Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life Audiobook

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• Gorgeously written and brimming with fascinating science and provocative ideas.

  — Dan Fagin, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Toms River

• A compelling argument that Earth is a living planet.

  — James Kasting, professor of geosciences, Penn State University

• Beautiful and insightful.

  — Deborah Blum, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Poison Squad

• Thrilling . . . More than excellent science journalism—it evokes wonder.

  — Tyler Volk, Earth system scientist, New York University, and author of Gaia’s Body

• ”A fresh and mesmerizing meditation on what it means to be alive.

  — Andrew Revkin, renowned environmental journalist and author

• ”A story so important and compelling that I am going to be recommending it for years.

  — Hank Green, New York Times bestselling author and science communicator

• With the curiosity of a reporter, the mind of a scientist, and the lyricism of a poet, Jabr explores the extraordinary tapestry of life.

  — Kirkus Reviews, starred review

• I fell into this book and when I emerged, it had deeply changed the way I see what is, by far, the best planet.

  — Hank Green, New York Times Best-Selling Author and Science Communicator

• Becoming Earth is an astonishing book . . . To read it is to be transformed by a new understanding of our place in what Jabr calls the 'collaborative and improvised performance' that sustains our marvelous home in the Universe.

  — Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity

• Becoming Earth is fascinating, thought-provoking, and, ultimately, inspiring.

  — Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction

• There are times, reading this paradigm-shifting book, when you will feel like you are peering right down into the very heart of our living planet. It is, quite simply, a work of genius.

  — Robert Moor, bestselling author of On Trails: An Exploration

• Gorgeously written and brimming with fascinating science and provocative ideas, Becoming Earth is a book about transformation that is itself transformative.

  — Dan Fagin, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Toms River

• We tend to take our rare jewel of a home planet for granted. In his startlingly beautiful and insightful book, Becoming Earth, Ferris Jabr shows us exactly why we shouldn't.

  — Deborah Blum, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Poison Squad

• This wondrous book reveals our living planet for the miracle that it is. By the end, you may even feel that 'miracle' is an understatement. The story of Earth is the story of a planet reworked, remade—and, to an astonishing degree, created—by life itself. Wow.

  — Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel

• Thrilling. Ferris Jabr reveals the fascinating and cutting edge science of life’s intricate connections with Earth’s chemistry, water cycle, rock record, soil, and air. The result is more than excellent science journalism—it evokes wonder.

  — Tyler Volk, Earth system scientist, New York University, author of Gaia's Body: Toward a Physiology of Earth

• Ferris Jabr presents a fresh and compelling argument that Earth is a living planet. A fascinating read that should help everyone appreciate the splendor of our natural environment.

  — James Kasting, Professor of Geosciences, Penn State University

• A glorious paean to our living world.

  — Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of An Immense World

• A remarkable achievement.

  — Ben Goldfarb, award-winning author of Crossings

• Astonishing.

  — Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes

• Fascinating, thought-provoking . . ., inspiring.

  — Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sixth Extinction

• Quite simply, a work of genius.

  — Robert Moor, bestselling author of On Trails: An Exploration

• Mesmerizing . . . I found myself gasping at revelations on every page.

  — Sabrina Imbler, author of How Far the Light Reaches

• A candy store of mind-blowing facts and fascinating anecdotes.

  — Kate Marvel, climate scientist and author

• Wow. This wondrous book reveals our living planet for the miracle that it is.“—Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words