{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-nearly-everything-paperback","title":"A Short History of Nearly Everything - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Bryson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - One of the world's most beloved writers and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Walk in the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Body\u003c\/i\u003e takes his ultimate journey--into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brims with strange and amazing facts . . . destined to become a modern classic of science writing.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Walk in the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail--well, most of it. In \u003ci\u003eA Sunburned Country\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short History of Nearly Everything\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne 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. \u003cbr\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Bryson\u003c\/b\u003e's bestselling books include \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Little Dribbling, Notes from a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods, One Summer, I'm a Stranger Here Myself, In a Sunburned Country, Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid\u003c\/i\u003e. His acclaimed work of popular science \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Nearly Everything\u003c\/i\u003e won the Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize and is the bestselling nonfiction book of the twenty-first century. Bill Bryson was a chancellor of Durham University, is an honorary fellow of the Royal Society, and lives in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53247269044521,"sku":"9780767908184","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/4960\/5929\/files\/KnZCDbUGMs9780767908184.webp?v=1781147119","url":"https:\/\/www.thescholarssourcebookstore.co\/products\/a-short-history-of-nearly-everything-paperback","provider":"The Scholar's Source","version":"1.0","type":"link"}