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I just finished Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything -- could hardly put it down. I won't belabor you with a review -- there are over a hundred on Amazon -- except to say why I found it so satisfying. I'm a science buff; not a scientist, but reasonably well read in the history and general theories of science, much of which the book covers. But this is no dull High School text; in clear and sometimes humorous prose, Bryson tells the story of how scientists have learned so much about the world and our place in it. It is a fascinating tale of scientists and amateurs pursuing their interests and fighting for their ideas, and in the telling conveys the self-correcting nature of the scientific community. By touching on so many disciplines, Bryson also provides something else, an understanding of how wondrous life is on this tiny planet.

The bottom line: well worth reading.