Book Review: A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

My friend recommended this book to me. I love the concept: a recap of the history of the universe, the world, and then briefly us. It puts into perspective what part we play in the grand scale of evolution and forming of the universe. This is yet another book that reminds how egoistic we humans are. That we are just a blip and yet we value ourselves over the land we walk on. And if we ever come to be a spacefaring race, I fear for the universe and rest of the inhabitants (if there are any. I...