A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth

“The best book available about the huge changes in our planet. Understandable and exciting. Who will enjoy reading this book? Everybody!”
—Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel

“Don’t miss this delightful, concise, sweeping masterpiece! Gee brilliantly condenses the history of life on earth into a charming, zippy and scientifically accurate yarn. I honestly couldn’t put this book down, and you won’t either.”
—Daniel E. Lieberman, professor, Harvard University and author of Exercised

“A scintillating, fast-paced waltz through four billion years of evolution, from one of our leading science writers.”
—Steve Brusatte, paleontologist, bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs