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Shakespeare: The World as Stage
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10. Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson (non-fiction)
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... Notes from a Small Island, Down Under, The Lost Continent... have I missed any? I also liked his biography of Shakespeare , considering how little material there is to work with in that endeavour. Ironically, the only one I didn't like at much was his autobiography! He's a very ...
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Dated, overly scientific and trite.
28. Shakespeare: The World as Stage
A short but fascinating biography by one of my favorites. I listened to the audio, read by Bryson himself.
Shakespeare: the World as Stage
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55. Shakespeare: The World As Stage by Bill Bryson
I really like Bryson's writing--this is a short book on what we know (or can guess) about Shakespeare's life and work. Bryson basically goes through and summarizes what others have said or discovered; it's an interesting, quick read that had ...
97. Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
Category: Shakespeare
In his clear, concise and entertaining book, Bill Bryson explores known facts about William Shakespeare's life -- which isn't much -- and (often humorously, but not unkindly) exposes theories and legends for their ...
... Congratulation on finishing 75--with more than a quarter of the year to go!
I've added The Book of William and Shakespeare: The World as Stage to my wish list.
I usually read something by or about Shakespeare every year. Last year I read Will in the World by Stephen Greenblat ...
... for a while - glad you liked it.
I read a very good biography of Shakespeare last year by Bill Bryson called Shakespeare: The World as Stage . Not scholarly per se, and certainly not dry. It was witty and chock full of info.
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928 Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson*
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38. Shakespeare: the world as stage - Bill Bryson
Short description of what we know of Shakespeare and the quest for answers. Our knowledge of his life is very limited, but Bryson shows us a lively picture of the time in which Shakespeare lived to get a little closer to this poet.
70. Shakespeare: The World as Stage , Bill Bryson
71. The Collector, John Fowles
After a half-hearted and unsuccessful attempt to read The French Lieutenant's Woman a few years ago, I put John Fowles on the 'authors I don't like' pile, until I picked up The Collector. Following Fred ...
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Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
I picked this up because I was looking for another book by Bryson that had been checked out of the library. I've heard so much great stuff about him but this was not at all what I expected.
Bryson covers a lot in a very slim ...
... by Alan Bennett, 120 pages. 4/5. Review. Finished 3/6/2009.
12. Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson, 196 pages. 3.5/5. Review. Finished 3/8/2009.
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#10 Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
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#9 - No place else to put them 9/9 Category Finished!!!
1. Shakespeare:The World as Stage Bill Bryson 1/14/2009
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3. Best Seller! Daniel, Jane 1/4/09 (touchstone not working )
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#3 clamairy - I loved Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bryson. You'll have to tell me what you think about it.
I started The Pillars of the Earth two days ago for my MAY bookclub meeting.
I started Those Who Hunt the Night by Barbara Hambly for a vampire fix. It's actually ...
I finished A Test of Wills last night and I am now enjoying Bill Bryson's Shakespeare: the World as Stage .
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27. Shakespeare, the World as Stage by Bill Bryson. LT 4 stars. I enjoyed it but not as much as expected after all the raves. Maybe need to try audiobook of his next.
28. The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly. 4.5 Damn! that man can write! I've been following Connelly for years now, ...
Finishing up Shakespeare, the world as stage by Bryson, and enjoying it very much. Brought home a slew of books from the library today, so not sure what will be next. I got A Wallflower Christmas, On Writing, a memoir of the craft, The Stress of Her Regard, Mark of the Lion, Veil of Lie ...
... too, and seem to recall that I wasn't highly thrilled with his Augustus either.
ETA Oh, yeah, I'm almost finished with Shakespeare, the world as stage , my first book by Bill Bryson. It's really fascinating, and, while there are a few humorous anecdotes, it's not as funny as I'd been led to ...
I just finished The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (charming) and Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson (a quick read and a good introduction to the poet and his times, but a I thought it could have had a bit more "meat"). Next up is The Plot Against America by Philip Roth.
12. Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson, 196 pages. 3.5/5. Review. Finished 3/8/2009.
A quick history - maybe overview is a better word - of Shakepeare's life and times. Not much is actually known about Shakespeare the ...
... a spot for it. I really enjoyed it.
It inspired me to re-watch Shakespeare in Love. And, I might even dip back into Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson.
... finished listening to Wicked by Gregory Maguire and reading Dining on Stones by Iain Sinclair and now listening to Shakespeare - The World As a Stage by Bill Bryson and reading A Good Year by Peter Mayle, both of which I'm already enjoying immensely.
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Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
The main object of this book is to tell us how little is actually known about Shakespeare and his life, and in this Bryson ...
... by Alan Bennett, 120 pages. 4/5. Review. Finished 3/6/2009.
12. Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson, 196 pages. 3.5/5. Review. Finished 3/8/2009.
13. The Plot Against ...
Reading: Three Hearts and Three Lions and listening to Shakespeare: The World as a Stage (both are brilliant!)
Eating: Nothing at the moment but going to have fajitas for dinner
Drinking: Nothing
Talking about: Buffy the Vampire Slayer!
Planning: I'm planning on having a shower when my feet ...
... of the Game by John McPhee
11. Bad Twin by Gary Troup
12. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney
13. Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
14. Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
15. The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
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Books listened to: 2
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... me so long to read it is that I stop and try to pronounce the various dialects he presents - with mixed results.
Shakespeare: The World as Stage looks very interesting, but I already have a huge stack of biographies waiting for me.
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11. Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
Category 5, Audiobooks (could move to nonfiction)
Not too much is known about Shakespeare beyond the basic facts of his life: where he was born, when he was baptized, when and to whom he was married, that he wrote several plays (and acted in ...
13. Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson (audio)
Not too much is known about Shakespeare beyond the basic facts of his life: where he was born, when he was baptized, when and to whom he was married, that he wrote several plays (and acted in them, too), when he died. What is not ...
... been happening." Not recommended. 2 stars.
Currently reading - Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Currently listening to - Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
... been happening." Not recommended. 2 stars.
Currently reading - Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Currently listening to - Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
... Oh well. I'll just go la la la la in my head for a while.
Decided to read some grown-up books for a change.
#5: Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
So the cover blurb claims that this Shakespeare biography is vivid, fast-paced, and witty. And the fact that it's written by ...
... (only discovered his books last year), and definitely enjoyable so far. I had a minor audibook-emergency when Disc 1 of Shakespeare: The World as a Stage started skipping. I had to bring it to the library to ask my coworker to clean it, and then it wouldn't play in my portable CD player (but ...
... Highly recommended. 4.5 stars.
Currently reading - Bird by Bird and The Inn at Lake Devine
Currently listening to - Shakespeare: The World as Stage
... Highly recommended. 4.5 stars.
Currently reading - Bird by Bird and The Inn at Lake Devine
Currently listening to - Shakespeare: The World as Stage
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Category #9 No place else to put it 1/9 Shakespeare: The World as stage by Bill Bryson.
A wonderful exposition of what we know, what some say we know, and what we don't, can't or will never know about the great poet. I thoroughly enjoyed this, although I'm not sure it's what I ...
#187 bell7 - I read Shakespeare: The World as Stage and loved it. I've listened to Bryson read his own stuff and it's even better listening to it than reading it, in my opinion. Have fun!
Almost done Bird by Bird, read by the author.
Next up is Shakespeare: The World as Stage also read by the author.
... as an Early Review book today. It's my first after requesting books for a few months, so I'm pretty excited.
Also got Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson out of the library the other day -- it's audio, read by the author.
>17 Thanks for your review of Shakespeare: The World as Stage . I've had this on my TBR pile for awhile now, and your review will prompt me to dig it up and actually read it!
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My first non-fiction book of the year. I loved this book. Very little is known for certain about William Shakespeare ...
I'm about 1/2 way thru Shakespeare:The World as Stage listening on audio...I can't wait to go to the Y every day just to hear what's next. I really enjoy Bill Bryson reading his own stuff...just enough humor blended with good solid research and a wonderfully dry wit.
Karenmarie - I've just finished reading Shakespeare: The World as Stage and loved it. I especially enjoyed the final section on theories about who else might have written the plays.
Shakespeare The World as a Stage by Bill Bryson
Category: Non-Fiction
#64 sanddancer - I loved Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson! I hope you continue to like it.
I finished Falling Leaves and loved it. It inspired me to read another book about China on my 999 challenge - China Road by Rob Gifford.
... of Pillars of the Earth - I'm actually listening on audio to refresh my memory prior to reading World without End
2. Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson - another audio I'm listening to on my daily drive to the Y to swim.
3. Bestseller by Jane Daniel (wrong touchstone) ...
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Australian Magpie: Biology and Behaviour of an Unusual Songbird by Gisela T. Kaplan
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A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: The Life of William Dampier by Diana & Michael Preston)
Defining the World by Henry Hitchings ...
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Australian Magpie: Biology and Behaviour of an Unusual Songbird by Gisela T. Kaplan (4.5)
Shakespeare: The World as a Stage by Bill Bryson (4.0)
A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: The Life of William Dampier by Diana & Michael Preston (4.0)
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Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
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69.) William Shakespeare: The World as Stage , Bill Bryson ****
Very successful at what it sets out to do, which is to lay out succinctly what we do know about Shakespeare and to point out some of the conjecture that will likely never be more than that (and why). Mostly this is all ...
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... 10th) 4 out of 5
23. The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay (finished Feb 17th) 5 out of 5
24. Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson (finished Feb 17th) 4 out of 5
25. O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (finished Feb 19th) 3.5 out of 5
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... to anyone who likes some expanded information along with their travel.
I actually have two more of his on my 999 list: Shakespeare: World as Stage and A Short History of Nearly everything - I can hardly wait for 2009!
... adore A Short History of Nearly Everything. I like Bryson's travel books, but his other books are absolutely wonderful - Shakespeare: The World as Stage and The Mother Tongue come to mind.
I'm progressing nicely on Independent People by Halldor Laxness. This is not a book to just ...
46 to go.Finished Shakespeare The World as a stage . Absolutely first class. Do read it even if you aren't keen on Shakespeare. Back to The Good Mayor and others.
Audiobooks:
1. Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery
2. Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
3. Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
4. Then She Found Me by Elinor Lipman
5. 16 Lighthouse Road by D ...
Finished and god created the au pair on Sunday. (good in a frothy way)
49 books to go. Also now reading shakespeare Bill Bryson . Man is a genius. Must remember to put as favourite author.
Jenny
... books this year:
25. The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins
26. God Is Not Great, Christopher Hitchens
27. Shakespeare: The World As Stage , Bill Bryson
28. The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield
29. Common Sense Economics, James Gwartney
30. The Unpleasantness ...
45) Bill Bryson - Shakespeare : Now finished - I enjoyed this, although I think he's written better.
46) Joanna Kavenna - Inglorious: To be honest, I'm not really sure why I picked this up in the first place - it was a bit of an impulse buy (which has, in the past, worked very well ...
... going back home tomorrow as we have visitors at the weekend. Incidentally I've just finished reading the Bill Bryson Shakespeare: the world as stage and it made me think that you should go to the Globe if you have time - not that your itinerary isn't full enough already ;-)
Have fun.
... hasn't read Bill Bryson should check him out. Everything I've read by him is good, although In a Sunburned Country, Shakespeare: The World as Stage , and Mother Tongue are my favorites.
I'm now listening to The Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland. Just begun, but ...
... read them before as preparation. So I'm glad I can finally start adding books to my list again.
Today I finished
#33 Shakespeare. The world as a stage - Bill Bryson
A quick and enjoyable read. I never had the urge to know everything about this man, but I always wanted to know a little ...
Audiobook #8 Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson and read by author
A quick and entertaining look at what is really known about William Shakespeare. (not much, although it is known that he never spelled his name the way we do today) and the life of London at that time (the amount of ...
It's definitely summer -- here are three books at once!
#30 Shakespeare: the World as Stage by Bill Bryson -- nonfiction
A short, witty biography of the Bard. I love Bill Bryson and have always been interested in Shakespeare and the Elizabethan era.
#31 A Horse of Course: a Round Up of ...
Book #13: Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson. A short history about what is known and what is legend regarding Shakespeare. Very entertaining, but not as personal as Bryson's A Walk in the Woods because of subject matter. Recommend.
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