BOOKS by Stephen Jay Gould

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1	Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould add to wishlist Centres on a sensational discovery in the field of palaeontology - the existence in the Burgess Shale of 530-million-year-old-fossils, unique in age, preservation and diversity. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £8.60! \| first editions
2	Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould add to wishlist This title shapes a unified and rational picture of nature, history, and life that is often at odds with what we intuitively 'know' to be true. The book asks the reader to reconceptualize their view of natural reality in a fundamental way. Just as a full house in poker expresses an excellence of all parts together, fortuitous in origin but shaped ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £6.80! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Mismeasure of Man more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould add to wishlist This text exposes the fatal flaws in intelligence testing and reaffirms the variety of human potential. Included are five new essays on questions of "The Bell Curve" in particular, and on race, racism and biological determinism in general. see all copies from £2.81! new only from £9.70! \| first editions
4	Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea more books like this by Carl Zimmer add to wishlist In accessible prose, Zimmer retells the story of evolution--how Darwin's theory anticipated the findings of modern science, how evolution has changed the contours of organic life, and what the future holds in store. Proceeding topically, Zimmer's summary deals with controversial issues that have appeared in the wake of Darwin's ORIGIN OF SPECIES. ... see all copies from £2.19! new only from £5.56! \| first editions
5	Time's Arrow, Time's Cycle: Myth and Metaphor in the Discovery of Geological Time more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould add to wishlist Rarely has a scholar attained such popular acclaim merely by doing what he does best and enjoys most. But such is Stephen Jay Gould's command of paleontology and evolutionary theory, and his gift for brilliant explication, that he has brought dust and dead bones to life, and developed an immense following for the seeming arcana of this field. In ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £15.07! \| first editions
6	The Structure of Evolutionary Theory more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould add to wishlist This volume describes the content and discusses the history and origins of the three core commitments of Darwinism, examines the three critiques that challenge this Darwinian edifice and proposes a system for integrating these commitments and critiques into a structure of evolutionary thought. see all copies from £15.15! new only from £31.64! \| first editions
7	The Hedgehog, the Fox and the Magister's Pox: Mending the Gap Between Science and the Humanities more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould add to wishlist In characteristic form, Gould weaves the ideas of some of Western society's greatest thinkers, from Bacon to Galileo to E.O. Wilson, with the uncelebrated ideas of lesser-known yet pivotal intellectuals. He uses the ideas of these men to undo an assumption born in the 17th century and continuing to this day, that science and the humanities stand ... see all copies from £4.94! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
8	Book of Life: An Illustrated History of the Evolution of Life on Earth more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould (Editor) add to wishlist Here is the story of life on Earth, a drama of survival and extinction, spanning over 600 million years. As the narrative unfolds, we discover changes on the planet's surface and in its atmosphere--the role of climate, land movements and plant life. This book brings science and what we know of life's history to all who wish to come closer to our ... see all copies from £7.43! new only from £14.83! \| first editions
9	An Urchin in the Storm: Essays about Books and Ideas more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould, David A Levine (Illustrator) add to wishlist Here, Gould revels in life's complexity, attacking as he always has the bitter fruits of biological determinism and praising reason. In doing so, he awakens all of us to the pretty pebbles of evolutionary fact and thought. Illustrated. see all copies from £4.95! new only from £5.23! \| first editions
10	Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes: Further Reflections in Natural History more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould add to wishlist "Lively and fascinating. . . . [Gould] writes beautifully about science and the wonders of nature."-Tracy Kidder see all copies from £5.20! new only from £10.37! \| first editions
11 view cover	Ontogeny and Phylogeny more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould add to wishlist In this, the first major book on the subject in fifty years, Stephen Jay Gould documents the history of the idea of recapitulation from its appearance among the pre-Socratics to its demise in the early twentieth century. see all copies from £5.62! new only from £15.42! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Richness of Life: The Essential Stephen Jay Gould more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould, Stephen Rose (Editor), Paul McGarr (Editor) add to wishlist This spotlight on an extraordinary mind collects the most entertaining and enlightening writings by the beloved paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and celebrant of the wonder of life. 20 illustrations. see all copies from £11.14! new only from £16.44! \| first editions
13 view cover	Dinosaur in a Haystack: Reflections in Natural History more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould add to wishlist In this new collection of essays, Gould talks about such things as the wisdom of Charles Darwin and Old Testament Psalms; the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park and the dynamic new theories about, and reconstructions of, these giant fossils; the thwarted human nature of Frankenstein's monster; and the moral imperatives that thinking people have to ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.19! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould add to wishlist "His fourth volume of imaginative, witty essays...equals Gould's prize-winning The Panda's Thumb and The Mismeasure of Man".--Publisher's Weekly. Photographs. see all copies from £1.50! new only from £7.37! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould add to wishlist The many fans who have come to expect a uniquely broad range of subject and elegant, discerning prose from Stephen Jay Gould will be delighted with this new collection, which the author considers by far his best. These essays record a sixty-year battle against creationism, the bicentennial of the French Revolution, the triumph of Voyager's fly-by ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £9.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould add to wishlist 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. ... see all copies from £4.06! new only from £6.72! \| first editions
17 view cover	Rocks of Ages: Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould add to wishlist Writing with characteristic bracing intelligence and clarity, Gould sheds new light on a dilemma that has plagued thinking people since the Renaissance. Instead of having to choose between science and religion, Gould asks why not opt for the golden resolution that accords dignity and distinction to both? In elaboration and exploring his thought ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.54! \| first editions
18 view cover	Eight Little Piggies: Reflections in Natural History more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould add to wishlist This collection of essays ranges from history to the latest theories in biology, from controversies over palaeontology to the origins of language. The title is a pun and as always with Gould, the joke has a point that illustrates the largest pattern of life's history. For millennia, the animals that populated the Earth had four toes on each foot, ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.22! \| first editions
19 view cover	Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Supersition, and Other Confusions of Our Time more books like this by Michael Shermer, Stephen Jay Gould (Foreword by) add to wishlist This work presents a down-to-earth and sometimes funny survey of a range of contemporary irrationalisms, and explains their empirical and logical flaws. It tackles a variety of topics including creationism, Holocaust denial, race and IQ, cults and alien abductions, and the author looks at the research behind the claims and discredits the ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £7.34! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Lying Stones of Marrakech: Penultimate Reflections in Natural History more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould add to wishlist In this collection of essays, Gould provides an accessible tour of developments in the science of natural history and surveys influential scientists' significant discoveries and less-publicized oversights. see all copies from £1.25! new only from £6.16! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould add to wishlist Among Stephen Jay Gould's many gifts was his ability to write eloquently about baseball, his great passion. Through the years, the renowned palaeontologist published numerous essays on the sport which have now been collected in this volume. see all copies from £1.69! new only from £5.73! \| first editions
22	Ever Since Darwin more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.81! \| first editions
23 view cover	Ever Since Darwin: Reflections on Natural History more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould add to wishlist Reissued in a larger format, this popular anthology offers an introduction to the wonders and depths of evolutionary biology. "A remarkable achievement by any measure . . . One is hard pressed to single out past writers who could wear the sobriquet of natural history essayist with such distinction".--Chicago Tribune. Illustrations. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £10.51!
24 view cover	Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24! signed copies \| first editions
25	The Panda's Thumb more books like this by Stephen Jay Gould add to wishlist see all copies from £4.95! new only from £35.61! \| first editions

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