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A classic from the New York Times bestselling author of A Walk in the Woods and The Body.
After living in Britain for two decades, Bill Bryson recently moved back to the United States with his English wife and four children (he had read somewhere that nearly 3 million Americans believed they had been abducted by aliens—as he later put it, “it was clear my people needed me”). They were greeted by a new and improved America that boasts microwave pancakes, twenty-four-hour dental-floss hotlines, and the staunch conviction that ice is not a luxury item.
Delivering the brilliant comic musings that are a Bryson hallmark, I’m a Stranger Here Myself recounts his sometimes disconcerting reunion with the land of his birth. The result is a book filled with hysterical scenes of one man’s attempt to reacquaint himself with his own country, but it is also an extended if at times bemused love letter to the homeland he has returned to after twenty years away.
Publisher : Crown; Reprint edition (June 6, 2000)
Language : English
Paperback : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 076790382X
ISBN-13 : 978-0767903820
Item Weight : 7.6 ounces
Dimensions : 5.13 x 0.63 x 7.95 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book very funny, witty, and makes them laugh until they cry. They describe it as an enjoyable, engaging read that is highly entertaining. Readers also appreciate the insightful, interesting, and informative content. However, some feel the content is dated and lacks the mix of historical depth and humor that Bryson’s longer works have.
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