I really liked Greene’s “The fabric of the Cosmos” a decade ago, and had meant to get his “Elegant Universe” but never got around to it. I’m thinking of picking it up now, but thought there might be a more up-to-date book or better one, and hoped folks here might have a suggestion.
I do have A Brief History of Time, actually the fancy set of two volumes. I plan to reread those soon in any case. Other than these, my bookshelf is empty of cosmology, sad to say.
Most popular cosmology books lately seem to branch out more towards superstrings, high energy theory/Higgs discovery, dark matter/dark energy hypothesizing, or arrow of time topics. At the level of Greene’s books (both good reads for a layperson), I’d also recommend
Walks through Human’s growing awareness of where we fit, so you get history and a sense of how our awareness developed, so when you get to the more current stuff, it makes more sense.
Shirley, you must be joking. (Actually I did read that, back in the 80’s. I enjoyed it at the time, but listening to Chopra these days gives me the hives. “Scienciness” ugh!)
If you want something a bit more rigorous you could try Gravitation by Misner, Thorne, and Wheeler. It’s a little dated so for a discussion of dark matter/energy you may need to consult a Buddhist.
