{"product_id":"remarkable-creatures-sean-b-carroll-9780547247786","title":"Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning biologist takes us on the dramatic expeditions that unearthed the history of life on our planet. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust 150 years ago, most of our world was an unexplored wilderness. Our sense of its age was vague and vastly off the mark, and much of the knowledge of our own species' history was a set of fantastic myths and fairy tales. In the tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Microbe Hunters \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Gods\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGraves\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eScholars\u003c\/i\u003e, Sean Carroll leads a rousing voyage that recounts the most important discoveries in two centuries of natural history: from Darwin's trip around the world to Charles Walcott's discovery of pre-Cambrian life in the Grand Canyon; from Louis and Mary Leakey's investigation of our deepest past in East Africa to the trailblazers in modern laboratories who have located a time clock in our DNA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sean B. Carroll\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0547247788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780547247786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Society of Midland Authors Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/03\/2010 pg. 20\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sean B. Carroll","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996775153919,"sku":"9780547247786","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ec5bb6ca-65ce-499b-a1bd-1a9e0df7f123.jpg?v=1683343616","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/remarkable-creatures-sean-b-carroll-9780547247786","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}