Title:
Pacific : silicon chips and surfboards, coral reefs and atom bombs, brutal dictators, fading empires, and the coming collision of the world's superpowers / Simon Winchester.
ISBN:
9780062315410
9780062315427
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Harper, 2015.
Physical Description:
xiv, 492 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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.
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OCLC Number:
ocn915741427
Availability:
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