{"product_id":"9781529966817","title":"A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0","description":"Author: Bryson, Bill\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529966817\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 656\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFully updated edition of the biggest-selling popular science book of the 21st century explaining the Earth, the universe, everything in-between.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this fully revised and updated edition of the best-selling popular science book of the 21st century, Bill Bryson makes complex subjects clear and compelling for everyone with an interest in the world around them. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOW FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Possibly the best scientific primer ever published.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Truly impressive...It's\u003cb\u003e hard to imagine a better rough guide to science.\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Bryson can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e is the result of his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from being nothing at all to what we are today. \u003cb\u003eNow fully updated to reflect the many scientific discoveries in the last twenty years since this book was first published,\u003c\/b\u003e it explains among much else-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhy Pluto is no longer a planet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow the number of moons in the solar system has more than doubled in 20 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow scientists used advances in genetics to discover previously unknown species of early humans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhy we still don't know what most of the universe is made of\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow the little Higgs boson transformed physics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThis journey through time and space \u003cb\u003ewill inform a new generation of readers\u003c\/b\u003e, young and old, as well as those who read this book on first publication with a new perspective based on what we know now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in his inimitable style, Bryson makes complex subjects fascinating and accessible to everyone with an interest in the world around them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0 \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the world in a whole new way.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Nearly Everything-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I doubt that a better book for the layman about the findings of modern science has been written\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Bill Bryson has an\u003cb\u003e unmatched \u003c\/b\u003egift for explaining the most difficult subjects in the clearest possible way.'\u003ci\u003e Mail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A travelogue of science, with a\u003cb\u003e witty, engaging, and well-informed \u003c\/b\u003eguide' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hugely readable \u003c\/b\u003eand never obfuscating\u003cb\u003e.\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA genuinely useful and readable book\u003c\/b\u003e... A \u003cb\u003ethoroughly enjoyable\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as educational, experience. Nobody who reads it will ever look at the world around them in the same way again' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The very book I have been looking for most of my life\u003c\/b\u003e... Bryson wears his knowledge with aplomb and a lot of very good jokes.'\u003ci\u003e Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Destined to become \u003cb\u003ea modern classic of science writing'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46727069925534,"sku":"UBD-9781529966817","price":36.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529966817.jpg?v=1776492353","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529966817","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}