I heard the audio CD version and it was great! The guy really gets into it and paints vivid pictures. The subject is way out there, but it much of what he says makes sense! I found it very interesting, and look forward to hearing more. ( )

I was excited to get a book that might acquaint me with physics and the latest theories. I am an absolute science-phobe, even though for some weird reason, I really like reading about science. Science-Lite, one could call it.

Dr. Wolf begins by talking about a lot of early European physicists, and for some reason attempted to use accents to indicate how they actually spoke. Nope: it didn't work well at all.

Wolf gets old pretty fast. He may be better in person? But it's almost like I can hear the saliva building up in his mouth. Very bad for a narrator!! On the other hand, he brings so many varied notions to the table he kept my interest. But then he started talking about the story of the Bhagavad Gita, with a pretty terrible accent, and with an interpretation....well, it was like a spouse listening to their partner telling a story. Boy, did he get some key points wrong!

But then again, when he spoke on the subject of alchemy (of which I know nothing) and the correlation of the Hebrew alphabet to the Greek alphabet (of which I know nothing), I found him fascinating. I'm sure Hebraic or classical Greek listeners were upset over his accent there, also, but since I...

At any rate: it was a good listen. I have no desire to read or listen to his many other forays into the world of physics, which probably says more than this excuse for a review does.... ( )