Simon Winchester

La plus terrifiante et destructrice éruption volcanique de l?histoire moderne a eu lieu le 26 et le 27 août 1883 à quelques kilomètres de l?île de Java. Seulement quatre explosions furent nécessaires pour pulvériser le Krakatoa, et produire un... Lire la suite

Dans cet ouvrage, Simon Winchester présente l’histoire captivante de crânes, d’hommes et d’animaux, mais aussi celle d’Alan Dudley, un homme qui a passé sa vie à rassembler avec une passion obsessionnelle ce qui est sans doute la plus grande et la... Lire la suite

An extraordinary tale of madness, genius and obsession, discover the true story of the two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary - and literary history! The compilation of the Oxford English Dictionary, begun in... Lire la suite

Korea: A Walk through the Land of Miracles is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand a nation that is shaping the modern world. In the 1980s South Korea was still an enigma. Simon Winchester was sent there as a young journalist to report on... Lire la suite

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. In 1889, thousands of hopeful people raced southward from the Kansas state line... Lire la suite

A burgeoning new city is built on the dreams of the American gold rush. It is also built upon a landscape that has been stretching, sliding and breaking apart for millennia. In 1906 the dreams of this city came crashing down beneath the rippling... Lire la suite

From bestselling author Simon Winchester, the extraordinary story of how America was united into a single nation. For more than two centuries, E pluribus unum – out of many, one – has been featured on America’s official government seals and stamped... Lire la suite

Simon Winchester undertakes a journey from the mouth of the Yangste River to its source. This is the story of the river, it's cities and their people, built around the author's own journey to discover something of the essence of China and her people... Lire la suite

“Another gem from one of the world’s justly celebrated historians specializing in unusual and always fascinating subjects and people.” — Booklist (starred review) The revered New York Times bestselling author traces the development of technology... Lire la suite

New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester looks at which way the wind blows in this exciting book about giant storms. Simon Winchester is an avid weather watcher. He’s scanned the skies in Oklahoma, waiting for the ominous “finger” of a... Lire la suite