Picture 1 of 2
A Short History Of Nearly Everything (Bryson) by Bryson, Bill Paperback Book The
8M+ feedback. Millions of books, dvds & more in stock!
Condition:
151 available / 2,294 sold
Postage:
Located in: GB, United Kingdom
Delivery:
Varies
Returns:
Payments:
Shop with confidence
Seller information
- 98.8% positive Feedback
Registered as a business seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:191362421824
Item specifics
- Condition
- Title
- A Short History Of Nearly Everything (Bryson)
- ISBN
- 0552997048
- EAN
- 9780552997041
- Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Date of Publication
- 20040601
- Publication Name
- N/A
- Release Title
- A Short History Of Nearly Everything (Bryson)
- Artist
- Bryson, Bill
- Brand
- N/A
- Colour
- N/A
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Short History of Nearly Everything_ a
- Item Height
- 199mm
- Publisher
- TransWorld LTD
- Topic
- Science
- Item Width
- 128mm
- Item Weight
- 481g
- Number of Pages
- 672 Pages
About this product
Product Information
Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely in his own study 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. He looks at how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. Bill Bryson's challenge is to take subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry and particle physics, and see if there isn't some way to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science. It's not so much about what we know, as about how we know what we know. How do we know what is in the centre of the Earth, or what a black hole is, or where the continents were 600 million years ago? How did anyone ever figure these things out? On his travels through time and space, he encounters a splendid collection of astonishingly eccentric, competitive, obsessive and foolish scientists, like the painfully shy Henry Cavendish who worked out many conundrums such as how much the Earth weighed, but never bothered to tell anybody about t
Product Identifiers
Publisher
TransWorld LTD
ISBN-13
9780552997041
eBay Product ID (ePID)
91523111
Product Key Features
Book Title
Short History of Nearly Everything_ a
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Science
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
672 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
199mm
Item Width
128mm
Item Weight
481g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Item description from the seller
Business seller information
WORLD OF BOOKS LIMITED
Debbie Nicholl
Mulberry House
Woods Way
Goring-by-sea
West Sussex
BN12 4QY
United Kingdom
Value added tax number:
- DE 281042328
- EL 996857788
- ES N8267548I
- FR 27823676960
- GB 922696893
- IT 00185819992
Trade registration number:
- 06437594
I certify that all my selling activities will comply with all EU laws and regulations.
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:191362421824
Postage and packaging
Item doesn't post to United States
Item location:
GB, United Kingdom
Posts to:
Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Croatia, Rwanda, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Worldwide
Excludes:
Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Germany, Libya, Nauru, Russian Federation, Somalia, Switzerland, Ukraine, United States, Yemen
| Dispatch time |
|---|
| Will usually dispatch within 1 working day of receiving cleared payment. |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Taxes may be applicable at checkout. Learn moreLearn more about paying tax on eBay purchases. |
Sales tax for an item #191362421824
Sales tax for an item #191362421824
Seller collects sales tax/VAT for items dispatched to the following states:
| County | VAT rate |
|---|
Returns policy
| After receiving the item, cancel the purchase within | Return postage |
|---|---|
| 30 days | Buyer pays for return postage |
The buyer is responsible for return postage costs.
| Return policy details |
|---|
| Returns accepted |
Most Buy It Now purchases are protected by the Consumer Rights Directive, which allow you to cancel the purchase within seven working days from the day you receive the item. Find out more about your rights as a buyer and exceptions.
Payment details
Payment methods
Registered as a business seller
Seller Feedback (12,713,795)
This item (317)
All items (12,713,795)
v***d (1358)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
recommended ebayer - many thanks
p***t (441)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
Arrived quickly as described, thank you.
r***r (237)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
Not as described. Torn page corners & Text missing. Quick delivery.
l***a (478)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Many thanks
l***a (478)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Many thanks
u***r (301)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Very good quality, fast delivery, cheers
More to explore:
- Paperback History & Military Books in German,
- History Non-Fiction Social History Paperback Fiction & Books,
- History Paperback Adult Learning & University Books,
- History Non-Fiction Cultural History Paperback Signed Fiction & Books,
- History Non-Fiction Military History Paperback Fiction & Books,
- History Non-Fiction Social History Paperback Signed Fiction & Books,
- Vintage Paperback Natural History Antiquarian & Collectable Books,
- History Non-Fiction Military History Paperback Fiction & Books Inscribed,
- History Non-Fiction Social History Paperback Pre - 1700 & Fiction Books,
- Paperback History & Military Antiquarian & Collectable Books in English