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a-short-history-of-nearly-everything
ISBN
9780552150729
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Format
Audio CD
Language
English
Book Title
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Item Height
142mm
Author
Bill Bryson
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Topic
Chemistry, Geology, Science, Physics
Item Width
138mm
Item Weight
157g

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Bill Bryson's bestseller, now available in audio format. Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely in his own study at home he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERTHING 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. It's not so much about what we know, as how we know what we know. How do we know what is in the centre of the earth, or what a black hole is, or where the continents were 600 million years ago? How did anyone ever figure these things out?On his travels through time and space he encounters a splendid collection of astonishingly eccentric, competitive, obsessive and foolish scientists, such as the painfully shy Henry Cavendish, who worked out important conundrums including how much the earth weighed, but failed to report many of his findings. In the company of such extraordinary people, Bill Bryson takes us with him on the ultimate eye- opening journey, and reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before.

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Publisher
Penguin Random House Children's UK
ISBN-13
9780552150729
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92140643

Product Key Features

Book Title
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Author
Bill Bryson
Format
Audio CD
Language
English
Topic
Chemistry, Geology, Science, Physics
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook

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Item Height
142mm
Item Width
138mm
Item Weight
157g

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Bill Bryson
Series Title
Bryson
Run Time
347 Mins
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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    Audio book arrived in good time, haven't tried discs yet but they look to be ok,strangely the audio book( which has 5 discs) has a case designed for 4 with 2 discs being placed one on top of the other to fit in one space, also a small crack on the outside of case, however this doesn't affect the opening & closing, despite these minor issues still a good buy due to the reasonable price paid.
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  • The only book i have read or listened to four times

    Funny interesting, just the best non fiction book ever and perhaps his best. The book covers everything including the big bang, atoms, genealogy, nature and all the early explorers and scientist - including quite a few eccentrics/madmen. I particularly enjoyed mankind's keenness to find the age and weight of our planet. Science has come on a lot in the last twenty years and I can only hope for sequel like Little Dribbling. A must read for anyone remotely interested in science, nature and the folly of humankind.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: New

  • Sad!

    Wouldn't know if the content is compelling, it was bought as a small gift for someone who had a sight op and on opening the case it fell apart, was cracked with a lump missing,not very happy with WOB

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: worldofbooks08

  • Great value

    Fantastic content, packed with knowledge, my only wish is for the full book instead of short cuts.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: musicmagpie

  • Learn the easy way

    This cd is an excellent way to learn about, 'nearly everything'.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: JK7XtoO4RJu@Deleted

  • History made interesting.

    Well anything by Bill Bryson is great. he makes history interesting.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: monster_bookshop