Gould: Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History (W.W. Norton,1992)

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Country of Origin
United States
Subject
Science & Technology
Subjects
Mathematics & Sciences
Age Level
Adults
ISBN
9780393308570
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Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
039330857X
ISBN-13
9780393308570
eBay Product ID (ePID)
26038745906

Product Key Features

Book Title
Bully for Brontosaurus
Number of Pages
544 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1992
Topic
Essays
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Author
Stephen Jay Gould
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
18.7 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.6 in

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Reviews
Dozens of choice essays. . . . Teaching and its decline . . . and other signs of the decrepitude of the culture balanced by the cheer and zeal with which Gould extols advances in science. . . . Bully for Brontosaurus and bully for Gould too., May be Gould's finest to date. . . . Whether his topic is typewriter design, thetechnical triumph of Voyager or Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak, Gould holds our attention. His essays are illuminating, instructive, and fun to read., No living scientist who writes for the public has a better claim to the mantle of Thomas Huxley in range of interests and felicity of style. . . . Bully for Brontosaurus is the fifth and finest selection.
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
591.3/8
Synopsis
In this collection of essays, Gould exposes muddled thinking about matters biological, and makes the point that evolution is not a ladder but a bush ever dividing, branching and making twigs., "Provocative and delightfully discursive essays on natural history. . . . Gould is the Stan Musial of essay writing. He can work himself into a corkscrew of ideas and improbable allusions paragraph after paragraph and then, uncoiling, hit it with such power that his fans know they are experiencing the game of essay writing at its best."--John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review
LC Classification Number
QH45.5.G68 1992

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