{"product_id":"the-pandas-thumb-folio-society-2809","title":"The Panda’s Thumb","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Panda’s Thumb: Reflections in Natural History by Stephen Jay Gould. Introduced by Steve Brusatte. 24 full-page colour illustrations and 21 integrated diagrams and monochrome photographs. Blue endpapers. Bound in printed paper with soft touch lamination, blocked in neon foil on front cover with a picture, light blue spine with titling in black. Plain slipcase. 384pp. 24.2x15.9cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Jay Gould's The Panda's Thumb is a collection of essays on evolution, natural history and the sometimes imperfect solutions produced by natural selection. The title refers to the giant panda's enlarged wrist bone, which functions like a thumb despite not being a true digit. Gould uses such examples to explain evolution with wit, clarity and an appreciation for the strange pathways of biological history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folio Vault","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":55216756261203,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":55421265346899,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/thefoliovault.com\/products\/the-pandas-thumb-folio-society-2809","provider":"Folio Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}