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In a Sunburned Countryby Bryson, Bill
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Book DescriptionNew York: Broadway Books, 2000 8vo. 307pp. dj has light edge wear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Book summaryBryson, author of A WALK IN THE WOODS and I'M A STRANGER HERE MYSELF, takes on Australia. Bryson's wit and capacity for observation remain in top working condition despite the heat, and his encounters with the locals are engaging in this typical Brysonian look beyond the obvious.Media Reviews"Mr. Bryson coasts too much but can still make most gratifying company." -- Janet Maslin, New York Times "It's a delight to be included on any one of Bill Bryson's journeys, but IN A SUNBURNED COUNTRY is, in my opinion, Bryson's best to date. The best, actually, of a very good lot." -- January Magazine "The thing that Bryson most loves about Australia--'its effortlessly dry, direct way of viewing the world'--is, in fact, his own. They're a perfect fit." -- Annette Kobak, New York Times Book Review "It's not all yuks--though it is hard not to grin idiotically through all 288 pages--for Bryson is a talented portraitist of place." -- Kirkus First LineFlying into Australia, I realized with a sigh that I had forgotten again who their prime minister is. I am forever doing this with the Australian prime minister--committing the name to memory, forgetting it (generally more or less instantly), then feeling terribly guilty. My thinking is that there ought to be one person outside Australia who knows. Publisher NotesTaking readers on a rollicking ride far beyond packaged-tour-routes, IN A SUNBURNED COUNTRY introduces a place where interesting things happen all the time, from a Prime Minister who was lost at sea while swimming at a Victoria beach to Japanese cult members who managed to set off an atomic bomb unnoticed on their 500,000-acre property. Leaving no Vegemite unsavored, readers will accompany Bryson as he dodges jellyfish while learning to surf at Bondi Beach, discovers a fish that can climb trees, dehydrates in deserts where the temperatures leap to 140ªF, and tells the true story of the rejected Danish architect who designed the Sydney Opera House. Other Recommended Books
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