万物简史+趣味生活简史

by Bill Bryson

《万物简史》：

★回溯了人类科学史上伟大与奇妙的瞬间，用八卦的态度还原历史的真实，用趣味探索科学的惊奇。
★ 荣获欧盟委员会笛卡儿科普奖、英国皇家学会安万特奖、美国《科学》杂志科普佳作奖，被译为50多种国家和地区文字。
★ 荣获首届中华优秀出版物（图书）奖、第二届“国家图书馆文津图书奖”、第三届吴大猷科学普及著作奖佳作奖；入选新中国60年具有影响力的600本书、改革开放30年具有影响力的300本书。
★中文简体版销量超过100万册！
★原北京大学校长、中科院院士许智宏作序，中科院院士甘子钊、何祚庥及国际知名科学家彼特•阿金斯、提姆•弗兰纳里联袂推荐！

《趣味生活简史》：

★一部穿着睡衣和拖鞋写出的《趣味生活简史》， 随时随地用知识拯救无趣。
★每一个琐碎的居家物品，背后都堆叠着历史的波澜壮阔。
★房屋不是躲避历史的避难所，而是历史最终的归宿。
★《万物简史》作者比尔•布莱森扛鼎之作；《罗辑思维》罗振宇鼎力推荐。

比尔•布莱森，享誉世界的旅游文学作家。1951年出生于美国艾奥瓦州，后定居英国，曾任职于《泰晤士报》与《独立报》，同时也为《纽约时报》、《国家地理杂志》等刊物撰文。2005年，他被任命为英国久负盛名的杜伦大学校长，并且被众多大学授予荣誉学位。2006年12月，为表彰他在文学上的杰出贡献，英国女王伊丽莎白授予他大英帝国官佐勋章（OBE）。
布莱森擅长用不同的眼光来看待他所游历的世界，在他的书里，英国式的睿智幽默与美国式的搞笑绝妙地融合在了一起。他的尖刻加上他的博学，让他的文字充满了幽默、机敏和智慧，使他自己成为“目前活在世上的最有趣的旅游文学作家”（《泰晤士报》）。

1016 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 1, 2011

About the author

Bill Bryson is a bestselling American-British author known for his witty and accessible nonfiction books spanning travel, science, and language. He rose to prominence with Notes from a Small Island (1995), an affectionate portrait of Britain, and solidified his global reputation with A Short History of Nearly Everything (2003), a popular science book that won the Aventis and Descartes Prizes. Raised in Iowa, Bryson lived most of his adult life in the UK, working as a journalist before turning to writing full-time. His other notable works include A Walk in the Woods, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, and The Mother Tongue. Bryson served as Chancellor of Durham University (2005–2011) and received numerous honorary degrees and awards, including an honorary OBE and election as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. Though he announced his retirement from writing in 2020, he remains one of the most beloved voices in contemporary nonfiction, with over 16 million books sold worldwide.