Reviews
Winchester's vigorous prose and tireless dragnetting of interesting lore make this an entertaining read., A series of high-resolution literary snapshots. ... As we've come to expect from Winchester, there are plenty of delights. ... Winchester's passionate research... undergirds this superb analysis of a world wonder., "Revealing... delightful... fascinating... highly recommended." -- "Winchester does a virtuoso job. ... A giant Aladdin's rug, which he then gamely invites his readers to climb aboard." -- "Fascinating, provocative, and at times, mildly terrifying. ... The hallmarks of Winchester's best work -- a fertile, curious mind, impeccable research and command of complex material -- are on full display here." -- "Winchester has a smooth and easy prose style, one that is trustable and clear. ... He excels at guiding the reader with a contagious sense of wonder." -- "[Winchester is] a terrific raconteur with a knack for making connections that might have eluded you between events behind the headlines. ... Where Pacific opts to go, it goes with savvy and verve." -- "Winchester writes books like someone telling a good yarn around the fireplace... by interweaving history, fascinating trivia, and acute observation." -- "A series of high-resolution literary snapshots. ... As we've come to expect from Winchester, there are plenty of delights. ... Winchester's passionate research... undergirds this superb analysis of a world wonder." -- "Winchester is a terrific helmsman, both confident and smooth." -- "Winchester has prodigious gifts as a popular historian and an explainer of faraway events." -- "Provocative... and lively." -- "Popular history at its finest." -- "Winchester's vigorous prose and tireless dragnetting of interesting lore make this an entertaining read." -- ONE OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL'S "BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF 2015" -- ONE OF KIRKUS REVIEWS' "BEST BOOKS OF 2015" --, "Revealing... delightful... fascinating... highly recommended." -- Janet Napolitano, San Francisco Chronicle "Winchester does a virtuoso job. ... A giant Aladdin's rug, which he then gamely invites his readers to climb aboard." -- New York Times "Fascinating, provocative, and at times, mildly terrifying. ... The hallmarks of Winchester's best work -- a fertile, curious mind, impeccable research and command of complex material -- are on full display here." -- Miami Herald "Winchester has a smooth and easy prose style, one that is trustable and clear. ... He excels at guiding the reader with a contagious sense of wonder." -- Boston Globe "[Winchester is] a terrific raconteur with a knack for making connections that might have eluded you between events behind the headlines. ... Where Pacific opts to go, it goes with savvy and verve." -- Seattle Times "Winchester writes books like someone telling a good yarn around the fireplace... by interweaving history, fascinating trivia, and acute observation." -- New York Times Book Review "A series of high-resolution literary snapshots. ... As we've come to expect from Winchester, there are plenty of delights. ... Winchester's passionate research... undergirds this superb analysis of a world wonder." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Winchester is a terrific helmsman, both confident and smooth." -- Telegraph (UK) "Winchester has prodigious gifts as a popular historian and an explainer of faraway events." -- Los Angeles Times "Provocative... and lively." -- Wall Street Journal "Popular history at its finest." -- Library Journal "Winchester's vigorous prose and tireless dragnetting of interesting lore make this an entertaining read." -- Publishers Weekly, "Revealing... delightful... fascinating... highly recommended." -- Janet Napolitano, San Francisco Chronicle "Winchester does a virtuoso job. ... A giant Aladdin's rug, which he then gamely invites his readers to climb aboard." -- New York Times "Fascinating, provocative, and at times, mildly terrifying. ... The hallmarks of Winchester's best work -- a fertile, curious mind, impeccable research and command of complex material -- are on full display here." -- Miami Herald "Winchester has a smooth and easy prose style, one that is trustable and clear. ... He excels at guiding the reader with a contagious sense of wonder." -- Boston Globe "[Winchester is] a terrific raconteur with a knack for making connections that might have eluded you between events behind the headlines. ... Where Pacific opts to go, it goes with savvy and verve." -- Seattle Times "Winchester writes books like someone telling a good yarn around the fireplace... by interweaving history, fascinating trivia, and acute observation." -- New York Times Book Review "A series of high-resolution literary snapshots. ... As we've come to expect from Winchester, there are plenty of delights. ... Winchester's passionate research... undergirds this superb analysis of a world wonder." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Winchester is a terrific helmsman, both confident and smooth." -- Telegraph (UK) "Winchester has prodigious gifts as a popular historian and an explainer of faraway events." -- Los Angeles Times "Provocative... and lively." -- Wall Street Journal "Popular history at its finest." -- Library Journal "Winchester's vigorous prose and tireless dragnetting of interesting lore make this an entertaining read." -- Publishers Weekly ONE OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL'S "BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF 2015" -- ONE OF KIRKUS REVIEWS' "BEST BOOKS OF 2015" --
