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Julian Barbour: The End of Time (2001, Oxford University Press, USA) 5 stars

Time is an illusion. Although the laws of physics create a powerful impression that time …

Review of 'The End of Time' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

When I was 19, this question occurred to me:
If a tree falls in the woods, and there are no conscious beings in the universe, does it fall quickly, or does it fall slowly?
This book answers that question.
I am too lazy to read the book in it's entirety, so I found an excellent summary.
http://beingsufficiently.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-asymmetry-of-being-reflection-on.html

If you read that correctly, you come away with the sense that every moment experienced is a miracle.
And it is only 5% bullshit :) That's less than my daily recommended allowance.

If I have one six-star book. This is it.