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- Number of Pages: 176
- ISBN: 0385738102
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113245580
- Release Date: October 27, 2009
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Product DescriptionMore Books by Bill Bryson (Author)Run a Quick Search on "A Really Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "A Really Short History of Nearly Everything"Browse more products related to "Bill Bryson"Publisher's noteTackling everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, a best-selling author's inimitable storytelling skill makes the why, how, and who of scientific discovery entertaining and accessible for young readers. Tackling everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, a best-selling author's inimitable storytelling skill makes the why, how, and who of scientific discovery entertaining and accessible for young readers. AnnotationBill Bryson's own fascination with science began with a battered old school book he had when he was about ten or eleven years old. It had an illustration that captivated him-a diagram showing Earth's interior as it would look if you cut into it with a large knife and removed about a quarter of its bulk. The idea of lots of startled cars and people falling off the edge of that sudden cliff (and 4,000 miles is a pretty long way to fall) was what grabbed him in the beginning, but gradually his attention turned to what the picture was trying to teach him: namely that Earth's interior is made up of several different layers of materials, and at the very centre is a glowing sphere of iron and nickel, If You Enjoy "A Really Short History of Nearly Everything (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:
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