In A Sunburned Country
NY: Broadway Books, 2000. 1st Edition Thus. Paperback. 5.25"x8" 335 pgs w/bib. 7th printing. Cover photo by Stuart Westmorland. Cover design by Roberto de Vico de Cumptich. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. Near Fine-Collectible. Item #14809
ISBN: 9780767903868
Every 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, inclu...Source: Publisher.
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