{"product_id":"strata-stories-from-deep-time","title":"Strata: Stories from Deep Time","description":"Finalist for the 2025 Los Angeles Times Book Prize\nFinalist for the 2026 PEN\/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award\nFinalist for the 2026 Maine Literary Award\n\nOne of NPR's \"Books We Love\" for 2025\nA Scientific American Staff Favorite for 2025\n\nA revelatory journey through four moments in Earth’s deep past, and their lessons for our future.\nThe epic stories of our planet’s 4.54-billion-year history are written in strata―ages-old remnants of ancient seafloors, desert dunes, and riverbeds striping landscapes around the world. In this brilliantly original debut work, science writer Laura Poppick decodes strata to lead us on a journey through four global transformations that made our lives on Earth possible: the first accumulations of oxygen in the atmosphere; the deep freezes of \"Snowball Earth\"; the rise of mud on land and accompanying proliferation of plants; and the dinosaurs’ reign on a hothouse planet\nPoppick introduces us to the researchers who have devoted their careers to understanding the events of deep time, including the world’s leading stegosaur scientist. She travels to sites as various as a Minnesotan iron mine that runs half a mile deep and a corner of the Australian Outback where glacial deposits date from the coldest times on Earth. Ultimately, she demonstrates that the planet’s oceans, continents, atmosphere, life, and ice have always conspired to bring stability to Earth, even if we are only just beginning to understand how these different facets interact.\nA work in the tradition of John McPhee, Strata allows us to observe how the planet has responded to past periods of environmental upheaval, and shows how Earth’s ancient narratives could hold lessons for our present and future. 5 black-and-white illustrations\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1324021608\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1324021608.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Poppick, Laura\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41924327768122,"sku":"DBV.1324021608.G","price":22.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1324021608-0.jpg?v=1794541577","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/strata-stories-from-deep-time","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}