The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History

The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 484
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ISBN-10 : 9780393340853
ISBN-13 : 0393340856
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Download or read book The Flamingo's Smile: 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 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Gould himself is a rare and wonderful animal—a member of the endangered species known as the ruby-throated polymath. . . . [He] is a leading theorist on large-scale patterns in evolution . . . [and] one of the sharpest and most humane thinkers in the sciences." --David Quammen, New York Times Book Review


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