In this book, bestsellling author Bill Bryson confronts his greatest challenge: to understand--and, if possible, answer--the oldest, biggest questions posed about the universe, everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization....

"The kind of book Steinbeck might have written if he'd traveled with David Letterman.” —New York magazineAn inspiring and hilarious account of one man's rediscovery of America and his search for the perfect small town. Following an urge...

"Piknik z niedźwiedziami" (im Original "A Walk in the Woods") von Bill Bryson ist ein humorvoller Reisebericht über die Wanderung des Autors auf dem Appalachian Trail, einem der längsten Wanderwege der Welt, der sich durch den Osten der...

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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,...

What is the difference between cant and jargon, or assume and presume? What is a fandango? How do you spell supersede? Is it hippy or hippie? These questions really matter to Bill Bryson, as they do to anyone who cares about the English...

"Notes From A Small Island" ist ein humorvolles Reisebuch von Bill Bryson, in dem der amerikanische Autor seine Erlebnisse und Eindrücke während einer Rundreise durch Großbritannien beschreibt. Vor seinem Umzug zurück in die USA...

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,...

With his offbeat sensibility, his eye for the absurd, and his laugh-out-loud sense of humor, Bryson recounts his confrontations with nature at its most uncompromising over his five-month journey along the Appalachian Trail in this "New...

From the author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and The Body comes a travel diary documenting a visit to Kenya. All royalties and profits go to CARE International. In the early fall of 2002, famed travel writer Bill Bryson...

"1000 Traumziele abseits der bekannten Wege" von Bill Bryson ist ein inspirierender Reiseführer, der Leser zu weniger bekannten, aber dennoch faszinierenden Orten weltweit führt. Bryson, bekannt für seinen humorvollen und informativen...

Was ist das für ein Land, in dem so unaussprechliche Namen wie Llywyngwril auf den Ortsschildern stehen? Wo Kekse gereicht werden, die jedes Gebiss bedrohen? Von den Kalkfelsen Dovers bis ins raue schottische Thurso erkundet Bryson die...