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Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson is an American-born British author best known for his humorous travelogues and popular science books, including *A Walk in the Woods* and *A Short History of Nearly Everything*. His works have sold over 10 million copies worldwide. This page lists Bill Bryson’s books in order, covering both chronological publication and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1984Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome WordsPOoLB · 1Buy ↗

1985The Palace Under the AlpsPOoTB · 1Buy ↗

1989The Lost ContinentPOoTB · 2Buy ↗

1990The Mother TonguePOoLB · 2Buy ↗

1991Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time(By: Karen Armstrong)POoELB · 1Buy ↗

1992Neither Here nor TherePOoTB · 3Buy ↗

1994Made in AmericaPOoLB · 3Buy ↗

1995Notes from a Small IslandPOoTB · 4Buy ↗

1997A Walk in the WoodsPOoTB · 5Buy ↗

1998I'm a Stranger Here Myself / Notes from a Big CountryPOoTB · 6Buy ↗

2000The Best American Travel Writing 2000POoTBATWB · 1Buy ↗

2000The English Landscape: Its Character and Diversity(With: Marina Warner,Christopher Lloyd,Jennifer Jenkins,David Bellamy,Robin Hanbury-Tenbison,Anna Parord)POoTB · 7Buy ↗

2000In a Sunburned Country / Down UnderPOoTB · 8Buy ↗

2002Bill Bryson's African DiaryPOoTB · 9Buy ↗

2003A Short History of Nearly EverythingPOoSB · 1Buy ↗

2004Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero(By: Michael Korda)POoELB · 2Buy ↗

2004A Really Short History of Nearly EverythingPOoSB · 2Buy ↗

2004George Balanchine(By: Robert Gottlieb)POoELB · 3Buy ↗

2005Beethoven(By: Edmund Morris)POoELB · 4Buy ↗

2005Thomas Jefferson(By: Christopher Hitchens)POoELB · 5Buy ↗

2005Caravaggio(By: Francine Prose)POoELB · 6Buy ↗

2005Alexander the Great(By: Norman F. Cantor)POoELB · 7Buy ↗

2006The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A MemoirPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

2006Freud(By: Peter D. Kramer)POoELB · 8Buy ↗

2006Francis Crick(By: Matt Ridley)POoELB · 9Buy ↗

2006Alexis de Tocqueville(By: Joseph Epstein)POoELB · 10Buy ↗

2007ShakespearePOoNB · 3Buy ↗

2007Machiavelli(By: Ross King)POoELB · 12Buy ↗

2008Icons of EnglandPOoHB · 1Buy ↗

2008Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and EditorsPOoLB · 4Buy ↗

2009George Washington(By: Paul Johnson)POoELB · 13Buy ↗

2010At Home: A Short History of Private LifePOoHB · 2Buy ↗

2010Seeing FurtherPOoSB · 3Buy ↗

2011The Best American Travel Writing 2011(By: Sloane Crosley)POoTBATWB · 2Buy ↗

2012The Best American Travel Writing 2012(By: Jason Wilson)POoTBATWB · 3Buy ↗

2013One Summer: America, 1927POoHB · 3Buy ↗

2013The Best American Travel Writing 2013(By: Jason Wilson)POoTBATWB · 4Buy ↗

2014The Best American Travel Writing 2014(By: Jason Wilson)POoTBATWB · 5Buy ↗

2015Myth and Landscape(By: Marina Warner,Ibrahim al-Koni,DavidParker)POoMWTB · 2Buy ↗

2015The Best American Travel Writing 2015(By: Jason Wilson)POoTBATWB · 6Buy ↗

2015The Road to Little DribblingPOoTB · 10Buy ↗

2016The Best American Travel Writing 2016POoTBATWB · 7Buy ↗

2017The Best American Travel Writing 2017(By: Jason Wilson,Lauren Collins)POoTBATWB · 8Buy ↗

2018The Best American Travel Writing 2018(By: Cheryl Strayed)POoTBATWB · 9Buy ↗

2019The BodyPOoSB · 4Buy ↗

2019The Best American Travel Writing 2019(By: Jason Wilson)POoTBATWB · 10Buy ↗

2020The Best American Travel Writing 2020(By: Jason Wilson)POoTBATWB · 11Buy ↗

2021The Best American Travel Writing 2021(By: Padma Lakshmi)POoTBATWB · 12Buy ↗

2022The Secret History of ChristmasPOoNB · 4Buy ↗

2023The Bill Bryson BBC Radio CollectionPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

2025A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0POoSB · 5Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Short Story Collections1 book · 2023

01The Bill Bryson BBC Radio Collection2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books3 books · 2006–2022

02The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir2006Buy ↗

03Shakespeare2007Buy ↗

04The Secret History of Christmas2022Buy ↗

Publication Order of Travel Books10 books · 1985–2015

01The Palace Under the Alps1985Buy ↗

02The Lost Continent1989Buy ↗

03Neither Here nor There1992Buy ↗

04Notes from a Small Island1995Buy ↗

05A Walk in the Woods1997Buy ↗

06I'm a Stranger Here Myself / Notes from a Big Country1998Buy ↗

07The English Landscape: Its Character and Diversity(With: Marina Warner,Christopher Lloyd,Jennifer Jenkins,David Bellamy,Robin Hanbury-Tenbison,Anna Parord)2000Buy ↗

08In a Sunburned Country / Down Under2000Buy ↗

09Bill Bryson's African Diary2002Buy ↗

10The Road to Little Dribbling2015Buy ↗

Publication Order of Language Books4 books · 1984–2008

01Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words1984Buy ↗

02The Mother Tongue1990Buy ↗

03Made in America1994Buy ↗

04Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors2008Buy ↗

Publication Order of Science Books5 books · 2003–2025

01A Short History of Nearly Everything2003Buy ↗

02A Really Short History of Nearly Everything2004Buy ↗

03Seeing Further2010Buy ↗

04The Body2019Buy ↗

05A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.02025Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Best American: Travel Writing Books12 books · 2000–2021

01The Best American Travel Writing 20002000Buy ↗

02The Best American Travel Writing 2011(By: Sloane Crosley)2011Buy ↗

03The Best American Travel Writing 2012(By: Jason Wilson)2012Buy ↗

04The Best American Travel Writing 2013(By: Jason Wilson)2013Buy ↗

05The Best American Travel Writing 2014(By: Jason Wilson)2014Buy ↗

06The Best American Travel Writing 2015(By: Jason Wilson)2015Buy ↗

07The Best American Travel Writing 20162016Buy ↗

08The Best American Travel Writing 2017(By: Jason Wilson,Lauren Collins)2017Buy ↗

09The Best American Travel Writing 2018(By: Cheryl Strayed)2018Buy ↗

10The Best American Travel Writing 2019(By: Jason Wilson)2019Buy ↗

11The Best American Travel Writing 2020(By: Jason Wilson)2020Buy ↗

12The Best American Travel Writing 2021(By: Padma Lakshmi)2021Buy ↗

Publication Order of History Books3 books · 2008–2013

01Icons of England2008Buy ↗

02At Home: A Short History of Private Life2010Buy ↗

03One Summer: America, 19272013Buy ↗

Publication Order of Eminent Lives Books12 books · 1991–2009

01Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time(By: Karen Armstrong)1991Buy ↗

02Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero(By: Michael Korda)2004Buy ↗

03George Balanchine(By: Robert Gottlieb)2004Buy ↗

04Beethoven(By: Edmund Morris)2005Buy ↗

05Thomas Jefferson(By: Christopher Hitchens)2005Buy ↗

06Caravaggio(By: Francine Prose)2005Buy ↗

07Alexander the Great(By: Norman F. Cantor)2005Buy ↗

08Freud(By: Peter D. Kramer)2006Buy ↗

09Francis Crick(By: Matt Ridley)2006Buy ↗

10Alexis de Tocqueville(By: Joseph Epstein)2006Buy ↗

12Machiavelli(By: Ross King)2007Buy ↗

13George Washington(By: Paul Johnson)2009Buy ↗

Publication Order of Marina Warner Travel Books1 book · 2015

02Myth and Landscape(By: Marina Warner,Ibrahim al-Koni,DavidParker)2015Buy ↗

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