7 best-selling memoir books like In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson

In a Sunburned Country

By: Bill Bryson

3.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

A CLASSIC FROM THE NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ONE SUMMER Every time Bill Bryson walks out…

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1. The Lost Continent & Neither Here Nor There

By: Bill Bryson , Bryson Bill

4.16

Format: 498 pages, Hardcover

Here in one volume are two comic masterpieces by Bill Bryson ; - The Lost Continent is the story of… read more

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  • travel
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"In my day the principal concerns of university students were sex, smoking dope, rioting and learning. Learning was something you did only when the first three weren't available."

-Bill Bryson, The Lost Continent & Neither Here Nor There

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2. The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding

By: Robert Hughes

4.08

Format: 688 pages, Paperback

The history of the birth of Australia which came out of the suffering and brutality of England's in… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • australia
"He had been always escaping, always rebelling, always fighting against authority, and always being flogged. There had been a whole lifetime of torment such as this; forty-two years of it; and there h…"

-Robert Hughes, The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding

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3. How We Decide

By: Jonah Lehrer

3.59

Format: 378 pages,

The first book to use the unexpected discoveries of neuroscience to help us make the best decisions… read more

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  • nonfiction
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4. 1,000 Places to See Before You Die

By: Patricia Schultz

4.14

Format: None pages, Paperback

Around the World, continent by continent, here is the best the world has to offer: 1,000 places gua… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • history
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5. Travels with Charley: In Search of America

By: John Steinbeck

4.37

Format: None pages, Paperback

An intimate journey across and in search of America, as told by one of its most beloved writers, in… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir

6. Under the Tuscan Sun

By: Frances Mayes

3.63

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

An enchanting and lyrical look at the life, the traditions, and the cuisine of Tuscany, in the spir… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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7. A Year in Provence

By: Peter Mayle

3.67

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

National Bestseller In this witty and warm-hearted account, Peter Mayle tells what it is like to r… read more

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  • travel
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • memoir

8. The Great Railway Bazaar

By: Paul Theroux

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

First published more than thirty years ago, Paul Theroux's strange, unique, and hugely entertaining… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir

9. In a Sunburned Country

By: Bill Bryson

3.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

A CLASSIC FROM THE NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ONE SUMMER Every time Bill Bryson walks out… read more

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  • history
  • memoir
  • travel
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • australia
  • audiobook

10. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

By: David Sedaris

3.71

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

David Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a jo… read more

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11. Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot

By: Al Franken

4.07

Format: 384 pages,

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12. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

By: Jon Krakauer

4.38

Format: 234 pages,

A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Kraka… read more

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13. Eat, Pray, Love

By: Elizabeth Gilbert

4.14

Format: None pages,

A celebrated writer's irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure… read more

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14. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

By: Cheryl Strayed

3.84

Format: 223 pages, Hardcover

At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, h… read more

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15. Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel

By: Rolf Potts

3.55

Format: 320 pages,

Vagabondingis about taking time off from your normal life - from six weeks to four months to two ye… read more

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16. The Africa Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the Continent

By: Lonely Planet , None

4.22

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Africa: a continent of exhilirating adventure, fascinating cultures and extraordinary wildlife and … read more

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17. Me Talk Pretty One Day

By: David Sedaris

4.33

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

David Sedaris' move to Paris from New York inspired these hilarious pieces, including the title ess… read more

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18. The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]

By: Nancy Omeara

4.33

Format: 79 pages, Kindle Edition

Tired of the "them or us" politics that the Democrats and Republicans are pushing down our throats?… read more

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  • humor
"It became increasingly common to resolve international tensions by legal means. The chant “Criminal Trials, Not Missiles"

-Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]

"Written twenty years after she held office, this abridged biography is being released now, prior to taking place. Maybe we can learn from history before it happens."

-Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]

"I wheeled and dealed with leaders from all over the world on behalf of the American people. In fact, my favorite headline from Washington Speaks magazine was “She Walks, She Talks, She Negotiates"

-Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]

"Educate not Legislate Refusing to pass unnecessary laws requires a converse – encouraging education and understanding. We started by slashing the salaries of legislators (Dubbed “Bloodbath on the Bel…"

-Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]

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19. Into the Wild

By: Jon Krakauer

4.01

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

Krakauer’s page-turning bestseller explores a famed missing person mystery while unraveling the lar… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
"Happiness [is] only real when shared"

-Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

"It's not always necessary to be strong, but to feel strong."

-Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

"The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure."

-Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

"When you forgive, you love. And when you love, God’s light shines upon you."

-Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

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20. The United States of Australia: An Aussie Bloke Explains Australia to Americans

By: Cameron Jamieson

3.70

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

The United States of Australia is a hilarious and educational introduction to Australia and its qui… read more

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  • travel
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • australia
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21. Australia: A Quick Guide to Customs & Etiquette (Culture Smart!)

By: Barry Penney

3.85

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Perth, the capital of Western Australia, is the most isolated city in the world, it is closer to Si… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • australia
  • audiobook

5 Top humor books like In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson

Transform Your Habits

The Lost Continent & Neither Here Nor There

Bill Bryson , Bryson Bill

4.16

Transform Your Habits

A Year in Provence

Peter Mayle

3.67

In a Sunburned Country

Bill Bryson

3.42

Transform Your Habits

The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]

Nancy Omeara

4.33

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6 must-read classics books like Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck

Transform Your Habits

On the Road

Jack Kerouac

3.61

Transform Your Habits

Travels with Charley: In Search of America

John Steinbeck

4.37

Transform Your Habits

A Moveable Feast

Ernest Hemingway

5.00

Transform Your Habits

The Sun Also Rises (Fiesta)

Ernest Hemingway

3.79

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