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Bully for Brontosaurus
Reflections in Natural History
by Stephen Jay Gould
ISBN: 0393029611
ISBN-13: 9780393029611
Format: Hardcover
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"Provocative and delightfully discursive essays on natural history.... Mr. Gould is the Stan Musical of essay writing. He can work himself into a corkscrew of ideas and improbable allusions paragraph after paragraph and then, uncoiling, hit with such power that his fans know that they are experiencing the game of essay writing at its best." -- John Noble Wilford
-- New York Times Book Review
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Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc Published date: 1991 Edition: 1th edition Size: 6 x 8.75 inches Weight: 1.65 pounds Pages: 540
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The many fans who have come to expect a uniquely broad range of subject and elegant, discerning prose from Stephen Jay Gould will be delighted with this new collection, which the author considers by far his best. These essays record a sixty-year battle against creationism, the bicentennial of the French Revolution, the triumph of Voyager's fly-by of Neptune, and other wonders of the world. Drawings.
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1991. Stephen Jay Gould, who has seta new standard for the popular scientific essay over nearly two decades, presents his finest collection. Here are some of his thoughts, from the prologue to thius volume.. First Edition. Cloth. Nr. Fine/Nr. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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New York and London: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1991. Book is flawless and unread ! Dj has a vertical crease to the fornt flap. There is just awhisper of shelf wear to Dj corners.. First Edition, First Printing, So Stated. Hardback. Fine as New/VG++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Natural History. ( more information)
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