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Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History

Stephen Jay Gould
Bully for Brontosaurus Reflections in Natural History Book PDF

Author : Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780393340822

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"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

Stephen Jay Gould
Bully for Brontosaurus Book PDF

Author : Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher : W. W. Norton
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Evolution
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132766705

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Bully for Brontosaurus by Stephen Jay Gould Pdf

Essays from the author's column This view of life, published in Natural history.

Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History

Stephen Jay Gould
Wonderful Life The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History Book PDF

Author : Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1990-09-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780393245202

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Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History by Stephen Jay Gould Pdf

"[An] extraordinary book. . . . Mr. Gould is an exceptional combination of scientist and science writer. . . . He is thus exceptionally well placed to tell these stories, and he tells them with fervor and intelligence."—James Gleick, New York Times Book Review High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived—a forgotten corner of evolution preserved in awesome detail. In this book Stephen Jay Gould explores what the Burgess Shale tells us about evolution and the nature of history.

Eight Little Piggies: Reflections in Natural History

Stephen Jay Gould
Eight Little Piggies Reflections in Natural History Book PDF

Author : Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780393340846

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Eight Little Piggies: Reflections in Natural History by Stephen Jay Gould Pdf

"There is no scientist today whose books I look forward to reading with greater anticipation of enjoyment and enlightenment than Stephen Jay Gould."—Martin Gardner Among scientists who write, no one illuminates as well as Stephen Jay Gould doesthe wonderful workings of the natural world. Now in a new volume of collected essays—his sixth since Ever Since Darwin—Gould speaks of the importance of unbroken connections within our own lives and to our ancestralgenerations. Along with way, he opens to us the mysteries of fish tails, frog calls, and other matters, and shows once and for all why we must take notice when a seemingly insignificant creature is threatened, like the land snail Partula from Moorea, whose extinction he movingly relates.

I Have Landed

Stephen Jay Gould
I Have Landed Book PDF

Author : Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780674061620

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I Have Landed by Stephen Jay Gould Pdf

Gould’s final essay collection is based on his remarkable series for Natural History magazine—exactly 300 consecutive essays, with never a month missed, published from 1974 to 2001. Both an intellectually thrilling journey into the nature of scientific discovery and the most personal book he ever published.

Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes

Stephen Jay Gould
Hen s Teeth and Horse s Toes Book PDF

Author : Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Evolution
ISBN : 0140134816

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Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes by Stephen Jay Gould Pdf

Lively and fascinating. . . . Gould] writes beautifully about science and the wonders of nature. Tracy Kidder

The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History

Stephen Jay Gould
The Flamingo s Smile Reflections in Natural History Book PDF

Author : Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780393340853

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The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History by Stephen Jay Gould Pdf

"Gould himself is a rare and wonderful animal—a member of the endangered species known as the ruby-throated polymath. . . . [He] is a leading theorist on large-scale patterns in evolution . . . [and] one of the sharpest and most humane thinkers in the sciences." --David Quammen, New York Times Book Review

Lulu and the Brontosaurus

Judith Viorst
Lulu and the Brontosaurus Book PDF

Author : Judith Viorst
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781416999621

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Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst Pdf

Lulu's parents refuse to give in when she demands a brontosaurus for her birthday and so she sets out to find her own, but while the brontosaurus she finally meets approves of pets, he does not intend to be Lulu's.

Time’s Arrow, Time’s Cycle

Stephen Jay Gould
Time s Arrow Time s Cycle Book PDF

Author : Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Science
ISBN : 0674891996

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Time’s Arrow, Time’s Cycle by Stephen Jay Gould Pdf

Examines scientific theories pertaining to the measurement of earth's history.

Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms

Stephen Jay Gould
Leonardo s Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms Book PDF

Author : Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780674061637

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Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms by Stephen Jay Gould Pdf

With his customary brilliance, Gould examines the puzzles and paradoxes great and small that build nature’s and humanity’s diversity and order.

Darwin's Dangerous Idea

Daniel C. Dennett
Darwin s Dangerous Idea Book PDF

Author : Daniel C. Dennett
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781439126295

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Darwin's Dangerous Idea by Daniel C. Dennett Pdf

In a book that is both groundbreaking and accessible, Daniel C. Dennett, whom Chet Raymo of The Boston Globe calls "one of the most provocative thinkers on the planet," focuses his unerringly logical mind on the theory of natural selection, showing how Darwin's great idea transforms and illuminates our traditional view of humanity's place in the universe. Dennett vividly describes the theory itself and then extends Darwin's vision with impeccable arguments to their often surprising conclusions, challenging the views of some of the most famous scientists of our day.

Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History

Stephen Jay Gould
Ever Since Darwin Reflections in Natural History Book PDF

Author : Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1992-07-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780393340419

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Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History by Stephen Jay Gould Pdf

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.

Beverly Hills Brontosaurus

Scott Ciencin
Beverly Hills Brontosaurus Book PDF

Author : Scott Ciencin
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0375805958

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Beverly Hills Brontosaurus by Scott Ciencin Pdf

Bertram Phillips's M.I.N.D. Machine throws him back to southern California's Jurassic period, and this time it also throws real dinosaurs forward into the halls of Wetherford Junior High! Bertram's only chance of setting things right again is to accept the help of J.D. "Judgment Day" Harms, the biggest bully in the eighth grade and the second-smartest student after Bertram. But J.D.'s own plans aren't pretty, and they may change the future forever.

Full House

Stephen Jay Gould
Full House Book PDF

Author : Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780674061613

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Full House by Stephen Jay Gould Pdf

Gould shows why a more accurate way of understanding our world is to look at a given subject within its own context, to see it as a part of a spectrum of variation and then to reconceptualize trends as expansion or contraction of this “full house” of variation, and not as the progress or degeneration of an average value, or single thing.

Dinosaur in a Haystack

Stephen Jay Gould
Dinosaur in a Haystack Book PDF

Author : Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780674063426

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Dinosaur in a Haystack by Stephen Jay Gould Pdf

From fads to fungus, baseball to beeswax, Gould always circles back to the great themes of time, change, and history, carrying readers home to the centering theme of evolution.