In a Sunburned Country
$39.99
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2001
Summary
Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. This time in Australia.His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods. In A Sunburned Country is his report on what he found in an entirely different place: Australia, the country that doubles as a continent, and a place with the friendliest inhabitants, the hottest, driest weather, and the most peculiar and lethal wildlife to be fo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780767903868 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0767903862 |
| Author: | Bill Bryson |
| Publisher: | Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc) |
| Imprint: | Broadway Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2001 |
| Weight: | 278g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
“What the indefatigable, keenly observant Bryson did a few years back for the Applachian Trail with A Walk in the Woods… he does now for the generally undiscovered land Down Under.”—Chicago Tribune“Vastly entertaining… If there is one book with which to get oriented before departure or en route to Australia, this is it.”—New York Times
About The Author
Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson’s bestselling books include A Walk in the Woods, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, and A Short History of Nearly Everything (which won the Aventis Prize in Britain and the Descartes Prize, the European Union’s highest literary award). He was chancellor of Durham University, England’s third oldest university, from 2005 to 2011, and is an honorary fellow of Britain’s Royal Society.
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