![]() There are more things here to kill you than anywhere else in the world: all of the ten most poisonous snakes, sharks and crocodiles in abundance, the paralytic tick, and venomous seashells that will “not just sting you but actually sometimes go for you.” A place harsh and hostile to life, “staggeringly empty yet packed with stuff. ![]() It was here, after all, that the Prime Minister dove into the surf of Victoria one day and simply disappeared-the prime minister, mind you. This time it is Australia, a country tailor-made to surrender just the kind of amusing facts Bryson loves. “And so once more to the wandering road,” declares Bryson-which is music to the ears of his many deserving fans. ![]() ![]() Just in time for Sydney’s upcoming Olympic games, this travel narrative from veteran wanderer Bryson ( I’m a Stranger Here Myself, 1999, etc.) provides an appreciative, informative, and hilarious portrait of the land Down Under. ![]()
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