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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir
Author: Bill Bryson
Format: MP3 CD
Author Bill Bryson
Narrator Bill Bryson
Duration 7h 29m
Some say that the first hint that Bill Bryson was not of Planet Earth came when his mother sent him to school in lime-green Capri pants. Others think it all started with his discovery, at the age of six, of a woollen jersey of rare fineness. Across the moth-holed chest was a golden thunderbolt. It may have looked like an old college football sweate...
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Author Bill Bryson
Narrator Bill Bryson
Duration 2h 45m
BILL BRYSON presents a fascinating exploration of THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. This highly entertaining BBC Radio 4 series is written and presented by Bill Bryson and based on his bestselling book, Mother Tongue. In it he romps through the history of Britain to reveal how English became such an infuriatingly complex - but ultimately world-b...
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Author Books Listening
Narrator Bill Bryson
Duration 12m
Bill Bryson has written books in a variety of genres including travel, languages and science. We have a number of his titles available to borrow from both our online and MP3 CD catalogues.
View BookAt Home: A Short History of Private Life
Author: Bill Bryson
Format: MP3 CD
Author Bill Bryson
Narrator Bill Bryson
Duration 6h
What does history really consist of? Centuries of people quietly going about their daily business - sleeping, eating, having sex, endeavouring to get comfortable. And where did all these normal activities take place? At home. This was the thought that inspired Bill Bryson to start a journey around the rooms of his own house, an 1851 Norfolk rectory...
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