Origins

The Search for Our Prehistoric Past

De: Frank H. T. Rhodes

Narrado por: Derek Perkins

In Origins, Frank H. T. Rhodes explores the origin and evolution of living things, the changing environments in which they have developed, and the challenges we now face on an increasingly crowded and polluted planet. Rhodes argues that the future well-being of our burgeoning population depends in no small part on our understanding of life's past, its long and slow development, and its intricate interdependencies.

The book describes the nature of the search for prehistoric life, the significance of geologic time, the origin of life, the emergence and spread of flora and fauna, the evolution of primates, and the emergence of modern humans.

Origins is accessible enough for the layperson but also can be used as an entry-level text for students of evolution, paleontology, and geology.

Download the accompanying reference guide.©2016 Frank H.T. Rhodes (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

No nonsense science

If you are into relatively dry science, this might be for you. Anyone looking for a sense of wonder look elsewhere

Great listen!!!

narration was great!!! topics were fun to listen to...i think we as humans have done a pretty good job trying to figure out everything that has happened since the beginnning of time...great book!!! ill surely listen to it again...

Enjoyable

Lots of fascinating information packed into this book and really liked to use the accompanying PDF.

Very well narrated too. Highly recommend.

Truly Excellent!

Great detail in an understandable, absorbable presentation. Organized in manageable chunks with a very logical flow. Best book on the topic I’ve read!

Pretty Interesting Stuff

Especially mind blowing when you think about how long the earth has been spinning in space. Rich in detail.

A very well researched book

Origins is a well written, interesting listen. Frank H.T. Rhodes takes us on an eye opening tour through time. I would recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in where we as a species comes from.

Good

Its a bery good book to listen to not to bland and enough information to keep my internet.

Outstanding in every way.

This presentation of origins of life on our planet is beautifully organized. I was surprised by how much I was able to grasp about the coming and going of species over millions of years. The concept of cause and effect is more clear to me. Scientists along with their contributions were discussed throughout the text. The study of fossils is the book of our past.
I am so thrilled to see such progress in these sciences since my first anthropology class in 1972.
I recommend this book to anyone who is truth seeking, and finds discovery fascinating. I find comfort in being a part of it all . If only we as humans could minimize causes of climate change , and respect creatures and their habitats. Wendy Summers

Very captivating

Well written & narrated. Very interesting and very entertaining. Derek Perkins is a wonderful narrator, and the author has brought new life to this subject.

Good

Had fun listen to it. He made each chapter a story that gave the whole a charming coherence.