Short, sharp and some special explanations of a variety of anomalies that frequently prove to be the most interesting subjects around today. Very readable and also thankfully understandable explanations make for a very enjoyable journey.

I think a good book either helps you learn something new, makes you feel something or entertains you. This book manages to do all three. This is an absolutely fascinating book detailing several scientific discoveries in recent years and how they occurred. Not just the successful and proven ones but also mistakes and ones where there are still uncertainty. I’ve learnt so much from this book about Muons and Quarks and other subjects I knew little about before. I found this so entertaining because although it explains the physics of the discovery, the story primarily focuses on how it was discovered and the people involved. Often in non-fiction I find there can be over the top descriptions of the people involved which is really distracting. Not at all here. I found I had quite a vivid picture of the people in the book just through their words and actions which was noticeable compared to other overt-described books. I thought this was really well-written, educational and a compelling read.