"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...

Straßen der Erinnerung von Bryson, Bill

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....

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" von Bill Bryson ist ein humorvolles und liebevolles Porträt Großbritanniens, geschrieben aus der Perspektive eines Amerikaners, der viele Jahre dort gelebt hat. Vor seiner Rückkehr in die USA unternimmt 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 and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. In a national 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,...

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...

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...

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...

The bestselling author provides information on overlooked details of the body in his folksy and familiar style popular across generations. A worthy successor to "A Short History Of Nearly Everything", focusing on the physical and the...