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  | | 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 ..." |
 | | 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 |
 | | 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 ..." |
 | | 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 |
 | | 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 |