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Lovely little adventure a la Bill Bryson No one knows, incidentally, why Australia's spiders are so extravagantly toxic; capturing small insects and injecting them with enough poison to drop a horse would appear to be the most literal case of overkill. Still, it does mean that everyone gives them

What an absolute delight this was! After reading two really dark novels, down under lifted my spirts immensely. In addition I learnt so much about a country I now have to visit. Like all of Bryson’s travel books, I was mesmerized by the fascination people he met. Adding small outbursts of laughter t Leggi tutto

I developed a taste for Bill Bryson last year when I read his Short History of Nearly Everything , an ambitious attempt to trace the history of life, the universe and everything in just 574 pages. While many of the scientific discoveries outlined in the book were a little beyond me, I thoroughly enjo Leggi tutto

As expected this was a mix of fun facts and a companion travel piece. Being Australian I’m sure I enjoyed this more than the average non Australian reader but I could see that some parts especially the parts apart about politics and cricket could bore a few readers who aren’t already familiar with o Leggi tutto