Book description
Big History: Between Nothing and Everything surveys the past not just of humanity, or even of planet Earth, but of the entire universe. In reading this book instructors and students will retrace a voyage that began 13.7 billion years ago with the Big Bang and the appearance of the universe.…
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1 author picked Big History as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I am a firm believer that the more information you assimilate, the more you know and the better writer you can be. I found this book refreshing and informative, with detailed insights into what we know about the universe, the Earth, through the evolution of humankind, and our social history up to more modern times.
No matter what your preferred genre is or what worlds you create, Big History is a foundation on which you can build any story, including Sci-fi, like my book.
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