Evolution & Extinction: Essays

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Summary: Highly recommended essays, flawless production values.
Review: Stephen Jay Gould is Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Professor of Geology at Harvard University, as well as the Curator for Invertebrate Paleontology in the University's Museum of Comparative Zoology. His witty, informative, and insightful essays on evolution are aptly narrated by Jeff Riggenbach in this two cassette audiobook formate. The essays featured include The Wheel of Fortune and the Wedge of Progress; Tires to Sandals; The Episodic Nature of Evolutionary Change; Natural Selection and the Human Brain; The Declining Empire of Apes; Grimm's Greatest Tale; and Our Allotted Lifetimes. Highly recommended for students and non-specialists alike who have an interest in the various issues and topics arising from the science and development of evolution theories and findings!