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published in 2010, in which he tells of meeting up with one of his jailers many years later. In 1985, he shifted to working as a freelance writer and travelled to Hong Kong. When Condé Nast re-branded
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Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers
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Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers
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described his role in reporting the shooting to death by British soldiers of Barney Watt in Hooker Street in the morning of Saturday, 6 February 1971.
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The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible
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in 1975. The book drew heavily on his experiences of the turmoil in Northern Ireland. In 1976 he published his second book,
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The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom
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Though he still writes travel books, Winchester has used the narrative non-fiction form he adopted for
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by Argentine forces. Suspected of being a spy, Winchester was held for three months as a prisoner in
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correspondent. Winchester's time in Northern Ireland placed him around several events of
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The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time
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Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
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A collection of writings about the Indian city, edited with his son Rupert Winchester.
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A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906
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The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
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After leaving Northern Ireland in 1972, Winchester was briefly assigned to
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The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Love of Words
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Pacific Nightmare: How Japan Starts World War III : A Future History
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The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
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newspaper, Winchester covered numerous significant events, including
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The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
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While on assignment in Uganda, Winchester happened upon a copy of
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in Washington, DC, where he covered news ranging from the end of
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Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire
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Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire
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McCann, Eamonn (1972). "3: The Press & The British Army".
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several more times, resulting in multiple best-selling books.
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in November 2016. He was also elected a Fellow of the RCGS.
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When the Earth Shakes: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
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In 1982, while working as chief foreign feature writer for
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Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
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Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
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Winchester received the Lawrence J. Burpee Medal of the
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Their Noble Lordships: Class and Power in Modern Britain
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Bomb, Book & Compass – The Life of Joseph Needham
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By Rich Browne, James Marshall and Simon Winchester.
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Pacific Rising: The Emergence of a New World Culture
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Pacific Rising: The Emergence of a New World Culture
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Small World: A Global Photographic Project, 1987–94
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Archived from 1831:Winchester was named an honorary fellow at 1388:Atlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories 371:. Telling the story of the creation of the 219:that led to the first successful ascent of 2364:"About the Book – The Man Who Loved China" 1818:Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1030:The Fracture Zone: A Return to the Balkans 770:Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles 660:Stones of Empire: The Buildings of the Raj 50: 31: 304:. He wrote about this event in his book, 2634:British expatriates in the United States 2589:Alumni of St Catherine's College, Oxford 2537:Simon Winchester: Annotated Bibliography 2450:. St Catherine's College. Archived from 2231:"Simon Winchester, a man of many layers" 528: 27:British journalist and popular historian 2524:, with 34 library catalogue records 2421:Zollshan, Stephanie (6 December 2023). 1859: 430:(2008) retells the life of the scholar 2079:The British Press and Northern Ireland 1898:. Simon Winchester.com. Archived from 683:British colonial architecture in India 2128:"Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I..." 2022:Winchester, Simon (31 January 1972). 292:, Winchester was on location for the 7: 2024:"13 killed as paratroops break riot" 1183:Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded 415:Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded 2410:. Bloomsbury. 2015. pp. 324–5. 2408:Writers' and Artists' Yearbook 2015 1847:Royal Canadian Geographical Society 1468:Atlantic: The Biography of an Ocean 2208:"Travel Writers: Simon Winchester" 2051:"11 die in Belfast hour of terror" 1867:Simon Winchester (24 March 2010). 1561:The Man with the Electrified Brain 1021:Published in the United States as 644:Social class in the United Kingdom 367:(1998) published by Penguin UK as 279:'s administration to the start of 271:before becoming correspondent for 25: 2262:. 17 January 1999. Archived from 2639:British male non-fiction writers 1306:A Crack in the Edge of the World 1291:A Crack in the Edge of the World 469: 420:A Crack in the Edge of the World 394:(2001) focuses on the geologist 308:, published in 1983 and also in 294:invasion of the Falkland Islands 2101:John, Ă“ NĂ©ill (24 April 2017). 2049:Hoggart, Simon (22 July 1972). 1466:Also published under the title 759:Also published under the title 519:Berkshire County, Massachusetts 463:having been published in 1991. 424:San Francisco's 1906 earthquake 314:, published in 1985 as well as 1833:St Catherine's College, Oxford 1661:Presentation by Winchester on 1608:Viking Books for Young Readers 1533:Presentation by Winchester on 1427:Presentation by Winchester on 1415:Presentation by Winchester on 1344:Presentation by Winchester on 1289:Presentation by Winchester on 1211:Presentation by Winchester on 1165:Presentation by Winchester on 1121:The Map That Changed the World 1109:The Map That Changed the World 1107:Presentation by Winchester on 1061:Presentation by Winchester on 391:The Map that Changed the World 185:St Catherine's College, Oxford 1: 2609:1906 San Francisco earthquake 2153:"Dignity in the Last Goodbye" 2151:Pick, Hella (9 August 1974). 1826:New Year Honours list of 2006 1756:Interview with Winchester on 1705:Interview with Winchester on 1550:The Men Who United the States 1548:interview with Winchester on 1535:The Men Who United the States 1454:interview with Winchester on 1410:History of the Atlantic Ocean 1304:interview with Winchester on 1284:1906 San Francisco earthquake 1009:interview with Winchester on 442:), and his relationship with 1927:. newsweek.com. 26 June 2011 1656:History of the Pacific Ocean 1023:The Professor and the Madman 1011:The Professor and the Madman 753:British Overseas Territories 693:; photographs by Winchester 547:Interviews and presentations 418:. Winchester then published 398:and was Winchester's second 386:The Professor and the Madman 364:The Professor and the Madman 2594:British non-fiction writers 1476:The Alice Behind Wonderland 1228:Simon Winchester's Calcutta 436:The Alice Behind Wonderland 2655: 851:Stewart Tabori & Chang 834:Hong Kong: Here Be Dragons 412:, and of the best-selling 379:New York Times Best Seller 244:, including the events of 226:In 1969 Winchester joined 2210:. Rolf Pott's Vagabonding 2002:San Jose State University 1816:Winchester was appointed 1378:Title of the UK edition: 1206:1883 eruption of Krakatoa 1167:The Meaning of Everything 1160:Oxford English Dictionary 1001:Oxford English Dictionary 510:in a ceremony aboard the 449:Winchester's book on the 446:, was published in 2011. 410:Oxford English Dictionary 405:The Meaning of Everything 374:Oxford English Dictionary 369:The Surgeon of Crowthorne 349:Winchester's first book, 281:Jimmy Carter's presidency 114: 49: 2619:The Guardian journalists 1380:Bomb, Book & Compass 611:Midwestern United States 171:Early life and education 2556:Interview of Winchester 2107:The Treason Felony Blog 1493:Oxford University Press 1346:The Man Who Loved China 1155:Oxford University Press 699:Prison Diary: Argentina 678:Oxford University Press 428:The Man Who Loved China 103:Catherine Evans (div.) 2599:British travel writers 2388:. Simon Winchester.com 1896:"Simon Winchester Bio" 1448:radio, 2 December 2010 748:Hodder & Stoughton 517:. Winchester lives in 193:Falconbridge of Africa 1952:. AEI Speakers Bureau 1700:Precision engineering 1052:Breakup of Yugoslavia 993:William Chester Minor 916:Dewi Lewis Publishing 179:in Dorset, including 2624:British male writers 1840:Dalhousie University 1545:The Bat Segundo Show 1301:The Bat Segundo Show 821:Simon & Schuster 158:Smithsonian Magazine 94:University of Oxford 2629:Writers from London 2522:Library of Congress 2427:The Berkshire Eagle 2256:"Best Sellers Plus" 2188:on 13 December 2010 1871:. Harpercollins.com 1799:Information Systems 1760:, February 17, 2021 1709:, November 17, 2018 1552:, November 26, 2013 1458:, November 27, 2011 1431:, November 21, 2010 1308:, December 28, 2006 1169:, November 20, 2003 1111:, September 7, 2001 716:Chatto & Windus 353:, was published by 337:National Geographic 327:CondĂ© Nast Traveler 236:, but later as its 234:Newcastle upon Tyne 217:the 1953 expedition 164:National Geographic 152:CondĂ© Nast Traveler 2474:"Simon Winchester" 2292:. 9 September 2001 2235:New Zealand Herald 2182:"Simon Winchester" 1822:Queen Elizabeth II 1717:Also published as 1707:The Perfectionists 1665:, October 29, 2015 1537:, October 18, 2013 1444:by Claudia Cragg, 1419:, November 4, 2010 1373:ABC Radio National 1293:, October 21, 2005 1065:, October 31, 1999 1013:, November 8, 1998 761:The Sun Never Sets 481:. You can help by 359:American Heartbeat 213:Coronation Everest 105:Setsuko Winchester 85:Journalist, author 56:Winchester in 2013 2344:. 6 November 2005 2229:Thomson, Margie. 1808: 1807: 1128:, 10 October 2006 1063:The Fracture Zone 607:Faber & Faber 575:Faber & Faber 499: 498: 377:, the book was a 262:Bernadette Devlin 147:Watergate Scandal 125: 124: 72:28 September 1944 18:Winchester, Simon 16:(Redirected from 2646: 2528:Simon Winchester 2518:Simon Winchester 2508:Simon Winchester 2504: 2503: 2501:Official website 2486: 2485: 2483: 2481: 2470: 2464: 2463: 2461: 2459: 2448:"Academic Staff" 2444: 2438: 2437: 2435: 2433: 2418: 2412: 2411: 2404: 2398: 2397: 2395: 2393: 2382: 2376: 2375: 2373: 2371: 2360: 2354: 2353: 2351: 2349: 2334: 2328: 2327: 2325: 2323: 2318:. 25 August 2002 2308: 2302: 2301: 2299: 2297: 2282: 2276: 2275: 2273: 2271: 2252: 2246: 2245: 2243: 2241: 2226: 2220: 2219: 2217: 2215: 2204: 2198: 2197: 2195: 2193: 2178: 2169: 2168: 2166: 2164: 2148: 2142: 2141: 2139: 2137: 2124: 2118: 2117: 2115: 2113: 2098: 2092: 2091: 2089: 2087: 2073: 2067: 2066: 2064: 2062: 2046: 2040: 2039: 2037: 2035: 2019: 2013: 2012: 2010: 2008: 1994: 1988: 1987: 1985: 1983: 1968: 1962: 1961: 1959: 1957: 1946: 1937: 1936: 1934: 1932: 1921: 1912: 1911: 1909: 1907: 1902:on 20 April 2010 1892: 1881: 1880: 1878: 1876: 1864: 1842:in October 2010. 1835:in October 2009. 1439:Interview about 1375:, 3 October 2008 1361:(transcript) by 1356:Interview about 1215:, April 10, 2003 1119:Interview about 997:Sir James Murray 885:Birch Lane Press 648:British nobility 529: 508:American citizen 494: 491: 473: 466: 302:Tierra del Fuego 289:The Sunday Times 258:House of Commons 238:Northern Ireland 215:, an account of 177:boarding schools 134: 128:Simon Winchester 121: 118: 75: 71: 69: 54: 44: 36:Simon Winchester 32: 21: 2654: 2653: 2649: 2648: 2647: 2645: 2644: 2643: 2574: 2573: 2568:, 1 August 2004 2512:British Council 2499: 2498: 2495: 2490: 2489: 2479: 2477: 2472: 2471: 2467: 2457: 2455: 2446: 2445: 2441: 2431: 2429: 2420: 2419: 2415: 2406: 2405: 2401: 2391: 2389: 2384: 2383: 2379: 2369: 2367: 2366:. 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Index

Winchester, Simon
OBE
Winchester in 2013
University of Oxford
simonwinchester.com
OBE
The Guardian
Bloody Sunday
Watergate Scandal
Condé Nast Traveler
Smithsonian Magazine
National Geographic
boarding schools
Hardye's School
St Catherine's College, Oxford
geology
Falconbridge of Africa
Uganda
James Morris
the 1953 expedition
Mount Everest
The Guardian
Newcastle upon Tyne
Northern Ireland
The Troubles
Bloody Sunday
Belfast
Hour of Terror
House of Commons
Bernadette Devlin

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