"I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to". And, as soon as Bill Bryson was old enough, he left. Des Moines couldn't hold him, but it did lure him back. After ten years in England he returned to the land of his youth, and drove almost 14,000 miles in search of a mythical town called Amalgam, the kind of smiling village where the films of his youth were set. Instead he drove through a series of horrific burgs which he renamed Smellville, Fartville, Coleslaw, Dead Squaw, Coma, Doldrum.

Released on Monday, January 10, 2005 at about 7:00:00 AM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at Postal Release in Controlled release, England United Kingdom.

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RABCK to Drutt sent 2nd class

There's only one thing better than receiving a RABCK, and that's receiving one through your door on your birthday!

Very many thanks, Sterile - I'm looking forward to reading it. :)

This was a clever book full of wry observations about Bryson's experiences as he travelled across the US. It made me laugh often and smirk through the rest. I like his style.

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Picked it up at the Convention in London, on a recommendation by Moem. So this goes on Mt.TBR.