Life – An Unauthorised Biography
Not just another history of pre-history this book is a personal exploration of the geological past, a celebration of the complexity of the world, and a narrative to guide the reader through the labyrinth of geological facts towards some simple truths, especially the crucial role played by chance in our destinies. Underlying Fortey's narrative is the belief that what we are now, the design of the world, the richness of the fauna and flora, is a result of the hidden history of the planet – the extinction of great classes of animals or the elevation and wasting of mountain chains as vast as the Rockies. As he shows, everything has a history, and whether or not the guiding hand is chance the result is richness – of species, of habitat, of landscape.
Richard Fortey was a senior palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum. He is the author of several books including The Hidden Landscape, which won the Natural World Book of the Year in 1993.
| Pm Supplier | Harper Collins Publishers Ltd |
|---|---|
| Pm Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Pm Isbn 10 | 000638420X |
| Pm Isbn 13 | 9780006384205 |
| Pm Publication Date | 1998-04-06 |
| Pm Author | Fortey,Richard A |
| Pm Longness | 0 |
- A Natural History of the First Four Thousand Million Years of Life on Earth
- Key Info: 24 b/w illus
- Author: Fortey,Richard A
- Page Count: 399
- Publication Date: 1998-04-06
Life – An Unauthorised Biography
- A Natural History of the First Four Thousand Million Years of Life on Earth
- Key Info: 24 b/w illus
- Author: Fortey,Richard A
- Page Count: 399
- Publication Date: 1998-04-06
