Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World by Simon WinchesterRequirements: .ePUB reader, 44,2 MBOverview: The author of The Professor and the Madman and The Perfectionists explores the notion of property-our proprietary relationship with the land-through human history, how it has shaped us and what it will mean for our future.Land-whether meadow or […]
The Men Who United the States: America’s Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible by Simon WinchesterRequirements: .MP3 reader, 373.8 MBOverview: A fascinating popular history that illuminates the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the U.S.A. from its beginnings.How did America become […]
Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire by Simon WinchesterRequirements: .MP3 reader, 278.9 MBOverview: Simon Winchester, struck by a sudden need to discover exactly what was left of the British Empire, set out across the globe to visit the far-flung islands that are all that remains of what once made Britain great. […]
Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World’s Superpowers by Simon WinchesterRequirements: .MP3 reader, 386.8 MBOverview: From New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester, author of Atlantic and The Men Who United the States, a colorful and provocative exploration of the modern […]
The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon WinchesterRequirements: .MP3 reader, 679.2 MBOverview: Writing with marvelous brio, Simon Winchester first serves up a lightning history of the English language and pays homage to the great dictionary makers from Samuel Johnson to Noah Webster before turning his unmatched talent for storytelling […]