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Tag Archives: Bill Bryson
The Body
The Body: A Guide for Occupants © 2019 Bill Bryson 464 pages Bill Bryson would like to introduce you to someone: yourself. You really are a piece of work! Other authors have explored various aspects of the human body in … Continue reading
Seeing Further
Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society© 2010 Bill Bryson512 pages Although Bill Bryson is chiefly known for his humorous travelogues, he has been known to venture into other nonfiction at times, and … Continue reading
The World as Stage
Shakespeare: The World as Stage© 2007 Bill Bryson245 pages Shakespeare: The World as Stage surprised me when it arrived. Such a slender little volume for a man whose legacy is strong even today! Bryson’s aim is not to deliver a … Continue reading
The Lost Continent
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America© 1989 Bill Bryson When I read The Road to Little Dribbling, full of Bryson complaining and thinking murderously about people who so much as annoyed him, I returned it disappointed. “Bryson’s turned … Continue reading
I’m a Stranger Here Myself
I’m a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America after Twenty Years Away© 1999 Bill Bryson288 pages “It’s been a funny old night, when you think of it. I mean to say, wife drowns, ship sinks, and there was … Continue reading
The Road to Little Dribbling
The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain© 2015 Bill Bryson380 pages “When people asked me where I was bound, I could gaze toward the northern horizon with a set expression and say ‘Cape Wrath, God willing’. … Continue reading
Read of England 2012
Last week, Britons celebrated or observed Guy Fawkes Night on 5 November, a date I usually try to do some English-themed reading around, just as I do readings for the Fourth of July and Bastille Day. This year’s reading consisted … Continue reading
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At Home
At Home: A Short History of Private Life© 2011 Bill Bryson512 pages How much history and how many laughs can you put under one roof? Take a tour of Bill Bryson’s old English home with him and find out. At … Continue reading
In a Sunburned Country
In a Sunburned Country© 2001 Bill Bryson352 pages Bill Bryson takes on the largest island in the world in In a Sunburned Country, traveling its coasts and dashing into the heart of the outback to gaze upon some of the … Continue reading
A Walk in the Woods
A Walk in the Woods© 1998 Bill Bryson274 pages Bill Bryson was so startled to find an entrance to the Appalachian Trail in his backyard that he figured, why not hike it? End to end, it’s only a little over … Continue reading
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