The Richness of Life: The Essential Stephen Jay Gould
by Stephen Jay Gould
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Author: Stephen Jay GouldForeword: Oliver Sacks
Editor: Stephen Rose
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-05-14
ISBN: 0393064980
Number of pages: 672
Publisher: W. W. Norton
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Book Review: Good Overview of Gould
Summary: 4 Stars
The Richness of Life is a good overview of Stephen Jay Gould's writings, but the individual collections are better. He is a brilliant and original thinker, thought-provoking, and generally entertaining. My only comment that is less than superlative would be on his writing style, which unfortunately is overly academic and not very accessible to the average reader. I think his inability to use smaller words and shorter sentences significantly hindered his ability to influence more of the general public. For example, Carl Sagan was able to communicate very lofty ideas in a simple manner without sacrificing the message. I am of the opinion that almost everything in the world can be explained in such a manner that at least 90 percent of the people can understand it. In many ways, even Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time" is more accessible than Mr. Gould's work. Nevertheless, despite this trifling criticism, I strongly recommend all of Stephen Jay Gould's shorter collections, including "The Flamingo's Smile", "Bully For Brontosaurus", "Ever Since Darwin", and the many others.
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