Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth, Paperback - Richard Fortey

Reducere. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "Extraordinary. . . . Anyone with the slightest interest in biology should read this book."--The New Y...

The story of life's development on earth from the dinosaurs onwards, illustrated by Kate Greenaway medallist Grahame Baker-Smith.

'Dry Store Room No. 1' is an intimate biography of the Natural History Museum, celebrating the eccentric personalities who have peopled it and capt...

Evolution is one of the most fundamental principles that governs life. Its actions may be subtle, but they can be observed every day, such as preda...

4.6 billion years of the story of life on Earth, in 52, 000 words. Brief, brilliant and entirely gripping.Publisher: Pan MacmillanAuthor(s): Henry ...

This unconventional book takes a journey of discovery into the realm of time and timing methods. It highlights the fallacies of methods currently a...

Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing GroupAuthor(s): Henry GeeNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 136 x 188 x 28Cover type: Hardbac...

Nothing begins when you thought it did...Illustrations: 40 integrated greyscale images

Reducere. If every known species on Earth were a leaf on a tree, that tree would have 1 750 000 leaves. Since humans count for just one leaf on the tree, we ...

Charles Darwin's theories, first published more than 150 years ago, still set the paradigm of how we understand the evolution of life--but scientif...

Reducere. "A sublime chronicle of our planet. -Booklist, STARRED reviewA primer for every Earth resident, by Harvard's acclaimed geologistHow well do you kno...

From the mid-eighteenth century to the early twentieth, a colorful band of amateur naturalists explored the most perilous corners of the planet to ...

Reducere. After magnifying the beauty of unseen organisms in Tiny Creatures, Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton turn their talents to the vast variety of life on...

The Sunday Times Bestseller A new, fully updated narrative edition of David Attenborough's seminal biography of our world, The Living Planet.Publis...

Reducere. An accessible graphic introduction to evolution for the most science-phobic readerIllustrated by the brilliant duo Kevin Cannon and Zander Cannon, ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Arkan LushwalaThe Time of the Black Jaguar speaks to the times of change that we are now living in. The insights contained ...

The story of how scientists are using the modern techniques to draw information out of the oldest rocks on Earth. This title also reveals the human...

Reducere. Is the emergence of life on Earth the result of a single chance event or combination of lucky accidents, or is it the outcome of biochemical forces...

Reducere. Michael Spitzer has pulled off the impossible: a Guns, Germs and Steel for music. --Daniel Levitin A colossal history spanning cultures, time, and ...

A new, fully updated edition of David Attenborough's groundbreaking Life on Earth.

A thrilling investigation into one of the big unanswered questions that science has to offer: the origins of life on Earth

Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Richard ForteyNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 30Cover type: Paperba...

Hailed by The New York Times for writing "with wonderful clarity about science . . . that effortlessly teaches as it zips along, " nationally bests...

BACK IN PRINT WITH A REVISED PREFACEMicrocosmos brings together the remarkable discoveries of microbiology of the past two decades and the pioneeri...

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An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth is an inspirational memoir of space exploration and hard-won wisdom, from an astronaut who has spent a lifeti...

If you've ever wondered what keeps life on earth ticking, you've come to the right place. Using fascinating infographics, discover the fundamental ...

The story of ancient cities from the end of the Bronze Age to the beginning of the Middle Ages: a tale of war and politics, pestilence and famine, ...

Reducere. To understand continental drift and plate tectonics, the shifting and collisions that make and unmake continents, requires a long view. The Earth, ...

Reducere. DescriptionMeshach Browning spent decades as a professional hunter and trapper of bears, boars and deer in rural Maryland during the early 1800s - ...

Reducere. DescriptionA one-of-a-kind story of heart, humor, and finding one's place in the universe. Prez knows that the best way to keep track of things is ...

DescriptionConcern about the size of the world's population did not begin with the "population bomb" in 1968. It arose in the aftermath of World Wa...

Learn everything you ever wanted to know about poo in this exciting new edition of a bestselling book. Hippos navigate by it, sloths keep in touch ...

Reducere. At age 60 Dr. Richard Morgan wrote No Wrinkles on the Soul as he faced the unknowns of aging and felt the need for a book to help himself and other...

In this classic work that continues to inspire many readers, Jim Lovelock puts forward his idea that the Earth functions as a single organism. Writ...

Reducere. Our world is filled with extraordinary diversity, from amoebas to zebras, from tiny toadstools to giant oaks. The wonders of the natural world are ...

Trade paperback edition of this incisive and scholarly exploration of the natural history of the first 4, 000, 000, 000 years of life on and in the...

Reducere. Part natural history, part poetry, Mountains of the Heart is full of hidden gems and less traveled parts of the Appalachian Mountains Stretching al...

A unique perspective on how our living planet has evolved and adapted, from early organisms to life in the current Anthropocene.Publisher: Quercus ...