'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 ) |
