Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson has written at least 112 books. Their most popular book is A Short History of Nearly Everything with 664 saves with an average rating of 4.23⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres Nonfiction, Adventure, and History.

funny, informative, and lighthearted are their most common moods.

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"William McGuire "Bill" Bryson is a best-selling Anglo-American author of humorous books on travel, as well as books on the English language and science." - Wikipedia

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Bill Bryson

Author Bio

"William McGuire "Bill" Bryson is a best-selling Anglo-American author of humorous books on travel, as well as books on the English language and science." - Wikipedia

Details	Rating	Readers Count
A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson	4.23	280 reads
A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson	4.02	187 reads
The Body: A Guide for Occupants Bill Bryson	4.18	104 reads
Notes from a Small Island Bill Bryson	3.84	76 reads
At Home Bill Bryson	3.95	62 reads
In A Sunburned Country Bill Bryson	3.96	77 reads
Neither Here, Nor There Bill Bryson	3.57	48 reads
The Mother Tongue Bill Bryson	3.79	32 reads
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America Bill Bryson	3.55	48 reads
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away Bill Bryson	3.6	41 reads
One Summer: America, 1927 Bill Bryson	4.18	38 reads
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir Bill Bryson	3.89	41 reads
Shakespeare Bill Bryson Auke Leistra (translator)	3.48	31 reads
The road to Little Dribbling Bill Bryson	3.66	36 reads
Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States Bill Bryson	3.5	22 reads
Notes From a Big Country Bill Bryson	4	11 reads
Bill Bryson's African Diary Bill Bryson	3.75	8 reads
A really short history of nearly everything Bill Bryson Bryson	1	4 reads
The Ascent of Rum Doodle W.E. Bowman	5	4 reads
Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right Bill Bryson	4	5 reads
At Home: A Short History of Private Life Bill Bryson	3.67	6 reads
Shakespeare Shakespeare: The World as Stage Bill Bryson	4	4 reads
Mother Tongue: The English Language Bill Bryson	3.5	5 reads
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way Bill Bryson	3	5 reads
Seeing Further: Ideas, Endeavours, Discoveries and Disputes — The Story of Science Through 350 Years of the Royal Society	4	3 reads
Eine kurze Geschichte von fast allem Bill Bryson	5	2 reads
Breve storia di (quasi) tutto Bill Bryson Mario Fillioley (Translator)	4	3 reads
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid Bill Bryson	2.5	3 reads
The Secret History of Christmas Bill Bryson	3.75	4 reads
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail Bill Bryson	3.5	4 reads
Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors Bill Bryson	2	1 read
Una breve historia de casi todo Bill Bryson	4	3 reads
Bill Bryson's African Diary Bill Bryson	3	3 reads
Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society Bill Bryson	2	1 read
Shakespeare Shakespeare: The World as a Stage Bill Bryson	0	1 read
Breve storia della vita privata Bill Bryson Stefano Bortolussi (Translator)	5	1 read
Коротка історія майже всього на світі Коротка історія майже всього на світі Bill Bryson Олена Замойська (Translator)	3	1 read
Una passeggiata nei boschi Bill Bryson Giuseppe Strazzeri (Translator)	4	1 read
Journeys in English Journeys in English Bill Bryson	4	2 reads
The Complete Notes Bill Bryson	3.5	2 reads
Icons of England Bill Bryson	1	1 read
Troublesome Words Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
人体简史人体简史 Bill Bryson 比尔·布莱森闾佳 (Translator)	3	1 read
The Best American Travel Writing 2000 Alden Jones	0	0 reads
When Things Go Wrong When Things Go Wrong: Diseases from The Body Bill Bryson	0	1 read
Eine kurze Geschichte des menschlichen Körpers Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Picknick mit Bären Bill Bryson	4	1 read
Eine kurze Geschichte der alltäglichen Dinge Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Seeing Further Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Het lichaam Het lichaam: een reisgids Bill Bryson Jan Willem Reitsma (Translator)	0	0 reads
Shakespeare Shakespeare : Antibiographie Bill Bryson	4	1 read
Diário Africano Diário Africano Bill Bryson	1	1 read
Notizie da un grande paese Notizie da un grande paese Bill Bryson Isabella C. Blum (Translator)	4	1 read
America perduta. In viaggio attraverso gli Usa America perduta. In viaggio attraverso gli Usa Bill Bryson Amedeo Poggi (Translator) Annamaria Melania Galliazzo (Translator)	4	1 read
Vestivamo da superman Vestivamo da superman Bill Bryson Stefano Bortolussi (Translator)	4	1 read
In un paese bruciato dal sole In un paese bruciato dal sole: L'Australia Bill Bryson	4	1 read
Una città o l'altra Una città o l'altra: Viaggi in Europa Bill Bryson	2	1 read
Il mondo è un teatro: la vita e l'epoca di William Shakespeare Bill Bryson Stefano Bortolussi (Translator)	5	1 read
L'estate in cui accadde tutto Bill Bryson Isabella C. Blum (Translator)	5	1 read
Bryson's Dictionary [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2001] Bill Bryson Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
The Best American Travel Writing 2016 The Best American Travel Writing 2016 Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
The Bill Bryson BBC Radio Collection: Divided by a Common Language, Journeys in English and More Bill Bryson	5	1 read
Тялото. Наръчник за употреба Bill Bryson Бил Брайсън Анна Карабинска-Ганева (Translator)	0	1 read
El cuerpo humano El cuerpo humano: Guía para ocupantes Bill Bryson Francisco J. Ramos Mena (Translator)	0	0 reads
A Really Short History of Nearly Everything. Bill Bryson Bill Bryson	5	1 read
Stručná historie téměř všeho Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
The Palace Under the Alps, and Over 200 Other Unusual, Unspoiled, and Infrequently Visited Spots in 16 European Countries Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
O Corpo – Um guia para ocupantes Bill Bryson Elsa T.S. Vieira (Translator)	0	0 reads
A Walk in the Woods, Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Walkabout: A Walk in the Woods & Down Under Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
En kort historie om nesten alt Bill Bryson Øyvor Dalan Vik (Translator)	0	0 reads
Summer Summer	0	0 reads
The Life & Times of the Thunderbolt Kid The Life & Times of the Thunderbolt Kid Bill Bryson	0	1 read
Bill Bryson's Appliance of Science Bill Bryson's Appliance of Science Bill Bryson	0	1 read
Тіло. Інструкція з використання Тіло. Інструкція з використання Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Une Histoire de tout, ou presque... Une Histoire de tout, ou presque... Bill Bryson Françoise Bouillot	0	1 read
Hemen Herşeyin Çok Kısa Bir Tarihi Hemen Herşeyin Çok Kısa Bir Tarihi Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Hemen Her Şeyin Kısa Tarihi Hemen Her Şeyin Kısa Tarihi Bill Bryson Handan Balkara Çevikus	0	0 reads
A Walk in the Woods A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail Bill Bryson	0	1 read
Por Aqui e Por Ali Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Ciało. Instrukcja dla użytkownika Bill Bryson Aleksander Wojciechowski (Translator)	0	0 reads
Acasa Acasa Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Bill Bryson African Diary Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Krótka historia prawie wszystkiego Bill Bryson Jacek Bieroń (Translator)	0	0 reads
Herbatka o piątej! Bill Bryson Tomasz Bieroń (Translator)	0	0 reads
W domu. Krótka historia rzeczy codziennego użytku Bill Bryson Tomasz Bieroń (Translator)	0	0 reads
Śniadanie z kangurami. Australijskie przygody Bill Bryson Tomasz Bieroń (Translator)	0	0 reads
Zapiski z wielkiego kraju Zapiski z wielkiego kraju Bill Bryson Dagmara Chojnacka (Translator)	0	0 reads
Piknik z niedźwiedziami Bill Bryson Tomasz Bieroń (Translator)	0	0 reads
Ani tu, ani tam. Europa dla początkujących i średnio zaawansowanych Bill Bryson Tomasz Bieroń (Translator)	0	0 reads
made in america Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Despre toate, pe scurt Despre toate, pe scurt: de la Big Bang la ADN Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Călătorii prin Europa Călătorii prin Europa Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Een kleine geschiedenis van bijna alles Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Shakespeare - wie ich ihn sehe Shakespeare - wie ich ihn sehe Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Mein Afrika Tagebuch Mein Afrika Tagebuch Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Streiflichter aus Amerika Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Frühstück mit Kängurus Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Sommer 1927 Bill Bryson	0	0 reads

Details	Rating	Readers Count
A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson	4.23	280 reads
A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson	4.02	187 reads
The Body: A Guide for Occupants Bill Bryson	4.18	104 reads
Notes from a Small Island Bill Bryson	3.84	76 reads
At Home Bill Bryson	3.95	62 reads
In A Sunburned Country Bill Bryson	3.96	77 reads
Neither Here, Nor There Bill Bryson	3.57	48 reads
The Mother Tongue Bill Bryson	3.79	32 reads
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America Bill Bryson	3.55	48 reads
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away Bill Bryson	3.6	41 reads
One Summer: America, 1927 Bill Bryson	4.18	38 reads
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir Bill Bryson	3.89	41 reads
Shakespeare Bill Bryson Auke Leistra (translator)	3.48	31 reads
The road to Little Dribbling Bill Bryson	3.66	36 reads
Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States Bill Bryson	3.5	22 reads
Notes From a Big Country Bill Bryson	4	11 reads
Bill Bryson's African Diary Bill Bryson	3.75	8 reads
A really short history of nearly everything Bill Bryson Bryson	1	4 reads
The Ascent of Rum Doodle W.E. Bowman	5	4 reads
Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right Bill Bryson	4	5 reads
At Home: A Short History of Private Life Bill Bryson	3.67	6 reads
Shakespeare Shakespeare: The World as Stage Bill Bryson	4	4 reads
Mother Tongue: The English Language Bill Bryson	3.5	5 reads
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way Bill Bryson	3	5 reads
Seeing Further: Ideas, Endeavours, Discoveries and Disputes — The Story of Science Through 350 Years of the Royal Society	4	3 reads
Eine kurze Geschichte von fast allem Bill Bryson	5	2 reads
Breve storia di (quasi) tutto Bill Bryson Mario Fillioley (Translator)	4	3 reads
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid Bill Bryson	2.5	3 reads
The Secret History of Christmas Bill Bryson	3.75	4 reads
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail Bill Bryson	3.5	4 reads
Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors Bill Bryson	2	1 read
Una breve historia de casi todo Bill Bryson	4	3 reads
Bill Bryson's African Diary Bill Bryson	3	3 reads
Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society Bill Bryson	2	1 read
Shakespeare Shakespeare: The World as a Stage Bill Bryson	0	1 read
Breve storia della vita privata Bill Bryson Stefano Bortolussi (Translator)	5	1 read
Коротка історія майже всього на світі Коротка історія майже всього на світі Bill Bryson Олена Замойська (Translator)	3	1 read
Una passeggiata nei boschi Bill Bryson Giuseppe Strazzeri (Translator)	4	1 read
Journeys in English Journeys in English Bill Bryson	4	2 reads
The Complete Notes Bill Bryson	3.5	2 reads
Icons of England Bill Bryson	1	1 read
Troublesome Words Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
人体简史人体简史 Bill Bryson 比尔·布莱森闾佳 (Translator)	3	1 read
The Best American Travel Writing 2000 Alden Jones	0	0 reads
When Things Go Wrong When Things Go Wrong: Diseases from The Body Bill Bryson	0	1 read
Eine kurze Geschichte des menschlichen Körpers Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Picknick mit Bären Bill Bryson	4	1 read
Eine kurze Geschichte der alltäglichen Dinge Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Seeing Further Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Het lichaam Het lichaam: een reisgids Bill Bryson Jan Willem Reitsma (Translator)	0	0 reads
Shakespeare Shakespeare : Antibiographie Bill Bryson	4	1 read
Diário Africano Diário Africano Bill Bryson	1	1 read
Notizie da un grande paese Notizie da un grande paese Bill Bryson Isabella C. Blum (Translator)	4	1 read
America perduta. In viaggio attraverso gli Usa America perduta. In viaggio attraverso gli Usa Bill Bryson Amedeo Poggi (Translator) Annamaria Melania Galliazzo (Translator)	4	1 read
Vestivamo da superman Vestivamo da superman Bill Bryson Stefano Bortolussi (Translator)	4	1 read
In un paese bruciato dal sole In un paese bruciato dal sole: L'Australia Bill Bryson	4	1 read
Una città o l'altra Una città o l'altra: Viaggi in Europa Bill Bryson	2	1 read
Il mondo è un teatro: la vita e l'epoca di William Shakespeare Bill Bryson Stefano Bortolussi (Translator)	5	1 read
L'estate in cui accadde tutto Bill Bryson Isabella C. Blum (Translator)	5	1 read
Bryson's Dictionary [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2001] Bill Bryson Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
The Best American Travel Writing 2016 The Best American Travel Writing 2016 Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
The Bill Bryson BBC Radio Collection: Divided by a Common Language, Journeys in English and More Bill Bryson	5	1 read
Тялото. Наръчник за употреба Bill Bryson Бил Брайсън Анна Карабинска-Ганева (Translator)	0	1 read
El cuerpo humano El cuerpo humano: Guía para ocupantes Bill Bryson Francisco J. Ramos Mena (Translator)	0	0 reads
A Really Short History of Nearly Everything. Bill Bryson Bill Bryson	5	1 read
Stručná historie téměř všeho Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
The Palace Under the Alps, and Over 200 Other Unusual, Unspoiled, and Infrequently Visited Spots in 16 European Countries Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
O Corpo – Um guia para ocupantes Bill Bryson Elsa T.S. Vieira (Translator)	0	0 reads
A Walk in the Woods, Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Walkabout: A Walk in the Woods & Down Under Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
En kort historie om nesten alt Bill Bryson Øyvor Dalan Vik (Translator)	0	0 reads
Summer Summer	0	0 reads
The Life & Times of the Thunderbolt Kid The Life & Times of the Thunderbolt Kid Bill Bryson	0	1 read
Bill Bryson's Appliance of Science Bill Bryson's Appliance of Science Bill Bryson	0	1 read
Тіло. Інструкція з використання Тіло. Інструкція з використання Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Une Histoire de tout, ou presque... Une Histoire de tout, ou presque... Bill Bryson Françoise Bouillot	0	1 read
Hemen Herşeyin Çok Kısa Bir Tarihi Hemen Herşeyin Çok Kısa Bir Tarihi Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Hemen Her Şeyin Kısa Tarihi Hemen Her Şeyin Kısa Tarihi Bill Bryson Handan Balkara Çevikus	0	0 reads
A Walk in the Woods A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail Bill Bryson	0	1 read
Por Aqui e Por Ali Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Ciało. Instrukcja dla użytkownika Bill Bryson Aleksander Wojciechowski (Translator)	0	0 reads
Acasa Acasa Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Bill Bryson African Diary Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Krótka historia prawie wszystkiego Bill Bryson Jacek Bieroń (Translator)	0	0 reads
Herbatka o piątej! Bill Bryson Tomasz Bieroń (Translator)	0	0 reads
W domu. Krótka historia rzeczy codziennego użytku Bill Bryson Tomasz Bieroń (Translator)	0	0 reads
Śniadanie z kangurami. Australijskie przygody Bill Bryson Tomasz Bieroń (Translator)	0	0 reads
Zapiski z wielkiego kraju Zapiski z wielkiego kraju Bill Bryson Dagmara Chojnacka (Translator)	0	0 reads
Piknik z niedźwiedziami Bill Bryson Tomasz Bieroń (Translator)	0	0 reads
Ani tu, ani tam. Europa dla początkujących i średnio zaawansowanych Bill Bryson Tomasz Bieroń (Translator)	0	0 reads
made in america Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Despre toate, pe scurt Despre toate, pe scurt: de la Big Bang la ADN Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Călătorii prin Europa Călătorii prin Europa Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Een kleine geschiedenis van bijna alles Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Shakespeare - wie ich ihn sehe Shakespeare - wie ich ihn sehe Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Mein Afrika Tagebuch Mein Afrika Tagebuch Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Streiflichter aus Amerika Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Frühstück mit Kängurus Bill Bryson	0	0 reads
Sommer 1927 Bill Bryson	0	0 reads

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