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19 Nov 2010, 3:15 pm by annalthouse@gmail.com (Ann Althouse)
" This reminds me of a passage in the truly engrossing Bill Bryson book "At Home: A Short History of Private Life," describing the sanitary conditions in England in the 19th century: [C]esspits in poorer districts were seldom emptied and frequently overflowed... [read post]
8 Nov 2010, 11:30 am by Dennis Crouch
Judge Moore wrote the en banc decision that was joined by Chief Judge Rader and Judges Lourie, Bryson, Linn, and Prost. [read post]
19 Oct 2010, 4:00 pm by Glenn Reynolds
REVIEWING BILL BRYSON’S NEW BOOK, At Home: A Short History of Private Life. [read post]
14 Apr 2010, 8:45 pm by Eugene Volokh
” FURTHER UPDATE: A comment from John Elwood, who overlapped with Ed Dumont at the Justice Department: “[A]nother in a series of fine nominations (and, I hope, eventual appointments) to the Federal Circuit, along with Bill Bryson and Tim Dyk–people who got the job more from sheer competence than connections (although connections don’t hurt). [read post]
20 Mar 2010, 3:58 pm by annalthouse@gmail.com (Ann Althouse)
When I think about "Sky King," I remember this from Bill Bryson's "Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid": "Even at six years old, and even in an age as intellectually undemanding as the 1950s, you didn't have to be hugely astute to see that a flying cowboy was a fairly flimsy premise for an action series. [read post]
21 Jan 2010, 6:21 pm by @ErikJHeels
(Attleboro, MA) Bryson Home Improvement Inc. [read post]
28 Oct 2009, 5:19 pm
  So unless you are going to through hike the continental divide trail Bill Bryson style, you aren't welcome. [read post]
28 Aug 2009, 6:27 am
Bryson and Murrin have appealed their loss. [read post]
31 Jan 2009, 10:28 am


The suit alleges that up to and including Christmas Day, Bryson Trone, 3, ate peanut butter cracker sandwiches made with PCA's peanut butter product. [read post]
28 Jan 2009, 9:45 pm
” Up to and including Christmas Day, 2008, 3-year-old Bryson Trone ate peanut butter cracker sandwiches made with PCA’s peanut butter product. [read post]
18 Jan 2009, 9:10 pm
"   Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything. [read post]
12 Jan 2009, 9:13 am
John Bryson Chane and the Right Rev. [read post]
3 Dec 2008, 2:47 pm
Stewart's lawyer, Brent Bryson, also submitted a brief Tuesday asking the judge to disregard the state's sentencing recommendation. [read post]
7 Aug 2008, 7:01 pm
Paull is on hand now to introduce today's item in the Underbelly summer Book Fair:I just finished reading Shakespeare, by the amiable writer Bill Bryson. [read post]
29 Apr 2008, 6:00 am
Bill Bryson's remarkable book, A Short History of Nearly Everything, tells us in his 29th chapter about teardrop-shaped stone hand-axes. [read post]
4 Jan 2008, 4:39 am
The very popular Bill Bryson writes in his books that "I come from Des Moines Iowa, someone had to", and he is not alone, for there are many who call Iowa and the Midwest their home. [read post]
23 Nov 2007, 9:31 am
., dissenting).While the phrase stuck with me, I never appreciated its true meaning until I recently read Bill Bryson's new biography of Shakespeare. [read post]