'… insights into the nature of time pepper Novikov's delightful book … It's all mind-boggling stuff, but Novikov, a brilliant Russian astrophysicist, breaks up the brain twisting theory with personal reminiscences of his life.' New Scientist

• Preface to the Russian edition; Preface to the English edition; 1. Origins of thinking about time; 2. Science of time is born; 3. Light; 4. The pace of time can be slowed down!; 5. Time machine; 6. Time, space and gravitation; 7. Holes in space and time; 8. Energy extracted from black holes; 9. Towards the sources of the river of time; 10. Journey to unusual depths; 11. Grand unification; 12. Sources; 13. What produces the flow of time and why in a single direction only?; 14. Against the flow; 15. Can we change the past?; Conclusion; Name index; Subject index.

'… insights into the nature of time pepper Novikov's delightful book … It's all mind-boggling stuff, but Novikov, a brilliant Russian astrophysicist, breaks up the brain twisting theory with personal reminiscences of his life.' New Scientist

• Preface to the Russian edition; Preface to the English edition; 1. Origins of thinking about time; 2. Science of time is born; 3. Light; 4. The pace of time can be slowed down!; 5. Time machine; 6. Time, space and gravitation; 7. Holes in space and time; 8. Energy extracted from black holes; 9. Towards the sources of the river of time; 10. Journey to unusual depths; 11. Grand unification; 12. Sources; 13. What produces the flow of time and why in a single direction only?; 14. Against the flow; 15. Can we change the past?; Conclusion; Name index; Subject index.