| I'm surprised "A Brief History of Time" made this list. It's quite possibly most overrated popular science book ever written. For one, it's a pretty easy read, but I'm sure most people don't have the time, patience, or interest. And as someone who has read it, it's really not that rewarding unless you like your popular science glib, sketchy, and condescending. If you wanted to impress someone tell them you read a textbook on general relativity or quantum field theory. |