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A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bryson, Bill.
Narrated by Matthews, Richard.
Publication :
Books on Tape, 2007
Subject :
Science--Popular works. ; Audiobooks. ; Downloadable audio books.
Language :
English
Duration :
18 Hours 18 Minutes 46 Seconds
ProductID :
178537
eISBN :
9780739353202
ISBN :
9780736693202
FileSize :
256 MB
(CD Quality)
36 MB
(Radio Quality)
Listening Requirements
Microsoft Windows Media player v9 and above
Bill Bryson has been an enormously popular author both for his travel books and for his books on the English language. Now, this beloved comic genius turns his attention to science. Although he doesn't know anything about the subject (at first), he is eager to learn, and takes information that he gets from the world's leading experts and explains it to us in a way that makes it exciting and relevant. Even the most pointy-headed, obscure scientist succumbs to the affable Bryson's good nature, and reveals how he or she figures things out. Showing us how scientists get from observations to ideas and theories is Bryson's aim, and he succeeds brilliantly. It is an adventure of the mind, as exciting as any of Bryson's terrestrial journeys.“Stylish [and] stunningly accurate prose. We learn what the material world is like from the smallest quark to the largest galaxy and at all the levels in between…brims with strange and amazing facts…destined to become a modern classic of science writing.”—The New York Times Book Review
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