Full name: Wonders of Life: Exploring the Most Extraordinary Phenomenon in the Universe

Authors: Brian Cox, Andrew Cohen Year: 2013 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Science, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads LibraryThing Amazon ISBNs: 9780062241788 9780062238832 0062241788 0062238833

In Wonders of Life: Exploring the Most Extraordinary Force in the Universe, the definitive companion to the Discovery Science Channel series, Professor Brian Cox takes us on an incredible journey to discover the most complex, diverse, and unique force in the universe: life itself. Through his voyage of discovery, international bestselling author Brian Cox explains how the astonishing inventiveness of nature came about and uncovers the milestones in the epic journey from the origin of life to our own lives, with beautiful full-color illustrations throughout. From spectacular fountains of superheated water at the bottom of the Atlantic to the deepest rainforest, Cox seeks out the places where the biggest questions about life may be answered: What is life? Why do we need water? Why does life end? Physicist and professor Brian Cox uncovers the secrets of life in the most unexpected locations and in the most stunning detail in this beautiful full-color volume. This book is part of the "Wonders of Brian Cox" series. Here are some other books from this series: "Human Universe" First published in 2014 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Wonders of the Solar System" First published in 2010 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Wonders of the Universe" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: Similar books: Human Universe by Brian Cox Wonders of the Universe by Brian Cox Life on the Edge by Johnjoe McFadden The Beauty of the Beastly by Natalie Angier Microcosm by Carl Zimmer A Planet of Viruses by Carl Zimmer The Tangled Tree by David Quammen Horseshoe Crabs and Velvet Worms by Richard Fortey The Richness of Life by Stephen Jay Gould Evolution by James A. Shapiro Power, Sex, Suicide by Nick Lane The Medusa and the Snail by Lewis Thomas The Lives of a Cell by Lewis Thomas Genome by Matt Ridley The Fifth Miracle by Paul Davies Life's Ratchet by Peter M. Hoffmann A New Science of Life by Rupert Sheldrake Wonders of the Solar System by Brian Cox Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben