The Story of Earth & Life: A Southern African Perspective on a 4.6-Billion-Year Journey

by Terence McCarthy and Bruce Rubidge

'It is inordinately difficult for most people to relate past events described by earth scientists to the world we see around us today. Reason and logic are strained when they describe mountains that were once seas, or seas where there were once mountains. It is hoped that this book will go some way to alleviating this kind of difficulty.'-- from the Introduction Southern Africa is without equal in terms of geology, a treasure trove of valuable minerals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1770071482
• ISBN13: 9781770071483
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"