In the updated edition, Bryson has thanked Kanishk Sharma, a Class 11 student at Air Force Bal Bharati School (AFBBS) in New ...

Bill Bryson's popular-science book was revised after Delhi student, Kanishk Sharma, identified and corrected a 20-year-old ...

Bill Bryson acknowledges a Delhi student, Kanishk Sharma, in his updated book for spotting a 20-year-old etymological error. Sharma noticed the mistake, contacted the publisher, and got his name in ...

The 1950s were a heady time in the United States. With newfound prosperity, a television in every living room, an obsession with Atomic bombs and jello salads. This is the back drop for “The Life and ...

Feb. 20—Bill Bryson has a way with words. Whether it's about heavenly bodies or the body we walk around in or the world we send our bodies through, Bryson can explain things in a way that's easy to ...

Remember what it was like to be awestruck by ants? Author Bill Bryson urges us to hold on to that childlike sense of wonder ...

Bill Bryson, Des Moines Register royalty, author of 19 books, member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire and Fellow of the Royal Society, recalled recently his experiences meeting the ...

David Balton and Jane Stewart take us for a ride on la strada. Molto bene! By Caitlin Lovinger Philip D’Anieri’s “Appalachian Trail” chronicles the people who created the legendary footpath and its ...