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A Brief History of Time
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Author:
Hawking, Stephen
Narrator:
Jackson, Michael
Published:
Phoenix Books, Inc. 2005
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 10.5 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure:
1290L
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"Lively and provocative... Mr. Hawking clearly possesses a natural teacher's gifts-easy, good-natured humor and an ability to illustrate highly complex proposition with analogies plucked from daily life." -The New York Times

"Charming and Lucid...( A book of) sunny brilliance". - The New Yorker

"This book marries a child's wonder to a genius intellect. We journey into Hawking's universe while marveling at his mind -The Sunday Time (London).

"He can explain the complexities of cosmological physics with an engaging combination of clarity and wit... His is a brain of extraordinary power."-The New York Review Books.

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Edition:
Unabridged
Street Date:
11/2005
Language:
English
ISBN:
159777068X, 9781607472209
Accelerated Reader:
UG
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Lexile measure:
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APA Citation (style guide)

Stephen Hawking. (2005). A Brief History of Time. Unabridged Phoenix Books, Inc.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Stephen Hawking. 2005. A Brief History of Time. Phoenix Books, Inc.

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Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time. Phoenix Books, Inc, 2005.

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Stephen Hawking. A Brief History of Time. Unabridged Phoenix Books, Inc, 2005.

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