Constructing Quarks

I really enjoyed the book as a more detailed insight into particle physics history. if I understood Pickering correctly, this book is meant to be read also by people with no specific science/physics background. However, I think this is hardly possible IMO due to the long passages that require knowledge of physical concepts that were only introduced briefly. Coming from a particle physics background, this was ok, but I think he fails his promise to be suitable for a general audience and I therefore give 4 stars!