'Rocks of Ages is vintage, spell-binding Stephen Jay Gould, challenging, passionate and beguiling' The Times
Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) was the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Professor of Geology at Harvard University and the curator for invertebrate palaeontology in the University's Museum of Comparative Zoology. He is the author of over twenty books, and received the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the MacArthur Fellowship. He died in May 2002.
Gould is at his brilliant best... A truly convincing
performance
*Guardian*
Convincingly argued and thought provoking-Gould must rank as one of
the leading scientific essayists of his generation and, as ever, he
is in total command of his subject matter. He steers a deft route
through contentious waters, but manages to retain a humorous edge,
that keeps the book both engaging and highly entertaining. Gould
provides the literary magic to deliver a light-hearted read
*Irish Times*
Concise, eloquent and passionate. It is a marvellous work. Gould
speaks clear, sound sense, and Rocks of Ages should be required
reading not only for scientists and religious people, but for
anybody who cares about the quest for meaning
*Independent*
This marvellous extended essay should have been the real lost book
of the New Testament. Gould, arguably our greatest living popular
science essayist, has many joyful enthusiasms. Among them are
eternity, Charles Darwin and baseball-Gould has such insatiable and
infectious enthusiasm for the intellectual challenge and
fascination of being a mere speck in a vast universe
*Scotsman*
Rocks of Ages is easy and enjoyable to read. It contains many
charming illustrations and interesting insights
*Sunday Telegraph*
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