At Home

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Copyright © 2010 by Bill Bryson

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Bryson, Bill.

At home : a short history of private life / Bill Bryson.

p. cm.

1. Dwellings—Psychological aspects. 2. Dwellings—Environmental aspects. 3. Rooms—Psychological aspects. 4. Rooms—Environmental aspects. I. Title.

GT165.5.B79 2010

643′.1—dc22

2010004008

eISBN: 978-0-385-53359-1

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