Earth: An Intimate History by Richard Fortey

Earth: An Intimate History

Richard Fortey

448 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
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In Earth, the acclaimed author of Trilobite! and Life takes us on a grand tour of the earth’s physical past, showing how the history of plate tectonics is etched in the landscape around us. Beginning with Mt. Vesuvius, whose eruption in Roman time...

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Moods

informative 100%
adventurous 66%
reflective 66%
challenging 33%
funny 33%
inspiring 33%
relaxing 33%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 33%

Average rating

3.55

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