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In the united kingdom, he has sold more nonfiction books than any other author. Bill bryson writes more on nonfiction books most specifically on travel. In at home, bill bryson applies the same irrepressible curiosity, irresistible wit, stylish prose and masterful storytelling that made a short history of nearly everything one of the most lauded books of. Bryson has also written two popular works on the history of the english languagethe mother tongue and made in americaand, more recently, an update of his guide to usage, brysons dictionary of troublesome words published in its first edition as the penguin dictionary of troublesome words in 1983. One of bills books, a walk in the woods, has been adapted into a movie, starring robert redford as bill bryson and nick nolte portraying bills friend and partner in the.
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