Ian Crofton, Jeremy Black
The Story of Life, the Universe and Everything
Price: £12.99
Imprint: O'Mara Books
Publication date: 23/06/2016
ISBN: 9781782434290
Subject: Non-Fiction
Category: Science - History - Philosophy
Binding: Hardback
Size: 178 x 129 mm
Extent: 272 pages
Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)
Edition Status: Out of Print
Imprint: O'Mara Books
Publication date: 23/06/2016
ISBN: 9781782434306
Subject: Non-Fiction
Category: Science - History - Philosophy
Size: EPUB 2
Extent: 256 pages
Territorial Rights: World
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A new, fresh look at our history on a 'macro' scale, using Bill Gates' Big History approach, charting billions of years of development from the Big Bang to the present day
This book spans science, history and many other subjects
Seeks answers to the big questions about the history of our universe through examining a wide range of disciplines
Includes line illustrations, maps and diagrams throughout
From the publisher of The History of the World in Bite-sized Chunks (over 30,000 copies sold)
Ian Crofton was formerly editor-in-chief of The Guinness Encyclopaedia, and has written a wide range of other general reference books, including Science without the Boring Bits, Brewer's Britain and Ireland and Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable (both with John Ayto), and the Quercus bestseller World History: 50 Episodes You Really Need to Know. A polymath, with a gift for condensing complex narratives into highly readable and entertaining texts, he is the perfect guide to an increasingly popular approach to history.
Jeremy Black is a professor of History at Exeter University. He is also a senior fellow at the Center for the Study of America and the West at the Foreign Policy Research Institute based in Philadelphia. He is the author of a number of history books and is the most prolific historical scholar of our age.