260 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 19 cm
Note
Originally published: New York: Custom House, 2021.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-250) and index.
Summary
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.