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10 series · 56 booksBill Bryson History Books
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Icons of England | 2008 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | At Home: A Short History of Private Life | 2010 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | One Summer: America, 1927 | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Bill Bryson Language Books
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words | 1984 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | The Mother Tongue | 1990 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | Made in America | 1994 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors | 2008 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Bill Bryson Non-Fiction Books
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The Best American Travel Writing 2000 | 2000 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir | 2006 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | Shakespeare | 2007 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | The Secret History of Christmas | 2022 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Bill Bryson Science Books
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | A Short History of Nearly Everything | 2003 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | A Really Short History of Nearly Everything | 2004 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | Seeing Further | 2010 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | The Body | 2019 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The Palace Under the Alps | 1985 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | The Lost Continent | 1989 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | Neither Here nor There | 1992 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | Notes from a Small Island | 1995 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 5 | A Walk in the Woods | 1997 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 6 | I'm a Stranger Here Myself / Notes from a Big Country | 1998 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 7 | The English Landscape: Its Character and Diversity ( With: Marina Warner, Christopher Lloyd, Jennifer Jenkins, David Bellamy, Robin Hanbury-Tenbison, Anna Parord) | 2000 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 8 | In a Sunburned Country / Down Under | 2000 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 9 | Bill Bryson's African Diary | 2002 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 10 | The Road to Little Dribbling | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Bill Bryson Short Story Collections
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| 1 | The Bill Bryson BBC Radio Collection | 2023 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Marina Warner Travel Books
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| 1 | The English Landscape: Its Character and Diversity ( With: Marina Warner, Christopher Lloyd, Jennifer Jenkins, David Bellamy, Robin Hanbury-Tenbison, Anna Parord) | 2000 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Myth and Landscape (Short Story) ( By: Marina Warner, Ibrahim al-Koni, David Parker) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The Best American Travel Writing 2000 | 2000 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | The Best American Travel Writing 2011 ( By: Sloane Crosley) | 2011 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | The Best American Travel Writing 2012 ( By: Jason Wilson) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | The Best American Travel Writing 2013 ( By: Jason Wilson) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 5 | The Best American Travel Writing 2014 ( By: Jason Wilson) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 6 | The Best American Travel Writing 2015 ( By: Jason Wilson) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 7 | The Best American Travel Writing 2016 | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 8 | The Best American Travel Writing 2017 ( By: Jason Wilson, Lauren Collins) | 2017 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 9 | The Best American Travel Writing 2018 ( By: Cheryl Strayed) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 10 | The Best American Travel Writing 2019 ( By: Jason Wilson) | 2019 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 11 | The Best American Travel Writing 2020 ( By: Jason Wilson) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 12 | The Best American Travel Writing 2021 ( By: Padma Lakshmi) | 2021 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Bill Bryson Anthologies
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Great Baseball Stories | 1990 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | The Astronomy Book | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | Dear NHS | 2020 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
About the Author
Bill Bryson, born in 1951, is an American-British author, travel writer, and commentator. Known for his witty and informative travelogues, Bryson began his literary career as a travel writer for the British newspaper The Independent. Bryson's most notable works include: - "A Walk in the Woods" (1998) - "Neither Here nor There" (1991) - "Notes from a Small Island" (1995) - "In a Sunburned Country" (2000) - "A Short History of Nearly Everything" (2003) His books have received critical acclaim, winning numerous awards such as the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Primetime Emmy Award, and the James Joyce Award. Bryson's writing is praised for its engaging prose, humor, and insightful observations. He has been hailed as a master of the travelogue and popular science genres.