" Stylish [and] stunningly accurate prose. We learn what the material world is like from the smallest quark to the largest galaxy and at all the levels in between . . . brims with strange and amazing facts . . . destined to become a modern classic of science writing."
-- "The New York Times"
" Bryson has made a career writing hilarious travelogues, and in many ways his latest is more of the same, except that this time Bryson hikes through the world of science."
-- "People"
" Bryson is surprisingly precise, brilliantly eccentric and nicely eloquent . . . a gifted storyteller has dared to retell the world' s biggest story."
-- "Seattle Times"
" Hefty, highly researched and eminently readable."
-- Simon Winchester, "The Globe and Mail"
" All non-scientists (and probably many specialized scientists, too) can learn a great deal from his lucid and amiable explanations."
-- "National Post
"" Bryson is a terrific stylist. You can' t help but enjoy his writing, for its cheer and buoyancy, and for the frequent demonstration of his peculiar, engaging turn of mind."
-- "Ottawa Citizen"
" Wonderfully readable. It is, in the best sense, learned."
-- "Winnipeg Free Press"