Last month during my visit to Bangalore for recruitment, I bought couple of books. One of which is “A Short History of Nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson.
The book deals with the universe, different theories around it, its evolution, about us, how we evolved, and lot more. The writer has written the book in a very interesting way. You can read this book even if you are not from a science background. The preface itself is very interesting, where the writer has woven a story around an atom, and how everything in this world.. infact the whole universe is made of same atoms. The narration and building a story around a topic is beautiful. Even if you are aware about what an atom is, while reading the book you will feel that you are going through a science fiction and mysteries keeps unfolding at you progress.
The book starts of well, but few of the chapters are too long. You may loose track of things sometimes.
It seems like the writer has done a lot of research before writing down this book. There are cross references from scientific journals, history, and religions. In the end you will find the index and references list.
Overall an excellent compilation of science, theories, myths. A must read for people who want to explore the universe and want to know more about it.
