Bill Bryson (1) (1951–)
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Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa on December 8, 1951. In 1973, he went backpacking in England, where he eventually decided to settle. He wrote for the English newspapers The Times and The Independent, as well as supplementing his income by writing travel articles. He moved back to the toon meer United States in 1995. His first travel book, The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America, was published in 1989. His other books include I'm a Stranger Here Myself, In a Sunburned Country, Bill Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words, Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe, Made in America, The Mother Tongue, Bill Bryson's African Diary, A Short History of Nearly Everything, At Home: A Short History of Private Life, Walk About, and Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, the Genius of the Royal Society. A Walk in the Woods was adapted into a movie starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte. Bryson's titles, The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain, Notes from a Small Island and Neither Here Nor There made the New York Times bestseller list in 2016. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Fotografie: Bill Bryson in 2018
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Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States (1994) 4,185 exemplaren
Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society (2010) — Redacteur — 993 exemplaren
Notes from a Small Island / Neither Here Nor There / I'm a Stranger Here Myself (2006) 49 exemplaren
Una breve historia d casi todo Vol. 2 4 exemplaren
Una breve historia de casi todo Vol. 1 3 exemplaren
Untitled 2 exemplaren
Britain's Hedgerows 1 exemplaar
The Style and Substance of Oxford 1 exemplaar
Essence of Provence 1 exemplaar
England's Lake District: Beauty Besieged 1 exemplaar
Des Moines, Iowa: Riding Out the Worst of Times 1 exemplaar
Bill Bryson 7 Book Set (No Box): I'm a Stranger Here Myself, The Lost Continent, A Walk in the Woods, Made in… (2000) 1 exemplaar
Main-Danube Canal: Linking Europe's Waterways 1 exemplaar
Bill Bryson Series Collection: Troublesome Words, Mother Tongue: the Story of the English Language, Icons of England,… (2011) 1 exemplaar
Author discussion: Bill Bryson [August 2009] 1 exemplaar
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Not So Funny When It Happened: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure (2000) — Medewerker — 231 exemplaren
There's No Toilet Paper on the Road Less Traveled: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure (1998) — Medewerker — 207 exemplaren
Onverwachte ontdekkingen 1000 fantastische bestemmingen (2009) — Voorwoord, sommige edities — 131 exemplaren
Wild: Stories of Survival from the World's Most Dangerous Places (Adrenaline) (1999) — Medewerker — 58 exemplaren
Licensed to Sell: The History and Heritage of the Public House (2004) — Voorwoord, sommige edities — 17 exemplaren
New York City reisverhalen 6 exemplaren
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Bryson, William McGuire
- Geboortedatum
- 1951-12-08
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- VS
- Land (voor op de kaart)
- UK
- Geboorteplaats
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Des Moines, Iowa, VS
- Opleiding
- Drake University
- Beroepen
- journalist
travel writer
non-fiction author - Relaties
- Bryson, Michael G. (brother)
Bryson, Bill, Sr. (father) - Organisaties
- Campaign to Protect Rural England
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Chancellor of Durham University (2005)
Order of the British Empire (2006)
Golden Eagle Award (2007)
Fellow of the Royal Society (2013) - Agent
- Jed Mattes
- Korte biografie
- Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. A backpacking expedition in 1973 brought him to England where he met his wife and decided to settle. He wrote for the English newspapers The Times and The Independent for many years, writing travel articles to supplement his income. He lived with his family in North Yorkshire before moving back to the States in 1995, to Hanover, New Hampshire, with his wife and four children. In 2003 he and his family moved back to England, where they currently reside.
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