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Krakatoa : The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 by Simon Winchester

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Specificaties

Objectstaat
Goed: Een boek dat is gelezen, maar zich in goede staat bevindt. De kaft is zeer minimaal beschadigd ...
Signed
No
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Original Language
English
Intended Audience
Adults, Young Adults
Inscribed
No
Edition
First Edition
Vintage
No
Personalize
No
Type
Novel
Era
1800s
Region
World
Personalized
No
Features
Ex-Library, Illustrated
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
ISBN
9780066212852
Book Title
Krakatoa : the Day the World Exploded: August 27 1883
Publisher
HarperCollins
Item Length
9 in
Publication Year
2003
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1 in
Author
Simon Winchester
Genre
Nature, Science, History
Topic
Asia / Southeast Asia, Earth Sciences / Seismology & Volcanism, Earth Sciences / Geology, Social History, Earthquakes & Volcanoes
Item Weight
21.2 Oz
Item Width
6 in
Number of Pages
432 Pages

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The bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World examines the enduring and world-changing effects of the catastrophic eruption off the coast of Java of the earth's most dangerous volcano -- Krakatoa. The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa -- the name has since become a byword for a cataclysmic disaster -- was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly forty thousand people. Beyond the purely physical horrors of an event that has only very recently been properly understood, the eruption changed the world in more ways than could possibly be imagined. Dust swirled round die planet for years, causing temperatures to plummet and sunsets to turn vivid with lurid and unsettling displays of light. The effects of the immense waves were felt as far away as France. Barometers in Bogot and Washington, D.C., went haywire. Bodies were washed up in Zanzibar. The sound of the island's destruction was heard in Australia and India and on islands thousands of miles away. Most significant of all -- in view of today's new political climate -- the eruption helped to trigger in Java a wave of murderous anti-Western militancy among fundamentalist Muslims: one of the first outbreaks of Islamic-inspired killings anywhere. Simon Winchester's long experience in the world wandering as well as his knowledge of history and geology give us an entirely new perspective on this fascinating and iconic event as he brings it telling back to life.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0066212855
ISBN-13
9780066212852
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2340787

Product Key Features

Book Title
Krakatoa : the Day the World Exploded: August 27 1883
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Asia / Southeast Asia, Earth Sciences / Seismology & Volcanism, Earth Sciences / Geology, Social History, Earthquakes & Volcanoes
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Science, History
Author
Simon Winchester
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
21.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"Brilliant...One of the best books ever written about the history and significance of a natural disaster." -- New York Times "Supremely well told: a fine exception to the dull run of most geological writing." starred Kirkus Review -- Kirkus Review (starred review) "Winchester once again demonstrates a keen knack for balancing rich and often rigorous historical detail with dramatic tension and storytelling." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A good read." -- Washington Post Book World "Masterful build-up of literary and geological tension." -- The Economist "A real-life story bigger than any Hollywood blockbuster." -- Entertainment Weekly "Winchester...is noted for his ability to turn scholarly history into engrossing narrative." -- Chicago Sun-Times "Winchester's exceptional attention to detail never falters." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Winchester scores." (byline Baltimore Sun, printed in Pittsburg Post-Gazette) -- Baltimore Sun "Winchester dramatically delivers...the book is absorbing..." -- Daily News "A rattling good read." -- Boston Sunday Globe "Krakatoa is a pleasure from beginning to end." -- Boston Sunday Globe "The rich and fascinating KRAKATOA confirms [Winchester's] preeminence. Janet Maslin -- International Herald Tribune, Brilliant...One of the best books ever written about the history and significance of a natural disaster., Winchester once again demonstrates a keen knack for balancing rich and often rigorous historical detail with dramatic tension and storytelling., "Supremely well told: a fine exception to the dull run of most geological writing." starred Kirkus Review
Lccn
2003-283118
Lc Classification Number
Qe523.K73w56 2003b
Copyright Date
2003

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