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Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History Illustrated Edition

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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 ideas and improbable allusions paragraph after paragraph and then, uncoiling, hit it with such power that his fans know they are experiencing the game of essay writing at its best."--John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review

 
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  5. Publication date
    April 17, 1992
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    English
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    5.5 x 1.1 x 8.3 inches
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    544 pages
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Stephen Jay Gould has a wide range of interests, and for many years he has shared his enthusiasms in the pages of Natural History and the New York Review of Books, among other journals. His passions include baseball, the puzzles of evolutionary theory, and the game of scholarly detection as it applies to questions such as, "What became of dinosaurs, anyway?". He answers entertainingly, but never talks down to his readers. Gould is one of modern natural science's great popularizers, but he shuns the temptation to make the giant reptiles of prehistory the Smurfs of the 1990s, in the manner of a certain purple dinosaur. The 35 pieces gathered here make for fine browsing, full of sideways glances and digressions that eventually make sense.

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"Dozens of choice essays. . . . Teaching and its decline . . . and other signs of the decrepitude of the culture balanced by the cheer and zeal with which Gould extols advances in science. . . . Bully for Brontosaurus and bully for Gould too."
― Kirkus Reviews

"May be Gould's finest to date. . . . Whether his topic is typewriter design, thetechnical triumph of Voyager or Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak, Gould holds our attention. His essays are illuminating, instructive, and fun to read."
― Publishers Weekly

"No living scientist who writes for the public has a better claim to the mantle of Thomas Huxley in range of interests and felicity of style. . . . Bully for Brontosaurus is the fifth and finest selection."
― David Fromkin, Washington Post Book World

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ W. W. Norton & Company; Illustrated edition (April 17, 1992)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 544 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 039330857X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393308570
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1350L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.03 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.1 x 8.3 inches
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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.

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MichaelS
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read, regardless of your interests
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2011
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I picked this up for my college writing seminar and it worked out wonderfully. Not only is there a great deal of fascinating content in each essay as far as anthropology and biology is concerned, but Gould is a fantastic writer who can be examined in great depth. He spares no expense and deems no detail too trivial, as long as it's relevant, to include in his essays and I really appreciate that. I find Gould to be a very entertaining and accessible writer. He's not a showoff when it comes to his vocabulary (and if he does use an often misunderstood or unknown word, he's sure to do so with purpose and to explain it fully), but he's a master craftsman when it comes to his prose.

The book was perfect for my course and I read the rest of the thing just for fun. I highly recommend it to anyone.
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Jody M Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars Bully
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2012
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I have not read all of Stephen Jay Gould's essays between the covers of "Bully for the Brontosaurus", but he already has me hooked. I especially appreciate his prologue support of a rich selection of everyday language to skillfully "share the power and beauty" of scientific study, both the breakthroughs and the material that requires more study, exploration and review. Gould also has a sensible way of looking at the way man can and can't change the earth, change the universe.
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James
5.0 out of 5 stars Old... but not dated
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2021
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Thought provoking. Must admit I had to Google some vocabulary
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Vilma G. Rosato
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2014
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A great book by Stephen Jay Gould dealing with the mechanisms of evolution and the controversy darwinism- creationism.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2021
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I purchased this book for my daughter. This is one of her favorite authors.
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Anna
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful!
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2011
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I bought this book out of sheer curiosity, and am I glad I did! Of course it is somewhat dated, but the main ideas are still as relevant as ever. It talks about many things I never would have thought could be fascinating, and it does so in a lighthearted, non-preachy manner without dumbing concepts down. I now plan to buy the rest of Mr. Gould's essay series.
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Dr Catey
5.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent collection of essays
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2019
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Gould has always thrilled me and Bully for Brontosaurus is no exception. Breadth, wonder, and humaneness are his hallmarks. Well worth the read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Practice Makes (More Nearly) Perfect
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2001
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This is the sixth of the collections of Gould's essays from the magazine Natural History. Gould has commented that, as he got better at essay writing, he found the earlier volumes less pleasing. Certainly, as he went along, he improved both in literary quality and in the depth of his treatment of issues. Gould is amusing, but always with a serious purpose: to educate the public about how science works, and how, often, it doesn't. In particular, the section of three essays gathered under the heading "Numbers and Probability" is very good at making one think about the real nature of "the odds."
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Jeff Mackwood
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on December 29, 2014
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Great collection of essays by an amazing author.
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