The Story of the World in 100 Species
(Sprache: Englisch)
The brand new, eye-catching paperback edition of What on Earth Evolved? - this is a radical look at the story of life on Earth, seen through the prism of the living things that have had the greatest impacts on the planet, other life and people
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The brand new, eye-catching paperback edition of What on Earth Evolved? - this is a radical look at the story of life on Earth, seen through the prism of the living things that have had the greatest impacts on the planet, other life and people
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In this epic book, Christopher Lloyd leads us on an extraordinary journey, from the birth of life to the present day, as he attempts to explain, in a jargon-free way, the phenomena that we call 'life on Earth'. Lloyd starts off on the early Earth, 'before man', when loose strands of genetic code swarmed over the planet, and moves on to explore the creatures that evolved in the murky deep and crept up on the shore to become pioneers of life on land. He then investigates the world 'after man' and how the co-evolution of humans and a range of other key species has transformed the planet over the last 12,000 years. In the process, he identifies the hundred most influential species that have ever lived, with candidates as diverse as slime, sea scorpions, dragonflies, potatoes, ants, tulips, sheep and grapes. Finally, the species are ranked into a table of influence to reveal those that have most changed life on Earth. This beautifully illustrated, wide-ranging book provides an entertaining and eye-opening insight into the story of our world, mankind's place in nature, and our pivotal relationship with the Earth itself: past, present and future.
Autoren-Porträt von Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Lloyd graduated from Peterhouse, Cambridge, in 1991 with two scholarships and a double first-class degree in History. He then became a graduate trainee journalist on The Sunday Times newspaper and was trained at the City University where he gained a diploma in newspaper journalism. In 1993, Lloyd was appointed The Sunday Times Innovation Editor and won the 1994 Texaco award for Science Journalist of the Year. In 1997 Lloyd co-founded LineOne, a joint venture Internet Service business owned by BT and News International and later became a director of News Internationals' Internet activities. He qualified in direct marketing with a Cert DM from the Institute of Direct Marketing. In January 2001 Lloyd was recruited to become chief executive of Immersive Education, an education software publishing company based in Oxford. In 2006 he left Immersive Education to spend time travelling across Europe with his wife and two children, both of whom were home-educated. The time spent on the road travelling around Europe inspired him to come up with the concept for What on Earth Happened?
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Christopher Lloyd
- 2016, 416 Seiten, mit farbigen Abbildungen, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Trade
- ISBN-10: 1408876388
- ISBN-13: 9781408876381
Sprache:
Englisch
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