{"product_id":"bill-bryson-notes-from-a-big-country","title":"Bill Bryson - Notes from a Big Country","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Bill Bryson. Themes include History, United States, Social Science, Customs \u0026amp; Traditions, Travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Bryson has the rare knack of being out of his depth wherever he goes - even (perhaps especially) in the land of his birth. This became all too apparent when, after nearly two decades in England, the world's best-loved travel writer upped sticks with Mrs Bryson, little Jimmy \u003ci\u003eet al.\u003c\/i\u003e and returned to live in the country he had left as a youth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOf course there were things Bryson missed about Blighty but any sense of loss was countered by the joy of rediscovering some of the forgotten treasures of his childhood: the glories of a New England autumn; the pleasingly comical sight of oneself in shorts; and motel rooms where you can generally count on being awakened in the night by a piercing shriek and the sound of a female voice pleading, 'Put the gun down, Vinnie, I'll do anything you say.'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether discussing the strange appeal of breakfast pizza or the jaw-slackening direness of American Tv, Bill Bryson brings his inimitable brand of bemused wit to bear on that strangest of phenomena - the American way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58187270095222,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780552997867.jpg?v=1767525681","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/bill-bryson-notes-from-a-big-country","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}