Good & Entertaining Read - but ...

Reading this book is surely entertaining if you're at least a little
interested in science. His coverage of astronomy, For Example, makes for
A great reminder of All Those facts you'll surely have read or heard before, but Bryson Manages to make them fun to read.

But: As other reviewers Mentioned - his selection of scientific sources
is by No Means exhaustive (and, yes, Anglo-centric ...). I personally can
live with that, as his book aims at people reading for fun, not as supplement
to university textbooks :-)

The thing I liked most: setting us (mankind) into a somehow "ultra-tiny"
Perspective: We're definitely not as important as we sometimes make
ourselves believe.

My conclusion: Well worth reading.