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About Bill Bryson

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 was shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize and is an international bestseller.
Bill Bryson was Chancellor of Durham University 2005-2011. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in England.

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National Storytelling Week

Make a new friends, discover a new land or just escape in this brilliant story book A Really Short History of Words by Bill Bryson from Penguin Random House Children's UK

8 days ago

Earth Rotation Day

Learn all you can about the Earth in A Really Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson from Corgi Childrens

28 days ago

Earth Rotation Day

Learn all you can about the Earth in A Really Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson from Puffin

28 days ago

Earth Rotation Day

Learn all you can about the Earth in A Really Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson from Penguin Random House Children's UK

28 days ago

Happy birthday Bill Bryson

Happy Birthday Bill Bryson! Now's the time to read A Really Short History of Nearly Everything published by Corgi Childrens.

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Happy birthday Bill Bryson

Happy Birthday Bill Bryson! Now's the time to read A Really Short Journey Through the Body published by Puffin.

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Happy birthday Bill Bryson

Happy Birthday Bill Bryson! Now's the time to read A Really Short History of Words published by Puffin.

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Happy birthday Bill Bryson

Happy Birthday Bill Bryson! Now's the time to read A Really Short History of Words published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

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