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An Unauthorised Biography : a Natural History of the First Four Thousand Million Years of Life on Earth
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Flamingo, 1998 - Evolution (Biology) - 398 pages

A magisterial exploration of the natural history of the first four thousand million years of life on and in the earth, by one of Britain’s most dazzling science writers.

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Review: Life: An Unauthorised Biography: A Natural History of the First Four Thousand Million Years of Life on Earth

User Review  - Jade - Goodreads

With Life: An Unauthorized Biography, British palaeontologist Richard Fortey attempts to pen down four billion years of life and evolution on earth for his readers in only 400 pages total. An ... Read full review

Review: Life: An Unauthorised Biography: A Natural History of the First Four Thousand Million Years of Life on Earth

User Review  - Charlotte - Goodreads

A great book, it is a fab book. In my personal opinion better written than the similar book written by Richard Dawkins. Much easier to read, at times I struggled to put this book down. I would suggest ... Read full review

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About the author (1998)

Richard Fortey is a senior palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum. He is the author of several books including The Hidden Landscape, which won the Natural World Book of the Year in 1993.

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