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WITHIN these pages is one of the greatest stories ever told: the story of the way plants have shaped the history of our planet and how they will shape its future as the world’s climate changes more rapidly than ever before. It is as fascinating as it is important. Why then is it buried under a mountain of historical trivia? Was the author afraid the mention of fossil plants would put people off? If so, he was wrong. The plants are the stars of this story, the rest is a distraction. Skip the first few pages of each chapter to find the real gems.…