{"product_id":"earth-and-life-a-four-billion-year-conversation-9780691182230","title":"Earth and Life: A Four Billion Year Conversation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the world-renowned geobiologist and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, the epic story of a planetary conversation four billion years in the making\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow did the world as we know it--from the soil beneath our feet to the air we breathe and the life that surrounds us--come to be? Geologists have proposed one set of answers while biologists have proposed another. \u003ci\u003eEarth and Life\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to reveal why we need to listen to both voices--the physical and the biological--to understand how we and our planet became possible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this captivating book, Andrew Knoll traces how all life is sustained by Earth's geological and atmospheric dynamics, and how life itself shapes the physical environment. Taking readers on a thrilling journey across four billion years of Earth history, he shows how Earth and life interact to cycle the very elements of life from rocks, water, and air, and how these and related processes control our climate, regulate our atmosphere, and support the diversification of life-forms great and small. Along the way, Knoll explains how we can draw on this history as we navigate the challenges of the Anthropocene, and how it can aid our search for life elsewhere in the universe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending cutting-edge science with illuminating insights from a leading expert, \u003ci\u003eEarth and Life\u003c\/i\u003e explains how this ongoing interplay holds vital lessons for us today as humanity becomes an increasingly major voice in the conversation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew H. Knoll\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.70w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691182230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew H. Knoll\u003c\/b\u003e is the Fisher Research Professor of Natural History and Earth and Planetary Sciences, Emeritus, at Harvard University. His books include \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton). Recipient of the International Prize for Biology and the Crafoord Prize in Geosciences, he is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Andrew H. Knoll \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47809077248157,"sku":"9780691182230","price":47.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_0fcdaad8-605f-4370-be57-0506cf085c99.jpg?v=1775555916","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/earth-and-life-a-four-billion-year-conversation-9780691182230","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}