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A Short History of Nearly Everything
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
Featuring a special introduction written for the audiobook edition and read by the author
A Radio 4 Book Club Selection.
A Short History of Nearly Everything is Bill Bryson's fascinating and humorous quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization. He takes subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry, and particle physics, and aims to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science. In the company of some extraordinary scientists, Bill Bryson reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before.
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"Stylish [and] stunningly accurate prose....Brims with strange and amazing facts...destined to become a modern classic of science writing." ( The New York Times)
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- Gary
- 18-01-07
Knowledge enough to blow your mind
You certainly gets your monies worth with this book, as you'll need to listen to it over and over to get to grips with all the information contained. Having said that, it's easy listening and the narrator is easy on your ears.
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- Demeter
- 05-06-10
An outstanding read
This book is a genuine tour de force which I have listened to now many times, and will listen to again, and again.
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- Derek Carrillo
- 29-10-05
Must read
What an eye opener!
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- Terry in Hull
- 13-06-18
Very interesting and thought provoking
This arrangement of scientific topics was well delivered and easy to follow. I did note that it's becoming a little out of date now though
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- Simon W
- 27-01-18
Excellent book
Another superb book by Bryson, my only criticism is that Roberts' accents can often go awry.
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- Kindle Customer
- 09-05-19
excellent
an excellent book. well read. recommended for anyone with even a passing interest in science
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- dale stone
- 17-07-18
Entertaining and informative
Extremely well written and read. Would be good if an ademnum could be produced to cover changes in the last 10 years.
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- Scotty
- 26-03-18
Wow that was alot of information on everything.
Truly a book about everything. Interesting to the extreme but will need to be read several times to take in everything.
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- Darren
- 26-03-18
Brilliant
This book makes it easier to understand all those things that you cannot be bothered to work out, or find hard to make sense of. Each chapter is well narrated and interesting. You need to read in small chunks to stop your brain from ceasing up but after completing I feel more educated and knowledgeable of the world we live in. It's great to fall to sleep to ,but that's not because it's boring, its because there is just so much in it and too much at one read is tiring. A splendid book which I'm going to read again to help me understand this world even more.
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- brian byrne
- 05-04-18
masterpiece
I just finished listening to this book. what a master piece with the perfect balance of facts, scientific information and a narrative to keep you wanting more
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