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Nature 424, 725 (14 August 2003) | doi:10.1038/424725a

A stranger in a strange land

Walter Gratzer1

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Bill Bryson's latest journey takes him through the unfamiliar world of science.

BOOK REVIEWEDA Short History of Nearly Everything

by Bill Bryson


Doubleday: 2003. 528 pp. £20Broadway: 2003. $27.50