{"product_id":"9780063062986","title":"A Brief History of Earth : Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Brief History of Earth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Andrew H. Knoll\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvard’s acclaimed geologist “charts Earth’s history in accessible style” (AP)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A sublime chronicle of our planet.\" –\u003cem\u003eBooklist,\u003c\/em\u003e STARRED review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow well do you know the ground beneath your feet? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOdds are, where you’re standing was once cooking under a roiling sea of lava, crushed by a towering sheet of ice, rocked by a nearby meteor strike, or perhaps choked by poison gases, drowned beneath ocean, perched atop a mountain range, or roamed by fearsome monsters. Probably most or even all of the above. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of our home planet and the organisms spread across its surface is far more spectacular than any Hollywood blockbuster, filled with enough plot twists to rival a bestselling thriller. But only recently have we begun to piece together the whole mystery into a coherent narrative. Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, renowned geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a rigorous yet accessible biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story. Placing twenty first-century climate change in deep context, \u003cem\u003eA Brief History of Earth\u003c\/em\u003e is an indispensable look at where we’ve been and where we’re going.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures original illustrations depicting Earth history and nearly 50 figures (maps, tables, photographs, graphs).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“A fantastic distillation of Earth's history, from one of the world’s leading geologists: Andrew H. Knoll has written an engrossing, witty, and eminently readable romp through our home planet’s 4.5 billion years, from trilobites and dinosaurs to human origins and our rapidly changing modern times.”\u003cbr\u003e\"Having spent decades at the forefront of discovery and research, Andrew H. Knoll has been one of our planet's leading scientists. In \u003cem\u003eA Brief History of Earth\u003c\/em\u003e, Knoll treats us to a 4.6-billion-year detective story revealing the origins and inner workings of our home in the solar system.  In these pages you'll discover something profound: how our past, present, and future are grounded in Planet Earth.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Covers the arc of our planet’s history from its earliest formation to the present day in a succinct and deftly-written way.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Skillfully condenses the history of the Earth. ... An expert primer on the history of everything.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"A sublime chronicle of our planet’s formation and beginnings, the perhaps unlikely yet awe-inspiring interactions that created life, diverse and abundant, and mass extinctions and recoveries. Knoll skillfully presents the extreme conditions, violence, and delicate fragility that mark the cycles and evolution of our home.\"\u003cbr\u003e“Charts the planet’s history in accessible style, from its beginning as ‘a small planet accreted out of rocky debris circling a modest young star’ through the development of minerals, geographical formations, atmosphere, and life forms large and small.” \u003cbr\u003e\"The type of book that is sorely needed at this moment in history. ... Knoll assembles facts from a wide variety of fields to tell our planet’s story in a clear and accessible narrative.\"\u003cbr\u003e“An eloquent call to action.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780063062986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"HarperLuxe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41131102535886,"sku":"9780063062986","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780063062986.jpg?v=1650434002","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780063062986","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}