A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0
By Bill Bryson

Fully updated edition of the biggest-selling popular science book of the 21st century explaining the Earth, the universe, everything in-between.In this fully revised and updated edition of the best-selling popular science book of the 21st century, Bill Bryson makes complex subjects clear and compelling for everyone with an interest in the world around them.NOW FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED.'Possibly the best scientific primer ever published.'and Economist'Truly impressive...It'sand hard to imagine a better rough guide to science.'and GuardianBill Bryson can't contain his curiosity about the world around him.and A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0and 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.and Now fully updated to reflect the many scientific discoveries in the last twenty years since this book was first published,and it explains among much else-why Pluto is no longer a planethow the number of moons in the solar system has more than doubled in 20 yearshow scientists used advances in genetics to discover previously unknown species of early humanswhy we still don't know what most of the universe is made ofhow the little Higgs boson transformed physicsThis journey through time and spaceand 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.Written in his inimitable style, Bryson makes complex subjects fascinating and accessible to everyone with an interest in the world around them.A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0and reveals the world in a whole new way.Praise forand A Short History of Nearly Everything-'I doubt that a better book for the layman about the findings of modern science has been written.'and Sunday Telegraph'Bill Bryson has anand unmatchedand gift for explaining the most difficult subjects in the clearest possible way.'and Mail on Sunday'A travelogue of science, with aand witty, engaging, and well-informedand guide'and The Times'Hugely readableand and never obfuscating.'and Sunday Times'A genuinely useful and readable book... Aand thoroughly enjoyable, as well as educational, experience. Nobody who reads it will ever look at the world around them in the same way again'and Daily Express'The very book I have been looking for most of my life... Bryson wears his knowledge with aplomb and a lot of very good jokes.'and Daily Mail'Destined to becomeand a modern classic of science writing'and The New York Times