And it succeeds, because it is also one of the most famous popular science books. With millions of copies sold, you won't go wrong.
And if you are thinking of a gift for someone younger, don't worry, because there is also a children's edition.
Homo Deus, by Yuval Harari
We move from the history of the world to that of the future, with the subtitle A Brief History of Tomorrow. The Israeli popularizer, author of the book Sapiens (also highly recommended), tries to predict the future and draw what our tomorrow will be like.
Google, Facebook and democracy, artificial intelligence and all the burning questions we ask ourselves are on the pages of this phenomenal book.
Homo DeusBuy it for EUR15.00History of Time, by Stephen Hawking
The essential book by one of the most important scientists in history.
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Finally, physics is clearly explained to us, in addition to unraveling the origin of the universe, the creation of space-time and addressing all those transcendental questions that we never stop asking ourselves.
Guns, Germs and Steel, by Jared Diamond
Diamond is my personal favorite on the list, because he's not as well known to most, but he's fascinating.
In it we are told the journey of humanity in the last 13,000 years and makes good the phrase that: "Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it."
When you read its pages, you will understand a lot of what is happening around you, because we are boring beings who constantly repeat patterns.
Cosmos, by Carl Sagan
Sagan's masterpiece of popularization. I read it as a child, it fascinated me and reinforced my love for space.
Sagan was a scientist who, like Isaac Asimov, already warned of the current scenario of opposition to science, which we can appreciate in all its splendor this pandemic.
Welcome to the universe, various authors
We continue to travel through space. This time, by the hand of three of today's most important astrophysicists: Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss and Richard Gott.
With them, we will know more intimately the space, the stars, the planets and galaxies that surround us. If you are a fan of Star Wars or Star Trek, this is a map to those stars and planets where they are located.
As you can see, there is something for all tastes and will quench any thirst for knowledge. Because if we closed Facebook and opened a book more often, we probably wouldn't be where we are.