Evolution(1st Edition)
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Stephen Baxter
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ISBN: 0345457838, 978-0345457837
Book publisher: Del Rey
Book Price $0 : â??Magisterial And Uplifting . . . A Brilliant, Grandscale Sampling Of Sixty-five Million Years Of Human Evolution . . . It Shows The Sweep And Grandeur Of Life In Its Unrelenting Course.â? â??The Denver PostStretching From The Distant Past Into The Remote Future, From Primordial Earth To The Stars, Evolution Is A Soaring Symphony Of Struggle, Extinction, And Survival; A Dazzling Epic That Combines A Dozen Scientific Disciplines And A Cast Of Unforgettable Characters To Convey The Grand Drama Of Evolution In All Its Awesome Majesty And Rigorous Beauty. Sixty-five Million Years Ago, When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth, There Lived A Small Mammal, A Proto-primate Of The Species Purgatorius. From This Humble Beginning, Baxter Traces The Human Lineage Forward Through Time. The Adventure That Unfolds Is A Gripping Odyssey Governed By Chance And Competition, A Perilous Journey To An Uncertain Destination Along A Route Beset By Sudden And Catastrophic Upheavals. It Is A Route That Ends, For Most Species, In Stagnation Or Extinction. Why Should Humanity Escape This Fate?Praise For Evolutionâ??Spectacular.â?â??The New York Times Book Reviewâ??Strong Imagination, A Capacity For Awe, And The Ability To Think Rigorously About Vast And Final Things Abound In The Work Of Stephen Baxter. . . . [Evolution] Leaves The Reader With A Haunting Portrayal Of The Distant Future.â?â??Times Literary Supplement â??A Breath Of Fresh Air . . . The Miracle Of Evolution Is That It Makes The Triumph Of Life, Which Is Its Story, Sound Like The Real Story.â?â??The Washington Post Book World
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