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The Breath of the Gods (Non-Fiction) was the most recently released book by Simon Winchester, on November 18th, 2025.

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Simon Winchester Stats: The highest rated book by Simon Winchester on Book Notification is The Professor and the Madman, a Non-Fiction book. The second-highest rated book is Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883, a Non-Fiction book.

The most read book by Simon Winchester on Book Notification is The Professor and the Madman, a Non-Fiction book. The second most read book is Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883, a Non-Fiction book.

Below is a complete list of Simon Winchester books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are The Professor and the Madman, Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883, and Exactly / The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	In Holy Terror	1975	Loading... Go
2	American Heartbeat	1976	Loading... Go
3	6 Their Noble Lordships: Class and Power in Modern Britain	1981	Loading... Go
4	Prison Diary, Argentina	1984	Loading... Go
5	Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire	1985	Loading... Go
6	The Sun Never Sets: travels to the Remaining Outposts of the British Empire	1985	Loading... Go
7	Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles	1988	Loading... Go
8	The Rise and Fall of Travel	1989	Loading... Go
9	Pacific Nightmare : How Japan Starts World War III	1991	Loading... Go
10	Pacific Rising: The Emergence of a New World Culture	1991	Loading... Go
11	Hong Kong: Here Be Dragons	1992	Loading... Go
12	The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time	1996	Loading... Go
13	8 The Surgeon of Crowthorne	1998	Loading... Go
14	8.6 The Professor and the Madman	1998	Loading... Go
15	8 The Fracture Zone: My Return to the Balkans	1999	Loading... Go
16	8 The Map That Changed the World	2001	Loading... Go
17	9.3 The Meaning Of Everything	2003	Loading... Go
18	8.3 Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883	2003	Loading... Go
19	Simon Winchester's Calcutta	2004	Loading... Go
20	8.5 A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906	2005	Loading... Go
21	8 The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom	2008	Loading... Go
22	Bomb, Book and Compass: Joseph Needham and the Great Secrets of China	2008	Loading... Go
23	The Best American Travel Writing 2009	2009	Loading... Go
24	4 Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories	2009	Loading... Go
25	10 The Alice Behind Wonderland	2011	Loading... Go
26	Skulls: An Exploration of Alan Dudley's Curious Collection	2012	Loading... Go
27	6 The Man With The Electrified Brain: Story of a Man with an Electrified Brain	2013	Loading... Go
28	8 The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics, and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible	2013	Loading... Go
29	When the Earth Shakes: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis	2015	Loading... Go
30	9 Pacific	2015	Loading... Go
31	When the Sky Breaks: Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and the Worst Weather in the World	2017	Loading... Go
32	8.7 Exactly / The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World	2018	Loading... Go
33	The End of the River	2020	Loading... Go
34	8 Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World	2021	Loading... Go
35	8 Knowing What We Know	2023	Loading... Go
36	10 The Breath of the Gods	2025	Loading... Go

List of Simon Winchester Anthologies in Publication Order

#	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	By the Seat of My Pants	2005	Loading... Go
2	Unsavory Elements	2013	Loading... Go
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Simon Winchester

Simon Winchester was born on September 28th, 1944 and is currently 81 years old. Simon Winchester was born in London, England.

Simon Winchester is known for writing in the Non-Fiction genre.

Simon Winchester has written 36 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1975 with the book In Holy Terror. The most recently released was The Breath of the Gods which was released in 2025. There are no upcoming non-fiction books by Simon at this time.

Simon Winchester: Awards & Accolades

Winchester's book, Pacific was nominated for the Kirkus Prize, Best Nonfiction Book, in 2015.

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Simon Winchester: F.A.Q

When was Simon Winchester Born? How old is Simon Winchester?

Simon Winchester was born on September 28th, 1944. Simon Winchester is currently 81 years old.

Where was Simon Winchester Born?

Simon Winchester was born in London, England and is English.

What was the first book Simon Winchester wrote?

The first book written by Simon Winchester was In Holy Terror, published in 1975.

What was the most recent book Simon Winchester wrote?

His most recently released work was The Breath of the Gods on November 18th, 2025.

What is the most popular book by Simon Winchester?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Simon Winchester book is The Professor and the Madman. Here are his most popular books and their average ratings:

The Professor and the Madman (8.59)
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 (8.25)
Exactly / The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World (8.67)
The Map That Changed the World (8.00)
Pacific (9.00)

What genres does Simon Winchester Write?

Simon Winchester primarily writes in the Non-Fiction genre. His work includes sub-genres such as Cultural / Social Commentary, Biographies, and Narrative Non-Fiction.

Are there upcoming new books by Simon Winchester?

Simon Winchester does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Simon Winchester written?

Simon Winchester has written 36 books excluding contributions to anthologies. All of his books are Non-Fiction Books.

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