Time books
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A Brief History of Time
Stephen HawkingA widely read popular account of cosmology, the Big Bang, black holes and the arrow of time, written for non-specialists.
The Order of Time
Carlo RovelliArgues that time is not fundamental in physics and examines the thermodynamic arrow of time and how we experience time.
Until the End of Time
Brian GreeneSurveys physics and cosmology of time, covering entropy, the future of the universe and the nature of the present.
Confessions
Augustine of HippoBook XI is one of the earliest sustained philosophical treatments of time, asking how past, present and future can be measured. Written around 397 to 400; the Open Library entry is a 1482 edition.
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Richard McGuireA graphic novel that shows one fixed corner of a room across millions of years, using layered panels to make deep time visible.
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More time books
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RelativityAlbert Einstein - Critique of Pure Reason
Critique of Pure ReasonImmanuel Kant - Time Travel
Time TravelJames Gleick - The Clock of the Long Now
The Clock of the Long NowStewart Brand - A Briefer History of Time
A Briefer History of TimeStephen Hawking2005 - All Good People Here
All Good People HereAshley Flowers2022 - The Eleven Pictures of Time
The Eleven Pictures of TimeC. K. Raju2003 - Lost in math
Lost in mathSabine Hossenfelder2018 - Time storms
Time stormsJenny Randles2001 - The time paradox
The time paradoxPhilip G. Zimbardo1998 - The dance of life
The dance of lifeEdward Twitchell Hall1982 - The management of time
The management of timeJames T. McCay1959