A Walk in the Woods

Name: A Walk in the Woods
Author: Bill Bryson

by Bill Bryson

Travel narrative of hiking the Appalachian Trail and encounters along the way

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Bill Bryson

American-British popular science and travel writer whose A Short History of Nearly Everything is the most widely read science survey of the 21st century. In a Sunburned Country and Notes from a Small Island are beloved travel books. He writes with humor and genuine curiosity about science, language, and culture.

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A Short History of Nearly EverythingPopular science survey of natural history, discovery, and scientific understanding
In a Sunburned CountryTravel narrative describing the landscape, culture, and wildlife of Australia
Notes from a Small IslandWitty travel memoir of journeys through British countryside and island villages
The Mother TonguePopular history of the English language, its origins, and peculiarities
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