Has anyone else read/listened to “The Professor and the Madman”?
I had read a review of that one once...and sincerely intended to get around to looking for it when it came out in paper back or in a used edition.
But like so many things, newer shinier books caught my eye.
How was it?
Yes, another Simon Winchester book. I’ve read most of his although he’s a wacky lib. When he rights about history or geology though he keeps to the straight and narrow. Krakatao is really good too as is All About Everything which I mentioned earlier on this thread and is about the creation of the Oxford Dictionary.
And on the topic of listening verses reading books... I do both. I have vision issues and I walk a lot and listen to books and plays on my iphone. I also enjoy reading the actual book though since it allows me to go at my own pace and back up and read the same paragraph several times if I wish.
Absolutely! I've read everything Simon Winchester has written and that is one of my favorites.