The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural HistoryClassic · Science, Nonfiction, Biology
The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History
1980 · 343 pages · Nonfiction
51
Classic
★ 4.13 on Goodreads · 7K ratings
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (1981). 4.13★ from 7K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
51Must-Read Score
- Critics51 out of 100 · counts 35%+20
- Readers55 out of 100 · counts 50%+31
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #42 of the 100 science and ideas books we rank
- #153 of the 296 classics we rank
- #510 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (1981)
Reads as
Thought-provoking, True story
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