Gould, Stephen Jay - Reflections in Natural History - ( Item 140536 )
Published in London by Folio Society. 2024. First Printing. Near Fine Hardback. Spine very slightly bumped at the top. No inscriptions or bookplates. Near Fine slipcase. Slight bump to top corner of slipcase. Introduced by Steve Brusatte. The Folio Society presents a superb, illustrated edition of The Panda's Thumb – a best-selling, award-winning collection of evolutionary scientist Stephen Jay Gould's greatest essays for Natural History magazine. How did the panda come to have an extra 'thumb' alongside its five fingers? Why are roughly the same number of men and women born each year, and did a lack of intelligence really seal the dinosaurs' fate? These are among the questions tackled in this brilliant anthology by Harvard palaeontologist Stephen Jay Gould. An evolutionary scientist of distinction and one of the most widely read science writers of his generation, Gould opened up the wonders of evolution and the natural world to millions, and his wit and style carried the art of the scientific essay to new heights. Within the 31 provocative, mind-stretching chapters, he astonishes and amuses as he delves into how tiny bacteria use Earth's magnetic field to seek out food, how a species of parasitic mite dies before it is born, and even why Mickey Mouse appears to be getting younger. With a new introduction by evolutionary biologist Steve Brusatte, this is the first full-colour-illustrated edition of The Panda's Thumb – a winner of the US National Book Award in Science that has sold more than a million copies in the United States alone. Twenty-four pages of vivid nature photography help bring Gould's wonder to a fresh generation. PRODUCTION DETAILS. Full bound in printed paper, with soft touch lamination, blocked in neon foil. Set in Haarlemmer with Magno Sans as display. 384 pages. 24 full-page colour illustrations and 21 integrated diagrams and black-and-white photographs. Plain slipcase. Printed in Poland. 9 .5" x 6 .25". ISBN: None .
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