A Short History of Nearly Everything (Unabridged)
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- $19.99
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
One of the world’s most beloved and bestselling writers takes his ultimate journey -- into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer.
In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail -- well, most of it. In In A Sunburned Country, he confronted some of the most lethal wildlife Australia has to offer. Now, in his biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: 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. To that end, he has attached himself to a host of the world’s most advanced (and often obsessed) archaeologists, anthropologists, and mathematicians, travelling to their offices, laboratories, and field camps. He has read (or tried to read) their books, pestered them with questions, apprenticed himself to their powerful minds. A Short History of Nearly Everything is the record of this quest, and it 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. Science has never been more involving or entertaining.
Customer Reviews
A fascinating, amusing and sometimes sad tale
Wonderful book. I loved it. Published in 2003 it now omits some important scientific developments such as fossil discoveries and the proof of the Higgs Boson (the hypothesis of which is covered).
My main complaint about this audio book is that it was not read by the author as the cover in the iBookstore image says it is. The references to the CD disk numbers at various points is an amusing reminder of the age of the book.
The most singular and important book.
One of the most fascinating and informative books I’ve ever read.
Wow this was packed
I got wrapped up in the book with the introduction. It’s a big read but I enjoyed all of it and I learned more about the Earth than ever before . Well worth the purchase . Enjoyed the narrator also . Quality and full of great stories, answers, and questions to ponder.