Bill Bryson

Klassikkoteoksen päivitetty laitos. Kuinka ihmisestä tuli ihminen? Miksi kotiplaneetallamme ylipäätään on elämää? Ja miten maailmankaikkeus sai alkunsa? Eikö olisi sääli viettää ainutkertainen elämä maapallolla saamatta koskaan selville, mistä tässä kaikessa oikeastaan on kysymys? Kun kirjailija Bill Bryson ryhtyi selvittämään maailmankaikkeuden suuria arvoituksia, hän halusi kerrankin kuulla tieteentekijöiltä ymmärrettäviä lauseita. Kolmen vuoden ajan hän haastatteli eri tieteenalojen johtavia tutkijoita - ja pyysi heitä aina selittämään uudestaan, jos jotakin meni ensi kuulemalta yli hilseen. Uupumattoman työn tuloksena syntyi Lyhyt historia lähes kaikesta, joka on nimensä veroinen, hauska ja erinomaisen helposti lähestyttävä kirja lähes kaikesta, mitä ihmiskunta on avaruudesta, kotiplaneetastaan ja omasta alkuperästään saanut selville. Brysonin ensi kertaa vuona 2003 julkaistusta kirjasta tuli maailmanlaajuinen ilmiö ja lukijoiden kestosuosikki. Nyt kirja on päivitetty vastaamaan tämänhetkistä tutkimustietoa. Amerikkalainen Bill Bryson (s. 1951) on kirjoittanut 18 kirjaa, joista on suomennettu mm. Lyhyt historia lähes kaikesta, Keho - Opas asukkaalle ja Sisään! Lyhyt historia lähes kaikesta kotona. Vuonna 2003 ensi kertaa julkaistuLyhyt historia lähes kaikestapysyi Sunday Timesin bestseller-listalla huimat 106 viikkoa ja voitti Aventis- ja Descartes-palkinnot. Englannissa asuva Bryson on Durhamin yliopiston entinen kansleri ja Royal Societyn kunniajäsen.

In this fully revised and updated edition of the best-selling popular science book of the 21st century, Bill Bryson makes complex subjects clear and compelling for everyone with an interest in the world around them. NOW FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED. 'Possibly the best scientific primer ever published.'Economist 'Truly impressive...It's hard to imagine a better rough guide to science.' Guardian Bill Bryson can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0 is the result of his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from being nothing at all to what we are today. Now fully updated to reflect the many scientific discoveries in the last twenty years since this book was first published, it explains among much else: why Pluto is no longer a planet how the number of moons in the solar system has more than doubled in 20 years how scientists used advances in genetics to discover previously unknown species of early humans why we still don't know what most of the universe is made of how the little Higgs boson transformed physics This journey through time and space will inform a new generation of readers, young and old, as well as those who read this book on first publication with a new perspective based on what we know now. Written in his inimitable style, Bryson makes complex subjects fascinating and accessible to everyone with an interest in the world around them. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0 reveals the world in a whole new way. Praise for A Short History of Nearly Everything: 'I doubt that a better book for the layman about the findings of modern science has been written.' Sunday Telegraph 'Bill Bryson has an unmatched gift for explaining the most difficult subjects in the clearest possible way.' Mail on Sunday 'A travelogue of science, with a witty, engaging, and well-informed guide' The Times 'Hugely readable and never obfuscating.' Sunday Times 'A genuinely useful and readable book... A thoroughly enjoyable, as well as educational, experience. Nobody who reads it will ever look at the world around them in the same way again' Daily Express 'The very book I have been looking for most of my life... Bryson wears his knowledge with aplomb and a lot of very good jokes.' Daily Mail 'Destined to become a modern classic of science writing' The New York Times

The 21st century's bestselling popular science book has now been fully revised and updated in Bill Bryson's inimitable style to reflect the many advances in science since this book was first published in 2003.This journey through time and space will inform a new generation of readers as well as those who read this book on first publication with a new perspective based on what we know now.A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0 is the result of Bill Bryson's quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization – how we got from being nothing at all to what we are today. Now fully updated to include all the latest advances in science, it is more ground-breaking than ever before.Bryson makes complex subjects fascinating and accessible to everyone with an interest in the world around them. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0 reveals the world in a whole new way.'Possibly the best scientific primer ever published.' Economist'Truly impressive...It's hard to imagine a better rough guide to science.' Guardian'A travelogue of science, with a witty, engaging, and well-informed guide' The Times

Adapted from Mother Tongue this stunningly illustrated book by Bill Bryson tells the story of English, from the first words ever spoken to the very first dictionaries.Perfect for ages 8 to 80!Every day, you do something incredible, and I bet you barely ever think about it: you speak. But have you ever wondered why the English language turned out like it did?If so, this is the book for you. It will also answer some VERY important questions . . .? Why do we have the Vikings to thank for words like glitter and sky?? Why did goodbye used to be god be with you?? Why did LOL originally mean little old ladies?? And why did no one know what majestic meant until Shakespeare came along?In this epic journey through words, rhymes - and even a few jokes - Bill Bryson will teach you how the English language came to be (clue: lots of invasions) and what makes it a rich and beautiful thing (lots of Shakespeare).Get ready . . . because the story of the English language is an EXTRAORDINARY one.

You’ll spend your WHOLE LIFE in your body. So it’s only fair you know how it works, right?This book will teach you EVERYTHING you need to know about the machine that is YOU. From your astonishing brain to your hard-working heart.Get ready for the BIG questions, like:How many muscles do you move playing Fortnight? (A twitch of a thumb on the controller uses TEN muscles) Are chillis actually HOT? (Short answer: no. We’ve been fooled by a plant.) How far can we sneeze? (Your sneeze droplets can reach up to eight meters – which means you could sneeze over an entire class.)You’ll also meet people like Chevalier Jackson, who collected things that people had swallowed by accident (for science, of course). And learn about why we poo (and why it smells).Packed with facts, history and humour, this beautifully illustrated book, from global bestselling science and history author Bill Bryson (ask your mum, he’s the one with the beard), will help you understand the secrets to our bodies and brains.'Offers children a series of fascinating scientific facts' Daily Telegraph

"Telo" - novaja kniga Billa Brajsona - eto objazatelnyj k prochteniju putevoditel po ustrojstvu chelovecheskogo organizma. Avtor priglashaet na zakhvatyvajuschuju ekskursiju po chudesam i dostoprimechatelnostjam nashego "vnutrennego kosmosa". Prostym i dostupnym jazykom, s pomoschju istoricheskikh anekdotov i paradoksalnykh faktov Brajson nagljadno pokazyvaet, kak ustroeno chelovecheskoe telo, objasnjaet printsipy, po kotorym ono rabotaet, i prichiny, po kotorym nachinaet sboit.Perevodchik: Kurysheva A.

'So, if you Americans already have cornflakes and Woolworths, what brings you to England?' It's 1973, and a young man from Des Moines, Iowa, has arrived on the ferry at Dover. He intends to conquer the whole of the island, like Caesar attempted before him. But Caesar didn't have to deal with counterpanes, kippers, Cadbury's Curly Wurlies, or Mrs Smegma the landlady's eccentric house rules. As Bill travels the length and breadth of Britain, through villages with names like Titsey and Little Dribbling, something strange starts to happen. Can it be true? Is he really starting to feel at home? Bill Bryson's smash-hit memoir Notes from a Small Island spent three years in The Sunday Times bestseller list, sold over two million copies, and was voted the book which best represents the UK. Tim Whitnall's hilarious stage adaptation was first produced at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury, in 2023. Written for an ensemble cast of seven (but suitable for a cast of dozens), it will appeal to amateur drama groups as a glorious celebration of one of the nation's most beloved books, and a brilliant dissection of the enduring quirks of our small island.

Ni odin drugoj velikij chelovek v istorii ne byl tak truden dlja ponimanija, kak Isaak Njuton, tridtsat let prozhivshij uchenym-otshelnikom v Kembridzhe, a zatem stavshij znamenitym publichnym dejatelem. Odnako Majklu Uajtu, biografu Njutona, udalos ego "razgovorit": Uajt razjasnjaet idei uchenogo i vossozdaet ego portret tak ubeditelno, kak esli by tot dejstvitelno rasskazal emu o sebe v doveritelnoj besede. S predisloviem populjarnogo amerikanskogo pisatelja Billa Brajsona, avtora "Kratkoj istorii pochti vsego na svete" i drugikh bestsellerov. "U Njutona byl nelegkij kharakter, on byl chasto neprijaten i nedruzheljuben v obschenii i poetomu imel ochen malo druzej. On vsegda tselikom polagalsja na sobstvennoe suzhdenie, i zasluzhit ego uvazhenie bylo trudno. Verojatno, on neokhotno poshel by na takoj razgovor, kotoryj predstavlen zdes vashemu vnimaniju, no tem ne menee emu vse-taki khotelos, chtoby drugie ljudi znali o tekh unikalnykh sposobnostjakh, kotorymi on obladal". (Majkl Uajt) "Bolee zakrytogo cheloveka, navernoe, ne bylo na Zemle. Tak chto nam povezlo, chto u nas est eta kniga, v kotoroj Majkl Uajt iskusno vyzyvaet k zhizni etu udivitelnuju lichnost i predstavljaet nam mnogochislennye neobdumannye postupki i svoenravnye vyskazyvanija Njutona takim obrazom, chto oni kazhutsja pochti obosnovannymi i razumnymi. Prigotovtes k neobychnomu ispytaniju: vam predstoit poznakomitsja s odnim iz velichajshikh umov v istorii". (Bill Brajson)

Kuidas me jõudsime mitte millestki millenigi? Kas Maad on võimalik kaaluda? Mis toimub universumi äärel?"Kõiksuse lühim lühiajalugu. Imeline raamat peaaegu kõigest" on Bill Brysoni ülipopulaarse raamatu "Kõiksuse lühiajalugu. Teekond Suurest Paugust Inimeseni" noortele lugejatele kohandatud versioon, kus värvilistel joonistustel esinevad dinosaurused, maavärinad, aatomid ja palju muud.Selles erakordses raamatus avame aja, ruumi ja meie planeedi elu saladused, see on rännak aegade algusest tänaseni ja jutustus (peaaegu) kõigest, mis jääb sinna vahele."Kõiksuse lühim lühiajalugu" on teravmeelne, haarav ja asjatundlik teejuht" - The Times

Ny rigt illustreret udgave af Bill Brysons fascinerende bog om kroppen. Vi går gennem hele livet i en og samme krop, og alligevel ved de fleste af os stort set intet om, hvordan vores krop fungerer, og hvad der sker inden i os. Dette gør den formidable videnskabsformidler Bill Bryson, forfatter til bl.a. bestselleren En kort historie om næsten alt, noget ved. I Kroppen – en guide for indehavere tager han os med på en dybt fascinerende rejse fra top til tå og anskueliggør det vidunder, vores legeme er. Bogen er fuld af smukke og informative illustrationer og sprængfuld af viden om de mest forunderlige ting ved vores fysik, og den er, som forfatterens tidligere bøger, skrevet så ligetil og underholdende, at alle kan og får lyst til, at være med.

संडे टाइम्स साइंस बुक ऑफ़ द ईयर 'आश्चर्यों से भरी पुस्तक। दिल, फेफड़े और जननांगों से जुड़ी निराली बातें... साथ में थोड़ी-सी नाराज़गी और अच्छा जीवन जीने के लिए परामर्श भी - सब कुछ प्रस्तुत है ब्रायसन वाले अनोखे अंदाज़ में।' -गार्डियन 'अनूठे वैज्ञानिक तथ्यों से भरपूर प्रत्येक पृष्ठ इतने सजीव ढंग से लिखा गया है जैसे कोई थ्रिलर हो।' -मेल ऑन संडे बिल ब्रायसन यह पता लगाते हैं कि मानव शरीर वास्तव में किस तरह से काम करता है और इसके अंदर क्या-क्या है। जल्द ही उन्हें मालूम होता है कि यह तो अत्यंत जटिल और चमत्कारिक है, और उनकी कल्पना से परे अनेक रहस्यों से भरा हुआ भी है। मस्तिष्क से होते हुए शरीर के निचले हिस्सों की, और जीवन के आरंभ से अंत तक की यात्रा पर निकले ब्रायसन रहस्योद्घाटन करते हैं कि हम वास्तव में सफलता की चौंकाने वाली एक कहानी हैं। पुस्तक में भुला दिए गए नायकों, आश्चर्यजनक किस्सों और असाधारण तथ्यों से भरा हुआ हमारा इतिहास है कि कैसे हमने जीव-विज्ञान पर प्रभुत्व प्राप्त करते हुए बीमारियों को दूर भगाया। वे एक लेखक के तौर पर आरंभ से अंत तक रोचक और विस्तृत मार्गदर्शिका लिखते हुए अपने सर्वश्रेष्ठ रूप में नज़र आते हैं। 'ब्रायसन अपने मस्तिष्क को एक विषय-विशेष के तत्वों से पोषित करते हैं और फिर एक मीठा, ज़ायकेदार रस पैदा करते हैं - यह पुस्तक आनंदित कर देती है।' -स्पेक्टेटर 'दिलचस्प और बहुत सारे रहस्यपूर्ण तथ्यों से परिपूर्ण।' -द टाइम्स