{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-earth-four-billion-years-in-eight-chapters","title":"A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarvard’s acclaimed geologist “charts Earth’s history in accessible style” (AP)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A sublime chronicle of our planet.\" –Booklist, STARRED review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow well do you know the ground beneath your feet? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOdds are, where you’re standing was once cooking under a roiling sea of lava, crushed by a towering sheet of ice, rocked by a nearby meteor strike, or perhaps choked by poison gases, drowned beneath ocean, perched atop a mountain range, or roamed by fearsome monsters. Probably most or even all of the above. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of our home planet and the organisms spread across its surface is far more spectacular than any Hollywood blockbuster, filled with enough plot twists to rival a bestselling thriller. But only recently have we begun to piece together the whole mystery into a coherent narrative. Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, renowned geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a rigorous yet accessible biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story. Placing twenty first-century climate change in deep context, A Brief History of Earth is an indispensable look at where we’ve been and where we’re going.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures original illustrations depicting Earth history and nearly 50 figures (maps, tables, photographs, graphs).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51468366840097,"sku":"9780062853929","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/9650\/6913\/files\/9780062853929.jpg?v=1752124757","url":"https:\/\/shop.terrain.earth\/products\/a-brief-history-of-earth-four-billion-years-in-eight-chapters","provider":"TERRAIN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}