A former Chancellor of Durham University, he was President of the Campaign to Protect Rural England for five years, and is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. Bill Bryson was born in the American Mid-West, and now lives in the UK. 2015 by Bill Bryson (Author) 9,461 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 5.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 27.49 Other new, used and collectible from 2. Bryson has also written books on language, on Shakespeare, on history, and on his own childhood in the hilarious memoir The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. Down Under: Travels in a Sunburned Country (Bryson, 6) Paperback 5 Nov. Nevertheless, Bill Bryson journeyed to the country. Australia has more things that can kill you than anywhere else. His acclaimed book on the history of science, A Short History of Nearly Everything, won the Royal Society's Aventis Prize as well as the Descartes Prize, the European Union's highest literary award, and is the biggest selling popular science book of the 21st century. Down UnderTravels In a Sunburned Country. His new number one Sunday Times bestseller is The Road to Little Dribbling. Another travel book, A Walk in the Woods, has become a major film starring Robert Redford, Nick Nolte and Emma Thompson. Bill Bryson's bestselling travel books include The Lost Continent and Notes from a Small Island, which in a national poll was voted the book that best represents Britain.
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