--- product_id: 344733801 title: "The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet" price: "€ 56.08" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/344733801-the-story-of-earth-the-first-4-5-billion-years store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # 4.5 billion years of Earth history Bestselling, highly readable science narrative Cutting-edge geology & astrobiology insights The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet **Price:** € 56.08 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🌟 Unlock Earth's 4.5 Billion-Year Story – Because Knowing Our Planet Is the Ultimate Power Move ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet - **How much does it cost?** € 56.08 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/344733801-the-story-of-earth-the-first-4-5-billion-years) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Interdisciplinary Mastery:** Combines geology, astrobiology, and history for a fresh perspective. - • **Epic Earth Evolution Unveiled:** Explore Earth's transformation from stardust to a living planet in vivid detail. - • **Bestseller with Scientific Clarity:** Nationally acclaimed for making complex science effortlessly engaging. - • **Perfect for the Informed Millennial:** Ideal for professionals craving a deep yet accessible dive into planetary science. - • **FOMO-Worthy Cutting-Edge Discoveries:** Stay ahead with 21st-century breakthroughs reshaping our understanding of Earth. ## Overview ‘The Story of Earth’ by Robert M. Hazen is a bestselling, lucid exploration of Earth's 4.5 billion-year history, blending geology, astrobiology, and history. Praised for its clarity and cutting-edge insights, it reveals how Earth's living and nonliving spheres evolved together, making it a must-read for science enthusiasts and professionals seeking a fresh, comprehensive perspective on our planet’s dynamic past. ## Description Hailed by The New York Times for writing "with wonderful clarity about science . . . that effortlessly teaches as it zips along," nationally bestselling author Robert M. Hazen offers a radical new approach to Earth history in this intertwined tale of the planet's living and nonliving spheres. With an astrobiologist's imagination, a historian's perspective, and a naturalist's eye, Hazen calls upon twenty-first-century discoveries that have revolutionized geology and enabled scientists to envision Earth's many iterations in vivid detail--from the mile-high lava tides of its infancy to the early organisms responsible for more than two-thirds of the mineral varieties beneath our feet. Lucid, controversial, and on the cutting edge of its field, The Story of Earth is popular science of the highest order. "A sweeping rip-roaring yarn of immense scope, from the birth of the elements in the stars to meditations on the future habitability of our world." - Science "A fascinating story." -Bill McKibben Review: 地球とはなにか． - 『地球進化 46億年の物語』 ブルーバックス2014/5/21として翻訳が出版されている． 監修付きの訳本であるが，それほど専門的ではないので…．オリジナルの英語のペンギンブックス版には図が一つもない．訳は本屋で見たところ白黒だがイラスト付きである．それがいいのかどうかはわからない．というのは，GoogleやYouTubeできれいな画像は簡単に確認できし，著者もそう指摘しているからである． 原文は非常に読みやすいので英語の試験などにはもってこいだろう．星が一つ少ないのは，この本で書かれていることはすでにNational Geographicなどで紹介されてしまっていて，いまとなっては新味に欠けるかなというところである．そして，とことん数値がなくいわゆるdescriptiveな説明である．化学式もほとんど登場しない．かなりspeculativeなところが多いので，もっと違う学説もあるはずである．最近では，ダーク・マターが絶滅に関係している，つまり地球内部で反応が活発になり火山活動が盛んになったというような仮説まである．ある意味確証のない仮説に近い言説が，そうでないものと混合されて述べられている． とはいえ，地球とは全球凍結もすれば温暖化もする，プラスのフィードバックのかかりやすいシステムなのだということ，最近の5億年は植物のCO2吸収とO2の放出による生物と地質との共進化のシステムだということ，つまらない10億年といわれた世代も，実際は地質の絶え間ない変動があった興味深い10億年だったということも慧眼の研究者によって明らかにされてきたということ，これらが印象に残った．5億年以前にも生物はいたのだからもっと別のstoryもありうるのではないかとも思う．ともかく化石がないわけだからわからないはずだ．ということは，タイトルとしては，A Storyなのではないかとも思いたくなる． Review: Amazing - One of the best books I’ve read in a long time ## Features - Penguin Books ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #191,318 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #92 in Geology #991 in Astronomy & Space Science #1,105 in Physics | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 476 Reviews | ## Images ![The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71ZqR2nnLaL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 地球とはなにか． *by M***S on 1 March 2015* 『地球進化 46億年の物語』 ブルーバックス2014/5/21として翻訳が出版されている． 監修付きの訳本であるが，それほど専門的ではないので…．オリジナルの英語のペンギンブックス版には図が一つもない．訳は本屋で見たところ白黒だがイラスト付きである．それがいいのかどうかはわからない．というのは，GoogleやYouTubeできれいな画像は簡単に確認できし，著者もそう指摘しているからである． 原文は非常に読みやすいので英語の試験などにはもってこいだろう．星が一つ少ないのは，この本で書かれていることはすでにNational Geographicなどで紹介されてしまっていて，いまとなっては新味に欠けるかなというところである．そして，とことん数値がなくいわゆるdescriptiveな説明である．化学式もほとんど登場しない．かなりspeculativeなところが多いので，もっと違う学説もあるはずである．最近では，ダーク・マターが絶滅に関係している，つまり地球内部で反応が活発になり火山活動が盛んになったというような仮説まである．ある意味確証のない仮説に近い言説が，そうでないものと混合されて述べられている． とはいえ，地球とは全球凍結もすれば温暖化もする，プラスのフィードバックのかかりやすいシステムなのだということ，最近の5億年は植物のCO2吸収とO2の放出による生物と地質との共進化のシステムだということ，つまらない10億年といわれた世代も，実際は地質の絶え間ない変動があった興味深い10億年だったということも慧眼の研究者によって明らかにされてきたということ，これらが印象に残った．5億年以前にも生物はいたのだからもっと別のstoryもありうるのではないかとも思う．ともかく化石がないわけだからわからないはずだ．ということは，タイトルとしては，A Storyなのではないかとも思いたくなる． ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing *by P***O on 13 March 2026* One of the best books I’ve read in a long time ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book rocks! *by S***4 on 11 September 2012* I could not help myself with the title of my review. This book is actually mostly about rocks. But if you want to write about the history of our planet it will be a history about geology and much less about biology. Professor Hazen has tried to compress 4.5 billion years of history into a book of 300 pages. He has succeeded very well. He has written about our planet going through several stages of development and he manages to explain and link them together so you experience a 4.5 billion fast trip through history. Finding a similar book will not be easy since most books about pre-human history tends to focus on dinosaurs or other biological life in our past. Professor Hazen writes in an easy and clear way. He is interlinking the story with personal memories that helps creating a book that is not some dry academic textbook but instead a book that anyone with an interest in our past could pick up and enjoy. These are no illustrations in the book. It would have helped to have a few so that instead of explaining in text about continental drift you could just show us but in a typical modern way we are instead proposed to check out a Webb-site where we can see this in an animated way. Still if you read in bed those Webb-sites are probably not instantly available. The Book ends with his discussion about our future. It is mostly a very bleak one. I wish he could have been more optimistic but I am afraid he is right. This is a book well worth reading. I recommend it warmly. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet - The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions - A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/344733801-the-story-of-earth-the-first-4-5-billion-years](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/344733801-the-story-of-earth-the-first-4-5-billion-years) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-07-09*