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Simon Adams

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born

Bristol, The United Kingdom

gender

male

website

http://www.simon-adams.co.uk/

genre

Children's Books, History, Reference

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Simon Adams is a writer and editor of children’s non-fiction and reference books. He specializes in history, politics and current affairs and has written extensively on exploration, music and the arts. He is also a well established jazz critic and reviewer. Simon has also contributed to family and adult reference books and has been an editorial consultant on various history and other titles.
Simon was born in Bristol and studied history and politics at the London School of Economics and Bristol University, where he gained an MSc. He entered publishing as a publicity copywriter at Routledge and subsequently joined Dorling Kindersley, eventually becoming managing editor of the children's division. He became a full-time writer 15 years ago. Si...more

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Books by Simon Adams

Average rating: 4.01 · 419 ratings · 71 reviews · 137 distinct works

	Titanic 4.09 avg rating — 164 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	World War II [With Clip-Art CD] 4.13 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	My rating:
	World War I [With Clip-Art CD] 4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	World History Biographies: Elizabeth I: The Outcast Who Became England's Queen 3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Geography of the World 4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Best Book of Weather (The Best Book Of) 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Jazz: A Crash Course 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Most Fantastic Atlas of the Whole Wide World by the Brainwaves by Simon Adams, Lisa Swerling (Illustrator) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Soldier [With CDROM] 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Castles and Forts (Kingfisher Knowledge) by Simon Adams, Clifford Rogers 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	My rating: