Notes from a Big Country, Bill Bryson antiquarian and profound meditation on the

and profound meditation on the meaning of life

A stunning addition to any kitchen

Man on the Balcony

and young finalists in the National Spelling Bee

and the Lovness House

Notes from a Big Country, Bill Bryson antiquarian and profound meditation on theDes Moines, Iowa born writer Bryson's first success was the travel book "The Lost Continent". After living in England for several years, he wanted to go back to the USA to find the perfect little US town of his past, he lovingly called Amalgam. More travel books followed, in the form of "Neither Here Nor There" (where he travels through Europe), "Notes From A Small Island" (where he travels around the United Kingdom, before returning back with his to