The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True
"I wanted to write this book but I wasn't clever enough. Now I've read it, I am"—Ricky Gervais“Exhilarating. The clearest and most beautifully written introduction to science I've ever read. Again and again I found myself saying "Oh! So that's how genes work!" (or stars, or tectonic plates, or all the other things he explains). Explanations I thought I knew were clarified; things I never understood were made clear for the first time. My favourite adjective of praise has always been "clear", and this book has clarity all the way through.”—Philip Pullman, author ofThe Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christand theHis Dark Materialstrilogy“I am often asked to recommend good books on science for young people. From now on, I will not have to hesitate.The Magic of Realityprovides a beautiful, accessible and wide ranging volume that addresses the questions that all of us have about the universe, separating often too-little known facts from too-frequently believed fictions. For this reason it should be a powerful resource for people of all ages, written with the masterful and eloquently literate style of perhaps the best popular expositor of science, Richard Dawkins, and delightfully illustrated by Dave McKean. What more could anyone ask for?”—Lawrence Krauss is Foundation Professor and Director of the Origins Project at Arizona State University and the author most recently ofQuantum Man, andA Universe from Nothing