Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life

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Price
$30.00  $27.90
Publisher
Random House
Publish Date
Pages
304
Dimensions
6.1 X 9.2 X 1.3 inches | 1.2 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780593133972

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About the Author
Ferris Jabr is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine. He has also written for The New Yorker, Harper's, The Atlantic, National Geographic, and Scientific American. He is the recipient of a Whiting Foundation Creative Nonfiction Grant and fellowships from UC Berkeley and MIT. His work has been anthologized in several editions of Best American Science and Nature Writing. Ferris Jabr lives in Portland, Oregon, with his husband, Ryan, their dog, Jack, and more plants than they can count.
Reviews
"With the curiosity of a reporter, the mind of a scientist, and the lyricism of a poet, Jabr explores the extraordinary tapestry of life."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"A glorious paean to our living world."--Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of An Immense World

"A remarkable achievement."--Ben Goldfarb, award-winning author of Crossings

"Astonishing."--Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes

"Fascinating, thought-provoking . . ., inspiring."--Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction

"Quite simply, a work of genius."--Robert Moor, bestselling author of On Trails: An Exploration

"Mesmerizing . . . I found myself gasping at revelations on every page."--Sabrina Imbler, author of How Far the Light Reaches

"A candy store of mind-blowing facts and fascinating anecdotes."--Kate Marvel, climate scientist and author

"Wow. This wondrous book reveals our living planet for the miracle that it is."--Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words

"Gorgeously written and brimming with fascinating science and provocative ideas."--Dan Fagin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Toms River

"A compelling argument that Earth is a living planet."--James Kasting, professor of geosciences, Penn State University

"Beautiful and insightful."--Deborah Blum, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Poison Squad

"Thrilling . . . More than excellent science journalism--it evokes wonder."--Tyler Volk, Earth system scientist, New York University, and author of Gaia's Body

"A fresh and mesmerizing meditation on what it means to be alive."--Andrew Revkin, renowned environmental journalist and author

"A story so important and compelling that I am going to be recommending it for years."--Hank Green, New York Times bestselling author and science communicator