Bryson's ambitious 'History' is fun, fascinating

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  August 10, 2003 ;     700+ words ......HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING, by Bill Bryson, Broadway Books, 544 pages, $27.50. From the title of Bill Bryson's latest book, "A Short History of Nearly...and everything in between. Because it's Bryson, though, the hefty volume is anything...

Latrobe's Bryson continues to work

Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  June 12, 2008 ;     604 words ...When Alexa Bryson first picked up a softball at the age of 8, the girl...per hour when I was 12, and that was a big deal," Bryson said. "I've gradually increased my speed every year." Bryson, a Robert Morris University recruit who can now reach...

`Walk in the Woods' writer Bill Bryson bears up well.(Knight Ridder...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  June 20, 2001 ;     700+ words ......sixth book, A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson hiked much of the multi-thousand-mile...actually encounter one, a black bear, Bryson, 50, recalled. So they found some expert...looked for one. It was hibernating season, Bryson was told, so whatever bear they woke up...

Bryson is the victim of a bad call

Sporting News;  July 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ...The message was delivered to Tarise Bryson on his cell phone, and he felt the mounting...Richardson mentioned he had some news. Bryson found out that his career as an NCAA basketball...of Waterford crystal. This was not what Bryson expected to hear. When he was injured...

NCAA delays didn't treat Bryson appeal properly

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  July 2, 2002 ;     443 words ......when it treats Illinois State University's Tarise Bryson the way it did. Bryson, a Decatur native who injured a wrist in the first...of the student athlete or institution." Because Bryson didn't achieve a qualifying ACT test in high school...

R&B Star Peabo Bryson to Auction Belongings to Pay Back Taxes.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  November 28, 2003 ;     445 words ......get a 1993 Grammy --- courtesy of Peabo Bryson and the Internal Revenue Service. Next...file at the Fulton County Courthouse, Bryson owed the IRS $1.2 million as of 2000. On Aug. 21, the IRS seized property from Bryson's Buckhead mansion on Old Mill Lane. The...

Largo's Bryson Finds Senior Season a Struggle; Headed to Villanova, Center...

The Washington Post;  January 19, 1989 ;     700+ words ...With 6-foot-10 center James Bryson back from a team that had gone 15-10...the surprise of everyone, especially Bryson, the Lions won only three of their...would only have one-maybe two-losses," Bryson said. "If someone told me we would...

Southern Illinois' Bryson is living history

University Wire;  February 8, 2006 ;     700+ words ......1955, while choosing a college, Seymour Bryson made his decision with that in mind. "My high school coach came here for a visit," Bryson said. "When he came back he brought with...college -- that was very inspirational." Bryson saw himself reflected off those faces...

Stanley H. Bryson

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  September 19, 2004 ;     279 words ...Stanley H. Bryson, 73, of 2845 Central Ave., died at 3:15...Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7896. Mr. Bryson was employed as a parking attendant at...son of Samuel W. and Mary E. (Newton) Bryson. He married Barbara E. Shellenberger on...

CHARLES BRYSON, 88, US VETERAN HONORED BY BELGIAN TOWN IN '04

The Boston Globe;  March 5, 2006 ;     471 words ......from his home in Plainville, Charles F. Bryson is honored by a small plaque on a bridge...Belgium. The fixture commemorates Mr. Bryson's heroic actions on the bridge in World...Hotton citizen Florent Lambert to the Bryson family dated March 15, 2005, reads: "I...

BOOK REVIEW: Bill Bryson's 'A Walk in the Woods'

University Wire;  September 10, 1999 ;     418 words ......CARBONDALE, Ill. -- In a comedic manner, Bill Bryson explores the Appalachian Trail in his...After spending 20 years in Great Britain, Bryson tests his goal of reconnection with America...trail-mixed novel. During his journey, Bryson discovers that distance takes a change...

Dizzy Gillespie's Daughter To Perform In City: Vocalist Jeanie Bryson Gets...

New Pittsburgh Courier;  July 31, 1996 ;     700+ words ......Daughter To Perform In City: Vocalist Jeanie Bryson Gets Rave Reviews As Her New Album Moves...Musically acclaimed jazz vocalist Jeanie Bryson will appear at the Balcony in Shadyside Aug. 2-3. Bryson is the daughter of jazz great Dizzy Gillespie...

Ronnie D. Bryson

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  September 11, 2007 ;     225 words ...EAST DUBUQUE, Ill. - Ronnie D. Bryson, 66, of 98 Buckskin, East Dubuque, died...son of Samuel and Catherine (Fizer) Bryson. He was a graduate of Dubuque Senior High...Sassy. Surviving are two sons, Shawn L. Bryson, of Madison, Wis., and Shane M. Bryson...

Bryson sings in key of subtlety

Chicago Sun-Times;  September 3, 1996 ;     637 words ......tribute to Billie Holiday, singer Jeanie Bryson didn't put her best face forward. It's...studio recording a Billie Holiday tribute," Bryson said. "The project wasn't my idea and...chance to project my own personality." When Bryson leads her own group Sept. 13 and 14 at...

FAITHFUL TO THE FAIR; EDDIE BRYSON'S BEEN HELPING WITH THE LOCAL FAIR FOR...

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  September 17, 1997 ;     700+ words ......wheel set up and the crowds arrive - Eddie Bryson has been busy taking care of more mundane...fences, whatever needs to be done, says Bryson. For the past 50 years, the gray-haired, bearded Bryson has been working with the fair - longer...