TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bryson,Bill
TI  - A short history of nearly everything
SN  - 9780385408189
U1  - 500 BRY 
PY  - 2003///
PB  - Doubleday
KW  - Science
KW  - Popular works
N1  - Bibliography: p. 486-499; Includes index
N2  - 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
ER  -