PacificOne of Library Journals 10 Best Books of 2015 Following his acclaimed Atlantic and The Men Who United the States, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester offers an enthralling biography of the Pacific Ocean and its role in the modern world, exploring our relationship with this imposing force of nature. As the Mediterranean shaped the classical world, and the Atlantic connected Europe to the New World, the Pacific Ocean defines our tomorrow.

raining death and destruction from the skies

imprisoned for five years in the colonies

working as “Kelly

Michael Ledwidge is a pro at writing fast-paced

”—Entertainment Weekly

Incredibly compelling and sensitively told

she shows the gains to be had by not being satisfied with an identity as a victim

A Practical Meditation Guide: Follow simple

Enter Steven Turner – exiled New Yorker

she watched as the man who headed hematology and oncology research at the National Institutes of Health started to misplace important documents and forget clinical details that had once been cataloged encyclopedically in his mind

Comte Sigismund de Courcelles

Through silence