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Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History

by Stephen Jay Gould

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ISBN13: 9780393308198
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With sales of well over one million copies in North America alone, the commercial success of Gould's books now matches their critical acclaim. Reissued in a larger format, with a handsome new cover, The Panda's Thumb will introduce a new generation of readers to this unique writer, who has taken the art of the scientific essay to new heights.

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"Gould is a natural writer; he has something to say and the inclination and skill with which to say it."--P. B. Medawar, New York Review of Books
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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.
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ISBN:
9780393308198
Author:
Gould, Stephen Jay
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Author:
Gould, Stephen Jay
Author:
Gould
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Evolution
Subject:
Natural history
Subject:
Natural selection
Subject:
Natural selection -- History.
Subject:
Life Sciences - Evolution
Subject:
Biology-Evolution
Copyright:
1980
Edition Description:
Bibliography: p. 324-330.
Publication Date:
19920831
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
8.3 x 5.5 x 1 in 0.6 lb
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