"Fascinating. Superbly illustrated with photos and art, this is popular-science writing at its best." - Booklist, starred review "Steve Brusatte is doing some of the most exciting research on dinosaurs today, and he brings that excitement to The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs. Whether he's recounting remarkable fossil discoveries or explaining millions of years of evolutionary change, Brusatte shows just how much our understanding of dinosaurs has changed in just the past decade." - Carl Zimmer, author of Evolution: Making Sense of Life and Parasite Rex "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 "The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs is a triumph, written by one of our young leaders of the field.
Steve Brusatte brings new discoveries, a taste for a good yarn, and his infectious enthusiasm to the epic tales of paleontology. It is hard to read Brusatte and not love lost worlds." - Neil Shubin, bestselling author of Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body and Robert R. Bensley Distinguished Professor of Anatomy at the University of Chicago "The ultimate dinosaur biography. Riveting." - Scientific American "The Science Book of the Year." - Sunday Times (London) "The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs is a biography of these magnificent lost beings and their world.
" - London Review of Books "[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 "Brusatte scores. This is science at first hand." - Literary Review "This vivid book reanimates dinosaurs for a new generation.
A lovely book. A fine piece of writing." - The Times (London) "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 "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 "Should not be missed. Highly recommended." - Library Journal, starred review "Scintillating. Brusatte's mastery of his field, formidable explanatory powers and engaging style have combined to produce a masterpiece of science writing for the lay reader. I would add that you'll find Rise and Fall fascinating even if you don't give a damn about dinosaurs--but first, show me someone who doesn't give a damn about dinosaurs." - Washington Post "A masterpiece of science writing." - Washington Post "Tells the epic tale of the dinosaurs rise to dominance and extinction, taking us on a thrilling journey back in time." - National Geographic "Captivating.
First-rate science writing. Superb. Carefully crafted." - Publishers Weekly, starred review.