Life
by Fortey, Richard
The senior paleontologist at London's Natural History Museum presents a thought-provoking, engaging account of life on Earth from the Big Bang to the advent of humankind, based entirely on the evidence of fossils, stones, and other natural artifacts.
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Life ; An unauthorised Biography
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"Life: An Unauthorized Biography, A Natural History of the First Four Thousand Million Years of Life on Earth" by Richard Fortey. London: The Folio Society, 2008. First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins in 1997. pp. 379, Glossary, Bibliography, Index. numerous colour illus. Hardcover, green cloth with decorative front cover and gilt title on spine in an illustrated orange board… Read more about this item Item Price
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