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The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History

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ISBN-10:: 0393303756
ISBN-13:: 9780393303759
Pub. Date:: 01/17/1987
Publisher:: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.

ISBN-10:: 0393303756
ISBN-13:: 9780393303759
Pub. Date:: 01/17/1987
Publisher:: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.

The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History

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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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ISBN-13:	9780393303759
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	01/17/1987
Pages:	478
Sales rank:	871,606
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.30(d)
Lexile:	1370L (what's this?)

About the Author

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.

Date of Birth:

September 10, 1941

Date of Death:

May 20, 2002

Place of Birth:

New York, New York

Place of Death:

Boston, Massachusetts

Education:

B.S., Antioch College, 1963; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1967

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This is Gould's fourth volume of essays reprinted, with postscripts, from Natural History. Gould's monthly columns seem to take on new meaning in these collectionseach becomes a piece in a mosaic pattern of thought. Thus, The Flamingo's Smile gives a glimpse at the big picture. The essay on the extinction of dinosaurs is placed effectively next to a consideration of humanity's possible extinction through nuclear war. The discussions of evolutionary biology include new pieces from recent research and revisions in previously held beliefs, as well as a surprisingly relevant essay on the decline in batting averages in major league baseball. And, for the first time, Gould writes for the general reader on his own research on Bahamian land snails. This book requires undivided attention, but the reward is special insight into the complexities of evolutionary biology. Susan Klimley, Columbia Univ. Libs., N.Y.

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