{"product_id":"evolution-book-stephen-baxter-9780345457837","title":"Evolution","description":"\u003cb\u003eMagisterial and uplifting . . . A brilliant, grandscale sampling of sixty-five million years of human evolution . . . It shows the sweep and grandeur of life in its unrelenting course. --\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStretching from the distant past into the remote future, from primordial Earth to the stars, \u003ci\u003eEvolution\u003c\/i\u003e is a soaring symphony of struggle, extinction, and survival; a dazzling epic that combines a dozen scientific disciplines and a cast of unforgettable characters to convey the grand drama of evolution in all its awesome majesty and rigorous beauty. Sixty-five million years ago, when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, there lived a small mammal, a proto-primate of the species \u003ci\u003ePurgatorius\u003c\/i\u003e. From this humble beginning, Baxter traces the human lineage forward through time. The adventure that unfolds is a gripping odyssey governed by chance and competition, a perilous journey to an uncertain destination along a route beset by sudden and catastrophic upheavals. It is a route that ends, for most species, in stagnation or extinction. Why should humanity escape this fate? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eEvolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpectacular.\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStrong imagination, a capacity for awe, and the ability to think rigorously about vast and final things abound in the work of Stephen Baxter. . . .  \u003ci\u003eEvolution\u003c\/i\u003e] leaves the reader with a haunting portrayal of the distant future.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA breath of fresh air . . . The miracle of \u003ci\u003eEvolution\u003c\/i\u003e is that it makes the triumph of life, which is its story, sound like the real story.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49922197127441,"sku":"CIN0345457838G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50114055242001,"sku":"CIN0345457838A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50308857626897,"sku":"CIN0345457838VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51326088839441,"sku":"GOR003898777","price":9.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0345457838.jpg?v=1750877877","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/evolution-book-stephen-baxter-9780345457837","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}