For non-fiction, I can't say enough nice things about:
A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bil Bryson.
The Universe in a Nutshell, by Stephen Hawking
*anything*ever*written* by James Burke.
I'd skip Hyperspace by Michio Kaku. She's too damn pretentious.--
Christopher Angel, aka JPublic
The Works of Christopher Angel
"Camaraderie, adventure, and steel on steel. The stuff of legend! Right, Boo?"
A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bil Bryson.
The Universe in a Nutshell, by Stephen Hawking
*anything*ever*written* by James Burke.
I'd skip Hyperspace by Michio Kaku. She's too damn pretentious.--
Christopher Angel, aka JPublic
The Works of Christopher Angel
"Camaraderie, adventure, and steel on steel. The stuff of legend! Right, Boo?"