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Artikel-Nr.:
70577014
Im Sortiment seit:
13.05.2011
Erscheinungsdatum:
05/2011
Medium:
Taschenbuch
Einband:
Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:
Bryson, Bill
Verlag:
Transworld Publ. Ltd UK
Imprint:
Black Swan
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagworte:
Rubrik:
Geschichte
Allgemeines, Lexika
Allgemeines, Lexika
Seiten:
700
Gewicht:
366 gr
Beschreibung
AT HOME does for the history of the way we live what A Short History of Nearly Everything did for science. Bill Bryson was struck one day by the thought that we devote a lot more time to studying battles and wars than to what history really consists of: centuries of people quietly going about their daily business - eating, sleeping and merely endeavouring to get more comfortable. So he embarked on a journey around his own house, an old rectory in Norfolk, wandering from room to room to 'write a history of the world without leaving home'.
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Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. His bestselling books include The Road to Little Dribbling, Notes from a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods, One Summer and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. In a national poll, Notes from a Small Island was voted the book that best represents Britain. His acclaimed work of popular science, A Short History of Nearly Everything, won the Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize, and was the biggest selling non-fiction book of its decade in the UK. His new book The Body: A Guide for Occupants is an extraordinary exploration of the human body which will have you marvelling at the form you occupy.
Bill Bryson was Chancellor of Durham University 2005-2011. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in England.
Bill Bryson was Chancellor of Durham University 2005-2011. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in England.