The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America - Bill Bryson
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gtin: 9780060920081
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description: Bill Bryson's unsparing and hilarious account of his travels across America in search of the perfect small town. At the end of his journey, Bryson finds not the idyllic town of his dream, but a ture understanding of America--and a certainty that despite the poverty and ignorance, there is much good in the island. \n \nThe kind of book Steinbeck might have written if he'd traveled with David Letterman. --New York magazine\n \nAn inspiring and hilarious account of one man's rediscovery of America and his search for the perfect small town. \n \nFollowing an urge to rediscover his youth, Bill Bryson left his native Des Moines, Iowa, in a journey that would take him across 38 states. Lucky for us, he brought a notebook. With a razor wit and a kind heart, Bryson serves up a colorful tale of boredom, kitsch, and beauty when you least expect it. From Times Square to the Mississippi River to Williamsburg, Virginia, Bryson's keen and hilarious search for the perfect American small town is a journey straight into the heart and soul of America.\n
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