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At Home: A Short History of ...Bill BrysonFrom one of the most beloved authors of our time—more than six million copies of his books have been sold in this country alone—a fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home. “Houses aren’t refuges from history. Th… more |
At Home: A Short History of Private Life |
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A Short History of Nearly Ev...Bill Bryson
Average wait: 55d, 19h
One of the world’s most beloved and bestselling writers takes his ultimate journey — into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer.In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail — well,… more |
A Short History of Nearly Everything |
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Medicine Men: Extreme Appala...Carolyn Jourdan
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Follows bestselling “Heart in the Right Place” which was ranked #1 on Amazon in Biography, Memoir, Science, and Medicine in August and September 2012. A collection of the most memorable moments from old-school rural physicians who each prac… more |
Medicine Men: Extreme Appalachian Doctoring |
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A Walk in the Woods: Redisco...Bill BrysonBack in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The AT offers an astonishing landscape of s… more |
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail) |
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In a Sunburned CountryBill Bryson
Average wait: 37d, 19h
Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods. In A Sunburned Country is h… more |
In a Sunburned Country |
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Hot Silver - Riding the Indi...Steven Lewis
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It’s Bill Bryson meets Paul Theroux in Steven Lewis’s hilarious review of his train journey across Australia on the Indian Pacific in the train’s fortieth anniversary year.Hot Silver stops with the train in Broken Hill, Adelaide and Kalgoor… more |
Hot Silver - Riding the Indian Pacific |
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Shakespeare (Eminent Lives)Bill BrysonWilliam Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a million words of text, but his biography has long been a thicket of wild supposition arranged around scant facts. With a steady hand and his tradema… more |
Shakespeare (Eminent Lives) |
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The Life and Times of the Th...Bill BrysonFrom one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the middle of the United States in the middle of the last century. A book that delivers on the pr… more |
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir |
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The Best Way: El Camino de SantiagoBill Walker
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Since the times of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, Americans have headed off to Europe on odysseys of self-improvement. But until recently, Americans have not chosen ‘the best way’—El Camino de Santiago. Bill Walker (“Skywalker”) de… more |
The Best Way: El Camino de Santiago |
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Different: Escaping the Comp...Youngme MoonWhy trying to be the best … competing like crazy … makes you mediocreEvery few years a book—through a combination of the author’s unique voice, storytelling ability, wit, and insight—simply breaks the mold. Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods… more |
Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd |
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I'm a Stranger Here Myself: ...Bill Bryson
Average wait: 129d, 5h
After living in Britain for two decades, Bill Bryson recently moved back to the United States with his English wife and four children (he had read somewhere that nearly 3 million Americans believed they had been abducted by aliens—as he la… more |
I’m a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away |
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Best Foot Forward - A 500-Mi...Susie Kelly
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‘This is one of the best travel books I have read to date. I thoroughly enjoyed reading every drop of it.’ Bas Bleu, US Amazon Vine Voice ‘I was worn out just reading this book - girl you have some courage and I salute you. I defy anyone no… more |
Best Foot Forward - A 500-Mile Walk Through Hidden France |
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Bill Bryson's African DiaryBill Bryson“Here is a man who suffers so his readers can laugh.” — Daily Telegraph Bill Bryson travels to Kenya in support of CARE International. All royalties and profits go to CARE International. Bryson visits Kenya at the invitation of CARE Int… more |
Bill Bryson’s African Diary |
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Everything But The Squeal (n...John Barlow
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Makes you want to get on the next flight to Santiago and eat cocido! - Rick Stein, TV chefLike Bill Bryson, Barlow has canny comic timing. Both writers get by on cerebral charm that can verge on slapstick. New York TimesA mouthwatering adve… more |
Everything But The Squeal (new version with images) |
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Wise Men and Other StoriesMike O'Mary
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Wise Men and Other Stories is a collection of holiday-related essays that blends humor and poignancy in the tradition of Robert Fulghum, Dave Barry, Bill Bryson and other great American humorists.This collection began with “Wise Men,” an es… more |
Wise Men and Other Stories |
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No Impact Man: The Adventure...Colin BeavanA guilty liberal finally snaps, swears off plastic, goes organic, becomes a bicycle nut, turns off his power, and generally becomes a tree-hugging lunatic who tries to save the polar bears and the rest of the planet from environmental catas… more |
No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet, and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process |
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Can't Swim, Can't Ride, Can'...Andy Holgate
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Shortlisted for Best New Writer of the Year - The British Sports Book Awards 2012”Andy Holgate is the Bill Bryson of the Triathlon World. Quite simply, I LOVED this book.” - Tricrowd.com”A really fascinating story.” - Talk Radio Europe”An I… more |
Can’t Swim, Can’t Ride, Can’t Run: From Common Man to Ironman |
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Hike Your Own Hike: 7 Life L...Francis Tapon
Average wait: 290d, 11h
Francis Tapon sought wisdom when he quit his Silicon Valley job, donated most of his belongings, and set off to hike the Appalachian Trail. He and his hiking partner, Lisa Garrett, traversed the 2,168 mile footpath by walking for nearly fou… more |
Hike Your Own Hike: 7 Life Lessons from Backpacking Across America (WanderLearn Series) |
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Freight Train Across The Out...Simon Worrall
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Critically acclaimed National Geographic writer, Simon Worrall, was the only writer on board the first train ever to cross the Australian continent from south to north. Traveling more than 3,000 miles from Adelaide to Darwin on a fright tra… more |
Freight Train Across The Outback: On Board The First Train To Cross Australia From South to North |
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Icons of EnglandBill BrysonThis celebration of the English countryside does not only focus on the rolling green landscapes and magnificent monuments that set England apart from the rest of the world. Many of the contributors bring their own special touch, presenting … more |
Icons of England |



















