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Kirsten, August 17, 2006 (view all comments by Kirsten)
I was a bit disappointed with this book, since it was not so much about "the monsters that ruled the planet before the dinosaurs" as it was about Ward's experiences working in the Karoo Desert in South Africa. It was interesting to learn about what it's actually like to be a paleontologist, and he writes of his adventures in the wilderness with a great deal of wit. But there was comparatively little information about the actual creatures, and not nearly as much information as I was expecting about the catastrophe that wiped them out. I was left feeling as though I would love to sit down and talk with the author over a cup of coffee -- and then ask him why he hadn't written the book that I expected this to be!

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780143034711

Subtitle:

The Monsters That Ruled the Planet Before Dinosaurs and How They Died in the Greatest Catastrophe in Earth's History

Author:

Ward, Peter D

Author:

Ward, Peter

Publisher:

Penguin Books

Subject:

Paleontology

Subject:

Earth Sciences

Subject:

Catastrophes (geology)

Subject:

Geology, Stratigraphic -- Permian.

Copyright:

2004

Publication Date:

March 2005

Binding:

Paperback

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

288

Dimensions:

8.04x6.02x.53 in. .47 lbs.