| The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History Contributor(s): Gould, Stephen Jay (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393303756 ISBN-13: 9780393303759 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1987 Annotation: "His fourth volume of imaginative, witty essays...equals Gould's prize-winning The Panda's Thumb and The Mismeasure of Man".--Publisher's Weekly. Photographs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Essays - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution |
| Dewey: 508 |
| LCCN: 85004916 |
| Lexile Measure: 1370 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (1.24 lbs) 478 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Evolutionary theory is the theme that binds together these essays on such seemingly disparate topics as the feeding habits of flamingos, flowers and snails that change from male to female and sometimes back again, and the extinction from baseball of the .400 hitter. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gould, Stephen Jay: - Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) was the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Professor of Geology at Harvard University. He published over twenty books, received the National Book and National Book Critics Circle Awards, and a MacArthur Fellowship. |