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Gould, Stephen Jay Dinosaur in a Haystack: Reflections in Natural History
New York Harmony 12-Dec-95 517703939 N Hardcover
From Publishers Weekly&newline;In his seventh volume of witty and erudite essays, Gould casts a wide net, though he always returns to the central theme of evolution. His topics are diverse: Edgar Allan Poe's bestseller, a textbook on shells; Alfred, Lord Tennyson's In Memoriam as an account of the psychology of mourning; the infamous Wannsee Protocol, Hitler's plan for the &doublequote;final solution of the Jewish question.&doublequote; Gould is a master of making connections?Linnaeus and Erasmus Darwin (Charles's grandfather), the Razumosky brothers, Aleksei and Andrei; King Lear and the importance of negative results. He discusses evolutionary spin-doctoring, fossil whales, movies (Jurassic Park), museums and theme parks. As might be expected, Gould takes a swipe at creationists. Dinosaur measures up in every way to Bully for Brontosaurus; readers will not be disappointed. Illustrations. &newline;Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. &newline;&newline;From Library Journal&newline;Beginning with Ever Since Darwin (LJ 10/1/77), a new collection of Gould's essays from Natural History magazine has appeared every two to three years, and each almost invariably becomes a best seller. Nobody since Lewis Thomas has more successfully worked the genre of the scientific essay to humanize science and promote its understanding than Gould. Fans will seize this book enthusiastically. Gould's explorations of the natural world cover subjects arranged in eight sections, from &doublequote;Origin, Stability, and Extinctions,&doublequote; to &doublequote;The Glory of Museums,&doublequote; and even &doublequote;Writing About Snails.&doublequote; In most pieces, he relates anecdotes from the history of science and demonstrates their relevance to contemporary scientific disputes and social trends. His essays on the fallacies of eugenics, for example, are timely and powerful. Every public and academic library should have broad representation of Gould's works. With this series set to end in 2001, libraries with a continuous set may well want to complete it. A library with no or scant representation of his work should definitely purchase this book. For others in between, it could be considered optional.?Gregg Sapp, Univ. of Miami Lib.&newline;Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Gould, Stephen Jay Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin
Three Rivers Press 16-Sep-97 609801406 Paperback
The human mind has a trusty device for simplifying a complex world: reduce to averages and identify trends. Although valuable, the risk is that we ignore variations and end up with a skewed view of reality. In evolutionary terms, the result is a view in which humans are the inevitable pinnacle of evolutionary progress, instead of, as Stephen Jay Gould patiently argues, a cosmic accident that would never arise again if the tree of life could be replanted. The implications of Gould's argument may threaten certain of our philosophical and religious foundations but will in the end provide us with a clearer view of, and a greater appreciation for, the complexities of our world. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Library Journal In his first single-subject book of original writing since Wonderful Life (LJ 9/1/89), Harvard paleontologist Gould examines trends in natural variation throughout organic evolution, thereby discrediting the abstract ideas of eternal forms, fixed essences, and intrinsic progress. His insightful study even applies to sports systems, accounting for the apparent extinction of .400 hitting in baseball. In light of fossil evidence and overwhelming biodiversity, he concludes that there is no linear pattern or ultimate design to evolution. Instead, life is a spreading web or a branching bush; variation, rather than progression, is nature's expression of excellence. Consequently, our species is not the inevitable end-goal of evolution. It remains for Gould to consider in his next book the ethical and theological implications of his nonprogressive and naturalistic world view. (Are bacteria really as important as human beings?) Gould's book is rather a dense read for the average patron, but his ideas are important. Recommended for all academic and public library science collections. -?H. James Birx, Canisius Coll., Buffalo, N.Y. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Gould, Stephen Jay The Mismeasure of Man
New York W. W. Norton & Company Jun-96 393314251 Paperback
How smart are you? If that question doesn't spark a dozen more questions in your mind (like What do you mean by 'smart,' How do I measure it, and Who's asking?), then The Mismeasure of Man, Stephen Jay Gould's masterful demolition of the IQ industry, should be required reading. Gould's brilliant, funny, engaging prose dissects the motivations behind those who would judge intelligence, and hence worth, by cranial size, convolutions, or score on extremely narrow tests. How did scientists decide that intelligence was unipolar and quantifiable, and why did the standard keep changing over time? Gould's answer is clear and simple: power maintains itself. European men of the 19th century, even before Darwin, saw themselves as the pinnacle of creation and sought to prove this assertion through hard measurement. When one measure was found to place members of some inferior group such as women or Southeast Asians over the supposedly rightful champions, it would be discarded and replaced with a new, more comfortable measure. The 20th-century obsession with numbers led to the institutionalization of IQ testing and subsequent assignment to work (and rewards) commensurate with the score, shown by Gould to be not simply misguided--for surely intelligence is multifactorial--but also regressive, creating a feedback loop rewarding the rich and powerful. The revised edition includes a scathing critique of Herrnstein and Murray's The Bell Curve, taking them to task for rehashing old arguments to exploit a new political wave of uncaring and belt tightening. It might not make you any smarter, but The Mismeasure of Man will certainly make you think. --Rob Lightner --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Saturday A rare book-at once of great importance and wonderful to read....Gould presents a fascinating historical study of scientific racism....A major addition to scientific literature.
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Gould, Stephen Jay The Panda's Thumb
W W Norton & Co Ltd 31-Dec-80 393300234 N Paperback
From the Publisher&newline;&newline;&newline;&doublequote;There is grandeur in this view of life,&doublequote; wrote Charles Darwin in the last line of THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES, &doublequote;with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one.&doublequote;&newline;&newline;In THE PANDA'S THUMB, Gould delights and instructs while deepening and extending his examination of evolution, a centerpiece of modern science. Were dinosaurs really dumber than lizards? Why are roughly the same number of men and women born? What do the panda's magical &doublequote;thumb&doublequote; and the sea turtle's perilous migration tell us about imperfections that prove the evolutionary rule?&newline;&newline;&doublequote;These questions of life lie on a continuum that touches us all. Seldom have their mysteries been explained with such wit, beauty and elegance.&doublequote; (Publisher's Source)&newline;&newline;&newline;&newline;Synopsis&newline;&newline;&newline;&doublequote;There is grandeur in this view of life,&doublequote; wrote Charles Darwin in the last line of THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES, &doublequote;with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one.&doublequote;&newline;&newline;In THE PANDA'S THUMB, Gould delights and instructs while deepening and extending his examination of evolution, a centerpiece of modern science. Were dinosaurs really dumber than lizards? Why are roughly the same number of men and women born? What do the panda's magical &doublequote;thumb&doublequote; and the sea turtle's perilous migration tell us about imperfections that prove the evolutionary rule?&newline;&newline;&doublequote;These questions of life lie on a continuum that touches us all. Seldom have their mysteries been explained with such wit, beauty and elegance.&doublequote; (Publisher's Source)&newline;&newline;Annotation&newline;&newline;&newline;With sales of well over one million copies in North America alone, the commercial success of Gould's books now matches their critical acclaim. Reissued in a larger format, with a handsome new cover, The Panda's Thumb will introduce a new generation of readers to this unique writer, who has taken the art of the scientific essay to new heights. Illustrations. &newline;&newline;&newline;Biography&newline;&newline;&newline;With his controversial opinions and larger-than-life personality, Stephen Jay Gould did for evolutionary biology what Carl Sagan did for astronomy. The Harvard paleontologist's ideas lit a spark within the scientific community, but his bestselling works also managed to engage the wider public. Through his readable and provocative works, Gould garnered acclaim as an author who could write intelligently -- and intelligibly -- about some of his field's most arcane issues and questions.More About the Author
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