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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Bill Bryson's first travel book opened with the immortal line, "I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to." In his deeply funny new memoir, he travels back in time to explore the ordinary kid he once was, and the curious world of 1950s America. It was a happy time, when almost everything was good for you, including DDT, cigarettes, and nuclear fallout. This is a book about growing up in a specific time and place. But in Bryson's hands, it becomes everyone's story, one that will speak volumes: especially to anyone who has ever been young.
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- linda goodall
- 21-06-2015
Loved it.
Re-lived my childhood through this book, and lament the by gone era that was so safe for children growing up then. Bill's humour and accuracies of explaining the innocent working of children's thoughts is a must read.
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