Bill Bryson's many books include, most recently ?The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid? as well as ?A Short History of Nearly Everything?, ?I'm a Stranger Here Myself?, ?A walk in the Woods?, ?Neither Here Nor There?, ?Made in America?, and ?Notes from a Small Island?. He edited ?The Best American Travel Writing 2000?. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, USA, he now lives in Norfolk with his wife and four children.
