Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27 1883

作者: Simon Winchester （西蒙·温彻斯特）著

出版社: HarperCollins

出版时间: 2005-07

版次: 1

ISBN: 9780060838591

定价: 124.10

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 胶版纸

页数: 464页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>生活

SimonWinchester,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheProfessorandtheMadman,examinesthelegendaryannihilationin1883ofthevolcano-islandofKrakatoa,whichwasfollowedbyanimmensetsunamithatkillednearlyfortythousandpeople.TheeffectsoftheimmensewaveswerefeltasfarawayasFrance.BarometersinBogotáandWashington,D.C.,wenthaywire.BodieswerewashedupinZanzibar.Thesoundoftheisland'sdestructionwasheardinAustraliaandIndiaandonislandsthousandsofmilesaway.Mostsignificantofall--inviewoftoday'snewpoliticalclimate--theeruptionhelpedtotriggerinJavaawaveofmurderousanti-WesternmilitancyamongfundamentalistMuslims,oneofthefirstoutbreaksofIslamic-inspiredkillingsanywhere.Krakatoagivesusanentirelynewperspectiveonthisfascinatingandiconicevent.

ThisP.S.editionfeaturesanextra16pagesofinsightsintothebook,includingauthorinterviews,recommendedreading,andmore. SimonWinchester'smanybooksincludeTheProfessorandtheMadman,TheMapThatChangedtheWorld,Krakatoa,andACrackintheEdgeoftheWorld.EachofthesehasbeenaNewYorkTimesbestsellerandhasappearedonnumerousbestandnotablelists.Mr.WinchesterwasmadeOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire(OBE)byHMTheQueenin2006.HelivesinwesternMassachusetts.
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SimonWinchester,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheProfessorandtheMadman,examinesthelegendaryannihilationin1883ofthevolcano-islandofKrakatoa,whichwasfollowedbyanimmensetsunamithatkillednearlyfortythousandpeople.TheeffectsoftheimmensewaveswerefeltasfarawayasFrance.BarometersinBogotáandWashington,D.C.,wenthaywire.BodieswerewashedupinZanzibar.Thesoundoftheisland'sdestructionwasheardinAustraliaandIndiaandonislandsthousandsofmilesaway.Mostsignificantofall--inviewoftoday'snewpoliticalclimate--theeruptionhelpedtotriggerinJavaawaveofmurderousanti-WesternmilitancyamongfundamentalistMuslims,oneofthefirstoutbreaksofIslamic-inspiredkillingsanywhere.Krakatoagivesusanentirelynewperspectiveonthisfascinatingandiconicevent.

ThisP.S.editionfeaturesanextra16pagesofinsightsintothebook,includingauthorinterviews,recommendedreading,andmore.
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SimonWinchester'smanybooksincludeTheProfessorandtheMadman,TheMapThatChangedtheWorld,Krakatoa,andACrackintheEdgeoftheWorld.EachofthesehasbeenaNewYorkTimesbestsellerandhasappearedonnumerousbestandnotablelists.Mr.WinchesterwasmadeOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire(OBE)byHMTheQueenin2006.HelivesinwesternMassachusetts.

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