The Shortest History of Our Universe: The Unlikely Journey from the Big Bang to Us (Shortest History Series)

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"A complete history of the universe, spanning 13.8 billion years in an ultra-accessible, exhilarating chronicle of key events"--

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The Shortest History of Our Universe by David Baker takes the reader from the big bang to the present day and even a bit of speculation about the future. Baker manages to pack a huge amount of information in a very short space yet manages to make it easily understood by the scientically challenged like me. There is even a nice touch of humour throughout. A very informative, interesting, and surprisingly entertaining read and I enjoyed immensely.

I received an arc of this book from Netgalley and the publishers in exchange for an honest review

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