A Brief History of Time

By: Stephen Hawking

Narrated by: Michael Jackson

Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

This landmark book is for those of us who prefer words to equations; this is the story of the ultimate quest for knowledge, the ongoing search for the secrets at the heart of time and space. Its author, Stephen W. Hawking, is arguably the greatest mind since Einstein. From the vantage point of the wheelchair, where he has spent the last 20 years trapped by Lou Gehrig's disease, Professor Hawking has transformed our view of the universe. A Brief History of Time is Hawking's classic introduction to today's most important scientific ideas about the cosmos. It is read here by the Emmy Award-winning host of The Michael Jackson Show on KABC-TV.

©1988 Stephen W. Hawking (P)2005 Phoenix Books, Inc.

Critic reviews

"A masterful summary of what physicists now think the world is made of and how it got that way." (The Wall Street Journal)

"Lively and provocative, Hawking clearly possesses a natural teacher's gift, easy, good-natured humor, and an ability to illustrate highly complex propositions with analogies plucked from daily life." (The New York Times)

Not light listening

What made the experience of listening to A Brief History of Time the most enjoyable?

The content of the book itself, although a smidge outdated compared to the accepted cosmological standards of today, it's a pretty good depiction of the state of astronomy and cosmology overall. A good read, for sure but not for just casual reading unless you're already very familiar with the subject.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Michael Jackson?

Not really, this was the only downside to the book. The narrator seemed lost or confused at some points, you could hear the pages turning from time to time and it was as if he was contemplating the content of the book as he read it. Overall unimpressive, I would avoid a book if it were narrated by him.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Absolutely.

Any additional comments?

Excellent book. Well worth a copy on your shelf and a listen via Audible. The story gets 5 stars while the performance gets 3.

Excellent physics lesson for the general populace

Excellent physics lesson for the general populace. What a great book to learn more about our Universe and the theories that are currently being explored. Thank you for bringing your world to the general public, Stephen!

A good audiobook.

The content is engaging and the writing style is well suited to an audio book.

The narration occasionally follows an incongruous cadence that is a little disconcerting but overall not an unpleasant experience.

Hawking explains advanced topics with simplicity and wit.

Hawking explains advanced topics with simplicity and wit. This was such a pleasure to listen

A wonderful though bit older book on this subject

loved the content. too much references to God was unnecessary to my preference. especially the Abrahamic god.. narration by a more knowledgeable person would be better. you can notice certain technical and name pronunciations were not satisfactory.

Need to be quite when reading

You need to think about it. Focus is important when reading this book. Good luck!

Highly recommended. Superb narration.

"A Brief History of Time" by Stephen W. Hawking. This is a best seller which lives up to it's reputation, especially Hawking's chapter on entropy, the expansion of the universe and the arrows of time and entropy. Highly recommended. Superb narration as well.

Great listen!

this was a informative book and was easy to follow, you wont be sorry you got it

Forget the Calm app for sleep stories

This is the sleep story that I listen to every night. It is interesting enough so I don’t get kept up by boredom, but it is not too interesting as to keep me up. 14/10 would recommend.

Many years later this book still holds up!

Amazing work and a must read! Many years later this book still delivers a good picture of our universe.

RIP worlds greatest physicist