About this title: In this book, bestsellling author Bill Bryson confronts his greatest challenge: to understand--and, if possible, answer--the oldest, biggest questions posed about the universe, everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization. High school & older.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780767908177ISBN:0767908171
Description: Good in Good+ dust jacket. 0767908171. 1.7 x 9.1 x 6.4 Inches; 560 pages; Book in very nice shape. DJ has shelf wear with edge wrinkles. No expedited. Quick shipping w/delivery confirmation; bubble mailers. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway
Date Published: 2003-05-06
ISBN-13:9780767908177ISBN:0767908171
Description: Very Good. Binding is tight & square. Text is clean, bright and unmarked. DJ shows light wear & tear. No names, no remainder marks, no stickers. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Broadway Books
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780767908184ISBN:076790818X
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. 2003 1st Edition. Perfect soft covers. Very clean inside copy. Never read. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 544 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
"Bill Bryson's work is an outstanding compendium of all that is Physics with examples that illuminate the subject for every one of us.
" If you enlarge an atom to the size of a cathedral the nucleus is no larger than a ladybug" is just one of the down to earth examples that help the lay person understand the deep mysteries that surround Physics.
Reading this book will leave you with a feeling of awe. It is a MUST read !"
"Amazing! Bill Bryson does a wonderful job covering the history of existence from the very beginnings of the universe to our current time and the future.
Using history, academic texts, anecdotes, interviews and current news, Bryson utilizes his wonderful voice and sharp wit to describe the world, as well as all the wonderful oddities and circumstances that exist in it.
Easy to read with understandable explanations of even the most esoteric sciences, it is an incredibly informative, well researched book that will answer all questions of science for anyone who has ever idly wondered "how?""
"Bryson's SHORT HISTORY.... is an outstanding book. Buying it as a gift for friends and relatives is a testimony of my strong recommendation. A wealth of information from science to philosophy is conveyed in his sparkling style. How helpful this book would be as required reading in high school and even at the college level. He explains with such clarity concept of physics, chemistry, ecology...in general, our world. Having cut my teeth on his hilarious WALK IN THE WOODS, I was curious about SHORT HISTORY.....The title sounded a bit pretentious, but I now agree, the reader can be immensely rewarded learning about so much so succinctly and so delightfully.
"This book should be required reading for any one entering college, entering the work force, or registering to vote! Bill Bryson has taken up where Paul Harvey left off -- with "The Rest Of The Story"."
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