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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

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Jovan Stosic January 6, 2018

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is a 1966 science-fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, about a lunar colony‘s revolt against rule from Earth. The novel expresses and discusses libertarian ideals. It is respected for its credible presentation of a comprehensively imagined future human society on both the Earth and the moon.^[1]

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Cover of the first edition
Author	Robert A. Heinlein
Cover artist	Irv Docktor
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Publication date	1966
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	382 (1997 Orb books softcover ed.)
ISBN	0-312-86355-1 (1997 Orb books softcover ed.)
OCLC	37336037
Preceded by	The Rolling Stones (shared character)

Originally serialized in Worlds of If (December 1965, January, February, March, April 1966), the book was nominated for the Nebula Award in 1966.^[2] It received the Hugo Award for best science fiction novel in 1967.^[3]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_Is_a_Harsh_Mistress

A Short History of Nearly Everything – Wikipedia

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Jovan Stosic January 6, 2018

A Short History of Nearly Everything by American author Bill Bryson is a popular science book that explains some areas of science, using easily accessible language that appeals more so to the general public than many other books dedicated to the subject. It was one of the bestselling popular science books of 2005 in the United Kingdom, selling over 300,000 copies.^[1]

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Author	Bill Bryson
Language	English
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	Black Swan (UK) Broadway Books (US)
Publication date	2003
Media type	Print (Hardcover, Paperback, E-Book)
ISBN	0-7679-0817-1
OCLC	51900381
Dewey Decimal	500 21
LC Class	Q162 .B88 2003

A Short History deviates from Bryson’s popular travel book genre, instead describing general sciences such as chemistry, paleontology, astronomy, and particle physics. In it, he explores time from the Big Bang to the discovery of quantum mechanics, via evolution and geology.