Books with author Winchester

Why does an eerie blue light emanate from the bedroom of a derelict house, forty years after the death of its owner? It's as if eccentric magician Sylas Palmer has returned from the dead to continue watching the very television which electrocuted him.The four young secret agents Tom, Jack, Katie and Diane take up their first case. But they encounter more than they bargain for with car chases, boat chases, wild animal attacks and a house with secret rooms that seems to defy the laws of physics.

“Look forward.” They say.“Focus on what comes next. Not on what came before.” I want to do that. I just can’t.Not until I find that book, hand it over, and make Isabelle see that even when things were at their bleakest, she was there. Make her understand that she’s always been with me. Right from the very start. Every happy ending has a beginning...This is ours.

Simon Winchester, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Atlantic and The Professor and the Madman, delivers his first book about America: 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 “one nation, indivisible”? What unified a growing number of disparate states into the modern country we recognize today? To answer these questions, Winchester follows in the footsteps of America’s most essential explorers, thinkers, and innovators, such as Lewis and Clark and the leaders of the Great Surveys; the builders of the first transcontinental telegraph and the powerful civil engineer behind the Interstate Highway System. He treks vast swaths of territory, from Pittsburgh to Portland, Rochester to San Francisco, Seattle to Anchorage, introducing the fascinating people who played a pivotal role in creating today’s United States.Throughout, he ponders whether the historic work of uniting the States has succeeded, and to what degree. Featuring 32 illustrations throughout the text, The Men Who United the States is a fresh look at the way in which the most powerful nation on earth came together.

Imagine you could move things with your mind. Imagine you could predict the future. Imagine you could heal wounds with just a touch. Now imagine that having all these powers at once means the people you love could die. Samantha Harris has foreseen death and she will stop it from happening at any cost but she has enemies who have been after her power since she was four years old and these enemies have powers too. It is the culmination of a rivalry that began ten thousand years ago when her people managed to escape the destruction...of Atlantis.

Simon Winchester, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Atlantic and The Professor and the Madman, delivers his first book about America: 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 “one nation, indivisible”? What unified a growing number of disparate states into the modern country we recognize today? To answer these questions, Winchester follows in the footsteps of America’s most essential explorers, thinkers, and innovators, such as Lewis and Clark and the leaders of the Great Surveys; the builders of the first transcontinental telegraph and the powerful civil engineer behind the Interstate Highway System. He treks vast swaths of territory, from Pittsburgh to Portland, Rochester to San Francisco, Seattle to Anchorage, introducing the fascinating people who played a pivotal role in creating today’s United States.Throughout, he ponders whether the historic work of uniting the States has succeeded, and to what degree. Featuring 32 illustrations throughout the text, The Men Who United the States is a fresh look at the way in which the most powerful nation on earth came together.

Would you rather... be dressed up as a leprechaun OR the Easter Bunny for a whole day? Have you ever wondered what kind of choices your kids would make in different scenarios? Has family game night been a little dry or boring recently? Or maybe you want to make Easter extra fun this year? Well this special Easter edition of the popular Would You Rather game is sure to change that! Get ready to have a super fun-filled night for the whole family that is sure to be filled with just as many laughs as "serious thinking faces". This book also works great at breaking the ice in a social setting, as a party game, or as a travel companion especially for roadtrips! Some of the effects and side effects from this book include: Countless laughs and even more groans that will make unforgettable memories! Challenging scenarios and difficult choices to think about! Getting to know your loved ones better in different ways! Parental approval because of the clean and kid-friendly humor! A special bonus at the end of the book for even more laughs! A unique tutorial on how to play Would You Rather! So what are you waiting for?! Add to Cart NOW and make this Easter the best one yet!

In the early morning hours of April 18, 1906, San Francisco was overcome by the violent shocks of an enormous earthquake, registering 8.25 on the Richter scale. The tremors and rumbling, affecting a swathe of California more than two hundred miles long, triggered a vast firestorm in the city, effectively destroying the gold rush capital that had stood there for half a century. Simon Winchester brings his inimitable storytelling abilities to this extraordinary event, exploring not only what happened in northern California nearly one hundred years ago, but what we have learned since then about the geological underpinnings that caused the earthquake in the first place.

The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary -- and literary history. The compilation of the OED began in 1857, it was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, discovered that one man, Dr. W. C. Minor, had submitted more than ten thousand. When the committee insisted on honoring him, a shocking truth came to light: Dr. Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was also an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.