The River That Flows Uphill: A Journey from the Big Bang to the Big Brain

Description

Author: Calvin, William H.  (1939-)

Publisher: Sierra Club Books

Pub Date: 1986

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair to Good.  Binding tight.  No marks, tears.  Upper front cover corner has approx. 1/16″ bend, lower rear cover corner bowing.  Slight edge wear.  Smudging to bottom text block.

Notes: A rafting trip on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon as metaphor for evolution.  “The right footing also seems to be the problem when trying to pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” (From the Preface)  At the risk of dating myself,  this is one of those books you would find in The Whole Earth Catalog.