Bill Bryson, author portrait

Bill Bryson

BILL BRYSON's bestselling books include A Walk in the WoodsThe Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, and A Short History of Nearly Everything (which won the Aventis Prize in Britain and the Descartes Prize, the European Union's highest literary award). He was chancellor of Durham University, England's third oldest university, from 2005 to 2011, and is an honorary fellow of Britain's Royal Society.
The Body
One Summer
A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition
Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words
Bill Bryson's African Diary
A Walk in the Woods

Books

The Body
One Summer
A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition
Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words
Bill Bryson's African Diary
A Walk in the Woods

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