{"product_id":"b08d9hvkjg","title":"A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarvard’s acclaimed geologist “charts Earth’s history in accessible style” (AP)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“A sublime chronicle of our planet. –Booklist, STARRED review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow well do you know the ground beneath your feet?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\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\n\n\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 of our planet's past 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,  A Brief History of Earth  is an indispensable look at where we’ve been and where we’re going.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeatures original illustrations depicting Earth history and nearly 50 figures (maps, tables, photographs, graphs).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis essential work of popular science explains:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeep Earth History:  Follow the epic 4.6-billion-year story of our planet, from roiling seas of lava to the age of fearsome monsters. Accessible Science Writing:  Understand the complex forces that shaped our world through a narrative filled with enough plot twists to rival a bestselling thriller. Geological Perspective:  See how the ground beneath your feet was once crushed by ice, drowned beneath oceans, or perched atop mountain ranges. Climate Change in Context:  Grasp the significance of twenty-first-century climate change by placing it within the grand narrative of Earth’s past and future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52797385441496,"sku":"YSL26449","price":8.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/3356\/2072\/files\/91lxVYWzmEL._SY1500.jpg?v=1792836034","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmebay.com\/products\/b08d9hvkjg","provider":"BookMebay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}