The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History

The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History
Author: Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2010-11-29
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0393340856

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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


The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History
Language: en
Pages: 480
Authors: Stephen Jay Gould
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-11-29 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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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 larg
The Flamingo's Smile
Language: en
Pages: 476
Authors: Stephen Jay Gould
Categories: Biology
Type: BOOK - Published: 1987 - Publisher:

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Before Darwinism was generally accepted, the natural world was thought to be structured according to the chain of being. Evolutionary theories have revolutioniz
Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History
Language: en
Pages: 544
Authors: Stephen Jay Gould
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-11-29 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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"Provocative and delightfully discursive essays on natural history. . . . Gould is the Stan Musial of essay writing. He can work himself into a corkscrew of ide
Eight Little Piggies: Reflections in Natural History
Language: en
Pages: 480
Authors: Stephen Jay Gould
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-11-29 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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"There is no scientist today whose books I look forward to reading with greater anticipation of enjoyment and enlightenment than Stephen Jay Gould."—Martin Ga
Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes
Language: en
Pages: 413
Authors: Stephen Jay Gould
Categories: Evolution
Type: BOOK - Published: 1990 - Publisher:

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Lively and fascinating. . . . Gould] writes beautifully about science and the wonders of nature. Tracy Kidder