tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18645047.post4392068442808924209..comments2022-11-12T10:54:14.856-06:00Comments on Book Reviews for Real People: A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)Maria Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654203953091709733noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18645047.post-52851819722566041642006-10-16T09:26:00.000-05:002006-10-16T09:26:00.000-05:00...oops, he narrates all except "A Short History........oops, he narrates all except "A Short History..." but the narration is still first rate.<br />PILAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18645047.post-86249928654746465552006-10-15T12:42:00.000-05:002006-10-15T12:42:00.000-05:00I'll volunteer for the Bryson-should-write-all-tex...I'll volunteer for the Bryson-should-write-all-textbooks committee. This was the most enjoyable non-fiction book I've ever read ... or, in my case, listened to. Twice. End to end, unabridged. I thought the Yellowstone super-volcano factoids were fascinating, e.g. finding a layer of ash 9 feet thick in NEBRASKA from the last big blow; the Earth cooled for something like 20,000 years because of the ash. And that thing about putting a live sponge (not the pink petroleum product one in your sink) through a seive into a solution and it will reassemble itself. Cool.<br /><br />Ok, that's it: I'm gonna go listen again. (By the way, Bryson has a great voice and he narrates the book.)<br /><br />Other books: his travel guide to Australia, "Down Under", is hilarious and the account of his out-of-shape attempt to hike the A.T. is not bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com