TV documentary maker Simon Reeve has dodged bullets on frontlines, hunted with the Bushmen of the Kalahari, dived with manta rays, seals and sharks, survived malaria, walked through minefields, tracked lions on foot, been taught to fish by the President of Moldova, and detained for spying by the KGB.

Todos os livros do Bryson são testemunha da sua visão crítica e pessoal do mundo que o rodeia, redigida de forma simples e direta.Generally, however, he is quite willing to poke fun at both the country of his birth and the country he has adopted as a second home with a certain amount of glee, a great deal of affection, and the relative objectivity of a man who belongs exclusively to neither place. Emprisonnée à vie pour le meurtre de son fils, Matthew, 3 ans, David Burroughs s'est résigné à son sort. Un correspondant anonyme affirme détenir des renseignements sur la mort accidentelle de ses parents, survenue plusieurs mois plus tôt. England für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene beschreibt Bryson auf humorvolle Art und Weise seinen Alltag in den USA, der von allerlei kuriosen und skurillen Vorkomnissen gekennzeichnet ist. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.

Though not a match for his earlier success of Notesfrom a Small Island, Notes from a Big Country takes a good second place. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. Some of the sections didn’t work quite so well; these are generally the few that don’t consist of actual anecdotes but are just him trying to demonstrate the absurdity of things like tax forms. Gathered here are 18 months' worth of his "Mail on Sunday" columns about that strange phenomena, the American way of life, in which he brings his bemused wit to bear on one of the world's craziest countries.Un jour la lune et le soleil décident qu'il faut trouver quelqu'un pour aider les enfants qui ont des problèmes.

I enjoyed this book and as the description says , actually did find myself laughing out loud and shaking my head on many occasions.

This blog is all about the books I have read, the ones that I am reading and gems that I plan to read in the future or whenever it arrives. Une tendre histoire d'amour se tisse au fil des pages de ce roman feel-good, sous le regard bienveillant d'êtres "cabossés" par la vie, qui cherchent à se reconstruire. Dans un monde où le mariage signe l'asservissement des femmes, Kalliopée, la Princesse de Viridia, est soulagée de se retrouver unie à Karel, son premier amour et le futur roi de Lapisia. Gathered here are 18 months' worth of musings about the strangest of phenomena - the American way of life.