Stephen B Gould

Rocks of Ages: Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life

Writing with bracing intelligence and clarity, internationally renowned evolutionist and bestselling author Stephen Jay Gould sheds new light on a dilemma that has plagued thinking people since the Renaissance: the rift between science and religion. Instead of choosing them, Gould asks, why not opt ...

The Mismeasure of Man (Revised & Expanded)

The definitive refutation to the argument of The Bell Curve. When published in 1981, The Mismeasure of Man was immediately hailed as a masterwork, the ringing answer to those who would classify people, rank them according to their supposed genetic gifts and limits. And yet the idea of innate limits―...

The Structure of Evolutionary Theory

The world's most revered and eloquent interpreter of evolutionary ideas offers here a work of explanatory force unprecedented in our time--a landmark publication, both for its historical sweep and for its scientific vision.With characteristic attention to detail, Stephen Jay Gould first describes th...

The Book of Life: An Illustrated History of the Evolution of Life on Earth (Second Edition)

A new edition of the beautifully illustrated depiction of the dramatic story of survival and extinction.The Book of Life uses an exemplary fusion of art and science to tell the story of life on earth. The text, under the editorship of Stephen Jay Gould, provides a thorough understanding of the lates...

Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History

"[An] extraordinary book. . . . Mr. Gould is an exceptional combination of scientist and science writer. . . . He is thus exceptionally well placed to tell these stories, and he tells them with fervor and intelligence."―James Gleick, New York Times Book Review High in the Canadian Rockies is a small...

Jumper: A Novel

Steven Gould's SF classic, Jumper.Davy can teleport. He first discovers his talent during a savage beating delivered by his abusive father, when Davy jumps instantaneously to the safest place he knows, his small-town public library. As his mother did so many years before, Davy vows never to go home ...

The Mismeasure of Man

Can human intelligence be measured? From 19th-century craniometry (literally, the measurement of skulls) to today's vastly sophisticated methods of IQ testing, the author traces the history of scientists' attempts to assess human intelligence. Along the way he tackles the fundamental problems - the ...

The Richness of Life: The Essential Stephen Jay Gould

The most entertaining and enlightening writings by the beloved paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and celebrant of the wonder of life."Nature is so wondrously complex and varied that almost anything possible does happen....I rejoice in [its] multifariousness and leave the chimera of certainty t...

Complete Works of Vladimir Kovalevsky: Original Anthology

Your Future in the Federal Government

Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea

Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball

The Fate of the Mammoth: Fossils, Myth, and History

The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms With Observations on Their Habits

Life Through the Ages

The Dechronization of Sam Magruder: A Novel

Stephen Jay Gould

Stephen Jay Gould (September 10, 1941 May 20, 2002) was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science. ...