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What on Earth Happened? : The Complete Story of the Planet, Life and People from the Big Bang to the Present Day

by Christopher Lloyd
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What on Earth Happened? : The Complete Story of the Planet, Life and People from the Big Bang to the Present Day - Thryft
What on Earth Happened? : The Complete Story of the Planet, Life and People from the Big Bang to the Present Day - Thryft

Epic journey from Big Bang to modern days.

If you're someone who marvels at how the minutiae of the cosmos can lead to paella in Spain or why dragonflies were once as big as seagulls, "What on Earth Happened?" is like a time machine strapped with fun facts and striking visuals. It's a book that connects cosmic dots across disciplines and time, giving you conversation starters for years to come. Whether you're a casual enthusiast or a fact-hungry aficionado, this book will enrich your knowledge of our planet's fascinating story.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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What on Earth Happened? : The Complete Story of the Planet, Life and People from the Big Bang to the Present Day

by Christopher Lloyd
$16.90 Now $11.90 Save 30% more
ISBN: 9781408834831
Authors: Christopher Lloyd
Publisher: Bloomsbury UK
Date of Publication: 2012-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Science, Nature
Related Topics: World History, Nature, Biology, Popular Science, Evolution, Environment
Goodreads rating: 4.14
(rated by 339 readers)

Description

A gorgeously illustrated and wholly comprehensive timeline of the earth's entire history that explains how everything is interconnected. As comprehensive as the subtitle suggests, What on Earth Happened is a primer for Planet Earth, a giant narrative leap across time and space, one seismic change at a time. Combining the history of earth science and the history of human civilization, What on Earth Happened covers how the earth was formed, how life began, the way the ecosystem works, how species evolved, the rise of man, migration, the development of tools, language, agriculture, art, transportation, architecture, cities, religion, government, global conflicts, and medicine. In short, it shows how everything—from the mountains and flowers and the birds and the bees to the Iraq war and the oil under the Arctic—is all wonderfully, complexly interconnected.Entertaining and accessible—and gorgeously illustrated with specially commissioned graphs, charts and maps—What on Earth Happened connects the dots of the past to tell a coherent, comprehensive, and compelling story about our very own third rock from the sun.
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Epic journey from Big Bang to modern days.

If you're someone who marvels at how the minutiae of the cosmos can lead to paella in Spain or why dragonflies were once as big as seagulls, "What on Earth Happened?" is like a time machine strapped with fun facts and striking visuals. It's a book that connects cosmic dots across disciplines and time, giving you conversation starters for years to come. Whether you're a casual enthusiast or a fact-hungry aficionado, this book will enrich your knowledge of our planet's fascinating story.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.