Earth ClockEarth's history in one day This illustrated book covers the most interesting and high impact moments of our planet's geological history, while charting the evolution of life on Earth, from ancient single celled organisms to the species we know today, until modern humans appear at just four seconds to midnight.

Life there is dictated by the seasons and cider-making

work faster

and the more subtle social and cultural shifts that lie beneath

keen to understand it

The Normans made their influence felt across all of western Europe and the Mediterranean

Hornby brings to life the Austen family

predilections and

If anything

national emblems

without knowing why

and gradually becomes aware that he is some kind of genius

Which coastal cities are most vulnerable to rising sea levels