The first of his that I read was The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060931809). I found it fascinating. Then read Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060838590), The Meaning of Everything (The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary) (http://www.amazon.com/dp/019517500X), and Crack...
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The first of his that I read was The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060931809). I found it fascinating. Then read Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060838590), The Meaning of Everything (The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary) (http://www.amazon.com/dp/019517500X), and Crack...