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  • Life Through the Ages II

    Twenty-first Century Visions of Prehistory

    A paleontologist shows what life was like on our planet long before the early humans emerged through words and illustrations.Paleontologist Dr. Mark P. Witton draws on the latest twenty-first century discoveries to re-create the appearances and lifestyles of extinct, fascinating species, the environments they inhabited, and the challenges they faced living on an ever-changing planet. A worthy ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Palaeoartist's Handbook

    Recreating prehistoric animals in art

    by Mark P Witton ...
    Extinct worlds live again in palaeoart: artworks of fossil animals, plants and environments carefully reconstructed from palaeontological and geological data. Such artworks are widespread in popular culture, appearing in documentaries, museums, books and magazines, and inspiring depictions of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals in cinema. This book outlines how fossil animals and environments ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • King Tyrant

    A Natural History of Tyrannosaurus rex

    **A marvelously illustrated look at everything we now know about the fearsome king of the dinosaursContinue the adventure with the dazzling film, T.REX, narrated by Sam Neill, now playing in IMAX and museum cinemas worldwide**Tyrannosaurus rex is the world’s favorite dinosaur, adored by the public and the subject of intense study and debate by paleontologists. This stunningly illustrated book ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Recreating an Age of Reptiles

    by Mark P Witton ...
    Dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals have always fascinated people but they pose vast problems for the artist. How do you go about recreating the anatomy and behaviour of a creature we've never seen? How can we restore landscapes long lost to time? And where does the boundary between palaeontology - the science of understanding fossils- and artistic licence lie? In this outstanding book, Mark ... Read more

    $17.69 USD

  • Pterosaurs

    Natural History, Evolution, Anatomy

    The most authoritative illustrated book on flying reptiles availableFor 150 million years, the skies didn't belong to birds—they belonged to the pterosaurs. These flying reptiles, which include the pterodactyls, shared the world with the nonavian dinosaurs until their extinction 65 million years ago. Some pterosaurs, such as the giant azhdarchids, were the largest flying animals of all time, with ... Read more

    $30.29 USD

  • Art and Science of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

    The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, a series of thirty-seven incredible sculptures of prehistoric animals and geological displays, were unveiled to the public as part of the famous Crystal Palace Park in 1854. The display, which includes iconic depictions of rhinoceros-like dinosaurs, regal extinct mammals, serpentine marine reptiles and giant, frog-like amphibians, captured a snapshot of palaeontology ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Spinosaur Tales

    The Biology and Ecology of the Spinosaurs

    The spinosaurs – the dinosaur group that includes the largest land predator of all time, the awe-inspiring Spinosaurus – star in this cutting-edge review.The giant sail-backed carnivorous dinosaur Spinosaurus is one of the most famous of all dinosaurs; a staple of documentaries, books and video games, and the beast that bested the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex in Jurassic Park III. But what do we ... Read more

    $16.09 USD

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    Spinosaur Tales

    The Biology and Ecology of the Spinosaurs

    Narrated by Gavin Osborn ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 33 min

    Bloomsbury presents Spinosaur Tales by David Hone & Mark Witton, read by Gavin OsbornThe spinosaurs – the dinosaur group that includes the largest land predator of all time, the awe-inspiring Spinosaurus – star in this cutting-edge review.The giant sail-backed carnivorous dinosaur Spinosaurus is one of the most famous of all dinosaurs; a staple of documentaries, books and video games, and the ... Read more

    $18.00 USD

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    Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior

    What They Did and How We Know

    by David Hone ...
    Narrated by Graham Mack ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 51 min

    Our understanding of dinosaur behavior has long been hampered by the inevitable lack of evidence from animals that went extinct more than sixty-five million years ago. Today, with the discovery of new specimens and the development of new and cutting-edge techniques, paleontologists are making major advances in reconstructing how dinosaurs lived and acted. Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior provides an ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Dirt

    A Social History as Seen Through the Uses and Abuses of Dirt

    Delve into the fascinating world of dirt in this history of culture, cleanliness, and our evolving perceptions of what is and isn't gross.In this engaging and often humorous study of life's imperfections, public health and hygiene authority Terence McLaughlin dissects our attitudes toward the filth that has accompanied society throughout human history. According to him, "dirt" is a matter of ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The ABC of Relativity

    The Nobel Prize winner offers "an ideal introduction to the theories of special and general relativity" in clear, comprehensible language ( Nature ).A renowned mathematician and philosopher , and as well as recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Bertrand Russell was acclaimed for his ability to address complex subjects in accessible ways. In this classic reference book, Russell delve... ... Read more

    $6.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Short History of Ireland, 1500-2000

    by John Gibney ...
    A brisk, concise, and readable overview of Irish history from the Protestant Reformation to the dawn of the twenty-first centuryFive centuries of Irish history are explored in this informative and accessible volume. John Gibney proceeds from the beginning of Ireland’s modern period and continues through to virtually the present day, offering an integrated overview of the island nation’s cultural, ... Read more

    $16.39 USD