A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters

Earth was once a hostile and inhospitable place, roiling with volcanic eruptions and boiling seas. Somehow, in the midst of all this turmoil, life began. The earliest life forms were simple organisms able to survive only because they were able to adapt to change. While life on Earth has changed quite a bit since then, the ability to adapt remains as important as ever. In A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth, author Henry Gee pithily tells the story of how life has adapted to survive and thrive on Earth, drawing upon the latest of scientific understandings.

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