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Book Reviews of Life : A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth

Life : A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth
Life A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth
Author: Richard Fortey
ISBN-13: 9780375702617
ISBN-10: 037570261X
Publication Date: 9/7/1999
Pages: 400
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed Life : A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth on + 13 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Fascinating look at life from development of the first cells that formed hugh vats of algae. Fortey has a great sense of humor that keeps a potentially dry subject lively as well as informative.
reviewed Life : A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth on + 25 more book reviews
Mine has this ISBN but is paperback.
reviewed Life : A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth on + 160 more book reviews
Fortey gives readers a four billion year history of the evolution of life on earth. Very interesting!
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Interesting subject, but the author strays too far from science (e.g. biography and philosophy, probably to make it more "readable" to the layman), for me to complete it.