作者Bill Bryson原名William McGuire Bryson,美国人,出生于1951年。他年轻时在美国德雷卡大学读了两年之后就开启了间隔年,两次到欧洲旅行。旅途中他在打工的医院里认识了一位名叫Cynthia Billen的护士,后来Cynthia成为他的太太。1975年他们回到美国以便Bryson完成他的学业,两年后他们搬到了英国生活。定居英国二十多年,Bry...
Bill Bryson, author of The Body: A Guide for Occupants Bill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body --- how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately) the ways it can fail. Full of extraordinary...
During the recent holiday I read Bill Bryson's latest tome ––and, as usual, he far exceeded my expectations. As Bill says: "Houses aren't refuges from history. They are where history ends up."Before we plunge deeper into the fray, I have to say that I love Bill Bryson's work. ...
The Body “ A fact-studded survey of our physiques, inside and out….Mr. Bryson…writes better, is more amusing and has greater mastery of his material than anyone else….Mr. Bryson is a master explainer, with a gift for the pithy simile and all-encompassing metaphor….Brisk, ...
Bill Bryson´s View of Great Britain and the USA in "Notes from a Small Island" and "Notes from a - American Studies - Term Paper 2007 - ebook 12.99 € - GRIN
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Amazon.com Review From primordial nothingness to this very moment, A Short History of Nearly Everything reports what happened and how humans figured it out. To accomplish this daunting literary task, Bill Bryson uses hundreds of sources, from popular science books to interviews with luminaries in ...
Book Review: The Body: A Guide for Occupants Bill Bryson, the well-known author of several books on topics such as popular science, literature, English usage, and hiking in Great Britain and on the Appalachian Trail, has written this book to explain various features of the human bo... HS...
Linda Myrick spoke and sang. Keitha Bryson and Paul Chonka safeguarded the demands during the march and organized the many marshalls who helped direct our peaceful crowd during the rally. So many more hands, hearts, and minds helped organize this event. That is just to name a few who worke...
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