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  E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/915741427 Title: Pacific : silicon chips and surfboards, coral reefs and atom bombs, brutal dictators, fading empires, and the coming collision of the world's superpowers Author: Simon Winchester Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015] ISBN/ISSN: 9780062315410 0062315412 9780062315427 0062315420 9780062440730 006244073X 9780062446879 0062446878 0062421638 : PAP 9780062421630 : PAP OCLC:915741427

  
  

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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

Author:	Simon Winchester
Publisher:	New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]
Edition/Format:	Print book : English : First editionView all editions and formats
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. A colorful and provocative exploration of the modern Pacific Ocean--what it has been, and the grip it holds on our future. Simon Winchester tackles this "oceanic behemoth of eye-watering complexity" by focusing on key moments since 1950 that speak to the greater trends and larger truths about the ocean's significance to us today. He leads us from the Bering Strait to Cape Horn, the Yangtze River to the Panama Canal, and to the many small islands in between. He recounts the atomic tests on Bikini, which created a surreal landscape that must still be left vacant. He takes us to the launch of "Gidget" and her surfboards, which would forever change how the world's youth views a rising wave. Pacific also tells the story of the 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 and addresses the environmental degradation and climate shifts that now threaten this majestic body of water. Along the way, he looks at the political turmoil in Australia, the relationship between the Koreas, and recent confrontations that engaged China and the United States. Calling upon Winchester's many journeys throughout the Pacific and its surrounding areas, his formidable historical understanding, and his singular talent for storytelling, Pacific is a paean to this magnificent sea of beauty and myth that has long captured the imagination.--Publisher information.  Read more...
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Subjects	Winchester, Simon -- Travel. Winchester, Simon. Pacific Ocean -- Geography. View all subjects
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