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Notes from a small island

Bill Bryson has decided his native country needs him--but first, he takes a leisurely jaunt around the island he loves.

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  • "Bill Bryson has decided his native country needs him--but first, he takes a leisurely jaunt around the island he loves."@en
  • "Bill Bryson has decided his native country needs him - but first, he takes a leisurely jaunt around the island he loves."@en
  • "In 'Notes From a Small Island', Bryson, who moved to England from the USA over 17 years ago and settled in North Yorkshire with his family, turns an affectionate but ironic eye on his adopted country. Britain will never seem the same again."
  • "After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson, the acclaimed author of such best-sellers as The Mother Tongue and Made in America, decided it was time to move back to the United States for a while. This was partly to let his wife and kids experience life in Bryson's homeland - and partly because he had read that 3.7 million Americans believed that they had been abducted by aliens at one time or another. It was thus clear to him that his people needed him. But before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of modern-day Britain, and to analyze what he loved so much about a country that had produced Marmite, zebra crossings, and place names like Farleigh Wallop, Titsey, and Shellow Bowells. With characteristic wit and irreverence, Bill Bryson presents the ludicrous and the endearing in equal measure. The result is a hilarious social commentary that conveys the true glory of Britain."@en
  • "After almost two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the States for a while, but before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain -a farewell tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of modern-day Britain."@en
  • "After almost two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the States for a while, but before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain -a farewell tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of modern-day Britain."
  • "Grab your umbrella and join best-selling author Bill Bryson for a grand tour through the heartland of the United Kingdom. As he wanders through tiny villages and bustling cities, his irreverent travelogue will keep you laughing out loud and eager to explore what lies just around the next corner."@en
  • "Bill Bryson's humorous tales of his his final trip around Britain before he moves his family to the United States to expose them to his old home."@en
  • ""Before he returns to the United States after nearly two decades on British soil, Bryson decides to take a farewell jaunt through his adopted homeland. But his plans to neatly traverse the island by foot, bus, and train are soon thwarted. On weekends, odd train and bus schedules leave him stranded in isolated communities with damp, moldering inns. And as a destination beckons above the rooftops, a maze of city streets leads him further away."--Container."
  • "Before he returns to the United States after nearly two decades on British soil, Bryson decides to take a farewell jaunt through his adopted homeland. Amid difficulties in transportation, Bryson encounters quirky age-old customs and charming inhabitants. An irreverent and amusing travelogue entices the listener to visit the British Isles."@en
  • "Before returning to America after spending twenty years in Britain, the author decided to tour his second home and presents a look at England's quirks and its endearing qualities."
  • "Bill Bryson has lived in Britain for twenty years. Before returning back home, he decides to showcase England's quirks and endearing qualities."@en
  • "After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the States for a while, to let his kids experience life in another country, to give his wife the chance to shop until 10 p.m. seven nights a week, and, most of all, because he had read that 3.7 million Americans believed that they had been abducted by aliens at one time or another, and it was thus clear to him that his people needed him. But before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of the nation's public face and private parts (as it were), and to analyse what precisely it was he loved so much about a country that had produced Marmite, a military hero whose dying wish was to be kissed by a fellow named Hardy, place names like Farleigh Wallop, Titsey and Shellow Bowells, people who said 'Mustn't grumble', and Gardeners' Question Time. So in Notes from a Small Island, Bryson turns a laconic but affectionate eye on his adopted country. Britain will never seem the same again."@en
  • ""Notes from a small island" is a perceptive and highly entertaining social commentary that conveys the true glory of Britain."
  • "Bill Bryson is an unabashed Anglophile who, through a mistake of history, happened to be born and bred in Iowa. Righting that error, he spent 20 years in England before deciding to repatriate. This was partly to let his wife and children experience life in Bryson's homeland, and partly because he had read that 3.7 million Americans believed that they had been abducted by aliens at one time or another. It was thus clear to him that his people needed him."
  • "Journalist Bill Bryson had lived in Great Britain for twenty years when he decided to move back to the U.S. After one last trip around the island--mostly by public transportation--in order to savour the uniqueness of British culture, Bryson wrote this humorous account of the customs and language of the people."@en
  • "American journalist Bryson spent two decades working in Britain. Before he left the place he came to love, he took a jaunt around England observing the country and the people as a visitor might. The result is a witty and irreverent portrait that celebrates the ludicrous and the endearing things that make Britain what it is."@en
  • "A hilarious social commentary that conveys the true glory of Britain by an American who lived there for almost 20 years."@en
  • "Before leaving for America, the author takes one last trip around the island. The result is an hilarious social commentary on modern-day Britain."
  • "After almost two decades in Britain, the author took the decision to move back to the States, but before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, he insisted on taking one last trip around Britain."
  • "After almost two decades in Britain, the author took the decision to move back to the States, but before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, he insisted on taking one last trip around Britain."@en

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  • "Non-Fiction"
  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
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  • "Notes from a small island"@en
  • "Notes from a small island"
  • "Notes from a small island [CD Audiobooks]"@en
  • "Notes from a Small Island, by Bill Bryson"
  • "Notes from a small island (CD)"

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