Briefer History of Time: The Science Classic Made More Accessible

Contributor(s): Hawking, Stephen (Author), Mlodinow, Leonard (Author)

ISBN: 9780553385465

Publisher: Bantam

Binding Types:

Paperback

$22.00

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$34.95 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$33.75 (100+ copies: $33.00)

List/retail price:

$22.00

Pub Date: June 1, 2008

Dewey: 523.1

LCCN: 2008274285

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.47" H x 8.98" L x 6.06" W ( 0.84 lbs) 176 pages

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Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000157417 ( Briefer History of Time: The Science Classic Made More Accessible)

Reading level: 10.50

Interest level: UG

Point value: 13.0

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Since the publication of "A Brief History of Time," new data from particle physics and observational astronomy have shed light on efforts to find a Grand Unified Theory of Everything that Hawking and Mlodinow use to enhance and update their answers to basic questions about the universe.

Review Quotes: "Hawking and Mlodinow provide one of the most lucid discussions of this complex topic ever written for a general audience. . . . [They] maintain the same wry, lively tone that made A Brief History of Time such a delight."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"May be the clearest introduction to physics ever . . . An utterly engrossing read."--Booklist

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