At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson

At Home: A Short History of Private Life

Bill Bryson

nonfiction history challenging funny informative slow-paced

577 pages | first published 2010

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In these pages, the beloved Bill Bryson gives us a fascinating history of the modern home, taking us on a room-by-room tour through his own house and using each room to explore the vast history of the domestic artifacts we take for granted. As he ...
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