Bill Bryson (1) (1951–)
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Sobre El Autor
Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa on December 8, 1951. In 1973, he went backpacking in England, where he eventually decided to settle. He wrote for the English newspapers The Times and The Independent, as well as supplementing his income by writing travel articles. He moved back to the mostrar más United States in 1995. His first travel book, The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America, was published in 1989. His other books include I'm a Stranger Here Myself, In a Sunburned Country, Bill Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words, Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe, Made in America, The Mother Tongue, Bill Bryson's African Diary, A Short History of Nearly Everything, At Home: A Short History of Private Life, Walk About, and Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, the Genius of the Royal Society. A Walk in the Woods was adapted into a movie starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte. Bryson's titles, The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain, Notes from a Small Island and Neither Here Nor There made the New York Times bestseller list in 2016. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Series
Obras de Bill Bryson
Aventuras y desventuras del Chico Centella : mi infancia en la América de los cincuenta (2006) 6,553 copias
Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States (1994) 4,280 copias
Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society (2010) — Editor — 1,023 copias
RDSELP v103 A Walk in the Woods / Cloud Nine (Reader's Digest Select Editions) (1999) — Contribuidor — 3 copias
Bryson Bill 2 copias
Essence of Provence {article} 1 copia
Bill Bryson 7 Book Set (No Box): I'm a Stranger Here Myself, The Lost Continent, A Walk in the Woods, Made in… (2000) 1 copia
Britain's Hedgerows {article} 1 copia
The Bill Bryson BBC Radio Collection: Divided by a Common Language, Journeys in English and More 1 copia
Bill Bryson Series Collection: Troublesome Words, Mother Tongue: the Story of the English Language, Icons of England,… (2011) 1 copia
The New World of Spain {article} 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
There's No Toilet Paper on the Road Less Traveled: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure (1998) — Contribuidor — 210 copias
The Road Less Travelled: Foreword by Bill Bryson (Eyewitness Travel Guides) by Compact (2011) (2009) — Prólogo, algunas ediciones — 131 copias
Wild: Stories of Survival from the World's Most Dangerous Places (Adrenaline) (1999) — Contribuidor — 59 copias
Licensed to Sell: The History and Heritage of the Public House (2004) — Prólogo, algunas ediciones — 17 copias
New York City reisverhalen 6 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Bryson, William McGuire
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1951-12-08
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- VS
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Des Moines, Iowa, VS
- Educación
- Drake University
- Ocupaciones
- journalist
travel writer
non-fiction author - Relaciones
- Bryson, Michael G. (brother)
Bryson, Bill, Sr. (father) - Organizaciones
- Campaign to Protect Rural England
- Premios y honores
- Chancellor of Durham University (2005)
Order of the British Empire (2006)
Golden Eagle Award (2007)
Fellow of the Royal Society (2013) - Agente
- Jed Mattes
- Biografía breve
- Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. A backpacking expedition in 1973 brought him to England where he met his wife and decided to settle. He wrote for the English newspapers The Times and The Independent for many years, writing travel articles to supplement his income. He lived with his family in North Yorkshire before moving back to the States in 1995, to Hanover, New Hampshire, with his wife and four children. In 2003 he and his family moved back to England, where they currently reside.
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2015 UpROOTed (1)
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Books I've read (9)
Books to Read (1)
Tour of Iowa (1)
Pageturners (1)
How Humans Work (1)
My List (1)
Allie's Wishlist (2)
Sense of place (2)
Etymology (3)
Unread books (3)
Funny Books (4)
Carole's List (8)
Folio Society (2)
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- Obras
- 59
- También por
- 18
- Miembros
- 124,681
- Popularidad
- #59
- Valoración
- 3.9
- Reseñas
- 3,047
- ISBNs
- 1,086
- Idiomas
- 30
- Favorito
- 661
Mi frase favorita "Resulta un tanto fascinante pensar que si tú mismo te fueses deshacienco con una pinzas, átomo a átomo, lo que producirías sería un montón de fino polvo, nada del cual habría estado nunca vivo pero todo él habrías sido en otro tiempo tú"