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A Brief History of Earth

Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters

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A Brief History of Earth

By: Andrew H. Knoll
Narrated by: Tom Parks
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How well do you know the ground beneath your feet? A primer for every Earth resident, by Harvard’s acclaimed geologist.

“A sublime chronicle of our planet." (Booklist, starred review)

Odds 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.

The 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.

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©2021 Andrew H. Knoll (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers
Earth Sciences Ecology Geology History History & Philosophy Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Science Solar System Polar Region
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Comprehensive History • Well-organized Narrative • Informative Content • Easy Understanding • Compelling Storytelling
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Very easy to listen to, and quite fascinating! I probably took more information in about our Earth from this, more so than I ever did sitting in a classroom, ha! Recommended listen for those who dig history and science, I loved it!

Save our Planet!

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Very compelling well organized story of our earth and its evolution. Thank you Dr Knoll for a delightful informative read

Great!

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The author gave a very comprehendable short explanation of 4 + billion years of the Earth's history.

A very informative book

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Unfortunately, this book is based on facts without grasping the WHY how nature works. Troubled conclusions.

Great if you believe in Darwinism

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I was looking for a concise yet thorough summary of the biological and geological history of Earth. I can't imagine a better fitting book for this purpose.

Fascinating, educational, and even inspirational with the section at the end about climate change. Not necessary to have a scientific background, but if you remember a bit of high school chemistry and biology the book has so much to offer.

Fantastic book and production

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Knoll put this history of earth together in 8 chapters, that stand alone, and together give a wonderfully complete story of the planet and how we got here

Big picture stuff

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The content is intriguing and well written. The narration - not so much. The narrator accent was not pleasing and his voice overly sibilant. I know the producersssss of this audiobook have accesssss to sibilancssse filtersssss. The narrator's accent was a bit annoying especially talking about "syamples from the myantle reveal a dynyamic core."

Very interesting and great writing.

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I’m not an expert in geology, but I like the subject and already learned a few about this. For this reason, this book suited me very well. It is a beginner book, but departures from a a point where it assumes you paid attention on your science classes.

The author is very didactical and the book chronology helps the understanding. Good one, I’d recommend it.

A good one

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You cannot visualize anything the way it is written. The audio just becomes noise. Maybe it is the subject matter, but I think it is the writing.

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The book was written so that those of us without a strong science background would enjoy it and learn a lot. It provides an updated understanding of earth’s history based on discoveries and studies in recent decades. I found it fascinating and easy to read/listen to.

Fascinating and Easy to Read/Listen to

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