Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Notes from a small island (Record no. 42100)

010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 95043437
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0688147259
022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER
International Standard Serial Number 9780688147259
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 914.104859 Bry
Item number 15
092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC)
Classification number 914.104859 Bry
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Bryson, Bill
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Notes from a small island
Statement of responsibility, etc Bill Bryson
Remainder of title an affectionate portrait of Britain
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1st U.S. ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc William Morrow and Company, Inc
Date of publication, distribution, etc 1995.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 324 p. :
Other physical details map ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson, the acclaimed author of such best-sellers as The Mother Tongue and Made in America, decided it was time to move back to the United States for a while. This was partly to let his wife and kids experience life in Bryson's homeland - and partly because he had read that 3.7 million Americans believed that they had been abducted by aliens at one time or another. It was thus clear to him that his people needed him. But before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of modern-day Britain, and to analyze what he loved so much about a country that had produced Marmite, zebra crossings, and place names like Farleigh Wallop, Titsey, and Shellow Bowells. With characteristic wit and irreverence, Bill Bryson presents the ludicrous and the endearing in equal measure. The result is a hilarious social commentary that conveys the true glory of Britain
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Bryson, Bill
General subdivision Travel
Geographic subdivision England.
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name England
General subdivision Civilization
Chronological subdivision 20th century
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name England
General subdivision Description and travel
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type 900 - 999
Source of classification or shelving scheme
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