An Urchin in the Storm: Essays about Books and Ideas

An Urchin in the Storm: Essays about Books and Ideas
Author: Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2010-11-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0393340902


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"What pleasure to see the dishonest, the inept, and the misguided deftly given their due, while praise is lavished on the deserving—for reasons well and truly stated."—Kirkus Reviews Ranging as far as the fox and as deep as the hedgehog (the urchin of his title), Stephen Jay Gould expands on geology, biological determinism, "cardboard Darwinism," and evolutionary theory in this sparkling collection.


An Urchin in the Storm: Essays about Books and Ideas
Language: en
Pages: 256
Authors: Stephen Jay Gould
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-11-29 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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"What pleasure to see the dishonest, the inept, and the misguided deftly given their due, while praise is lavished on the deserving—for reasons well and truly
Cognition and Multi-Agent Interaction
Language: en
Pages: 456
Authors: Ron Sun
Categories: Computers
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This book explores the intersection between individual cognitive modeling and modeling of multi-agent interaction.
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Language: en
Pages: 740
Authors:
Categories: Military art and science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher:

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Sub-Saharan Africa & U.S. National Interests
Language: en
Pages: 188
Authors: Anthony D. Marley
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-06 - Publisher: DIANE Publishing

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Four articles include: U.S. national interests in Sub-Saharan Africa; a military model for conflict resolution in Sub-Saharan Africa; phantom warriors: disease
Woody Guthrie's Modern World Blues
Language: en
Pages: 377
Authors: Will Kaufman
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-10-12 - Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

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Mention Woody Guthrie, and people who know the name are likely to think of the “Okie Bard,” dust storms behind him, riding a boxcar or walking a red-dirt ro