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Books by Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson is an American-British author of books covering a variety of topics - travel, the English language, science, and many others. He has worked for The New York Times and Independent. His bestselling books are: ‘’A Walk in the Woods,’’ ‘’The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid,’’ and ‘’A Short History of Nearly Everything,’’ which won the Aventis Prize in Britain and the Descartes Prize, the European Union's highest literary award.

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The Body

Bill Bryson

How many thousands of times a day do you blink? How does the mother’s immune system know which antibodies the baby needs? Can your bones grow thicker? Discover answers to these questions and numerous other interesting facts about the ways our bodies function in the book ''The Body'' written by a renowned author Bill Bryson.

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A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson

In “A Short History of Nearly Everything,” Bill Bryson tells the story of our universe, covering everything from the Big Bang through the Big Birth to the big scientific discoveries of the 20th century. And he does this in such an engaging, accessible and humorous manner that it makes similar Big History books look complicated and esoteric.

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