The Earth: An Intimate History - Brossura

Fortey, Richard

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ISBN 10: 0006551378 ISBN 13: 9780006551379

Casa editrice: Harper Perennial, 2005

Riassunto

The paperback of the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals how the earth became the shape it is today. This book will change the way you see the world – permanently.

The face of the earth, criss-crossed by chains of mountains like the scars of old wounds, has changed constantly over billions of years. Its shape records a remote past of earthquakes, volcanos and continental drift, and the ongoing subtle shifts that bring our planet alive.

Richard Fortey introduces us to the earth’s distinct character, revealing the life that it leads when humans aren’t watching. He follows the continual movement of seabeds, valleys, mountain ranges and ice caps and shows how everything – our culture, natural history, even the formation of our cities – has its roots in geology. In Richard Fortey’s hands, geology becomes vital and exhilarating and unmistakably informs our lives in the most intimate way.

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Praise for ‘The Earth’:

‘A dazzling achievement. Richard Fortey is without peer among science writers.’ Bill Bryson

‘Books with a title this ambitious generally do not live up to their billing. This one does.’ New Scientist

‘“The Earth” is a true delight: full of awe-inspiring details...it blends travel, history, reportage and science to create an unforgettable picture of our ancient earth.’ Sunday Times

‘Read this book because it is, indeed, the best natural history of the first four billion years of life on earth.’ John Gribbin, Sunday Times

Praise for ‘The Hidden Landscape’:

‘Don’t drop dead until you have read “The Hidden Landscape”.’ Jonathan Keates, Observer

Praise for ‘Life: An unauthorised Biography’:

‘This is not a book for people who like science books. It is a book for people who love books, and life...[Fortey] has written a wonderful book.’ Tim Radford, Guardian

L'autore:

Richard Fortey retired from his position as senior palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum in 2006. His previous books include the critically acclaimed 'Life: An Unauthorized Biography', shortlisted for the Rhône-Poulenc Prize in 1998, 'Trilobite! Eyewitness to Evolution', shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2001, 'The Hidden Landscape', which won the Natural World Book of the Year in 1993 and 'Fossils – A Key to the Past' which is now in its third edition. He also won the Lewis Thomas Prize for Science Writing in 2003. He was Collier Professor for the Public Understanding of Science in 2002, has been elected to be President of the Geological Society of London for its bicentennial year of 2007, and is a member of the Royal Society. His latest book 'Dry Store Room no 1 – The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum' is published by Harper Collins in January 2008.

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• Editore: Harper Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0006551378
• ISBN 13: 9780006551379
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 528