"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, and simultaneously published in hardcover in Great Britain by Doubleday, an imprint of Transworld Publishers, a...

Tackling everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bryson's inimitable storytelling skill makes the why, how, and, just as importantly, the who of scientific discovery entertaining and accessible for young readers. von...

On his travels through time and space, he encounters a splendid collection of astonishingly eccentric, competitive, obsessive and foolish scientists, like the painfully shy Henry Cavendish who worked out many conundrums like how much the...

AT HOME has been called 'extraordinarily entertaining' (The Times), 'a work of constant delight and discovery' (Sunday Telegraph) and 'a wonderful celebration of what makes a house a home' (News of the World). Doing for social history...

With his signature wit, charm, and seemingly limitless knowledge, Bill Bryson takes us on a room-by-room tour through his own house, using each room as a jumping off point into the vast history of the domestic artifacts we take for...

Englisch lernen mit Bill Bryson: Nach zwanzig Jahren in England kehrt Bill Bryson mit seiner Familie in seine Heimat Amerika zurück und muss feststellen, dass sich während seiner Abwesenheit einiges verändert hat. In seinen Kolumnen...

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 contributions from Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, David Attenborough and many others, a celebration of the scientific culture established across the history of the Royal Society. von Bryson, Bill

Featuring an all-new cover, New York Times bestseller Bill Bryson's irrevent and hilarious journey through the beloved island nation he called home for two decades. From Downing Street to Loch Ness, this is a delightful look at the...

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson has the rare knack of being out of his depth wherever he goes - even (perhaps especially) in the land of his birth. This became all too apparent when, after nearly two decades in England, the world's best-loved travel writer...