Notes From A Big Country
Journey into the American Dream
$24.30
- 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 |
|---|---|
| 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: | 24mm x 129mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Bryson |
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Critics Review
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 *
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
- 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 from 2005 to 2011. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in England.
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