Bill Bryson

Broschiertes Buch

One Summer

America 1927

Beschreibung

In summer 1927, America had a booming stock market, a president who worked just four hours a day (and slept much of the rest), a devastating flood of the Mississippi, a sensational murder trial, and an unknown aviator named Charles Lindbergh who became the most famous man on earth.

Autor

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, Notes from a Small Island was voted the book that best represents Britain. His acclaimed work of popular science, A Short History of Nearly Everything, won the Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize, and is the biggest selling non-fiction book of the 21st century. The Body: A Guide for Occupants was shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize and is an international bestseller. Bill Bryson was Chancellor of Durham University 2005-2011. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in England.

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Produktdetails

• Bryson
• Verlag: Transworld Publishers Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 672
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 48mm
• Gewicht: 480g
• ISBN-13: 9780552772563
• ISBN-10: 0552772569
• Artikelnr.: 40322655