For readers of John McPhee and Stephen Jay Gould, this engaging armchair guide to the making of the geologic record shows how to understand messages written in stone
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For readers of John McPhee and Stephen Jay Gould, this engaging armchair guide to the making of the geologic record shows how to understand messages written in stone
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New. 2006. Paperback. For readers of John McPhee and Stephen Jay Gould, this engaging armchair guide to the making of the rock record shows how to understand messages written in stone Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274. The Autobiography of the Earth. 256 pages. Shows how to understand messages written in stone. This work takes the reader along on a tour of Deep Time, explaining what we see and feel beneath our feet. It shows us how our planet has long maintained a delicate balance, and how the global give-and-take has sustained life on Earth through numerous upheavals. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RBGG. Dimension: 202 x 140 x 15. Weight: 246......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Don't have time to take that college geology class? Don't get how they know how old the earth is? Don't understand this global warming stuff? Read this book.
In 200 pages, the author gives you excellent analogies, down to earth explanations, and interesting stories that take you from the dawn of time to tomorrow's sunrise and help you understand the changing earth. It wasn't always like it is now people.
Probably the surprise here is just how integrated the earth (the rocks) is with the biological layer upon it. Know where the iron that built Detroit came from? Life on earth has changed the earth itself!
If you have the interest but don't want to wade through boring tomes, this is your book. Marcia is the Carl Sagan of earth history. Enjoy!
