A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson

515 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history science adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

Bill Bryson's challenge is to take subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry and particle physics, and see if there isn't some way to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be int...

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Moods

informative 99%
reflective 41%
funny 40%
challenging 24%
inspiring 23%
lighthearted 20%
adventurous 13%
hopeful 6%
relaxing 6%
sad 3%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 47%
slow 45%
fast 6%

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