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Professor and the Madman : A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester

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  • ISBN-13: 9780060839789
  • Sales Rank: 7,447
  • Pub. Date: July 2005

Part homage to the greatest reference work of all time, the Oxford English Dictionary , part mystery, part intellectual history of Victorian England, The Professor and the ...  More

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The Man Who Loved China : The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom (P.S. Series) by Simon Winchester

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  • ISBN-13: 9780060884611
  • Sales Rank: 19,012
  • Pub. Date: April 2009

In sumptuous and illuminating detail, Simon Winchester, bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman , brings to life the extraordinary story of Joseph Needham the ...  More

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Map That Changed the World : William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology by Simon Winchester, Soun Vannithone

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  • ISBN-13: 9780060931803
  • Sales Rank: 31,397
  • Pub. Date: August 2002

The Map That Changed the World is, at its foundation, a very human tale of endurance and achievement, of one man s dedication in the face of ruin and homelessness. The world ...  More

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The Best American Travel Writing 2009 (Best American Series) by Simon Winchester, Jason Wilson (Editor)

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  • ISBN-13: 9780618858668
  • Sales Rank: 22,232
  • Pub. Date: October 2009

Acclaimed writer Simon Winchester brings his keen literary eye to this year's volume of the finest travel writing from the past year. "Full of insights, humor, the exotic and ...  More

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Krakatoa : The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 by Simon Winchester

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  • ISBN-13: 9780060838591
  • Sales Rank: 42,138
  • Pub. Date: July 2005

In this first US edition, the author of the The Map That Changed the World portrays the 19th-century eruption of a Javanese volcano that still has global repercussions in both ...  More

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Meaning of Everything : The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester

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  • ISBN-13: 9780195175004
  • Sales Rank: 52,260
  • Pub. Date: October 2004

From the bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World, and Krakatoa Writing with marvelous brio, Simon Winchester first serves up a ...  More

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River at the Center of the World : A Journey up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time by Simon Winchester

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  • ISBN-13: 9780312423377
  • Sales Rank: 60,652
  • Pub. Date: March 2004

A stunning tour of China, its people, and its history. Chosen as one of the best travel books of 1996 by the New York Times Book Review.  More

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Crack in the Edge of the World by Simon Winchester

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  • ISBN-13: 9780641935367
  • Sales Rank: 66,790
  • Pub. Date: June 2008

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Unleashed by ancient geologic forces, a magnitude 8.25 earthquake rocked San Francisco in the early hours of April 18, 1906. Less than a minute later, the city lay in ruins. ...  More

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    Crack in the Edge of the World : America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 by Simon Winchester

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    • ISBN-13: 9780060572006
    • Sales Rank: 75,664
    • Pub. Date: October 2006

    The New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa takes an adventurous and informative look at earthquakes, as seen through the devastating ...  More

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    Professor and the Madman : A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester, Simon Winchester (Read by)

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    • ISBN-13: 9780060836269
    • Sales Rank: 68,798
    • Pub. Date: October 2005

    Part homage to the greatest reference work of all time, the Oxford English Dictionary , part mystery, part intellectual history of Victorian England, The Professor and the ...  More

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