false 54647207 1073521 24 0767903862 9780767903868 1034 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/24/24-m-1255682275.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/24/24-s-1255682275.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24.In_a_Sunburned_Country 3.98 7597 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.]]> 7 3.91 80714 11606 2000 0 2009-05-10T22:56:00-07:00 739641 108 2009-05-10T22:56:00-07:00 I was never interested in Australia, but Bryson gives awesome vacation-head so I picked this up. Perfect for warm-weather reading today. 0 2009-05-01T20:02:40-07:00 703047 55 2009-05-01T20:02:40-07:00 4 0 false Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 18:16:33 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 09:38:49 -0700 2009