Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History

Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 544
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ISBN-10 : 9780393340822
ISBN-13 : 0393340821
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Book Synopsis Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History by : Stephen Jay Gould

Download or read book Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History written by Stephen Jay Gould and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2010-11-29 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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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