{"product_id":"remarkable-creatures-epic-adventures-in-the-search-for-the-origins-of-species-paperback","title":"Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSean B. Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning biologist takes us on the dramatic expeditions that unearthed the history of life on our planet. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust 150 years ago, most of our world was an unexplored wilderness. Our sense of its age was vague and vastly off the mark, and much of the knowledge of our own species' history was a set of fantastic myths and fairy tales. In the tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Microbe Hunters \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Gods\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGraves\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eScholars\u003c\/i\u003e, Sean Carroll leads a rousing voyage that recounts the most important discoveries in two centuries of natural history: from Darwin's trip around the world to Charles Walcott's discovery of pre-Cambrian life in the Grand Canyon; from Louis and Mary Leakey's investigation of our deepest past in East Africa to the trailblazers in modern laboratories who have located a time clock in our DNA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSEAN B. CARROLL is professor of molecular biology and genetics and an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Making of the Fittest \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEndless\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eForms Most Beautiful: The New Science of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEvo Devo, \u003c\/i\u003ea finalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize and a best science book of the year in \u003ci\u003eDiscover \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Society of Midland Authors Award (2010)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978510762285,"sku":"9780547247786","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/RitZbVZwRy93aG5vWTdHOTRzcGFqQT09.webp?v=1775805557","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/remarkable-creatures-epic-adventures-in-the-search-for-the-origins-of-species-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}