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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27 1883

内容简介

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.

作者简介

SimonWinchester'smanybooksincludeTheProfessorandtheMadman,TheMapThatChangedtheWorld,Krakatoa,andACrackintheEdgeoftheWorld.EachofthesehasbeenaNewYorkTimesbestsellerandhasappearedonnumerousbestandnotablelists.Mr.WinchesterwasmadeOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire(OBE)byHMTheQueenin2006.HelivesinwesternMassachusetts.

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