"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"
Newbie here, and thrilled to find a book group! If this Bill Bryson book is as good as many of his others, then it gets my vote. And, again, it's so great to find a book group!