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Top Five Books of 2015 (246) » 6 més No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. ![]() ![]() CUPRINS 1. Introducere - pag. 13 2. CAP. 1 - Anul - pag. 19 3. CAP. 2 - CAdrul - pag. 37 4. CAP. 3 - Holul - pag. 50 5. CAP. 4 - Bucataria - pag. 69 6. CAP. 5 - Spalatorul de vase si camara - pag. 86 7. CAP. 6 - Tabloul electric - pag. 107 8. CAP. 7 - Salonul - pag. 128 9. CAP. 8 - Sufrageria - pag. 152 10. CAP. 9 - Pivnita - pag. 176 11. CAP. 10 - Coridorul - pag. 194 12. CAP. 11 - Biroul - pag. 215 13. CAP. 12 - Gradina - pag. 231 14. CAP. 13 - Camera vinetie - pag. 257 15. CAP. 14 - Scarile - pag. 276 16. CAP. 15 - Dormitorul - pag. 286 17. CAP. 16 - Baia - pag. 306 18. CAP. 17 - Camera de toaleta - pag. 332 19. CAP. 18 - Camera copiilor - pag. 356 20. CAP. 19 - Podul - pag. 380 21. Bibliografie - pag. 399 22. Multumiri - pag. 419 23. Lista ilustratiilor - pag. 420 24. Index - pag. 421 At Home is ostensibly about houses, specifically Bill Bryson's historical home in England. Each chapter is named for a room - - Kitchen, Dining room, Cellar, Nursery. In reality, it is a social history of primarily the 19th century. For example, the dining room chapter is about vitamins, health, and the spice trade. The nursery chapter is about how children were generally raised and treated and the lack of laws protecting children. All of this history is presented in the most accessible manner possible. Bryson uses mini biographies, humor, and anecdotes to bring every topic to life, while actually communicating a great deal of historical fact in the process. Another thing I enjoyed was that the book became more and more interesting to me as it progressed. The best chapters were not front-loaded. I was actually sorry it was over. This book is only my second Bryson, but I definitely intend to read more. It's quite different from A Walk in The Woods which had more of a narrative. But the same dry wit is there - - less present, but definitely there. Using his Norfold rectory-turned-home as an excuse, Bryson takes us through a Anglo-American centric history of how the comforts of our homes come to be. It's like having a fun uncle who always has some fun puzzle or trivia for you, but now you've asked him to try to organise and write them all down so that you can pass it on. He's engaging and personable. His tales may meander with tenuous connections but they are still well-researched while remaining easily digestible by being whitewashed and sanitised for your young ears. He's a stalwart guest at Christmas for keeping everyone young or old entertained. I feel like Bryson has really conquered that particularly segment of quality Christmas-gift books suitable for the reader in your life. Aside: the lack of its mention here reminded me that I should get around to reading about Seneca Village.
“At Home” is baggy, loose-jointed and genial. It moves along at a vigorously restless pace, with the energy of a Labrador retriever off the leash, racing up to each person it encounters, pawing and sniffing and barking at every fragrant thing, plunging into icy waters only to dash off again, invigorated. You do, somehow, maintain forward momentum and eventually get to the end. Bryson is fascinated by everything, and his curiosity is infectious. Bryson is certainly famous enough to have got away with a far less bulging compendium. Instead, on our behalf, he’s been through those hundreds of books (508 according to the bibliography) some of which even the most assiduous readers among us might never have got around to: Jacques Gelis’s History of Childbirth: Fertility, Pregnancy and Birth in Early Modern Europe, say, or John A Templer’s The Staircase: Studies of Hazards, Falls and Safer Designs. He’s then extracted their most arresting material and turned the result into a book that, for all its winning randomness, is not just hugely readable but a genuine page-turner — mainly because you can’t wait to see what you’ll find out next. PremisDistincionsLlistes notables
Bryson takes readers on a tour of his house, a rural English parsonage, showing how each room has figured in the evolution of private life. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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