Large print book
A short history of nearly everything / Bill Bryson.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780375432002 :
- ISBN: 0375432000 :
- Physical Description: x, 939 p. (large print) ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, 2003.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Large print. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [875]-898) and index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Science > Popular works. Life > Origin. Human beings > Origin. Culture > Origin. Life > Origin > Humor. Human beings > Origin > Humor. Culture > Origin > Humor. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Nakusp Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakusp Public Library | LP 001.09 BRY (Text) | 35160000436056 | Large Print | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
The author traces the Big Bang through the rise of civilization, documenting his work with a host of the world's most advanced scientists and mathematicians to explain why things are the way they are. - Blackwell North Amer
A Short History of Nearly Everything is a quest, the intellectual odyssey of a lifetime, as this curious writer attempts to understand everything that has transpired from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization. - Random House, Inc.
One of the worldâs 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 worldâs 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.
