Packham, Chris
Summary: "A beautiful, full colour book to accompany the 5 part BBC TV series telling the most important story of all, the deep history of our own planet. With the trademark dramatic storytelling techniques of The Planets and The Universe, Andrew Cohen and Chris Packham narrate the biography of the Earth, revealing the most epic moments from its history, from the first seconds of its existence to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Collins 2023
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 500.9 PACSummary: The revealing documentary of Earth explores the planet's most epic moments. From the first raindrops that turned it into a water world to the arrival of its most incredible inhabitants, us. But humans take a back seat in this narrative. Instead, Earth is placed center stage. We see what happened to our world before we even crawled from the mud, including massive bombardments from space, extreme...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV EARHiggins, Mike
Summary: "100 vivid infographic maps reveal the astonishing wonders of the natural world"--
Format: cartographic
Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 912 HIGWickham, Chris
Summary: "The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire and the Reformation was a long and hugely transformative period--one not easily chronicled within the scope of a few hundred pages. Yet distinguished historian Chris Wickham has taken up the challenge in this landmark book, and he succeeds in producing the most riveting account of medieval Europe in a generation. Tracking the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2016