Walk About

作者 Bill Bryson著
出版社 Transworld Hardbacks
出版时间 2002年10月
ISBN 9780385604833
定价 194.10

内容简介

Combinedinoneblock-busterofanomnibusnowareBryson'sDownUnder,anaccountofhismemorablewalkacrossAustralia,andtheirresistiblyfunnyAWalkintheWoods,thattellsofhislengthystrollintheAppalachianmountainsofAmerica,withhisoldfriendStephenKatz.BillBrysontraversedthelengthandbreadthofAustraliatobringusDownUnder.Ahouseholdname,synonymouswithlaugh-out-loudhumour,sniggering,andoutburstsofchortling,DownUnderiswhat'scommonlyknownastheperennialclassic.Intheverysamevolumeisastoryofhiswalkdownthelongestcontinuousfootpathintheworld.TheAppalachianTrailstretchesalongtheEastCoastoftheUnitedStates,fromGeorgiatoMaine,throughsomeofthemostarrestingandcelebratedlandscapesinAmerica-theSmokyMountains,ShenandoahNationalPark,theBerkshireHillsofMassachusettsandtheGreatNorthWoodsofMaine.Readthemboth,now,together.

作者简介

BillBrysonwasborninDesMoines,Iowa,in1951.HesettledinEnglandin1977,andlivedformanyyearswithhisEnglishwifeandfourchildreninNorthYorkshire.HeandhisfamilynowliveinAmerica.HeisthebestsellingauthorofTheLostContinent,MotherTongue,NeitherHereNorThere,MadeinAmerica,NotesFromaSmallIsland,AWalkintheWoods,NotesFromaBigCountryandDownUnder.

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