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In a Sunburned Country

By Bill Bryson

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| Audio CD | 9780553502596

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Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door memorable travel literature threatens to break out. His previous excursion up, down and over the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime bestseller A Walk in the Woods. Now he has traveled around the world and all the way "Down Under" to Australia, a shockContinue

Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door memorable travel literature threatens to break out. His previous excursion up, down and over the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime bestseller A Walk in the Woods. Now he has traveled around the world and all the way "Down Under" to Australia, a shockingly under-discovered country with the friendliest inhabitants, the hottest, driest weather and the most peculiar and lethal wildlife to be found on this planet. In a Sunburned Country is a deliciously funny, fact-filled and adventurous performance by a writer who combines humor, wonder and unflagging curiosity.

Australia is a country that exists on a vast scale. It is the only island that is also a continent and the only continent that is also a country. Despite being the most desiccated, infertile and climactically aggressive of all inhabited continents, it teems with life. In fact, Australia has more things that can kill you in extremely nasty ways than anywhere else: sharks, crocodiles, the ten most deadly poisonous snakes on the planet, fluffy yet toxic caterpillars, seashells that actually attack you, and the unbelievable box jellyfish.

Wherever Bryson goes he finds Australians who are cheerful, extroverted and unfailingly obliging -- the beaming products of a land with clean, safe cities, cold beer, and constant sunshine. Australia is an immense and fortunate land, and it has found in Bill Bryson its perfect guide.

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  • In a Sunburned Country By Bill Bryson

    Wonder down under Bill Bryson, traveler and travel writer extraordinaire, has taken us along on many of his walks, tours, and jaunts and let us worldwatch with him. In a Sunburned Country, his latest bestseller about Australia, seems grander and more ... (read full critics)

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  • 2 people find this helpful

    Bryson, as usual, is able to fill his books with a ton (or heaps, considering it is about Australia! ;-) of very interesting facts and precise figures, all the while the books remain real page turners, and most funny and entertaining.
    After reading this you won't be able to listen to any news r ... (continue)

    Bryson, as usual, is able to fill his books with a ton (or heaps, considering it is about Australia! ;-) of very interesting facts and precise figures, all the while the books remain real page turners, and most funny and entertaining.
    After reading this you won't be able to listen to any news related to Australia and share the author amazement in the fact that no one ever seems to be able to remember who the Australian prime minister is!
    :-)

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    NickBert said on May 25, 2007 about the Paperback edition | 1 feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    Funny, but not so much as other Bryson's travelogues. It's funny in bits and pieces across nearly 400 pages, so it also often gets boring or uninteresting between one funny bit and another. I guess Bryson's own words about Australia could apply also to this book: there is such a lot to find in it ... (continue)

    Funny, but not so much as other Bryson's travelogues. It's funny in bits and pieces across nearly 400 pages, so it also often gets boring or uninteresting between one funny bit and another. I guess Bryson's own words about Australia could apply also to this book: there is such a lot to find in it, but such a lot of it to find it in.

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    ary29 said on Jun 19, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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    I think we read too many Bill Bryson titles too close together as although they are all about different places, they have all seemed to merge into one travelogue.

    Probably more interesting if you have visited Australia or are about to do so.

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    Lindyloumac said on Sep 24, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • Amazing non-adventures

    Bill Bryson manages to be an interesting travel writer in an era where everyone has travelled everywhere (and wrote about it on their blog if not on their book).

    Nothing really unusual or super exciting happens to him, along his wanderings through australian country, yet the book is as intriguing ... (continue)

    Bill Bryson manages to be an interesting travel writer in an era where everyone has travelled everywhere (and wrote about it on their blog if not on their book).

    Nothing really unusual or super exciting happens to him, along his wanderings through australian country, yet the book is as intriguing as the best page-turners. Thanks to Australia itself, no doubt, but especially thanks to Bryson's excellent sense of humour.

    A must read for everyone who loves Australia.

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    Leonaltro said on Aug 21, 2010 about the Unbound edition | Add your feedback

  • Bill Bryson is awesome in an underwhelming way, I would love it if he lent his voice to Hollywood, he sounds so compelling and reassuring. A great author and narrator.

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    Bibliobum said on Jun 22, 2008 | Add your feedback

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    Absolutely brilliant. One of the funniest books ever. Just look for the English publication, being the Italian translation truly disappointing.

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    Arthur Lee said on Jan 13, 2008 about the Paperback edition | 1 feedback

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