Bill Bryson (1) (1951–)
Autore di Breve storia di (quasi) tutto
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Sull'Autore
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 mostra altro 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) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Bill Bryson in 2018
Serie
Opere di Bill Bryson
Notizie da un'isoletta: [un viaggio in Gran Bretagna e nelle sue bizzarrie! (1995) 9,892 copie, 216 recensioni
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away (1998) 7,369 copie, 117 recensioni
Il mondo e un teatro: la vita e l'epoca di William Shakespeare (2007) — Autore — 4,850 copie, 176 recensioni
Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States (1994) 4,318 copie, 46 recensioni
The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain (2015) 2,515 copie, 122 recensioni
Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society (2010) — A cura di — 1,033 copie, 17 recensioni
Notes from a Small Island / Neither Here Nor There / I'm a Stranger Here Myself (2006) 51 copie, 1 recensione
RDSELP v103 A Walk in the Woods / Cloud Nine (Reader's Digest Select Editions) (1999) — Collaboratore — 3 copie
Britain's Hedgerows {article} 1 copia
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
The Road to Little Dribbling More Notes from a Small Island Paperback 7 April 2016 1 copia, 1 recensione
Eine kurze Geschichte von fast allem – Ausgabe für junge Leser: Überarbeitete Neuausgabe nach dem Weltbestseller… (2022) 1 copia
Eine kurze Geschichte des menschlichen Körpers - Eine atemberaubende Reise von der Nasenspitze bis zum großen Zeh:… (2023) 1 copia
Bill Bryson Series Collection: Troublesome Words, Mother Tongue: the Story of the English Language, Icons of England,… (2011) 1 copia
The Bill Bryson BBC Radio Collection: Divided by a Common Language, Journeys in English and More 1 copia
The New World of Spain {article} 1 copia
Opere correlate
Not So Funny When It Happened: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure (2000) — Collaboratore — 236 copie, 6 recensioni
There's No Toilet Paper on the Road Less Traveled: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure (1998) — Collaboratore — 211 copie, 5 recensioni
The Road Less Travelled: Foreword by Bill Bryson (Eyewitness Travel Guides) by Compact (2011) (2009) — Prefazione, alcune edizioni — 128 copie, 1 recensione
Wild: Stories of Survival from the World's Most Dangerous Places (Adrenaline) (1999) — Collaboratore — 60 copie, 1 recensione
Licensed to Sell: The History and Heritage of the Public House (2004) — Prefazione, alcune edizioni — 17 copie, 2 recensioni
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Bryson, William McGuire
- Data di nascita
- 1951-12-08
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- VS
- Luogo di nascita
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Des Moines, Iowa, VS
- Istruzione
- Drake University (BA|1977)
- Attività lavorative
- journalist
travel writer
non-fiction author - Relazioni
- Bryson, Michael G. (brother)
Bryson, Bill, Sr. (father) - Organizzazioni
- Campaign to Protect Rural England
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Chancellor of Durham University (2005)
Order of the British Empire (2006)
Golden Eagle Award (2007)
Fellow of the Royal Society (2013) - Agente
- Jed Mattes
- Breve biografia
- 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.
Utenti
Recensioni
Dopo un po' stufa: è noioso. Bisognerebbe leggerne un pezzetto ogni tanto, allora le ripetizioni numerose passerebbero un po' in secondo piano
Molto meglio dell'altro che avevo letto (Una città o l'altra). Un solo piccolo appunto: la scena col commesso del negozio di articoli sportivi chi l'ha scritta per primo? Non so più quante volte l'ho letta con pochissime varianti!
Raccolta di articoli sugli Usa pubblicati da Bryson su un giornale inglese.
Divertentissimo con la sua tagliente ironia, uno dei miei autori preferiti!
Divertentissimo con la sua tagliente ironia, uno dei miei autori preferiti!
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Books I've read (9)
Comfort Reads (1)
Big History (1)
United Kingdom (1)
Africa (1)
2000s decade (1)
Books About Boys (1)
Best Biographies (1)
BBC Big Read (1)
How Humans Work (1)
Pageturners (1)
Books to Read (1)
My List (1)
Tour of Iowa (1)
Unread books (3)
Sense of place (2)
Etymology (3)
Favourite Books (4)
Funny Books (4)
2015 UpROOTed (1)
Carole's List (8)
Five star books (1)
Allie's Wishlist (2)
Folio Society (2)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 63
- Opere correlate
- 19
- Utenti
- 125,715
- Popolarità
- #59
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 3,067
- ISBN
- 1,089
- Lingue
- 30
- Preferito da
- 660
Breve storia di (quasi) tutto si discosta dal genere dei libri da viaggio per cui Bryson è popolare. In esso vengono descritte scienze generali come chimica, paleontologia, astronomia, antropologia e fisica delle particelle. In questo libro egli descrive quanto accaduto dal Big Bang fino alla scoperta della meccanica quantistica, passando per evoluzione e geologia, raccontando la storia delle scienze attraverso le storie personali degli scienziati protagonisti delle più famose scoperte, come Edwin Hubble, Isaac Newton e Albert Einstein.… (altro)