Blogs about: Bill Bryson
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Notes From a Small Island
I have read too many serious travel books lately – heck, too many serious books in general if you want to throw in the likes of East of Eden and Les Miserables – and needed a break with so… more →
Jason's Travels
To my mind, the...
wrote 6 hours ago: To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as … more →
The Glory of Foreign Travel
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wrote 1 day ago: “But that’s the glory of foreign travel, as far as I am concerned. I don’t want to know what p … more →
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
wrote 2 days ago: Bill Bryson, humorist and lover of history, science and all kinds of interesting trivia, has long be … more →
0516 - Spring Has Arrived
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wrote 5 days ago: Strawberries are on the way. This strawberry field at Story Farms, here in Catskill, will soon be th … more →
Interesting guesses
wrote 6 days ago: “That’s the glory of foreign travel, as far as I am concerned. I don’t want to know what … more →
Thursday Three - Projects I want to do in the car this weekend
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wrote 6 days ago: I was writing what was turning into a cry fest post for me so I saved that and am doing this instead … more →
WiLoveBooks - Author Interview: Ellie Campbell
wrote 1 week ago: Thank you to our 10,000 new readers who downloaded Looking For La La this weekend. And thank you to … more →
Bosons and Fermions and Music
wrote 1 week ago: In A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson takes on the major questions of the universe, e … more →
Made in America
wrote 1 week ago: Em Made in America, Bill Bryson desmistifica o seu país natal — explicando, por exemplo, como é que … more →
A Short History of Nearly Everything
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wrote 1 week ago: “It is a slightly arresting notion that if you were to pick yourself apart with tweezers, one … more →
Statistics show that 2/3rds of young women in London are prostitutes or servants*
wrote 1 week ago: The asterix in the post title there is magic, like one on a dodgy legal document or a misleading ad. … more →
The Meaning of Lichen
wrote 1 week ago: “They simply exist… testifying to the moving fact that life even at it’s simplest level … more →
Summer Reads Part One: In the Woods
wrote 1 week ago: Spring might have just begun in Providence, but it feels like summer is right around the corner. And … more →
Robert Redford To Direct 'A WALK IN THE WOODS'
wrote 1 week ago: Robert Redford will star and officially direct the upcoming adaption film titled A Walk In The Woods … more →
My cup runneth over...
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wrote 1 week ago: Well, we made it all the way up that very long coast to Cairns. Thanks David, for your paper towel … more →
I'm a Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson
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wrote 2 weeks ago: This book advertises itself to be “notes on returning to America after twenty years away.” I am a Bi … more →
Here Goes Nothing...
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wrote 2 weeks ago: As I sit in the terminal at La Rochelle Airport waiting for the Ryanair flight; which I have learned … more →
What I Want to Read...Anglophile Obsessions
wrote 2 weeks ago: I am constantly reading. I somehow feel like I have even more time for it now that I’m in col … more →
Roberts and Speed elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society
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wrote 2 weeks ago: I just found out that Gareth Roberts and Terry Speed have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Socie … more →
