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Pacific : silicon chips and surfboards, coral reefs and atom bombs, brutal dictators, fading rmpires, and the coming collision of the world's superpowers / Simon Winchester.

By: Publication details: New York : HarperLuxe, 2015.Edition: First HarperLuxe edition ; [large print edition]Description: 693 pages (large print) : maps, illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780062421630
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 909/.09823 23
Contents:
The great thermonuclear sea -- Mr. Ibuka's radio revolution -- The ecstasies of wave-riding -- A dire and dangerous irritation -- Farewell, all my friends and foes -- Echoes of distant thunder -- How goes the lucky country? -- The fires in the deep -- A fragile and uncertain sea -- Of masters and commanders -- Epilogue: the call of the running tide.
Summary: The New York Times best-selling author of The Men Who United the States traces the geological history of the Pacific Ocean to assess its relationship with humans and indelible role in the modern world.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
LP 900 - 999 Hanover Public Library Shelves LP 909.09 WINC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906001011700

Incudes bibliographical references (pages [659]-693).

The great thermonuclear sea -- Mr. Ibuka's radio revolution -- The ecstasies of wave-riding -- A dire and dangerous irritation -- Farewell, all my friends and foes -- Echoes of distant thunder -- How goes the lucky country? -- The fires in the deep -- A fragile and uncertain sea -- Of masters and commanders -- Epilogue: the call of the running tide.

The New York Times best-selling author of The Men Who United the States traces the geological history of the Pacific Ocean to assess its relationship with humans and indelible role in the modern world.

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