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A short history of nearly everything is bill brysons quest to find out. If you are someone who thinks that a science book probably will bore you to sleep, think again boring is one word no one will use to describe this book. I loved the abridged version so much i just had to get the unabridged version when it became available. A short history of nearly everything by americanbritish author bill bryson is a popular science book that explains some areas of science, using easily accessible language that appeals more to the general public than many other books dedicated to the subject. He takes subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry, and particle physics, and aims to render them comprehensible to people who have. Reading bill brysons a short history of nearly everything, i was struck by the similarities between it and the column called connections that used to be on the last page of issues of scientific.
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