A Really Short History of Nearly Everything

<p><b>The extraordinary Bill Bryson takes us from the Big Bang to the dawn of science in this book about basically everything.</b> <p>Ever wondered how we got from nothing to something?<br>Or thought about how we can weigh the earth?<br>Or wanted to reach the edge of the universe? <p>Uncover the mysteries of time, space and life on earth in this extraordinary book - a journey from the centre of the planet to the dawn of the dinosaurs, and everything in between. <p>And discover our own incredible journey, from single cell to civilisation, including the brilliant (and sometimes very bizarre) scientists who helped us find out the how and why. <p><b>Adapted from <i>A Short History of Nearly Everything</i>, the ground-breaking bestseller, this book is stunningly illustrated throughout, and accessible for all ages </b><br><b><br>************************************************************************ <p></b><b>Reviews for </b><b><i>A Short History of Nearly Everything: </i></b> <p>'It's the sort of book I would have devoured as a teenager. It might well turn unsuspecting young readers into scientists.' <i>Evening Standard</i> <p>'I doubt that a better book for the layman about the findings of modern science has been written' <i>Sunday Telegraph</i> <p> 'A thoroughly enjoyable, as well as educational, experience. Nobody who reads it will ever look at the world around them in the same way again' <i>Daily Express</i> <p> 'The very book I have been looking for most of my life' <i>Daily Mail</i></p>