Simon Winchester May 30, 2008

The bestselling author of A Crack in the Edge of the World and The Professor and the Madman will read from his new book, The Man Who Loved China: Joseph Needham and the Making of a Masterpiece. Winchesters new book tells the remarkable story of the growth of a great nation and the eccentric and adventurous scientist who defined its essence for the world.

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