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Pacific
- Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers
- Narrated by: Simon Winchester
- Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins
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Winchester's personal experience is vast and his storytelling second to none. And his historical understanding of the region is formidable, making Pacific a paean to this magnificent sea of beauty, myth, and imagination that is transforming our lives.
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- Gerry
- 2023-01-27
Enjoyable
My third Simon Winchester audible book and each one enjoyable . Preparing to move onto my next one . Thank you Audible for having him as an author.
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-03-20
A fascinating history of the pacific
Not what I was expecting when I began listening to the book, but I was impressed by the engaging telling of the history of the people, places, geology, flora and fauna that make up this incredible ocean and the people who call this part of the world home.
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- Konrad J. Komuniecki
- 2020-12-16
How exciting could a book about an ocean be?
Well, Simon Winchester never fails. It's fantastic and interesting in my opinion. Expertly written in beautiful language and performed by the author. It made for a lot of fact swapping at the dinner table. Can't wait to listen to Atlantic next!
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