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Hello there! I'm glad I found this little enclave of like minded people on the net. I've read all Bill's books except 'made in america' (don't know if this is...
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Mar 16, 2003
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Hi! I just finished reading "Notes from a Big Country" while at the same time finishing a certain amount of alcohol, and so I thought that probably qualifies...
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Mar 20, 2003
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Well, they're kinda quiet - I've been lurking here a month or so and there hasn't been much activity! But welcome anyway. Have you heard any news about what...
Alison
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Mar 21, 2003
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Jack, Welcome, I've been on here a few weeks myself and you're the first contact of any sort I've recieved, and even you had to resort to alcohol to read one ...
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Mar 21, 2003
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482
Thanks Alison. Yes, I read that he was house-hunting in Wiltshire, not far from where I live... He hasn't rung me up to tell me though... ... From: Alison...
Jack
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Mar 21, 2003
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I had to resort to alcohol anyway, Mark... ... From: GORMARCEC@... [mailto:GORMARCEC@...] Jack, Welcome, I've been on here a few weeks myself and...
Jack
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Mar 21, 2003
5:24 pm
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Wiltshire? I didn't know that. I'd assumed he'd be going back to Yorkshire where they lived before. Do you know anything more about the new book? You don't...
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Mar 21, 2003
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New book? What new book? ... From: lammasday [mailto:lammasday@...] Wiltshire? I didn't know that. I'd assumed he'd be going back to Yorkshire where...
Jack
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Mar 22, 2003
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I have also heard that he was moving back here but living down south somewhere, he did say that he wouldn't be writing any more books for quite a while cos his...
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Mar 22, 2003
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487
I think that I read or heard or whatever somewhere that he's working on some kond of history book or something related to history in some way, though I can't...
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Mar 22, 2003
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hello everyone how wonderful to start receiving real messages. Someone has been using this site to spam everyone and its been bloody annoying. Glad theres...
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Mar 24, 2003
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I run a couple of groups for other things - we had the same problem, and solved it by making everyone who applied come to the moderator for approval. That way...
Jack
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Mar 25, 2003
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... Glad ... You can say that again. I thought this group had been captured by aliens! I just purchased Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words, trying to ...
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Mar 25, 2003
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... From: kathryngibboney2001 [mailto:no_reply@yahoogroups.com] Give us an example then, Katie! Katie wrote: I just purchased Bryson's Dictionary of...
Jack
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Mar 25, 2003
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Greetings everyone! I came across this Group while doing a search on Bill Bryson - one of my favourite writers - and thought I'd join up! I like Bryson's...
Enoteca1965
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Mar 26, 2003
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Deanna, Wow! Another one! When I joined up a few weeks ago, there didn't appear to be anyone else on here, but now I get several e-mails each day. If you're...
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Mar 27, 2003
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Hey everybody - You need to get on over to Amazon.com. Type in Bryson's name and then organize the results according to publication date. Near the top of the...
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Mar 28, 2003
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Here's the link to Bill's new book: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/- /0767908171/qid=1048984771/sr=12-1/102-8712840-6478531? v=glance&s=books...
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Mar 30, 2003
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496
...where it says... In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail -- well, most of it. In In A Sunburned Country, he confronted some of the...
Jack
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Mar 31, 2003
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If you like Bill Bryson you'll love Dominick Miserandino. Read some of the articles written about his latest book here: http://TheCelebrityCafe.com/writings/...
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Apr 25, 2003
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Yes, bill has a new book coming out this month. A Short History of Nearly Everything. And, as it turns out, I'm interviewing him tomorrow. Anything you'd like...
jjaymz2001
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May 7, 2003
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whens he coming back to the u.k. and how about visiting Wigan!!! Terrie...
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May 7, 2003
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Well, I know he's moving back to the U.K. so I'll ask when....
jjaymz2001
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May 7, 2003
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WOW! You're interviewing Bill? Very cool! I have just finished my own travel book - written in Bill Bryson's style (as best as I could - Bill's a tough act to...
Enoteca1965
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May 7, 2003
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For legal reasons, writers will not read unsolicited manuscripts. Unless your book is going to be published and your publisher forwarded it to him. Other than...
jjaymz2001
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May 7, 2003
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Hi, My book IS being published - it's coming out next month. I didn't just send Bill a copy of my book. I sent him a LETTER asking him if he'd read it - the...
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May 7, 2003
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WOW! That's way cool! And actually I do have something that you can ask him. I have just finished writing my own travel book - in Bill Bryson style (as much as...
Enoteca1965
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May 7, 2003
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505
Does anyone have any info about whether Bill will be doing a book signing tour in the UK when his new book comes out?...
lammasday
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May 20, 2003
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... go to the official random house website. http://www.randomhouse.com/features/billbryson/home.html i met bryson in madison, wisconsin (my hometown and...
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May 20, 2003
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... I know he's doing one signing date in Milton Keynes. I hope there will be more and if they will announce them on the official site.. but that seems mainly...
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