Of Moths and Men: An Evolutionary Tale: The Untold Story of Science and the Peppered Moth
Language: English
Published by W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 2002
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
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xx, 377 pp. First printing thus.
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- Title
- Of Moths and Men: An Evolutionary Tale: The Untold Story of Science and the Peppered Moth
- Author
- Hooper, Judith
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company, New York
- Publication year
- 2002
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0393051218
- ISBN 13
- 9780393051216
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Review
[A] timely and intriguing tale.
[A] timely and intriguing tale. "
[Hooper's] absorbing account of a flawed if not fraudulent experiment reveals an all-too-human side to scientists. "
An extraordinary, even-handed, highly entertaining and scrupulously researched book.
Hooper shows...gentleness and respect, creating a moving and compassionate portrait.
A riotous story of ambition and deceit....demonstrates delightfully how the theory of evolution evolved.--Dava Sobel
A fascinating account a story of hard work, brilliant insights, and human foibles.--Ernst Mayr, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology, Emeritus, at Harvard University
[Hooper] tells her story with sensitivity and grace...[a] skillful synthesis of scientific and human detail.
[C]onsiderable narrative gusto while painting vivid portaits of key players....the book is never dull.
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Persephone's Books
Gastonia, NC, U.S.A.
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