HERE ON EARTH by Tim Flannery ( 9780241950739 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

HERE ON EARTH
A TWIN BIOGRAPHY OF THE PLANET AND THE HUMAN RACE

By:

Tim Flannery

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0241950732

ISBN 13:

9780241950739

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Publisher:

PENGUIN BOOKS LTD

Pub. date:

1 February, 2012

Pages:

336

Description:

Discovers the source of life and how it has developed into the wonder around us today. From ant-colonies to zinc mining, this book takes us on a journey around the world and from the top of the food-chain to the very chemicals of which we are made, and explores how the fate of humanity is in our own hands.

Synopsis:

What is our place on Earth? Are humans destined to become a footnote in history, or will we become stronger and wiser, and conquer our environmental problems? In this extraordinary story of our planet and our place upon it, Here on Earth discovers the remarkable source of all life and how it has developed into the wonder around us today. From ant-colonies to zinc mining, Tim Flannery takes us on a journey around the world and from the top of the food-chain to the very chemicals of which we are made, and explores how the fate of humanity is in our own hands.

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