Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson is an American-British author of books covering a variety of topics - travel, the English language, science, and many others. He has worked for The New York Times and Independent. His bestselling books are: ‘’A Walk in the Woods,’’ ‘’The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid,’’ and ‘’A Short History of Nearly Everything,’’ which won the Aventis Prize in Britain and the Descartes Prize, the European Union's highest literary award.