At the same time he never lets us forget the human story: what happened in this new, seemingly blessed city on the 18th April 1906. As he vividly portrays the lives of the people who suffered and survived the devastation he also tells a universal...

Modern America is a story of expanding frontiers, says the bestselling author. He tells us about five novels that shed light on the social history of his adopted homeland, from the late 19th century to the Great Depression You have travelled all over...

I found it hidden in a box lot at a yard sale more than 30 years ago. It is soft, supple animal skin with "Tower of Jewels, Panama Pacific Exposition, San Francisco -- 1915" etched into it. It also has some flowers etched in along with some applied...

This interactive app functions like a digital version of a highly produced coffee-table book, with bonus special effects such as the ability to view images in three dimensions with 3-D glasses.Other interactive science titles are making use of...

The apps don’t condescend. The company has also released Solar System, Gems and Jewels, March of the Dinosaurs, and, most recently, Skulls. With a lucid, accessible narrative by bestselling author Simon Winchester, Skulls has the usual excellent...

The reissue of a Simon Winchester classic In 1985 Simon Winchester, struck by a sudden need to discover exactly what was left of the British Empire travelled 100,000 miles back and forth from Antarctica to the Caribbean to visit the far-flung islands...