{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-planet-j-d-macdougall-9781620458037","title":"A Short History of Planet Earth: Mountains, Mammals, Fire, and Ice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A splendid introduction to geology and paleontology for the lay reader. To compress Earth's history into a single, lucidly written volume is a major achievement.\" -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Few people have both the knowledge and the writing ability to capture such a long and varied history in a compelling manner. In \u003cem\u003eA Short History of Planet Earth, \u003c\/em\u003e J.D. Macdougal demonstrates that he is one of the few.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis exhilarating survey of the four and half billion years of Earth's history charts both the geological and biological history of the planet. It moves from the origin of the earth's iron core to the formation of today's seven continents, and from the primordial building blocks of life to the evolution of the human form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. D. Macdougall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620458039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620458037\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trade Paper Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d","brand":"J. D. Macdougall","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43991728193791,"sku":"9781620458037","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f37f1ba2-029a-4922-a187-473dd0bb0b5b.jpg?v=1683311882","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-short-history-of-planet-j-d-macdougall-9781620458037","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}