The Book that took a year to read...

I got the book 'A Short History of nearly Everything' by Bill Bryson last year for my birthday. And two days ago I finally finished reading it! I think it wins the record for the longest time I took to read a book! I spent almost a year reading it! (Between my studies and stuff. Then I lost my place when I was about half way through and told myself I had to start again!)
But it's just so fascinating! It's very good for gaining general knowledge of the world around you!

Like did you know that the Manson meteor crater in Arizona, at nearly a mile across and several hundred feet deep, is now the world's best known impact crater, but for much of the twentieth century it was thought to be the result of an explosion from within the Earth. In fact it was created by a meteor strike 50,000 years ago!

It is really awesome because it's all about the world of science! And the illustrations are amazing!

An artists depiction of the Periodic Table! I love it!This is one of my favourite illustrations! (from the astronomy section)

Wahh I hate it when a good book comes to an end!! Oh well, I've been reading it for long enough!
Now I have to finish my other two books that I'm reading- 'The origin of species' by Charles Darwin and 'Harry Potter and the half blood prince' in Russian...