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talha10ahmad 's review for:
A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson
This book is exactly what the title suggests: A Short History of Nearly Everything. Bill Bryson takes us on a long journey that starts with the event of singularity and ends on the dawn of 21st century; all the while covering important events in the history of our planet and of those extraordinary (and some ordinary) individuals thanks to whom we know of such events. The exceptional and unique quality about this book is that it is understandable for anyone with a non-scientific background. It surely helps that the author is occasionally funny and the text keeps the reader captivated.
Some people reviewing this book apparently have a problem with the excessive use of numbers; not realizing of course that all this is done for reader to comprehend things that are otherwise unimaginable.
Some very (read as: not so) smart people have a problem that it isn't scientific enough. Perhaps they need to read the title again. And instead read the research papers and books referenced in the end. One of the main goals of the book is to clearly be understandable for a layman. That is the reason author chose to skim over some concepts, he thought, would be hard to grasp. And also why there are interesting tidbits about the different discoverers and inventors.
Others dislike the apparently know-it-all attitude of the author. This is especially funny since the author has left no doubts that he makes no claims on his own. There is an almost 100 pages bibliography at the end. I am at a loss on imagining what such readers expected otherwise? Perhaps words like "I think so", "In my view", "I am not sure about this but" or maybe "Don't take my word for it but".
Anyways for those who don't have a problem with learning a little history about the planet we live, breathe and will most certainly die on, I highly recommend this book.
Some people reviewing this book apparently have a problem with the excessive use of numbers; not realizing of course that all this is done for reader to comprehend things that are otherwise unimaginable.
Some very (read as: not so) smart people have a problem that it isn't scientific enough. Perhaps they need to read the title again. And instead read the research papers and books referenced in the end. One of the main goals of the book is to clearly be understandable for a layman. That is the reason author chose to skim over some concepts, he thought, would be hard to grasp. And also why there are interesting tidbits about the different discoverers and inventors.
Others dislike the apparently know-it-all attitude of the author. This is especially funny since the author has left no doubts that he makes no claims on his own. There is an almost 100 pages bibliography at the end. I am at a loss on imagining what such readers expected otherwise? Perhaps words like "I think so", "In my view", "I am not sure about this but" or maybe "Don't take my word for it but".
Anyways for those who don't have a problem with learning a little history about the planet we live, breathe and will most certainly die on, I highly recommend this book.