Books
by Stephen Jay Gould
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Bully for Brontosaurus |
'Bully for Brontosaurus' is my favourite of the many collections of Professor Gould's essays on evolutionary biology. The thirty-five essays include thoughts on pandas' thumbs, Mark Twain, the origin of species, caterpillars, Captain Bligh, the planets, ants, dinosaurs etc. Each one is as fresh, beautifully written, honest, funny, clear-headed, and compassionate as the next.
(Mark Baker - bwl 3 May 2000) |
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Guns, Germs and Steel - The Fates of Human Societies |
An interesting survey of 10,000 years of development of human societies in different parts of the world and the effect of the environment on the type and speed of development. It explains why Europeans conquered the Americas and not the other way around. Numerous examples bring a new perspective to modern life and contribute to demolish racist theories.
(Jean-Pierre Jaunin - bwl 3 May 2000) |
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