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A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
by Andrew H. Knoll
Definitely a meritorious book that explains the geological and biological evolution of the earth in a comprehensible way, and according to the latest state of science. Andrew H. Knoll is not just anyone, he’s professor at Harvard, specializing in evolutionary biology. You will notice that in this book: the first chapters, which mainly contain geological information, remain quite difficult to follow. The subsequent ones, ont the biological evolution, are clearly his thing. Knoll's main message is in the final part, with a comprehensive warning of the disasters that lie ahead if climate and biodiversity continue to evolve so negatively. Especially the observation that the current CO2 level in the atmosphere is the highest in millions of years (and it continues to rise), speaks volumes. So this is a book with a thesis, but a very plausible one (unfortunately). Also, I learned quite a few new things. See my History account on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5537905983.