Life And Times Of The Thunderbolt Kid - Travels Through my Childhood (Bryson Bill)(Paperback / softback)

Life And Times Of The Thunderbolt Kid - Travels Through my Childhood (Bryson Bill)(Paperback / softback)

From one of our most beloved and bestselling authors, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950s.Born in 1951 in the middle of the United States, Des Moines, Iowa, Bill Bryson is perfectly positioned to mine his memories of a totally all-American childhood for 24

Down Under - Travels in a Sunburned Country (Bryson Bill)(Paperback / softback)

It is the driest, flattest, hottest, most desiccated, infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents and still Australia teems with life - a large portion of it quite

Neither Here, Nor There - Travels in Europe (Bryson Bill)(Paperback / softback)

Bill Bryson's first travel book, The Lost Continent, was unanimously acclaimed as one of the funniest books in

Made In America - An Informal History of American English (Bryson Bill)(Paperback / softback)

Funny, wise, learned and compulsive. (GQ). Bill Bryson turns away from travelling the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling The Lost Continent, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid and Notes from a Big Country, for a fast, exhilarating ride along the

Body - A Guide for Occupants - THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLER (Bryson Bill)(Paperback / softback)

'We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it. The idea of the book is simply to try to understand the extraordinary contraption that is us.'Bill Bryson sets off to explore the human body, how it functions and its

Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold - Adventures Along the Iron Curtain Trail (Moore Tim)(Paperback / softback)

'Bill Bryson on two wheels'. (Independent). Scaling a new peak of rash over-ambition, Tim Moore tackles the 9,000km route of the old Iron Curtain on a tiny-wheeled, two-geared East German shopping bike. Asking for trouble and getting it, he sets off at the Arctic winter's brutal height, bullying

Shakespeare (Bryson Bill)(Paperback / softback)

From bestselling author Bill Bryson comes this compelling short biography of William Shakespeare, our greatest dramatist and

Land's Edge - A Coastal Memoir (Winton Tim)(Paperback / softback)

Tim Winton's homage to the ocean and his childhood is a magnificent celebration of life at its

In a Sunburned Country (Bryson Bill)(Paperback)

Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. This time in Australia. 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

In My Mind's Eye - A Thought Diary (Morris Jan)(Paperback / softback)

A treat for fans of Alan Bennett's diaries and the works of Bill Bryson and Diana

Seeing Further - The Story of Science and the Royal Society(Paperback / softback)

Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, with contributions from Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, Richard Holmes, Martin Rees, Richard Fortey, Steve Jones, James Gleick and Neal Stephenson amongst others, this beautiful, lavishly illustrated book tells the story of science and the Royal Society, from

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Bryson Bill)(Paperback)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The classic chronicle of a 'terribly misguided and terribly funny' (The Washington Post) hike of the Appalachian Trail, from the author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and The Body 'The best way of escaping into nature.'--The New York Times Back in America after

Billy the Kid (Morris)(Paperback)

Lucky Luke is a 100% real hero of the Old West. He travels around delivering justice wherever he goes, accompanied by his faithful companion, Jolly Jumper. Arriving at Fort Weakling, he changes into a formidable bandit. Does his meeting with Billy the Kid influence

Lost Continent - Travels in Small-Town America (Bryson Bill)(Paperback / softback)

lost to him because he had become a stranger in his own land. Bryson's acclaimed first success, The Lost Continent is a classic of travel literature - hilariously, stomach-achingly, funny, yet tinged with heartache - and the book that first staked Bill Bryson's claim as the most beloved writer of

The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way (Bryson Bill)(Paperback)

With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can't), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson

A Really Short History of Nearly Everything

The extraordinary Bill Bryson takes us from the Big Bang to the dawn of science in this book about basically everything.Ever wondered how we got from nothing to something?Or thought about how we can weigh the earth?Or wanted to reach the edge of the universe?Uncover the mysteries of time, space and

A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bryson Bill)(Pevná vazba)

Bill Bryson is one of the world's most beloved and bestselling writers. In A Short History of Nearly Everything, he takes his ultimate journey-into the most intriguing and consequential questions that science seeks to answer. It's a dazzling quest, the intellectual odyssey of a lifetime, as this

Icons of England (Bryson Bill)(Paperback / softback)

This celebration of the English countryside does not only focus on the rolling green landscapes and magnificent monuments that set England apart from the rest of the world. Many of the contributors bring their own special touch, presenting a refreshingly eclectic variety of personal icons, from pub

Degas and the Little Dancer(Paperback / softback)

The life and art of Degas are seen through the eyes of a

The Life and Art of Albrecht Drer (Panofsky Erwin)(Paperback)

This classic text presents the life, times, and works of Albrecht D rer. Through the skill and immense knowledge of Erwin Panofsky, the reader is dazzled not only by D rer the artist but also D rer in a wide array of other roles, including mathematician and scientific thinker. Originally published

Secret Lancaster (Howorth Billy F.K.)(Paperback / softback)

Explore the secret history of Lancaster through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and

Brothers on Life (Czuchry Matt)(Paperback)

BROTHERS ON LIFE is a journey into the mind and soul told through personal reflections, childhood photographs, and the stories of two brothers, actor Matt Czuchry ('The Good Wife' & 'Gilmore Girls') and psychology professor Dr. Mike Czuchry. Told in three acts, these pages of youth, death,

East of Croydon - Travels through India and South East Asia inspired by her BBC 1 series 'The Ganges' (Perkins Sue)(Paperback / softback)

Time Warped - Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception (Hammond Claudia)(Paperback / softback)

A fascinating and mind-bending journey through the science of time