Bibliograph

The life and times of the thunderbolt kid, [a memoir], Bill Bryson

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The life and times of the thunderbolt kid, [a memoir], Bill Bryson

Language

eng

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not applicable

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Literary text for sound recordings

autobiography

Main title

The life and times of the thunderbolt kid

Medium

sound recording

Responsibility statement

Bill Bryson

Sub title

[a memoir]

Summary

Bill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century--1951--in the middle of the United States--Des Moines, Iowa--in the middle of the largest generation in American history--the baby boomers. As one of the funniest writers alive, he is perfectly positioned to mine his all-American childhood for memoir gold. Like millions of his generational peers, Bill Bryson grew up with a rich fantasy life as a superhero. In his case, he ran around his house and neighborhood wearing a jersey with a thunderbolt on it and a towel about his neck, vanquishing evildoers--in his head--as "The Thunderbolt Kid." Using his fantasy-life persona as a springboard, Bryson re-creates the life of his family in the 1950s in all its transcendent normality--a life at once familiar to us all and as far away and unreachable as another galaxy--From publisher description

Target audience

adult

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