{"product_id":"rare-earth-9780387952895","title":"Rare Earth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat determines whether complex life will arise on a planet, or even any life at all?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...likely to cause a revolution in thinking...\"\u003cbr\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...[the book] has hit the world of astrobiologists like a killer asteroid...\"\u003cbr\u003eNewsday (New York) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...a sobering and valuable perspective...\"\u003cbr\u003eScience \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...a startling new hypothesis...\"\u003cbr\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...Peter Ward and Donald Brownlee offer a powerful argument...\"\u003cbr\u003eThe Economist\u003cbr\u003e\"...provocative, significant, and sweeping...\"\u003cbr\u003eNorthwest Science \u0026amp; Technology \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...a stellar example of clear writing...\"\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Scientist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents Preface to the Paperback Edition  Preface to the First Edition Introduction: The Astrobiology Revolution and the Rare Earth Hypothesis  Dead Zones of the Universe  Rare Earth Factors 1 Why Life Might Be Widespread in the Universe  2 Habitable Zones of the Universe  3 Building a Habitable Earth  4 Life’s First Appearance on Earth  5 How to Build Animals  6 Snowball Earth  7 The Enigma of the Cambrian Explosion  8 Mass Extinctions and the Rare Earth Hypothesis 9 The Surprising Importance of Plate Tectonics  10 The Moon, Jupiter, and Life on Earth  11 Testing the Rare Earth Hypotheses  12 Assessing the Odds  13 Messengers from the Stars References  Index","brand":"Springer-Verlag New York Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401973408087,"sku":"9780387952895","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780387952895.jpg?v=1730479010","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rare-earth-9780387952895","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}