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SUMMARY:Armchair Travel Book Club
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DESCRIPTION:Join us on Zoom (Meeting ID: 893 4439 0868) as we begin our jo
 urney around the world from the comforts of home! This month, we'll e
 xchange the cold of Illinois for the warmth of the Australian summer as we
  head to Australia with travel writer Bill Bryson and discuss his book In 
 a Sunburned Country. \r\nAbout the book: “Every time Bill Bryson walks 
 out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. This tim
 e in Australia. His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail result
 ed in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods. In A Sunburne
 d Country is his report on what he found in an entirely different place: 
 Australia, the country that doubles as a continent, and a place with the f
 riendliest inhabitants, the hottest, driest weather, and the most peculiar
  and lethal wildlife to be found on the planet. The result is a deliciousl
 y funny, fact-filled, and adventurous performance by a writer who combines
  humor, wonder, and unflagging curiosity.\r\nDespite the fact that Austral
 ia harbors more things that can kill you in extremely nasty ways than anyw
 here else, including sharks, crocodiles, snakes, even riptides and deserts
 , Bill Bryson adores the place, and he takes his readers on a rollicking r
 ide far beyond that beaten tourist path. Wherever he goes he finds Austral
 ians who are cheerful, extroverted, and unfailingly obliging, and these be
 aming products of land with clean, safe cities, cold beer, and constant su
 nshine fill the pages of this wonderful book.\r\nAustralia is an immense a
 nd fortunate land, and it has found in Bill Bryson its perfect guide.”
URL:https://www.lincolnlibrary.info/event/armchair-travel-book-club
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