Bill Bryson turns away form the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling The Lost Continent , for a fast, exhilarating ride along the Route 66 of American language and popular culture. In Made in America , Bryson de-mythologizes his native land - explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, h...(展开全部)

Bill Bryson turns away form the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling The Lost Continent , for a fast, exhilarating ride along the Route 66 of American language and popular culture. In Made in America , Bryson de-mythologizes his native land - explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, h...(展开全部)

Made In America is a nonfiction book by Bill Bryson describing the history of the English language in the United States and the evolution of American culture. Bill Bryson, bestselling author of The Mother Tongue, now celebrates its magnificent offspring in the book that reveals once and for al l how a dusty western hamlet with neither woods nor holly came to be known as Hollywo...(展开全部)

Bill Bryson, who gave glorious voice to The Mother Tongue, now celebrates her magnificent offspring in the book that reveals once and for all how a dusty western hamlet with neither woods nor holly came to be known as Hollywood...and exactly why Mr.Yankee Doodle call his befeathered cap "Macaroni."

Bill Bryson, who gave glorious voice to The Mother Tongue, now celebrates her magnificent offspring in the book that reveals once and for all how a dusty western hamlet with neither woods nor holly came to be known as Hollywood...and exactly why Mr.Yankee Doodle call his befeathered cap "Macaroni."

Made In America is a nonfiction book by Bill Bryson describing the history of the English language in the United States and the evolution of American culture. Bill Bryson, bestselling author of The Mother Tongue, now celebrates its magnificent offspring in the book that reveals once and for al l how a dusty western hamlet with neither woods nor holly came to be known as Hollywo...(展开全部)

布莱森是英国国宝级作家，著名非虚构作家，英国皇家学会荣誉院士，詹姆斯·乔伊斯奖、塞缪尔·约翰逊奖等多个文学奖获得者。 他曾任英国杜伦大学校长，取得两所大学的文学博士学位、九所英国知名大学的荣誉博士学位。早年曾供职于《泰晤士报》《独立报》，同时也为《纽约时报》《国家地理杂志》等撰文。 他尤其擅长人文历史、科普、游记类的写作，代表作有 《万物简史》《人体简史》 等。其中，科普巨著《万物简史》全球销量超千万册，简体中文版销量破百万册；中文版《人体简史》荣获2021年第十六届文津图书奖。

布莱森是英国国宝级作家，著名非虚构作家，英国皇家学会荣誉院士，詹姆斯·乔伊斯奖、塞缪尔·约翰逊奖等多个文学奖获得者。 他曾任英国杜伦大学校长，取得两所大学的文学博士学位、九所英国知名大学的荣誉博士学位。早年曾供职于《泰晤士报》《独立报》，同时也为《纽约时报》《国家地理杂志》等撰文。 他尤其擅长人文历史、科普、游记类的写作，代表作有 《万物简史》《人体简史》 等。其中，科普巨著《万物简史》全球销量超千万册，简体中文版销量破百万册；中文版《人体简史》荣获2021年第十六届文津图书奖。

自从爱迪生的视镜第一次捕获了城市观众的心开始，电影就对美国社会产生了革命性的影响，使美国文化天翻地覆，把原本愤世嫉俗的文化变成了声色犬马的文化，并同时确立了美国梦的神话。对于电影的影响，没有任何一本书比《电影创造美国》考察得更清晰、更全面了。 这本极富可读性而又配有丰富插图的著作将电影作为艺术形式、技术革命、商业运作与文化前导进行了审视。它讨论了从道格拉斯•范朋克到西尔维斯特•史泰龙等明星；讨论了从D•W•格里菲斯到马丁•斯科塞斯与斯派克•李等导演；还讨论了从三十年代的神经喜剧到八十年代的“肌肉”电影再到九十年代的独立电影等电影类型。 《电影创造美国》用对几百部影片的详细评论组成了对电影的全景扫描，是所有电影爱好者的必读书。

自从爱迪生的视镜第一次捕获了城市观众的心开始，电影就对美国社会产生了革命性的影响，使美国文化天翻地覆，把原本愤世嫉俗的文化变成了声色犬马的文化，并同时确立了美国梦的神话。对于电影的影响，没有任何一本书比《电影创造美国》考察得更清晰、更全面了。 这本极富可读性而又配有丰富插图的著作将电影作为艺术形式、技术革命、商业运作与文化前导进行了审视。它讨论了从道格拉斯•范朋克到西尔维斯特•史泰龙等明星；讨论了从D•W•格里菲斯到马丁•斯科塞斯与斯派克•李等导演；还讨论了从三十年代的神经喜剧到八十年代的“肌肉”电影再到九十年代的独立电影等电影类型。 《电影创造美国》用对几百部影片的详细评论组成了对电影的全景扫描，是所有电影爱好者的必读书。