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14. A couple of his books I enjoyed

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Mon May 12, 2014, 08:18 PM

May 2014

but certainly not A Walk in the Woods. Boring and whiny middle aged men who had no fun on the Appalachian Trial and never ever saw nature's beauty. Robert Redford always great. Loved All is Lost so maybe he could make it more interesting.

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Any fans of Bill Bryson's book "A Walk in the Woods" here? [View all] Ron Obvious May 2014 OP

I love Bryson and have read almost all of them, several times. CurtEastPoint May 2014 #1

In a Sunburned Country Ron Obvious May 2014 #4

I borrowed "Lost Continent" from my mother's collection sitting at my brother's house... MrMickeysMom May 2014 #6

How very appropriate on Mother's Day! n/t Ron Obvious May 2014 #8

I discovered him through that book... magical thyme May 2014 #11

If you liked those... Ron Obvious May 2014 #12

thank you for the tips magical thyme May 2014 #17

Oh yes, but cautious about movies... nt uriel1972 May 2014 #2

Understood Ron Obvious May 2014 #5

Great book - so many laugh-out-loud moments. NRaleighLiberal May 2014 #3

Nice! Ron Obvious May 2014 #7

I�ll look foreward to the movie. applegrove May 2014 #9

I love that book JustAnotherGen May 2014 #10

I love all his books. The Appalachian Trail originates in the Georgia county where I was born Glorfindel May 2014 #13

A couple of his books I enjoyed locks May 2014 #14

Loved the book looking forward to the movie GusBob May 2014 #15

If you like Bryson you might want to check out the writing of Redmond O'Hanlon GusBob May 2014 #16

I hadn't heard of him Ron Obvious May 2014 #18

he's a good Lib. He has been on with Jon Stewart GusBob May 2014 #19

Oh yes! LiberalEsto May 2014 #20

My son has become a big fan and I'm happy Brother Buzz May 2014 #21

I loved it! OnionPatch May 2014 #22

His writing about bears in that book is worth the price of admission all by itself Rob H. May 2014 #23

It's opening tomorrow... Ron Obvious Sep 2015 #24