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  • Written by: Bill Bryson
  • Narrated by: William Roberts
  • Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (700 ratings)

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Publisher's Summary

Featuring a special introduction written for the audiobook edition and read by the author

A Radio 4 Book Club Selection.

A Short History of Nearly Everything is Bill Bryson's fascinating and humorous quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization. He takes subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry, and particle physics, and aims to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science. In the company of some extraordinary scientists, Bill Bryson reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before.

©2003 Bill Bryson (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

In his latest release, A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson compounds the story of human existence, or rather what is known of it so far, into one incredible audiobook expertly narrated by American voice performer William Roberts. Be entertained by even the most complex of discoveries, all broken down in a way that makes them understandable and enlightening. Covering innumerable topics of human achievements, you will be tremendously inspired by the significance these discoveries have had on life as we know it today. Available now from Audible.
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Critic Reviews

"To read Bryson is to travel with a memoirist gifted with wry observation and keen insight that shed new light on things we mistake for commonplace. To accompany the author as he travels with the likes of Charles Darwin on the Beagle, Albert Einstein or Isaac Newton is a trip worth taking." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Stylish [and] stunningly accurate prose....Brims with strange and amazing facts...destined to become a modern classic of science writing." ( The New York Times)

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excellent

excellent narration. interesting things to know about universe.
recommended to listen to any age

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With immense gratitude .....

I am really grateful first for being part of human specie and second for having fellow humans to create such masterpiece of information about the origin of the universe and the life itself . But for these explorers , researchers , scientists , historians and above all humans with proverbial heart and conscience , an ordinary soul like me would not have got the glimpse of so many things that form part of our existence . Perhaps , I hope to read this book many times over till my end to nurture my feelings of gratitude and marvel at the whole thing called earth's history including that of species on it .

Thank you author and the reader

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Great book. You can't go wrong with this one!

Irrespective of whether you are a science enthusiast or no - you must read this!

This book presents to the reader amazing ringside view of how humanity developed. The splash of humor with mind-boggling facts made this book interesting from the beginning.

Recommend This!

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Very apt title and nice collection

The book briefly covers the evolution of our understanding in various subjects like anthropology to physics, geology to genetics, etc. nice book to listen in audio format. At someplaces, i missed to connect with the author, but i believe that is due to my lack of understanding or the eagerness to finish the book. I will surely listen to it again.

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A really good audiobook

A fascinating and informative book about the history of science. I wondered how the author was going to fit in the world history, the civilizations, the world wars and every thing else in a book, hence the title "A Short History of Nearly Everything". So.. It's an interesting book that covers the history of science from the beginning of time or rather the beginning of the earth and encompasses a bit of geology, evolution, some astrophysics and other related fields. This book is perfect for those who are curious to know how our world came to be but does not want to be weighed down by tomes of details.

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A Short story of our Lifetime

Waiting to read the book for almost a decade and finally over....The author gives an interesting perspective to see our existence and why we should love our Mother Nature.
Must Read....
Narration is Superb...

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Great Book

Author has taken great effort to cover everything in the univers. Good narration. Clear and we'll articulated

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A great book and wonderful narration.

Loved it, truly insightful. The narration was top notch, and did full justice to the book.

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Engaging

A good book to listen to anytime you want to be carried away to another world, which is actually our world through Bryson's eyes.

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The best book to awaken responsibilitiesm

I loved both the narrator and the writer. Will seek more from them. Great book.

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