A Short History of Nearly Everything - Illustrated, A
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A Short History of Nearly Everything - Illustrated, A by Bryson Bill
Aims to make the world of science both understandable and entertaining to millions of people around the globe. This illustrated edition brings to life almost everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, with full-colour photographs, drawings, portraits, and cartoons.
Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. He settled in England in 1977, and lived for many years with his English wife and four children in North Yorkshire. He and his family then moved to America for a few years but have now returned to the UK. He succeeded Sir Peter Ustinov as Chancellor of the University of Durham in April 2005. His bestsellers include The Lost Continent, Neither Here Nor There, Notes From a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods, Down Under and, most recently, A Short History of Nearly Everything which won the Aventis Prize for Science Books in 2004.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780385609616 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385609612 |
| Title | A Short History of Nearly Everything - Illustrated, A |
| Author | Bryson Bill |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2005-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 624 |
| Prizes | Winner of Descartes Prize for Science Communication 2005 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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