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A masterpiece I don't know of a clearer, better-written, or more meaningful book about what cutting-edge science has to say about the cosmos than _The Fabric of the Cosmos_. Physicist Brian Greene has taken the time to explain every idea or finding that he touches on patiently, lucidly, and often with the help of brilliant (or brilliantly funny) metaphors. Greene's treatment of time was by far the best I've ever read-as intriguing as the best mystery story. I've been reading books in this genre for years, yet I found myself learning one new thing after another-how quantum indeterminacy extends both forwards and backwards in time, just why string theory is able to merge relativity and quantum theory, and the mind-blowing implications of M-theory, to mention a few. If you want not just an update about the state of physics and cosmology, but a balanced, insightful, and often profound presentation of what we know and don't know about the cosmos, this is the book to read. If I could award it more than five stars, I would. Robert Adler, author of _Science Firsts: From the Creation of Science to the Science of Creation; and _Medical Firsts: From Hippocrates to the Human Genome