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(I got an advance copy of this, boy howdy, this is good.)
A Series of Fortunate Events:
Chance and the Making of the Planet, Life, and You.
by Sean B Carroll
This is a relatively small book about a really big idea. Drawing inspiration from Monty Python, Kurt Vonnegut, ... A Series of Fortunate Events is an irresistibly entertaining and thought-provoking account of one of the most important but least appreciated facts of life.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52579213-a-series-of-fortunate-events