Билл Брайсон

Год рождения: 1951

Путешествия

Уильям Макгуайр Брайсон — американско-британский автор, известный своими научно-популярными произведениями о путешествиях, языке и науке.
Родившись в США, большую часть своей взрослой жизни он провел в Великобритании и имеет двойное гражданство.
Брайсон занимал пост канцлера Даремского университета с 2005 по 2011 год.
Среди его известных работ — «Записки с маленького острова» (1995) и «Краткая история почти всего на свете» (2003).
В 2020 году Брайсон объявил о своем уходе из писательской деятельности, но позже записал аудиокнигу в 2022 году.
Его книги проданы тиражом более 16 миллионов экземпляров по всему миру, что отражает его популярность как автора, способного сделать сложные темы доступными для широкой аудитории.

Книги автора Билл Брайсон

The Body

— Bill Bryson • 2019

Your body's raw elements cost pocket change, but no scientist can assemble them into life.

4.31

100 000+

🫀 Human Anatomy 🔬 Popular Science 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🦠 Microbiome 📜 Medical History

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The Body

Your body's raw elements cost pocket change, but no scientist can assemble them into life.

— Bill Bryson 2019 450 стр.

4.31

100 000+ оценок

🫀 Human Anatomy 🔬 Popular Science 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🦠 Microbiome 📜 Medical History

A Walk in the Woods

— Bill Bryson • 1998

A middle-aged writer and his out-of-shape friend set out to hike the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail.

4.07

400 000+

🥾 Travel Memoir 🍻 Buddy Comedy ⛰️ Appalachian Trail 🌳 Nature Writing 🛋️ Armchair Travel

A Walk in the Woods

A middle-aged writer and his out-of-shape friend set out to hike the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail.

— Bill Bryson 1998 397 стр.

4.07

400 000+ оценок

🥾 Travel Memoir 🍻 Buddy Comedy ⛰️ Appalachian Trail 🌳 Nature Writing 🛋️ Armchair Travel

Краткая история почти всего на свете

— Билл Брайсон • 2004

What science knows about the universe, and the accident-prone humans who figured it out.

4.22

400 000+

Краткая история почти всего на свете

What science knows about the universe, and the accident-prone humans who figured it out.

— Билл Брайсон 2004 544 стр.

4.22

400 000+ оценок

In a Sunburned Country

— Bill Bryson • 2000

24 rabbits became 300 million. Bill Bryson crosses Australia, dodging lethal seashells.

4.07

100 000+

🇦🇺 Australian Travel 😂 Humor Travel 🐍 Deadly Wildlife 🐇 Invasive Species ⛓️ Convict Legacy

In a Sunburned Country

24 rabbits became 300 million. Bill Bryson crosses Australia, dodging lethal seashells.

— Bill Bryson 2000 335 стр.

4.07

100 000+ оценок

🇦🇺 Australian Travel 😂 Humor Travel 🐍 Deadly Wildlife 🐇 Invasive Species ⛓️ Convict Legacy

At Home

— Bill Bryson • 2010

Every room in your house conceals a history of bloodshed, invention, and empire.

3.99

99 000+

🏠 Domestic History 🏺 Material Culture 🏛️ Architectural History 🔍 Microhistory 👥 Social History

At Home

Every room in your house conceals a history of bloodshed, invention, and empire.

— Bill Bryson 2010 512 стр.

3.99

99 000+ оценок

🏠 Domestic History 🏺 Material Culture 🏛️ Architectural History 🔍 Microhistory 👥 Social History

I'm a Stranger Here Myself

— Bill Bryson • 1998

After twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson came home to an America he no longer understood.

3.90

69 000+

🌀 Reverse Culture Shock 👀 Observational Humor 🛒 Consumer Culture 🇺🇸 Everyday Americana ✈️ Armchair Travel

I'm a Stranger Here Myself

After twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson came home to an America he no longer understood.

— Bill Bryson 1998 304 стр.

3.90

69 000+ оценок

🌀 Reverse Culture Shock 👀 Observational Humor 🛒 Consumer Culture 🇺🇸 Everyday Americana ✈️ Armchair Travel

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

— Bill Bryson • 2006

His superpower was vaporizing teachers. The decade was 1950s America at its richest, weirdest peak.

3.94

68 000+

🏛️ Mid-Century America 🧒 Childhood Memoir 😂 Humorous Memoir 💰 Postwar Prosperity 🏘️ Small-Town Life

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

His superpower was vaporizing teachers. The decade was 1950s America at its richest, weirdest peak.

— Bill Bryson 2006 288 стр.

3.94

68 000+ оценок

🏛️ Mid-Century America 🧒 Childhood Memoir 😂 Humorous Memoir 💰 Postwar Prosperity 🏘️ Small-Town Life

The Lost Continent

— Bill Bryson • 1989

He drove across America looking for the perfect small town. He mostly found parking lots.

3.81

65 000+

🚗 American Road Trips 🏘️ Small-Town Life 🇺🇸 American Nostalgia 🛒 Consumer Culture 😂 Travel Humor

The Lost Continent

He drove across America looking for the perfect small town. He mostly found parking lots.

— Bill Bryson 1989 299 стр.

3.81

65 000+ оценок

🚗 American Road Trips 🏘️ Small-Town Life 🇺🇸 American Nostalgia 🛒 Consumer Culture 😂 Travel Humor

The Mother Tongue

— Bill Bryson • 1990

Why English spelling is a mess, dialects baffle, and a Germanic tongue now rules the world.

3.91

44 000+

🗣️ History Of English 📚 Popular Linguistics 🌍 Language Evolution 🏷️ Etymology 🗺️ Dialects

The Mother Tongue

Why English spelling is a mess, dialects baffle, and a Germanic tongue now rules the world.

— Bill Bryson 1990 270 стр.

3.91

44 000+ оценок

🗣️ History Of English 📚 Popular Linguistics 🌍 Language Evolution 🏷️ Etymology 🗺️ Dialects

The Road to Little Dribbling

— Bill Bryson • 2015

Twenty years on, Bryson returns to Britain: prettier, richer, and somehow even more perplexing.

3.73

38 000+

🗺️ British Travelogue 🌳 English Countryside 😤 Curmudgeonly Humor 🔬 Cultural Anthropology 🇬🇧 Modern Britain

The Road to Little Dribbling

Twenty years on, Bryson returns to Britain: prettier, richer, and somehow even more perplexing.

— Bill Bryson 2015 380 стр.

3.73

38 000+ оценок

🗺️ British Travelogue 🌳 English Countryside 😤 Curmudgeonly Humor 🔬 Cultural Anthropology 🇬🇧 Modern Britain

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