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Australia is an immense and fortunate land, and it has found in bill bryson its perfect guidegood condition, paperback, 397 pages every time bill bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break outdespite the fact that australia harbors more things that can kill you in extremely nasty ways than anywhere else, including sharks, crocodiles, snakes, even riptides and deserts, bill bryson adores the place, and he takes his readers on a rollicking ride far beyond that beaten tourist paththe result is a deliciously funny, fact-filled, and adventurous performance by a writer who combines humor, wonder, and unflagging curiousityin a sunburned country is his report on what he found in an entirely different place: australia, the country that doubles as a continent, and a place with the friendliest inhabitants, the hottest, driest weather, and the most peculiar and lethal wildlife to be found on the planethis previous excursion along the appalachian trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller a walk in the woodswherever he goes he finds australians who are cheerful, extroverted, and unfailingly obliging, and these beaming products of land with clean, safe cities, cold beer, and constant sunshine fill the pages of this wonderful book
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen this short biography of william shakespeare by world famous writer bill bryson brims with the author's inimitable wit and intelligencefollowing his international bestsellers 'a short history of nearly everything' and 'the life and times of the thunderbolt kid', bill bryson has written a short biography of william shakespeare for the eminent lives series - which seeks to pair great subjects with writers known for their strong sensibilities and sharp, lively points of viewshakespeare's life, despite the scrutiny of generations of biographers and scholars, is still a thicket of myths and traditions, some preposterous, some conflicting, arranged around the few scant facts known about the bard - from his birth in stratford to the bequest of his second best bed to his wife when he diedincludes an exclusive q&a session with the authorall cds in excellent condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A short history of nearly everything is the record of this quest, and it is a sometimes profound, sometimes funny, and always supremely clear and entertaining adventure in the realms of human knowledge, as only bill bryson can render ittaking as territory everything from the big bang to the rise of civilization, bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being usscience has never been more involving or entertaininggood condition, paperback, 687 pages n bryson's biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to understand—and, if possible, answer—the oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselveshe has read (or tried to read) their books, pestered them with questions, apprenticed himself to their powerful mindsto that end, he has attached himself to a host of the world’s most advanced (and often obsessed) archaeologists, anthropologists, and mathematicians, travelling to their offices, laboratories, and field camps
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A selection of books by bill brysonvery good conditionpick up from teignmouth
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Hardback book the road to little dribbling,more notes from a small island by bill bryson read more
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A short history of nearly everything by bill bryson (cd-audio, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 9 to 11 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Item information:author: bill brysoncategory: booksbooks spine maybe slightly creased due to age and wearwe take pride in serving youcondition note width: 128binding: paperbackother details:condition: acceptable
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells bill bryson travel writing - 5 books: road to little dribbling, made in america, neither here nor there, down under, notes from a small island generally good condition, with varying degrees of shelf wearsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A short history of nearly everything, by bill brysonessentially an encyclopaedia of lots of interesting people and informationas it says on the coverread once, in very good condition574 pages, plus notes, bibliography and index
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2 paper back books, in good conditionnotes from a small island neither here nor there smoke and pet free home viewing/collection, maintaining the social distance guide lines read more
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Following his international bestsellers 'a short history of nearly everything' and 'the life and times of the thunderbolt kid', bill bryson has written a short biography of william shakespeare for the eminent lives series - which seeks to pair great subjects with writers known for their strong sensibilities and sharp, lively points of viewoxfam bookshop brigg in this much anticipated addition to the eminent lives series, bill bryson's biography of william shakespeare unravels the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of our greatest poet and playwrightshakespeare's life, despite the scrutiny of generations of biographers and scholars, is still a thicket of myths and traditions, some preposterous, some conflicting, arranged around the few scant facts known about the bard - from his birth in stratford to the bequest of his second best bed to his wife when he diedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Following his international bestsellers 'a short history of nearly everything' and 'the life and times of the thunderbolt kid', bill bryson has written a short biography of william shakespeare for the eminent lives series - which seeks to pair great subjects with writers known for their strong sensibilities and sharp, lively points of viewoxfam shop colne road in this much anticipated addition to the eminent lives series, bill bryson's biography of william shakespeare unravels the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of our greatest poet and playwrightshakespeare's life, despite the scrutiny of generations of biographers and scholars, is still a thicket of myths and traditions, some preposterous, some conflicting, arranged around the few scant facts known about the bard - from his birth in stratford to the bequest of his second best bed to his wife when he diedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Author: bryson, billedited & introduced by bill brysonred boards, gilt title to spinea lovely copy in a pictorial dustwrapper which is lightly rubbed at cornersnearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrappercolour & b/w illustrations
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("i had recently read," bryson writes, "that 3oxfam bookshop cheltenham after nearly two decades spent on british soil, bill bryson - bestselling author of the mother tongue and made in america-decided to return to the united statesthe result is an uproarious social commentary that conveys the true glory of britain, from the satiric pen of an unapologetic anglophilesee oxfam website for delivery information read more7 million americans believed that they had been abducted by aliens at one time or another, so it was clear that my people needed meveering from the ludicrous to the endearing and back again, notes from a small island is a delightfully irreverent jaunt around the unparalleled floating nation that has produced zebra crossings, shakespeare, twiggie winkie's farm, and places with names like farleigh wallop and titsey") but before departing, he set out on a grand farewell tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham bill bryson's first travel book opened with the immortal line, 'i come from des moinesbut in bryson's hands, it becomes everyone's story, one that will speak volumes - especially to anyone who has ever been young' in this deeply funny and personal memoir, he travels back in time to explore the ordinary kid he once was, in the curious world of s middle americathis is a book about one boy's growing upit was a happy time, when almost everything was good for you, including ddt, cigarettes and nuclear falloutsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresomebody had to
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Artist:jeanie brysontitle:jeanie bryson - i love being here with youjeanie bryson - i love being here with youyour item will be previously owned but still in great conditioncan't find what you're looking for?
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3 hardback books including bill bryson, michael palin diaries and the world according to jeremy clarkson proceeds to charity - ssafa for collection or additional postage costs by agreement read more
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Includes bill bryson, joanne harris, ben macintyre, michael palin, travel guides, autobiographies, nature, etc, etc, only ÂŁ200 for hardbacks and travel guides
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Icons of england introduced by bill bryson 176 pages hard cover, photographic and narrative read more
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The only damage is some wear to the outer cardboard casing of the hardback collection (first photo)nine books in total hardback and paperback all in great conditionÂŁ10 for the lot
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A fine copy - only very light shelf wear to the dust jacket edges and tanning of pages and edges
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Notes from a big country journey into the american dream by bill bryson (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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`we spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside itthe idea of the book is simply to try to understand the extraordinary contraption that is us
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44 assorted books bill bryson,ben elton jeffrey archer, ricky tomlinson and lots more good condition with box with lid no delivery or posting buyer collect no reductions my postcode hd76hl
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And bill bryson is surely the most entertaining guide youll findoxfam bookshop cheltenham the appalachian trail stretches from georgia to maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in america-majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakesif youre going to take a hike, its probably the place to gohe introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail and to some of the other hardy (or just foolhardy) folks he meets along the way-and a couple of bearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morealready a classic, a walk in the woods will make you long for the great outdoors (or at least a comfortable chair to sit and read in)
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Ignoring such dangers - and yet curiously obsessed by them - bill bryson journeyed to australia and promptly fell in love with the countryoxfam bookshop cheltenham it is the driest, flattest, hottest, most desiccated, infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents and still australia teems with life - a large portion of it quite deadlyand who can blame him? the people are cheerful, extrovert, quick-witted and unfailingly obliging: their cities are safe and clean and nearly always built on water; the food is excellent; the beer is cold and the sun nearly always shineslife doesn't get much better than thissee oxfam website for delivery information read morein fact, australia has more things that can kill you in a very nasty way than anywhere else
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