A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Chapters
by Henry Gee
***Winner of the 2022 Royal Society Science Book Prize***
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“I see this book almost as one long poem. The style might not be to everyone’s taste, but I think everybody would agree that it’s amazing. The use of language is breathtaking. You feel like you’re part of this extraordinary evolutionary process, both physical and biological. He stops it from just being drearily descriptive, and takes you on this wave of fantastic imagery—describing what was happening, so that you can see it.” Read more...
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