IamMoose

I love this guy Any fans out there?

epepke

I've only read Made in America, but I liked it a lot.

It was a British edition that I bought at Foyle's. On the back cover, it said "Buy this book at once, and have a nice day." I thought it a gentle jibe at Americanisms.

Hopeful Monsters

I’ve read The Lost Continent, Made In America, A Short History of Nearly Everything and Mother Tongue.

I think he is very readable, witty and gently entertaining. A Short History... suffers from the fact he is not scientifically trained - but overall, it is a helpful contribution to public understanding of science and I found it really interesting.

Mother Tongue also contains things I disagreed with and suspected on points of accuracy, but it’s a great introduction to the subject.

ex-idaho

Bryson is one of my all time favorites. I've read Lost Continent, A Walk in the Woods, In A Sunburned Country, I'm a stranger here Myself (this is simply one of the greatest books ever) and Mother Tongue.

A Walk in the Woods has some of the funniest stories in it that I have probably ever read. I lived in GA at the time I read this and spent many weekends on the AT so it was a very timely book for me.

I recently reread Lost Continent since my new job sends me out to many of the spots that he visits in the book.

For those of you who haven't picked up one of his books I really hope you do so soon.

IamMoose

Interesting that they change the names in the US. IASC is called 'DOwn Under' here and IASHM is .. erm .. I can't remember, is that the name for the Britain one? (Notes from a small island) it is here.

My favourite of his is probably Walk in the Woods .. least favourite 'Down Under.' I love the Lost Continent too.

msboyd

Read everything several times.

I re-read Mother Tongue not infrequently; travel-wise, you can't beat Notes from a Small Island or The Lost Continent.

IamMoose

I am glad to see several Americans respond to this thread . .i didn't think he was well known in the US, despite being an American himself..

Al Chemist

I had seen Bryson's books around, but it wasn't until A Short History of Nearly Everything came out that I read one of his books (i.e., that one). I liked that book so much that I've been trying to read as many of his other books as I can get my hands on. So far, my favorite of his other books have been A Walk in the Woods and In a Sunburned Country.

Vortex

I do like his books, but I like Paul Theroux's travel books more — if you've read Notes From a Small Island, you HAVE to read The Kingdom by the Sea.

msboyd

It's 'Notes from a Big Country' -- my copy is the UK hardcover. (I was still living there when I bought it, so I suppose that's sort of cheating).

While most of my Bill Bryson books are the British versions, I have a few US ones and one Canadian one that I got when stranded there after 9/11 (thanks again to all the lovely Canadians I met); I like to compare the cover art.