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A Short History of Nearly Everything

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.

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2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-26-2009; Exhilarating, but flawed; Richard Jeni said once that "porn is like a beautiful romance, with all the boring parts taken out." In this case, Bryson's book is like science, with all the boring parts taken out. Science involves a bit of drudgery, but Bryson has a...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-24-2009; Have you ever wondered about....; Bill Bryson has written a book that will be entertaining and informative to a wide audience. As I write this review, there are already 652 reviews posted for the paperback edition.That's almost as many reviews as pages in my copy;and I...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-21-2009; Fascinating!; I purchased this book knowing full well that it was used. It came in the condition that was stated on Amazon.com. I would buy from this seller again.I am not finished with this book yet, but definitely recommend it to anyone with a...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-21-2009; Truly Awesome Book; Just a short contribution to the already overwhelmingly positive review here on Amazon. I loved this book. It gave me a new appreciation for earthly and unearthly phenomena that I had not conceived of much less ever considered. The...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-24-2009; Have you ever wondered about....; Bill Bryson has written a book that will be entertaining and informative to a wide audience. As I write this review, there are already 652 reviews posted for the paperback edition.That's almost as many reviews as pages in my copy;and I...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-18-2008; Decent overview of the sciences; This is a good overview of the fundamentals of science. It meanders through astronomy, chemistry, physics, biology, geology, and paleontology and is very well written. Through Bryson's style, you can tell that he enjoys the subject...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-26-2009; Exhilarating, but flawed; Richard Jeni said once that "porn is like a beautiful romance, with all the boring parts taken out." In this case, Bryson's book is like science, with all the boring parts taken out. Science involves a bit of drudgery, but Bryson has a...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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