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A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0, by Bill Bryson
A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0 updates Bill Bryson's landmark science book with twenty years of new discoveries. Known for his ability to make complex topics entertaining and accessible, Bryson guides readers from the universe's origins to human civilization with humor and clarity. This revised edition covers Pluto's reclassification, dozens of newly discovered moons, the Higgs boson breakthrough, and genetic research revealing unknown early human species. His gift for turning dense scientific concepts into compelling narrativesโwithout oversimplifyingโhas made this one of the most successful popular science books ever published. For travelers who want to do more than just see the worldโwho want to actually understand the forces that carved those canyons, built those mountains, and put us here in the first placeโthis book is essential reading.
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