TY - BOOK AU - Bryson, Bill TI - A short history of nearly everything SN - 9780552997041 (pbk.) : U1 - 500 PY - 2004/// CY - London PB - Black Swan KW - Science - Popular works N1 - Originally published: London: Doubleday, 2003.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 ER -