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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: The Untold Story of a Lost World by Steve Brusatte

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informative fast-paced

4.0

As someone who grew up very interested in dinosaurs, this book paints a great picture of their time in the spotlight. Many of my lingering questions from them were answered, but the author is honest when it comes to the things we just don’t know yet. Alongside the dinosaurs themselves, it offers a nice insight into palaeontology and the people working in it.
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informative inspiring

4.0

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs is a riveting tale of natural history, even for those who are far from an expert on paleontology. Brusatte gives readers a rest from hard science with stories of the great personalities in his field, and vivid imaginings of what daily life must have been like in the age of the dinosaurs. This book was definitely a tough one for me to read, as I struggled with making sense of the physical sciences as a student. Yet Brusatte's passion is infectious and encouraging, providing a implied argument that anyone can learn to make sense of the dinosaur's extinct and outlandish world if they're willing to work for the knowledge. 
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