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Evolution : The Story of Life
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Evolution : The Story of Life Hardcover - 2009 - 1st Edition

by Palmer, Douglas

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"Evolution" recreates the 3.5 billion-year story of life on Earth in stunning detail through vivid full-color illustrations and graphics, the latest scientific information, and hundreds of photographs--a beautifully detailed panorama of communities from microbes to humankind that have lived on the planet's continents and in its oceans.

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University of California Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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  • Title Evolution : The Story of Life
  • Author Palmer, Douglas
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 374
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of California Press, Berkeley
  • Date 2009-11
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GRP85856237
  • ISBN 9780520255111 / 0520255119
  • Weight 4.74 lbs (2.15 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.78 x 10.14 x 1.21 in (29.92 x 25.76 x 3.07 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Evolution (Biology)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 576.8

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From the rear cover

Palmer's scholarship is up to date and the text passages are highly appropriate. He has a sense for a good story and good science as well. This book is a prodigious effort, not least in the artwork, but also in the assembly of photos and illustrations, and of course the text.--Kevin Padian, University of California, Berkeley

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Citations

  • Booklist, 12/01/2009, Page 68
  • Choice, 04/01/2010, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reference Reviews-Adult, 09/01/2009, Page 11
  • Library Journal, 11/01/2009, Page 87

About the author

Douglas Palmer teaches at Cambridge University and is the author of many books, including Earth: The Definitive Visual Guide to our Planet, The Origins of Man: An Illustrated History of Human Evolution, and The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. His articles appear regularly in Science, BBC Wildlife, and New Scientist. Peter Barrett is a natural history illustrator, painter, graphic designer, and children's book author.

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