{"product_id":"b0f9ksfd62","title":"A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0: The bestselling popular science book of the 21st Century, now fully updated","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrought to you by Penguin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJourney through time and space with Bill Bryson in the best-selling popular  science book of the 21st century, exploring the history of the Earth, the universe, and everything in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNOW FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED IN THIS NEW ABRIDGED EDITION, READ BY THE AUTHOR.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays at home, he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0  is the result of his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization – how we got from being nothing at all to what we are today. Now  fully updated  it explains among much else:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ewhy Pluto is no longer a planet how the number of moons in the solar system has more than doubled in 20 years how scientists used advances in genetics to discover previously unknown species of early humans why we still don't know what most of the universe is made of how the little Higgs boson transformed physics This journey through time and space  will inform a new generation of readers , young and old, as well as those who read this book on first publication with a new perspective based on what we know now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in his inimitable style, Bryson makes complex subjects fascinating and accessible to everyone with an interest in the world around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0  reveals the world in a whole new way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Possibly the best scientific primer ever published.'   Economist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Truly impressive...It's  hard to imagine a better rough guide to science. '  Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBill Bryson 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52759864901848,"sku":"YSL20782","price":8.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/3356\/2072\/files\/91yJa4zibvL._SY1500.jpg?v=1792640143","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmebay.com\/products\/b0f9ksfd62","provider":"BookMebay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}