Main Title |
Here on earth : a natural history of the planet / |
Author |
Flannery, Tim F.
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Publisher |
Atlantic Monthly Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West, |
Year Published |
2010 |
OCLC Number |
669750173 |
ISBN |
080211976X (hc); 9780802119766 (hc) |
Subjects |
Historical geology ;
Life--Origin ;
Evolution (Biology) ;
Biosphere ;
Earth--History ;
Earth--Origin ;
Earth--History ;
Earth sciences--History ;
Evolution--History
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EOAM |
QE501.F53 2010 |
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Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO |
11/05/2012 |
ESAM |
QE501.F53 2011 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
05/04/2011 |
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Collation |
xviii, 316 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
"First published in 2010 in Australia by the Text Publishing Company, Melbourne"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-298) and index. |
Contents Notes |
pt. 1. Mother Nature or monster earth? -- Evolution's motive force -- Of genes, mnemes and destruction -- Evolution's legacy -- A fresh look at earth -- The commonwealth of virtue -- pt. 2. A turbulent youth -- Man the disrupter -- New worlds -- Biophilia -- pt. 3. Ever since agriculture -- Superorganisms -- Superorganismic glue -- Ascent of the ultimate superorganism -- pt. 4. Toxic climax? -- War against nature -- Gaia-killers -- The eleventh hour? -- Undoing the work of ages -- pt. 5. Our present state -- The stars of heaven -- Discounting the future -- Greed and the market -- Of war and inequality -- A new tool kit -- Governance -- Restoring the life-force -- pt. 6. An intelligent earth? -- What lies on the other side? An explorer and environmentalist offers a natural history of the Earth as well as a biography of the human species. |
Place Published |
New York |
PUB Date Free Form |
c2010 |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2011284319 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20121030145431 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
02534cam 2200481Ia 45020 |