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Down Under: Travels in a Sunburned Country
Bill Bryson
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Description for Down Under: Travels in a Sunburned Country
Paperback. Series: Bryson. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 298.
It is the driest, flattest, hottest, most desiccated, infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents and still Australia teems with life - a large portion of it quite deadly. In fact, Australia has more things that can kill you in a very nasty way than anywhere else. Ignoring such dangers - and yet curiously obsessed by them - Bill Bryson journeyed to Australia and promptly fell in love with the country. And who can blame him? The people are cheerful, extrovert, quick-witted and unfailingly obliging: their cities are safe and clean and nearly always built ... Read more
It is the driest, flattest, hottest, most desiccated, infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents and still Australia teems with life - a large portion of it quite deadly. In fact, Australia has more things that can kill you in a very nasty way than anywhere else. Ignoring such dangers - and yet curiously obsessed by them - Bill Bryson journeyed to Australia and promptly fell in love with the country. And who can blame him? The people are cheerful, extrovert, quick-witted and unfailingly obliging: their cities are safe and clean and nearly always built ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Bryson
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784161835
SKU
V9781784161835
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About Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. His bestselling books include The Road to Little Dribbling, Notes from a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods, One Summer and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. In a national poll, Notes from a Small Island was voted the book that best represents Britain. His acclaimed work ... Read more
Reviews for Down Under: Travels in a Sunburned Country
Bryson makes you laugh out loud...Down Under is filled with quirky stories',
Sunday Express
Bryson makes you laugh out loud...Down Under is filled with quirky stories',
Sunday Express
The thing that Bryson most loves about Australia - its effortlessly dry, direct way of viewing the world - is, in fact, ... Read more
Sunday Express
Bryson makes you laugh out loud...Down Under is filled with quirky stories',
Sunday Express
The thing that Bryson most loves about Australia - its effortlessly dry, direct way of viewing the world - is, in fact, ... Read more