I’d strongly recommend his “Short History of Nearly Everything”, if you haven’t read it, where he gives (as you might expect from the title) a darn good try at explaining how we got to our current level of knowledge in the sciences. “Sciences?” you might ask, disdainfully, or maybe not – perhaps you’re a scientist yourself – but whether you are or not, Bryson guides you carefully and hilariously through the sometimes dusty halls of knowledge.