{"product_id":"9781784161859","title":"A Short History of Nearly Everything","description":"Author: Bryson, Bill\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781784161859\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Aug 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 672 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe incomparable Bill Bryson travels through time and space to introduce us to the world, the universe and everything in this groundbreaking book, the best selling popular science book of the 21st century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ultimate eye-opening journey through time and space, \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Nearly Everything\u003c\/i\u003e is the biggest-selling popular science book of the 21st century and has sold over 2 million copies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e'Possibly the best scientific primer ever published.' \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Truly impressive...It's hard to imagine a better rough guide to science.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e'A travelogue of science, with a witty, engaging, and well-informed guide' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him.\u003ci\u003e A Short History of Nearly Everything \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e  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. As a result, \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Nearly Everything\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48171371692190,"sku":"UBD-9781784161859","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781784161859.jpg?v=1787219676","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781784161859","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}