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020			_a0060838590 (pbk.) : _c13.95
020			_a0066212855 (hbk.) : _c25.95
040			_aBaker & Taylor
050		4	_aQE523.K73 _bW56 2003
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090			_aQE 523 .K73 W56 2003
100	1	0	_aWinchester, Simon. _987594
245	1	0	_aKrakatoa : _bthe day the world exploded, August 27, 1883 / _cSimon Winchester.
246	3	0	_aDay the world exploded, August 27, 1883
246	3		_aKrakatoa : Day the world exploded, August 27, 1883.
260	0		_bHarper Perennial, _aNew York, NY : _c2005.
300			_a416 p.
300			_axvi, 416 p. : _bill., maps ; _c24 cm.
500			_a"Originally published in Great Britain in 2003 by Viking".
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [384]-396) and index.
520			_aIn this first US edition, the author of the The Map That Changed the World portrays the 19th-century eruption of a Javanese volcano that still has global repercussions in both historical and scientific contexts. The book includes maps and other illustrations. Published in Great Britain by Viking, 2003. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
505	0		_aList of illustrations and maps -- Prelude -- 1. "An island with a pointed mountain" -- 2 The crocodile in the canal -- 3. Close encounters on the Wallace Line -- 4. The moments when the mountain moved -- 5. The unchaining of the gates of Hell -- 6. A league from the last of the sun -- 7. The curious case of the terrified elephant -- 8. The paroxysm, the flood, and the crack of doom -- 9. Rebellion of a ruined peple -- 10. The rising of the son -- Epilogue : the place the world exploded -- Recommendations for (and, in one case, against) further reading and viewing -- Acknowledgments, erkenningen, Terima Kasih -- Index.
650		0	_aVolcanoes _zIndonesia _xHistory _987595
651		0	_aKrakatoa (Indonesia) _xHistory _918754
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