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I have landed: Splashes and reflections in natural history / Gould, Stephen Jay   Book
Gould, Stephen Jay Book
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Publication London, Vintage,
Description 418pOrange spine
Summary/Abstract Gould writes about the themes that have defined his career, which his readers have come to expect and celebrate, casting new light upon them and conveying the ideas that science professionals exchange among themselves (minus the technical jargon). Here, of course, is Charles Darwin, from his centrality to any sound scientific education to little-known facts about his life. Gould touches on subjects as far-reaching and disparate as feathered dinosaurs, the scourge of syphilis and the frustration of the man who identified it, and Freud’s “evolutionary fantasy.” He writes brilliantly of Nabokov’s delicately crafted drawings of butterflies and the true meaning of biological diversity. And in the poignant title essay, he details his grandfather’s journey from Hungary to America, where he arrived on September 11, 1901. It is from his grandfather’s journal entry of that day, stating simply “I have landed,” that the book’s title was drawn. This landing occurred 100 years to the day before our greatest recent tragedy, also explored, but with optimism, in the concluding section of the book.
Standard Number 9780099749714 Pb.
Key Words Natural history  ;  Evolution  ;  Evolution (Biology)  ;  Overseas item  ;  IBDP  ;  TOK  ; 
Popular science  ;  Palaeontology 
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Is the internet changing the way you think?: The Net's impact on our minds and future / Brockman, John(Ed.) 2011  Book
Brockman, John(Ed.) Book
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Publication New York, Harper Perennial, 2011.
Description xxxii, 408pBlue spine
Summary/Abstract A lively and eclectic sequence of more than 150 concise and intellectually challenging essays in which the world's leading thinkers reflect on how the internet has changed their modes of thought.
Standard Number 9780062020444 Pb.
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Science play: Beginning discoveries for 2-to 6-year-olds / Hauser, Jill Frankel; Kline, Michael (ill.) 2006  Book
Kline, Michael (ill.) Book
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Publication New Delhi, Dolphin Press, 2006.
Description 140pGreen Spine
Summary/Abstract Safe, age-appropriate activities inspire kids to explore, observe and think creatively as they discover science in their own backyard, the kitchen and even their block pile.
Contents Home, sweet home Make a splash! Air, air everywhere! Sun, wind and rain Celebrate plants Down to earth Change it! How's that sound? Move it!
Standard Number 8188148318 Pb.
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