Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History by Stephen Jay Gould (EPUB)

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“Provocative and delightfully discursive essays on natural history. . . . Gould is the Stan Musial of essay writing. He can work himself into a corkscrew of ideas and improbable allusions paragraph after paragraph and then, uncoiling, hit it with such power that his fans know they are experiencing the game of essay writing at its best.”–John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review

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⭐I have not read all of Stephen Jay Gould’s essays between the covers of “Bully for the Brontosaurus”, but he already has me hooked. I especially appreciate his prologue support of a rich selection of everyday language to skillfully “share the power and beauty” of scientific study, both the breakthroughs and the material that requires more study, exploration and review. Gould also has a sensible way of looking at the way man can and can’t change the earth, change the universe.

⭐I picked this up for my college writing seminar and it worked out wonderfully. Not only is there a great deal of fascinating content in each essay as far as anthropology and biology is concerned, but Gould is a fantastic writer who can be examined in great depth. He spares no expense and deems no detail too trivial, as long as it’s relevant, to include in his essays and I really appreciate that. I find Gould to be a very entertaining and accessible writer. He’s not a showoff when it comes to his vocabulary (and if he does use an often misunderstood or unknown word, he’s sure to do so with purpose and to explain it fully), but he’s a master craftsman when it comes to his prose.The book was perfect for my course and I read the rest of the thing just for fun. I highly recommend it to anyone.

⭐This is the sixth of the collections of Gould’s essays from the magazine Natural History. Gould has commented that, as he got better at essay writing, he found the earlier volumes less pleasing. Certainly, as he went along, he improved both in literary quality and in the depth of his treatment of issues. Gould is amusing, but always with a serious purpose: to educate the public about how science works, and how, often, it doesn’t. In particular, the section of three essays gathered under the heading “Numbers and Probability” is very good at making one think about the real nature of “the odds.”

⭐I bought this book out of sheer curiosity, and am I glad I did! Of course it is somewhat dated, but the main ideas are still as relevant as ever. It talks about many things I never would have thought could be fascinating, and it does so in a lighthearted, non-preachy manner without dumbing concepts down. I now plan to buy the rest of Mr. Gould’s essay series.

⭐Thought provoking. Must admit I had to Google some vocabulary

⭐Gould has always thrilled me and Bully for Brontosaurus is no exception. Breadth, wonder, and humaneness are his hallmarks. Well worth the read.

⭐I purchased this book for my daughter. This is one of her favorite authors.

⭐I bought this for a class but really, even if you are not a Bio major, the stories are great, science is really and brought to a level everyone can appreciate.

⭐Great collection of essays by an amazing author.

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