[...] âGoing to Extremesâ is the classic âpipeline eraâ book. Itâs written by an outsider, but thatâs sort of the point. Joe McGinniss describes the insanity of the multi-billion dollar pipeline project and the impact of new money and new people arriving in a tidal wave.eâs a scandalmonger, they say. Alaska is a scandalous place, I say; McGinniss tells the truth.â â Edward Abbey âThe best nonfiction of the yearâ¦One of the most terrifying and splendid pieces of prose in memory.â âBoston Globe âJoe McGinniss did not set out to judge or explain, but only to find out what Alaska is.
Adj. 1. inherent-existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity; a constitutional inability to tell the truth. built-in, inbuilt, integral, constitutional.
Inherent vice. Damage to goods which one can foresee is bound to occur during any normal transit, and which arises solely because of the nature or condition of the goods shipped. Such damage is said to arise from âinherent viceâ which may be defined as an internal cause rather than an external cause of damage. Exclusion of insurance coverage for inherent vice is implied in every cargo policy.