Book recommendations

[DinoLord]

It looks like a great book, but a real shame about the cover... 

[HD-man]

Has this title been raised yet? I hear good things about Dinosaurs: How They Lived and Evolved by Darren Naish and Paul Barrett. Does anyone have it?

I ordered it at my local library. It's my NEW favorite serious dino book. Unfortunately, I can't post my review of it until Sept. 2017 (I.e. The 5 year anniversary of both my 1st review & my review of my OLD favorite serious dino book: http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=2210.msg61550#msg61550 ), but I'll definitely let you know when I do. In the meantime, I definitely recommend it based on the following reviews.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN9gVY0r5Pk

https://chasmosaurs.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/dinosaurs-how-they-lived-and-evolved.html

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/naish-and-barretts-dinosaurs-how-they-lived-and-evolved/

[Everything_Dinosaur]

We have just completed our review of "The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs" by Gregory S. Paul.

You can see our review here: Book Review "The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs"]

"The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals" is also terrific.  I am currently reading this and it is beautifully illustrated and very well written, highly recommended.

Here's the review of this book too: Book Review "The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals"

[Viergacht]

If you're looking for a fictional read, Daniel Bensen's "Groom of the Tyrannosaur Queen" is pretty damn awesome. It has a plot inspired by the old pulps - barbarian warriors, time travel, lost civilizations, dinosaur and humans living together, etc., but is a realistic take on those tropes while still being a total romp.

[HD-man]

Looking forward to the following books (which will be released in February/March/April, respectively).

Martin's The Evolution Underground: Burrows, Bunkers, and the Marvelous Subterranean World Beneath our Feet: https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Underground-Burrows-Marvelous-Subterranean/dp/1681773120

Pickrell's Weird Dinosaurs: The Strange New Fossils Challenging Everything We Thought We Knew: https://www.amazon.com/Weird-Dinosaurs-Strange-Challenging-Everything/dp/0231180985

Sampson's You Can Be a Paleontologist!: Discovering Dinosaurs with Dr. Scott: https://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Paleontologist-Discovering-Dinosaurs/dp/1426327285

[ceratopsian]

I'm enjoying this PNSO large-format children's/YA book - beautifully produced and purchased purely for the abundant paleoart it contains.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/THEM-Age-Dinosaurs-YANG-Yang/dp/7116094911/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484768205&sr=8-1&keywords=pnso+them+age+of+dinosaurs

[Halichoeres]

I'm enjoying this PNSO large-format children's/YA book - beautifully produced and purchased purely for the abundant paleoart it contains.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/THEM-Age-Dinosaurs-YANG-Yang/dp/7116094911/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484768205&sr=8-1&keywords=pnso+them+age+of+dinosaurs

That does look gorgeous.

[ceratopsian]

That does look gorgeous.

It truly is - very much my idea of a "beautiful book".  I can also see why an arts publishing firm I used to work for has quite a lot of their full-colour books printed in China.

[Dobber]

I'm enjoying this PNSO large-format children's/YA book - beautifully produced and purchased purely for the abundant paleoart it contains.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/THEM-Age-Dinosaurs-YANG-Yang/dp/7116094911/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484768205&sr=8-1&keywords=pnso+them+age+of+dinosaurs

Is that book in English? I thought I remembered hearing that some of their books where being translated.

Chris

[ceratopsian]

I'm enjoying this PNSO large-format children's/YA book - beautifully produced and purchased purely for the abundant paleoart it contains.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/THEM-Age-Dinosaurs-YANG-Yang/dp/7116094911/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484768205&sr=8-1&keywords=pnso+them+age+of+dinosaurs

Is that book in English? I thought I remembered hearing that some of their books where being translated.

Chris

Yes, it is.  I have "Them: Age of Dinosaurs".  So far it's currently their only book in English (apart from the translation of the T. rex booklet.)  Latest information on their Facebook page (as of a few days ago) was that the encyclopaedia translations were coming along but not yet ready.  But as they are still not back on amazon.co.uk.....  Most of their models are available on amazon.de - but not the book in English.

[Soopairik]

Try reading the Dinosaur Four. Not a bad read.

[HD-man]

Has this title been raised yet? I hear good things about Dinosaurs: How They Lived and Evolved by Darren Naish and Paul Barrett. Does anyone have it?

I ordered it at my local library. It's my NEW favorite serious dino book. Unfortunately, I can't post my review of it until Sept. 2017 (I.e. The 5 year anniversary of both my 1st review & my review of my OLD favorite serious dino book: http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=2210.msg61550#msg61550 ), but I'll definitely let you know when I do. In the meantime, I definitely recommend it based on the following reviews.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN9gVY0r5Pk

https://chasmosaurs.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/dinosaurs-how-they-lived-and-evolved.html

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/naish-and-barretts-dinosaurs-how-they-lived-and-evolved/

I've since gotten my own hardback copy (although I still want a digital copy). Yay!

[Kaprosaurus]

This thread is probably dead but is this book good? If it is,do you recommend it to new readers? (https://www.amazon.com/Acrocanthosaurus-Inside-Out-Kenneth-Carpenter/dp/0806153938)

[stemturtle]

Turtles as Hopeful Monsters
A hopeful monster is an organism that exhibits a sudden and drastic change in phenotype initiated by a macromutation, giving it a selective advantage. Turtles as Hopeful Monsters was a real page turner for me. I have been following the progress of research on turtle origins for the past two decades. Thanks to BlueKrono for alerting us to this book. 

In the final paragraph Rieppel proposed a solution to the placement of turtles in reptile phylogeny: "What would be required for the resolution of the sister group relationships of turtles would be for Odontochelys to share some evolutionary innovation with some other reptile group outside turtles."


Odontochelys semitestacea (Joy City Ltd.), 2.25 in., 2015

Edit: Darren Naish, who posts Tetrapod Zoology, wrote a positive review of
Turtles as Hopeful Monsters: Origins and Evolution:
http://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2017/1975-review-turtles

[BlueKrono]

Turtles as Hopeful Monsters
A hopeful monster is an organism that exhibits a sudden and drastic change in phenotype initiated by a macromutation, giving it a selective advantage. Turtles as Hopeful Monsters was a real page turner for me. I have been following the progress of research on turtle origins for the past two decades. Thanks to BlueKrono for alerting us to this book. 

In the final paragraph Rieppel proposed a solution to the placement of turtles in reptile phylogeny: "What would be required for the resolution of the sister group relationships of turtles would be for Odontochelys to share some evolutionary innovation with some other reptile group outside turtles."

Odontochelys semitestacea (Joy City Ltd.), 2.25 in., 2015

I just picked up the most recent edition of Prehistoric Times where the editor reviews it. Then he sold his copy to me on eBay. 

[ceratopsian]

I braved the summer holiday crowds and visited the Natural History Museum in London yesterday to see the new blue whale exhibit in the Hintze Hall - the one that has replaced "Dippy" - and also to see their new temporary exhibition on cetaceans, which was excellent.  More about modern than ancient whales, but fascinating.

I picked up two items in the book shop.  The first is Prof. Paul Barrett's new(ish) book to go with "Sophie", the Stegosaurus stenops exhibit:



It's very slim but well worth picking up.  It is a very easy read, telling the story of the discovery, purchase, research on and exhibition of the specimen.  It also gives a quick overview of what we know of stegosaurs.  Especially useful is his rundown of the taxonomic history of stegosaurs, with a list of what are currently considered valid genera and species.

The second book I haven't read yet but it looks very interesting: people have usually heard of Mary Anning but Dorothea Bate has less recognition.

[HD-man]

Has this title been raised yet? I hear good things about Dinosaurs: How They Lived and Evolved by Darren Naish and Paul Barrett. Does anyone have it?

I ordered it at my local library. It's my NEW favorite serious dino book. Unfortunately, I can't post my review of it until Sept. 2017 (I.e. The 5 year anniversary of both my 1st review & my review of my OLD favorite serious dino book: http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=2210.msg61550#msg61550 ), but I'll definitely let you know when I do. In the meantime, I definitely recommend it based on the following reviews.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN9gVY0r5Pk

https://chasmosaurs.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/dinosaurs-how-they-lived-and-evolved.html

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/naish-and-barretts-dinosaurs-how-they-lived-and-evolved/

I've since posted my review ( http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=2210.msg183625#msg183625 ). Yay!

[pako]

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if a book about dinosaur figures existed ?

I'd be happy to have for example a nice book about Papo dinosaurs with:
- good quality pictures
- key informations (weight, length, diet, where it lived,...)
- scientific facts and comparaison with the figure
and more

DK does it for Lego Star Wars sets for example, could be cool to have your whole collection on the coffee table...

Would you be interested?

Just a thought

[Halichoeres]

I don't think such a book exists. User japfeif wrote a book about Marx and related playsets, but it's more of a guide than a coffee table book in my understanding, and also doesn't have data on the biology of the animals as far as I know. I think a book like you're describing would have a very limited market and would be expensive to make. Papo, Safari, and Schleich are popular brands but none is as iconic as Lego. To be honest, I think of the three, a Schleich book would have the best chance of being published.

[Libraraptor]

There is a book about dinosaur figures from 1999 called "Dinosaur Collectibles". No Real informations about the figures,  only the estimated price from these Days. Dana Cain and Mike Fredericks wrote  it.No Papos in there.