a short history of nearly everything illustrated

His bestselling travel books include The Lost Continent, Notes From A Small Island, A Walk In The Woods and Down Under.

Settled in England for many years, he moved to America with his wife and four children for a few years ,but has since returned to live in the UK. Eloquently and entertainingly described, as well as richly illustrated, science has never been more involving or entertaining.īill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. Now, in this handsome new edition, Bill Bryson’s words are supplemented by full-color artwork that explains in visual terms the concepts and wonder of science, at the same time giving face to the major players in the world of scientific study. The result is a sometimes profound, sometimes funny, and always supremely clear and entertaining adventure in the realms of human knowledge, as only Bill Bryson can render it. Taking as his territory everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being us. In A Short History of Nearly Everything, the bestselling author of A Walk in the Woods and The Body, confronts his greatest challenge yet: to understand-and, if possible, answer-the oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselves.

He felt supremely confident after shooting 5 under on the second nine during a practice round the day before the tournament.This new edition of the acclaimed bestseller is lavishly illustrated to convey, in pictures as in words, Bill Bryson’s exciting, informative journey into the world of science. McIlroy arrived at Augusta National nearly a month ago hoping to complete the career Grand Slam by winning his first Masters. “So I think I just gained a little bit of perspective and once I sort of disconnected from it a little bit, I could see things a little clearer and sort of where everything fits within my life. I’d lost sight of the fact that there’s more to life than the golf world and this little silly squabble that’s going on between tours, and all sorts of stuff. “But I think over the last 12 months, I sort of lost sight of that.

“I’ve always thought I’ve had a good handle on the perspective on things and sort of where golf fits within my life, and trying to find purpose outside of golf in some way,” McIlroy said. McIlroy, an outspoken opponent of LIV, said it has been a “tumultuous time” and, after stepping away, he came to realize that golf had “totally consumed” his life.

A short history of nearly everything illustrated