Books by Simon Winchester

The River at the Center of the World (2004)
The author recounts his experiences traveling along the Yangtze river from the Tibetan border to the...

A Crack in the Edge of the World (2005)
An informative exploration of earthquakes places a particular focus on the San Francisco disaster of...

Krakatoa (2004)
Considers the global impact of the 1883 eruption of the Krakatoa volcano, documenting the resulting ...

The Meaning of Everything (2004)
Traces the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its earliest inception through its long pat...

The Professor and the Madman (1999)
The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tal...

The Map That Changed the World (2001)
An enthralling glimpse into the life of William Smith, a nineteenth-century engineer who became the ...

The Men Who United the States (2013)
The author follows in the footsteps of America's most essential explorers, thinkers, and innovators ...

The Best American Travel Writing 2009 (2009)
Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magaz...