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The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History Paperback – January 17, 1987
Stephen Jay Gould (Author) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
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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
- Print length478 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
- Publication dateJanuary 17, 1987
- Dimensions5.5 x 1.3 x 8.2 inches
- ISBN-100393303756
- ISBN-13978-0393303759
- Lexile measure1370L
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- Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company; 2nd Printing edition (January 17, 1987)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 478 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0393303756
- ISBN-13 : 978-0393303759
- Lexile measure : 1370L
- Item Weight : 1.33 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 1.3 x 8.2 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #592,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #691 in Natural History (Books)
- #858 in Nature Writing & Essays
- #3,436 in Evolution (Books)
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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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The Flamingo’s Smile is accessible to the layman, but it’s always clear that Stephen Jay Gould is not just a writer or philosopher, but a paleontologist and evolutionary biologist as well.
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n°1: zoonomie darwinienne (66 pages)
n°2: théorie et perception (56p)
n°3: l'importance de l taxonomie (60p)
n°4: les tendances et leur signification (48p)
n°5: politique et progrès (72p)
n°6: le darwinisme (42p)
n°7: la vie ici et ailleurs (40p)
n°8: extinction et continuité (34p)
quelques rares photos et schémas en n&b; bibliographie et index conséquents;
ce livre classique passionnera les naturalistes confirmés et décevra les lecteurs que les livres scientifiques austères rebutent
