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Bill Bryson: The home, up close

Broadcast: Midmorning, 10/20/2010, 9:06 a.m.

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Bill Bryson is known for his humorous books on travel, but for his latest he stays closer to home, specifically his own. "At Home" is an intimate look at Bryson's victorian era home in England, and the history behind some of the everyday items we take for granted.

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  • Bill Bryson: Author of "At Home." His previous books include "A Walk in the Woods" and "In a Sunburned Country."

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