A short history of nearly everything by Bill Bryson (Hardback) Amazing Value 9780385408189

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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. This book is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization.

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ISBN-10	0385408188
ISBN-13	9780385408189
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Author(s)	Bill Bryson
Place of Publication	London
Genre	Popular Science
Series Title	Bryson
Pagination	528
Format Details	Paper over Boards
Author Biography	Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. He settled in England in 1977, and lived for many years with his English wife and four children in North Yorkshire. He and his family then moved to America for a few years but have now returned to the UK. He is the bestselling author of The Lost Continent, Mother Tongue, Neither Here Nor There, Made in America, Notes From a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods, Notes From a Big Country, Down Under and, most recently, A Short History of Nearly Everything. He is also the author of the bestselling African Diary (a charity book for CARE International).
Country of Publication	United Kingdom
Subject	"The World / Ideas / Culture": General Interest
Prizes	Winner of Descartes Prize for Science Communication 2005.
Imprint	Doubleday
Language(s)	English
Date of Publication	02/06/2003
Out-Of-Print Date	22/08/2013
First Published	2003

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by seanbuckl 30 Dec, 2017 Top favourable review

Excellent Introduction To General Science

This book provides a goldmine of facts and figures from scientific history and manages to keep the reader engaged... Not an easy task, but Bill Bryson's humour, enthusiasm and personality comes across earnestly. He does a good job of giving the reader a sense of wonder about everyday facts and truths, as well as historical figures and the significance of certain discoveries. This book makes you consider the world in a different way.. Great read.

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by martinjross 30 Oct, 2018 Top critical review

Old and inaccurate.

It's quite an old book now. Bryson does not understand science very well. He has evidently done a lot of research but I sometimes wonder where he gets his ideas from! I was recommended to read this book by climate sceptics as if it would provide evidence to disprove Anthropogenic Climate Warming. It doesn't. He claims that volcanoes emit more CO2 than humans - this is totally wrong. Volcanoes contribute about one-hundredth of the amount emitted by volcanoes. His explanation of Coriolis force is also glaringly wrong. Some of his descriptions of the vastness of our solar system are very good.

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by elviemonster 06 Mar, 2012

My favourite book of all time!!

I wouldn't normally take the time to leave a review but as this is my favourite book of all time, I felt compelled to say a few words. Apart from being written in a beautifully informal style (as only Bryson can) it is informative, interesting and holds the reader onto subjects that, perhaps, we should all understand.... or at the very least know exist! It is a better science resource than any book I ever had at school and more interesting and informative than most of my teachers, to boot. I can't rate this highly enough for any person who ever had a fascinationg about how things worked out.

by srs_28 22 Apr, 2020

Entertaining explanation of....nearly everything!

School would have been much more fun had all text books been written like this! Amusing, easy to read explanation of most things.

Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: goldstonebooksuk

by 654aac 19 Dec, 2018

Brain Food

This is a book which anyone with a reasonable IQ should read. It is informative yet so well written and humorous that you don't want to put it down and if you come away understanding a quarter of the contents you will be feel "upgraded !.

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