Search Results for "Bill Bryson": 6 results
Bryson, Bill: I'm a Stranger Here Myself: I took the train from Albany to Boston yesterday, which reminded me of this passage from Bill Bryson's I'm a Stranger Here Myself (a.k.a. Notes from a Big Country), about fall in New England: Forgive me if I seem...
Bryson, Bill: In a Sunburned Country: In a Sunburned Country is Bill Bryson's Australia book. Bryson is probably best known for A Walk in the Woods, which is still my favorite of his books. In a Sunburned Country is much in the mode of his...
Bryson, Bill: Mother Tongue, The: Bill Bryson's The Mother Tongue is the first of his non-travel books, and one of two about the English language (Made in America is the other). Like the rest of his books, this was perfect before-bed reading: interesting and...
Bryson, Bill: Notes from a Small Island: Bought a copy of Bill Bryson's Notes from a Small Island as a birthday present for a friend now studying in London (who I doubt reads this, but if I'm wrong, ummm, hi, Laura). Though I have scruples about...
Bryson, Bill: Short History of Nearly Everything, A: I read Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything at bedtime during the time when I was still trying to convince myself that I was going to re-read Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Like the...
Bryson, Bill: Walk in the Woods, A: One of the ways you can tell it's finals is that, on my night stand, there is a Bill Bryson book, in this case A Walk in the Woods. (Another way is that I get a bit unstrung, as...