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Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History

Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History

by S J Gould (Author)

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    Illustrated 1992

    $15.94
Synopsis

"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

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 544
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 15 Jun 1992
ISBN 10: 039330857X
ISBN 13: 9780393308570
Book Overview: National Bestseller

Media 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
Author Bio
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.