| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
95043437 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0688147259 |
| 022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER |
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| International Standard Serial Number |
9780688147259 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
914.104859 Bry |
| Item number |
15 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
914.104859 Bry |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Bryson, Bill |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Notes from a small island |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Bill Bryson |
| Remainder of title |
an affectionate portrait of Britain |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1st U.S. ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| 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 |
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| Extent |
324 p. : |
| Other physical details |
map ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| 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 |
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| Personal name |
Bryson, Bill |
| General subdivision |
Travel |
| Geographic subdivision |
England. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
England |
| General subdivision |
Civilization |
| Chronological subdivision |
20th century |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
England |
| General subdivision |
Description and travel |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
900 - 999 |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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