The tangled tree : a radical new history of life
(2018)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
591.38/QUAMMEN,D
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Simon & Schuster, [2018]
©2018
©2018
EDITION
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
DESCRIPTION
xvi, 461 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781476776620, 1476776628 :, 1476776628, 9781476776620
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Three surprises: an introduction -- Darwin's little sketch -- A separate form of life -- Mergers and acquisitions -- Big tree -- Infective reality -- Topiary -- E pluribus unum
"Nonpareil science writer David Quammen explains how recent discoveries in molecular biology can change our understanding of evolution and life's history, with powerful implications for human health and even our own human nature." -- Publisher annotation