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A Short History of Nearly Everything

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A Short History of Nearly Everything is a work of popular science, tackling complex topics from the Big Bang to human evolution. The book won several prestigious awards, including the Aventis Prizes for Science Books in 2004 and the EU Descartes Prize for science communication in 2005. An illustrated edition was released in 2005, and various audiobook versions are available.
Featured Article: The Best Nonfiction Audiobooks to Jump into Right Now
The best nonfiction audiobooks take involved, often intimidating subjects and reinvigorate them with sharp narration so you can stay focused and on track. In this list, we’ll share our picks for some of the best nonfiction audio out there, encompassing a wide array of topics—from the entire history of humanity to astrophysics to the American prison system. Engage with some of the most fascinating, deeply human real-life stories our catalog has to offer.
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Richard Matthews
- Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
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Bill Bryson has been an enormously popular author both for his travel books and for his books on the English language. Now, this beloved comic genius turns his attention to science...
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The Only Book I reread imediatley after reading
- By Andrew on 11-09-09
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
- Narrated by: Richard Matthews
- Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 05-04-03
- Language: English
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The Body
- A Guide for Occupants
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
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Bill Bryson, best-selling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-listen owner's manual for everybody....
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Must Read for the Sheer Fun of It
- By J.B. on 10-16-19
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The Body
- A Guide for Occupants
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 10-15-19
- Language: English
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At Home
- A Short History of Private Life
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
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A fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home....
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Bryson does it again
- By Robert on 10-15-10
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At Home
- A Short History of Private Life
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 10-05-10
- Language: English
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A Walk in the Woods
- Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Rob McQuay
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
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The Appalachian Trail trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America - majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes....
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Informational
- By Amber C on 03-29-17
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A Walk in the Woods
- Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
- Narrated by: Rob McQuay
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 09-25-12
- Language: English
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Made in America
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
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In Made in America, Bryson de-mythologizes his native land....
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Bryson Not Reading Makes For a Rare Fail
- By John on 02-28-14
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Made in America
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 01-16-06
- Language: English
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A Walk in the Woods
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
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"Not long after I moved with my family to a small town in New Hampshire, I happened upon a path....
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the unforgetable stroll....
- By DocEdward on 12-17-02
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A Walk in the Woods
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 12-15-99
- Language: English
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In a Sunburned Country
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
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Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door memorable travel literature threatens to break out. His previous excursion up, down, and over the Appalachian Trail...
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Laugh out loud funny
- By Larry on 06-09-03
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In a Sunburned Country
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 05-30-00
- Language: English
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Bill Bryson Collector's Edition
- Notes from a Small Island, Neither Here Nor There, and I'm a Stranger Here Myself
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 17 hrs and 11 mins
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In the first of three essays included in this audiobook, Bill Bryson decides to move back to the United States, after nearly two decades in Britain. But not before taking one last trip....
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Bryson's best with Google
- By Shawn on 03-31-08
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Bill Bryson Collector's Edition
- Notes from a Small Island, Neither Here Nor There, and I'm a Stranger Here Myself
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 17 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 10-09-06
- Language: English
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Shakespeare
- The World as Stage
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
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William Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a million words of text, but his biography has long been a thicket of wild supposition....
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Too Little, Too Short
- By Charles L. Burkins on 11-30-07
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Shakespeare
- The World as Stage
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 10-23-07
- Language: English
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One Summer
- America, 1927
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
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One of the most admired nonfiction writers of our time retells the story of one truly fabulous year in the life of his native country....
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Why 1927?
- By Mark on 10-18-13
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One Summer
- America, 1927
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 10-01-13
- Language: English
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I'm a Stranger Here Myself
- Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
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After living in Britain for two decades, Bill Bryson recently moved back to the United States with his English wife and four children. They were greeted by a new and improved America....
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Enjoyable
- By Cather on 12-22-06
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I'm a Stranger Here Myself
- Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 12-15-99
- Language: English
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The Secret History of Christmas
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
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Christmas is the single biggest annual event on the planet, a time for merry-making, over-indulgence, peace, goodwill, and the occasional family row. It’s as comfortable and familiar as a pair of old shoes and yet still glittery and exciting. But what do you really know about it....
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Fascinating and Entertaining
- By Laura Carrington on 11-23-22
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The Secret History of Christmas
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 11-22-22
- Language: English
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The Mother Tongue
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Stephen McLaughlin
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
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With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience, and sheer fun of the English language....
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More satire than history
- By Barbara Kindle Customer on 12-18-15
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The Mother Tongue
- Narrated by: Stephen McLaughlin
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 12-15-15
- Language: English
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Eine kurze Geschichte von fast allem
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Oliver Rohrbeck
- Length: 21 hrs and 20 mins
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Wie groß ist eigentlich das Universum? Was wiegt unsere Erde? Und wie ist das überhaupt möglich - die Erde zu wiegen?
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Eine kurze Geschichte von fast allem
- Narrated by: Oliver Rohrbeck
- Length: 21 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 01-18-16
- Language: German
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El cuerpo humano
- Guía para ocupantes
- By: Bill Bryson, Francisco J. Ramos Mena - traductor
- Narrated by: Gerardo Quiroz
- Length: 17 hrs and 14 mins
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Nos pasamos toda una vida con un solo cuerpo y casi no sabemos cómo funciona. Desde los genes hasta nuestra capacidad de hablar...
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Datos interesantes
- By Claudia on 11-29-24
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El cuerpo humano
- Guía para ocupantes
- Narrated by: Gerardo Quiroz
- Length: 17 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 11-23-21
- Language: Spanish
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Neither Here nor There
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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In Neither Here nor There Bill Bryson brings his unique brand of humour to bear on Europe as he shoulders his backpack and journeys from Hammerfest to Istanbul on the cusp of Asia....
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Authentic Bryson, but that might be the problem
- By M. Craft on 08-12-14
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Neither Here nor There
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 12-01-09
- Language: English
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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
- A Memoir
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
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Bill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century, 1951, in the middle of the United States, Des Moines, Iowa, in the middle of the largest generation in American history, the baby boomers....
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Fun, but not for squeamish
- By David on 11-30-06
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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 09-28-06
- Language: English
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Bill Bryson's Appliance of Science
- By: Bill Bryson
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Sunday Times best-selling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Brys....
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Very interesting
- By Gabriela on 04-28-20
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Icons of England
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: David Rintoul, Barnaby Edwards, Ben Eagle, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
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This celebration of the English countryside does not only focus on the rolling green landscapes and magnificent monuments that set England apart from the rest of the world....
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Think twice if you're expecting a Bryson book...
- By Aaron J. Harris on 12-14-20
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Icons of England
- Narrated by: David Rintoul, Barnaby Edwards, Ben Eagle, Terence Wilton, Homer Todiwa, Leda Hodgson, Sara Poyzer, Sara Novak
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 09-10-20
- Language: English
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The Bill Bryson BBC Radio Collection
- Divided by a Common Language, Journeys in English and More
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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Bill Bryson is the world's funniest travel writer, and a master of comic observation....
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Another great Bryson
- By Dirk P. on 05-08-23
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The Bill Bryson BBC Radio Collection
- Divided by a Common Language, Journeys in English and More
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 04-06-23
- Language: English
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