The Story of Life
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (666 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0198607865 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Generously illustrated with line drawings showing the fauna and flora of the Earth, both past and present, The Story of Life will enthrall anyone interested in nature and natural history.. The book follows the major geological periods--such as the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian--explaining how great planetary changes such as the movement of the continents, the rising and falling of sea level, and the periods of glaciation, affected the forms of life on Earth. He also examines such landmarks of evolution as the ap
Sir Richard Southwood FRS is former head of Imperial College and Oxford's Zoology Departments as well as ex-Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. He is co-author of Ecological Methods, which is widely considered the ecologist's bible.
"A never ending story, so far" according to W. Cheung. According to the author, this book derives from a course of lectures he gave to first year life science students at Oxford (Preface, pg. iv). Appropriately, it reads like something for high school students. But it actually asks a deep and challenging question: are we humans self-destructive or are we wise enough to avert the course of further damaging the milieu that we, and other life forms, dw. An interesting read Southwood's "The Story of Life" is a great, easy to read book on Earth's history and the evolution of life. Recommended to anyone interested in species evolution and evolution over large timescales.. Five Stars Perfect Condition
"Extremely few living scientists would be able to cover the entire history of life authoritatively, with wisely chosen examples and principles, presented in lucid prose, and all in fewer than 260 well-illustrated pages. Southwood is one of them, has done so, and I accordingly recommend this book."