num_pages: 288
description: Bill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century—1951—in the middle of the United States—Des Moines, Iowa—in the middle of the largest generation in American history—the baby boomers. As one of the best and funniest writers alive, he is perfectly positioned to mine his memories of a totally all-American childhood for 24-carat memoir gold. Like millions of his generational peers, Bill Bryson grew up with a rich fantasy life as a superhero. In his case, he ran around his house and neighborhood with an old football jersey with a thunderbolt on it and a towel about his neck that served as his cape, leaping tall buildings in a single bound and vanquishing awful evildoers (and morons)—in his head—as "The Thunderbolt Kid."
language: English
title: The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
titlecomplete: The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
genres: Biography, Comedy, Memoir, Nonfiction, Humor, Autobiography, History, Biography Memoir, Travel, Audiobook
ratings_count: 64921
places: The United States of America
publisher: Doubleday