Richness of Life - A Stephen Jay Gould Reader (Gould Stephen Jay)(Paperback / softback)

Richness of Life - A Stephen Jay Gould Reader (Gould Stephen Jay)(Paperback / softback)

Stephen Jay Gould's writings on history - both of the natural world and of the study of that natural world - had made him a household name by the time of his death in 2002. This work contains a selection of Gould's writing, including some of the most famous of his essays and extracts from his major

Wonderful Life (Gould Stephen Jay)(Paperback / softback)

In this book Stephen Jay Gould explores what the Burgess Shale might tell us about evolution and the nature of history. The Darwinian theory of evolution is a well-known, well-explored

Punctuated Equilibrium (Gould Stephen Jay)(Paperback)

In 1972 Stephen Jay Gould took the scientific world by storm with his paper on punctuated equilibrium, written with Niles Eldredge. Challenging a core assumption of Darwin's theory of evolution, it launched the career of one of the most influential evolutionary biologists of our time--perhaps the

Ever Since Darwin: Reflections on Natural History (Gould Stephen Jay)(Paperback)

More than any other modern scientist, Stephen Jay Gould has opened up to millions the wonders of evolutionary biology. His genius as an essayist lies in his unmatched ability to use his knowledge of the world, including popular culture, to illuminate the realm of

Genetics and the Origin of Species (Dobzhansky Theodosius)(Paperback)

Featuring an introduction by Stephen Jay Gould, 'Genetics and the Origin of Species' presents the first edition of Dobzhansky's groundbreaking and now classic inquiry into what has emerged as the most important single area of scientific inquiry in the twentieth century: biological theory of

The Mismeasure of Man (Gould Stephen Jay)(Paperback)

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--of biology as destiny--dies hard, as witness the attention

Ontogeny and Phylogeny (Gould Stephen Jay)(Paperback)

'Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny' was Haeckel's answer--the wrong one--to the most vexing question of nineteenth-century biology: what is the relationship between individual development (ontogeny) and the evolution of species and lineages (phylogeny)? In this, the first major book on the subject

Biology as Ideology: The Doctrine of DNA (Lewontin Richard C.)(Paperback)

Following in the fashion of Stephen Jay Gould and Peter Medawar, one of the world's leading scientists examines how 'pure science' is in fact shaped and guided by social and political needs and

Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth (Bjornerud Marcia)(Paperback)

For readers of John McPhee and Stephen Jay Gould, this engaging armchair guide to the making of the rock record shows how to understand messages written in

The Structure of Evolutionary Theory (Gould Stephen Jay)(Pevná vazba)

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

Good Life (McInerney Jay)(Paperback / softback)

Dictionary Of Idiocy (Bayley Stephen)(Paperback / softback)

A delightful A-Z to quirky knowledge for the intelligent reader by writer and polymath Stephen

Extraordinary Life of Stephen Hawking (Scott Kate)(Paperback / softback)

Mister Good Times (Jay Norman)(Paperback)

THE LIFE STORY OF THE LEGENDARY BRITISH DJ, NORMAN JAY MBE 'Full of the heart and spirit Norman Jay brings to his music, but it also offers a salutary account of growing up as part of the Windrush generation in London's Notting Hill, the violence and racism he faced, and his success' Observer

What Is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology (Phelan Jay)(Paperback / softback)

Clash of the Tyrants (Burridge Jay Jay)(Paperback)

Shining (King Stephen)(Paperback / softback)

Wake up the new reader and shake up the existing reader - between Spring 2021 and Autumn 2024 Hodder is reissuing groups of Stephen King's books in a wonderful new livery. THE SHINING is an iconic CHILLING CLASSIC, regarded as one of Stephen King's

Of Mice and Men: York Notes for GCSE Workbook (Grades A*-G) (Gould Mike)(Paperback / softback)

Liar (Fry Stephen)(Paperback / softback)

Adrian Healey is magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life; unprepared for more murders and wholly unprepared for the truth. Stephen Fry's breathtakingly outrageous debut novel, by turns eccentric, shocking, brilliantly comic and achingly

A Philosopher Looks at Sport (Mumford Stephen)(Paperback)

Stephen Mumford's book introduces the reader to a host of philosophical topics found in sport, arguing that sport reflects diverse human experiences, including values that we continue to contest. His book is written for anyone who is thoughtful, a sports enthusiast, or

Titan (Baxter Stephen)(Paperback / softback)

Signs of life have been found on Titan, Saturn's largest

George Lucas: A Life - Brian Jay Jones

George Lucas by Brian Jay Jones is the first comprehensive telling of the story of the iconic filmmaker and the building of his film empire, as well as of his enormous impact on cinema. At once a biography, a business manual, and a film history, George Lucas will, for the first time explore the

Clouds Cannot Cover Us (Hulme Jay)(Paperback / softback)

This is Jay Hulme's first published collection of poetry. It showcases his unique voice and form of expression. The poems have been carefully selected to chart Jay's journey from growing up in a working-class family in Leicestershire to his feelings and thoughts about school life and his experience

Life of Stephen Lawrence (Allette Wilkins Verna)(Paperback / softback)

Stephen Lawrence was a bright, athletic, young man with high hopes for the future. On 22 April 1993, he was brutally murdered while he was waiting for the bus. He will be remembered. This paperback edition revised with added material about the trial, the legacy of Stephen Lawrence and a final