{"product_id":"153728331_product","title":"Marianne Taylor - Story of Life in 101\/2 Chapters - Hardback","description":"New Store Stock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this Item\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe item is a book Hardback\u003cbr\u003eThe Author Name is Marianne Taylor\u003cbr\u003eThe Title is The Story of Life in 101\/2 Chapters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition New\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther Comments\u003cbr\u003eNew Store Stock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduct Description -\u003cbr\u003eAn exploration of the key aspects of life on Earth - now and in the future - through the study of 10 and a half species. If an alien visitor were to collect ten souvenir life forms to represent life on earth, which would they be? This is the thought-provoking premise of Marianne Taylor's The Story of Life in 101\/2 Chapters. Each life form explains a key aspect about life on Earth.\r\n\r\n From the sponge that seems to be a plant but is really an animal to the almost extinct soft-shelled turtle deemed extremely unique and therefore extremely precious, these examples reveal how life itself is arranged across time and space, and how humanity increasingly dominates that vision.   Taylor, a prolific science writer, considers the chemistry of a green plant and ponders the possibility of life beyond our world. She investigates the virus in an attempt to determine what a life form is  and wonders if the human - 'a distinct and very dominant species with an inevitably biased view of life' - could evolve in a new direction.\r\n\r\n She tells us that the giraffe was one species, but is now four  that the dusky seaside sparrow may be revived through 're-evolution', or cloning  explains the significance of Darwin's finch to evolution  and much more. The 'half' species is artificial intelligence. Itself an experiment to understand and model life, AI is central to our future - although from the alien visitor's standpoint, unlikely to inherit the earth in the long run.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBooks are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions.  The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGift Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a great gift idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHours of Service\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWe have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eLocation ID 245z\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eiHaveit SKU ID 174097753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Head of Zeus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title \/ unisex","offer_id":45518202306804,"sku":"174097753","price":17.17,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/ihaveitmarketplace.com\/products\/153728331_product","provider":"iHaveit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}