Survivors by Richard Fortey
An awe-inspiring journey through the eons of time and across the globe, in search of visible traces of evolution in living creatures which have survived from earliest times and whose stories speak to us of seminal events in the history of life.‘Fortey is one of the world’s most acclaimed natural history writers’ Tim Flannery, New York Review of Books
‘A true delight: full of awe-inspiring details… the book blends travel, history, reportage and science to create an unforgettable picture of our ancient earth.’ Sunday Times
‘Dazzling….Richard Fortey is without peer amongst science writers.’ Bill Bryson
“a pleasure to read…erudite and engaging” TLS
Richard Fortey retired from his position as senior palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum in 2006. He is a well known TV presenter of nature series and the author of several bestselling books, including Fossils: A Key to the Past, The Hidden Landscape which won The Natural World Book of the Year in 1993, Life: An Unauthorised Biography, Trilobite!, The Earth: An Intimate History, Survivors and The Wood for the Trees. He has been elected to be President of the Geological Society of London for its bicentennial year of 2007, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007209866 |
| ISBN 10 | 000720986X |
| Title | Survivors |
| Author | Richard Fortey |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2011-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
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