Bill Bryson

Broschiertes Buch

The Life And Times Of The Thunderbolt Kid

Travels Through my Childhood

Beschreibung

Bill Brysonâ s first travel book opened with the immortal line, â I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to.â 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 1950s Middle America.

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: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 201mm x 128mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9781784161811
• ISBN-10: 1784161810
• Artikelnr.: 44547680