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Jan 1, 2005 · One gets a good sense of business in the last third of the 19th century. One also gets a sense of some of the major figures of the time, such as "Commodore" Vanderbilt. The book is evenhanded on Gould, noting that he was not a completely evil person as some alleged at the time. In the end, a nicely balanced viewpoint. In the end, a good book. . . .
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Sep 16, 2022 · For a good example of Gould’s cunning, ... at the age of 18 he delivered a book that the New York Times called “admirable.” ... were the reasons for its fascination to Mr. Jay Gould.” ...
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Jan 9, 2018 · Being from South Dakota myself and familiar with Mr. Gould , the books piqued my interest. I love how he gradually brings all the players together and builds into a crescendo and a great ending. The book gives good insight as to how radio stations (especially small town radio) works, and he uses his knowledge of radio to create the setting of a ...
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Jul 20, 2015 · Joe Gould’s Teeth. By ... It was also a mess. Pound put it delicately: “Mr. Joe Gould’s prose style is uneven.” ... “I believe there is a fifty-fifty chance of Scribners taking my book ...
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That numbers can guarantee truth, a third. And fourth was the myth that science ''is an objective enterprise, done properly only when scientists can shuck the constraints of their culture and view the world as it really is.'' Mr. Gould tackles them all in turn. The core of the book is a historical account of man's attempts to measure intelligence.
Sep 17, 1990 · The book does ramble some, but the asides are so fascinating! This book is much more theoretical than Harry B. Whittington's briefer and more matter-of-fact work, The Burgess Shale (Yale Univ. Pr., 1985), another good book on the topic. This is an intellectual delight, one of Gould's best recent books.
Jul 2, 2020 · by W.E. Bowman. THE ASCENT OF RUM DOODLE is my go-to classic comedy novel. It's a hilarious spoof from 1956 about climbing a fictional 40,000- (and-a-half) foot mountain in the middle of the Himalayas. The doctor on the expedition is constantly ill, the navigator keeps getting lost, the diplomat can't stop arguing with people, and champagne ...
