Sat
Dec 8 2007
01:29 pm
If You Got Nothing Better To Do
By: redmondkr

One of my neighbors is a travel agent and she introduced me to the books of a man who celebrates his birthday today. Bill Bryson is a travel writer. Born in Des Moines in 1952, he writes, "Much as I resented having to grow up in Des Moines, it gave me a real appreciation for every place in the world that's not Des Moines."

I started with A Walk in the Woods, the story of his attempt to trek the Appalachian Trail. He was amazed at what he saw in Gatlinburg. At that point he abandoned the trail for a time and flew home.

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Bill Bryson

Submitted by AllieCat on Sat, 2007/12/08 - 3:06pm.

I love Bill Bryson's books. They make me laugh out loud!

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Long time fan

Submitted by Mello on Sat, 2007/12/08 - 3:55pm.

Long time Bryson fan!

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A Walk In the Woods ...

Submitted by talidapali on Sun, 2007/12/09 - 12:06am.

is a great book. Try "In A Sunburned Country" next...what could be better? Bryson, copious amounts of Australian beer, a guy just as clueless as Bryson about Australia driving through the Outback with him, and the threat of eminent death from snakes, spiders, and jellyfish...OH MY!

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