{"product_id":"the-oldest-rocks-on-earth-a-search-for-the-origins-of-our-world-9780231222235","title":"The Oldest Rocks on Earth: A Search for the Origins of Our World","description":"\u003cp\u003eEarth has existed for an immense period of time--an almost unimaginable 4.6 billion years. If we ventured far enough into the past, would we reach a time when our planet was fundamentally different? Did it always have landscapes like those we see today, sculpted by wind, rain, and the forces of plate tectonics? When did Earth turn into the distinctive \"blue planet\" where life could emerge and evolve? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeologist Simon Lamb shows that the key to answering these questions lies in ancient rocks from the days when the planet was young. His research in remote southern Africa looks at some of the oldest known rocks--some more than 3.5 billion years old--which have survived unfathomable spans of geological time. He takes readers on a journey of scientific discovery, walking--and sometimes diving--through landscapes from the time of the earliest documented forms of life. Lamb unearths a violent world of volcanic eruptions, natural disasters, and profound geological forces in the deep ocean, along ancient shorelines, and amid rising mountains. In so doing, he shows how geologists work and think, and how they read rocks and decipher what they tell us about the past. Finding the foundations of our world, \u003ci\u003eThe Oldest Rocks on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on why Earth is the only planet known to harbor life and what this might tell us about our future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Lamb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.06w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231222235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimon Lamb is adjunct professor of geophysics at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e Devil in the Mountain: A Search for the Origin of the Andes\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eEarth Story: The Forces That Have Shaped Our Planet\u003c\/i\u003e (1998). Lamb has been a consultant, producer, or director of a number of BBC science documentaries.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Simon Lamb \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47566706376861,"sku":"9780231222235","price":71.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_2398a9b8-a75c-4e87-ac76-42add8052560.jpg?v=1768315357","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-oldest-rocks-on-earth-a-search-for-the-origins-of-our-world-9780231222235","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}