false 310330 8 Plenty of books try to explain the origin of the universe, but despite the ascendance of the Big Bang theory, numerous details of that theory remain in flux as new observations are made and new hypotheses formed (and then confirmed or rejected). Timothy Ferris's <I>The Whole Shebang</I> is an up-to-date account of the various mechanisms believed to have contributed to the universe as we now know it, from the Big Bang itself to inflation to superstrings. <I>The Whole Shebang</I> eschews mathematics and formulae and explains cosmological concepts in clear and enticing prose. If you need an update on the state of the universe, you'll find it here. 199580 1997 The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universe(s) Report total:136|5:33|4:68|3:33|2:2|1:0| 136 540 229 15 4 0 false false Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Feb 12 22:18:47 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 10 17:41:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 10:53:12 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 10:57:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 13:03:02 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 13:05:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Thu May 28 07:03:35 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 07:05:46 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Sat Oct 31 03:31:59 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 03:33:25 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 16 19:04:49 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 19:07:03 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 17:05:53 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 19:47:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 30 16:27:29 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 16:29:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Apr 07 23:26:06 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 07 23:29:46 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Mon Sep 17 22:36:21 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 22:38:59 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Tue Apr 03 07:25:46 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 03 07:28:44 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Wed Mar 19 08:51:17 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 22:29:49 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Aug 06 10:58:27 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 10:59:24 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Aug 23 07:59:09 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 07:59:31 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Jan 12 21:55:08 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 12 21:55:08 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Sun Nov 01 13:48:28 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 13:48:47 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 25 15:58:58 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 15:59:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 10 15:16:26 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 15:16:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 08 21:55:45 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 21:56:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 06 12:09:36 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 12:09:36 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=310330