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Bryson was born and raised in des moines, iowa, the son of bill bryson sr. He previously worked as a journalist and chief copy editor at british newspapers the times and the independent. Notes from a small island by bryson, bill, 1951publication date 1996. Bill bryson s bestselling books include a walk in the woods now a major motion picture starring robert redford and nick nolte, notes from a small island, im a stranger here myself, in a sunburned country, a short history of nearly everything which earned him the 2004 aventis prize, the life and times of the thunderbolt kid, at home, and one summer. Bill bryson has authored one of them himself, a short history of nearly everything. At home a short history of private life author bill bryson oct2010 pdf free. The first edition of the novel was published in 1997, and was written by bill bryson.
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