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1、AtHomeASHORTHISTORYOFPRIVATELIFEBillBrysonDoubledayLONDON•NEWYORK•TORONTO•SYDNEY•AUCKLANDSynopsisBillBrysonwasstruckonedaybythethoughtthatwedevotealotmoretimetostudyingthebattlesandwarsofhistorythantocon-sideringwhathistoryreallyconsistsof:centuriesofpeoplequietlygo-ingabouttheird
2、ailybusiness–eating,sleepingandmerelyendeav-ouringtogetmorecomfortable.Andthatmostofthekeydiscoveriesforhumankindcanbefoundintheveryfabricofthehousesinwhichwelive.Thisinspiredhimtostartajourneyaroundhisownhouse,anoldrectoryinNor-folk,wanderingfromroomtoroomconsideringhowtheordinar
3、ythingsinlifecametobe.Alongthewayhedidaprodigiousamountofresearchonthehistoryofanythingandeverything,fromarchitecturetoelectricity,fromfoodpreservationtoepidemics,fromthespicetradetotheEiffelTower,fromcrinolinestotoilets;andonthebrilliant,creativeandof-teneccentricmindsbehindthem.
4、Andhediscoveredthat,althoughtheremayseemtobenothingasunremarkableasourdomesticlives,thereisahugeamountofhistory,interestandexcitement–andevenalittledanger–lurkinginthecornersofeveryhome.WhereAShortHistoryofNearlyEverythingwasasweepingpano-ramaoftheworld,theuniverseandeverything,At
5、Homepeersatpri-vatelifethroughamicroscope.Brysonappliesthesameirrepressiblecuriosity,irresistiblewit,stylishproseandmasterfulstorytellingthatmadeAShortHistoryofNearlyEverythingoneofthemostlaudedbooksofthelastdecade,anddeliversoneofthemostentertainingandilluminatingbookseverwritten
6、aboutthehistoryofthewaywelive.AlsobyBillBrysonTheLostContinentMotherTongueTroublesomeWordsNeitherHereNorThereMadeinAmericaNotesfromaSmallIslandAWalkintheWoodsNotesfromaBigCountryDownUnderAfricanDiaryAShortHistoryofNearlyEverythingBryson’sDictionaryforWritersandEditorsTheLifeandTim
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