Simon Winchester was born and educated in England, has lived in Africa, India and Asia, and now divides his time between the US and Scotland. Having reported from almost everywhere during an award-winning twenty-year career as a Guardian foreign correspondent, he is currently the Asia-Pacific editor for Conde Nast Traveler and contributes to a number of American magazines, as well as to the Daily Telegraph, the Spectator and the BBC. He is the author of several bestselling works of non-fiction.
"A good read."--Washington Post Book World
"A rattling good read."--Boston Sunday Globe
"A real-life story bigger than any Hollywood
blockbuster."--Entertainment Weekly
"Brilliant...One of the best books ever written about the history
and significance of a natural disaster."--New York Times
"Krakatoa is a pleasure from beginning to end."--Boston Sunday
Globe
"Masterful build-up of literary and geological tension."--The
Economist
"Supremely well told: a fine exception to the dull run of most
geological writing." starred Kirkus Review--Kirkus Review (starred
review)
"The rich and fascinating KRAKATOA confirms [Winchester's]
preeminence. Janet Maslin--International Herald Tribune
"Winchester dramatically delivers...the book is
absorbing..."--Daily News
"Winchester once again demonstrates a keen knack for balancing rich
and often rigorous historical detail with dramatic tension and
storytelling."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Winchester scores." (byline Baltimore Sun, printed in Pittsburg
Post-Gazette)--Baltimore Sun
"Winchester...is noted for his ability to turn scholarly history
into engrossing narrative."--Chicago Sun-Times
"Winchester's exceptional attention to detail never falters."--San
Francisco Chronicle
A good read. --Washington Post Book World
A rattling good read. --Boston Sunday Globe
A real-life story bigger than any Hollywood blockbuster.
--Entertainment Weekly
Brilliant...One of the best books ever written about the history
and significance of a natural disaster. --New York Times
Krakatoa is a pleasure from beginning to end. --Boston Sunday
Globe
Masterful build-up of literary and geological tension. --The
Economist
Supremely well told: a fine exception to the dull run of most
geological writing. starred Kirkus Review--Kirkus Review (starred
review)
The rich and fascinating KRAKATOA confirms [Winchester s]
preeminence. Janet Maslin--International Herald Tribune
Winchester dramatically delivers...the book is absorbing... --Daily
News
Winchester once again demonstrates a keen knack for balancing rich
and often rigorous historical detail with dramatic tension and
storytelling. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Winchester s exceptional attention to detail never falters. --San
Francisco Chronicle
Winchester scores. (byline Baltimore Sun, printed in Pittsburg
Post-Gazette)--Baltimore Sun
Winchester...is noted for his ability to turn scholarly history
into engrossing narrative. --Chicago Sun-Times
"A good read." -- Washington Post Book World
"A rattling good read." -- Boston Sunday Globe
"Krakatoa is a pleasure from beginning to end." -- Boston Sunday
Globe
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