The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History write by Stephen Jay Gould. This book was released on 2010-11-29. The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Gould is a natural writer; he has something to say and the inclination and skill with which to say it." —P. B. Medawar, New York Review of Books With sales of well over one million copies in North America alone, the commercial success of Gould's books now matches their critical acclaim. The Panda's Thumb will introduce a new generation of readers to this unique writer, who has taken the art of the scientific essay to new heights. Were dinosaurs really dumber than lizards? Why, after all, are roughly the same number of men and women born into the world? What led the famous Dr. Down to his theory of mongolism, and its racist residue? What do the panda's magical "thumb" and the sea turtle's perilous migration tell us about imperfections that prove the evolutionary rule? The wonders and mysteries of evolutionary biology are elegantly explored in these and other essays by the celebrated natural history writer Stephen Jay Gould.
Pandas Thumb
Pandas Thumb - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pandas Thumb write by Stephen Jay Gould. This book was released on 1992-09-01. Pandas Thumb available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Gould is a natural writer; he has something to say and the inclination and skill with which to say it." —P. B. Medawar, New York Review of Books With sales of well over one million copies in North America alone, the commercial success of Gould's books now matches their critical acclaim. The Panda's Thumb will introduce a new generation of readers to this unique writer, who has taken the art of the scientific essay to new heights. Were dinosaurs really dumber than lizards? Why, after all, are roughly the same number of men and women born into the world? What led the famous Dr. Down to his theory of mongolism, and its racist residue? What do the panda's magical "thumb" and the sea turtle's perilous migration tell us about imperfections that prove the evolutionary rule? The wonders and mysteries of evolutionary biology are elegantly explored in these and other essays by the celebrated natural history writer Stephen Jay Gould.
The Panda's Thumb
The Panda's Thumb - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Panda's Thumb write by Steven James Gold. This book was released on 1983. The Panda's Thumb available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History
Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History write by Stephen Jay Gould. This book was released on 2010-11-29. Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "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
Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History
Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History write by Stephen Jay Gould. This book was released on 1992-07-17. Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. More than any other modern scientists, Stephen Jay Gould has opened up to millions the wonders of evolutionary biology. His genius as an essayist lies in his unmatched ability to use his knowledge of the world, including popular culture, to illuminate the realm of science. Ever Since Darwin, Stephen Jay Gould's first book, has sold more than a quarter of a million copies. Like all succeeding collections by this unique writer, it brings the art of the scientific essay to unparalleled heights.
