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Bill Bryson's Reading List

The author, most recently, of "The Road to Little Dribbling" says he's been reading "Anna Karenina" at such a glacial pace that "I have long since lost track of who most of the characters are."

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By the Book: Bill Bryson (2016)

NYT By the Book column (2016-01-14).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Flesh Wounds
Richard Glover · Buy on Amazon
"a funny, moving, very entertaining memoir"
In Trouble Again
Redmond O'Hanlon · Buy on Amazon
"My favorite travel book of all is In Trouble Again, by the British writer Redmond O'Hanlon. It concerns a trek into a dangerous corner of Amazonia. It is sidesplittingly funny to begin with, but then grows increasingly dark and scary in a way that is both unsettling and unforgettable."
The Iceberg
Marion Coutts · Buy on Amazon
"the most moving book I have read in some time. It is her account of the decline and death of her husband from a brain tumor. It is a harrowing read, as you would expect, but also beautifully written and intensely powerful."
Cover of The Ocean of Life
The Ocean of Life
Callum Roberts · Buy on Amazon
"a very sober, nonpolemic look at how we are ruining the Earth's oceans through overfishing and poor management. If nothing else, it will make you think twice before ordering mahi-mahi again."
The Sot-Weed Factor
John Barth · Buy on Amazon
"I remember in early adolescence reading The Sot-Weed Factor, by John Barth, and being so enchanted with it that I wanted to become a writer, too."
Cover of The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck · 1939 · Buy on Amazon
"At about the same time I had a similar experience with The Grapes of Wrath."

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