A short history of nearly everything / Bill Bryson.

By:

Bryson, Bill

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Black Swan, 2004.Description: 686 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:

9780552997041 (pbk.) :
0552997048 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

500 BRY

LOC classification:

Q162

Summary: Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely in his own study at home, he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. This book is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization.

Holdings ( 3 )
Title notes ( 4 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending	500 BRY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	123427
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending	500 BRY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	123426
Short Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending	500 BRY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	123425

Originally published: London: Doubleday, 2003.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 655-672) and index.

Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely in his own study at home, he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. This book is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization.