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Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire
from Harper Perennial
Price: $11.86

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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 five of his other books, all equally facinating in their respective ways.... more info

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Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles
from Harper Perennial
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This book is well written and full of factual information. The stories descriping his travels include those things of every day life: eating, sleeping, contentment,humor, nature, people and more. I bought the book as a gift to a family member living & working in South Korea because after our... more info

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Simon Winchester s Calcutta (Writer and Place)

Simon Winchester's Calcutta (Writer & Place)
from Lonely Planet
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This book is, in my opinion, a close second to Blaise and Mukherjee's "Days and Nights in Calcutta" as the best introduction to Calcutta for westerners. Winchester's own views and experiences are valuable, but it is in his choice of other voices that this book comes into its own.

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The River at the Center of the World, Revised: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time
from Picador
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As a great fan of travel writing and of Simon Winchester I've got to give a thumbs down for this book. Not very engaging writing. The concept is great - up a river, back in time, but Winchester doesn't really stick to this method - he does go up a river (although sometimes by boat, sometimes by car,... more info

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The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
from HarperCollins

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Sometimes sea-changes in thinking come from the most unexpected places. Emerging technologies and an favorable economic conditions facilitated a boom in British inland canal building during the mid-18th century. All that digging revealed previously-unknown, or possibly just unappreciated, fossils.... more info

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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
from Harper Perennial

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While leading up to the catastrophic eruption of Krakatoa, Simon Winchester goes to great lengths describing the cultural and economic history of Sumatra and Java and the geology of plate tectonics and the volcanic activity of the Pacific Rim. I found Winchester's accounts well-written and engaging... more info

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The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom
from Harper
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I found I did not need this item for a gift. I went through the return policy on your website. I printed out all the info, to enclose, to put on package. I did this Dec. 16, I took it to the U.S. Postatl Office myself. I have yet to hear or see anything on this return. Today is January 7, 2009.... more info

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Professor and The Madman, The
from HarperAudio

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I grabbed this one off the public library shelf on a whim. It looked like it might be really boring but as I was due in my reading regimen (3 books/week -- 2 fiction, one non-fiction) for a non-fiction read, this one seemed at least by its cover information to be informative.
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A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906
from Sound Library

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I finished reading this book yesterday. It is only the second book by Simon Winshester that I have read. The first was "Krakatoa," which a friend loaned me to read. I had mixed feelings about "Krakatoa" -- parts were really good but I felt that Winchester went off on too many tangents. In contrast,... more info

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The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
from Oxford University Press

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I like everything by Simon Winchester..except this book just didn't grab my interest like his others have. It is still well written and informative...but it just wasn't as appealing to me as his others.

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