At Home
Subtitle: A Short History of Private Life
By: Bill Bryson
Edition: First Anchor Books Edition (1)
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 2011-10
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 581
ISBN-13: 9780767919395
Copyright date: 2010
Subjects: Houses; Environmental aspects; Rooms; Dwellings; Psychological aspects
Description: With his signature wit, charm, and seemingly limitless knowledge, Bill Bryson takes us on a room-by-room tour through his own house, using each room as a jumping off point into the vast history of the domestic artifacts we take for granted. As he takes us through the history of our modern comforts, Bryson demonstrates that whatever happens in the world eventually ends up in our home, in the paint, the pipes, the pillows, and every item of furniture. Bryson has one of the liveliest, most inquisitive minds on the planet, and his sheer prose fluency makes At Home one of the most entertaining books ever written about private life.
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Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 535-560) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: 3; label: I
title: The Year
pagenum: 9; label: II
title: The Setting
pagenum: 35; label: III
title: The Hall
pagenum: 53; label: IV
title: The Kitchen
pagenum: 79; label: V
title: The Scullery and Larder
pagenum: 102; label: VI
title: The Fuse Box
pagenum: 131; label: VII
title: The Drawing Room
pagenum: 160; label: VIII
title: The Dining Room
pagenum: 193; label: IX
title: The Cellar
pagenum: 226; label: X
title: The Passage
pagenum: 251; label: XI
title: The Study
pagenum: 280; label: XII
title: The Garden
pagenum: 301; label: XIII
title: The Plum Room
pagenum: 337; label: XIV
title: The Stairs
pagenum: 363; label: XV
title: The Bedroom
pagenum: 378; label: XVI
title: The Bathroom
pagenum: 406; label: XVII
title: The Dressing Room
pagenum: 441; label: XVIII
title: The Nursery
pagenum: 475; label: XIX
title: The Attic
pagenum: 509; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: 533; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 535; title: Illustration Credits
pagenum: 561; title: Index
pagenum: 563