Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin
by Gould, Stephen J
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0517703947
- ISBN 13
- 9780517703946
- Seller
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Benalla, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
New York New York: Harmony Books, 1996. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 244 pages, index, bibliography, illustrated. There is an ownership signature on the front end paper and the pages are very lightly tanned, else as new " Full House presents the truth about progress, evolution and excellence, and a different way to look at the phenomenon of trends. We tend to see the world in terms of bad trends--why this nation going to pot vis-a`-vis increasing criminal behavior and loosening moral fiber--and good trends better ethnic in urban areas, better transportation. We have always interpreted trends as things or entities moving in a definite direction-up or down-but Gould identifies this mode of interpretation as a bias that needs correcting. The focus here is on the nature of excellence and the misperception that progress is inevitable. In Full House, Stephen Jay Gould examines how the misinterpretation of data and trends results in bad science and bad social policy." (publisher)
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- Bookseller
- Good Reading Second Hand Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021327
- Title
- Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin
- Author
- Gould, Stephen J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0517703947
- ISBN 13
- 9780517703946
- Publisher
- Harmony Books
- Place of Publication
- New York New York
- Date Published
- 1996
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Biology Evolution Life Sciences
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Good Reading Second Hand Books
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Benalla, Victoria
About Good Reading Second Hand Books
Good Reading operates from a house, which is all bookshop, and holds approximately 35,000 titles. It is open by appointment only.Benalla is a country town two and a half hours north of Melbourne on both the Hume and the Midland Highway.
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