{"product_id":"9781529414011","title":"The Earth: A Biography of Life: The Story of Life On Our Planet through 47 Incredible Organisms","description":"'\u003cb\u003eAn insightful book with sparkling wit and humour that will appeal to new and seasoned readers of palaeontology.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Anjana Khatwa, TV presenter and Earth Scientist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It is difficult to conceive of the vast scale of the history of life on Earth, from the very first living organisms sparking into life in hydrothermal deep-sea vents to the dizzying diversity of life today. The evolution of life is a sweeping epic of a tale, with twists and turns, surprising heroes and unlikely survivors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Earth\u003c\/i\u003e beautifully distils this complex story into a meaningful scale. In taking a closer look at 47 carefully selected organisms over fifteen periods in our planetary history, this book tells the whole story of life on Earth, and the interconnectedness that unites us through our ecosystems and planetary history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Prepare to be confounded by the ingenuity of evolutionary biologies, humbled by our own brief part in this epic history, and disquieted by our disproportionate impact on the world we call home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An extraordinarily accessible and informative biography of life seen through the many forms it has generated and preserved in stone, beautifully presented. From tales of the well-known stars of palaeontology like \u003ci\u003eArchaeopteryx \u003c\/i\u003eto the many-sided cultural stories of the earliest bee fossil, everyone will learn something new.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Halliday, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOtherlands: A World in the Making\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Hodder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42870560358461,"sku":"9781529414011","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781529414011_p0.jpg?v=1771587173","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781529414011","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}