Nothing: A Very Short Introduction

Personally, I disliked it. Instead of what I had hoped for, which was a philosophical exploration of the concept of nothing, it was mostly a physical explanation, or rather a history of ideas about what the vacuum is. I think the book The Battle of the Big Bang does a better job at that than this one.

That said, if you’re interested in the history of scientific beliefs about “nothing,” this book might be for you.