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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
- A New History of a Lost World
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
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A sweeping and groundbreaking history of the age of dinosaurs, from one of our finest young scientists.
The dinosaurs. 66 million years ago, the Earth's most fearsome and spectacular creatures vanished. Today their extraordinary true story remains one of our planet's great mysteries.
In this stunning narrative spanning more than 200 million years, Steve Brusatte, a young American paleontologist who has emerged as one of the foremost stars of the field - discovering 10 new species and leading groundbreaking scientific studies and fieldwork - masterfully tells the complete, surprising, and new history of the dinosaurs, drawing on cutting-edge science to dramatically bring to life their lost world and illuminate their enigmatic origins, spectacular flourishing, astonishing diversity, cataclysmic extinction, and startling living legacy. Captivating and revelatory, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs is a book for the ages.
Brusatte traces the evolution of dinosaurs from their inauspicious start as small shadow dwellers - themselves the beneficiaries of a mass extinction caused by volcanic eruptions at the beginning of the Triassic period - into the dominant array of species every wide-eyed child memorizes today, T. rex, Triceratops, Brontosaurus, and more. This gifted scientist and writer re-creates the dinosaurs' peak during the Jurassic and Cretaceous, when thousands of species thrived, and winged and feathered dinosaurs, the prehistoric ancestors of modern birds, emerged. The story continues to the end of the Cretaceous period, when a giant asteroid or comet struck the planet and nearly every dinosaur species (but not all) died out, in the most extraordinary extinction event in earth's history, one full of lessons for today as we confront a "sixth extinction".
Brusatte also recalls compelling stories from his globe-trotting expeditions during one of the most exciting eras in dinosaur research - which he calls "a new golden age of discovery" - and offers thrilling accounts of some of the remarkable findings he and his colleagues have made, including primitive human-sized tyrannosaurs; monstrous carnivores even larger than T. rex; and paradigm-shifting feathered raptors from China.
An electrifying scientific history that unearths the dinosaurs' epic saga, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs will be a definitive and treasured account for decades to come.
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"Patrick Lawlor's narration injects Brusatte's enthusiasm into the informative writing.... Listeners who love dinosaurs will thrill to the latest developments in their history." (AudioFile)
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- Mark
- 2018-06-23
Not bad
Some parts were good. A lot of it felt like dinosaur porn. Would've appreciated more factual comparisons and less colourful wordage about how badass the trex was. The author also had some kind of hangup about the size of the arms of the trex.
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- Darren
- 2020-04-06
Fantastic
If you're big into dinosaurs you'll love this book. only wish it came with a visual download so if curious you could see an image of the dinosaurs being discussed. really enjoyable
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- Lisa White
- 2019-07-19
Finkle is Einhorn. Einhorn is Finkle.
I knew everything about dinosaurs... in 1990, when I was 7. As it turns out, a lot of stuff has been found and figured out since then. The author is modest but has clearly been involved with some remarkable progress and discoveries. The dinosaur naming has gotten weirder, and probably harder to follow as audio than as writing, but it's not so integral to the plot. I won't spoil how it ends...
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- Dana
- 2020-03-26
Great intro to dinosaurs
This was a very approachable book for nerds like me who want to know more about the science of paleontology.
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-08-28
Infotainment for Dino nerds
Never have I been so enthralled with the story of our world and the greatest creatures to ever roam it. An entertaining narrative told through a personal and informative viewpoint that was both nestalgia enducing and riveting.
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- David Brown
- 2019-08-14
Very informative
Fun listen, leaned alot of new things and debunked some myths I previously believed. 10/10!
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- Matthew
- 2018-09-17
Dino-mite!
A pretty solid synopsis of where our knowledge of dinosaurs sits today. Not as dry as one would think either.
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- Caden Marofke
- 2023-07-12
My new favourite book
As a kid, I loved dinosaurs, but as an adult I kind of put that behind me. Listening to this has rekindled my love for dinosaurs, and given me a deep understanding and respect for the collective work put in over hundreds of years that has allowed this book to be written.
I love this book, I listened to it back to back, as it has so much interesting information that you can easily miss in the first listen.
If you want to quickly be brought up to speed on everything we know about dinosaurs and how we know it, this book is a great diving point, definitely recommend.
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- S. Swartz
- 2023-04-26
Not Impressed
Unfortunately, after over 2 hours of listening, there just isn’t enough information about dinosaurs. In many parts, it feels more like a brief history of paleontology. I’m not sure if I’ll even finish it.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-03-22
A fun read!
I would warn that this book includes several anecdotes about famous palaeontologists and the world of palaeontology and is not just a book of dinosaur facts. The book is still super fun and witty and tells the story of the dinosaurs in a fascinating and digestible way. Very worth the read!
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- Daniel Powell
- 2018-09-16
"The Rise of the Scientists Who Study Dinosaurs"
Are you interested in learning about dinosaurs? You should probably find another book. Are you dying to learn about the individual talents and idiosyncrasies of the people who research dinosaurs for a living? Then you're going to love this book! Steve Brusatte utterly fails to make a compelling narrative about dinosaurs, but he succeeds in telling you which "celebrity" scientist identified each dinosaur, where they were born, where they got their PhD, who they studied under, etc. As a scientist by trade I think one of the worst traits of our culture is the tendency to laud the scientist over the science. I came to this book hoping to learn about another scientific discipline and was very disappointed to get a crash course in modern history. The book is roughly 30% dinosaurs and 70% scientist. What a disappointment.
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- Earth Lover
- 2018-06-08
Me Me Me Me Me - and a Few Dinosaurs
If I were a dinosaur, or a descendent of one, I would sue. The title of this book makes it look like a book about dinosaur history - but no, it's actually a book about Steve Brusatte. Oh, and all the amazing, brilliant, outrageous paleontologists he knows and all the fun things they do when they are not finding dino bones - which is a lot of the time, as it turns out.
I already thought 10 hours was too little to do justice to the topic - but this book doesn't seem to have more than a few hours about dinosaurs themselves.
For a better survey of life on Earth, try A New History of Life or Great Courses Origin and Evolution of Earth.
Now we just need a real book about dinosaur history!
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- Matthew
- 2019-02-06
1 part dinosaurs : 2 parts filler
If you want a collection of mediocre character sketches and personal anecdotes from a paleontologist, sometimes sprinkled with information about dinosaurs, this is the book for you! It's also a great choice if you prefer quantity of audible hours over quality of book.
On the other hand, if you're actually interested in learning about the rise and fall of the dinosaurs, you've got a lot of chaff in the way. The periodic discussions of what we know about Pangaea, early dinosaurs, T-Rex evolution, and more are fascinating, sure. But the author seems to spend as much, if not more, time describing paleontologists he has met or his own personal experiences, than he does actually sharing scientific information.
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- SSue
- 2019-02-18
Dinosaurs and the scientists that study them
I did learn about dinosaurs by listening to this book. So in that regard it was a good listen. But agree with other reviewers that the author spent too much time lauding his many friends and telling his and others’ life stories.
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- Philip W. Haigh, III
- 2019-01-24
Too much drama and personal history
The information in this book relating to the rise and the fall of the dinosaurs is interesting and I enjoyed it. The author seems intent on including his own history as well, which I enjoyed less. The narrator could have been less dramatic......
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- andrew lober
- 2018-08-07
Meh
I wanted more info about the dinosaurs and less about fashion habits of the people that found the fossils. I had high hopes and wanted so much more.
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- Edmund
- 2019-01-15
Was hoping for something better
I'm always looking for good science nonfiction. This book was on several "best of" lists, but I don't know why. The author does not tell an engaging story. He spends a lot of time on his two favorite topics: dinosaurs and myself. Less memoir and more time developing the arch of a story would have been preferred. The narrater didn't help the cause.
Also, too many lists of latin names. Having the book might make it easier to follow. Then one could match names with a picture.
The book is full of information and the author does a nice job of explaining the end of the dinosaurs. It wasn't a waste of time, but overall the book was a disappointment.
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- steph
- 2018-10-01
so surprised -- I loved it!!
This was a total whim purchase (yeah, never been interested in Dinosaurs and also not much of a nonfiction reader)... and it was great!!! I found myself telling my friends and family all these dinosaur facts throughout my listen. I really really enjoyed it, and the writing style was done in such a way that it was never dry or boring-- really felt like he was just telling an engaging story he loved. It kept me coming back for more.
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- Lindsey Foss
- 2018-08-03
Good topic. Okay narration.
As a science teacher, I was very excited to listen. Overall, the book is good. If you're interested in dinosaurs or in the sciences you should definitely listen. The author is a paleontologist and writes knowledgeable about earth history, evo!ution, the history of American palentology, dinosaur physiology, and more. I certainly did learn a great deal.
The narrator does over emphasize a lot of the time, and it took me some getting used to. His voice is good, but is at some times over dramatic, annoyingly so. The content is so that the listener can excuse this, though.
The author's writing is good. Informative, entertaining. Sometimes the analogies are weak or a phrase seems unpolished, but, hey, I haven't written a book so this guy has one up on me.
Again, if you like any or a combination of the sciences listed, or just dinosaurs, buy. Totally worth it.
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- Arthur Sippo
- 2018-05-02
A general update on modern dinosaur science
Great book written in a breezy fashion. Does not deal with the minutia but gives a grand overview of dinosaurs: where they cam from, what they were like, and what happened to them. A good book for the interested layman and for those who want to caught up on the latest findings in Paleontology.
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