Annals of the Former WorldModern · Science, Nonfiction, Geology
Annals of the Former World
1998 · 696 pages · Nonfiction
61
Modern
★ 4.37 on Goodreads · 4K ratings
≈ 17 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize (General Nonfiction) winner (1999). 4.37★ from 4K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
61Must-Read Score
- Critics56 out of 100 · counts 35%+23
- Readers67 out of 100 · counts 50%+38
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #19 of the 100 science and ideas books we rank
- #86 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #241 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- Pulitzer Prize (General Nonfiction) winner (1999)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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