Bill Bryson has one of the greatest scam jobs in the world.
He walks around, visits pubs and other places, writes about it and gets
paid.
I have enjoyed everything I have read of his.
He is fascinated by language and its evolution.
In his book about Australia, he discribes driving through the outback and
finding a cricket game on the only available radio station.
That is a few of the funniest pages I have ever read!!!