The Man who Loved China

Informationen zum Autor Simon Winchester is the acclaimed author of many books, including The Professor and the Madman , The Men Who United the States , The Map That Changed the World , The Man Who Loved China , A Crack in the Edge of the World , and Krakatoa , all of which were New York Times bestsellers and appeared on numerous best and notable lists. In 2006, Winchester was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty the Queen. He resides in western Massachusetts. Zusammenfassung In sumptuous and illuminating detail, Simon Winchester, the bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman ("Elegant and scrupulous"— New York Times Book Review ) and Krakatoa ("A mesmerizing page-turner"— Time ) brings to life the extraordinary story of Joseph Needham, the brilliant Cambridge scientist who unlocked the most closely held secrets of China, long the world’s most technologically advanced country. Both epic and intimate, The Man Who Loved China tells the sweeping history of China through Needham’s remarkable life. Here is an unforgettable tale of what makes men, nations, and, indeed, mankind itself great—by one of the world’s inimitable storytellers.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Winchester
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 03.06.2008
• Subject: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire > Comic
• EAN: 9780061562761
• ISBN: 978-0-06-156276-1
• Pages: 496
• Dimensions (packing): 15.5 x 23 x 3.3 cm
• Series: Harperluxe Large Print
• Subjects: HISTORY: Civilization, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, ART: History / General, HISTORY: Middle East / General, SCIENCE: History, HISTORY: Asia / China, TRAVEL: Middle East / General, TRAVEL: Asia / East / China, ART: Art & Politics, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Asian & Asian American