吕博士推荐
图书详情
代理商:大苹果
页数:416
定价:20.00 英镑
上传日期:2016-2-23 0:00:00

THE STORY OF THE WORLD IN 100 SPECIES

Book ID/图书代码: 02000016B88356

English Summary/英文概要: In the retitled paperback edition of his book What on Earth Evolved?, Christopher Lloyd leads us on an extraordinary journey, from the birth of life to the present day, as he explains, in a jargon-free way, the phenomenon we call “life on Earth.” Lloyd starts with the Earth “before humans,” when loose strands of genetic code swarmed over the planet, and moves on to explore the creatures that evolved in the murky deep and crept up on the shore to become pioneers of life on land. He then investigates the world “after humans” and how the coevolution of humans and a range of other key species has transformed the planet over the last twelve thousand years. In the process, he identifies the hundred most influential species that have ever lived--with candidates as diverse as slime, sea scorpions, dragonflies, potatoes, ants, tulips, sheep, and grapes--and reveals those that have most changed life on Earth.

This beautifully illustrated, wide-ranging book provides entertaining and eye-opening insight into the story of our world, mankind’s place in nature, and our pivotal relationship with the Earth itself: past, present, and future.

Chinese Summary/中文概要: 克里斯托弗·劳埃德用平实的语言带领读者踏上一段不寻常的旅程,追溯从生命诞生之初到当下的历史,探索地球上生命的演化过程及其对人类社会的影响。

本书插图精美,内容丰富,涉及各种生物在自然界的地位、人类与地球的关系,甚至与之相关的世界史。本书第一部分回顾了40亿年前至12 000年前的演化机制,讲述了现代人类出现之前通过“自然选择”演化而来的最为成功的50种生物;第二部分则评估了从12000年前至今,人类社会中的新兴演化力量,描述了经过“人工选择”发展起来的最为成功的50种生物;作为总结,第三部分提供了一套简单但多角度的标准,评选出100种生物并根据其影响排名。(DB)

Awards/获奖情况:◎ 编辑推荐
☆ 百科全书式的科普作品
作者按照一套多角度的标准选出了100种生物,通过讲述它们的故事来展示出惊心动魄的地球生命史,包含了历史学、生物学、地质学、经济学等各种知识。本书开篇就讲述了病毒与人类的联系:如果没有病毒,或许就没有人类。在新冠大流行的背景下,我们或许该重新审视人类与病毒的关系。

☆ 全新视角的生命故事

这本书既可以看作一部从生物学角度撰写的世界史,也可以看成一部从人类历史进程的角度撰写的生物演化史。作者强调了一些微妙的因果关系,将世界的历史展示为一个复杂的相互作用网络。读者可以领略到我们熟知的那些生物对地球和人类文明产生的影响,以一种全新的视角来看待生命。

☆ 引发对人类命运的思考
人类存在的时间在地球历史上不过是一瞬,却占据了生物史上的重要地位,近12 000年中所有在地球上蓬勃发展的物种几乎都是由于其对人类“有用”。人类在造就全球繁荣的同时也带来了一些危机——环境问题、药物滥用、物种多样性减少等。如今的人们疲于应付这些危机,人类这个物种又将走向何方……

☆ 人人都能读懂的生物史话
本书条目简明,语言平实,插图生动,通俗易懂。以不同的主题构成14 章,以对每种生物的介绍构成一节,共100 节,配以400多幅精美插图,仿佛一百张精彩有趣的生物知识卡片,带给读者轻松愉快的阅读体验。

◎ 媒体推荐
劳埃德在他的热情和好奇心驱使下,向读者呈现了每一位“参赛者”的纷繁历史。本书充分满足了读者的阅读需求,使读者可以在赏心悦目的字里行间感受到生物多样性的魅力。——《出版者周刊》

从大爆炸到今天,关于这个星球雄心勃勃的历史。——《每日电讯报》

扣人心弦地重述有史以来最不平凡的故事。——《独立报》

"Lloyd shares the history of each of his entrants with casual enthusiasm and a sense of wonder, in articles that stand alone well for readers interested in browsing and which together give a sense of biodiversity as a source of joy." - Publishers Weekly

About the Author/作者介绍: 克里斯托弗·劳埃德,毕业于英国剑桥历史系,著名的历史学家、教育家、作家。曾在《泰晤士报》担任科学版记者,目前是英国WhatonEarth公司及基金会的CEO。

Christopher Lloyd studied history at Cambridge before becoming technology correspondent for the Sunday Times. In 1994 he won the Texaco award for the Science Journalist of the Year. After leaving journalism, he ran several Internet and educational publishing businesses. In 2006 he decided to homeschool his two daughters, and the inspiration to write his first book, What On Earth Happened?, published in 2008, came during a four-month tour of Europe with his family.

Format:插图

Rights Status/版权销售情况:Simplified Chinese/简体中文:AVAILABLE(到期可授)

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文:AVAILABLE

Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况:

原文第一章内容:暂无

手稿:暂无

大纲:暂无