I think this was the title of the Bill Bryson book I just finished (or something like that). For anyone who has never read a Bill Bryson book, he is perhaps one of the most intelligently funny authors I've ever run across.
Anyway, Mr. Bryson takes you through everything from chemistry to the beginning of the universe to evolutionary theory in a way that is actually entertaining! This was his goal, and he acheives it admirably. I'm a science fan anyway, but I learned so many interesting facts from this book- without feeling "bogged down" with the usual mumbo jumbo.
About the only "sadly funny" thing about the book is Mr. Bryson's seeming inability to concede that- just possibly- some of the "ultimate solutions" to some of the "scientific mysteries" he sometimes runs into might just involve a Creator. I'm content to read about evolution- since I wasn't around to observe the creation of the universe its as likely to have happened one way as well as the other- still...
Anyhoo, I found this to be an absolutely fabulous book. When you've run out of novels- or just want to "try something different"- I high recommend this work. Anyelse read this book- or anything else by Bill Bryson?
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