A Short History of Nearly Everything

A Short History of Nearly Everything  (English, Paperback, Bryson Bill)

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    • Language: English
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
    • Genre: Science
    • ISBN: 9780552151740, 9780552151740
    • Pages: 672
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    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 Everything is his quest to find out 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 about 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, like the painfully shy Henry Cavendish who worked out many conundrums like how much the Earth weighed, but never bothered to tell anybody about 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.
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    • Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. He settled in England in 1977, and lived for many years with his English wife and four children in North Yorkshire. He and his family then moved to America for a few years but have now returned to the UK. He is the bestselling author of The Lost Continent, Mother Tongue, Neither Here Nor There, Made in America, Notes From a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods, Notes From a Big Country, Down Under and, most recently, A Short History of Nearly Everything. He is also the author of the bestselling African Diary (a charity book for CARE International).
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    • 178 mm
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    • 112 mm
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    • 370 gr
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    Must buy!

    This is a wonderful book. A compact encyclopedia of science. The author has explained nearly everything about diverse branches of science as they have developed over centuries. The complex concepts of science have been explained in simple language, yet retaining the accuracy and authencity. Author's interviews with different researchers working in different labs has added to the value of the book. Icing on the cake is the wit and humour if the author.
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    Worth every penny

    Cover of book has a velvet feel. Pages are clear and print is good. It might look like the book is pirated but its not. Its with every Penguin publication books.
    The content is totally Science, but not in conventional way like other book, but in a way to make you get thoroughly involved with it. Fun, fact, humour and Science. Even though you are not science student or is not into science, you will have fun reading this book. Go for the deal when its lowest, i.e during festive or any sale. I g...
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    Brilliant title. Sparks the imagination

    I keep this accessible at all times. Beautifully written. A combination of facts and humour. It would be brilliant as a text book!
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    The book is amazing. It's informative, written in a lucid manner. It will teach you a lot without making you feel sleepy. I got it for 381 rupees.
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    Q:Is it written in indian English or something other ?
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    Q:which one is good... A short history of nearly everything or a really short history of nearly everything? ??
    A:A really short history of everything is for childrens with short range of topics, I recommend to buy "A short history of nearly everything"
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    Q:How is the paper quality and reliability of the book
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    Q:Do we get a bookmark with it ?
    A:No, you don't get a bookmark with it.
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    Q:does it have any illustrations?
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    Q:Does this book contains photos
    A:Yes , Diagrams !
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    Q:whats the no. of pages? as per the description it 670, is it?
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    Q:Which age group the book is preffered?
    A:There is no age group for a curious mind. If you are able to understand scientific concepts and want to know its history, read it - no matter what your age is.
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