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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Transworld Pub
Publication date
May 26, 2011
Pages
700
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780552777353
ISBN-10
0552777358
Dimensions
2 by 4.50 by 7.25 in.
Weight
0.80 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$15.20
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In "At Home", Bill Bryson applies the same irrepressible curiosity, irresistible wit, stylish prose and masterful storytelling that made "A Short History of Nearly Everything" one of the most lauded books of the last decade, and delivers one of the most entertaining and illuminating books ever written about the history of the way we live. Bill Bryson was struck one day by the thought that we devote a lot more time to studying the battles and wars of history than to considering what history really consists of: centuries of people quietly going about their daily business - eating, sleeping and merely endeavouring to get more comfortable. And that most of the key discoveries for humankind can be found in the very fabric of the houses in which we live. This inspired him to start a journey around his own house, an old rectory in Norfolk, wandering from room to room considering how the ordinary things in life came to be. Along the way he did a prodigious amount of research on the history of anything and everything, from architecture to electricity, from food preservation to epidemics, from the spice trade to the Eiffel Tower, from crinolines to toilets; and on the brilliant, creative and often eccentric minds behind them. And he discovered that, although there may seem to be nothing as unremarkable as our domestic lives, there is a huge amount of history, interest and excitement - and even a little danger - lurking in the corners of every home.
Editions
Editions for the work At Home: A Short History of Private Life
Hardcover
Spl ill edition from Doubleday (October 29, 2013)
9780385537285 | details & prices | 553 pages | 7.75 × 10.00 × 1.75 in. | 3.40 lbs | List price $40.00
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Transworld Pub (May 26, 2011)
9780552777353 | details & prices | 700 pages | 4.50 × 7.25 × 2.00 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $15.20
This edition also contains At Home: A Short History of Private Life
About: In "At Home", Bill Bryson applies the same irrepressible curiosity, irresistible wit, stylish prose and masterful storytelling that made "A Short History of Nearly Everything" one of the most lauded books of the last decade, and delivers one of the most entertaining and illuminating books ever written about the history of the way we live.
This edition also contains At Home: A Short History of Private Life
About: In "At Home", Bill Bryson applies the same irrepressible curiosity, irresistible wit, stylish prose and masterful storytelling that made "A Short History of Nearly Everything" one of the most lauded books of the last decade, and delivers one of the most entertaining and illuminating books ever written about the history of the way we live.
CD/Spoken Word
Unabridged edition from Random House (October 5, 2010)
9780739315262 | details & prices | 5.50 × 6.00 × 1.75 in. | 0.84 lbs | List price $45.00
Editions for the work At Home: A Short History of Private Life
Hardcover
from Doubleday (October 5, 2010)
9780767919388 | details & prices | 497 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.50 in. | 1.90 lbs | List price $28.95
Paperback
Reprint edition from Anchor Books (October 4, 2011)
9780767919395 | details & prices | 577 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $16.95
The price comparison is for this edition
from Transworld Pub (May 26, 2011)
9780552777353 | details & prices | 700 pages | 4.50 × 7.25 × 2.00 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $15.20
This edition also contains At Home: A Short History of Private Life
About: In "At Home", Bill Bryson applies the same irrepressible curiosity, irresistible wit, stylish prose and masterful storytelling that made "A Short History of Nearly Everything" one of the most lauded books of the last decade, and delivers one of the most entertaining and illuminating books ever written about the history of the way we live.
This edition also contains At Home: A Short History of Private Life
About: In "At Home", Bill Bryson applies the same irrepressible curiosity, irresistible wit, stylish prose and masterful storytelling that made "A Short History of Nearly Everything" one of the most lauded books of the last decade, and delivers one of the most entertaining and illuminating books ever written about the history of the way we live.
Miscellaneous
from Doubleday (October 5, 2010)
9780385533591 | details & prices | 512 pages | List price $28.95
from Doubleday of Canada (October 5, 2010)
9780307376114 | details & prices | List price $29.95
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