A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes
by Hawking, Stephen W
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/About Fine
- ISBN 10
- 055305340X
- ISBN 13
- 9780553053401
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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Synopsis
A Brief History of Time is a popular science book written by Stephen Hawking and first published by the Bantam Dell Publishing Group in 1988. It became a best-seller and has sold more than 9 million copies. It was also on the London Sunday Times best-seller list for more than four years. There is also a documentary by the same name, directed by Errol Morris and released in 1991. Unlike the book, the documentary is primarily a biography of Stephen Hawking.
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- Bookseller
- Basement Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038195
- Title
- A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes
- Author
- Hawking, Stephen W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- About Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition. 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 055305340X
- ISBN 13
- 9780553053401
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- NONFICTION SCIENCE PHYSICS ASTRONOMY BLACK HOLES COSMOLOGY SPACE TIME
- Bookseller catalogs
- Non-fiction; History;
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