Notes from a Small Island
Author: Bill Bryson
Librarian Note: There is an alternate cover editionAfter nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson, the acclaimed author of such best-sellers as The Mother Tongue and Made in America, decided it was time to move back to the United States for a while. This was partly to let his wife and kids experience life in Bryson’s homeland – and partly because he had read that 3.7 mil….Read More
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