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A Short History of Nearly Everything
A Short History of Nearly Everything
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March 1, 2009
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March 31, 2009
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Tracy Black
Mar 08, 2009 rated it did not like it
Shelves: didn-t-finish
Bryson has a wonderful sense of humor, but Short History was too watered down for my taste. There were also many errors and over-generalizations.
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Paul
May 21, 2011 rated it it was amazing
This is a great book and should be mandatory reading for all school and/or college students. I am on my third reading and I learn more each time. There's too much information to get on one reading. Bryson has a particularly effective manner of translating very complex information into easily understandable language. I am really enjoying the section on his explanation of quantum physics and finally have a slight understanding of what its all about. I can't imagine what those early physicists thou ...more
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Michael Harry
Jan 28, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: favourites, history, pop-science
Max Maxwell
Feb 05, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: general-science
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Mar 03, 2009 rated it it was amazing
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May 11, 2009 rated it it was amazing
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Shelves: nonfiction, history, yay-science
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