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The best-selling author of A Walk in the Woods presents a readable and informative overview of the English language and the complexities of spelling, capitalization, plurals, hyphens, abbreviations, and many other idiosyncratic quirks, irregularities, and problems of writing. 25,000 first printing.

Hardcover:

9780767922692 | Broadway Books, May 20, 2008, cover price $22.00 | About this edition: The best-selling author of A Walk in the Woods presents a readable and informative overview of the English language and the complexities of spelling, capitalization, plurals, hyphens, abbreviations, and many other idiosyncratic quirks, irregularities, and problems of writing.

Paperback:

9780385662086 | Random House of Canada Ltd, December 31, 2009, cover price $19.95
9780767922708 | Anchor Books, May 12, 2009, cover price $16.95

Miscellaneous:

9780767929110 | Broadway Books, May 20, 2008, cover price $16.00

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The author describes his return to America after two decades of living abroad and his disconcerting reunion with his homeland

Hardcover:

9780786220021, titled "I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away" | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, November 1, 1999), cover price $30.95 | About this edition: The author describes his return to America after two decades of living abroad and his disconcerting reunion with his homeland

Paperback:

9780786220038, titled "I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away" | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, August 1, 2000), cover price $27.95 | About this edition: The author describes his return to America after two decades of living abroad and his disconcerting reunion with his homeland
9780767903820, titled "I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away" | Reprint edition (Broadway Books, July 1, 2000), cover price $15.99 | About this edition: The author describes his return to America after two decades of living abroad and his disconcerting reunion with his homeland as he discusses motels, tax-return instructions, and hardware stores.

Miscellaneous:

9780767931182, titled "I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away" | Broadway Books, May 13, 2008, cover price $15.99

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By Bill Bryson (foreword by)

Hardcover:

9781844836116 | Duncan Baird Pub, March 4, 2008, cover price $9.95

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A portrait of the bard is presented in the style of a travelogue based on interviews with actors, the curator of Shakespeare's Birthplace, and academics, in an account that also shares the author's whimsical recollections of his own adventures in Stratford-upon-Avon. Simultaneous.

CD/Spoken Word:

9780061363511 | Unabridged edition (Harperaudio, November 1, 2007), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: A portrait of the Bard is presented in the style of a travelogue based on interviews with actors, the curator of Shakespeare's birthplace, and academics, in an account that also shares the author's recollections of his own adventures in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Miscellaneous:

9781598954487 | Unabridged edition (Findaway World Llc, October 30, 2006), cover price $44.99

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Some say that the first hint that Bill Bryson was not of Planet Earth came when his mother sent him to school in lime-green Capri pants. Others think it all started with his discovery, at the age of six, of a woollen jersey of rare fineness. In this memoir, he explores the ordinary kid he once was, and the curious world of 1950s America.

Paperback:

9780552772549 | New edition (Transworld Pub, June 2, 2007), cover price $14.70 | About this edition: Some say that the first hint that Bill Bryson was not of Planet Earth came when his mother sent him to school in lime-green Capri pants.

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The author traces the Big Bang through the rise of civilization, documenting his work with a host of the world's most advanced scientists and mathematicians to explain why things are the way they are.

Hardcover:

9788478717989, titled "Una Breve Historia De Casi Todo/ A Short History of Nearly Everything: Version Ilustrada" | Ill edition (Rba Publicaciones Editores revistas, November 30, 2006), cover price $57.99

Paperback:

9788478711758 | Rba Publicaciones Editores revistas, September 30, 2004, cover price $57.99 | About this edition: The author traces the Big Bang through the rise of civilization, documenting his work with a host of the world's most advanced scientists and mathematicians to explain why things are the way they are.

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Product Description: From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the middle of the United States in the middle of the last century. A book that delivers on the promise that it is “laugh-out-loud funny...read more

Hardcover:

9780375434303 | Large print edition (Random House Large Print, October 17, 2006), cover price $27.95 | About this edition: The best-selling author of A Walk in the Woods and I'm a Stranger Here Myself describes his all-American childhood growing up as a member of the baby boom generation in the heart of Iowa, detailing his rich fantasy life as a superhero known as the Thunderbolt Kid and his his remarkably normal 1950s family life.
9780767919364 | 1 edition (Broadway Books, October 17, 2006), cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The author describes his all-American childhood growing up as a member of the baby boom generation in the heart of Iowa, detailing his rich fantasy life as a superhero known as the Thunderbolt Kid and his remarkably normal 1950s family life.

Paperback:

9780767919371 | Reprint edition (Broadway Books, September 25, 2007), cover price $15.99 | About this edition: The author describes his all-American childhood growing up as a member of the baby boom generation in the heart of Iowa, detailing his rich fantasy life as a superhero known as the Thunderbolt Kid and his remarkably normal 1950s family life.

Miscellaneous:

9780767926317 | Broadway Books, October 17, 2006, cover price $15.99 | also contains The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir

Prebinding:

9781439559413 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, October 8, 2008), cover price $23.95 | About this edition: From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the middle of the United States in the middle of the last century.

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Product Description: Playaway is the simplest way to listen to a book on the go. Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, it comes with the audio content already on it and a battery to make it play. No Cassettes. No CDs. No Downloads. Simply plug in the earphones and enjoy...read more

Miscellaneous:

9781598953909 | Unabridged edition (Findaway World Llc, October 30, 2006), cover price $34.99 | About this edition: Playaway is the simplest way to listen to a book on the go.

CD/Spoken Word:

9781846071072, titled "The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid" | New edition (Gardners Books, September 4, 2006), cover price $40.05 | About this edition: Presents Bill Bryson's hilarious memoir of growing up in middle America in the fifties.

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Miscellaneous:

9780739375570 | Abridged edition (Findaway World Llc, October 1, 2007), cover price $44.99
9781598951493 | Abridged edition (Findaway World Llc, February 1, 2006), cover price $44.99

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Paperback:

9789706517586, titled "Una breve historia de casi todo A Short History of Nearly Everything" | Oceano De Mexico, January 2, 2005, cover price $27.75

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The hilarious story of a group of endearing incompetents who set out to conquer the world's highest peak, the celebrated but seldom seen Rum Doodle (40,000-and-a-half feet). Binder, the kindly, under-insightful leader of the party, heads a singularly ill-assorted team of comic immortals such as Jungle, the route-finder who cannot find his way to any assembly point, and Wish, the scientist conducting dotty experiments on the boiling point of ice.
By Bill Bryson (introduced by)

Hardcover:

9780753166697 | Reprint edition (Isis Large Print Books, January 15, 2003), cover price $35.50 | About this edition: The hilarious story of a group of endearing incompetents who set out to conquer the world's highest peak, the celebrated but seldom seen Rum Doodle (40,000-and-a-half feet).
9780195201987, titled "Modigliani" | W W Norton & Co Inc, July 1, 1980, cover price $19.95 | also contains Modigliani | About this edition: Recounts the brief life and career of the Italian painter, with a detailed anaylsis of his religious drawings, nudes, and portraits

Paperback:

9780099530381 | Random House Uk Ltd, April 27, 2010, cover price $18.95

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Paperback:

9781400039982 | Goldmann Wilhelm Verlag Gmbh, January 1, 2003, cover price $23.00

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A travel writer with little background knowledge of Africa recounts his journey to Kenya at the invitation of CARE International, where he visited slums, historic sites, natural wonders, refugee camps, and relief projects.

Hardcover:

9780767915069 | 1 edition (Broadway Books, June 1, 2004), cover price $12.00 | About this edition: A travel writer with little background knowledge of Africa recounts his journey to Kenya at the invitation of CARE International, where he visited slums, historic sites, natural wonders, refugee camps, and relief projects.
9780385605144 | Transworld Pub, December 2, 2002, cover price $17.10 | About this edition: Bill Bryson goes to Kenya at the invitation of CARE International, a charity which works with local communities to eradicate poverty around the world.

Miscellaneous:

9780307418845 | Broadway Books, December 18, 2007, cover price $12.00

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A revised edition of the dictionary that provides a straightforward guide to the pitfalls and hotly disputed issues in written English. The entries are discussed with wit and common sense, and illustrated with examples of questionable usage.

Paperback:

9780141040394 | Gardners Books, June 4, 2009, cover price $14.65
9780141001357 | 3 edition (Gardners Books, September 26, 2002), cover price $15.40 | About this edition: A revised edition of the dictionary that provides a straightforward guide to the pitfalls and hotly disputed issues in written English.
9780140266405 | Penguin Uk, June 1, 1999, cover price $13.00

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A revised and updated edition of a humorous primer on the English language, expanded for an American audience, contains entries on correct and questionable usage, a glossary, and a pronunciation guide. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

Hardcover:

9780767910422 | 1 edition (Broadway Books, August 1, 2002), cover price $21.00 | About this edition: A revised and updated edition of a humorous primer to the English language, expanded for an American audience, contains entries on correct and questionable usage, a glossary, and a pronunciation guide.

Paperback:

9780767910439 | Reprint edition (Broadway Books, September 14, 2004), cover price $14.00 | About this edition: A revised and updated edition of a humorous primer to the English language, expanded for an American audience, contains entries on correct and questionable usage, a glossary, and a pronunciation guide.

Miscellaneous:

9780767910477 | Broadway Books, September 17, 2002, cover price $12.95

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Australia has more things that can kill you than anywhere else. Nevertheless, Bill Bryson journeyed to the country and promptly fell in love with it. The people are cheerful, their cities are clean, the beer is cold and the sun nearly always shines.

Paperback:

9780552997034 | New edition (Transworld Pub, May 5, 2001), cover price $14.80 | About this edition: Australia has more things that can kill you than anywhere else.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780754075820 | New edition (Bbc Pubns, March 10, 2003), cover price $43.00

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Product Description: This is a collection of tall tales, absurd stories, and crazy true-life anecdotes. Bill Bryson is also the author of The Lost Continent, Made in America, and Neither Here Nor There.
By Bill Bryson and Kathryn Lamb (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780751510614 | Little Brown Uk, May 1, 2001, cover price $7.50 | About this edition: This is a collection of tall tales, absurd stories, and crazy true-life anecdotes.

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Filled with loving photographs and essays--by David Bellamy, Christopher Lloyd, Richard Mabey, Marina Warner, and others--this illustrated tour of the English countryside takes readers on a vivid tour through one of the world's most beautiful landscapes. 10,000 first printing. (view table of contents)
By Joan Aiken (editor) and Bill Bryson (introduced by)

Hardcover:

9780670896806 | Viking Pr, March 1, 2001, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: Filled with loving photographs and essays--by David Bellamy, Christopher Lloyd, Richard Mabey, Marina Warner, and others--this illustrated tour of the English countryside takes readers on a vivid tour through one of the world's most beautiful landscapes.

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The first in a new annual series presents a wide ranging anthology of the finest travel writing published in 1999, selected from more than three hundred magazines, newspapers, and websites and encompassing articles and essays by Bill Buford, Richard Kapuscinski, and other creative authors. Read by Bill Bryson and others. Simultaneous.
By Bill Bryson (editor)

Hardcover:

9780618074662 | Houghton Mifflin, October 1, 2000, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.

Paperback:

9780618074679 | Mariner Books, October 26, 2000, cover price $28.95 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.

CD/Spoken Word:

9780618093298 | Unabridged edition (Houghton Mifflin, November 16, 2000), cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780618093229 | Houghton Mifflin, November 16, 2000, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in the previous year, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web sites.

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Just in time for the 2000 Olympics in Australia, the bestselling author of A Walk in the Woods takes listeners on an outrageous tour of the land Down Under that goes far beyond packaged-tour routes, leaving no Vegemite sandwich unsavored. Read by the author. Simultaneous.
By Bill Bryson (narrator)

CD/Spoken Word:

9780553502596 | Unabridged edition (Random House, June 1, 2000), cover price $49.95 | About this edition: The author takes readers on a tour of the land Down Under that goes far beyond packaged-tour routes.

Paperback:

9780552009393 | Gardners Books, September 1, 1999, cover price $131.35

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The humorist-author of A Walk in the Woods describes his return to America after two decades of living abroad and his quirky, sometimes disconcerting reunion with his homeland as he discusses motels, tax-return instructions, barbers, hardware stores, and more. Tour. (view table of contents)

Hardcover:

9780767903813 | Broadway Books, May 1, 1999, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The author describes his return to America after two decades of living abroad and his disconcerting reunion with his homeland as he discusses motels, tax-return instructions, hardware stores, and other topics

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780553526264 | Abridged edition (Bantam Audio, May 1, 1999), cover price $25.95 | About this edition: The author describes his return to America after two decades of living abroad and his disconcerting reunion with his homeland as he discusses motels, tax-return instructions, and hardware stores.

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