Pacific: William Collins
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780008162399
ISBN-10: 0008162395
Pagini: 492
Dimensiuni: 151 x 233 x 40 mm
Greutate: 0.67 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Seria William Collins
ISBN-10: 0008162395
Pagini: 492
Dimensiuni: 151 x 233 x 40 mm
Greutate: 0.67 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Seria William Collins
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Winchester recounts the atomic tests on the atoll of Bikini. He takes us to the launch of “Gidget” and her surfboards that would forever change how the world’s youth views a rising wave. He also tells the story of the little transistor radio and how it sparked the digital revolution, from Japan to Silicon Valley, altering the ocean’s destiny. Winchester includes tales of alarming discoveries on the Great Barrier Reef and grand expeditions to mysterious vents on the ocean’s floor. He examines the geopolitical shifts that shaped the ocean’s vast land areas, from the rise of North Korea’s rogue state to the environmental degradation and climate shifts that now threaten this majestic body of water.
Pacific calls upon Winchester’s many journeys throughout the Pacific and its surrounding areas, his formidable historical understanding, and his singular talent for storytelling in a paean to this magnificent sea of beauty and myth.
Pacific calls upon Winchester’s many journeys throughout the Pacific and its surrounding areas, his formidable historical understanding, and his singular talent for storytelling in a paean to this magnificent sea of beauty and myth.
Recenzii
“Revealing... delightful... fascinating... highly recommended.” — Janet Napolitano, San Francisco Chronicle
“Winchester does a virtuoso job. ... A giant Aladdin’s rug, which he then gamely invites his readers to climb aboard.” — New York Times
“Fascinating, provocative, and at times, mildly terrifying. ... The hallmarks of Winchester’s best work -- a fertile, curious mind, impeccable research and command of complex material -- are on full display here.” — Miami Herald
“Winchester has a smooth and easy prose style, one that is trustable and clear. ... He excels at guiding the reader with a contagious sense of wonder.” — Boston Globe
“[Winchester is] a terrific raconteur with a knack for making connections that might have eluded you between events behind the headlines. ... Where Pacific opts to go, it goes with savvy and verve.” — Seattle Times
“Winchester writes books like someone telling a good yarn around the fireplace... by interweaving history, fascinating trivia, and acute observation.” — New York Times Book Review
“A series of high-resolution literary snapshots. ... As we’ve come to expect from Winchester, there are plenty of delights. ... Winchester’s passionate research... undergirds this superb analysis of a world wonder.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Winchester is a terrific helmsman, both confident and smooth.” — Telegraph (UK)
“Winchester has prodigious gifts as a popular historian and an explainer of faraway events.” — Los Angeles Times
“Provocative... and lively.” — Wall Street Journal
“Popular history at its finest.” — Library Journal
“Winchester’s vigorous prose and tireless dragnetting of interesting lore make this an entertaining read.” — Publishers Weekly
ONE OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL’S “BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF 2015” —
ONE OF KIRKUS REVIEWS’ “BEST BOOKS OF 2015” —
“Winchester does a virtuoso job. ... A giant Aladdin’s rug, which he then gamely invites his readers to climb aboard.” — New York Times
“Fascinating, provocative, and at times, mildly terrifying. ... The hallmarks of Winchester’s best work -- a fertile, curious mind, impeccable research and command of complex material -- are on full display here.” — Miami Herald
“Winchester has a smooth and easy prose style, one that is trustable and clear. ... He excels at guiding the reader with a contagious sense of wonder.” — Boston Globe
“[Winchester is] a terrific raconteur with a knack for making connections that might have eluded you between events behind the headlines. ... Where Pacific opts to go, it goes with savvy and verve.” — Seattle Times
“Winchester writes books like someone telling a good yarn around the fireplace... by interweaving history, fascinating trivia, and acute observation.” — New York Times Book Review
“A series of high-resolution literary snapshots. ... As we’ve come to expect from Winchester, there are plenty of delights. ... Winchester’s passionate research... undergirds this superb analysis of a world wonder.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Winchester is a terrific helmsman, both confident and smooth.” — Telegraph (UK)
“Winchester has prodigious gifts as a popular historian and an explainer of faraway events.” — Los Angeles Times
“Provocative... and lively.” — Wall Street Journal
“Popular history at its finest.” — Library Journal
“Winchester’s vigorous prose and tireless dragnetting of interesting lore make this an entertaining read.” — Publishers Weekly
ONE OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL’S “BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF 2015” —
ONE OF KIRKUS REVIEWS’ “BEST BOOKS OF 2015” —
Notă biografică
Simon Winchester is the acclaimed author of many books, including The Professor and the Madman, The Men Who United the States, The Map That Changed the World, The Man Who Loved China, A Crack in the Edge of the World, and Krakatoa, all of which were New York Times bestsellers and appeared on numerous best and notable lists. In 2006, Winchester was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty the Queen. He resides in western Massachusetts.