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Books by Brian Switek
  | | The Secret Life of Bones Their Origins, Evolution and Fate by Brian Switek Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2019 by Duckworth ISBN-13: 978-0-7156-5379-1, ISBN: 0-7156-5379-2 "'Smart, lively, and hugely informative... the ideal guide to the bones around us and in us' Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction Bone is a marvel, an adaptable and resilient building material developed over 500 million years of evolutionary history. It has manifested itself in wings, sails, horns, armor, and an even greater array of appendages since the time of its origin. In dinosaur fossils, skeletons are biological time ..." |
 | | Written in Stone(Illustrated) Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature by Brian Switek Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2010 by Bellevue Literary Press ISBN-13: 978-1-934137-29-1, ISBN: 1-934137-29-4 "Switek seamlessly intertwines two types of evolution: one of life on earth and the other of paleontology itself.âDiscover MagazineIn delightful prose, [Switek] . . . superbly shows that `[i]f we can let go of our conceit,â we will see the preciousness of life in all its forms.âPublishers Weekly(starred review)Highly instructive . . . a warm, intelligent yeomanâs guide to the progress of life.âKirkus ReviewsMagisterial ..." |
 | | Prehistoric Predators(Illustrated) by Brian Switek, Julius Csotonyi, Tba Tba Hardcover, 104 Pages, Published 2015 by Applesauce Press ISBN-13: 978-1-60433-552-1, ISBN: 1-60433-552-1 "Discover the most dangerous carnivores that ever roamed the Earth in this exciting and action-packed exploration of Prehistoric Predators, featuring a unique cover that feels like dinosaur-skin! The biggest baddies of the prehistoric world -- the carnivores -- come alive in Prehistoric Predators. From favorites like T-Rex and Giganotosaurus, to the ferocious Spinosaurus and terrifying Megalodon, the stunning full-color illustrations fro ..." |
 | | My Beloved Brontosaurus(Reprint) On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs by Brian Switek Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2014 by Scientific American / Farrar, Straus And Giroux ISBN-13: 978-0-374-53426-4, ISBN: 0-374-53426-8 "One of Amazon's Best Science Books of 2013A Hudson Booksellers Staff Pick for the Best Books of 2013One of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Spring Science BooksSelected by Apple's iBookstore as one of the best books of AprilA Bookshop Santa Cruz Staff PickDinosaurs, with their awe-inspiring size, terrifying claws and teeth, and otherworldly abilities, occupy a sacred place in our childhoods. They loom over museum halls, thunder through movie ..." |
 | | Written in Stone by Brian Switek Paperback, Published 2017 by Icon Books Ltd, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-1-78578-201-5, ISBN: 1-78578-201-0 |
 | | The T Rex Handbook (Discovering) by Brian Switek, Julius Csotonyi, Applesauce Press Staff, Julius T. Csotonyi Hardcover, 64 Pages, Published 2016 by Applesauce Press ISBN-13: 978-1-60433-603-0, ISBN: 1-60433-603-X "Everyone's favorite dinosaur comes to life in an all-new, dinosaur-skin textured handbook: the terrifying Tyrannosaurus rex!Discover the most dangerous predators that ever roamed the planet in this exciting new exploration of the T. Rex and other big, bad carnivores, featuring a unique cover that feels like dinosaur-skin!" |
 | | My Beloved Brontosaurus(1st Edition) On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs by Brian Switek Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2013 by Scientific American / Farrar, Straus And Giroux ISBN-13: 978-0-374-13506-5, ISBN: 0-374-13506-1 "One of Amazon's Best Science Books of 2013A Hudson Booksellers Staff Pick for the Best Books of 2013One of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Spring Science BooksSelected by Apple's iBookstore as one of the best books of AprilA Bookshop Santa Cruz Staff PickDinosaurs, with their awe-inspiring size, terrifying claws and teeth, and otherworldly abilities, occupy a sacred place in our childhoods. They loom over museum halls, thunder through movie ..." |
 | | My Beloved Brontosaurus On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs by Brian Switek 272 Pages, Published 2013 by Scientific American / Farrar, Straus And Giroux ISBN-13: 978-1-4668-3676-1, ISBN: 1-4668-3676-8 "Revueltosaurus wasn't a dinosaur atall:William G. Parker, Randall B. Irmis, and Sterling J. Nesbitt,“Reviewof the LateTriassic Dinosaur Record from Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona,” in A Century of Research at Petrified Forest National Park: Geology and Paleontology, ed. William G. Parker, S. R. Ash, and Randall B. Irmis, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin no. 62 (Flagstaff, Arizona: Museum ofNorthern Arizona,2006),160. Th ..." |
 | | Written in Stone The Hidden Secrets of Fossils and the Story of Life on Earth by Brian Switek 320 Pages, Published 2011 by Icon Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-84831-311-8, ISBN: 1-84831-311-X "Brian Switek. of the previous sea, and made it into the countries that are now inhabited; that since that revolution the small number of individuals spared by it have spread out and reproduced on the land newly laid dry; and that consequently it is only since that time that our societies have resumed progressive ... William Buckland was a Church of England reverend who was a popular lecturer in geology and paleontology at the time ..." |
 | | Written in stone the hidden secrets of fossils and the story of life on earth by Brian Switek Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2011 by Icon Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-84831-262-3, ISBN: 1-84831-262-8 ""Switek seamlessly intertwines two types of evolution: one of life on earth and the other of paleontology itself."--"Discover Magazine"""In delightful prose, [Switek] . . . superbly shows that '[i]f we can let go of our conceit, ' we will see the preciousness of life in all its forms."--"Publishers Weekly"(starred review)"Highly instructive . . . a warm, intelligent yeoman's guide to the progress of life."--"Kirkus Reviews""Magisterial ..." |
 | | Skeleton Keys The Secret Life of Bone by Brian Switek 288 Pages, Published 2019 by Penguin ISBN-13: 978-0-399-18491-8, ISBN: 0-399-18491-0 "Writing for Forbes, bioarchaeologist Kristina Killgrove shared what it was like to study a Roman villa called Oplontis that was torched by Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79. It's as good an example as any of how modern experts go about their work, from the ..." |
 | | Written in Stone Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature by Brian Switek Published 2016 by Audible Studios On Brilliance Audio ISBN-13: 978-1-5226-6856-5, ISBN: 1-5226-6856-X |
 | | Written in Stone The Hidden Secrets of Fossils by Brian Switek 320 Pages, Published 2011 by Icon Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84831-312-5, ISBN: 1-84831-312-8 "WRITTEN IN STONE – a hugely compelling scientific history by an up-and-coming star of popular science – is the first account of the remarkable discovery of these gap-fossils and of the new stories they tell about the evolution of life." |
 | | Dinosaur Art II (Dinosaur Art 2) by Steve White, Brian Switek, Robert Nicholls Hardcover, 188 Pages, Published 2017 by Titan Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78565-398-8, ISBN: 1-78565-398-9 "Following on from Dinosaur Art, this new volume showcases 10 amazing artists whose work represents the cutting edge of paleoart. Many are rising stars in the field; others have embraced digital technology and continue to assert long-standing reputations as leaders in the discipline. This volume also includes state-of-the-art modellers, allowing the reader to explore restoring prehistoric animals in three as well as two dimensions. All a ..." |
 | | Written in Stone Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature by Brian Switek Published 2011 ISBN-13: 978-1-282-99098-2, ISBN: 1-282-99098-5 |
 | | Written in Stone Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature by Brian Switek Published 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1-934137-36-9, ISBN: 1-934137-36-7 |
 | | Written in Stone The Hidden Secrets of Fossils and the Story of Life on Earth. Brian Switek by Brian Switek Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2012 by Icon Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-84831-342-2, ISBN: 1-84831-342-X |
 | | Iko kaseki no hakken by Brian Switek, Kyoko Nonaka ISBN-13: 978-4-16-790239-1, ISBN: 4-16-790239-7 |
 | | Mi querido Brontosaurus by Brian Switek, Joandomènec Ros Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2014 by Ariel ISBN-13: 978-84-344-1723-6, ISBN: 84-344-1723-5 "A pesar de haberse extinguido hace 65 millones de años, los dinosaurios ocupan un lugar primordial en nuestro imaginario popular. Su portentosa presencia llena museos de historia natural y protagoniza películas, y sin embargo es poco lo que aún sabemos sobre ellos. Con un entusiasmo contagioso, Brian Switeck nos acerca a la vida de estas criaturas y nos descubre algunos de sus fascinantes secretos." |
 | | Il mio amato brontosauro. Vecchie ossa e nuova scienza (Italian Edition) by Brian Switek, J. Trifoni Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 2014 by Codice ISBN-13: 978-88-7578-426-3, ISBN: 88-7578-426-4 |