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A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters

by Henry Gee

In the tradition of Richard Dawkins, Bill Bryson, and Simon Winchester―An entertaining and uniquely informed narration of Life’s life story. In the beginning, Earth was an inhospitably alien place―in constant chemical flux, covered with churning seas, crafting its landscape through incessant volcanic eruptions. Amid all this tumult and disaster, life began.

Publisher

St. Martin's Press

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

288

ISBN

9781250276650