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'''William McGuire Bryson''' is an author who writes books, mostly about travel, but over many other topics as well. Every book of his that I've read has been both informative and very enjoyable.
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'''William McGuire Bryson''' is an author who writes books, mostly about travel, but over many other topics as well.
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==Personal==
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I remember seeing Bryson's name from the book ''[[A Walk in the Woods]]'', but the first book of his I read was ''[[In a Sunburned Country]]'', which I borrowed from a friend at a book swap. However, it wasn't until I read ''[[A Short History of Nearly Everything]]'' that I really got hooked. Every book of his that I've read has been both informative and enjoyable, but a few have been less impressive to me as others.
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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===Books===
 
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| [[The Palace Under the Alps and Over 200 Other Unusual, Unspoiled and Infrequently Visited Spots in 16 European Countries]] || 1985-01-?? || Travel ||  
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| ''[[The Palace Under the Alps and Over 200 Other Unusual, Unspoiled and Infrequently Visited Spots in 16 European Countries]]'' || 1985-01-?? || Travel ||
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| ''[[The Lost Continent]]'' || 1989-08-?? || Travel || 4
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| ''[[The Mother Tongue]]'' || 1990-06-01 || Language ||
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| ''[[Neither Here nor There]]'' || 1992-02-01 || Travel ||  
 
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| [[The Lost Continent: Travels In Small-Town America]] || 1989-08-?? || Travel ||  
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| ''[[Made in America (Book)|Made in America]]'' || 1994-07-04 || Language ||  
 
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| [[The Mother Tongue|The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way]] || 1990-06-01 || Language ||  
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| ''[[Notes from a Small Island]]'' || 1996-05-16 || Travel || 5
 
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| [[Neither Here nor There: Travels In Europe]] || 1992-02-01 || Travel ||  
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| ''[[A Walk in the Woods]]'' || 1998-05-04 || Travel || 2
 
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| [[Made In America (Book)|Made In America: An Informal History of the English Language In the United States]] || 1994-07-04 || Language ||  
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| ''[[I'm a Stranger Here Myself]]'' || 1999-01-01 || Travel ||  
 
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| [[Notes From a Small Island]] || 1996-05-16 || Travel ||  
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| ''[[In a Sunburned Country]]'' || 2000-06-06 || Travel || 3
 
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| [[A Walk In the Woods|A Walk In the Woods: Rediscovering America On the Appalachian Trail]] || 1998-05-04 || Travel || 2
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| ''[[Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words]]'' || 2002-09-17 || Language ||  
 
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| [[I'm a Stranger Here Myself]] || 1999-01-01 || Travel ||  
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| ''[[Bill Bryson's African Diary]]'' || 2002-12-03 || Travel ||  
 
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| [[In a Sunburned Country]] || 2000-06-06 || Travel || 3
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| ''[[A Short History of Nearly Everything]]'' || 2003-05-06 || Science || 1
 
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| [[Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words]] || 2002-09-17 || Language ||  
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| ''[[The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid]]'' || 2006-10-17 || Memoir ||  
 
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| [[Bill Bryson's African Diary]] || 2002-12-03 || Travel ||  
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| ''[[Shakespeare: The World As Stage]]'' || 2007-01-01 || Biography ||  
 
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| [[A Short History of Nearly Everything]] || 2003-05-06 || Science || 1
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| ''[[Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors]]'' || 2008-05-20 || Language ||  
 
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| [[The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid]] || 2006-10-17 || Memoir ||  
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| ''[[Icons of England]]'' || 2008-09-09 || Travel ||  
 
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| [[Shakespeare: The World As Stage]] || 2007-01-01 || Biography ||  
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| ''[[A Really Short History of Nearly Everything]]'' || 2009-10-27 || Science ||  
 
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| [[Bryson's Dictionary For Writers and Editors]] || 2008-05-20 || Language ||  
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| ''[[At Home]]'' || 2010-12-05 || History ||  
 
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| [[Icons of England]] || 2008-09-09 || Travel ||  
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| ''[[One Summer: America, 1927]]'' || 2013-10-01 || History ||  
 
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| [[A Really Short History of Nearly Everything]] || 2009-10-27 || Science ||  
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| ''[[The Road to Little Dribbling]]'' || 2015-10-08 || Travel ||  
 
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| [[At Home: A Short History of Private Life]] || 2010-12-05 || History ||  
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| ''[[The Body]]'' || 2019-10-03 || Science ||  
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===Radio Programs===
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| [[One Summer: America, 1927]] || 2013-10-01 || History ||
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| [[The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes From a Small Island]] || 2015-10-08 || Travel ||  
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| ''[[Journeys in English]]'' || 2004-02-02 || Language || 1
 
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==Links==
 
==Links==
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bryson en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bryson] - Wikipedia.
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{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bryson}}
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{{Link|Official|https://www.penguin.co.uk}}
  
  

Latest revision as of 17:33, 5 March 2023

Bill Bryson, 2015.

William McGuire Bryson is an author who writes books, mostly about travel, but over many other topics as well.

Personal

I remember seeing Bryson's name from the book A Walk in the Woods, but the first book of his I read was In a Sunburned Country, which I borrowed from a friend at a book swap. However, it wasn't until I read A Short History of Nearly Everything that I really got hooked. Every book of his that I've read has been both informative and enjoyable, but a few have been less impressive to me as others.

Bibliography

If the rank is missing, I haven't yet read the book.

Books

Title Publication Date Genre Rank
The Palace Under the Alps and Over 200 Other Unusual, Unspoiled and Infrequently Visited Spots in 16 European Countries 1985-01-?? Travel
The Lost Continent 1989-08-?? Travel 4
The Mother Tongue 1990-06-01 Language
Neither Here nor There 1992-02-01 Travel
Made in America 1994-07-04 Language
Notes from a Small Island 1996-05-16 Travel 5
A Walk in the Woods 1998-05-04 Travel 2
I'm a Stranger Here Myself 1999-01-01 Travel
In a Sunburned Country 2000-06-06 Travel 3
Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words 2002-09-17 Language
Bill Bryson's African Diary 2002-12-03 Travel
A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06 Science 1
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid 2006-10-17 Memoir
Shakespeare: The World As Stage 2007-01-01 Biography
Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors 2008-05-20 Language
Icons of England 2008-09-09 Travel
A Really Short History of Nearly Everything 2009-10-27 Science
At Home 2010-12-05 History
One Summer: America, 1927 2013-10-01 History
The Road to Little Dribbling 2015-10-08 Travel
The Body 2019-10-03 Science

Radio Programs

Title Publication Date Genre Rank
Journeys in English 2004-02-02 Language 1

Links

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