The River That Flows Uphill: A Journey from the Big Bang to the Big Brain
by William H. Calvin
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Great science writing with a dose of ideology thrown in.
This review is from: The River that Flows Uphill: A Journey From the Big Bang to the Big Brain (Paperback)
Calvin does science writing that is a pleasure to read. This account of floating the Grand Canyon on rubber rafts is all wrapped up in a wide sweep of natural history. My only criticism is his constant diversions to his own personal views on population control and environmentalism. He brings up these topics with all the fervor of a t...more
This review is from: The River that Flows Uphill: A Journey From the Big Bang to the Big Brain (Paperback)
Calvin does science writing that is a pleasure to read. This account of floating the Grand Canyon on rubber rafts is all wrapped up in a wide sweep of natural history. My only criticism is his constant diversions to his own personal views on population control and environmentalism. He brings up these topics with all the fervor of a t...more
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Read in January, 1995
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Found it in a book shoprecommends it for: Everyone with an interest in travels and in history of man
I bought this book because I was fascinated by the title and the text on the back of the cover.
I thouht it would be an easy read while abroad, something to cling to in a totally different society.
Well, it turned out to be indeed something to cling to, but it was not an easy read at all. I found it very interesting, the combination of a travel diary and scientific commends or discussions.
The subject, the origin of man and the earth was not something I knew a lot about, so I sometimes f...more
I thouht it would be an easy read while abroad, something to cling to in a totally different society.
Well, it turned out to be indeed something to cling to, but it was not an easy read at all. I found it very interesting, the combination of a travel diary and scientific commends or discussions.
The subject, the origin of man and the earth was not something I knew a lot about, so I sometimes f...more
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Read in January, 1995
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