A Brief History of Earth

audiobook (Unabridged) 4.5 Billion Years in One Sitting

By Dominic Haynes

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🌍 From stardust to cities—discover the epic story of our planet in one sitting.

Ever feel overwhelmed trying to understand Earth's 4.5-billion-year history? Or frustrated by dry textbooks that bury the wonder of our world in jargon?

A Brief History of Earth takes you on a fast-paced, awe-inspiring journey through time—distilling billions of years of planetary evolution, geological upheavals, and biological breakthroughs into one compelling volume. 🌋🌱 This book makes sense of it all, from the birth of the solar system and the molten chaos of the Hadean Eon, to the rise of dinosaurs, the evolution of humans, and the challenges we now face with climate change and sustainability.

📘 Inside, you'll uncover:

  • 🌌 How Earth formed, cooled, and gave rise to oceans, continents, and life
  • 🧬 The explosion of biodiversity during the Cambrian period
  • 🦖 The dramatic rise and fall of dinosaurs—and why they vanished
  • 🐒 The emergence of mammals and the evolutionary path to modern humans
  • 🌍 The forces that shape our world: volcanoes, earthquakes, glaciers, and tectonic drift
  • 🔄 How Earth's systems—biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere—interact
  • You don't need a geology degree to understand how we got here. Whether you're a curious learner, educator, or lifelong science enthusiast, this book gives you the big picture—clearly, concisely, and in a way that actually sticks.

    If you've ever wanted to understand Earth's past to better grasp our present—and our future—this is the book you've been waiting for.

    👉 Listen now and time travel across 4.5 billion years—without ever leaving your chair.

    *PDF copy included

    A Brief History of Earth