2010-11 NIACC Leadership Series

Globe Gazette - Elizabeth Muse Norris Charitable Fund, Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa, Principal Financial Group, and Winnebago Industries Foundation Proudly Present…

Bill Bryson New York Times Best-Selling Author of A Walk in the Woods and A Short History of Nearly Everything

“Bryson is...equal parts Garrison Keillor, Michael Kinsley, and Dave Barry.” - New York Times
Multiple best-selling author Bill Bryson has become one of the world's most beloved and prolific commentators, finding delight in the minutiae of travel and the subtleties of culture. He has chronicled everything from hiking the Appalachian Trail in the immensely popular A Walk in the Woods to his return to the US from the UK in I'm a Stranger Here Myself. With a unique comic sensibility, "Bryson could write an essay about dryer lint or fever reducers and still make us laugh out loud," says the Chicago Sun Times of the man known for his quirky observations. For all the acclaim, the award-winning Bryson is as unassuming as any Iowa-born, British citizen can be. He charms audiences with the same warmth, goofy wit and dry, self-effacing humor that has made his work so universally appealing. His newest book, At Home: A Short History of Private Life, has a 2010 release date.

For more information about this presentation, visit www.randomhouse.com/features/billbryson.

Sunday, November 7th, 2010
2:00 p.m.
$25.00
$30.00 at the door
Students - $5.00, NIACC Students Free
Call for Tickets: 641-422-4188