{"product_id":"evolution-9780345457837","title":"Evolution","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvolution\u003c\/strong\u003e by Baxter, Stephen. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780345457837.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Magisterial and uplifting . . . A brilliant, grandscale sampling of sixty-five million years of human evolution . . . It shows the sweep and grandeur of life in its unrelenting course.” —The Denver Post\n\nStretching from the distant past into the remote future, from primordial Earth to the stars, Evolution is a soaring symphony of struggle, extinction, and survival; a dazzling epic that combines a dozen scientific disciplines and a cast of unforgettable characters to convey the grand drama of evolution in all its awesome majesty and rigorous beauty. Sixty-five million years ago, when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, there lived a small mammal, a proto-primate of the species Purgatorius. From this humble beginning, Baxter traces the human lineage forward through time. The adventure that unfolds is a gripping odyssey governed by chance and competition, a perilous journey to an uncertain destination along a route beset by sudden and catastrophic upheavals. It is a route that ends, for most species, in stagnation or extinction. Why should humanity escape this fate?\n\nPraise for Evolution\n\n“Spectacular.”—The New York Times Book Review\n\n“Strong imagination, a capacity for awe, and the ability to think rigorously about vast and final things abound in the work of Stephen Baxter. . . . [Evolution] leaves the reader with a haunting portrayal of the distant future.”—Times Literary Supplement\n\n“A breath of fresh air . . . The miracle of Evolution is that it makes the triumph of life, which is its story, sound like the real story.”—The Washington Post Book World\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Del Rey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45255172718645,"sku":"ByrdShop_0345457838","price":25.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780345457837_d6ccacea-a9b4-4748-ad9e-93c6e0343ed8.jpg?v=1779923576","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/evolution-9780345457837","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}