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Atlantic
- Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms,and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories
- By: Simon Winchester
- Narrated by: Simon Winchester
- Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Atlantic is a biography of a tremendous space that has been central to the ambitions of explorers, scientists, and warriors, and continues profoundly to affect our character, attitudes, and dreams. Spanning the ocean's story, from its geological origins to the age of exploration, from World War II battles to today's struggles with pollution and overfishing, Winchester's narrative is epic, intimate, and awe inspiring.
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Starts Better Than it Finishes
- By Ray on 12-18-10
- Atlantic
- Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms,and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories
- By: Simon Winchester
- Narrated by: Simon Winchester
King of Natural History
Reviewed: 09-27-22
Simon Winchester is a master of natural histories. His works are varied and all-encompassing. I appreciate how he is able to string disparate stories together under the same theme. Atlantic was amazing. The ocean is my favorite subject and I listened to it right after Winchester’s Pacific. I follow along with a map so I can learn new geographies and keep track of where in the world the story takes place. I really enjoyed this and am sad it’s over. The final chapters left me feeling how the end of any good book feels; longing for more.
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