Having learned that almost 4 million Americans believed they were abducted by aliens, Bill Bryson decided to return to his homeland, the USA, where he had not been for almost twenty years. But before leaving Europe, he took a farewell tour of the island of Great Britain, from Bath to the southern coast to Cape John o' Groats in the north, and tried to understand why this country was so dear to him and what was so special about the English, Scots, and Welsh who inhabit Her Majesty's island. The result of this journey was a book in which, as aptly noted, Sunday Telegraph newspaper: “A lot from Bryson and even more from Britain itself.” A book written by an American with an English sense of humor, reading which you are convinced that England is still the best place to live. World bestseller, the book was published in 21 countries!