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A Short History of Nearly Everything
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The ultimate eye-opening journey through time and space, A Short History of Nearly Everything is the biggest-selling popular science book of the 21st century and has sold over 2 million copies.’Possibly the best scientific primer ever published.’ Economist’Truly impressive…It’s hard to imagine a better rough guide to science.’ Guardian’A travelogue of science, with a witty, engaging, and well-informed guide’ The TimesBill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can’t contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization – how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us.Bill Bryson’s challenge is to take subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry and particle physics, and see if there isn’t some way to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science. As a result, A Short History of Nearly Everything reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.482 kg |
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| Dimensions | 3.4 × 12.7 × 19.7 cm |
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| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 672 |
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| Year Published | 2016-6-16 |
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| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 1784161853 |
| About The Author | Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. His bestselling books include The Road to Little Dribbling, Notes from a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods, One Summer and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. In a national poll, Notes from a Small Island was voted the book that best represents Britain. His acclaimed work of popular science, A Short History of Nearly Everything, won the Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize, and was the biggest selling non-fiction book of its decade in the UK. His new book The Body: A Guide for Occupants is an extraordinary exploration of the human body which will have you marvelling at the form you occupy.Bill Bryson was Chancellor of Durham University 2005–2011. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in England. |
| Review Quote | Possibly the best scientific primer ever published. |
| Other text | Mr Bryson has a natural gift for clear and vivid expression. I doubt that a better book for the layman about the findings of modern science has been written |
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