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A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson

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#342 of 3,809 books · #28 in Science & Technology

Won the Royal Society Science Book Prize (2004). Also shortlisted or longlisted for 1 other award.

In this acclaimed bestseller, beloved author Bill Bryson confronts his greatest challenge yet: to understand — and, if possible, answer — the oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselves. Taking as territory everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being us. The result is a sometimes profound, sometimes funny, and always supremely clear and entertaining adventure in the realms of human knowledge, as only Bill Bryson can render it. In this handsome new edition, Bill Bryson's words are supplemented by full-colour artwork that explains in visual terms the concepts and wonder of science, at the same time giving face to the major players in the world of scientific study.

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Publisher
Doubleday Canada
ISBN-13
9780385661980
Topics
History of scienceUniverse and cosmologyPopular science

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