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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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062315410 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780062315427 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xiv, 492 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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| Subject: | Pacific Ocean > Geography. Pacific Ocean > History. Ocean and civilization. Pacific Ocean > Description and travel. Winchester, Simon > Travel. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main | 909.09823 W721ps (Text) | 31307022513131 | Non Fiction | Available | - |
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Pacific : Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers
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Pacific : Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| List of Maps and Illustrations | p. xiii | |
| Prologue: The Lonely Sea and the Sky | p. 1 | |
| Author's Note: On Carbon | p. 30 | |
| Chapter 1 | The Great Thermonuclear Sea | p. 39 |
| Chapter 2 | Mr. Ibuka's Radio Revolution | p. 83 |
| Chapter 3 | The Ecstasies or Wave Riding | p. 121 |
| Chapter 4 | A Dire and Dangerous Irritation | p. 151 |
| Chapter 5 | Farewell, All My Friends and Foes | p. 189 |
| Chapter 6 | Echoes of Distant Thunder | p. 231 |
| Chapter 7 | How Goes the Lucky Country? | p. 267 |
| Chapter 8 | The Fires in the Deep | p. 305 |
| Chapter 9 | A Fragile and Uncertain Sea | p. 339 |
| Chapter 10 | Of Masters and Commanders | p. 377 |
| Epilogue: The Call of the Running Tide | p. 427 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 445 | |
| Note on Sources | p. 451 | |
| Bibliography | p. 457 | |
| Index | p. 465 |
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