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Item Information       Summary     More Content     More by this author     Alvarez, Walter, 1940- author.     Subjects     Human beings -- History.     Human evolution -- History.     Cosmology -- History.     Geology -- History.     Natural history.     Civilization -- History.     History -- Philosophy.     Earth (Planet) -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Alvarez, Walter, 1940- author.       by title:      A most improbable jo...         MARC Display

A most improbable journey [electronic resource] : a big history of our planet and ourselves / Walter Alvarez. by Alvarez, Walter, 1940- author. New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017] Subjects Human beings -- History.   Human evolution -- History.   Cosmology -- History.   Geology -- History.   Natural history.   Civilization -- History.   History -- Philosophy.   Earth (Planet) -- History. Electronic Resource http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=50&titleID=2674385 This title is available online; click here to access Electronic Resource http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=00fd057e-4e39-4c68-b30f-7456f96aadd4&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Electronic Resource http://images.contentreserve.com/ImageType-100/0044-1/{00FD057E-4E39-4C68-B30F-7456F96AADD4}Img100.jpg ISBN:  9780393292701 (electronic bk.) 0393292703 (electronic bk.) 9780393292695 039329269X Description:  1 online resource (246 pages) : maps, illustrations. Edition:  First edition. Contents:  Prologue -- Big history, the Earth, and the human situation -- [1] Cosmos -- From the Big Bang to Planet Earth -- [2] Earth -- Gifts from the Earth -- A planet with continents and oceans -- A tale of two mountain ranges -- Remembering ancient rivers -- [3] Life -- Your personal record of life history -- [3] Humanity -- The great journey -- Being human -- Epilogue -- What was the chance of all this happening? -- Appendix 1: Further resources -- Appendix 2: Figure sources. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Famed geologist Walter Alvarez expands our view of human history by revealing the cosmic, geologic, and evolutionary forces that have shaped us. Big History, the field that studies the entire known past of our universe to give context to human existence, has so far been the domain of historians. In The Little Book of Big History, geologist Walter Alvarez--best known for his 'Impact Theory' explaining dinosaur extinction--makes a compelling case for a new, science-first approach to Big History. He brings a scientist's view to the human story, from the creation of our universe and our planet, the rise of life, the movement of our continents and its effect on human migration, to humanity's ascendance due to our mastery of Earth's natural resources. Alvarez's illuminating observations and stories will give readers a new appreciation of the events, from the Big Bang to the Bronze Age and beyond, that have led to the human situation. Through entertaining, bite-sized chapters, The Little Book of Big History will send readers out in a thousand different directions to learn more"--Provided by publisher.   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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