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A review by crivens
Dzień Sądu by Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen, Terry Pratchett
5.0
This series is without doubt among the best pop science books ever written. So entertaining, so witty and so straightforward in their descriptions and and examples. Rather than write an individual review for each of this series I'm making an omnibus one for all. These books tread much the same ground as Bryson's a short history of Nearly everything, Harraria's Sapiens, Dawkins Blind watchmaker and Mt improbable and many, many more.
In a way I wish they were titled differently, much as with their ongoing jibe at Darwin's 'Decent of man' the title 'The Science of' turns off more readers than it attracts which is to my mind at least, a tragedy.
One of only two books and a few short stories in the series I hadn't read prior to this complete reread started in September 2020.
In a way I wish they were titled differently, much as with their ongoing jibe at Darwin's 'Decent of man' the title 'The Science of' turns off more readers than it attracts which is to my mind at least, a tragedy.
One of only two books and a few short stories in the series I hadn't read prior to this complete reread started in September 2020.