![]() ![]() ![]() There are chapters covering biology, geology, cosmology, anthropology, even a few subjects which don't end in 'ology', such as physics and chemistry, and of course, mathematics. It's a lot of ground to cover.īut cover it Bryson does, and quite comprehensively as well. They also range from places he visited last year to the place where it all began The only difference is that here the places he visits are not just on the other side of the planet, they're also inside the planet, all around the planet and a very, very long way away from the planet. Yes, that's about right, and in A short history of nearly everything he does pretty much the same thing. Bill Bryson - he's a travel writer isn't he? He goes places and writes about them, tells amusing anecdotes about things he sees and people he meets, making his readers laugh at the same time as teaching them something about the places he visits? ![]()
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