, Krista Tippett mines her experience as host of NPR’sOn Beingfor spiritual lessons on the nature of existence. Her list of awards and credentials are impressive, but what’s even more so is the philosophical conversation she’s distilled into this book. She gathers powerful teachings from “...
Bill’s secret sauce is summarizing the topic, extracting out the interesting questions, and highlighting any sources of potential humor (the wittier the better, as Bill Bryson would). I would occasionally get tired of him walking down the timeline of influential scientists in a field, but ...
Last weekThe Green Bay Treeby Louis Blomfield arrived by my local library. I will admit that it’s been on my Hold list for quite some time; after pushing off the hold date for quite some time, I finally decided it was time to either read it or let it go. I read a biography of ...
Educated, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, We were the Kennedys, River Talk, Outposts . . . the list goes on) as well as books I may have read but forgot to make a note of. What
阅读理解Here are some of the best books for children andyoung adults, according to a reading list on the Internet.Read on and you might find your next book to read.The Running DreamBy Wendelin DraanenSixteen-year-old Jessica Carlisle isa runner. She thinks her life is overwhen she loses ...
A Short History of Nearly Everything is the record of this quest, and it is a sometimes profound, sometimes funny, and always supremely clear and entertaining adventure in the realms of human knowledge, as only Bill Bryson can render it. Science has never been more involving or entertaining....
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Luckily for you, we have made a list of the best science books that you should not miss. A Short History of Nearly Everything Written by Bill Bryson, it is a popular science book that explains some areas of science.It was published on February 4,2003, and was one of the best-selling...
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson $12.49 Buy on Amazon 03/07/2024 04:55 am GMT Bill Bryson’s 1999 Antipodean adventure travelogue, In a Sunburned Country, is my all-time favorite travel book because it inspired my first solo trip to Australia. Writing with humor, empathy and gen...
BillBryson'sphenomenallypopularbooksareagreatsuccessofamateurenthusiasmoverscholarlyexpertise.InthehighlyreviewedShakespeare(2007),heracedusthroughtheplaywright'slifeandworksin222pages;AShortHistoryofNearlyEverything(2003)washis624-pageanalysisof"everythingthathashappenedfromtheBigBangtotheriseofcivilisation"—anditre...