A Brief History of Time vs Exploring Science: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Science

Cover of A Brief History of Time

A Brief History of Time Stephen Hawking · 1988 ★★★★☆ 4.2 248 pages · ≈ 4 h 36 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Exploring Science

Exploring Science Mark Levesley · 2001 ★★★★☆ 3.8 390 pages · ≈ 7 h 13 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate A Brief History of Time higher: 4.2 vs 3.8 from 492256 votes.
A Brief History of Time is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Exploring Science.

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