{"product_id":"atlantic-great-sea-battles-heroic-discoveries-titanic-storms-and-a-vast-ocean-of-a-million-stories-9780061702624","title":"Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Variably genial, cautionary, lyrical, admonitory, terrifying, horrifying and inspiring...A lifetime of thought, travel, reading, imagination and memory inform this affecting account.\" --\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending history and anecdote, geography and reminiscence, science and exposition, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Simon Winchester tells the breathtaking saga of the Atlantic Ocean. A gifted storyteller and consummate historian, Winchester sets the great blue sea's epic narrative against the backdrop of mankind's intellectual evolution, telling not only the story of an ocean, but the story of civilization. Fans of Winchester's \u003cem\u003eKrakatoa, The Man Who Loved China\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Professor and the Madman\u003c\/em\u003e will love this masterful, penetrating, and resonant tale of humanity finding its way across the ocean of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinchester, Simon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSimon Winchester is the acclaimed author of many books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Professor and the Madman\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Men Who United the States, The Map That Changed the World, The Man Who Loved China, A Crack in the Edge of the World, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eKrakatoa\u003c\/em\u003e, all of which were \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers and appeared on numerous best and notable lists. In 2006, Winchester was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty the Queen. He resides in western Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725256462610,"sku":"9780061702624","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ed054594-90d4-4e6d-8164-d0165c4727ae.jpg?v=1734822480","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/atlantic-great-sea-battles-heroic-discoveries-titanic-storms-and-a-vast-ocean-of-a-million-stories-9780061702624","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}