Dinosaur Books

• Extinction
  Dinosaurs
  Endangered Animals
  Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
  Origin of Life
  Nature
   
  

  When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time

  "The focus is the most severe mass extinction known in earth's history….The science on which the book is based is up-to-date, thorough, and balanced. Highly recommended."—ChoiceToday it ...  > read more
• Dinosaurs
  Paleontology
  Extinction
  Biology
  Evolutionary Biology
  Tyrannosaurus Rex
   
  

  The Evolution and Extinction of the Dinosaurs

  Written for non-specialists, this detailed survey of dinosaur origins, diversity, and extinction is designed as a series of successive essays covering important and timely topics in dinosaur ...  > read more
• Nature
  Origin of Life
  Early Climate
  Early Mammals
  Fossils
  Global Warming
   
  

  After the Dinosaurs: The Age of Mammals (Life of the Past)

  Perhaps nudged over the evolutionary cliff by a giant boloid striking the earth, the incredible and fascinating group of animals called dinosaurs became extinct some 65 million years ago (except for ...  > read more
• Microbiology
  Microbes and More
  Bacteria
  Infectious Diseases
  Bacteria Research
  Virology
   
  

  Killer Germs

  Everything readers ever wanted to know about deadly viruses, killer parasites, flesh-eating microbes, and other lifethreatening beasties but were afraid to ask What disease, known as "the White ...  > read more
• Early Birds
  Evolutionary Biology
  Dinosaurs
  Evolution
  Charles Darwin
  Cosmology
   
  

  Glorified Dinosaurs: The Origin and Early Evolution of Birds

  The last few years have witnessed an unparalleled rate of discoveries of early birds and their dinosaurian predecessors. Written by a recognised authority in the field, Glorified Dinosaurs: The ...  > read more
• Geography
  Perception
  Anthropology
  Archaeology
  Cosmology
  Urbanization
   
  

  The Mummies of Urumchi

  The 2000-year-old mummies of Ürümchi, found in central Asia along the famed Silk Road trading route, are so well preserved as to show clearly that they seem to be of Caucasoid origin. Where ...  > read more
• Evolution
  Paleontology
  Evolutionary Biology
  Fossils
  Origin of Life
  Early Mammals
   
  

  Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters

  Over the past twenty years, paleontologists have made tremendous fossil discoveries, including fossils that mark the growth of whales, manatees, and seals from land mammals and the origins of ...  > read more
• Extinction
  Fossils
  Dinosaurs
  Paleontology
  Origin of Life
  Nature
   
  

  Extinction: How Life on Earth Nearly Ended 250 Million Years Ago

  Some 250 million years ago, the earth suffered the greatest biological crisis in its history. Around 95% of all living species died out--a global catastrophe far greater than the dinosaurs' demise 65 ...  > read more
• Space Probes
  Aviation
  Space Station
  Space Exploration
  Vehicles
  Virtual Reality
   
  

  Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons

  ROCKET SCIENTIST KILLED IN PASADENA EXPLOSION screamed the headline of the Los Angeles Times. John Parsons, a maverick rocketeer who helped transform the rocket from a derided sci-fi plotline into a ...  > read more
• Origin of Life
  Nature
  Healthy Aging
  Anthropology
  Early Climate
  Batteries
   
  

  Life of the Past (4th Edition)

  This comprehensive introduction to the history of life on Earth explores the basic principles and processes, the rich history of past life forms -- marine and terrestrial -- and the major events that ...  > read more

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