A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition | Bill Bryson

A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition | Bill Bryson | Outstanding

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	A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition Bill Bryson Broadway, 2005 - 624 pages average customer review:based on 45 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Take note, science lovers and science-phobes alike!

This time it's not the Appalachians or England.

In "A Short History of Nearly Everything", Bill Bryson has taken his readers on an exciting, informative and always entertaining tour of both the history of science and the details of the science itself. Essays covering an eclectic diversity of scientific topics ranging from the Big Bang and quantum physics, to paleontology, geology, biology, pandemics, genetics, evolution, glaciation, plate tectonics, weather patterns, volcanism and beyond are pitched at the perfect level to be accessible to the layman without being patronizing to a reader who happens to be more informed about a particular topic. Even the most esoterically learned science-ready polymath will find at least one or two of the topics set at a level high enough to be challenging as well.

Beautiful illustrations peppered throughout the text, a dash of humour and cynicism plus a wonderful series of amusing anecdotes and side bars make "A Short History of Nearly Everything" a delicious confection of eye candy and brain candy. The multiplicity and diversity of the ideas covered means that "A Short History of Nearly Everything" can be read in bite-sized chunks with the interested reader taking a random walk through the book starting at virtually any paragraph on any page. But the intelligent organization of the topics and the chronology that Bryson follows also guarantees a thoroughly enjoyable reading experience for those that want to travel from first page to last in order!

Science-phobes take note! If you've been looking for a way to set your fears aside, "A Short History of Nearly Everything" just might be the ticket you've been looking for. Highly recommended.

Paul Weiss

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Outstanding

I had downloaded this book and listened to it over a few weeks (it's 18 hours long) but enjoyed every second. I realized I had to buy this book because it would be such a great reference work. It's not minutiae, it's the back story, the why we know what we do and how we got there. Sometimes it's noble, often it's petty. The illustrations make the work even more understandable and add depth to a wonderful work. Put simply, you must read this book. If not for the science, then simply to see how an excellent writer writes.

My desert island book

This is the book i would want if i got marooned on a desert island. It is absolutely fascinating!! If you have any kind of a curious mind, this book is full of very interesting topics ranging from the formation of the universe, the earth, discoveries in chemistry, physics, astronomy. And, it's written in easily undertood language and quite entertaining. If you are familiar with Bill Bryson's travel books - this one is even better. Hightest recommendation. A great gift also. Friends I've given it to as a gift just love it!

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awesome book

the paperback is great reading. the pictures in this edition just add a little extra.

Comprehensive, far from Everything

A good, quick read with lots of intersting items. However, my view of what should have been covered in this book differs significantly from that of the author's view. Let's face it, we all have our own parochial interests, and unless you are on the author's same wavelength, you are likely to be less than satisfied.

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