Simon Winchester KRAKATOA: The Day the World Exploded | 2005 Trade Paperback

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060838590
ISBN-13
9780060838591
eBay Product ID (ePID)
45423492

Product Key Features

Book Title
Krakatoa : the Day the World Exploded: August 27 1883
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Asia / Southeast Asia, Historical Geography, Social History, World, Earthquakes & Volcanoes
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Nature, History
Author
Simon Winchester
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
0.4 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in

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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, "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 "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 "Winchester dramatically delivers...the book is absorbing..." - Daily News "Brilliant...One of the best books ever written about the history and significance of a natural disaster." - New York Times "Winchester scores." (byline Baltimore Sun, printed in Pittsburg Post-Gazette) - Baltimore Sun "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 "The story reaches rapturous heights." - Chicago Sun-Times "Winchester's exceptional attention to detail never falters." - San Francisco Chronicle "Perhaps Winchester's greatest strength is his ability to make a mystery out of that which is already known." - San Francisco Chronicle, 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
Synopsis
On August 27, 1883, the volcano-island of Krakatoa erupted with such force that it was completely destroyed. The explosion could be heard from thousands of miles away, and triggered an immense tsunami that killed nearly 40,000 people. And that was just the beginning. In this New York Times bestseller, Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman, explores the worldwide impact of the Krakatoa catastrophe. The effects of the tsunami were felt as far away as France. Barometers in Washington, D.C. went haywire. And dust from the volcano drifted into Earth's atmosphere, where it caused temperatures around the globe to plummet. Krakatoa gives us an entirely new historical and geological perspective on an unforgettable natural disaster.Simon Winchester's many books include The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World, Krakatoa, and A Crack in the Edge of the World. Each has been a New York Times bestseller and has appeared on numerous "best" and "notable" lists. Mr. Winchester was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2006. He lives in Western Massachusetts. "Brilliant ... One of the best books ever written about the history and significance of a natural disaster." -- New York Times Book Review, 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.

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