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A Short History of Nearly Everything
By Bill Bryson
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Notes From Your Bookseller
Bill Bryson is a treasure, and he continues to shine in this hilarious and heartfelt exploration of practically everything. In his uniquely told journey to answer life’s biggest questions, Bryson is as fundamentally entertaining as always, while unearthing nuggets of wisdom along the way.
THE #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • One of the world’s most beloved writers and New York Times bestselling author of A Walk in the Woods and The Body takes his ultimate journey—into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer.
“Brims with strange and amazing facts . . . destined to become a modern classic of science writing.”—The New York Times
In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail—well, most of it. In A Sunburned Country, he confronted some...
“Brims with strange and amazing facts . . . destined to become a modern classic of science writing.”—The New York Times
In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail—well, most of it. In A Sunburned Country, he confronted some...
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