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The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the ...
Amazon.com Review: Once upon a time there lived a man who discovered the secrets of the earth. He traveled far and wide, learning about the world below the surface. After years of toil, he created a great map of the underworld and expected to live [... more]
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The Professor and the Madman
Amazon.com Review: When the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary put out a call during the late 19th century pleading for "men of letters" to provide help with their mammoth undertaking, hundreds of responses came forth. Some helpers, like [... more]
$23.00
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The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford ...
Two books by Winchester on the OED: Which one to pick: The creation of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) was a huge project, far larger than I would have suspected. It took decades to prepare and used several thousand volunteers. Its leaders were men [... more]
$26.00
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The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the ...
Amazon.com Review: British born author Simon Winchester lived in Hong Kong before setting off on a journey up the Chang Jiang or Yangtze River as it is most often referred to in the West. In The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze [... more]
$16.00
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Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles
A good read, a page turner, an easy, enjoyable book: I was compelled to write in praise of Winchester's Korea after seeing the other poor reviews. I am enjoying this book thoroughly and am not offended by Winchester's wit or maleness. There is plenty of [... more]
$17.95
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The River at the Center of the World, Revised: A Journey ...
Amazon.com Review: British born author Simon Winchester lived in Hong Kong before setting off on a journey up the Chang Jiang or Yangtze River as it is most often referred to in the West. In The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze [... more]
$16.00
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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
Amazon.com Review: It may seem a stretch to connect a volcanic eruption with civil and religious unrest in Indonesia today, but Simon Winchester makes a compelling case. Krakatoa tells the frightening tale of the biggest volcanic eruption in history [... more]
$25.95
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The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the ...
Amazon.com Review: Once upon a time there lived a man who discovered the secrets of the earth. He traveled far and wide, learning about the world below the surface. After years of toil, he created a great map of the underworld and expected to live [... more]
$13.95
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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
Amazon.com Review: It may seem a stretch to connect a volcanic eruption with civil and religious unrest in Indonesia today, but Simon Winchester makes a compelling case. Krakatoa tells the frightening tale of the biggest volcanic eruption in history [... more]
$13.95
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, ...
Amazon.com Review: When the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary put out a call during the late 19th century pleading for "men of letters" to provide help with their mammoth undertaking, hundreds of responses came forth. Some helpers, like [... more]
$13.95
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Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the ...
Review of audiobook version: This is a review of the audio CD version of Outposts, which is an abridged version of the book, read by the author. In a word, Outposts got me hooked on Winchester's writing, and I've gone on to listen to the audio version of [... more]
$13.95
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The Fracture Zone: My Return to the Balkans
Amazon.com Review: Simon Winchester, a British newspaper reporter for 30 years and the author of 13 books (including The Professor and the Madman), has turned his attention to the Balkans, an area he visited years ago on a road trip from Vienna to [... more]
$13.00
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