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La tempête d'Isaac : un homme, un temps et l'ouragan le plus meurtrier de l'histoire
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- Book Title
- Isaac's Storm : a Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
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- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2000
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- Trade Paperback
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- English
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- 0.7in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Science, History
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- Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Natural Disasters, United States / 20th Century, Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, General, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx)
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The riveting true story of the Galveston hurricane of 1900, still the deadliest natural disaster in American history--from the acclaimed author of The Devil in the White City "A gripping account ... fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being true." -- The New York Times Book Review September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town and killed over six thousand people--and Isaac Cline found himself the victim of a devastating personal tragedy. Using Cline's own telegrams, letters, and reports, the testimony of scores of survivors, and our latest understanding of the science of hurricanes, Erik Larson builds a chronicle of one man's heroic struggle and fatal miscalculation in the face of a storm of unimaginable magnitude.
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375708278
ISBN-13
9780375708275
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Book Title
Isaac's Storm : a Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
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Trade Paperback
Language
English
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Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Natural Disasters, United States / 20th Century, Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, General, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx)
Publication Year
2000
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Science, History
Number of Pages
336 Pages
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Item Length
7.9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
8.4 Oz
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"The best storm book I've read, consumed mostly in twenty-four hours; these pages filled me with dread. Days later, I am still glancing out the window nervously. A well-told story." -- Daniel Hays, author ofMy Old Man and the Sea "Isaac's Stormso fully swept me away into another place, another time that I didn't want it to end. I braced myself from the monstrous winds, recoiled in shock at the sight of flailing children floating by, and shook my head at the hubris of our scientists who were so convinced that they had the weather all figured out. Erik Larson's writing is luminous, the story absolutely gripping. If there is one book to read as we enter a new millennium, it'sIsaac's Storm, a tale that reminds us that there are forces at work out there well beyond our control, and maybe even well beyond our understanding." -- Alex Kotlowitz, author ofThe Other Side of the RiverandThere Are No Children Here "There is electricity in these pages, from the crackling wit and intelligence of the prose to the thrillingly described terrors of natural mayhem and unprecedented destruction. Though brimming with the subtleties of human nature, the nuances of history, and the poetry of landscapes,Isaac's Stormstill might best be described as a sheer page turner." -- Melissa Faye Greene, author ofPraying for SheetrockandThe Temple Bombing, "A gripping account…fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being true." -The New York Times Book Review "Gripping…theJawsof hurricane yarns." -The Washington Post "The best storm book I've read, consumed mostly in twenty-four hours; these pages filled me with dread. Days later, I am still glancing out the window nervously. A well-told story." -Daniel Hays, author ofMy Old Man and the Sea "Isaac's Stormso fully swept me away into another place, another time that I didn't want it to end. I braced myself from the monstrous winds, recoiled in shock at the sight of flailing children floating by, and shook my head at the hubris of our scientists who were so convinced that they had the weather all figured out. Erik Larson's writing is luminous, the story absolutely gripping. If there is one book to read as we enter a new millennium, it'sIsaac's Storm, a tale that reminds us that there are forces at work out there well beyond our control, and maybe even well beyond our understanding." -Alex Kotlowitz, author ofThe Other Side of the RiverandThere Are No Children Here "There is electricity in these pages, from the crackling wit and intelligence of the prose to the thrillingly described terrors of natural mayhem and unprecedented destruction. Though brimming with the subtleties of human nature, the nuances of history, and the poetry of landscapes,Isaac's Stormstill might best be described as a sheer page turner." -Melissa Faye Greene, author ofPraying for SheetrockandThe Temple Bombing "Superb...Larson has made [Isaac] Cline, turn-of-the-century Galveston, and the Great Hurricane live again." -The Wall Stret Journal "Erik Laron's accomplishment is to have made this great-storm story a very human one--thanks to his use of the large number of survivors' accounts--without ignoring the h urricane itself." -The Boston Globe "Vividly captures the devastation." -Newsday "This brilliant exploration of the hurrican's deadly force...tracks the gathering storm as if it were a character...Larson has the storyteller's gift of keeping the reader spellbound." -The Times-Picayune "With consumate narrative skill and insight into turn-of-the-century American culture...Larson's story is about the folly of all who believe that man can master or outwit the forces of nature." -The News & Observer "A powerful story...a classic tale of mankind versus nature." -The Christian Science Monitor, "A gripping account ... fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being true." -- The New York Times Book Review "Gripping ... the Jaws of hurricane yarns." -- The Washington Post "The best storm book I've read, consumed mostly in twenty-four hours; these pages filled me with dread. Days later, I am still glancing out the window nervously. A well-told story." --Daniel Hays, author of My Old Man and the Sea " Isaac's Storm so fully swept me away into another place, another time that I didn't want it to end. I braced myself from the monstrous winds, recoiled in shock at the sight of flailing children floating by, and shook my head at the hubris of our scientists who were so convinced that they had the weather all figured out. Erik Larson's writing is luminous, the story absolutely gripping. If there is one book to read as we enter a new millennium, it's Isaac's Storm , a tale that reminds us that there are forces at work out there well beyond our control, and maybe even well beyond our understanding." --Alex Kotlowitz, author of The Other Side of the River and There Are No Children Here "There is electricity in these pages, from the crackling wit and intelligence of the prose to the thrillingly described terrors of natural mayhem and unprecedented destruction. Though brimming with the subtleties of human nature, the nuances of history, and the poetry of landscapes, Isaac's Storm still might best be described as a sheer page turner." --Melissa Faye Greene, author of Praying for Sheetrock and The Temple Bombing "Superb.... Larson has made [Isaac] Cline, turn-of-the-century Galveston, and the Great Hurricane live again." -- The Wall Stret Journal "Erik Laron's accomplishment is to have made this great-storm story a very human one --thanks to his use of the large number of survivors' accounts--without ignoring the hurricane itself." -- The Boston Globe "Vividly captures the devastation." -- Newsday "This brilliant exploration of the hurrican's deadly force...tracks the gathering storm as if it were a character.... Larson has the storyteller's gift of keeping the reader spellbound." -- The Times-Picayune "With consumate narrative skill and insight into turn-of-the-century American culture.... Larson's story is about the folly of all who believe that man can master or outwit the forces of nature." -- The News & Observer "A powerful story ... a classic tale of mankind versus nature." -- The Christian Science Monitor, "A gripping account ... fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being true." - The New York Times Book Review "Gripping ... the Jaws of hurricane yarns." - The Washington Post "The best storm book I've read, consumed mostly in twenty-four hours; these pages filled me with dread. Days later, I am still glancing out the window nervously. A well-told story." -Daniel Hays, author of My Old Man and the Sea " Isaac's Storm so fully swept me away into another place, another time that I didn't want it to end. I braced myself from the monstrous winds, recoiled in shock at the sight of flailing children floating by, and shook my head at the hubris of our scientists who were so convinced that they had the weather all figured out. Erik Larson's writing is luminous, the story absolutely gripping. If there is one book to read as we enter a new millennium, it's Isaac's Storm , a tale that reminds us that there are forces at work out there well beyond our control, and maybe even well beyond our understanding." -Alex Kotlowitz, author of The Other Side of the River and There Are No Children Here "There is electricity in these pages, from the crackling wit and intelligence of the prose to the thrillingly described terrors of natural mayhem and unprecedented destruction. Though brimming with the subtleties of human nature, the nuances of history, and the poetry of landscapes, Isaac's Storm still might best be described as a sheer page turner." -Melissa Faye Greene, author of Praying for Sheetrock and The Temple Bombing "Superb…. Larson has made [Isaac] Cline, turn-of-the-century Galveston, and the Great Hurricane live again." - The Wall Stret Journal "Erik Laron's accomplishment is to have made this great-storm story a very human one -thanks to his use of the large number of survivors' accounts-without ignoring the hurricane itself." - The Boston Globe "Vividly captures the devastation." - Newsday "This brilliant exploration of the hurrican's deadly force...tracks the gathering storm as if it were a character…. Larson has the storyteller's gift of keeping the reader spellbound." - The Times-Picayune "With consumate narrative skill and insight into turn-of-the-century American culture…. Larson's story is about the folly of all who believe that man can master or outwit the forces of nature." - The News & Observer "A powerful story ... a classic tale of mankind versus nature." - The Christian Science Monitor, "The best storm book I've read, consumed mostly in twenty-four hours; these pages filled me with dread. Days later, I am still glancing out the window nervously. A well-told story."-- Daniel Hays, author ofMy Old Man and the Sea "Isaac's Stormso fully swept me away into another place, another time that I didn't want it to end. I braced myself from the monstrous winds, recoiled in shock at the sight of flailing children floating by, and shook my head at the hubris of our scientists who were so convinced that they had the weather all figured out. Erik Larson's writing is luminous, the story absolutely gripping. If there is one book to read as we enter a new millennium, it'sIsaac's Storm, a tale that reminds us that there are forces at work out there well beyond our control, and maybe even well beyond our understanding."-- Alex Kotlowitz, author ofThe Other Side of the RiverandThere Are No Children Here "There is electricity in these pages, from the crackling wit and intelligence of the prose to the thrillingly described terrors of natural mayhem and unprecedented destruction. Though brimming with the subtleties of human nature, the nuances of history, and the poetry of landscapes,Isaac's Stormstill might best be described as a sheer page turner."-- Melissa Faye Greene, author ofPraying for SheetrockandThe Temple Bombing "Superb...Larson has made [Isaac] Cline, turn-of-the-century Galveston, and the Great Hurricane live again." --The Wall Stret Journal "Erik Laron's accomplishment is to have made this great-storm story a very human one--thanks to his use of the large number of survivors' accounts--without ignoring the h urricane itself." --The Boston Globe "Vividly captures the devastation." --Newsday "This brilliant exploration of the hurrican's deadly force...tracks the gathering storm as if it were a character...Larson has the storyteller's gift of keeping the reader spellbound." --The Times-Picayune "With consumate narrative skill and insight into turn-of-the-century American culture...Larson's story is about the folly of all who believe that man can master or outwit the forces of nature." --The News & Observer "A powerful story...a classic tale of mankind versus nature." --The Christian Science Monitor, "A gripping account ... fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being true." - The New York Times Book Review "Gripping ... the Jaws of hurricane yarns." - The Washington Post "The best storm book I've read, consumed mostly in twenty-four hours; these pages filled me with dread. Days later, I am still glancing out the window nervously. A well-told story." -Daniel Hays, author of My Old Man and the Sea " Isaac's Storm so fully swept me away into another place, another time that I didn't want it to end. I braced myself from the monstrous winds, recoiled in shock at the sight of flailing children floating by, and shook my head at the hubris of our scientists who were so convinced that they had the weather all figured out. Erik Larson's writing is luminous, the story absolutely gripping. If there is one book to read as we enter a new millennium, it's Isaac's Storm , a tale that reminds us that there are forces at work out there well beyond our control, and maybe even well beyond our understanding." -Alex Kotlowitz, author of The Other Side of the River and There Are No Children Here "There is electricity in these pages, from the crackling wit and intelligence of the prose to the thrillingly described terrors of natural mayhem and unprecedented destruction. Though brimming with the subtleties of human nature, the nuances of history, and the poetry of landscapes, Isaac's Storm still might best be described as a sheer page turner." -Melissa Faye Greene, author of Praying for Sheetrock and The Temple Bombing "Superb&. Larson has made [Isaac] Cline, turn-of-the-century Galveston, and the Great Hurricane live again." - The Wall Stret Journal "Erik Laron's accomplishment is to have made this great-storm story a very human one -thanks to his use of the large number of survivors' accounts-without ignoring the hurricane itself." - The Boston Globe "Vividly captures the devastation." - Newsday "This brilliant exploration of the hurrican's deadly force...tracks the gathering storm as if it were a character&. Larson has the storyteller's gift of keeping the reader spellbound." - The Times-Picayune "With consumate narrative skill and insight into turn-of-the-century American culture&. Larson's story is about the folly of all who believe that man can master or outwit the forces of nature." - The News & Observer "A powerful story ... a classic tale of mankind versus nature." - The Christian Science Monitor, "The best storm book I've read, consumed mostly in twenty-four hours; these pages filled me with dread. Days later, I am still glancing out the window nervously. A well-told story."-- Daniel Hays, author of My Old Man and the Sea "Isaac's Storm so fully swept me away into another place, another time that I didn't want it to end. I braced myself from the monstrous winds, recoiled in shock at the sight of flailing children floating by, and shook my head at the hubris of our scientists who were so convinced that they had the weather all figured out. Erik Larson's writing is luminous, the story absolutely gripping. If there is one book to read as we enter a new millennium, it's Isaac's Storm, a tale that reminds us that there are forces at work out there well beyond our control, and maybe even well beyond our understanding."-- Alex Kotlowitz, author of The Other Side of the River and There Are No Children Here "There is electricity in these pages, from the crackling wit and intelligence of the prose to the thrillingly described terrors of natural mayhem and unprecedented destruction. Though brimming with the subtleties of human nature, the nuances of history, and the poetry of landscapes, Isaac's Storm still might best be described as a sheer page turner."-- Melissa Faye Greene, author of Praying for Sheetrock and The Temple Bombing "Superb...Larson has made [Isaac] Cline, turn-of-the-century Galveston, and the Great Hurricane live again." --The Wall Stret Journal "Erik Laron's accomplishment is to have made this great-storm story a very human one--thanks to his use of the large number of survivors' accounts--without ignoring the h urricane itself." --The Boston Globe "Vividly captures the devastation." --Newsday "This brilliant exploration of the hurrican's deadly force...tracks the gathering storm as if it were a character...Larson has the storyteller's gift of keeping the reader spellbound." --The Times-Picayune "With consumate narrative skill and insight into turn-of-the-century American culture...Larson's story is about the folly of all who believe that man can master or outwit the forces of nature." --The News & Observer "A powerful story...a classic tale of mankind versus nature." --The Christian Science Monitor From the Trade Paperback edition.
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