The River That Flows Uphill

The River That Flows Uphill, A Journey From the Big Bang to the Big Brain by William H Calvin. Published by Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, CA, 1986. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. Size 8vo. Condition: VG. Orig owners book stamp impressed inside front. Some text underlined with ink, some ''arrows'' drawn in the margins 1st 23 pages, balance excellent, as not read. ISBN 0871567199. LCCN 87-381. The Grand Canyon is the spectacular backdrop for this acclaimed work of popular science and natural history. An exciting 225-mile raft tour down the Colorado River becomes a journey of imagination that courses through time and weaves together investigations into the physical, natural, and social sciences to reveal evolutionary theory, human origins, and the genesis of human intelligence. Illustrated with drawings. 528 Pgs. Description text copyright 2005 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 8741.