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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 Cover Image Large Print Book Large Print Book

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.

Winchester, Simon, (author.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062421630
  • ISBN: 0062421638
  • Physical Description: xv, 693 pages (large print) : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First HarperLuxe edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 659-693).
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.
Summary, etc.:
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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Subject: Pacific Ocean > Geography.
Pacific Ocean > History.
Ocean and civilization.
Pacific Ocean > Description and travel.
Winchester, Simon > Travel.
Large type books.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at GRPL.

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0 current holds with 2 total copies.

Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Main Large Print 909.09823 W721ps (Text) 31307021772472 Large Print Available -
Seymour Large Print 909.09823 W721ps (Text) 31307021772480 Large Print Available -

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