A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson. I recently finished this audiobook and I found it to be highly informative and highly entertaining. The book is basically a history of science -- what we think we know and why we think we know it. Great read!
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A great historical (nonfiction) audiobook
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- Scribbler
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Im a Bryson fan, I love his travel books, but this one came as a complete surprise. I was astonished by how actually serious he could be, and still be interesting. Very good book, one that sent me to the net a few times to find out more. I did hear later that he has some not so correct parts in there (can't remember now), but I assume you take him with the usual grain of salt you'd give any author writing such a broad themed book!
- sweetpotatoboy
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I loved A Short History... and recommend it to all sorts of people. Amazing book for people who thought they weren't interested in science. Yes, I'm sure he must have got loads of stuff wrong given that he isn't a scientist and covered so much ground and probably over-simplified and over-summarised, but taken as a whole it's a major achievement.
I've read part of At Home when I was staying with family and read their copy. Must read the whole thing some time.
I've read part of At Home when I was staying with family and read their copy. Must read the whole thing some time.