Podcast Episodes featuring Simon Winchester

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Simon Winchester | a History of Precision Engineering and the Making of the Modern World

Hidden Forces - July 16, 2018 03:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings
In Episode 52 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Simon Winchester about the value of precision (and imperfection) in the modern age. Few things are as responsible for the making of the modern world as precision engineering; yet, it is largely invisible to us. We live our lives in a ...

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Simon Winchester | The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World

Free Library Podcast - July 10, 2018 11:55 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 106 ratings
Celebrated by critics and readers alike for ''interweaving history, fascinating trivia and acute observation'' (New York Times Book Review), Simon Winchester is the bestselling author of the nonfiction books The Professor and the Madman, Krakatoa, The Men Who United the States, Atlantic, and Paci...

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Town Hall Seattle Science Series - June 11, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Has the pursuit of the ultra-precise in so many facets of human life blinded us to other things of equal value, such as an appreciation for the age-old traditions of craftsmanship, art, and high culture? Acclaimed author Simon Winchester joined us to discuss this complex quandary with insight fr...

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Immigrant Stories—Min Jin Lee with Simon Winchester

Library Talks - July 25, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 307 ratings
Best-selling novelist Min Jin Lee on her latest book, the ups and downs of her career, the history of Koreans in Japan, and the treatment of Asians in America.

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Episode 5: Found in Translation with Simon Winchester, Aleksandar Hemon, Rabih Alameddine and Nam Le

Titlepage.TV: Video Podcast - June 27, 2015 16:08 - 53 minutes - Video
Episode 5: Our Titlepage reads: Found in Translation and features Simon Winchester, Aleksandar Hemon, Rabih Alameddine, and Nam Le.

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Episode 5: Found in Translation with Simon Winchester, Aleksandar Hemon, Rabih Alameddine and Nam Le

Titlepage.TV: Audio Podcast - May 08, 2008 16:15 - 53 minutes
Episode 5: Our Titlepage reads: Found in Translation and features Simon Winchester, Aleksandar Hemon, Rabih Alameddine, and Nam Le.

Books written by Simon Winchester

A Crack in the Edge of the World
Simon Winchester

4 Episodes - 419 pages - ★★★★ - 5.24K ratings

The Map That Changed the World
Simon Winchester

352 pages - ★★★★ - 10.2K ratings

The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze & Back in Chinese Time
Simon Winchester

416 pages - ★★★★ - 1.36K ratings

Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
Christine A. Lindberg, David Auburn, Simon Winchester, Michael Dirda, David Lehman, Stephin Merritt, Francine Prose, Zadie Smith, Jean Strouse, David Foster Wallace

1088 pages - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings