Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History by Stephen Jay GouldMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
"From his best-selling Wonderful Life to his splendid essays on the endlessly interesting variations of evolution. Stephen Jay Gould has raised the art of scientific writing to new heights."
~~back cover
I adore good scientific writing, and Stephen Jay Gould certainly ranks up there amongst the masters of the genre, in my opinion. It's hard to choose my favorite from this palette of essays -- spoiled for choice seems to cover it. I enjoyed the "historic" sections a bit more than I did the parsing of greats and not-so-greats in the field, but all were interesting, and gave me much to think about.
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