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'Gould's astonishing success as a populariser of science is the result of his writing ability and his massive learning' - Literary Review Stephen Jay Gould's writing remains the modern standard by which popular science writing is judged. Ever since the late 1970s up until till his death in 2002, his monthly essay in Natural History and his full-length books bridged the yawning gap between science and wider culture.In this fascinating new collection of essays from Natural History, Gould applied biographical perspectives to the illumination of key scientific concepts and their history, ranging from the origins of palaeontology to modern eugenics and genetic engineering. The essays brilliantly illuminate and elucidate the puzzles and paradoxes great and small that have fuelled the enterprise of science and opened our eyes to a world of unexpected wonders.

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[Gould's] passionate commitment to precision and his sensitivity to the little wriggles of a million might have beens' make The Lying <br>Stones of Marrakech not just accessible but stimulating as well. <br>-- The New York Times Book Review <br> Vintage Gould: stimulating, erudite, and eminently enjoyable. <br> -- Kirkus Reviews <br> This collection evinces no dimming of Gould's humanistic brilliance. <br> -- Booklist

Vintage Gould: stimulating, erudite, and eminently enjoyable. Kirkus Reviews

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Stephen Jay Gould was Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University and Vincent Astor Visiting Professor of Biology at New York University. A MacArthur Prize Fellow, he received innumerable honors and awards and wrote many books, including Ontogeny and Phylogeny and Time’s Arrow, Time’s Cycle (both from Harvard).

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