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Peter Egerton <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 25 Mar 1999 18:51:06 -0800
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Hi,
Funny coincidence...I just saw that book in the bargain section
of the local book store and was debating buing it at lunch today.
Is ist good?
 
>Dear Conch-L,
>
>Has anyone read Geerat Vermeij's autobiography "Privileged Hands:
>A Scientific Life"?
>
>It's is about the life of evolutionary biologist and paleontologist Dr. Geerat
>Vermeij, his contributions to conchology-malacology (he used both terms in
>his book), discussions of field work, and how he became successful in his
>field despite being blind.
>
>I have just finished it and wondered if anyone had thoughts about the book,
>or Dr. Vermeij's work in general.
>
>I am becoming interested in shell form and function, as particularly related
>to habitat.
>
>Elizabeth
>
>
Peter Egerton, Vancouver, Canada
Collector of worldwide Mollusca

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