71 results for 'Bill Bryson'

Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 3,0, University of Marburg (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Transatlantic Stereotyping - Views...

'Anyone who can write about places like Milton Keynes and Normal, Illinois and leave you gasping for more has got to have a rare talent' Bill Bryson

Theo Fennell's picaresque journey from the depths of financial despair to the glittering celebrity world of the rich and famous is a comic classic comparable to Three Men in a Boat or Bill Bryson's...

Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Graz, language: English, abstract: The field of contemporary travel...

The continued musings of a hapless wanderer. Younger than Bill Bryson, smaller than Levison Wood, and hairier than Julia Bradbury. In his latest adventure, our bumbling yet affable narrator walks the...

A Trace of Smoke: "O.J. Bryson's writing combines an engrossing plot, vivid characterizations, and deftly-paced action into a genuinely pleasurable read. But even more importantly, he manages to...

If you've ever tried to be a decent person; tried to understand, be sympathetic or helpful, but the more you did, the more it seemed you were getting sucked into a wormhole of worsening bullshit,...

This is Terry as he really is - wise and funny. A good book from a big man. If only he could be the Primate.'John Sergeant'A travelogue that is refreshingly irreverent and deeply human.' James...

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Immaturity follows the travels of Matt Hoffman as he confronts one hilarious scenario after another. While reconnecting with uproarious characters from his past and...

‘A wonderful book – I was helplessly absorbed’ – Bill Bryson In his memoir The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Gunner, former football journalist Patrick Mangan relives...

Nafplio: Biography of a Greek town tells the history of Nafplio from its origins 3000 years ago to the present, exploring the key events, the characters and the stories of one of Greece's most...

'Backseat Bedroom' is a non-fiction book by, unique Scottish musician, Nick Andrew. The thing that makes Nick unique is that he lives in a car. A blue one.It all started as a bizarre 2 week...

This is the story of how the author's German ancestors coped with life since the time of Julius Caesar. Why was so much of the Germany we know today never absorbed into the Roman Empire while much of...

This book is about my empirical research for 'Middle England' in little Britain - in a very similar way that Bill Bryson travelled around the country in Notes from a Small Island. Therefore like:...

4000S BY 40 IS THE HUMOROUS TALE OF A HARD-CHARGING GUY HUMBLED BY MOUNTAINS-AND BY LIFEFollowing in the footsteps of writers like Cheryl Strayed and Bill Bryson, 4000s by 40 gives voice to the...

"Funny, poignant, each chapter a surprise, as this young man not only discovers the magic of Cornwall, but the magic inherently in him." - Deidre GainorA humorous, fish out of water story, this...

A mad romp around the world by a quirky data collecting redhead!A book for those who love Peter Moore. If you love Bill Bryson read this!Fran has a travel story for all 365 dates of the year, from...

Lewis took Clark, Steinbeck took his dog Charley, and Kerouac took drugs. Bill Bryson and William Least Heat-Moon went alone. Bob Braithwaite took Hope, his ten-year-old daughter, on an 18,000-mile...

Your compass is pointing at the magnetic field of travel.Journey by the Book is a tool enabling the pathfinder-whether tenderfoot or veteran scout-to explore uncharted seas and territories in...

Carver writes in a style not unlike Bill Bryson, candidly regalingreaders with tales of his worst experiences ("Some of the worstwere worse than others.") as well as the best: "I enjoyed a...

If you live in the Midwest, you have to know how to laugh. Tornados, floods, drought, and miles and miles of flat land: if you don't have a sense of humor, you might want to consider living somewhere...

Masala & Other Mixes is an often hilarious account of an epic, 5,500-mile journey through India and Nepal. This travelogue is essential reading for anyone wishing to fully understand India or...

A Fish Out of Water in the Garden of EnglandWhen Richard Harrison packs up his London cubicle, and decides to start a gardening business in Sevenoaks, Kent, he overlooks just one tiny detail.He...