Eight Little Piggies: Reflections in Natural History (Penguin Science S.) - Softcover

Gould, Stephen Jay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140179941 ISBN 13: 9780140179941

Publisher: Penguin, 1994

Synopsis

Eight Little Piggies - Reflections in Natural History (Paper) Acclaimed science writer Gould explores continuity in relation to environmental deterioration and the potential massive extinction of the earth's species. The sixth volume in a series of essays begun in 1974 and first published in Natural History magazine. Author lectures. Full description

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Review:

"Miraculously good" (The Times)

"Remarkable... Gould takes his readers on tough-minded rambles across the visible surface of things... extraordinary" (Guardian)

"Gould has a talent for making the scientific, and particularly the revolutionary, interesting and striking" (Sunday Times)

"A lovely mixture of bizarre facts, nice arguments, clever insights into the workings of evolution and a quality of writing that can make your skin prickle... Gould has given us a feast" (Nature)

"Rather than serving up his science cold, Gould invariably puts a spin on it, taking his readers down the innumerable byways of history, literature and personal anecdote along the route to his theoretical conclusions" (Independent on Sunday)

Book Description:

This is the sixth in the great series of essays that the world's best science writer has produced. They range over a vast field, from history to the latest theories in biology, from controversies over palaeontology to the origins of language.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0140179941
• ISBN 13: 9780140179941
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480