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If you're someone who marvels at how the minutiae of the cosmos can lead to paella in Spain or why dragonflies were once as big as seagulls, "What on Earth Happened?" is like a time machine strapped with fun facts and striking visuals. It's a book that connects cosmic dots across disciplines and time, giving you conversation starters for years to come. Whether you're a casual enthusiast or a fact-hungry aficionado, this book will enrich your knowledge of our planet's fascinating story.

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A gorgeously illustrated and wholly comprehensive timeline of the earth's entire history that explains how everything is interconnected. As comprehensive as the subtitle suggests, What on Earth Happened is a primer for Planet Earth, a giant narrative leap across time and space, one seismic change at a time. Combining the history of earth science and the history of human civilization, What on Earth Happened covers how the earth was formed, how life began, the way the ecosystem works, how species evolved, the rise of man, migration, the development of tools, language, agriculture, art, transportation, architecture, cities, religion, government, global conflicts, and medicine. In short, it shows how everything—from the mountains and flowers and the birds and the bees to the Iraq war and the oil under the Arctic—is all wonderfully, complexly interconnected.Entertaining and accessible—and gorgeously illustrated with specially commissioned graphs, charts and maps—What on Earth Happened connects the dots of the past to tell a coherent, comprehensive, and compelling story about our very own third rock from the sun.

What on Earth Happened? : The Complete Story of the Planet, Life and People from the Big Bang to the Present Day

ISBN: 9781408834831
Publisher: Bloomsbury UK
Date of Publication: 2012-01-01
Format: Paperback
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If you're someone who marvels at how the minutiae of the cosmos can lead to paella in Spain or why dragonflies were once as big as seagulls, "What on Earth Happened?" is like a time machine strapped with fun facts and striking visuals. It's a book that connects cosmic dots across disciplines and time, giving you conversation starters for years to come. Whether you're a casual enthusiast or a fact-hungry aficionado, this book will enrich your knowledge of our planet's fascinating story.

Riley is your virtual thrift companion, and here to help you find your next favourite read. You can also find in-stock similar reads linked by topic and genre here!

A gorgeously illustrated and wholly comprehensive timeline of the earth's entire history that explains how everything is interconnected. As comprehensive as the subtitle suggests, What on Earth Happened is a primer for Planet Earth, a giant narrative leap across time and space, one seismic change at a time. Combining the history of earth science and the history of human civilization, What on Earth Happened covers how the earth was formed, how life began, the way the ecosystem works, how species evolved, the rise of man, migration, the development of tools, language, agriculture, art, transportation, architecture, cities, religion, government, global conflicts, and medicine. In short, it shows how everything—from the mountains and flowers and the birds and the bees to the Iraq war and the oil under the Arctic—is all wonderfully, complexly interconnected.Entertaining and accessible—and gorgeously illustrated with specially commissioned graphs, charts and maps—What on Earth Happened connects the dots of the past to tell a coherent, comprehensive, and compelling story about our very own third rock from the sun.