A Walk In The Woods

Choke-on-your-coffee funny * Washington Post *This is a seriously funny book – Sue Townsend * The Sunday Times *Short of doing it yourself, the best way of escaping into nature is to read a book like A Walk in the Woods… Mr Bryson has met this challenge with zest and considerable humor… a funny book, full of dry humor… the reader is rarely anything but exhilarated * The New York Times *Entertaining and often illuminating – Paul Johnson * Sunday Telegraph *Irreverent, wildly funny, crowded with anecdotes and observation * Ideal Home *An almost perfect travel book * Boston Globe *Smart and funny… a satirist of the first rank, one who writes (and walks) with Chaucerian brio * The New York Times Book Review *

Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. His bestselling books include The Road to Little Dribbling, Notes from a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods, One Summer and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. In a national poll, Notes from a Small Island was voted the book that best represents Britain. His acclaimed work of popular science, A Short History of Nearly Everything, won the Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize, and was the biggest selling non-fiction book of its decade in the UK. His new book The Body- A Guide for Occupants is an extraordinary exploration of the human body which will have you marvelling at the form you occupy. Bill Bryson was Chancellor of Durham University 2005-2011. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in England.