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At Home: A Short History of Private Life is a history of domestic life written by Bill Bryson. It was published in May 2010. The book covers topics of the commerce, architecture, technology and geography that have shaped homes into what they are today, told through a series of "tours" through Bryson's Norfolk rectory that quickly digress into the history of each particular room.
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24 editions · 4 languages- Paperback · English · 2016Black Swan · 700 pages · 9781784161873
- Hardcover · English · 2013Doubleday Canada · 560 pages · 9780385679435
- Paperback · English · 2011Anchor Books · 581 pages · 9780767919395
- Paperback · English · 2011Black Swan · 700 pages · 9780552777353
- Paperback · English · 2011Black Swan · 700 pages · 9780552772556
- Ebook · English · 2010Transworld · 9781409095545
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