The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs - Brusatte, Steve
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The Sunday Times Bestseller. 'Thrilling . . . the best book on the subject written for the general reader since the 1980s.' The Sunday Times. 66 million years ago the dinosaurs were wiped from the face of the earth. Today, Dr. Steve Brusatte, one of the leading scientists of a new generation of dinosaur hunters, armed with cutting edge technology, is piecing together the complete story of how the dinosaurs ruled the earth for 150 million years. The world of the dinosaurs has fascinated on book and screen for decades - from early science fiction classics like The Lost World, to Godzilla…mehr

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The Sunday Times Bestseller. 'Thrilling . . . the best book on the subject written for the general reader since the 1980s.' The Sunday Times. 66 million years ago the dinosaurs were wiped from the face of the earth. Today, Dr. Steve Brusatte, one of the leading scientists of a new generation of dinosaur hunters, armed with cutting edge technology, is piecing together the complete story of how the dinosaurs ruled the earth for 150 million years. The world of the dinosaurs has fascinated on book and screen for decades - from early science fiction classics like The Lost World, to Godzilla terrorizing the streets of Tokyo, and the monsters of Jurassic Park. But what if we got it wrong? In The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, top dinosaur expert Brusatte, tells the real story of how dinosaurs rose to dominate the planet. Using the fossil clues that have been gathered using state of the art technology, Brusatte follows these magnificent creatures from their beginnings in the Early Triassic period, through the Jurassic period to their final days in the Cretaceous and the legacy that they left behind. Along the way, Brusatte introduces us to modern day dinosaur hunters and gives an insight into what it's like to be a paleontologist. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs is full of thrilling accounts of some of his personal discoveries, including primitive human-sized tyrannosaurs, monstrous carnivores even larger than T. rex, and feathered raptor dinosaurs preserved in lava from China. At a time when Homo sapiens has existed for less than 200,000 years and we are already talking about planetary extinction, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs is a timely reminder of what humans can learn from the magnificent creatures who ruled the earth before us.
Autorenporträt
Dr Steve Brusatte is a paleontologist on the faculty of the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He grew up in the Midwestern United States and has a BS in Geophysical Sciences from the University of Chicago, MSc in Palaeobiology from the University of Bristol (UK), and PhD in Earth and Environmental Sciences from Columbia University in New York. Steve is widely recognized as one of the leading paleontologists of his generation. He has written over one hundred peer-reviewed scientific papers during his decade of research in the field, named and described over ten new species of dinosaurs, and led groundbreaking studies on how dinosaurs rose to dominance and went extinct. One of his particular research interests is the evolutionary transition between dinosaurs and birds and he is a noted specialist on the anatomy, genealogy, and evolution of the carnivorous dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptor. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs is his re-evaluation of the creatures that ruled the earth for 150 million years.
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"A masterpiece of science writing." - Washington Post

"The ultimate dinosaur biography. ... Riveting." - Scientific American

"Vivid. ... This is scientific storytelling at its most visceral, striding with the beasts through their Triassic dawn, Jurassic dominance and abrupt demise." - Nature

"A page-turner. ... Brusatte skillfully brings dead dino bones to life. ... The beauty of this book lies in the details, too, and in the stories of the scientists who dig them up." - New York Times Book Review

"The Science Book of the Year." - Sunday Times (London)

"An absorbing historical saga. ... [A] completely winning blend of technical expertise and storytelling ability. ... Brusatte's recounting of the millions of years of dinosaur dominance makes for very nerdy, very thrilling reading." - Christian Science Monitor

"A thrilling study. ... The best book on the subject since [the 1980s]. ... Brusatte writes with the authority of a man who ranks as one of the leading experts in his field." - Sunday Times (London)

"Unrelentingly kind in tone and generous in description. ... Mak[es] for one big adventure." - Paris Review (Staff Picks)

"This vivid book reanimates dinosaurs for a new generation. ... A lovely book. ... A fine piece of writing." - The Times (London)

"Fascinating. ... Superbly illustrated with photos and art, this is popular-science writing at its best." - Booklist, starred review

"Captivating. ... First-rate science writing. ... Superb. ... Carefully crafted." - Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Should not be missed. Highly recommended." - Library Journal, starred review

"Takes readers on a tour of the new fossils and discoveries that are shedding light on the dinosaurs' evolutionary story. ... Full of adventures and humor." - Science

"Tells the epic tale of the dinosaurs rise to dominance and extinction, taking us on a thrilling journey back in time." - National Geographic

"If you ever loved a dinosaur, buy this book. ... Brusatte does for dinosaurs what E.O. Wilson did for ants and Carl Sagan for stars." - Washington Times

"An up-to-the-minute account of the long history and remarkable biology of these extraordinary animals." - RICHARD FORTEY, former senior paleontologist at London's Natural History Museum and author of Life, Trilobite!, and Earth

"A must-have for fans of ancient reptiles and their lost world." - Kirkus Reviews

"Brusatte delivers a cutting-edge account of Earth's most awe-inspiring age-and does so with great skill, humor, and wonder. Captures the majesty of the creatures he studies, as well as their breathtaking evolutionary ride." - PETER BRANNEN, author of The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions

"Brusatte scores. ... This is science at first hand." - Literary Review

"Brusatte's prose shows the excitement he feels about his subject, making the book more of a conversation than a dry tract. ... A great introduction for folks wanting to learn more about dinosaurs." - Shelf Awareness

"Steve Brusatte explains how these spectacular bygone animals shaped our present, and how they can inform our future. ... One of the world's leading millennial paleontologists. ... The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs is an expansive biography of this peerless group of species." - VICE/Motherboard

"Excellent. ... [Brusatte] writes with verve... zip and pizzazz. ... Lap it up, dinosaur fans!" - Current Biology

"[A] Jurassic blockbuster. ... A gripping read in the best traditions of popular science. ... Infectiously ebullient." - The Observer (London)

"The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs may be the best book on dinosaurs ever written for a popular audience." - Inside Higher Ed

"Filled with vivid illustrations, historical accounts, and tales of paleontological expeditions, this book will change the way you think about dinosaurs." - Gizmodo

"The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs is a biography of these magnificent lost beings and their world." - London Review of Books

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