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In a Sunburned Country

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Bill Bryson

11 Hours 54 Minutes

Random House (Audio)

July 2000

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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, including sharks, crocodiles, snakes, even riptides and deserts, Bill Bryson adores the place, and he takes his readers on a rollicking ride far beyond that beaten tourist path. Wherever he goes he finds Australians who are cheerful, extroverted, and unfailingly obliging, and these beaming products of land with clean, safe cities, cold beer, and constant sunshine fill the pages of this wonderful book.

Australia is an immense and fortunate land, and it has found in Bill Bryson its perfect guide.

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  • Lee W.

    Typical Bryson: full of interesting facts and funny, funny, funny !!

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  • Bob C.

    just a great journey of that great county t

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  • WYOMING PHILLY

    It's talk about the history of Australia and it's people, plus his dairies throughout Australia

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  • Manasi Kashyap

    Very entertaining and informative. I now want to know more about Australia, so am watching "Australia's first 4 billion years". His dry humor

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  • Anonymous

    Entertaining and interesting. More facts about Australia than you ever could imagine. The dry reading style is also a plus. I recommend it.

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  • Anonymous

    As a diehard fan of Bryson, I was surprised how he rambles during this journey. It was nice of him to do all the research and unearth every little detail of all the areas he visited, but could have left some of them out. I still enjoyed the book, and want to visit Australia even more, just not with as much history. I very much enjoy Bryson’s stories of interacting with other travelers and natives during his visits, he seems to stay mostly alone,(maybe not by choice as Australia’s population is much different than ours) and when he is with others, he doesn’t interact with them like he has in past books.

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  • Anonymous

    Bill Bryson adds his sarcastic humor to this travels throughout Australia. This is a very good read for a person interested in learning about Australia and/or will be traveling to Australia.

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  • Anonymous

    Overall this was an OK book, not as good as some of Bill's other books but still educational and entertaining. I was dissapointed that he did not write more about travelling in the outback. Was a bit dry at times.

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  • Joan

    I always look forward to a Bill Bryson book, and he didn't disappoint here. Once again, he finds many interesting, out of the ordinary observations about the places he visits. A very good book for a commute.

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  • Laura

    Interesting information about the history and places of Australia, great preview if you are planning a trip there, and witty- but it goes on and on and on -- I actually switched to another audiobook and then returned to it after that break.

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