Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely in his own study at home, he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. This book is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization.

A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING

Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out.  His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods.  In A Sunburned Country is his report on what he found in an entirely different place:  Australia, the country that doubles as a continent, and a place with the friendliest inhabitants, the hottest, driest weather, and the most peculiar and lethal wildlife to be found on the planet.  The result is a deliciously funny, factfilled, and adventurous performance by a writer who combines humor, wonder, and unflagging curiousity.Despite the fact that Australia harbors more things that can kill you in extremely nasty ways than anywhere else, including sharks, crocodiles, snakes, even riptides and deserts, Bill Bryson adores the place, and he takes his readers on a rollicking ride far beyond that beaten tourist path.  Wherever he goes he finds Australians who are cheerful, extroverted, and unfailingly obliging, and these beaming products of land with clean, safe cities, cold beer, and constant sunshine fill the pages of this wonderful book.  Australia is an immense and fortunate land, and it has found in Bill Bryson its perfect guide.From the Trade Paperback edition.

Down under

What is the difference between cant and jargon, or assume and presume? What is a fandango? How do you spell supersede? Is it hippy or hippie? This title includes a selection of spellings and usages, covering such head-scratchers as capitalization, plurals, abbreviations and foreign names and phrases.

BRYSON''S DICTIONARY: FOR WRITERS AND EDITORS

In this much anticipated addition to the Eminent Lives series, Bill Bryson's biography of William Shakespeare unravels the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of our greatest poet and playwright.

Shakespeare : The World as a Stage

Britain's writer of narrative non-fiction, the author travels back in time to a forgotten summer when America came of age, took centre stage, and, in five eventful months, changed the world for ever. This book spins a story of adventure, optimism and energy.

One summer: america 1927

A Short History of Nearly Everything - 10th Anniversary Edition

Que sait-on réellement sur Shakespeare, qui n'a laissé que quatorze mots de sa main ? Campant avec sa truculence habituelle le décor de l'Angleterre de la fin du XVIe siècle, Bryson nous ramène à l'homme qu'a pu être le dramaturge et nous en apprend beaucoup sur un personnage aussi mystérieux. Surtout, notre écrivain-voyageur de l'Iowa nous transporte au coeur d'une oeuvre universelle qui demeure la plus belle preuve de l'existence de Shakespeare.

Shakespeare - Antibiographie

Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, and with contributions from Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, David Attenborough, Martin Rees and Richard Fortey amongst others, this is a remarkable volume celebrating the 350th anniversary of the Royal Society.

Seeing further: the story of science and the royal society

Posez une question, Bryson y répond dans ce livre clair, synthétique, vivant, qui conjugue avec bonheur science et sourire. Vous y apprendrez sans efforts par quels hasards, traits de génie, intuitions, déductions, expérimentations, débats, les hommes en sont arrivés à connaître le monde tel qu'ils le connaissent aujourd'hui. Tout y est (ou presque) de l'histoire des sciences, de notre planète et de l'univers.Un merveilleux compagnon, dont la lecture devrait être recommandée à tous les collégiens... et à leurs parents !Ce livre a reçu aux États-Unis, en 2004, le prestigieux prix Aventis du meilleur livre de vulgarisation scientifique et, en 2005, le prix Descartes pour la communication scientifique, qui lui a été décerné par l'Union européenne.

A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING

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