"At Home" by Bill Bryson

I love learning. I also love anecdotes. This was the first book I have read by Bill Bryson. It combines historical anecdotes, revelatory back stories of everyday items that we often overlook, and fascinating stories of individual accomplishments. I honestly think I could pick this book up and re-read it forever. I wish I could buy note cards with all the fun facts demonstrated between the two covers. It would be a few thousand cards but I'd like them nonetheless. The basic premise of the book is a walk through a mid 19th century English Country home. As Bryson moves through the house he delves into the architectural evolutions of the past few centuries, the ways a house has changed, the etymological roots of everyday words, and the origins of many things we use everyday in the home. This book was a revelation and I would be thrilled to pick up another Bryson novel.