The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs (Hardcover)

from drmaf

A comparative rarity - a book about dinosaurs written for the adult non-scientist. There are any number of books about dinosaurs for children and plenty of academic texts, but popular science for adult laypeople is hard to come by. So this book is a rare gem, and the fact that it is exceptionally...

from LisCarey

This is exactly what it says on the tin: a highly readable history of the dinosaurs, from their beginnings as very minor players in the early Triassic, to world-dominating predators and plant eaters in the late Cretaceous. And then the end of the Cretaceous, the meteor that ended dinosaur dominan...

from billsearth

This was a very good book. Iit provides a perspective of why the dinosaurs ascended and why they did not survive while other creatures did survive. The information is extremely well documented, and is clearly written and often collaborated in the text. Although much documentation is right in the ...

from untitled841

An easily accessible non-fiction book about dinosaurs and the history of archeology.

from GeoffHabiger

I love dinosaurs. I got a degree in geology and spent several years attempting to get a masters degree in paleontology. I routinely attend the annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, and I've written my own coloring/activity book about dinosaurs. So, take it as a verifiable dino...