In a Sunburned Country | Bill Bryson

In a Sunburned Country | Bill Bryson | One of my favorite books of all time!

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	In a Sunburned Country Bill Bryson Broadway, 2001 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 405 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

"Que Sera Sera"

I checked this out of the library and read it on the way to Australia to visit my daughter during her study abroad semester in Brisbane. She read it while we sailed the Whitsundays and dove on the Great Barrier Reef - well, not when we we actually in the water. Before whe started reading it, in conversations I regularly sited Bryson having commented on many of our topics, by saying something, "Just like in the book," or, "Bryson talks about that in the book." A little like Seinfeld having done so many topics, that we live parts of them in our daily lives. Anyway, we left the book on a plane. So, I'll buy a copy for the library and one for me - money well spent. It was a great introduction and punctuated much of the trip. A bus driver in Brisbane was actually whistling "Que Sera Sera," which,I think, was mentioned in the book. I'll find out when I read it again. I'd read Bryson's Sort History of Nearly Everything a couple of years ago. It's also a good read.

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One of my favorite books of all time!

I have to admit it, I'm a huge Bill Bryson fan. I've read and enjoyed all his books, some more some less but even his "weaker" books were well worth reading.

I've read this book in its UK form as "Down Under" and have to say it is my favorite of Bryson's books! It is funny, thought provoking, intelligent, and interesting all the way through. Bryson has a way of telling historical fact and making it interesting and here it shines.

A little tale of how I discovered this book: I was traveling through New Zealand and Australia for about a year. During my travels, backpackers (as low budget travelers are known) usually trade books between them. You pick up a book, you read it, you trade it for a different one from another backpacker. And so it goes. However, there was one particular book that many backpackers had in their possession and did not care to trade for any cost, it was indeed "Down Under" which I had to purchase for myself. Considering all the hype and praise fellow backpackers were giving it, I had no choice. It was a fantastic read full of relevant information. Afterwards, I too did not wish to trade it and it's sitting proudly on my bookshelf today, with red sand stains from the Australian Outback - a reminder to where the book was at!

In short, get this book, read it, enjoy it.

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Another jewel from Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson's adventures, as usual, are full of lovely descriptions, surprises, and laughs. I am in the process of reading all of his books - if you like this make sure you get more.

In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson

Must reading for anyone planning a trip to Australia, or who
just likes a teriffic descrption of this far-off land by a master
storyteller who writes with self-depricating humor.

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