Korea
With a new introduction by the author, Korea is a beautiful journey through a mysterious country and a memorable addition to the many adventures of Simon Winchester.
View ArticleThe Professor and the Madman
The Professor And The Madman, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary — and literary...
View ArticleThe Fracture Zone
The Fracture Zone goes behind the headlines to offer a true picture of the Balkans, a region that has always been on the brink. Winchester’s remarkable journey puts all the elements together — the...
View ArticleThe Map That Changed The World
The Map That Changed The World is the fascinating story of William Smith, the orphaned son of an English country blacksmith, who became obsessed with creating the world’s first geological map and...
View ArticleThe Meaning of Everything
The Meaning Of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary, is a scintillating account of the creation of the greatest monument erected to a living language.
View ArticleKrakatoa
Krakatoa, The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883, examines the enduring and world-changing effects of the catastrophic eruption off the coast of Java of the earth’s most dangerous volcano. Now...
View ArticleA Crack in the Edge of the World
The Crack in the Edge of the World vividly brings to life the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of America’s relentless western expansion. This is also an enthralling and...
View ArticleThe Man Who Loved China
In The Man Who Loved China, Simon Winchester brings to life the extraordinary story of Joseph Needham, the brilliant Cambridge scientist who unlocked the most closely held secrets of China, long the...
View ArticleAtlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms,and a Vast...
Winchester, bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman, returns to the natural world with his epic new book, a "biography" of the Atlantic Ocean, from its origins 370 million years ago through...
View ArticleThe Alice Behind Wonderland
In The Alice Behind Wonderland, Simon Winchester uses the famous photograph of Alice as the launching pad for an appreciative energetic and penetrating look at the inspiration behind, and the making...
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