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At Home

A Short History of Private Life

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At Home

De : Bill Bryson
Lu par : Bill Bryson
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 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 his family live in a Victorian parsonage in a part of England where nothing of any great significance has happened since the Romans decamped. Yet one day, he began to consider how very little he knew about the ordinary things of life as he found it in that comfortable home. To remedy this, he formed the idea of journeying about his house from room to room to “write a history of the world without leaving home.” The bathroom provides the occasion for a history of hygiene; the bedroom, sex, death, and sleep; the kitchen, nutrition and the spice trade; and so on, as Bryson shows how each has fig­ured in the evolution of private life. Whatever happens in the world, he demonstrates, ends up in our house, in the paint and the pipes and the pillows and every item of furniture.

Bill Bryson has one of the liveliest, most inquisitive minds on the planet, and he is a master at turning the seemingly isolated or mundane fact into an occasion for the most diverting exposi­tion imaginable. His wit and sheer prose fluency make At Home one of the most entertaining books ever written about private life. Architektur Haus & Heim Welt Wohndesign & Renovierung

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PRAISE FOR AT HOME: A Short History of Private Life:

"...a delightful stroll through the history of domestic life. Now living in a 19th-century church rectory in Norfolk, England, the author decided to learn about the ordinary things of life by exploring each room in his house.... In a sense, Bryson’s book is a history of “getting comfortable slowly".... Informative, readable and great fun."—Kirkus Reviews (starred)

"[D]elightful.... Considering our homes means a dash through history, politics, science, sex, and dozens of other fields. If this book doesn't supply you with five years' worth of dinner conversation, you're not paying attention."—PEOPLE magazine

"Fascinating.... Join this ambiable tour guide as he wanders through his house, a former rectory built in 1851 in a tranquil English village.... [It] takes a very particular kind of thoughtfulness, as well as a bold temperament, to stuff all this research into a mattress that's supportive enough to loll about on while pondering the real subject of this book -- the development of the modern world.... Bryson is fascinated by everything, and his curiosity is infectious...[his] enthusiasm brightens any dull corner.... You'll be given a delightful smattering of information about everything but...the kitchen sink."— Dominique Browning, The New York Times Book Review
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Bill Bryson has what may be the most pleasant speaking voice in the English language. Any book is better for his reading. That said, his recasting of the last 2,000 years of changes in society and technology by the make-up and accoutrements of the modern house is fascinating. As usual, he draws on a wealth of detail and historical research (and trivia) to weave a story of people's evolving sense of what domestic life could or should be. Yet another Bryson book that will reward multiple hearings.

Comforting voice, incisive intellect

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Gründliche Recherche, überzeugende Einschätzungen, und dabei höchst amüsant. Es hätte stundenlang, tagelang, monatelang so weiter gehen können.

Ein Meisterwerk!

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It's an interesting idea and there are definitely some interesting tidbits in there, but the entire story isn't captivating enough to keep me hooked for hours. Yes, every room has a history, get on with it.

Interesting, but not as interesting as others

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