The Burgess Variations
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By Gould I really loved "Ontogeny and Phylogeny", "The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History", "Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History", and I really liked "Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes" because I always thought his essays were stronger than his big books. Out of those I'd say Ontogeny would be a great one to read.
[/ QUOTE ]Although far less read than you, I'd vote for Wonderful Life, because it demonstrates my personal favorite among the issues raised by palaeontological science, which is the extreme randomness in the history of life. Accompanied by Full House.
Mickey Brausch
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