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message 1: by Susan (new)

Susan Every one of these books looks fascinating. But I'm lazy. What I would like is a whole series of TV specials, one per book, narrated beautifully by Edward Herrmann, James Earl Jones, David Attenborough, Mike Rowe, Sigourney Weaver. Would someone please do that for me?


message 2: by Elyse✨ (new)

Elyse✨ I really wanted to vote positively for A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. It was a fun read. But I found a mistake. I feel that if a non-scientist like myself found a mistake there must be others in this book. Sigh.


message 3: by Lobstergirl (new)

Lobstergirl Some books on here are not history. #100 Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things is psychology.


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads Agreed. Removed.


message 5: by lisa_emily (new)

lisa_emily Susan wrote: "Every one of these books looks fascinating. But I'm lazy. What I would like is a whole series of TV specials, one per book, narrated beautifully by Edward Herrmann, James Earl Jones, David Attenbor..."
There is a Crash Course series about the history of science on youtube, there's about 30+ videos @ 13mn in length. I recommend it!


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