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1.		Shakespeare: The World as a Stage (Eminent Lives) from HarperPerennial Price: £3.86 Customer Review: Bill Bryson is more or less superman in today's literary world. He transcends subjects in a single bound and the globe in another. He's a talented critic, writer and humourist. It's a good job, to use modern vernacular, that he's the daddy because, with this one, he's taken on the mother of all... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

2.		A Short History of Nearly Everything from Black Swan Price: £6.99 Customer Review: I started out with enthusiasm with this book but should have read the title a little more carefully. A short 'history'of nearly everything with the emphasis on HISTORY. This book goes into great detail on how and when each new bit of information was discovered with biographies of the scientists... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

3.		Mother Tongue: The English Language from Penguin Books Ltd Price: £6.69 Customer Review: I liked this book. It is written with Bryson's usual witty and engaging style. It is a book that is absolutely of the high standard any reader of Bryson's previous books will have come to expect. Having said that, this book is certainly not for everyone, even if you have thoroughly enjoyed many... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

4.		Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe from Black Swan Price: £6.94 Customer Review: Needing to clear some space on my bookshelves I have decided to reacquaint myself with Bill Bryson's travel books before Bookcrossing them. This one was written in 1990, first published in 1992 and the edition on my bookshelf in 1998. I enjoyed reading this travelogue of his tour of some of... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

5.		Notes from a Small Island from Black Swan Price: £6.99 Customer Review: An aimless and tedious meander through British life as seen from an outsider's point of view. Some of this book is very funny but it is full of pointless anecdotes and inane drivel. This book is too long and much of it is instantly forgettable. Not good!	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

6.		Down Under from Black Swan Price: £6.99 Customer Review: I must be honest and say that I started this book in tandem with another just because I didn't think I'd be terribly interested in the subject matter, much as I love Bryson. By the end of the second chapter, I wanted to book a ticket on the next flight to Perth. The flora, fauna and folks that... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

7.		The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid from Black Swan Price: £4.90 Customer Review: I bought this book without knowing anything about Bill or his following, what her wrote or how he wrote. It was literally a last minute buy before a 2 week holiday. I'd finished before the end of the first week. I was instantly drawn in by his characteristic writing style, which is playful and... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

8.		A Short History of Nearly Everything from Corgi Audio Price: £10.00 Customer Review: I started out with enthusiasm with this book but should have read the title a little more carefully. A short 'history'of nearly everything with the emphasis on HISTORY. This book goes into great detail on how and when each new bit of information was discovered with biographies of the scientists... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

9.		The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America from Black Swan Price: £6.99 Customer Review: Can't remember a book that made me laugh out loud, and in public! Not sure why the other reviewers didn't like it but when I read the passages that had me doubled over to my partner he didn't seem to get it either, so I guess it's a case of 'suck it & see'. It's refreshing to read something that... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

10.		Notes from a Big Country from Black Swan Price: £6.99 Customer Review: This is guaranteed to put a smile on virtually anyone's face. Bryson's dry humour & witty observations of life's absurdity coupled with Kerry Shale's excellent delivery make this an easy winner. The basic material is also very interesting so a wining combination all round. I had... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

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