Simon Winchester is the author of The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World, and Krakatoa, among many other titles. He lives in Massachusetts, New York City, and the Western Isles of Scotland.
"Winchester is a storyteller...romantic enough to make us yearn to be there with him." --The Washington Post "Winchester is an exceptionally engaging guide...at home everywhere, ready for anything, full of gusto, and seemingly omnivorous curiosity." --The New York Times Book Review "Another home run." --Los Angeles Times "At one time or another, many of us, I suspect, have wanted to be Simon Winchester, to lead a life that was equal parts Jan Morris and James Bond." --San Francisco Chronicle "Winchester is an exquisite writer and a deft anecdoteur." --Christopher Buckley
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