<p>More a reference tool than a bedside read, this is nonetheless a very readable work. Heywood examines the existing explanations of the origin of the universe against a backdrop of the first chapters of the Bible&mdash; the creation accounts of Genesis&mdash; and skillfully shows the scientific facts underlying what many in scientific and educational fields have written off as mere fable.</p><p>Heywood does this by introducing facts and posing questions for which he then proffers a variety of answers, allowing us to determine which holds up best under scrutiny if biases are laid aside.</p>