A Short History Of Nearly Everything
by Bryson, Bill
In A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bryson follows his greatest challenge yet: to understand—and, if possible, answer—the oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselves. 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. The result is a profound, funny, and wonderfully clear and entertaining adventure into the realms of human knowledge, as only Bill Bryson can render it.
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Toronto: Doubleday 2003- blue publisher's cloth spine; white publisher's paper covered boards; lettering in gilt on spine; blue pictorial dust jacket
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Toronto: Doubleday 2005 - Special illustrated edition, blue and gold with white titles. Hardcover. B/W and color illustrations
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