Bill Bryson's hilarious tour of his adopted country- the book that was voted the nation's favourite book on modern Britain in a World Book Day BBC poll.
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.
"Not a book that should be read in public, for fear of emitting
loud snorts" * The Times *
"Laugh-out-loud funny" * The Good Book Guide *
"Splendid... What's enjoyable is that there's as much of Bryson in
here as there is of Britain" * Sunday Telegraph *
"Bryson is funny because he is not afraid to give completely of
himself" * Daily Express *
"Astute and funny...a tribute to [Britain's] enchantments by an
unabashed anglophile." * New York Times *
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