Bully for Brontosaurus Stephen Jay Gould

Name: Bully for Brontosaurus By Stephen Jay Gould
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Bully for Brontosaurus by Stephen Jay Gould

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From his bestseller Wonderful Life to his splendid essays on endlessly interesting variations of evolution, Gould has raised the art of scientific writing to new heights. "Whether his topic is typewriter design, the technical triumph of Voyager or Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak, Gould holds our attention".--Publishers Weekly. Photos and drawings.

Bully for Brontosaurus Summary

Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History by Stephen Jay Gould

"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

Bully for Brontosaurus 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." -- Kirkus Reviews
"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." -- Publishers Weekly
"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." -- David Fromkin - Washington Post Book World

About Stephen Jay Gould

Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) was the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Professor of Geology at Harvard University. He published over twenty books, received the National Book and National Book Critics Circle Awards, and a MacArthur Fellowship.

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Sku

GOR003086248

ISBN 13

9780393308570

ISBN 10

039330857X

Title

Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History by Stephen Jay Gould

Author

Stephen Jay Gould

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

WW Norton & Co

Year published

1992-06-15

Number of pages

544

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