The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History
"Gould himself is a rare and wonderful animal—a member of the endangered species known as the ruby-throated polymath. . . . [He] is a leading theorist on large-scale patterns in evolution . . . [and] one of the sharpest and most humane thinkers in the sciences." --David Quammen, New York Times...
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"Gould himself is a rare and wonderful animal—a member of the endangered species known as the ruby-throated polymath. . . . [He] is a leading theorist on large-scale patterns in evolution . . . [and] one of the sharpest and most humane thinkers in the sciences." --David Quammen, New York Times Book Review
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780393303759 (0393303756)
Publish date: January 17th 1987
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 450
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Essays,
History,
Science,
Popular Science,
Environment,
Nature,
Natural History,
Biology,
Science Nature,
Evolution
Series: Reflections in Natural History (#4)
I just don't have the background or training to be able to dive into most science books and get out of them all they offer, although my interest in the subject--whether physics or astronomy or natural history--is and has always been strong. I need books like this, where the science is sound but ser...
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