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Simon Winchester was born and educated in England, has lived in Africa, India and Asia, and now divides his time between the US and Scotland. Having reported from almost everywhere during an award-winning twenty-year career as a Guardian foreign correspondent, he is currently the Asia-Pacific editor for Conde Nast Traveler and contributes to a number of American magazines, as well as to the Daily Telegraph, the Spectator and the BBC. He is the author of several bestselling works of non-fiction.

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"A good read."--Washington Post Book World

"A rattling good read."--Boston Sunday Globe

"A real-life story bigger than any Hollywood blockbuster."--Entertainment Weekly

"Brilliant...One of the best books ever written about the history and significance of a natural disaster."--New York Times

"Krakatoa is a pleasure from beginning to end."--Boston Sunday Globe

"Masterful build-up of literary and geological tension."--The Economist

"Supremely well told: a fine exception to the dull run of most geological writing." starred Kirkus Review--Kirkus Review (starred review)

"The rich and fascinating KRAKATOA confirms [Winchester's] preeminence. Janet Maslin--International Herald Tribune

"Winchester dramatically delivers...the book is absorbing..."--Daily News

"Winchester once again demonstrates a keen knack for balancing rich and often rigorous historical detail with dramatic tension and storytelling."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Winchester scores." (byline Baltimore Sun, printed in Pittsburg Post-Gazette)--Baltimore Sun

"Winchester...is noted for his ability to turn scholarly history into engrossing narrative."--Chicago Sun-Times

"Winchester's exceptional attention to detail never falters."--San Francisco Chronicle

A good read. --Washington Post Book World

A rattling good read. --Boston Sunday Globe

A real-life story bigger than any Hollywood blockbuster. --Entertainment Weekly

Brilliant...One of the best books ever written about the history and significance of a natural disaster. --New York Times

Krakatoa is a pleasure from beginning to end. --Boston Sunday Globe

Masterful build-up of literary and geological tension. --The Economist

Supremely well told: a fine exception to the dull run of most geological writing. starred Kirkus Review--Kirkus Review (starred review)

The rich and fascinating KRAKATOA confirms [Winchester s] preeminence. Janet Maslin--International Herald Tribune

Winchester dramatically delivers...the book is absorbing... --Daily News

Winchester once again demonstrates a keen knack for balancing rich and often rigorous historical detail with dramatic tension and storytelling. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Winchester s exceptional attention to detail never falters. --San Francisco Chronicle

Winchester scores. (byline Baltimore Sun, printed in Pittsburg Post-Gazette)--Baltimore Sun

Winchester...is noted for his ability to turn scholarly history into engrossing narrative. --Chicago Sun-Times

"A good read." -- Washington Post Book World

"A rattling good read." -- Boston Sunday Globe

"Krakatoa is a pleasure from beginning to end." -- Boston Sunday Globe

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