John Simpson

3 books

The Word Detective: Searching for the Meaning of It All at the Oxford English Dictionary by John Simpson

The Word Detective: Searching for the Meaning of It All at the Oxford English Dictionary
John Simpson

384 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction memoir informative slow-paced

nonfiction memoir informative slow-paced

The Word Detective: Searching for the Meaning of It All at the Oxford English Dictionary by John Simpson

The Word Detective: Searching for the Meaning of It All at the Oxford English Dictionary

384 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction memoir informative slow-paced

nonfiction memoir informative slow-paced

Granta 28: Birthday Special! by Bill Buford

Granta 28: Birthday Special!
Bill Buford with Jay McInerney (Contributor), Ryszard Kapuściński (Contributor), Joy Williams (Contributor), John Simpson (Contributor), Salman Rushdie (Contributor), Ian Jack (Contributor), Nadine Gordimer (Contributor), David Goldblatt (Contributor), Richard Rayner (Contributor), George Steiner (Contributor), Walter Abish (Contributor), Guy Davenport (Contributor), William Boyd (Contributor), Jeanette Winterson (Contributor), Russell Hoban (Contributor), Markéta Luskačová (Contributor), Eugene Richards (Contributor), Leonard Michaels (Contributor), John Updike (Contributor), Peregrine Hodson (Contributor), Mario Vargas Llosa (Contributor), Colin Thubron (Contributor)

288 pages • first pub 1989 (editions) not a book

art essays literary poetry short stories challenging reflective medium-paced

art essays literary poetry short stories challenging reflective medium-paced

Granta 28: Birthday Special! by Bill Buford

Granta 28: Birthday Special!

Bill Buford with Jay McInerney (Contributor), Ryszard Kapuściński (Contributor), Joy Williams (Contributor), John Simpson (Contributor), Salman Rushdie (Contributor), Ian Jack (Contributor), Nadine Gordimer (Contributor), David Goldblatt (Contributor), Richard Rayner (Contributor), George Steiner (Contributor), Walter Abish (Contributor), Guy Davenport (Contributor), William Boyd (Contributor), Jeanette Winterson (Contributor), Russell Hoban (Contributor), Markéta Luskačová (Contributor), Eugene Richards (Contributor), Leonard Michaels (Contributor), John Updike (Contributor), Peregrine Hodson (Contributor), Mario Vargas Llosa (Contributor), Colin Thubron (Contributor)

288 pages • first pub 1989 (editions) not a book

art essays literary poetry short stories challenging reflective medium-paced

art essays literary poetry short stories challenging reflective medium-paced

The Word Detective: A Life in Words from Serendipity to Selfie by John Simpson

The Word Detective: A Life in Words from Serendipity to Selfie
John Simpson

366 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction memoir funny informative slow-paced

nonfiction memoir funny informative slow-paced

The Word Detective: A Life in Words from Serendipity to Selfie by John Simpson

The Word Detective: A Life in Words from Serendipity to Selfie

366 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction memoir funny informative slow-paced

nonfiction memoir funny informative slow-paced

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