Notes From A Big Country
Journey into the American Dream
$25.56
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
28 March 2016
Summary
Bill Bryson’s hilarious return to live the American Dream.
Bill Bryson has the rare knack of being out of his depth wherever he goes - even (perhaps especially) in the land of his birth. This became all too apparent when, after nearly two decades in England, the world’s best-loved travel writer upped sticks with Mrs Bryson, little Jimmy et al. and returned to live in the country he had left as a youth.
Of course there were things Bryson missed about Blighty but any sense of lo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784161842 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784161845 |
| Author: | Bill Bryson |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Black Swan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 28 March 2016 |
| Weight: | 266g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Bryson |
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One of his best books
One of his best books – Scott Bradfield * Independent *Delightful bite-size essays that exude affection while debunking the ridiculous with wonderful succinctness… This is not a book to be read in a single sitting. It is one to be savoured – Martin Fletcher * The Times *Bill Bryson’s answer to Alistair Cooke’s Letter From America…not only hilarious but also insightful and informative – Jeremy Atiyah * Independent on Sunday *Bryson is great when explaining the idiosyncracies of America to middle England and making it funny… He is both serious and contemtuously funny * Guardian *
About The Author
Bill Bryson
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 is the biggest selling non-fiction book of the 21st century. The Body- A Guide for Occupants was shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize and is an international bestseller. Bill Bryson was Chancellor of Durham University 2005-2011. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in England.
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