=ship+breakers&hl=en&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4ADRA_enUS460&site=webhp&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=DoHeTpqgMoqCsAK686zcBg&sqi=2&ved=0CE0QsAQ&biw=1920&bih=965

This site contains all kinds of images on ship breakers.

http://www.google.com/search?q=ship+breakers&hl=en&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4ADRA_enUS460&site=webhp&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=DoHeTpqgMoqCsAK686zcBg&sqi=2&ved=0CE0QsAQ&biw=1920&bih=965#hl=en&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4ADRA_enUS460&site=webhp&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=ship+breakers+by+paolo+bacigalupi&pbx=1&oq=ship+breakers+by+pa&aq=0S&aqi=g-S1&aql=&gs_sm=c&gs_upl=35084l36301l0l38578l6l5l0l0l0l0l265l1122l0.2.3l5l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=4c2ea6530b7fdd05&biw=1920&bih=965

This site contains images retrieved from a search on the book, Ship Breakers, by Paolo Bacigalupi.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_6?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=paolo+bacigalupi&sprefix=paolo+

This site on Amazon.com gives you a whole selection of books by Paolo Bacigalupi in case you want to read other books by the author.

http://www.starclippers.com/

Check out this link if you are interested In taking a cruise on a clipper ship.  Sailing routes include the Caribbean, Costa Rica, the Mediterranean, the Panama Canal and the Atlantic.

http://www.sfbc.com/

Go to this site, home of the Science Fiction Book Club, to see other science fiction books by other authors.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35JxCOo0sUY

Youtube.com hosts this book trailer on the book, Ship Breakers.  The trailer was created by Gayle Lawrence, who is a librarian in Sand Springs, OK

http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org/pages/rising-seas.html

This site shows images of how the rising seal levels affect millions around the world and billions of dollars in property.

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/locations/ship-breaking.shtml

This site describes the ship breaking yards in Chittagong, Bangladesh.  There are also photos showing pictures of ships, some of the workers – child workers too – and some of the materials they scrap.

http://www.alibaba.com/suppliers/ship-breakers-supplier.html

This site for the Alibaba company lists contact information for ship breaker suppliers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRJYgNc_TNc

This video covers the the Gadani ship-breaking yard,  a center for the breaking up of derelict ocean-going vessels for scrap. The yard is located in Gadani, Pakistan.