From a Goodreads Reviewer - This is another fine book that was part of the Time Reading Program, a short-lived book club in the 1960s. The editors chose their titles brilliantly, and their history, biography, and science selections have been a delight to read, books that I would otherwise never have even known about. Anyone wondering what to read next could do a lot worse than looking up the list of Time Reading Program titles on Wikipedia, checking the reviews at Goodreads, and then searching used bookstores to see what is available.