Background
Winchester, Simon was born on September 28, 1944 in London. Son of Bernard and Andrée (de Wael) Winchester. arrived in Hong Kong, 1985.
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Their Noble Lordships: How to Tell a Duke From an Earl...And Other Mysteries Solved
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Winchester writes of the peculiarly English tradition of handing law-making ability to people who have had the simple good fortune of being born into the right family. He travels the height and breadth of British Isles in search of many of these Lords, Earls, Dukes, Viscounts, and other titled peers. Some are eccentric, many are generous, a few are resigned to their duties, while one was even helped by his fellow upper-class in the cover-up of murder. The book was actually challenged for publication by peers who did not want to be “exposed” while others championed the cause. Winchester deftly explores the subject mining anecdotes such as the necessity for the ultra-wealthy in Scotland to eat their porridge standing up and also to serve their cheese with a scoop rather than a knife.
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The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time by Simon Winchester (2004-04-01)
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In Holy Terror
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Pacific Rising: The Emergence of a New World Culture
(Why has the Pacific region reached such preeminence? What...)
Why has the Pacific region reached such preeminence? What links its disparate cultures? In a provocative analysis that combines politics and culture as well as economics, Winchester gives readers a remarkable new look at the people of this region, from Japan to Australia, Korea to the west coasts of North and South America. 25 maps.
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Their Noble Lordships: Class and Power in Modern Britain
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Bristish history
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The Sun Never Sets: Travels to the Remaining Outposts of the British Empire
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Their Noble Lordships: Hereditary Peerage Today by Simon Winchester (1978-10-16)
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The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time (Paperback) - Common
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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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The River at the Centre of the World
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Simon Winchester undertakes a journey from the mouth of the Yangste River to its source. This is the story of the river, it's cities and their people, built around the author's own journey to discover something of the essence of China and her people, the Yangtse being her soul and center.
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American Heartbeat: Notes from a Midwestern Journey
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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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Prison Diary, Argentina
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By Simon Winchester The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time (Revised Edition)
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River At The Centre Of The World, The: With The Map That Changed The World And The Surgeon Of Crowthorne
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Their Noble Lordships: Hereditary Peerage Today
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Their Noble Lordships: Class and Power in Modern Britain by Simon Winchester (1984-08-03)
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Simon Winchester
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Simon Winchester, British, American Correspondent, editors Recipient Journalism award Engineering Foundation, 1991; named Journalist ofYr., 1971, Magazine Journalist of Year, 1984. Fellow Royal Geographic Society; member Traveler's Club, Oxford and Cambridge (England) Club, The China Club (Hong Kong), New York Century Club.
Education
Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1966.
Career
Correspondent, The Guardian, Washington, 1972-1976; South Asia correspondent, The Guardian, New Delhi, 1977-1979; correspondent, The Guardian, New York City, 1979-1981; correspondent, The Sunday Times, Hong Kong, since 1986; chief foreign writer, The Sunday Times, London, 1981-1985; Asia-Pacific editor, Condé Nast Traveler, Hong Kong, since 1987. Chairman, founder Interoptica Public Ltd., Hong Kong, 1990-1994. Public Wanderlust Interactive Inc., New York City, since 1995.
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Pacific Rising: The Emergence of a New World Culture
(Why has the Pacific region reached such preeminence? What...)
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Their Noble Lordships: How to Tell a Duke From an Earl...And Other Mysteries Solved
(Winchester writes of the peculiarly English tradition of ...)
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The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time (Paperback) - Common
(The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Ya...)
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The River at the Centre of the World
(Simon Winchester undertakes a journey from the mouth of t...)
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Their Noble Lordships: Class and Power in Modern Britain
(Bristish history)
- The River at the Centre of the World: a journey up the Yangtze, andback in Chinese time. SIGNED by author
- The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time by Simon Winchester (2004-04-01)
- In Holy Terror
- The River at the Center of the World Publisher: Picador
- The Sun Never Sets: Travels to the Remaining Outposts of the British Empire
- Their Noble Lordships: Hereditary Peerage Today by Simon Winchester (1978-10-16)
- American Heartbeat: Notes from a Midwestern Journey
- The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time
- Prison Diary, Argentina
- By Simon Winchester The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time (Revised Edition)
- River At The Centre Of The World, The: With The Map That Changed The World And The Surgeon Of Crowthorne
- Their Noble Lordships: Hereditary Peerage Today
- Their Noble Lordships: Class and Power in Modern Britain by Simon Winchester (1984-08-03)
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Pacific Rising: The Emergence of a New World Culture
Membership
Fellow Royal Geographic Society. Member Traveler's Club, Oxford and Cambridge (England) Club, The China Club (Hong Kong), New York Century Club.
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Married Judith Brown, April 12, 1966(divorced 1986). Children: Rupert, Angus, Alexander. Married Catherine Evans, March 26, 1989.
