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<blockquote data-quote="wolsty" data-source="post: 26344" data-attributes="member: 175166"><p>I agree that Hawking's style of popular prose is a little forced - not his natural way of writing. Mostly it's understandable. But what I object to is publishers cashing in on his name.</p><p></p><p>Gribbin is very good. I first encounterd him in New Scientist and liked what I read. 'In Search of Schroedinger's Cat' is excellent. The sequel, Schroedinger's Kittens is less compelling. 'In Search of the Big Bang' is well worth reading, particularly in the latest, paperback edition.</p><p></p><p>Another outstanding book is 'The Elegant Universe' by Brian Greene. Good on Quantum Mechanics, but then it explores Strings and Membranes in a readable and understandable fashion.</p><p></p><p>Bryson's work is always funny, but I suspect that he sometimes sacrifices accuracy to make his anecdotes more amusing. Certainly his 'Mother Tongue' is worth reading if only to remind us that Americans speak a form of English closer to that of Shakespeare than we do in the UK.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wolsty, post: 26344, member: 175166"] I agree that Hawking's style of popular prose is a little forced - not his natural way of writing. Mostly it's understandable. But what I object to is publishers cashing in on his name. Gribbin is very good. I first encounterd him in New Scientist and liked what I read. 'In Search of Schroedinger's Cat' is excellent. The sequel, Schroedinger's Kittens is less compelling. 'In Search of the Big Bang' is well worth reading, particularly in the latest, paperback edition. Another outstanding book is 'The Elegant Universe' by Brian Greene. Good on Quantum Mechanics, but then it explores Strings and Membranes in a readable and understandable fashion. Bryson's work is always funny, but I suspect that he sometimes sacrifices accuracy to make his anecdotes more amusing. Certainly his 'Mother Tongue' is worth reading if only to remind us that Americans speak a form of English closer to that of Shakespeare than we do in the UK. [/QUOTE]
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