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The Lost Continent - by Bill Bryson (Paperback)

Name: The Lost Continent - by Bill Bryson (Paperback)
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SKU: 53759316
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"The kind of book Steinbeck might have written if he'd traveled with David Letterman.
Author(s): Bill Bryson
384 Pages
Travel, Essays & Travelogues

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About the Book

Bill Bryson's unsparing and hilarious account of his travels across America in search of the perfect small town. At the end of his journey, Bryson finds not the idyllic town of his dream, but a ture understanding of America--and a certainty that despite the poverty and ignorance, there is much good in the island.

Book Synopsis

"The kind of book Steinbeck might have written if he'd traveled with David Letterman." --New York magazine

An inspiring and hilarious account of one man's rediscovery of America and his search for the perfect small town.

Following an urge to rediscover his youth, Bill Bryson left his native Des Moines, Iowa, in a journey that would take him across 38 states. Lucky for us, he brought a notebook. With a razor wit and a kind heart, Bryson serves up a colorful tale of boredom, kitsch, and beauty when you least expect it. From Times Square to the Mississippi River to Williamsburg, Virginia, Bryson's keen and hilarious search for the perfect American small town is a journey straight into the heart and soul of America.

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An unsparing and hilarious account of one man's rediscovery of America and his search for the perfect small town.

Review Quotes

"Funny, biting, outrageous, and more truthful than we may care to admit. I love small towns, ...--" Detroit Free Press""The Lost Continent is paradoxically touching -- a melancholy memoir in the form of snide travelogue."--" Newsweek"Picture W.C. Fields on a driving tour of thirty-eight American states, and you have some sense of Bill Bryson's "The Lost Continent."--" Pittsburgh Press

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.31 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)

Weight: .54 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 384

Genre: Travel

Sub-Genre: Essays & Travelogues

Publisher: William Morrow & Company

Format: Paperback

Author: Bill Bryson

Language: English

Street Date: August 3, 1990

TCIN: 53759316

UPC: 9780060920081

Item Number (DPCI): 248-02-6801

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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