{"product_id":"the-shortest-history-of-the-world-by-david-baker-9781760643614","title":"The Shortest History of the World","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fascinating journey through life, the universe and everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow did time begin? What conditions led to humans evolving on Earth? Will we survive the Anthropocene? And is it really true that we're all made from stars?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Shortest History of the World\u003c\/em\u003e follows the continuum of historical change in the cosmos—from the Big Bang, through the evolution of life, to human history. Combining knowledge from chemistry, biology, and physics with insights from the social sciences and humanities, \u003cem\u003eThe Shortest History of the World\u003c\/em\u003e takes a bird's eye view of 13.8 billion years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this compelling and revealing book, David Baker traces the rise of complexity in the cosmos, from the first atoms to the first life and then to humans and the things we have made. He shows us how simple clumps of hydrogen gas transformed into complex human societies. This approach—Big History—allows us to see beyond the chaos of human affairs to the overall trajectory. Finally, Baker looks at the dramatic and sudden changes we're making to our planet and its biosphere and how history hints at what might come next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'We have been the dominant species on this planet for the briefest flicker of our history, and until we understand that, we can't reckon meaningfully with the dramatic and sudden changes we're making to our planet and its biosphere.' - John Green\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART ONE - THE INANIMATE PHASE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Big Bang\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eStars, Galaxies and Complexity\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOrigin of the Earth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART TWO - THE ANIMATE PHASE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLife and Evolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eExplosions and Extinctions\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePrimate Evolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART THREE - THE CULTURAL PHASE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHuman Foragers\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Dawn of Agriculture\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAgrarian States\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Unification of the World\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Anthropocene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART FOUR - THE UNKNOWN PHASE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Near and Deep Future\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46343704150252,"sku":"9781760643614","price":32.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23823083482814.jpg?v=1744004601","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-shortest-history-of-the-world-by-david-baker-9781760643614","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}