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Taylor and Francis Ltd A Most Improbable Story 1st Edition 2022 Hardbound by Theroux, Steven J.
The first "Big History" written from the perspective of a biologistSummarizes multiple perspectives of historyDocuments the unique conditions for the emergence of lifeSpeculates on the future PrefaceIntroductionPerspective Matters, But Perspective Isn't Everything - EnvisioningHumankind's Place in the UniversePart I: The Making of a Habitable World1. In the Beginning - The Genesis of the Universe2. The Life and Death of a Star 3. The Milky Way - A Goldilocks Galaxy4. The Galactic Cradle 5. The Inimitable Earth Part II: The Emergence of Life From a Lifeless World6. Let There Be Life - The Rise of the Prokaryotes7. Evolution - The Generator of Life's Diversity8. The Birth of the Superkingdoms - Prokaryotes, Achaea, and Eukaryotes9. Partnering Up - The Journey from Single Cell Eukaryotes to Multicellular Animals10. The Blossoming of Terrestrial Life 11. The Emergence of Genus Homo - The Earth's First Humans Come Into Being12. The Genesis of Behaviorally Modern Homo sapiens - A Cognitively Advanced Human That Can Reflect Upon Its Existence13. Peering into Life's FutureEpilogue