21. BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Bill Bryson Made An Honorary OBE American author bill bryson, best known for his witty travel writing, is appointed an honorary OBE. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6176363.stm

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24. Salon Wanderlust | A Talk With Bill Bryson Wanderlust editor Don George talks with author bill bryson about writing, hiking and other arduous pleasures. http://www.salon.com/wlust/feature/1998/05/20feature.html

A L S O T O D A Y "A Walk in the Woods" By Bill Bryson An almost-encounter with two big animals in the middle of the night T A B L E T A L K Visiting Bankok? Travelers discuss places to go, people to see in the Wanderlust area of Table Talk R E C E N T L Y Student protests bloom By Rolf Potts Spring is here time to put on the riot gear! The tomb of the unknown soldier By Roxanne Nelson An unforgettable encounter in southern France Mondo Weirdo Tales of Koh Samui Readers' adventures on Thailand's fabled or is it just mislabeled? island Don't go there By Tim Barrett Way off the beaten track in Mexico There'll always be a London By Douglas Cruickshank A wandering wonderer ponders the passions of collectors and cabbies Browse the Wanderlust Features archives BY DON GEORGE B ill Bryson's new book, "A Walk in the Woods," is a delightful and enlightening account of the author's attempts to hike the Appalachian Trail. The work is distinguished by its vivid depictions of the landscapes and the people Bryson encounters and also by the writer's engaging combination of reverence and wit, qualities that are also abundant in the interview below, which was recorded by telephone earlier this month. You are usually referred to as a "travel writer," and your books are shelved in the "travel books" area of bookstores, but you are hardly a conventional travel writer. What does the term "travel writing" mean to you?

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Up to Home Humour Quotes Non-Fiction Quotes ... Text version Bill Bryson See also: quotes from the Bill Bryson books From Bill Bryson's African Diary by Bill Bryson: "So how dangerous is Kenya then?" I asked in a small, controlled squeak. "Oh, not at all," they responded in unison. "Well, hardly," Will added. "It depends on what you mean by dangerous, of course," said Dan. "Like bleeding and not getting up again," I suggested. "Being shot and stabbed and so forth," I added. They assured me that that only rarely happened, and that it was nearly always one or the other. You had to be very unlucky to be shot and stabbed, they said. "It's mostly diseases you have to worry about," Nick went on. "Malaria, schistosomiasis, trypanosomiasis ..." "Rift Valley fever, blackwater fever, yellow fever ..." said Dan. "Dengue fever, bilharzia - the usual tropical stuff," added Will. But they pointed out that you can be inoculated against many of those and for the rest most people manage a more or less complete recovery, given time and a considered programme of physiotherapy. Many even walk again. I asked if there was anything else I should know. "Well, the roads are a little dangerous - there are some crazy drivers out there," Will said, chuckling.

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30. Ministers Threaten Countryside, Says Bill Bryson - Telegraph bill bryson, the American writer turned champion of the English countryside, has launched a stinging attack on the Government over its attitude towards the http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/24/nbryson124.xml

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Campaigning for the countryside for the benefit of us all Skip main menu About us Campaigns Support us ... Contact us Site Search About us Home About us CPRE people Bill Bryson's speech AGM July 2007 All that posterity asks of us is that we look after what has been created for us already. Creating an enchanting landscape is of course only part of the achievement. Keeping it is the real trick. That is why I am so proud and excited to be part of this heroic organisationla, You hardly need me to tell you how lucky you are to have what you have in this country. Being surrounded by such a sumptuous diversity of history and beauty is a delight and a privilege, of course, but it is also a great danger. When you have such an abundance of great things, it is easy to think of it as essentially inexhaustible and to persuade yourself that it can be nibbled away at without serious loss. I hate it when people think like that. Second, pylons and overhead wires generally. To me, marching ranks of pylons are way too common in the countryside, and inexcusably alien and ugly. Too often when you go into the country you end up feeling as if you have wandered onto a set from War of the Worlds. In 1986, at the time the electricity companies were being privatized, the Economist magazine calculated that if all the electricity generating companies were required to devote one half of one percent of their turnover to burying overhead cables, we would be able to bury 1000 miles of them every year. There are 8,000 miles of high-voltage power lines in this country, so they would all be buried now.

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Bill Bryson Bill with The Bluegrass Cardinals Bill Bryson plays bass, sings lead and tenor, and is the emcee for the Grateful Dudes. Musical History Bill has an impressive musical resume: Played guitar, bass, and sang with the Desert Rose Band Bill currently splits his time between the Grateful Dudes, the Laurel Canyon Ramblers, playing bass and singing with Chris Hillman and Herb Peterson, the Rice brothers, and other California and Nashville- based bluegrass performers. Bill has also written numerous songs, including "The Girl at the Crossroads Bar" which has been recorded by several groups, including the Grateful Dead, and the Laurel Canyon Ramblers, the other band Bill currently plays with. For a more complete history of Bill Bryson's musical career and a partial discography Links to the Laurel Canyon Rambler's Website, and their record company, Sugar Hill Records, are provided below...... To contact Bill, click here:

33. Straight Dope Staff Report: What Would Happen To You If You Drank Seawater? bill bryson puts it vividly. Take a lot of salt into your body and your bryson, bill; A Short History of Nearly Everything; Broadway Books, NY (2003) http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/msaltwater.html

Home Page Message Boards News Archive ... FAQs, etc. A Staff Report by the Straight Dope Science Advisory Board What would happen to you if you drank seawater? 11-Nov-2003 Dear Straight Dope: Let's say you're alone on a raft in the middle of the South Pacific, with no fresh water to speak of. What are the health implications of drinking salt waterwill it make you vomit, will it make you delirious, will it dehydrate you further, etc.? Jesse Sussell SDSTAFF Dex replies: Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner p art II, s tanza 9 We need water to live, and we need salt to live, so what's the big deal about sailors not being able to drink saltwater? The answer is that we only need a small amount of salt to live. According to the Salt Institute (a non-profit association of salt producers, founded in 1914), the recommended daily dose is around 500 mg/day around a quarter of a teaspoonful. The optimal amount of salt varies based on the person's lifestyle genetic makeup and geographic location (basically, all factors that affect how often and how much you sweat)

34. The American Lady: Bill Bryson And Bathrooms bill bryson writes this about public bathrooms in The Life and Times of The Thunderbolt Kid There was a long line of toilet cubicles and they all had http://pattimcc.blogspot.com/2007/09/bill-bryson-and-bathrooms.html

skip to main skip to sidebar The American Lady Patti McCracken is a journalist and nationally syndicated columnist who left the US six years ago with just a duffel bag (a big one). Along the way, she acquired a London Black Cab in England, a Jack Russell terrier in the Republic of Georgia, and lots of Traveler's Diarrhea and useless money from East European countries. She lives in a small town in Austria. Some of her articles can be viewed at McCracken Archives Thursday, September 06, 2007 Bill Bryson and Bathrooms Bill Bryson writes this about public bathrooms in "The Life and Times of The Thunderbolt Kid": "There was a long line of toilet cubicles and they all had those dividers that allowed you to see the feet of the people in flanking cubicles, which I never understood, and indeed still don't. It's hard to think of a single circumstance in which seeing the feet of the person next door would be to anyone's advantage." Larry Craig, meet Bill. Bill, meet Larry Craig Posted by Patti McCracken at 5:08 PM 5 comments: laurie said...

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Online Shop Contact us Advanced search Education Other RSC site areas... About Us RSC Publishing Members Education Library Chemsoc Conferences News Chemistry World Home Education Bill Bryson prize RSC Bill Bryson Prize Calling all budding science communicators! If you're passionate about science and keen to get your message across, then this competition for you! The RSC Bill Bryson Prize is an exciting science communication competition for schools. The competition is judged in two categories: primary school and secondary school. Cash prizes of up to will be awarded to the best entries. An awards ceremony will be held in November during Chemistry Week. Please note: Entries will NOT be returned. 2008 competition The theme for this year's competition is 'Science and Sport' Entries can focus on anything related to how science supports the world of sport - from methods used in drug testing, to enhanced sportswear or equipment, to specialised training techniques. All formats will be accepted, for example: posters PowerPoint® presentations school magazine articles information leaflets work from a science or after school club.

37. Random House Australia - Bill Bryson THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID is bill bryson on his most personal journey yet into his own childhood in America s MidWest. http://www.randomhouse.com.au/Default.aspx?Page=General&Section=billbryson

38. [On Writing] Zappos, Chocolove, And Bill Bryson - (37signals) In his memoir, “The Life And Times Of The Thunderbolt Kid”, author bill bryson tells a great story about his father, a sportswriter for the Des Moines http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/606-on-writing-zappos-chocolove-and-bill-brys

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39. Bill Bryson - Shakespeare - Books - Book Review - Time Out London But this book is by bill bryson, which makes it worth a look. And it turns out to be a joy from first to last. The lack of hard facts inspires bryson to http://www.timeout.com/london/books/review/book/435/bill_bryson_shakespeare.html

Skip over navigation Time Out Worldwide Travel Shop ... Your Account Search: Submit Time Out London Around Town Art Books ... Shop Your guide to literary events in London plus the latest book reviews Books Home What's on Features ... Bookmark this page Search books Publisher Bill Bryson - Shakespeare Rating: With the pedantic accuracy of a former sub-editor and dictionary compiler, Bryson explores how Will has been described down the years, exploding rumours as he goes. His descriptions of Elizabethan and Jacobean England, London and its theatres are evocative and exciting. David Phelan, Thu Nov 22 2007 Did you find this useful? Yes No MORE REVIEWS What do you think? Post your opinion now Name (This will appear on the site) Email (This will not appear on the site) Comment The comment you type in this box will appear on the site Notify me whenever someone comments on this item Subscribe to Time Out Weekly newsletter - the best of London in your inbox. mandatory fields London hotel deals Flights to London Hotels in London London Car Hire ... Huge choice of London hotels. Register for our free weekly newsletter to get the best of London delivered to your inbox See last week's newsletter Email address: Sign up now Latest arts and entertainment events Must-see gigs Great offers and competitions Your guide to a good time Useful Time Out links: Hotels in London London Theatre Tickets Clubs in London Music in London ... Christmas in London London Events: The London Eye Louise Bourgeois The Terracotta Army The Millais Exhibition ... Advertising

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