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1. Notes From A Big Country:-Of course there were things Bryson missed about Blighty but any sense of loss was countered by the joy of rediscovering some of the forgotten treasures of his childhood: the glories of a New England autumn; the pleasingly comical sight of oneself in shorts; and motel rooms where you can generally count on being awakened in the night by a piercing shriek and the sound of a female voice pleading, put the gun down, vinnie, I'll do anything you say.
2. Shakespeare:-Examining centuries of myths, half truths and downright lies, Bill Bryson tries to make sense of the man behind the masterpieces. In a journey through the streets of Shakespear's time, he brings to life the hubbub of Elizabethan England and a host of characters along the way.
3. Down Under:-It is the driest, flattest, hottest, most infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents and still Australia teems with life-a large prtion of it quite deadly.
1. Notes From A Big Country:-Of course there were things Bryson missed about Blighty but any sense of loss was countered by the joy of rediscovering some of the forgotten treasures of his childhood: the glories of a New England autumn; the pleasingly comical sight of oneself in shorts; and motel rooms where you can generally count on being awakened in the night by a piercing shriek and the sound of a female voice pleading, put the gun down, vinnie, I'll do anything you say.2. Shakespeare:-Examining centuries of myths, half truths and downright lies, Bill Bryson tries to make sense... Read More