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(0)Simon Winchester
Author
Publisher
Harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
10 audio discs (840 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Winchester illuminates the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the U.S.A. from its beginnings and ponders whether the historic work of uniting the States has succeeded, and to what degree.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Considers the global impact of the 1883 eruption of the Krakatoa volcano, documenting its cause of an immense tsunami that killed 40,000 people, its impact on the weather for several years, and its role in anti-Western Islamic fundamentalism.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 415 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Examining such disciplines as education, journalism, encyclopedia creation, museum curation, photography and broadcasting, an award-winning writer explores how humans have attained, stored, and disseminated knowledge.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2018
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 395 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the development of technology from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age to explore the single component crucial to advancement--precision--in a superb history that is both an homage and a warning for our future.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxv, 463 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Winchester illuminates the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the U.S.A. from its beginnings and ponders whether the historic work of uniting the States has succeeded, and to what degree.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An extraordinary true tale of madness, genius, and obsession about two remarkable men who created history with the writing of the Oxford English Dictionary. The compilation of the Oxford English Dictionary began in 1857 and was one of the most ambitious and revolutionary projects ever undertaken. Professor James Murray took on the challenge of creating the most comprehensive dictionary ever compiled but knew that it would take him and his team over...