{"product_id":"made-in-america-1","title":"Made In America","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFunny, wise, learned and compulsive’ - GQ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBill Bryson turns away from travelling the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Lost Continent, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNotes from a Big Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, for a fast, exhilarating ride along the Route 66 of American language and popular culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMade in America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Bryson tells the story of how American arose out of the English language, and along the way, de-mythologizes his native land - explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn’t won, why Americans say ‘lootenant’ and ‘Toosday’, how they were eating junk food long before the word itself was cooked up - as well as exposing the true origins of the words G-string, blockbuster, poker and snafu.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘A tremendously sassy work, full of zip, pizzazz and all those other great American qualities’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWill Self, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":44272719364353,"sku":"2TC9OJV9D-Used","price":150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/MadeInAmerica_7bd9cf8a-8099-4686-83dd-f5a060d1999c.jpg?v=1671109401","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/made-in-america-1","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}