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At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson (Paperback, 2016)
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The irresistible book by Bill Bryson which does for the history of the way we live what A Short History of Nearly Everything did for science. 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 the last decade, and delivers one of the most entertaining and illuminating books ever written about the history of the way we live. Bill Bryson was struck one day by the thought that we devote a lot more time to studying the battles and wars of history than to considering what history really consists of- centuries of people quietly going about their daily business - eating, sleeping and merely endeavouring to get more comfortable. And that most of the key discoveries for humankind can be found in the very fabric of the houses in which we live.This inspired him to start a journey around his own house, an old rectory in Norfolk, wandering from room to room considering how the ordinary things in life came to be. Along the way he did a prodigious amount of research on the history of anything and everything, from architecture to electricity, from food preservation to epidemics, from the spice trade to the Eiffel Tower, from crinolines to toilets; and on the brilliant, creative and often eccentric minds behind them. And he discovered that, although there may seem to be nothing as unremarkable as our domestic lives, there is a huge amount of history, interest and excitement - and even a little danger - lurking in the corners of every home.Product Identifiers
PublisherTransWorld LTD
ISBN-139781784161873
eBay Product ID (ePID)221152464
Product Key Features
Book TitleAt Home: a Short History of Private Life
AuthorBill Bryson
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory
Publication Year2016
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages704 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width127mm
Item Weight472g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorBill Bryson
Series TitleBryson
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 29 Mar, 2023
A fascinating read
Book like new , but a fraction of the price of buying new. Every one of its 600 pages is full of fascinating information, told in a witty style.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
