Simon Garfield

40 books

All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia by Simon Garfield

All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia

Simon Garfield

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history reference informative reflective medium-paced
Dog's Best Friend: The Story of an Unbreakable Bond by Simon Garfield

Dog's Best Friend: The Story of an Unbreakable Bond

Simon Garfield

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history nature travel adventurous medium-paced
In Miniature: How Small Things Illuminate the World by Simon Garfield

In Miniature: How Small Things Illuminate the World

Simon Garfield

289 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction art historical history informative lighthearted slow-paced
The Last Journey of William Huskisson: How a Day of Triumph Became a Day of Despair at the Turn of a Wheel by Simon Garfield

The Last Journey of William Huskisson: How a Day of Triumph Became a Day of Despair at the Turn of a Wheel

Simon Garfield

244 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World by Simon Garfield

Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World

Simon Garfield

224 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction art history science informative slow-paced
MINI: The True and Secret History of the Making of a Motor Car by Simon Garfield

MINI: The True and Secret History of the Making of a Motor Car

Simon Garfield

285 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction reference informative medium-paced
My Dear Bessie: A Love Story in Letters by Chris Barker, Bessie Moore, Simon Garfield

My Dear Bessie: A Love Story in Letters

Chris Barker, Bessie Moore, Simon Garfield

371 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history romance emotional reflective slow-paced
A Notable Woman: The Romantic Journals of Jean Lucey Pratt by Jean Lucey Pratt, Simon Garfield

A Notable Woman: The Romantic Journals of Jean Lucey Pratt

Jean Lucey Pratt, Simon Garfield

712 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction biography reflective slow-paced
On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks by Simon Garfield

On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks

Simon Garfield

464 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history travel adventurous informative slow-paced
Our Hidden Lives: The Remarkable Diaries of Postwar Britain by Simon Garfield

Our Hidden Lives: The Remarkable Diaries of Postwar Britain

Simon Garfield

544 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history reflective medium-paced