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Impossible MonstersCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781847926791 Format: Trade paperback (UK) Year: 2024 Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK Description: From fossil hunting to the end of faith a gripping narrative history of the seventy five year culture war that transformed how we think about the universe and our place in it In 1811, when the self schooled daughter of a carpenter pulled some strange looking bones from Britain's southern shoreline, few people dared to question that
Condition: BRAND NEWISBN: 9781847926791
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2024
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
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From fossil-hunting to the end of faith- a gripping narrative history of the seventy-five-year culture war that transformed how we think about the universe and our place in it
In 1811, when the self-schooled daughter of a carpenter pulled some strange-looking bones from Britain's southern shoreline, few people dared to question that the Bible told the accurate history of the world. But Mary Anning had discovered the 'first' dinosaur, and over the next seventy-five years - as the science of palaeontology developed, as Charles Darwin posited theories of evolutionary biology, and as religious scholars identified the internal inconsistencies of the Scriptures - everything changed.
By the 1850s, dinosaurs were a prominent feature of the second Crystal Palace exhibition. By the 1860s, when Matthew Arnold stood on Dover Beach and saw faith ebbing away, Britain had plunged into a crisis of religious belief. By the 1870s, T.H. Huxley - Darwin's 'bulldog' - was preaching a new history of the world in which mankind was merely an accident of evolution. By 1886, following a six-year battle which had seen him beaten, imprisoned, and forcibly removed from Parliament, Charles Bradlaugh was able to take his seat in the House of Commons as the first openly atheist MP.
Told through the lives of the men and women who found these vital fossils and who fought about their meaning, some humble, some eccentric, some utterly brilliant, Impossible Monsters tells the story of the painful, complicated relationship between science and religion over these seventy-five years, of the growth of secularism, and of the role of dinosaur
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★★★★★ 5
Great Book
Format: Kindle
Excellent points to consider in leadership. The 80/20 principle is a great read for leaders everywhere. I liked the book.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2012
★★★★★ 4
Interesting Follow Up to the 80/20 Principle
Format: Paperback
If you enjoyed the 80/20 Principle this is a good guide to applying it in your life. He does make some bold predictions like highly competent individuals will soon make public corporations obsolete. Some of this book is highly speculative and other parts are very practical. Luckily it is pretty easy to tell which is which. Very interesting book.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2012
★★★★★ 5
80/20
Format: Hardcover
What can I say about this book. Everybody must understand 80-20, that is the key of successful. This is it! the first book is better.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2010
★★★★★ 5
immersive
Format: Hardcover
Once in awhile when I feel there are a lot of things pulling at me all at once, I will read this book to guide me/ give me ideas to sort out all the pulls. Highly recommended for those who find works in the connected world expect us to attend to all details and requests immediately but we know that are not the right deals for us.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2006
★★★★★ 3
A Few Gems, but Not the Right Fit for Me
Format: Kindle
This book focuses on the 80/20 principle, emphasizing the importance of identifying and maximizing the 20% of activities that yield the greatest results. While it offers valuable insights on growth, creativity, and leveraging strengths, it didn’t resonate with me personally, and I found the reading experience less enjoyable.
Key Takeaways:
• Growth requires creating something new and meaningful, not maintaining the status quo.
• Focus on your “20% spike”—your unique strengths—and develop them like an athlete.
• Use the 80/20 principle to identify the most profitable parts of a business.
Overall, the ideas are useful, but the book didn’t fully capture my interest or provide practical applications I could relate to.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2025
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