Written in Stone

Author:   Brian Switek
Publisher:   Icon Books
ISBN:  

9781848312623


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   21 June 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Brian Switek
Publisher:   Icon Books
Imprint:   Icon Books
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.359kg
ISBN:  

9781848312623


ISBN 10:   1848312628
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   21 June 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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`Well researched and beautifully written' -- BBC Focus `Magisterial ... part historical account, part scientific detective story. Switek's elegant prose and thoughtful scholarship will change the way you see life on our planet.' -- Neil Shubin, author of `Your Inner Fish' `A fine guide to the four-dimensional tapestry of life' -- Nature `Switek has produced in his first book prose and paleontological inspiration comparable to the work of the late Stephen Jay Gould ... Highly recommended.' -- Choice


Well researched and beautifully written -- BBC Focus Magisterial ... part historical account, part scientific detective story. Switek's elegant prose and thoughtful scholarship will change the way you see life on our planet. -- Neil Shubin, author of 'Your Inner Fish' A fine guide to the four-dimensional tapestry of life -- Nature Switek has produced in his first book prose and paleontological inspiration comparable to the work of the late Stephen Jay Gould ... Highly recommended. -- Choice


'Well researched and beautifully written' -- BBC Focus 'Magisterial ... part historical account, part scientific detective story. Switek's elegant prose and thoughtful scholarship will change the way you see life on our planet.' -- Neil Shubin, author of 'Your Inner Fish' 'A fine guide to the four-dimensional tapestry of life' -- Nature 'Switek has produced in his first book prose and paleontological inspiration comparable to the work of the late Stephen Jay Gould ... Highly recommended.' -- Choice


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BRIAN SWITEK writes a blog for Wired magazine which has been featured in the Guardian, Daily Mail, New Scientist, The New York Times and The Times ('Brilliant writing about palaeontology and evolution, with great daily photos'). He has been a guest on BBC Radio 4's Material World and written for The Times and the Guardian.

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