"Even as he sits helpless in his wheelchair, his mind seems to soar ever more brilliantly across the vastness of space and time to unlock the secrets of the universe." - Time "Brilliant book!" - Nick Donaldson, Bit Wrangler. This book was the first of Hawking's that I read, and still my favourite. If you haven't read it yet, I heartily recommend it. Below is the flap cover text from the hardback: Stephen W. Hawking has achieved international prominence as one of the great minds of the twentieth century. Now, for the first time, he h ....