A short history of nearly everything
Bill Bryson
Science
A short history of nearly everything
by Bill Bryson
—· 592 p· 2003
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A Short History of Nearly Everything by American author Bill Bryson is a popular science book that explains some areas of science, using easily accessible language that appeals more so to the general public than many other books dedicated to the subject. It was one of the bestselling popular science books of 2005 in the United Kingdom, selling over 300,000 copies.
A Short History deviates from Bryson's popular travel book genre, instead describing general sciences such as chemistry, paleontolog…
Pages
592
Rba Libros
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
3/5
Layered
Rating
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Reader feel
Scientific Accessibility10
Educational Breadth10
Prose8
Narration8
Worldbuilding7
Pacing7
Emotional depth4
Plot twists2
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