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Rent The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir
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Narrator: Bill Bryson
Format: Unabridged-CD, Paperback
Publisher: Random House
Published: Oct 2006
Genre: Humor - General
Retail Price: $29.95
Discs: 7
Synopsis
The best-selling author of A Walk in the Woods and I'm a Stranger Here Myself 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 his remarkably normal 1950s family life. Read by Bill Bryson. Simultaneous.
Reviews
I love Mr. Bryson's work and this did not dissapoint. I grew up a few hours from Des Moines although 20 years later. The book is hilarious and brought back memories from my childhood. If I had grown up in the 50's I'm sure it would have been even better.