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The Mismeasure of Man
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The definitive refutation to the argument of The Bell Curve.When published in 1981, The Mismeasure of Man was immediately hailed as a masterwork, the ringing answer to those who would classify people, rank them according to their supposed genetic gifts and limits.

Yet the idea of biology as destiny dies hard, as witness the attention devoted to The Bell C... More
Book Information
PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
BindingKindle Edition (20 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages448
ISBN-10B007Q6XN2S
Publication Date05/14/2012
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About Stephen Jay Gould (Author) : Stephen Jay Gould is a published author of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Stephen Jay Gould include Urchin in the Storm, Pandas Thumb, The True Embodiment of Everything That's Exc... more
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