Con los pies en la Tierra : La gran historia del mundo escrita desde la geología

From the first spark that ignited fire in prehistory to the fierce competition for rare earth elements that underpins today's technological society, geology has been behind every one of our greatest advances. Yet, it is barely mentioned in history books. In these pages, you will discover how fire forever changed the history of our species, how tons of stone traveled hundreds of kilometers to erect monuments like Stonehenge, and why an eruption froze entire cities like Pompeii in time. You will understand why sediments made the splendor of Egypt and Mesopotamia possible, how fossils fueled myths of monsters and gods, and how an earthquake devastated Lisbon in a matter of minutes. You will journey through cathedrals, mines, volcanoes, and even other planets to understand that, ultimately, every human advance has roots far deeper than they appear.