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What are some books that are particularly informative while being very easy reading (i.e. relaxation)

Something like a book that tries to explain physics and how the world works in a very simple way. Or a history of the world made easy.
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A Brief History of Time isn't very easy but still does a good job of introducing cosmology to an absolute layman.
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Anything by Bill Bryson
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The Evolution of Physics, A. Einstein
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I've heard a lot of good things about this young Einstein fellow, how is he?
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Everything by Sam Harris. Dawkins too, though he occasionally rambles.
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

Just got this for my birthday, easy reading and kind of insightful. Rated pretty good on Amazon as well.
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You should check out Richard Feynman, he'd published some lectures like you looking for.

how the world works is nor simple at all
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