The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality,   ISBN:9780375727207

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I read with relish Greene's earlier work, The Elegant Universe, and had the experience of learning something new in almost every sentence. The Fabric of the Cosmos lived up to the precedent set in its predecessor. Rather than merely repeat information in The Elegant Universe, it deepened my understanding of the topics covered in the previous work. I absolutely love this book and consider the method of presentation to be the perfect balance between scholarly and accessible. That is, Greene does an excellent job of presenting a pretty arcane topic in language accessible to the public. I've never taken a physics course in my life and was able to understand the concepts presented because of his own insight as well as his creativity in fashioning analogies. I recommend this book to any lay person who wants a better understanding of what goes on in the universe at the quantum level.

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With 5 hundred and thirty some pages of text, Greene certainly has a lot to say. Fortunately, most of it is very good - as others has said! Not as much on the Zero Point Field and applications as I had hoped but stayed relatively pretty free of New Age conversations. My only reason for 4 stars is not content but the size of the print, especially the notes. Use good light or glasses. Thumbs up.

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This book is OK. The concepts he tries to bring about are very complex, but very interesting, and definitely challenge our perception of reality. I just think that he lays the analogies on way too thick, such that they break down, and distract more than they are worth. Quantum entanglement is simply bizarre, and notions of multiple universes are mind-boggling. I definitely like hearing about how some of these possibilities may be discovered experimentally soon, which leaves some scientific hope, and makes me want to switch studies and pursue physics---unlike the author's mother (at least in this universe).

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What can I say except this is yet another outstanding book by Briane Greene. If you are seeking an easy to read easy to understand, laymens guide to physics and astronomy, you will never go wrong with Briane Greene. This book is no exception. It reads like a novel, but is packed with valuable information.

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Brian Greene provides an overview of physics - string theory is only part of it. When I read his book, "Elegant Universe" I had several eureka moments; with this book I didn't. I think that was mostly because the concepts he discusses are very familiar to me (if not totally understandable!) However, because Greene has a unique approach to explaining several issues in physics, I believe most laymen, man or woman, would get something out of this fascinating book.
An avid amateur.