In a Sunburned CountryEvery time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. This time in Australia. His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods. In A Sunburned Country is his report on what he found in an entirely different place: Australia, the country that doubles as a continent, and a place with the friendliest inhabitants, the hottest, driest weather, and the most peculiar and lethal wildlife to be found on the planet. The result is a deliciously funny, fact-filled, and adventurous performance by a writer who combines humor, wonder, and unflagging curiousity. Despite the fact that Australia harbors more things that can kill you in extremely nasty ways than anywhere else, including sharks, crocodiles, snakes, even riptides and deserts, Bill Bryson adores the place, and he takes his readers on a rollicking ride far beyond that beaten tourist path. Wherever he goes he finds Australians who are cheerful, extroverted, and unfailingly obliging, and these beaming products of land with clean, safe cities, cold beer, and constant sunshine fill the pages of this wonderful book. Australia is an immense and fortunate land, and it has found in Bill Bryson its perfect guide. |
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Page 119
... thing about Australians I'd noticed - they apologized for things that weren't their fault . I FOUND MY WAY ALONG NORTH TERRACE , the city's grandest thoroughfare , to the South Australian Museum , a stately pile de- voted to natural and ...
... thing about Australians I'd noticed - they apologized for things that weren't their fault . I FOUND MY WAY ALONG NORTH TERRACE , the city's grandest thoroughfare , to the South Australian Museum , a stately pile de- voted to natural and ...
Page 138
... thing and the cost was substantial . Altogether , according to Low , Australia is now home to more than 2,700 foreign weeds . Interestingly , botanical gardens are among the worst offenders . Three escapees from Darwin's bo- tanic ...
... thing and the cost was substantial . Altogether , according to Low , Australia is now home to more than 2,700 foreign weeds . Interestingly , botanical gardens are among the worst offenders . Three escapees from Darwin's bo- tanic ...
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... thing you have to remember , " he added with a sudden thoughtful air , " is that the only thing unusual about the Harold Holt drowning was that he was prime minister when it happened . If it hadn't been for that , the whole thing would ...
... thing you have to remember , " he added with a sudden thoughtful air , " is that the only thing unusual about the Harold Holt drowning was that he was prime minister when it happened . If it hadn't been for that , the whole thing would ...
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