Bill Bryson's travels in a sunburned country- Australia will never look the same again.
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.
Bryson makes you laugh out loud...Down Under is filled with quirky
stories', * Sunday Express *
Bryson makes you laugh out loud...Down Under is filled with quirky
stories', * Sunday Express *
The thing that Bryson most loves about Australia - its
"effortlessly dry, direct way of viewing the world" - is, in fact,
his own. They're a perfect fit * The New York Times Book Review
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Bryson is the perfect travelling companion... when it comes to
travel's peculiars the man still has no peers * The Times *
Bill Bryson is a very talented writer and an enormously funny and
perceptive one. He is an artist who needs a big canvas. Australia
has provided this. He's painted a masterpiece in travel literature
* Globe & Mail Toronto *
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