The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid is a semi-autobiographical memoir by best-selling travel writer Bill Bryson. The book delves into Bryson's past and reveals the backstory between himself and Stephen Katz, among other mentioned characters in his travel works. Bryson also describes and comments on American life in the 1950s.
The book was released on September 1, 2006, in the United Kingdom; it was launched in the United States and Canada on October 17, 2006.
[edit] Editions
- ISBN 0-7679-1936-X (US hardcover, 2006)
- ISBN 0-385-60826-8 (UK hardcover, 2006)
- ISBN 0-385-66161-4 (CDN hardcover, 2006)
| Bill Bryson |
| Selected bibliography |
| Travel: The Lost Continent - Neither Here Nor There - Notes from a Small Island - A Walk in the Woods - Notes from a Big Country - Down Under - African Diary - Walk About |
| Language: The Mother Tongue - Made in America - Dictionary of Troublesome Words |
| Science: A Short History of Nearly Everything |
| Memoir: The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid |
