Bill Bryson | The Cambridge Union
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2024
- BILL BRYSON
Speaking at The Cambridge Union Society on Monday 12th November, 7.30pm
The UK's biggest selling non-fiction author since records began, Bill Bryson's notoriously inquisitive mind has spawned a string of bestsellers covering topics from travel to the English language, Shakespeare to science. his most popular works include 'Down under', a tale of his exploits in Australia, 'The Lost Continent', exploring small-town America in his mother's Chevy, and the Aventis Prize-winning 'A Short History of Nearly Everything'. An Anglophile at heart, he was the 11th Chancellor of Durham University and is President of the campaign to Protect Rural England. 
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One of my favorite lines in Mr Bryson’s books is when he is talking about a handy man he knew in New Hampshire. He described him as having a taciturn personality and conversed as if he would be billed for it later. One of the best lines ever. Love Mr Bryson’s great sense of humor. His books are so informative, interesting and entertaining. He is one of my all time favorite authors. I would love to meet him in person and thank him for the pleasure of reading his books.
The world would be a much better place if this video had millions of views
One of my favourite Americans - a lovely, lovely guy.
And every time I hear him, his accent seems to be getting more and more English.......(as befits his Anglophile Soul).
A short history should be compulsory at schools worldwide...
Anyone unfamiliar with his writing can take "the test". The first chapter of "Lost Continent" will tell the tale. I've given copies of that book (his first I think) away as gifts just because I know the first chapter wil leave them on the floor.
He reads his own books really well - great for listening to when on long drives. I've read his informative and funny book on Australia (In a Sunburned Country) and also Walk in the Woods. His books are not just entertaining but also leave the reader with knowledge of lots of interesting things they didn't know before reading his books. I have "Short History of Everything" on the way in audio form. I thought I'd read most of his work but looking just now I see I've barely scratched the surface. He's amazingly prolific!
Never heard of this guy....just stumbled on his video.
But, he's super likable and interesting. Glad I found this.
Hope that you have since then read his books. They are intelligent and very, very funny. Written honestly and from the heart, but that would be evident here.
Had a completely different picture of this guy in my head while listening to his podcasts. Fuck.
I thought he might say he read and enjoyed John McPhee, who is not really funny, but is a writer who delved into topics in a really wonderful way.
jolly good.
second mic on Anna is quit distracting, maybe turn that mic off once the intro has passed.
Thank you. Anymore available?
def agree about killing litter-droppers, they are the most despicable people
Face blur?
I love Bill Bryson, but he keeps telling that bear story.
Does anyone else see those little white things floating around? What is that?
Undergraduates...
@@martinwilkinson4477 hahahahah
Snow. That was an easy question. Any others?
He lost his native American accent!
His accent sounds very American to me?
marcelo cb its a mix
Brilliant writer - not such a great speaker - he comes across quite nervy and anxious. Yeah those white things must be dust and there's a buzz/hum from the camera at the end.
i like the bumbling, its part of what makes him endearing
@@salmynka1885 I agree!
I find it British to bumble about and be self-deprecating, but when you see many people being that way, it seems so engineered rather than genuine. I wonder if it is his natural manner or something he picked up.
Having been so complimentary with my previous comment, listening to him go on and on, and on, and on about his silly airplane fears in Kenya forces me to skip the rest of this video. What I've heard so far is just his standard jokes and comments that he always uses when addressing a group but his phony over dramatization of a simple bush flight in a small plane is actually nauseating to try and listen to - possibly because I was a bush pilot over there for years. Anyway, this is the first time Bryson has ever been tedious in my experience. Nobody's perfect I guess . . . but a second thought is, better to just read or listen to his writing. Public speaking isn't his forte.
oh poor you.