The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester (Author) (Narrator)Requirements: .MP3 reader, 152.1MB Overview: Hidden within the rituals of the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary is a fascinating mystery. Professor James Murray was the distinguished editor of the OED project. Dr. […]
The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon WinchesterRequirements: .ePUB reader, 11.2 MBOverview: The revered New York Times bestselling author traces the development of technology from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age to explore the single component crucial to advancement—precision—in a superb history that is both an homage and a warning […]
Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms,and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories by Simon WinchesterRequirements: .MP3 reader, 395.4 MBOverview: From best-selling author Simon Winchester comes the immense and thrilling story of the world’s most mysterious and breathtaking natural wonder: the Atlantic Ocean.Atlantic is a biography of a tremendous space that has been […]
Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic by Simon WinchesterRequirements: .ePUB reader, 11.0 MBOverview: From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes—this is award winning writer Simon Winchester’s brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain, and pass on […]
Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic by Simon WinchesterRequirements: .M4A/.M4B reader, 408 MBOverview: From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes—this is award-winning writer Simon Winchester’s brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain, and pass on information […]