Life, An Unauthorised Biography: A Natural History of the First Four Thousand Million Years of Life on Earth

Fortey, Richard

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ISBN 10: 0002555603 ISBN 13: 9780002555609

Published by HarperCollins, 1997

Language: English

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Life, An Unauthorised Biography: A Natural History of the First Four Thousand Million Years of Life on Earth

Publisher

HarperCollins

Publication Date

1997

Language

English

ISBN 10

0002555603

ISBN 13

9780002555609

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Printing

1st Printing

Condition

Very Good

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Very Good

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270 grams

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Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth is a non-fiction book written by British paleontologist Richard A. Fortey. It was originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers, under the title Life: An Unauthorised Biography. Fortey used this book to explain how life has evolved over the last four billion years. It discusses evolution, biology, the origin of life, and paleontology. Under its various titles it has become a best-seller; according to WorldCat, it is in over a thousand public libraries in the United States alone.

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