The idea behind this book was interesting. The author and a small team arrived at a proposed list of the 50 best ideas ever conceived by mankind. By means of a website, they got lots of people to vote on them to establish an order. The ideas, from #50 to #1 are presented in order, with a short chapter for each one. The breadth of topics is wide, as the ideas range from writing to sense of self and from use of fire to logic. I think the depth of coverage of each one was just right and I enjoyed learning loads of random (useless?) facts. I did not cheat and skip ahead to see what chapters/ideas were coming, which helped me keep turning the pages.
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