- Hardcover: 458 pages
- Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C; Large Print edition edition (Aug 1 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0754022471
- ISBN-13: 978-0754022473
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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"Bryson is one of the funniest travel writers in the business." --The Globe and Mail
--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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From perfectly formed potatoes to adulterous U.S. presidents, and from domestic upsets to millennial fever, Bill Bryson just cannot resist airing his opinions on his fellow Americans. After twenty years in England, Bryson is now back on the other side of the pond, and is obviously having a little trouble finding his true American self again.
With his trademark wit, Bryson bemusedly examines that strangest of phenomena: the American way of life. Whether he is discussing the dazzling efficiency of the garbage disposal unit, the comical sight of oneself in shorts, or the jaw-slackening direness of what's on TV, all topics receive the inimitable Bryson treatment.
This collection of comic pieces, taken from his regular column in The Mail on Sunday's Night and Day magazine, will delight Bryson's ever-growing legion of fans. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
With his trademark wit, Bryson bemusedly examines that strangest of phenomena: the American way of life. Whether he is discussing the dazzling efficiency of the garbage disposal unit, the comical sight of oneself in shorts, or the jaw-slackening direness of what's on TV, all topics receive the inimitable Bryson treatment.
This collection of comic pieces, taken from his regular column in The Mail on Sunday's Night and Day magazine, will delight Bryson's ever-growing legion of fans. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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how nice it is to laugh!,
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This review is from: Notes From a Big Country (Paperback)
Bill Bryson knows America, he was born here, He knows England , he lived there for many years, and Bill Bryson knows how to write satirical sendups on eveything our wonderful (?) culture has to offer. His "Drowning in red tape" offering is so funny it could probably make the Immigration authorities laugh, and that's pretty funny. If you want a good chuckle at the foibles of America, get this book, you'll love it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Hahahahaha!!!,
By chupchup (Singapore) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Notes from a Big Country (Hardcover)
Bill Bryson is hilarious! I read this book on the train to work and many a times i had to resist myself from laughing out loud !!In this book, Bill Bryson has complied a collection of short essays which he wrote when he returned to the States. The essays are both informative and hilarious! Don't read this book in one sitting. Safe it for days when you are feeling down and in need of a good laugh!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Try not to read on the train!,
By Brendan Waite (Nanzhang, China) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Notes From a Big Country (Paperback)
When I first read this book I was commuting two hours each way between my home and my college in Sydney AUS. So I had plenty of time for reading everyday. I was reading this coming home late one evening and embarrassing myself every few minutes with snorts of laughter. I drew so much attention to myself that an off-duty rail worker asked me to please keep the noise down as other passengers were trying to sleep, then asked to see what I was reading as he said it "sounded" so good, he was going to buy it! This book is my favourite Bill Bryson book and is a brilliant read, and keeps very well (I think I'm onto my 5th re-reading!). I can't wait to get back to Australia so I can read African Diary and A Brief History of Nearly Everything.
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