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Dotty old England and narrator-host Bill Bryson are the stars of Notes from a Small Island, based on Bryson's 1995 gentle skewering of all things British. Bryson's fondness for the country comes from his 20 years of living there...

The annual trooping of the color to celebrate the queen's birthday is "about being pointless in a truly splendid sort of way," says narrator-author Bill Bryson. The same could be said about the third and final installment of Notes from a Small Island, which is based on his book of the same name...

The Appalachian Trail trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America–majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you’re going to take a hike, it’s probably the place to go...

God only knows what possessed Bill Bryson, a reluctant adventurer if ever there was one, to undertake a gruelling hike along the world's longest continuous footpath—The Appalachian Trail.The 2,000-plus-mile trail winds through 14 states, stretching along the east coast of the United States, from Georgia to Maine...

Combined in one volume are Bryson's "Down Under", an account of his memorable walk across Australia, and "A Walk in the Woods", that tells of his lengthy stroll along the longest continuous footpath in the world - The Appalachian Trail, with his old friend Stephen Katz...