She was no ordinary woman. She was beautiful and irresistible. And yet she had a deformity, a mutation, which compelled her to take any man who aroused her, latch onto him with her legs around his face, subdue him with her narcotic secretions, and ride him until his life was taken from him to fill the aching void in her womb. The police would find her eventually, but would that be an end to it?

Bill is a story of the author's life as he has lived it. He is a boy who has experienced life as a member of a family that was poor but faithful to one another. He has gone through boyhood and into manhood, living life to the fullest and experiencing two marriages and two divorces and with the honor of having a son born on his birthday by his second wife. His son continues to make his life worthwhile with each passing day.

It is the driest, flattest, hottest, most desiccated, infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents and still Australia teems with life – a large portion of it quite deadly. In fact, Australia has more things that can kill you in a very nasty way than anywhere else.Ignoring such dangers – and yet curiously obsessed by them – Bill Bryson journeyed to Australia and promptly fell in love with the country. And who can blame him? The people are cheerful, extrover...

'Short of doing it yourself, the best way of escaping into nature is to read a book like A Walk in the Woods.' New York TimesIn the company of his friend Stephen Katz (last seen in the bestselling Neither Here nor There), Bill Bryson set off to hike the Appalachian Trail, the longest continuous footpath in the world.Ahead lay almost 2,200 miles of remote mountain wilderness filled with bears, moose, bobcats, rattlesnakes, poisonous plants,...

A common-sense guide to living rich . . . instead of dying richImagine if by the time you died, you did everything you were told to. You worked hard, saved your money, and looked forward to financial freedom when you retired.The only thing you wasted along the way was . . . your life.Die with Zero presents a startling new and provocative philosophy as well as a practical personal finance guide on how to get the most out of your mon...

In 1955 Russian American writer Vladimir Nabokov wrote Lolita, a novel about a older man’s fascination and subsequent involvement with a flirtatious twelve year old girl who is as scheming as she is beautiful. Fiction? Non-Fiction? Fantasy? Reality? Who can say? I guess that every older guy has a secret wish to meet a younger woman who is attracted to him; but not necessarily one that is underage.The most commonly held belief regarding age and romance is that young girls would not ...

WINNER: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER READER AWARD FOR BEST TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016WINNER: BOOKS ARE MY BAG READER AWARD FOR BEST AUTOBIOGRAPHY OR BIOGRAPHY 2016Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his adopted country. The hilarious book that resulted, Notes from a Small Island, was taken to the nation’s heart and became the bestselling travel book ...

**'An unburdening, a witness statement and a thriller all at the same time ... electrifying.'**The TimesI have to assume that there is a very real chance that Putin or members of his regime will have me killed some day. If I'm killed, you will know who did it. When my enemies read this book, they will know that you know.A Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller. A true-life thriller by one of Putin's Mo...

“Vastly informative and vastly entertaining…A scholarly and fascinating book.” —Los Angeles TimesWith dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language.From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can’t), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson explores English grammar and word origins as he tell...

The ultimate eye-opening journey through time and space, A Short History of Nearly Everything is the biggest-selling popular science book of the 21st century and has sold over 2 million copies.'Possibly the best scientific primer ever published.' Economist'Truly impressive...It's hard to imagine a better rough guide to science.' Guardian'A travelogue of science, with a witty, engagin...

Discover the global number one bestseller and 'political thriller of the decade' (Lee Child).________________________**The President is missing.The world is in shock.**Terrorists are planning a devastating attack. And they have help from traitors inside the White House.The only thing standing in their way is a President determined to save his people.Even if it means putting himself in mortal danger . . .

Baba's Love is a story about a family's journey of adoption. Baba is referred to as father in some parts of Africa. By surrendering to the will of God, they learned of a father's love. Walking by faith through the emotional process, they laughed and cried together. It is a true story of suffering, perseverance, and love. Relationships with the beautiful people in Central Nigeria are of valued gifts given to the authors. While living in a different culture, they learned about their own cult...