01943cam a2200361 i 4500 1164484866 TxAuBib 20160331120000.0 150918s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015020468 9780062315410 hardcover 0062315412 hardcover (OCoLC)915741427 DLC eng rda DLC YDX TOH YDXCP BDX BTCTA UPZ OCLCF SFR ON8 TxAuBib rda Winchester, Simon, author. 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. First edition. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015] xiv, 492 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-463) and index. 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. 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. 20160331. Winchester, Simon Travel. Ocean and civilization. Pacific Ocean Geography. Pacific Ocean History. Pacific Ocean Description and travel. TXKIP