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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dale E. GreenwaltPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press ISBN: 9780691221168ISBN 10: 0691221162 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 28 January 2025 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews"""Winner of the PROSE Award in Earth Science, Association of American Publishers"" ""[A] vivid, gripping book. . . . Dale Greenwalt . . . has written a riveting account of a field achieving revolutionary insights.""---Simon Ings, New Scientist ""[An] eye-opening guide to this new world of understanding, one that encompasses chemistry along with biology.""---David P. Barash, Wall Street Journal ""An accessible book on ancient life that focuses as much on chemistry as on biology.""---Wade Lee-Smith, Library Journal ""[Fascinating] . . . an unabashedly excited report from the front lines""---Steve Donoghue, Open Letters Review ""The book provides a fascinating journey through the very latest in research into the origins of life on Earth. . . . No one should be intimidated by this highly readable work.""---David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds ""If you think you cannot stomach yet another popular book on palaeontology, think again. Remnants of Ancient Life is as fascinating as the inviting cover and subtitle suggest, managing to put a completely fresh gloss on the topic of palaeontology.""---Leon Vlieger, Inquisitive Biologist ""Greenwalt's book has few, if any, rivals and is thoroughly recommended as an accessible introduction to the rapidly emerging science of ancient biomolecules.""---Paul D. Taylor, Quarterly Review of Biology" """Winner of the PROSE Award in Earth Science, Association of American Publishers"" ""[A] vivid, gripping book. . . . Dale Greenwalt . . . has written a riveting account of a field achieving revolutionary insights.""---Simon Ings, New Scientist ""[An] eye-opening guide to this new world of understanding, one that encompasses chemistry along with biology.""---David P. Barash, Wall Street Journal ""An accessible book on ancient life that focuses as much on chemistry as on biology.""---Wade Lee-Smith, Library Journal ""[Fascinating] . . . an unabashedly excited report from the front lines""---Steve Donoghue, Open Letters Review ""The book provides a fascinating journey through the very latest in research into the origins of life on Earth. . . . No one should be intimidated by this highly readable work.""---David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds ""If you think you cannot stomach yet another popular book on palaeontology, think again. Remnants of Ancient Life is as fascinating as the inviting cover and subtitle suggest, managing to put a completely fresh gloss on the topic of palaeontology.""---Leon Vlieger, The Inquisitive Biologist ""Greenwalt's book has few, if any, rivals, and is thoroughly recommended as an accessible introduction to the rapidly emerging science of ancient biomolecules.""---Paul D. Taylor, The Quarterly Review of Biology" Author InformationDale E. Greenwalt is Resident Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, where he curates the Kishenehn Formation fossil insect collection. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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