![]() ![]() The book is divided into six key sections, which makes the gargantuan task Bryson sets himself feel much more approachable. At close to 700 pages, it makes a valiant attempt to distill history from the big bang to right now, taking in what we know about the nature of our world, the universe, time, space and even what the future might hold. What makes it great, in a nutshell?Ī Short History of Nearly Everything is a genuinely lovely book with a decent claim to being Bryson’s most well-known (and ambitious) work. I hope that if you’ve been inspired to read any of these recommendations, they’ve proven as valuable to you as they have to me, but for this last entry, we’re looking less at life lessons, and instead, exploring the wonders of life itself. ![]() In this series we’ve picked apart some great books, some of them very well known, others less so, but what they’ve all had in common is they seek to impart key lessons, whether about work, life or successfully balancing the two. No, these are the opening words of A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. ![]() Not the words of a proud wealth planner congratulating a client on achieving their long-term goals (although they could be). In fact, I suspect it was a little tougher than you realise.” ![]()
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