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"One of the world’s most beloved and bestselling writers takes his ultimate journey -- into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer

In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail -- well, most of it. In In A Sunburned Country, he confronted some of the most lethal wildlife Australia has to offer. Now, in his biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to understand -- and, if possible, answer -- the oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselves. Taking as territory everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being us. To that end, he has attached himself to a host of the world’s most advanced (and often obsessed) archaeologists, anthropologists, and mathematicians, travelling to their offices, laboratories, and field camps. He has read (or tried to read) their books, pestered them with questions, apprenticed himself to their powerful minds. A Short History of Nearly Everything is the record of this quest, and it is a sometimes profound, sometimes funny, and always supremely clear and entertaining adventure in the realms of human knowledge, as only Bill Bryson can render it. Science has never been more involving or entertaining."

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A Short History of Nearly Everything

Submitted by Anonymous

Great listen! Changed my understanding of calculus, physics and how little we really know about anything.

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Submitted by Anonymous

This could have been much more entertaining if the author had hired a professional to narrate the book. If you can get past the irritating voice of the author, it is worth the time.

A short history of just about everything

Submitted by Anonymous

Bill Bryson makes science fun to listen to! I would recommend this to anyone with an interest more in science than history.

A short history of nearly everything

Submitted by Steven Hansen

some interesting slants--some facts I didn't know. My biggest problem was B.B's voice. I don't mean to be unkind; the voice was rather off-putting. He surely doesn't sound like the Iowa boy his childhood biography says he is. Next time Bill, please don't go on the stage yourself: hire an actor.

Great, but Too Short

Submitted by Mary Richards in Janesville,

Bill Bryson is one of my very favorite authors. I especially love his audiobooks, since he is almost always the one narrating them, and that, for me, adds to his humor. This book was great, and definitely not a letdown. But at only 6 hours or so, I think he could made it a slightly longer history of nearly everything. Maybe we'll get a Part 2 someday?