Nominate here. NB Avoid Oprah-style pseudo feminist, I survived adversity, I am woman hear me roar crap please.
I nominate The History Of Almost Everything by Bill Bryson. Non-fiction explanation of all the Big Scientific Discoveries/Ideas explained with humour, clarity and in layman's terms. Lots of 'wow, I never knew that' moments and a really good summary of our knowledge to date of the big and small scientific breakthroughs/ideas. Sounds boring, but REALLY interesting and enjoyable.