Surgeon of Crowthorne, Paperback/Simon Winchester

Simon Winchester's account, now in paperback, of the role played in the creation of the O.E.D. by a deranged American Civil War hero who was also a millionaire and a murderer. A no. 1 bestseller in Viking hardcover, it promises to do extremely well in this format. "A }tour de force{" Will Self, }The Times{.