![]() His earliest books were notes on his travels through Europe and America, but he has since branched out into well-respected books on language, history, and science. He moved to England in the 1970s and has lived there almost ever since. ![]() ![]() Rather than a dry rendition of what we know, he gives us an entertaining account of how we know it, which leads the reader along the path of the history of modern science, and the fascinating men and women who shaped it.īill Bryson, born in America in 1951, is a popular author of non-fiction books. In chapters tellingly and entertainingly labeled with titles such as "How to Build a Universe", "Good-bye to All That", "The Stuff of Life", and "The Mysterious Biped", Bryson takes us from atoms to galaxies, chemistry to biology. He stays mostly to the physical sciences. Still, he does his best within the confines of his subject. Of course, even at ten times that length, he can't talk about everything, which is why the book is about "nearly everything". ![]() The hardcover printed edition weighs in at 478 pages, not including notes or index, and the audiobook runs to almost 18 hours-and a very enjoyable 18 hours they are! ![]() A book with the title "A Short History of Nearly Everything" can't be written by any other sort of person. ![]()
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