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The Einstein Paradox: And Other Science Mysteries Solved By Sherlock Holmes

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I have read the first several chapters of this book. It is very good. The way it was written is much more interesting than the traditional way of writing physics books. Although it was somewhat difficult to understand in places, I could usually figure them out after I read them again. Also provides some of the history of physics. A good book for beginners.

Serious Sherlock Holmes fans may be offended by the use of their favorite characters, but the characters are well done and make the subject vastly more accessible. I've been reading this aloud to my ten-year-old, with only occasional asides explaining an unfamiliar word or pointing out an anachronism, and he now knows more about relativity than most adults. The explanation of how an atomic bomb works is wonderfully clear. The plots and characters retain my son's interest, keeping this firmly among the ranks of "fun" rather than "improving" books, while explaining important material in an easily understood way.

I like this book. The character of Sherlock Holmes is one with whom the author is obviously well familiarised; Holmes' mannerisms and methods are well displayed. Arthur Conan Doyle would, I believe, approve. The concepts presented are well written and set before the reader in a most interesting way. The conversational nature in which each case is solved provides maximum clarity and renders otherwise difficult topics easily grasped. The only thing wrong with the book is that it at present has no sequel, at least none that I know of.

After reading the great "Conned Again, Watson!", I thought this book would be interesting stories woven around physics. But the middle-school-level science is so basic that there is no mystery at all. It is obvious from the first paragraph of each tale where it is going. I quit reading after 3 stories.

I love a think-outside-the-box kind of book! This one is it!