1. A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYT
by Bryson Bill 
Price: USD 76.75
Dealer: Abebooks, BennettBooksLtd
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: BLACK SWAN] Softcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.7 [North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]  

2. A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bryson)
by Bryson, Bill 
Price: USD 15.29
Dealer: Alibris, M Godding Books Ltd via Alibris
Description: Black Swan 2004-06-01 Paperback Good Size: 17 to 19 cm tall (12mo); Crease across front cover Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. 

3. A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bryson)
by Bryson, Bill 
Price: USD 5.47
Dealer: AbebooksUK, M Godding Books Ltd
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: Black Swan] Softcover Crease across front cover Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item. [Devizes, WILTS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]  

4. A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 
Price: USD 5.00
Dealer: Biblio, AMMAREAL
Description: Black Swan, Date: 2004. Paperback. Fair. Book slightly twisted. Slightly creased cover. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Dog-eared pages. Different cover. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. 2004. Black Swan ISBN 0552151742 9780552151740 [FR] 

5. A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 
Price: USD 12.36
Dealer: Biblio, Book Haven
Description: Black Swan 2004 Paper Back. Good. Black Swan 2004 Paper Back ISBN 0552151742 9780552151740 [NZ] 

6. A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 
Price: USD 4.43
Dealer: Biblio, Greener Books Ltd
Description: Black Swan, 06/01/Date: 2004. Paperback. Used; Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books. 2004. Black Swan ISBN 0552151742 9780552151740 [GB] 

7. A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 
Price: USD 4.43
Dealer: Biblio, Greener Books Ltd
Description: Black Swan, 06/01/Date: 2004. Paperback. Used; Very Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books. 2004. Black Swan ISBN 0552151742 9780552151740 [GB] 

8. A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 
Price: USD 15.53
Dealer: Biblio, The Saint Bookstore
Description: Paperback. New. Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller: but even when he stays safely in his own study at home, he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. It's not so much about what we know, as about how we know what we know. ISBN 0552151742 9780552151740 [GB] 

9. A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bryson Bill 
Price: USD 6.26
Dealer: Biblio, Better World Books
Description: Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. ISBN 0552151742 9780552151740 [US] 

10. A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bryson Bill 
Price: USD 8.78
Dealer: Biblio, Better World Books
Description: Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. ISBN 0552151742 9780552151740 [US] 

11. A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bryson Bill 
Price: USD 80.59
Dealer: Biblio, GridFreed LLC
Description: Broadway Books, Date: 2004-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2004. Broadway Books ISBN 0552151742 9780552151740 [US] 

12. A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bryson Bill 
Price: USD 6.28
Dealer: Biblio, ThriftBooks
Description: Black Swan Books, Limited, Date: 2004. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2004. Black Swan Books, Limited ISBN 0552151742 9780552151740 [US] 

13. A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bryson Bill 
Price: USD 23.05
Dealer: Biblio, h:strom - Text & Kultur AB / Antikvariat & Bokhandel
Description: Mass Market Paperback. Publisher: Transworld | 2004 | Mass Market Paperback | 672 p. | This book is like new. | Language: Engelska --- Information regarding the book: Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller: but even when he stays safely in his own study at home, he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to find out everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. Bill Bryson's challenge is to take subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry and particle physics, and see if there isn't some way to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science. It's not so much about what we know, as about how we know what we know. How do we know what is in the centre of the Earth, or what a black hole is, or where the continents were 600 million years ago? How did anyone ever figure these things out? On his travels through time and space, he encounters a splendid collection of astonishingly eccentric, competitive, obsessive and foolish scientists, like the painfully shy Henry Cavendish who worked out many conundrums like how much the Earth weighed, but never bothered to tell anybody about many of his findings. In the company of such extraordinary people, Bill Bryson takes us with him on the ultimate eye-opening journey, and reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before. | We have this book in our store house - please allow for a couple of extra days for delivery. ISBN 0552151742 9780552151740 [SE] 

14. A Short History of Nearly Everything Bryson
by Bryson Bill 
Price: USD 5.38
Dealer: Biblio, M Godding Books Ltd
Description: Black Swan, Date: 2004-06-01. Paperback. Good. 17 to 19 cm tall (12mo). Crease across front cover Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. 2004. Black Swan ISBN 0552151742 9780552151740 [GB] 

15. A Short History of Nearly Everything Bryson, Bill
by Bryson Bill 
Price: USD 98.81
Dealer: Abebooks, Iridium_Books
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: BLACK SWAN] Softcover [DH, SE, Spain] [Publication Year: 2004]  

16. A Short History of Nearly Everything.
by Bill Bryson 
Price: USD 13.47
Dealer: Biblio, Cold Books
Description: Random House , pp. 686 . Papeback. New. Random House ISBN 0552151742 9780552151740 [US] 

17. A Short History of Nearly Everything.
by Bill. Bryson 
Price: USD 6.50
Dealer: Biblio, Copperfield's Books
Description: Broadway Books, May Date: 2004. Trade Paperback . Good. no. 2004. Broadway Books ISBN 0552151742 9780552151740 [US] 

18. A Short History of Nearly Everything.
by Bill. Bryson 
Price: USD 6.50
Dealer: Biblio, Copperfield's Books
Description: Broadway Books, May Date: 2004. Trade Paperback . Good. no. 2004. Broadway Books ISBN 0552151742 9780552151740 [US] 

19. A Short History of Nearly Everything.
by Bill. Bryson 
Price: USD 45.00
Dealer: Biblio, SHFN Bookstore
Description: Paperback. New. ISBN 0552151742 9780552151740 [TR] 

20. A Short History of Nearly Everything.
by Bill. Bryson 
Price: USD 5.49
Dealer: Biblio, Wonder Book
Description: BLACK SWAN. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. BLACK SWAN ISBN 0552151742 9780552151740 [US] 

21. A Short History of Nearly Everything.
by Bill Bryson 
Price: USD 13.18
Dealer: Abebooks, Books Puddle
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: Random House] Softcover pp. 686 [New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]  

22. A Short History of Nearly Everything.
by Bill Bryson 
Price: USD 6.36
Dealer: AbebooksDE, rebuy recommerce GmbH
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: Random House UK] Hardcover Sprache: Englisch - Einbandart: Paperback - Guter Zustand: Sichtbare Gebrauchsspuren auf einzelnen Seiten - mit einem gebrauchten Buchrücken, ohne Schuber/Umschlag, mehreren Markierungen/Notizen, altersbedingte Vergilbung, leicht gewellte Buchseiten - Könnte ein Mängelexemplar sein oder ein abweichendes Cover haben (z.B. Clubausgaben). [Berlin, Germany] [Publication Year: 2004]  

23. A Short History of Nearly Everything.
by Bill Bryson 
Price: USD 5.73
Dealer: ZVAB, rebuy recommerce GmbH
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: Random House UK] Hardcover Sprache: Englisch - Einbandart: Paperback - Guter Zustand: Sichtbare Gebrauchsspuren auf einzelnen Seiten - mit einem gebrauchten Buchrücken, ohne Schuber/Umschlag, mehreren Markierungen/Notizen, altersbedingte Vergilbung, leicht gewellte Buchseiten - Könnte ein Mängelexemplar sein oder ein abweichendes Cover haben (z.B. Clubausgaben). [Berlin, Germany] [Publication Year: 2004]  

24. A Short History of Nearly Everything.
by Bill. Bryson 
Price: USD 7.69
Dealer: Abebooks, Wonder Book
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: BLACK SWAN] Softcover Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. [Frederick, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]  

25. A Short History of Nearly Everything.
by Bill. Bryson 
Price: USD 7.35
Dealer: ZVAB, Wonder Book
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: BLACK SWAN] Softcover Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. [Frederick, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]  

26. A Short History of Nearly Everything.
by Bryson Bill 
Price: USD 11.20
Dealer: AbebooksUK, Majestic Books
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: Random House] Softcover pp. 686 [Hounslow, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]  

27. A Short History of Nearly Everything.
by Bryson, Bill 
Price: USD 3.24
Dealer: Abebooks, Half Price Books Inc.
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: Broadway Books] Softcover Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! [Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]  

28. A short history of nearly everything.
by Bryson, Bill: 
Price: USD 5.22
Dealer: AbebooksDE, Antiquariat Bookfarm
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: London, Black Swan] Softcover First Edition 686 S. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. 9780552151740 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 350 [Löbnitz, Germany] [Publication Year: 2004]  

29. A short history of nearly everything.
by Bryson, Bill: 
Price: USD 4.70
Dealer: ZVAB, Antiquariat Bookfarm
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: London, Black Swan] Softcover First Edition 686 S. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. 9780552151740 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 350 [Löbnitz, Germany] [Publication Year: 2004]  

30. A Short History of Nearly Everything: Bill Bryson (Bryson, 5)
by Bryson, Bill  
Price: USD 0.75
Dealer: AmazonUK, AmazonUK Marketplace
Description: Used - isbn: 0552151742 - isbn13: 9780552151740 Black Swan  

31. A Short History of Nearly Everything: Bill Bryson (Bryson, 5)
by Bryson, Bill 
Price: USD 2.76
Dealer: AbebooksUK, WorldofBooks
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: BLACK SWAN] Softcover A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. [Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]  

32. A Short History of Nearly Everything: Bill Bryson (Bryson, 5)
by Bryson, Bill 
Price: USD 2.56
Dealer: ZVAB, WorldofBooks
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: BLACK SWAN] Softcover A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. [Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]  

33. A Short History of Nearly Everything: Bill Bryson (Bryson, 5)
by Bryson, Bill: 
Price: USD 7.76
Dealer: AbebooksDE, Modernes Antiquariat an der Kyll
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: Black Swan 06.2004.] Softcover 688 Seiten dieselbe ISBN-anderes Cover, Schnitt leicht angegilbt, Buch ist leicht verlagert (längs durchgebogen), kleine Lagerspuren am Buch, Inhalt einwandfrei und ungelesen 417709 Titel Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 360 [Lissendorf, Germany] [Publication Year: 2004]  

34. A Short History of Nearly Everything: Bill Bryson (Bryson, 5)
by Bryson, Bill: 
Price: USD 6.99
Dealer: ZVAB, Modernes Antiquariat an der Kyll
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: Black Swan 06.2004.] Softcover 688 Seiten dieselbe ISBN-anderes Cover, Schnitt leicht angegilbt, Buch ist leicht verlagert (längs durchgebogen), kleine Lagerspuren am Buch, Inhalt einwandfrei und ungelesen 417709 Titel Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 360 [Lissendorf, Germany] [Publication Year: 2004]  

35. A Short History of Nearly Everything: Bill Bryson Bryson 5
by Bryson Bill 
Price: USD 2.70
Dealer: Biblio, World of Books Ltd
Description: Paperback. Very Good. ISBN 0552151742 9780552151740 [GB] 

36. A Short History of Nearly Everything: Bill Bryson Bryson 5
by Bryson Bill 
Price: USD 2.70
Dealer: Biblio, World of Books Ltd
Description: Paperback. Good. ISBN 0552151742 9780552151740 [GB] 

37. A Short History of Nearly Everything: Bill Bryson Bryson 5
by Bryson Bill 
Price: USD 2.70
Dealer: Biblio, World of Books Ltd
Description: Paperback. Acceptable. ISBN 0552151742 9780552151740 [GB] 

38. A Short History Of Nearly Everything
by Bryson, Bill 
Price: USD 4.48
Dealer: Abebooks, medimops
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: BLACK SWAN] Softcover Ausreichend/Acceptable: Exemplar mit vollständigem Text und sämtlichen Abbildungen oder Karten. Schmutztitel oder Vorsatz können fehlen. Einband bzw. Schutzumschlag weisen unter Umständen starke Gebrauchsspuren auf. / Describes a book or dust jacket that has the complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, dust jacket (if any), etc may also be worn. [Berlin, Germany] [Publication Year: 2004]  

39. A Short History Of Nearly Everything
by Bryson, Bill 
Price: USD 4.48
Dealer: AbebooksDE, medimops
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: BLACK SWAN] Softcover Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. [Berlin, Germany] [Publication Year: 2004]  

40. A Short History Of Nearly Everything
by Bryson, Bill 
Price: USD 4.04
Dealer: ZVAB, medimops
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: BLACK SWAN] Softcover Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. [Berlin, Germany] [Publication Year: 2004]  

41. A Short History Of Nearly Everything
by Bryson, Bill: 
Price: USD 6.66
Dealer: Abebooks, Antiquarische Fundgrube e.U.
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: Broadway Books] Softcover 686 S. leichte Lesespuren a. Buchrücken, Kanten gering bestoßen, Buchschnitt gering bestaubt L047 9780552151740 *.* Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 430 [Wien, Austria] [Publication Year: 2004]  

42. A Short History Of Nearly Everything
by Bryson, Bill: 
Price: USD 6.00
Dealer: ZVAB, Antiquarische Fundgrube e.U.
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: Broadway Books] Softcover 686 S. leichte Lesespuren a. Buchrücken, Kanten gering bestoßen, Buchschnitt gering bestaubt L047 9780552151740 *.* Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 430 [Wien, Austria] [Publication Year: 2004]  

43. A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 
Price: USD 10.85
Dealer: Abebooks, Book Haven
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: Black Swan] Softcover Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely in his own study at home, he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. This book is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. Bill Bryson's challenge is to take subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry and particle physics, and see if there isn't some way to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science. It's not so much about what we know, as about how we know what we know. How do we know what is in the centre of the Earth, or what a black hole is, or where the continents were 600 million years ago? How did anyone ever figure these things out? On his travels through time and space, he encounters a splendid collection of astonishingly eccentric, competitive, obsessive and foolish scientists, like the painfully shy Henry Cavendish who worked out many conundrums like how much the Earth weighed, but never bothered to tell anybody about many of his findings. In the company of such extraordinary people, Bill Bryson takes us with him on the ultimate eye-opening journey, and reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before. 688 pages. [Wellington, WLG, New Zealand] [Publication Year: 2004]  

44. A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 
Price: USD 4.73
Dealer: Abebooks, Bookbot
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: Random House] Softcover Englisch [Prague, Czech Republic] [Publication Year: 2004]  

45. A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 
Price: USD 4.78
Dealer: Abebooks, Bookbot
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: Random House] Softcover Englisch [Prague, Czech Republic] [Publication Year: 2004]  

46. A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 
Price: USD 8.75
Dealer: Abebooks, Hamelyn
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: BLACK SWAN] Softcover Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller: but even when he stays safely in his own study at home, he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to find out everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. . Bill Bryson's challenge is to take subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry and particle physics, and see if there isn't some way to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science. It's not so much about what we know, as about how we know what we know. How do we know what is in the centre of the Earth, or what a black hole is, or where the continents were 600 million years ago? How did anyone ever figure these things out? On his travels through time and space, he encounters a splendid collection of astonishingly eccentric, competitive, obsessive and foolish scientists, like the painfully shy Henry Cavendish who worked out many conundrums like how much the Earth weighed, but never bothered to tell anybody about many of his findings. In the company of such extraordinary people, Bill Bryson takes us with him on the ultimate eye-opening journey, and reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before. EAN: 9780552151740Tipo: LibrosCategoría: Título: A Short History of Nearly EverythingAutor: Bill Bryson Editorial: Black Swan; N.º 1 edición (1 junio 2004) Idioma: EN Páginas: 672 Peso: 340 Año de publicación: 2004 [Madrid, Spain] [Publication Year: 2004]  

47. A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 
Price: USD 14.43
Dealer: AbebooksDE, BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K.
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: Transworld Publ. Ltd UK Mai 2004] Softcover Neuware -Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller: but even when he stays safely in his own study at home, he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to find out everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. Bill Bryson's challenge is to take subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry and particle physics, and see if there isn't some way to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science. It's not so much about what we know, as about how we know what we know. How do we know what is in the centre of the Earth, or what a black hole is, or where the continents were 600 million years ago How did anyone ever figure these things out On his travels through time and space, he encounters a splendid collection of astonishingly eccentric, competitive, obsessive and foolish scientists, like the painfully shy Henry Cavendish who worked out many conundrums like how much the Earth weighed, but never bothered to tell anybody about many of his findings. In the company of such extraordinary people, Bill Bryson takes us with him on the ultimate eye-opening journey, and reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before. 672 pp. Englisch [Bergisch Gladbach, Germany] [Publication Year: 2004]  

48. A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 
Price: USD 7.76
Dealer: AbebooksDE, Buchpark
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: Transworld Publ. Ltd UK] Softcover Zustand: Gut - Gebrauchs- und Lagerspuren. Außen: verschmutzt. | Seiten: 672 [Trebbin, Germany] [Publication Year: 2004]  

49. A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 
Price: USD 14.43
Dealer: AbebooksDE, Rheinberg-Buch Andreas Meier eK
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: Transworld Publ. Ltd UK Mai 2004] Softcover Neuware -Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller: but even when he stays safely in his own study at home, he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to find out everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. Bill Bryson's challenge is to take subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry and particle physics, and see if there isn't some way to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science. It's not so much about what we know, as about how we know what we know. How do we know what is in the centre of the Earth, or what a black hole is, or where the continents were 600 million years ago How did anyone ever figure these things out On his travels through time and space, he encounters a splendid collection of astonishingly eccentric, competitive, obsessive and foolish scientists, like the painfully shy Henry Cavendish who worked out many conundrums like how much the Earth weighed, but never bothered to tell anybody about many of his findings. In the company of such extraordinary people, Bill Bryson takes us with him on the ultimate eye-opening journey, and reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before. 672 pp. Englisch [Bergisch Gladbach, Germany] [Publication Year: 2004]  

50. A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 
Price: USD 12.49
Dealer: AbebooksDE, Smartbuy
Description: ISBN10: 0552151742, ISBN13: 9780552151740, [publisher: Transworld Publ. Ltd UK Mai 2004] Softcover Neuware - Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller: but even when he stays safely in his own study at home, he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to find out everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. Bill Bryson's challenge is to take subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry and particle physics, and see if there isn't some way to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science. It's not so much about what we know, as about how we know what we know. How do we know what is in the centre of the Earth, or what a black hole is, or where the continents were 600 million years ago How did anyone ever figure these things out On his travels through time and space, he encounters a splendid collection of astonishingly eccentric, competitive, obsessive and foolish scientists, like the painfully shy Henry Cavendish who worked out many conundrums like how much the Earth weighed, but never bothered to tell anybody about many of his findings. In the company of such extraordinary people, Bill Bryson takes us with him on the ultimate eye-opening journey, and reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before. 672 pp. Englisch [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2004]