To be honest I have not read his books, but I always had the impression from his talks that he was quite narrow minded in that he largely only meant astro/parti

To be honest I have not read his books, but I always had the impression from his talks that he was quite narrow minded in that he largely only meant astro/particle physics when talking about theoretical physics, ignoring many areas in the process. Also worth noting that the book came out 10 years after his lecture, so he probably revised his views during that time.