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Title: Dino Book Recommends
Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on April 08, 2022, 12:02:09 AM
Thought this could be a place  we could recommend dinosaur related books and discuss them. That includes scholarly books and fiction like Crichton’s Jurassic Park or a Land Before Time pop up book.

I have been wanting to read The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte:

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Can anyone recommend it?

@LittleDas75
Title: Re: Dino Book Recommends
Post by: Mumbling on April 08, 2022, 05:54:06 AM
I haven't read that book, but I have read and enjoyed the following fiction book: The Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs (author of Tarzan). It's in the public domain and can be downloaded for free here:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/551
Title: Re: Dino Book Recommends
Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on April 08, 2022, 02:27:52 PM
Quote from: Mumbling on April 08, 2022, 05:54:06 AM
I haven't read that book, but I have read and enjoyed the following fiction book: The Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs (author of Tarzan). It's in the public domain and can be downloaded for free here:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/551

I know that one! Cool!

I can recommend Crichton’s Lost World. I have trouble recommending Jurassic Park because the book feels more like slasher horror story akin to Carnosaur. Spielberg like Disney seriously lighted the presentation in the adaptation process; which made it better IMHO.

I am currently reading Crichton’s posthumous “Dragon Teeth,” which covers Palentologists battling to dig up dinosaur fossils, its actually really riveting, the characters are very well written, and it almost feels like a prequel to Jurassic Park. ;)

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Title: Re: Dino Book Recommends
Post by: LittleDas75 on April 13, 2022, 09:59:24 AM
Quote from: Gentle Sharptooth on April 08, 2022, 12:02:09 AM
Thought this could be a place  we could recommend dinosaur related books and discuss them. That includes scholarly books and fiction like Crichton’s Jurassic Park or a Land Before Time pop up book.

I have been wanting to read The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte:

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/8193/zrLzPw.jpg)

Can anyone recommend it?

@LittleDas75
I have this book though I haven't read it yet. But it was written by a well respected paleontologist so it will most likely be worth it.
Title: Re: Dino Book Recommends
Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on April 13, 2022, 03:33:49 PM
Quote from: LittleDas75 on April 13, 2022, 09:59:24 AM
Quote from: Gentle Sharptooth on April 08, 2022, 12:02:09 AM
Thought this could be a place  we could recommend dinosaur related books and discuss them. That includes scholarly books and fiction like Crichton’s Jurassic Park or a Land Before Time pop up book.

I have been wanting to read The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte:

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/8193/zrLzPw.jpg)

Can anyone recommend it?

@LittleDas75
I have this book though I haven't read it yet. But it was written by a well respected paleontologist so it will most likely be worth it.

Oh that’s helpful. Thanks! If you ever want to do a group read let me know.
Title: Re: Dino Book Recommends
Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on June 11, 2022, 12:02:46 AM
It made me happy to see a DK Dinosaur book guide at my local grocery store. That some kid will get it and memorize dinosaurs like I did.