tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154406597353291752.post3076460341017153134..comments2023-11-20T15:57:43.566-07:00Comments on KanyonKris: Book Review: A Short History Of Nearly EverythingKanyonKrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954169751206336705noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154406597353291752.post-57630474130250521012008-11-14T15:51:00.000-07:002008-11-14T15:51:00.000-07:00I to have read "A Short History..." and highly rec...I to have read "A Short History..." and highly recomend it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154406597353291752.post-86474936965712148542008-11-11T10:31:00.000-07:002008-11-11T10:31:00.000-07:00I'm glad the intro worked for you. It wasn't bad, ...I'm glad the intro worked for you. It wasn't bad, it just seemed forced and not his style, especially compared to how well and comfortably he writes the other chapters (well, except a few of the end chapters which he nobly tries to form into something but it doesn't work.)<BR/><BR/>"The Big Bang" is on my list. I like to mix up my reading so I have a few other books ahead of it, but I'll get to it.KanyonKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954169751206336705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154406597353291752.post-37820174796361807742008-11-11T10:00:00.000-07:002008-11-11T10:00:00.000-07:00that's funny, "cheeky' is what i liked about the i...that's funny, "cheeky' is what i liked about the introduction.<BR/><BR/>this is a great book, but i totally agree about ending with a whimper. it just sort of trails off.<BR/><BR/>another outstanding overview of science, in particular the history of the scientific method, is simon singh's "The Big Bang," which traces our understanding of the universe from primitive man to the latest theory. really good. maybe better even.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com