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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (Audio CD, 2003)
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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Random House Children's UK
ISBN-139780552150729
eBay Product ID (ePID)92140643
Product Key Features
Book TitleA Short History of Nearly Everything
AuthorBill Bryson
FormatAudio CD
LanguageEnglish
TopicChemistry, Geology, Science, Physics
Publication Year2003
TypeTextbook
Dimensions
Item Height142mm
Item Width138mm
Item Weight157g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorBill Bryson
Series TitleBryson
Run Time347 Mins
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 22 Oct, 2017
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
- 30 Nov, 2022
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 WOBVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 27 May, 2021
Great value
Fantastic content, packed with knowledge, my only wish is for the full book instead of short cuts.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 Jan, 2019
Learn the easy way
This cd is an excellent way to learn about, 'nearly everything'.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 Jan, 2019
History made interesting.
Well anything by Bill Bryson is great. he makes history interesting.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 05 Apr, 2018
Fascinating!
This was so interesting I listened through it when on a long drive , and then started it over again straight away!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 13 Dec, 2020
A really interesting listen
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 May, 2024
Lovely item, thank you
Lovely item, thank youVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
