Bill Bryson
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1995, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his home. The hilarious book he wrote about that journey, Notes from a Small Island, became one of the most loved books of recent decades, and was voted in a BBC poll as the book that best represents Britain. Now, in this hotly anticipated new travel book, his first in fifteen years and sure to be greeted as the funniest book of the decade,...
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Celebrated travel writer Bill Bryson, instead of retiring to enjoy his family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail --2,190 miles of America's most unspoiled, spectacular, and rugged countryside, much to the chagrin of his wife. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, when the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek is his long-lost former friend Katz, a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer.