Bill Bryson, Author, Bill Bryson, Read by, read by the author. Random House Audio $29.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-7393-1523-1 For most of his adult life, Bryson has made his home in the U.K, yet he ...

When I was a teenager, I had an argument with a close friend about Bill Bryson. Both of us were competitive ... but because he's able to do what similar books cannot: make the synthesis ...

Alexander C. Kafka has written about books for The Washington Post, the Boston Globe and the Chicago Tribune. Toward the end of Bill Bryson’s hugely enlightening and entertaining “A Short ...

Bill Bryson shares a laugh with the audience during ... Bryson, who appeared at the Wortham Center earlier this week, spoke with Chronicle books editor Maggie Galehouse in the aforementioned ...

Author Bill Bryson is known for exploring far-flung places: His previous books cover the Australian outback and the Appalachian Trail -- and even the history of the universe. But the author of A ...

Another reputable source estimates the cost at $168. There’s the rub, as author Bill Bryson points out early and often in his latest book, “The Body: A Guide to Occupants” (Doubleday ...

Which brings us to Bill Bryson, an Iowa-raised author who has spent the bulk of his adult life living in Great Britain. As a citizen of both countries, he serves as a sort of translator between ...

"Whatever happens in the world," writes Bill Bryson "whatever is discovered or ... leaning newspaper Gringoire in Vichy France. Its author was Irene Nemirovsky, a Russian-born Jew -- though ...

AUTHOR Bill Bryson admits he was nervous about selling the movie rights to a best-selling book. ‘You sell all rights — they can do anything’. “You never know quite what you are going to ...

Author Bill Bryson will discuss his latest book, "At Home: A Short History of Private Life," at Greenwich Library's Cole Auditorium at 7 p.m. this Friday, Oct. 14.Contributed Photo Author Bill ...