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Bryson was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Bill Bryson Sr., a sports journalist who worked for 50 years at The Des Moines Register, and Agnes Mary (née McGuire), the home furnishings editor at the same newspaper. [9] [10] His mother was of Irish descent. [11]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 January 2025. British actress and screenwriter (born 1959) Not to be confused with Emma Thomas. For the Australian cricketer, see Emma Thompson (cricketer). Dame Emma Thompson DBE Thompson in 2022 Born (1959-04-15) 15 April 1959 (age 65) London, England Alma mater Newnham College, Cambridge ...
After living in the UK for ten years, author Bill Bryson has moved back to the US and is living in New Hampshire. Now in his 60s, he has been living there peacefully. A television interview reports that he has published several popular books and there is speculation he will be writing more. Bryson, however, has no such plans.
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Bryson and his wife have steady careers. He works as an operations manager for a company that provides waste valet services, while she works as a leasing agent for an apartment complex. Their ...
The book starts with Bryson explaining his curiosity about the Appalachian Trail near his house. He and his old friend Stephen Katz start hiking the trail from Georgia in the South, and stumble in the beginning with the difficulties of getting used to their equipment; Bryson also soon realizes how difficult it is to travel with his friend, who is a crude, overweight recovering alcoholic, and ...
Bryson was born on December 8, 1951. He spent his childhood growing up in Des Moines, Iowa, part of the baby-boom generation born in the post-war years. He describes his early life and his parents, Bill Sr. and Mary Bryson. His father was a well-known sports writer for The Des Moines Register, the leading newspaper in Des Moines.
Philanthropist and Bill Gates‘ ex-wife Melinda French Gates disclosed that she and MacKenzie Scott, the former spouse of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, have “similar parenting philosophies.” The ...