I'm a Stranger Here Myself

Ever feel like a stranger in your own country? What happens when you return home after decades away, only to find that everything from the language to the coffee has changed? Get ready to rediscover America through the eyes of someone who thought he knew it all. Join Bill Bryson on his hilarious and often bewildering journey back to the United States. You'll learn why Americans love giant cars, why tipping is so complicated, and how everyday life became a landscape of bizarre new rules and gadgets. This is your chance to see your own world in a refreshingly new, and very funny, light.

Bill Bryson is the bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, a landmark work of popular science that won the Royal Society's Aventis Prize. After living in Britain for two decades, his return to the United States provided the unique outsider's perspective that shapes this book. Bryson’s unmatched talent for blending sharp-witted social commentary with warm-hearted curiosity allows him to rediscover his own country with hilarious and insightful results, making him the perfect guide to the peculiarities of American life.