A Short History of Nearly Everything

by Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. "A Short History of Nearly Everything" is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilisation - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. The ultimate eye-opening journey through time and space, revealing the world in a way most of us have never seen it before.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, History, Audiobook, Humor, Physics, Historical

544 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

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.

Reviews

[Michiru]

ne celo (do chapter 7 elemental matters)
na zaDetku je zanimiva
potem postane pa dolgDas. veliko preveD opisov - mogoDe kdaj drugiD do konca

[Tina]

Odlično branje za navdušence nad zgodovino znanosti. Avtor se res trudi biti zabaven in čim manj dolgočasen, kar mu odlično uspeva - včasih se zdi, da celo predobro in postane rahlo sumljivo (čisto vsak znanstvenik v preteklosti pa že ni mogel imeti popolnoma odbitega značaja - gre za pretiravanje ali za izbiranje opisanih le na podlagi zanimivosti, ne znanstvenega doprinosa?). Glede same znanosti, fizika na primer ni bila razložena z nekimi dobrimi uvidi, večkrat je bilo napisano celo toliko poenostavljeno, da ni bilo več res. Vsekakor pa tega od avtorja niti ne pričakuješ. Druge znanosti so verjetno malo lažje za poljudno razlago. Res sem uživala v poglavjih o geologiji, tektoniki, ledenih dobah in razvoju človeka. Veliko znanja in koristnih referenc za podrobnejše branje, a predvsem se mi zdi kvaliteta knjige v živih opisih, zbujanju navdušenja in čudenja ter dejstvu, da izbrska čisto vse zabavne prigode.

[miha ha]

Spomnim se da sem jo bral na vlaku ko smo šli z Mojco in enim njenim Ameriškim prjatlom v zagreb po razstavah. Se mi zdi da je bla zanimiva in zabavna in čudna izbira za vzet s sabo na pot ker je kr precej zajetna - torej težka :)

[Darko]

Fenomenalno branje za vsakogar, ki ga vsaj malo zanima znanost. Kot pravi naslov: pregled praktično vsega, kar vemo o naravi, skozi zgodovino in skozi sila zanimive like, ki so k vedenju prispevali.