At Home: A Short History of Private Life
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- 出版社 Diversified Publishing
- 出版时间 2010年10月
- ISBN 9780375434310
- 定价 213.40
内容简介
Fromoneofthemostbelovedauthorsofourtime—morethansixmillioncopiesofhisbookshavebeensoldinthiscountryalone—afascinatingexcursionintothehistorybehindtheplacewecallhome.“Housesaren’trefugesfromhistory.Theyarewherehistoryendsup.”BillBrysonandhisfamilyliveinaVictorianparsonageinapartofEnglandwherenothingofanygreatsignificancehashappenedsincetheRomansdecamped.Yetoneday,hebegantoconsiderhowverylittleheknewabouttheordinarythingsoflifeashefounditinthatcomfortablehome.Toremedythis,heformedtheideaofjourneyingabouthishousefromroomtoroomto“writeahistoryoftheworldwithoutleavinghome.”Thebathroomprovidestheoccasionforahistoryofhygiene;thebedroom,sex,death,andsleep;thekitchen,nutritionandthespicetrade;andsoon,asBrysonshowshoweachhasfig/x7furedintheevolutionofprivatelife.Whateverhappensintheworld,hedemonstrates,endsupinourhouse,inthepaintandthepipesandthepillowsandeveryitemoffurniture.BillBrysonhasoneoftheliveliest,mostinquisitivemindsontheplanet,andheisamasteratturningtheseeminglyisolatedormundanefactintoanoccasionforthemostdivertingexposi/x7ftionimaginable.HiswitandsheerprosefluencymakeAtHomeoneofthemostentertainingbookseverwrittenaboutprivatelife.
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