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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: David M. Raup (University of Chicago) , Stephen Jay GouldPublisher: WW Norton & Co Imprint: WW Norton & Co Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 20.80cm Weight: 0.290kg ISBN: 9780393309270ISBN 10: 0393309274 Pages: 230 Publication Date: 06 January 1993 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAn eminently entertaining and informative read. -- Malcolm W. Browne - New York Times Book Review A delightful little book about life on this planet and about extinctions, in particular. It is as much about the philosophy and methodology of science as about the downside of evolution. -- Clark R. Chapman, Planetary Science Institute A delightful little book about life on this planet and about extinctions, in particular. It is as much about the philosophy and methodology of science as about the downside of evolution. -- Clark R. Chapman, Planetary Science Institute David Raup's Extinction will change the way many of us perceive our world. In a style that is both elegant and persuasive, Raup undercuts the popular and comfortable notions that extinction is a mark of failure. . . . We are shown a world that is less certain, but in many ways more interesting than the one we imagined we occupied.--Roger Lewin, author of Bones of Contention Author InformationDavid M. Raup is the Sewell Avery Distinguished Service Professor and a statistical paleontologist at the University of Chicago. Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) was the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Professor of Geology at Harvard University. He published over twenty books, received the National Book and National Book Critics Circle Awards, and a MacArthur Fellowship. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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