The making of the "Oxford English Dictionary" was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of... Læs mere
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018 Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson.
Chronicles the destruction of Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883. This book describes how one island and its inhabitants were blasted out of existence and how colonial society was turned upside-down in a cataclysm.
Hidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the... Læs mere
From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for it and gave it back.
‘A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter’ New York Times ‘An ebullient, irrepressible spirit invests this book. It is erudite and sprightly’Sunday Times
From bestselling author Simon Winchester, the extraordinary story of how America was united into a single nation.
The definitive biography of the world's most important body of water – the Atlantic.
Travelling the circumference of the truly gigantic Pacific, Simon Winchester tells the story of the world’s largest body of water, and – in matters economic, political and military – the ocean of the future.
A burgeoning city is built on the dreams of the American gold rush. In 1906 the dreams of this city, came crashing down beneath the... Læs mere
In 1985 the author, struck by a sudden need to discover exactly what was left of the British Empire, travelled 100,000 miles back and... Læs mere
Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Winchester returns with a thought-provoking history of the wind, written in his edifying and entertaining style.