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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: Travels through My Childhood
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid Travels through My Childhood
Author: Bill Bryson
Some say that the first hint that Bill Bryson was not of Planet Earth came when his mother sent him to school in lime-green capri pants. Others think it all started with his discovery, at the age of six, of a woolen jersey of rare fineness. Across the moth-holed chest was a golden thunderbolt. It may have looked like an old college football swea...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780552772549
ISBN-10: 0552772542
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 416
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Publisher: Black Swan
Book Type: Paperback
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This is a laugh out loud book that depicts the inner workings of a child's mind as he grows up in Iowa in the 1950s. Guaranteed to take you way back and remember what it was like to be a kid. Bill Bryson is a NY Times Bestseller...and for good reason. The guy is FUNNY!


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