At Home: A Short History of Private Life -- Bill Bryson

<p>In these pages, the beloved Bill Bryson gives us a fascinating history of the modern home, taking us on a room-by-room tour through his own house and using each room to explore the vast history of the domestic artifacts we take for granted. As he takes us through the history of our modern comforts, Bryson demonstrates that whatever happens in the world eventually ends up in our home, in the paint, the pipes, the pillows, and every item of furniture. Bryson has one of the liveliest, most inquisitive minds on the planet, and his sheer prose fluency makes <i>At Home</i> one of the most entertaining books ever written about private life. <p/></p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Bill Bryson<br><b>Publisher:</b> Anchor Books<br><b>Published:</b> 10/04/2011<br><b>Pages:</b> 592<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.22lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.91h x 5.32w x 1.19d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780767919395<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>New York Times Book Review</i> 11/20/2011 pg. 32<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Bill Bryson's bestselling books include <i>A Walk in the Woods</i> (now a major motion picture starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte), <i>Notes from a Small Island, I'm a Stranger Here Myself, In a Sunburned Country, A Short History of Nearly Everything</i> (which earned him the 2004 Aventis Prize), <i> The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, At Home, </i> and <i>One Summer.</i> He lives in England with his wife. <p/>www.billbrysonbooks.com</p>