Dinosaurs: A Concise Natural History
"This book is a treasure. Written on several levels (amateur, teen, adult, professional) this well illustrated text covers what is known about dinosaurs, the arguments, debates, the history of paleontology and some of the folk who study it. Great index, masterfully written. A wonderful read for the novice to expert. 3 stars. A must for anyone seriously interested in the field."Journal of the American Association of Forensic DentistsReview of the first edition:"I am excited to see that they authors have selected not to overwhelm the student with detail."Mark Oiumette, Hardin-Simmons UniversityReview of the first edition:"Does an excellent job of explaining cladistics."Bill Zinsmeister, Purdue UniversityReview of the first edition:"Well written ... the author's sense of humor makes it enjoyable to read; it summarizes most of the important topics in dinosaur paleontology using current information."Carol Waddell-Sheets, Canisius CollegeReview of the first edition:"This is an outstanding contribution for anyone teaching a course involving dinosaurs ... it is reasonably short and very much up to date."Sherwood Wise, Florida State UniversityReview of the first edition:"It's a nice length - subjects are discussed with the appropriate amount of depth and level of coverage. The writing style and tone is engaging and I like the incorporation of phylogeny."David Varricchio, Montana State UniversityReview of the first edition:"Very up-to-date information ... superior illustration."John Taylor, Indiana University of PennsylvaniaReview of the first edition:"It's the best fit for my course of any book out there because it's focused less on the dinosaurs themselves and more on how dinosaurs illustrate important lessons in the history of life ... I'm definitely going to adopt it for my course." Dr J. Bret Bennington, Hofstra UniversityReview of the first edition:"Dinosaurs remain a 'hot' topic ... To explore their past world, one needs to have a very good guide. With the publication of the book by Fastovsky and Weishampel, the latter is now available...demonstrates an outstanding degree of comprehensity ... an outstanding synthesis of the modern knowledge on dinosaurs."Dr Dmitry Ruban, The German Geological/Palaeontological JournalReview of the first edition:"It is an admirable work, something unlike I have seen in other texts in the field. The 240-page lexicon is elegant and freshly instructive. I find this text compact, self-contained and interesting to read ... I recommend it for anyone wishing to have a perspective of Dr Denn's work in process stability and rheology."Gibson Batch, Rheology BulletinReview of the first edition:"... well-written, highly visual, engaging, and informative book ... Highly recommended."ChoiceReview of the first edition:"If you wish to know about the jaw mechanics in Euornithopoda, or if the giant femur of an adult Maiasaura makes you happy, this book will become the best gift for you! ... The indices of subjects and genera are very detailed and useful. It is great that the Latin name is translated for each taxon ... an outstanding synthesis of the modern knowledge on dinosaurs. And it will remain so for at least 1-2 decades. The reviewer has no idea other than to recommend this book strongly for everyone deeply interested in the world of dinosaurs and the evolutionary theory."Zentralblatt für Geologie und PaläontologieReview of the first edition:"... it is undoubtedly the case that Fastovsky and Weishampel have been at the forefront of this genre. ... concise as well as being accessible and highly informative on the topic of dinosaurs and the science that can be applied to understanding them. As a well-structured, thoughtful and helpful undergraduate teaching guide it is absolutely excellent."David Norman, The Geographical JournalReview of the first edition:"Overall I find Dinosaurs: A Concise Natural History to be a welcome improvement over what in my opinion was already the best dinosaur textbook on the market."William Parker, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology"... the most comprehensive and useful text on dinosaurs on the market. It's both authoritative and whimsical, providing the student with a great background on dinosaurs and on the sciences needed to understand them. It's fun to read and [has] great illustrations too."Kevin Padian, Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley