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Twenty years ago, when John McPhee began his journeys back and forth across the United States, he planned to describe a cross-section of North America at about the fortieth parallel and, in the process, come to an understanding not only of the science but of the style of the geologists he traveled with.

Stephen Jay Gould's essays are famous for their wit and explanatory power. Throughout the years, they have enlightened and entertained readers of Natural History magazine and other publications.

Stephen Pinker, one of the world's leading cognitive scientists, explains in this bestseller what the mind is, how it evolved, and how it allows us to see, think, feel, and ponder the mysteries of life.

In these selections from Scientific American magazine, Stephen Jay Gould and distinguished colleagues present their influential theories on our species' evolutionary heritage.

Pulitzer Prize winning author and distinguished scientist Carl Sagan was known to millions of readers for his translucent explanatory powers and for his passionate commitment to space exploration.

"New truth is often uncomfortable," Bertrand Russell wrote, "but it is the most important achievement of our species."

Specimen Days is an intimate glimpse of nineteenth century America as seen through the personal reflections of its most representative poet, Walt Whitman. This is Whitman's autobiography in journal form, a prosaic account of his life as poet, nurse and sage.