A Short History of Nearly Everything

ISBN: 0767923227

Author: Bryson, Bill

Condition: Used

This new edition of the acclaimed bestseller is lavishly illustrated to convey, in pictures as in words, Bill Brysons exciting, informative journey into the world of science.In A Short History of Nearly Everything, beloved author Bill Bryson confronts his greatest challenge yet: to understandand, if possible, answerthe oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselves. Taking as his 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. The result 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. Now, in this handsome new edition, Bill Brysons words are supplemented by full-color artwork that explains in visual terms the concepts and wonder of science, at the same time giving face to the ma

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