The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir

I thought this was a fun, slightly whimsical look at growing up in the 1950s in the midwest. I found it especially interesting because I have lived in Iowa all my life, and in Des Moines for the past 14 years, so I know all of the locations mentioned in the book. I have a feeling that in real life Bryson might be a bit of a curmudgeon - it does come across that way in the book at times. This is the first Bryson I have read, but I look forward to more.