Bestselling author and academic Bill Bryson charts the long history of the Earth, the universe, and life itself, telling the story of how existence came to be.

Space is difficult to comprehend. It's ancient, vast, and as human beings, we play a tiny part in its long story.

How did we come to exist as human beings on this floating space rock that we call Earth? Do we really live on the only planet that can sustain life?

In A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0, an updated edition of his 2003 bestseller, author and academic Bill Bryson answers these questions and many more.

From the complexities of the Big Bang to the unlikely conditions that allowed the existence of life itself, Bryson provides straightforward insights into complex matters.