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A Really Short History of Nearly Everything
A Really Short History of Nearly Everything
Author: Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson?s own fascination with science began with a battered old school book he had when he was about ten or eleven years old. It had an illustration that captivated him?a diagram showing Earth?s interior as it would look if you cut into it with a large knife and removed about a quarter of its bulk. The idea of lots of startled cars and peop...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780385666862
ISBN-10: 0385666861
Publication Date: 10/28/2008
Pages: 176
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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I can't speak to the scientific accuracy of this book, but as entertaining and enlightening reading it is one of the best, full of surprises. I picked it up as a book to travel with - something "educational" that I probably wouldn't read at home but would read while stuck on a plane or train during a trip to Europe. Instead, I found I had to tear myself away from it to enjoy the sights.


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