Library home. Books by Bill Bryson

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DOWN UNDER

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5850 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 9
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 13.50
\pause{1500}Reader: Ratcliffe, Richard
\pause{1500}Main subject: Travel - World
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When he realised that Australia, huge as it is, doesn't rank very highly on the world stage, particularly with Americans, Bill Bryson decided to change this view. On his vist Down Under he fell in love with Australia and here persuades us to do the same.

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LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID, THE

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7701 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 8
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 7.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Bryson, Bill
\pause{1500}Main subject: Biography & Autobiography - General
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Biography & Autobiography - Humour
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Bill BrysonÆs nostalgic and hilarious memoir of growing up in an eccentric, but loving, family in 1950s Middle America.

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LOST CONTINENT, THE

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 4018 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 12
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 12.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Ratcliffe, Richard
\pause{1500}Main subject: Travel - World
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Humour
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A savagely funny portrait of contemporary America. Strong language.

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MADE IN AMERICA

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5780 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 15
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 22.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Lister, Tony
\pause{1500}Main subject: Animal Stories
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In his own inimitable style, Bill Bryson attempts to explain how American language, culture and society developed. Of course he illustrates his serious points with very funny anecdotes.

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NEITHER HERE NOR THERE

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 3462 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 6
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 9.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Ratcliffe, Richard
\pause{1500}Main subject: Travel - Continental Europe
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Humour
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The author gives a humorous view of his backpacking travels in Europe;

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NOTES FROM A BIG COUNTRY

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5255 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 8
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 11.25
\pause{1500}Reader: Simpson, Richard
\pause{1500}Main subject: Travel - World
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Humour
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After nearly two decades in England, the author returns to America with his family, from where he writes affectionately about the world's richest and craziest country.

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NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 4443 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 9
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 13.50
\pause{1500}Reader: Simpson, Richard
\pause{1500}Main subject: Travel - British Isles
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Humorous Fiction
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American writer turns a laconic & affectionate eye over Britain - his adopted country.

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SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING, A

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6404 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 14
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 20.25
\pause{1500}Reader: Ratcliffe, Richard
\pause{1500}Main subject: Science - General
\pause{1500}Additional subject: History - General, Social history
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In his attempt to understand everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilisation, Bill Bryson has looked at complex scientific theories and made them comprehensible to everyone. He has also revealed the world in a way most of us have never seen before.

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WALK IN THE WOODS, A

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5032 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 8
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 10.75
\pause{1500}Reader: Ratcliffe, Richard
\pause{1500}Main subject: Travel - World
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Humour
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The author & a friend hike the 2,200 miles of the Appalachian Trail. Their experiences are told in the author's hilarious style.

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