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SUMMARY:Author Talk with Simon Winchester
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DESCRIPTION:Join British-American writer\, journalist\, and consummate adv
 enturer Simon Winchester. This author talk will cover many aspects of his 
 work across myriad fields of history\, technology\, and geology as well as
  the author's personal expeditions.\nhttps://lacountylibrary.libnet.info/e
 vent/7183901
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join us for a conversation with prolific B
 ritish-American writer\, journalist\, and consummate adventurer Simon Winc
 hester. This author talk will cover many aspects of his work across myriad
  fields of history\, technology\, and geology as well as the author's pers
 onal expeditions\, including his path to becoming the acclaimed best selli
 ng author he is today.&nbsp\; A master storyteller\, Winchester&rsquo\;s n
 arrative is like a journey through time. His keen intellect and ability to
  precisely and expertly weave everyday life into historical examination le
 aves his readers feeling awestruck at the world surrounding them.&nbsp\;</
 p>\n<p>Winchester is a New York Times Bestselling author with an omnibus o
 f more than 30 titles\, including&nbsp\;The Professor and the Madman\,&nbs
 p\;Pacific\,&nbsp\;The Perfectionists\, and most recently\,&nbsp\;Land: Ho
 w the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World. Beginning his writing 
 career in journalism\, Winchester has found renowned success in the world 
 of non-fiction and now works almost exclusively as an author.&nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ;</p>\n<p>About the Author:&nbsp\;Aside from his numerous books\, Simon Wi
 nchester OBE has been published in&nbsp\;The Guardian\,&nbsp\;The Wall Str
 eet Journal\,&nbsp\;The New York Times\,&nbsp\;National Geographic\, and&n
 bsp\;Conde Nast Traveler&nbsp\;among many others. Honored with several awa
 rds throughout&nbsp\; his career&mdash\;Britain&rsquo\;s Journalist of the
  Year in 1971 among them&mdash\;in 2006 he was made an Officer of the Orde
 r of the British Empire (OBE) for services to journalism and literature. I
 n addition\, he received an Audie Award for Non-Fiction for&nbsp\;The Perf
 ectionists&nbsp\;and was made an Honorary Fellow of St. Catherine&rsquo\;s
  College\, Oxford in 2009.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The views expres
 sed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not
  imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to a
 ny specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recomm
 endation by LA County Library.</p>\nhttps://lacountylibrary.libnet.info/ev
 ent/7183901
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