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Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. Settled in England for many years, he moved to America with his wife and four children for a few years ,but has since returned to live in the UK. His bestselling travel books include The Lost Continent, Notes From A Small Island, A Walk In The Woods and Down Under. His acclaimed work of popular science, A Short History Of Nearly Everything, won the Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize, and was the biggest selling non-fiction book of the decade in the UK. He was chancellor of Durham University, England’s third oldest university, from 2005 to 2011, and is an honorary fellow of Britain’s Royal Society.
“.…a delightful stroll through the history of domestic life. Now living in a 19th-century church rectory in Norfolk, England, the author decided to learn about the ordinary things of life by exploring each room in his house…. In a sense, Bryson’s book is a history of “getting comfortable slowly”…. Informative, readable and great fun.” Kirkus Reviews (starred)
“[D]elightful…. Considering our homes means a dash through history, politics, science, sex, and dozens of other fields. If this book doesn’t supply you with five years’ worth of dinner conversation, you’re not paying attention.” PEOPLE magazine
“Fascinating…. Join this ambiable tour guide as he wanders through his house, a former rectory built in 1851 in a tranquil English village…. [It] takes a very particular kind of thoughtfulness, as well as a bold temperament, to stuff all this research into a mattress that’s supportive enough to loll about on while pondering the real subject of this book — the development of the modern world…. Bryson is fascinated by everything, and his curiosity is infectious…[his] enthusiasm brightens any dull corner…. You’ll be given a delightful smattering of information about everything but…the kitchen sink.” Dominique Browning, The New York Times Book Review
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