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Great Gift Books: Part Four
Simon Winchester is one of our most masterful storytellers. In the past he has turned his talents to explicating the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary (in “The Professor and the Madman”), illu… more →
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Menikmati Ledakan Krakatau
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aan setiawan wrote 1 week ago: Judul yang aneh. Sejak kapan ledakan menjadi suatu bentuk keindahan. Namun, apabila dijadikan sebuah … more →
Stories overlapping and intertwining
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kaet wrote 1 month ago: I’ve just started reading Trinity: a novel of Ireland by Leon Uris, as I finished The Professo … more →
Books unfinished
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kaet wrote 1 month ago: I have to admit, the number of books I have listed as read, but haven’t yet reviewed here is a … more →
Planning your next trip to the middle of nowhere
acm213 wrote 3 months ago: I’m no world traveler, though I have had the opportunity to see more than a few interesting pl … more →
August 15, 2009
stukusmaximus wrote 3 months ago: Dear Diary, Today I was so awesome! I’ve started a new Simon Winchester book: “The Man … more →
The Professor and the Madman
parisgirl wrote 4 months ago: The Professor and the Madman ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read by Simon Winchester The compilation of the Oxford Englis … more →
Joseph Needham, sinological sage – and novelist
ibisbill wrote 5 months ago: I’ve just read George Steiner on the great sinologist Joseph Needham in his collection of essa … more →
Topkapi and Other Harems
Pat Hartman wrote 5 months ago: By PAT HARTMAN News Editor Simon Winchester … where have we heard that name before? Ah yes, he wrote … more →
Regular Scheduled Programming
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therubycanary wrote 6 months ago: Us Americans here just got a call from the American embassy. They let us know they are keeping tabs … more →
Reading Provenance Part Two
wesleybolin wrote 7 months ago: Part two in our continuing series on the most boring topic hitherto explored in the blogodrome, book … more →
One Man and Two Women and Travel to China
pen4hire wrote 8 months ago: Destination: China Books: The Man Who Loved China by Simon Winchester Red Azalea, Empress Orchid, Th … more →
Change Your Mind: Change the World
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writestuff444 wrote 8 months ago: Just finished reading The Map That Changed the World by Simon Winchester about William Smith and the … more →
Thursday Thirteen - March Reads
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therubycanary wrote 8 months ago: One of my favorite blogs is my monthly books read column. Here are all the books I read this month ( … more →
I feel the earth move under my feet
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louise wrote 9 months ago: I’m reading Simon Winchester’s book, A Crack in the Edge of the World, which describes t … more →
Great Gift Books: Part Four
adventurecollection wrote 11 months ago: Simon Winchester is one of our most masterful storytellers. In the past he has turned his talents to … more →
On not being a famous author
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grumblyman wrote 1 year ago: I was reading somewhere recently about Simon Winchester’s account of his typical writing day. It sou … more →
Serendipity and the Writer's Life
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mariahern wrote 1 year ago: Serendipity is the good fortune of making delightful discoveries by complete accident. As a way to … more →
The Chinese were supposed to be good at imitating, not originating
occiori wrote 1 year ago: Continuing my beady-eyed inspection of reviews of the Joseph Needham biography, Bomb, Book and Compa … more →
A Joseph Needham biography exposes wilful ignorance about China and Asia
occiori wrote 1 year ago: What will it take to get Western readers interested in the intellectual and cultural traditions of t … more →
