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The Richness of Life: The Essential Stephen Jay Gould
The Richness of Life The Essential Stephen Jay Gould Author:Stephen Jay Gould The most entertaining and enlightening writings by the beloved paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and celebrant of the wonder of life. — "Nature is so wondrously complex and varied that almost anything possible does happen....I rejoice in [its] multifariousness and leave the chimera of certainty to politicians and preachers."... more »151;from Ever Since Darwin
Upon his death in 2002, Stephen Jay Gould stood at the pinnacle among observers of the natural world, recognized by Congress as a "living legend." His prodigious legacysixteen best-selling and prize-winning books, dozens of scientific papers, an unbroken series of three hundred essays in Natural Historycombined to make Gould the most widely read science writer of our time. This indispensable collection of forty-eight pieces from his brilliant oeuvre includes selections from classics such as Ever Since Darwin and The Mismeasure of Man, plus articles and speeches never before published in book form.
This volume, the last that will bear his name, spotlights his elegance, depth, and sheer pleasure in our worlda true celebration of an extraordinary mind. 20 illustrations.« less
ISBN-13: 9780393064988 ISBN-10: 0393064980 Publication Date: 5/14/2007 Pages:672 Edition:1st American Ed Rating: