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Krakatoa: Krakatoa (Audio) - Simon Winchester
Krakatoa: Krakatoa (Audio)
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Format: audiobook
ISBN: 9780060530662 (0060530669)
Publisher: HarperAudio
Edition language: English
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Url Phantomhive
Url Phantomhive rated it
4.0 Krakatoa
With Krakatoa Simon Winchester gives a very interesting account not only of the actual eruption of the Krakatoa and its immediate aftermath, but also spend a lot of time to set the scene and look into consequences of the eruption. It was the first book I read by Simon Winchester and I enjoyed it a l...
Batgrl: Bookish Hooha
Batgrl: Bookish Hooha rated it
4.0 Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883
For much of my reading of this book I've been all "squee" over science and science history. However! I am still the same person who bought and read Death in Yellowstone and Over the Edge: Death in the Grand Canyon (seriously, you would not believe the stupid things people do in these parks), so I ca...
Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it
3.0 Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
The book deals with the explosive eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia on August 27, 1883, an event that led to over 36,000 deaths, mostly due to the resulting tsunami, which was heard almost 3,000 miles away, caused spectacular sunsets and affected the climate globally for months--and whic...
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nouveau rated it
4.0 Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
when I first saw KRAKATOA some eight or whatever years ago, I flipped through it at the bookstore and thought it unimpressive. hardcovers are what, $25 these days, and if you think about it, that's four or five movies (depending on the theatre/ netflix or blockbuster) or it's a lobster dinner or its...
JasonKoivu
JasonKoivu rated it
4.0 Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded
Simon Winchester could turn your decrepit granny's boring old stories into lively, magical tales. He has a way of putting the reader into the past while making them feel as if the historical subjects he writes about are fresh and very much of the present. Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded is no e...
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