At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson

At Home: A Short History of Private Life

Bill Bryson

536 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging funny informative slow-paced
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Bill Bryson was struck one day by the thought that we devote a lot more time to studying the battles and wars of history than to considering what history really consists of: centuries of people quietly going about their daily business - eating, sl...

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informative 98%
funny 48%
lighthearted 36%
reflective 34%
relaxing 15%
adventurous 6%
challenging 6%
inspiring 6%
dark 1%
sad 1%

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medium 44%
fast 5%

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