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A Short History of Nearly Everything
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A Short History of Nearly Everything is a work of popular science, tackling complex topics from the Big Bang to human evolution. The book won several prestigious awards, including the Aventis Prizes for Science Books in 2004 and the EU Descartes Prize for science communication in 2005. An illustrated edition was released in 2005, and various audiobook versions are available.
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While you might listen in order to be entertained, there are also a host of works intended to be purely educational. We chose the best science titles on this list for the fact that they are both. These selections not only bring important perspectives on some of the most pressing scientific issues of our time—they’re also written and performed with a refreshing clarity that makes them easy to swallow and entertaining to the end.
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Richard Matthews
- Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall28,443
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Performance21,674
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Story21,571
THE #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER One of the world’s most beloved writers and New York Times bestselling author of A Walk in the Woods and The Body takes his ultimate journey—into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer. “Brims with strange and amazing facts...
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The Only Book I reread imediatley after reading
- By Andrew on 11-09-09
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
- Narrated by: Richard Matthews
- Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 05-04-03
- Language: English
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The Body
- A Guide for Occupants
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7,081
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Performance5,955
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Story5,910
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN E.O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD "Glorious. . .You will marvel at the brilliance and vast weirdness of your design." —The Washington Post Bill Bryson, bestselling author...
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Must Read for the Sheer Fun of It
- By J.B. on 10-16-19
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The Body
- A Guide for Occupants
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 10-15-19
- Language: English
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At Home
- A Short History of Private Life
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6,607
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Performance4,835
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Story4,818
From one of the most beloved authors of our time—more than six million copies of his books have been sold in this country alone—a fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home. “Houses aren’t refuges from history. They are where history ends up.” Bill Bryson and...
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Bryson does it again
- By Robert on 10-15-10
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At Home
- A Short History of Private Life
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 10-05-10
- Language: English
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A Walk in the Woods
- Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Rob McQuay
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12,006
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Performance10,586
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Story10,578
The Appalachian Trail trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America–majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you’re going to take a hike, it’s probably the place to go. And Bill Bryson is surely the most entertaining guide...
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Informational
- By Amber C on 03-29-17
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A Walk in the Woods
- Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
- Narrated by: Rob McQuay
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 09-25-12
- Language: English
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In a Sunburned Country
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6,509
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Performance4,627
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Story4,619
Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. This time in Australia. His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods. In A Sunburned Country is his report on what he found in an...
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Laugh out loud funny
- By Larry on 06-09-03
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In a Sunburned Country
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 05-30-00
- Language: English
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Bill Bryson Collector's Edition
- Notes from a Small Island, Neither Here Nor There, and I'm a Stranger Here Myself
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 17 hrs and 11 mins
- Abridged
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Overall2,378
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Performance1,862
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Story1,843
Notes from a Small Island After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to move his wife and kids back to his homeland of the United States. But not before taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home...
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Bryson's best with Google
- By Shawn on 03-31-08
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Bill Bryson Collector's Edition
- Notes from a Small Island, Neither Here Nor There, and I'm a Stranger Here Myself
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 17 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 10-17-06
- Language: English
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Shakespeare
- The World as Stage
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,913
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Performance1,336
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Story1,324
Shakespeare: The Illustrated Edition is an exquisitely illustrated, updated edition of Bill Bryson’s bestselling biography of William Shakespeare that takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship. With more than 100...
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Too Little, Too Short
- By Charles L. Burkins on 11-30-07
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Shakespeare
- The World as Stage
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 10-23-07
- Language: English
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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
- A Memoir
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,638
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Performance1,690
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Story1,699
BONUS FEATURE: Exclusive interview with the author. From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the middle of the United States in the middle of the last century. A book that delivers on the...
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Fun, but not for squeamish
- By David on 11-30-06
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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 10-17-06
- Language: English
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Una breve historia de casi todo
- By: Bill Bryson, José Manuel Álvarez Flórez - traductor
- Narrated by: Sergio Mejía
- Length: 23 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall28
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Performance24
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Story24
Uno de los mejores audiolibros de divulgación científica de todos los tiempos. Más de 120.000 ejemplares vendidos en España...
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Muy buen libro
- By oscarkahn on 01-13-22
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Una breve historia de casi todo
- Narrated by: Sergio Mejía
- Length: 23 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 12-07-21
- Language: Spanish
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One Summer
- America, 1927
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,647
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Performance4,098
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Story4,081
A Chicago Tribune Noteworthy Book A GoodReads Reader's Choice In One Summer Bill Bryson, one of our greatest and most beloved nonfiction writers, transports readers on a journey back to one amazing season in American life. The summer of 1927 began with one of the signature events of the...
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Why 1927?
- By Mark on 10-18-13
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One Summer
- America, 1927
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 10-01-13
- Language: English
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The Blink of an Eye
- A Memoir of Dying - and Learning How to Live Again
- By: Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard, Bill Bryson - foreword
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen, Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance15
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Story15
At the age of 38, Danish scientist Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard is struck down by an acute bout of bacterial meningitis. Weeks later, she wakes from a coma in intensive care to find herself “locked in,” unable to show she is conscious except by blinking her eyes....
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The Blink of an Eye
- A Memoir of Dying - and Learning How to Live Again
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen, Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 6 hrs
- Release date: 05-14-19
- Language: English
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Made in America
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 01-16-06
- Language: English
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A Walk in the Woods
- Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4,190
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Performance2,237
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Story2,242
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The classic chronicle of a “terribly misguided and terribly funny” (The Washington Post) hike of the Appalachian Trail, from the author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and The Body “The best way of escaping into nature.”—The New York Times Back in...
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the unforgetable stroll....
- By DocEdward on 12-17-02
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A Walk in the Woods
- Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 12-15-99
- Language: English
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El cuerpo humano
- Guía para ocupantes
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Alfonso Mendiguchía
- Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall49
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Performance39
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Story40
Del autor de "Una breve historia de casi todo" (200.000 ejemplares vendidos). Nos pasamos toda una vida con un solo cuerpo y casi no...
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Lo mejor si te gusta la fisiología
- By Rene Davila Mendoza on 03-22-22
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El cuerpo humano
- Guía para ocupantes
- Narrated by: Alfonso Mendiguchía
- Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 06-29-21
- Language: Spanish
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El cuerpo humano
- Guía para ocupantes
- By: Bill Bryson, Francisco J. Ramos Mena - traductor
- Narrated by: Gerardo Quiroz
- Length: 17 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance5
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Story5
Nos pasamos toda una vida con un solo cuerpo y casi no sabemos cómo funciona. Desde los genes hasta nuestra capacidad de hablar...
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Datos interesantes
- By Claudia on 11-29-24
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El cuerpo humano
- Guía para ocupantes
- Narrated by: Gerardo Quiroz
- Length: 17 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 11-23-21
- Language: Spanish
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Neither Here nor There
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall355
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Performance302
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Story301
In Neither Here nor There Bill Bryson brings his unique brand of humour to bear on Europe as he shoulders his backpack and journeys from Hammerfest to Istanbul on the cusp of Asia....
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Authentic Bryson, but that might be the problem
- By M. Craft on 08-12-14
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Neither Here nor There
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 12-01-09
- Language: English
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The Road to Little Dribbling
- Adventures of an American in Britain
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Nathan Osgood
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,601
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Performance1,435
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Story1,426
A loving and hilarious—if occasionally spiky—valentine to Bill Bryson’s adopted country, Great Britain. Prepare for total joy and multiple episodes of unseemly laughter. Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to discover and celebrate that green and pleasant land. The...
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No Bryson?? Alas, another disappointed fan
- By Rick on 01-25-16
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The Road to Little Dribbling
- Adventures of an American in Britain
- Narrated by: Nathan Osgood
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 01-19-16
- Language: English
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The Secret History of Christmas
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall1,755
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Performance1,589
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Story1,585
Christmas is the single biggest annual event on the planet, a time for merry-making, over-indulgence, peace, goodwill, and the occasional family row. It’s as comfortable and familiar as a pair of old shoes and yet still glittery and exciting. But what do you really know about it....
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Fascinating and Entertaining
- By Laura Carrington on 11-23-22
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The Secret History of Christmas
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 11-22-22
- Language: English
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Icons of England
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: David Rintoul, Barnaby Edwards, Ben Eagle, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall40
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Performance32
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Story31
Brought to you by Penguin This celebration of the English countryside does not only focus on the rolling green landscapes and magnificent monuments that set England apart from the rest of the world. Many of the contributors bring their own special touch, presenting a refreshingly eclectic...
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Think twice if you're expecting a Bryson book...
- By Aaron J. Harris on 12-14-20
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Icons of England
- Narrated by: David Rintoul, Barnaby Edwards, Ben Eagle, Terence Wilton, Sara Poyzer, Homer Todiwala, Leda Hodgson, Sara Novak
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 09-10-20
- Language: English
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Neither Here Nor There
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Abridged
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Overall868
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Performance486
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Story480
Bryson brings his unique brand of humour to travel writing as he shoulders his backpack, keeps a tight hold on his wallet and heads for Europe. Travelling with Stephen Katz—also his wonderful sidekick in A Walk in the Woods—he wanders from Hammerfest in the far north, to Istanbul on the cusp...
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reader beware
- By Marina on 11-19-03
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Neither Here Nor There
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 12-15-99
- Language: English
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