In February, Bryson takes to the stage in Singapore for an evening that promises both intellect and mischief – revisiting the ...

Discover why best-selling non-fiction author Bill Bryson now turns to fiction for enjoyment and how he makes science accessible. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything has sold millions of copies since its initial publication in 2003, but a ...

Author Bill Bryson is known for exploring far-flung places: His previous books cover the Australian outback and the Appalachian Trail -- and even the history of the universe. But the author of A Short ...

Feb. 20—Bill Bryson has a way with words. Whether it's about heavenly bodies or the body we walk around in or the world we send our bodies through, Bryson can explain things in a way that's easy to ...

Consequently, the memoir that propelled Bryson from a gigging travel writer to a bestselling author, A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail, almost wasn’t written. His ...

Bill Bryson, Des Moines Register royalty, author of 19 books, member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire and Fellow of the Royal Society, recalled recently his experiences meeting the ...

AMES, Iowa — Beloved on both sides of the pond for his writing, which is impossible to dislike, Iowa's own Bill Bryson will speak at Iowa State University. Bryson's talk, "At Home and Abroad," will be ...

Bill Bryson, the author of "A Short History of Nearly Everything," narrows his focus considerably when he chats about his travels through the Welsh countryside. Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St. NW. $15 ...

While looking for the future at EDUCAUSE 2010 I ended up, thanks to Bill Bryson, being captivated by the past. Specifically 19th century England, the years in which the Industrial Revolution changed ...

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David Balton and Jane Stewart take us for a ride on la strada. Molto bene! By Caitlin Lovinger Philip D’Anieri’s “Appalachian Trail” chronicles the people who created the legendary footpath and its ...