Atlantic : a vast ocean of a million stories
Winchester, Simon2010
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLADESVILLE | ADULT NON-FICTION | 551.46 WINCScience & Technology | Available |
In a narrative tour de force, Simon Winchester dramatises the life of the Atlantic Ocean, from its birth in the farther recesses of geological time to its eventual extinction millions of years in the future. It is an enthralling mixture of history, science and reportage from a master of narrative non-fiction, and the definitive account of this magnificent body of water.
Main title:
Atlantic : a vast ocean of a million stories / Simon Winchester.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Harper, 2010.
Collation:
xiv, 498 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
First published: New York : Morrow.Includes index.Bibliography: p. [467]-477.
Contents:
Preface: The leaving of Liverpool -- Prologue: The beginnings of its goings on -- From the purple isles of Mogador -- All the shoals and deeps within -- Oh! the beauty and the might of it -- Here the sea of pity lies -- They that occupy their business on great waters -- Change and decay all around the sea -- The storm surge carries all before -- Epilogue: Falls the shadow, fades the sea.
ISBN:
9780007364596 (pbk)0007364598 (pbk)
Dewey class:
551.4613551.46
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
251267
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLADESVILLE | ADULT NON-FICTION | 551.46 WINCScience & Technology | Available |