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A Really Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
$32.99 AUD
Category: Reference
Ever wondered how we got from nothing to something? Or thought about how we can weigh the earth? Or wanted to reach the edge of the universe? Uncover the mysteries of time, space and life on earth in this extraordinary book - a journey from the centre of the planet to the dawn of the dinosaurs, and ever ...Show more
A Really Short Journey Through the Body: An illustrated edition of the bestselling book about our incredible anatomy by Bill Bryson
$44.99 AUD
Category: Reference
A funny and fascinating, fully illustrated new edition for children, of the bestselling book about everything inside our body, from legendary author Bill Bryson. We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it. Want to know why the ...Show more
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Bryson | Reading Level: very good
Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him.A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got ...Show more
Down Under: Travels in a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Travel & Pictorial | Series: \
"It is the driest, flattest, hottest, most desiccated, infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents and still Australia teems with life u a large portion of it quite deadly. In fact, Australia has more things that can kill you in a very nasty way than anywhere else. Ignoring suc ...Show more
Mother Tongue - The English Language by Bill Bryson
$12.99 AUD
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Popular Penguins | Reading Level: very good
With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson--the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent--brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can't), t ...Show more
Neither Here, Nor There: Travels in Europe by Bill Bryson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Travel & Pictorial | Series: Bryson Ser.
"Bill Bryson's first travel book, The Lost Continent, was unanimously acclaimed as one of the funniest books in years. In Neither Here nor There he brings his unique brand of humour to bear on Europe as he shoulders his backpack, keeps a tight hold on his wallet, and journeys from Hammerfest, the northe ...Show more
Notes from A Small Island by Bill Bryson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Travel & Pictorial
"In 1995, before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family, Bill Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of ...Show more
Seeing Further : The Story of Science and the Royal Society by Bill Bryson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, and with contributions from Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, David Attenborough, Martin Rees and Richard Fortey amongst others, this is a remarkable volume celebrating the rich history of the Royal Society. Since its inception in 1660, the Royal Society has pioneer ...Show more
The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: very good
'We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it. The idea of the book is simply to try to understand the extraordinary contraption that is us.' Bill Bryson sets off to explore the human body, how it functions and its remarkable ab ...Show more
The Body Illustrated: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
$65.00 AUD
Category: Popular Science
A new, beautifully illustrated edition of the Number One Bestseller and Sunday Times Science Book of the Year, which takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. A directory of wonders' - Guardian 'Jaw-dropping' -The Times 'It is a feat of narrative skill to bake so many facts in ...Show more
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