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A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson - Book
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson

A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING showcases science's crowning achievements and presents them in readable fashion. With topics ranging from continental drift to the nature of time,......  read more

A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson - Book
A Walk in the Woods
Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson, known in England as "the funniest travel writer alive," returns to the States and walks the Appalachian Trail, starting in Hanover, New Hampshire.  read more

I'm a Stranger Here Myself - Bill Bryson - Book
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson lived in Britain for 20 years, then returned with his family to the U.S. Here he writes about the process of re - entry - - the shocks, the adjustments, the excesses,......  read more

The Lost Continent - Bill Bryson - Book
The Lost Continent
Bill Bryson

Bryson contemplates the state of the United States as he travels across the country in a visitation of family holidays and a quest for the apex of small-town America.  read more

In a Sunburned Country - Bill Bryson - Book
In a Sunburned Country
Bill Bryson

Bryson, author of A WALK IN THE WOODS and I'M A STRANGER HERE MYSELF, takes on Australia. Bryson's wit and capacity for observation remain in top working condition despite the heat,......  read more

The Mother Tongue - Bill Bryson - Book
The Mother Tongue
Bill Bryson

In this informative yet curiously funny book Bill Bryson, of travel-writing fame, tackles the quirks and growing pains of the English language.  read more

Bill Bryson's African Diary - Bill Bryson - Book
Bill Bryson's African Diary
Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson, master traveler, agrees to go to Kenya for eight days on behalf of CARE International and then write about it. (All royalties and profits go to the cause.) He finds much......  read more

Neither Here Nor There - Bill Bryson - Book
Neither Here Nor There
Bill Bryson

From Scandinavia to Turkey, Bryson retraces his youthful, solo backpacking expedition that eventually landed him in England for 20 years. His experience lends wit to this slightly......  read more

The Life And Times of the Thunderbolt Kid - Bill Bryson - Book
The Life And Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
Bill Bryson

With unmitigated exuberance and wry nostalgia, Bill Bryson plumbs the depths of his childhood in Des Moines for great comic effect. Whether holding forth on the Cold War, the DICK......  read more

Notes from a Small Island - Bill Bryson - Book
Notes from a Small Island
Bill Bryson

Before returning to the United States after 20 years in England, Bryson embarks on a farewell circuit of the country. He integrates history and reflections of his own debut tour of......  read more

Made in America - Bill Bryson - Book
Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words - Bill Bryson - Book
Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words
Bill Bryson

A revised and updated edition of a humorous primer on the English language, expanded for an American audience, contains entries on correct and questionable usage, a glossary, and a......  read more

I'm a Stranger Here Myself - Bill Bryson - Book
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson lived in Britain for 20 years, then returned with his family to the U.S. Here he writes about the process of re - entry - - the shocks, the adjustments, the excesses,......  read more

William Shakespeare - Bill Bryson - Book
William Shakespeare
Bill Bryson

A portrait of the bard is presented in the style of a travelogue based on interviews with actors, the curator of Shakespeare's Birthplace, and academics, in an account that also shares......  read more

Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors - Bill Bryson - Book
Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors
Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson, the bestselling travel and humor writer, has written an endlessly useful guide to proper English usage, paying particular attention to "all those points of written usage......  read more

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