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One 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. In A Walk in the Woods , Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail -- well, most of it. In In A Sunburned Country , he confronted some
… More »One 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. In 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. From the Hardcover edition.
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Add a CommentA good read with interesting prospective that anyone can read. Great for an overall history.
I basically skimmed through this book and this "A Short History of Nearly Everything" is pretty much a short history of nearly everything in the western world. It does not really explore other milestones, achievements or important facts of the rest of the world from Africa to Asia or early America. After seeing this I did not bother to read into it because my opinion was that the book is biased if it covers only a small portion of the world and claims that to be a short history of nearly Everything. It Is NOT.
At last, a science book most of us can read and understand. Very witty. He makes you feel the wonder of the world we live in.
A Short History of Nearly Everything is a fabulous book. A must read for anyone who is interested in the science of how the world works. Read this book, it's mind expanding.
Mind blowing!!
I love science books that are also well written. It satisfies both sides of me. This book is especially good because it also satisfies my extremely short attention span. Bored of atoms? Then let's talk about some dinosaurs. Note though, since each section is really short, you are not going to ace your bio/chem/physics exam just by reading this intro to it but it's good fun.
A very light-hearted, enjoyable book to read.
April 2009 Non-Fiction book club selection
Amazing book
fun to read