Triumph and Tragedy in Mudsville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball

Triumph and Tragedy in Mudsville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball

by StephenJayGould (Author), David Halberstaum (Foreword)

Synopsis

Among Stephen Jay Gould's many gifts was his ability to write eloquently about baseball, his great passion. Through the years, the renowned palaeontologist published numerous essays on the sport which have now been collected in this volume.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 95
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd
Published: 15 Jan 2004

ISBN 10: 0224050427
ISBN 13: 9780224050425
Book Overview: Science meets sport in this vibrant collection of baseball essays but the late evolutionary biologist.

Author Bio
Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) was the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Professor of Geology at Harvard University and the curator for invertebrate palaeontology in the University's Museum of Comparative Zoology. He is the author of over twenty books, and received the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the MacArthur Fellowship. He died in May 2002.