Book: A Short History of Nearly Everything
For the last several books (excepting a
little bit of fiction) I’ve have been reading either history or science or
both and Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything is certainly
no exception. A fun look at natural history and explained in a very clear
manner, Short History was certainly a good read, even if I had just
covered a lot of the material in
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Bryson is adept at presenting concepts in an easy to grasp manner and in tying
together a lot of history in scientific exploration into one cohesive tome.
The book occasionally would get off track but always with a reason to explain
some small piece or to illustrate a point. There were very many opportunities
for Bryson to get lost in the woods and he managed to keep it together.
I really don’t have more more to say about Short History other than
if you don’t mind talk of science and some history it’s a good read, just
make sure you separate it by a good bit from other natural and science
history books so you don’t get bored.
