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Bill Bryson book - A really short history of nearly everything WHSmith
claire21
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http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/ProductDetails-A+Really+Short+History+of+Nearly+Everything+-9780385614801.html
RRP £14.99 now £8.99 but in the WHSmith xmas free catalogue is a £5 off voucher for this book valid 13 Oct to 22 Dec making it £3.99
Bill's own fascination with science began with a battered old schoolbook he had when he was about ten or eleven years old in America. It had an illustration that captivated him - a cutaway diagram showing Earth's interior as it would look if you cut into it with a large knife and carefully removed about a quarter of its bulk. The idea of lots of startled cars and people falling off the edge of that sudden cliff (and 4,000 miles is a pretty long way to fall) was what grabbed him in the beginning, but gradually his attention turned to what the picture was trying to teach him - namely, that Earth's interior is made up of several different layers of materials, and at the very centre of it all is a glowing sphere of iron and nickel, which is as hot as the surface of the Sun, according to the caption.And he very clearly remembers thinking: "How do they know that?" Bill's story-telling skill makes the "How?" and, just as importantly, the "Who?" of scientific discovery entertaining and accessible for all ages. In this exciting new edition for younger readers, he covers the wonder and mysteries of time and space, the frequently bizarre and often obsessive scientists and the methods they used, the crackpot theories which held sway for far too long, the extraordinary accidental discoveries which suddenly advanced whole areas of science when the people were actually looking for something else (or in the wrong direction) and the mind-boggling fact that, somehow, the universe exists and, against all odds, life came to be on this wondrous planet we call home.
RRP £14.99 now £8.99 but in the WHSmith xmas free catalogue is a £5 off voucher for this book valid 13 Oct to 22 Dec making it £3.99
Bill's own fascination with science began with a battered old schoolbook he had when he was about ten or eleven years old in America. It had an illustration that captivated him - a cutaway diagram showing Earth's interior as it would look if you cut into it with a large knife and carefully removed about a quarter of its bulk. The idea of lots of startled cars and people falling off the edge of that sudden cliff (and 4,000 miles is a pretty long way to fall) was what grabbed him in the beginning, but gradually his attention turned to what the picture was trying to teach him - namely, that Earth's interior is made up of several different layers of materials, and at the very centre of it all is a glowing sphere of iron and nickel, which is as hot as the surface of the Sun, according to the caption.And he very clearly remembers thinking: "How do they know that?" Bill's story-telling skill makes the "How?" and, just as importantly, the "Who?" of scientific discovery entertaining and accessible for all ages. In this exciting new edition for younger readers, he covers the wonder and mysteries of time and space, the frequently bizarre and often obsessive scientists and the methods they used, the crackpot theories which held sway for far too long, the extraordinary accidental discoveries which suddenly advanced whole areas of science when the people were actually looking for something else (or in the wrong direction) and the mind-boggling fact that, somehow, the universe exists and, against all odds, life came to be on this wondrous planet we call home.
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Actually in the catalogue it's reduced to £12.99 so with the voucher - which can only be used instore the book is £7.99.0
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auntyn, I'm seeing £8.99 using the link in claire21's post so perhaps this is another catalogue and the price has been reduced further?
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I think you'll find that £8.99 is the online price not the instore price.
WHS seem to have completely different offers and prices instore and online
Andrea
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If that is the case then how can you get a further £5 off if the catalogue voucher can only be used instore??0
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You get £5 off the store price whatever that is.0
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There's also a bunch of money off coupons for WHsmith which you can print at home, somewhere loitering on MSE.
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Since I'm really keen to buy both this book and The Guiness Book of Records on a similar thread at the best price I have diligently searched the voucher/discount thread. I have found the printable Smiths vouchers(thanks OP) but once again these are not useable on line!! So as far as I can work out the cheapest Bill Bryson is instore for £7.99 using £5 voucher from catalogue and the cheapest Guiness is £6 using 'any book' voucher printable on discount/voucher thread.0
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Since I'm really keen to buy both this book and The Guiness Book of Records on a similar thread at the best price I have diligently searched the voucher/discount thread. I have found the printable Smiths vouchers(thanks OP) but once again these are not useable on line!! So as far as I can work out the cheapest Bill Bryson is instore for £7.99 using £5 voucher from catalogue and the cheapest Guiness is £6 using 'any book' voucher printable on discount/voucher thread.
If that's the case, you can buy this book cheaper at Amazon where it's £6.99 and shipping is now free if you spend at least £5.0 -
If that's the case, you can buy this book cheaper at Amazon where it's £6.99 and shipping is now free if you spend at least £5.
Does anybody know if this is the same book? Is the difference just that one is Hardback and one is paperback? The title is slightly different with the addition of the word really in the Hardback version. Thanks.Credit Card Debt
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