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A short history of nearly everything 2.0 / Bill Bryson.
Bill Bryson's quest to understand everything that has happened in the history of the earth, from the Big Bang theory to the rise of civilization and beyond--revised to reflect the last two decades of scientific advancement.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385703482 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xxi, 547 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: Fully revised and updated.
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Doubleday Canada, 2025.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Science. |
Available copies
- 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 2 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | 500 Bry | 31681010444982 | NONFIC | Checked out | 01/10/2026 |
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A wonder-filled quest to understand everything that has happened in the history of the earth, from the Big Bang theory to the rise of civilization and beyondârevised to reflect the last two decades of scientific advancement.
How did we get from being nothing at all to where we are today? How did the age of the dinosaurs eventually give way to the age of the iPhone? In this completely revised update to the international phenomenon A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson returns to answer these questions and many more.
Bryson brings a groundbreaking account of life itself to a new generation of readers and wonderers, as he takes subjects often passed off as boring and incomprehensible and renders them accessible, fascinating, and outright amusing to anyone who's ever wondered about the world around them. Introducing readers to a long list of the world's most impressive archaeologists, paleontologists, physicists, astronomers, anthropologists, and mathematiciansâfrom their offices and laboratories to dig sites and field campsâBryson embarks on a journey to discover answers to the biggest questions about the universe and ourselves.
A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0 is a profoundly enlightening, surprisingly humorous, and charmingly clever adventure into the realm of human knowledge, as only Bryson can render it. His revamped Short History is a thrilling journey through time and space, and his writing will make readers both new and old see the world in a whole new way.
