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The life and times of the Thunderbolt Kid : a memoir / Bill Bryson.
The author describes his all-American childhood growing up as a member of the baby boom generation in the heart of Iowa, detailing his rich fantasy life as a superhero known as the Thunderbolt Kid and his remarkably normal 1950s family life.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780767919364 (hc.)
- ISBN: 9780767919371
- Physical Description: x, 270 p. : ill ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: [Toronto] : Doubleday Canada, c2006.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-270). |
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| Subject: | Bryson, Bill. Travel writers > United States > Biography. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibsons Public Library | BIOG BRYS (Text) | 30886000175030 | Biography | Volume hold | Available | - |
| FOREWORD AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | ix | ||
| CHAPTER 1 Hometown | 1 | ||
| CHAPTER 2 Welcome to Kid World | 27 | ||
| CHAPTER 3 Birth of a Superhero | 97 | ||
| CHAPTER 4 The Age of Excitement | 67 | ||
| CHAPTER 5 The Pursuit of Pleasure | 87 | ||
| CHAPTER 6 Sex and Other Distractions | 105 | ||
| CHAPTER 7 Boom! | 119 | ||
| CHAPTER 8 School Days | 135 | ||
| CHAPTER 9 Man at Work | 153 | ||
| CHAPTER 10 Down on the Farm | 169 | ||
| CHAPTER 11 What, Me Worry? | 187 | ||
| CHAPTER 12 Out and About | 205 | ||
| CHAPTER 13 The Pubic Years | 238 | ||
| CHAPTER 14 Farewell | 259 | ||
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 269 | ||
| ILLUSTRATION CREDITS | 277 |
