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Happy Epiphany! Hope everyone enjoyed their Twelfth Night revelries. If you are back to work like me I hope it‘s not too taxing today. Meanwhile gaze upon my glorious gifts from @bookish_wookish - how cute are those candies?! And the card says “Merry Bookmas” 😆 I love it! I am so excited to read this book, thank you Amy!! And thank you for hosting this fun event.

Bags 1-4 are done and attached - so repetitive 🙄 this book was so interesting. The end of the book breaks down the asteroid strike and a step by step description of what would have happened after it hit the Yucatan Peninsula. And all the people who scoffed at the asteroid hypothesis 🤣🤣

The wreath is begun. Fun fact for me diplodocus is pronounced di-plod-u-cus not dip-low-dock-us 🤯

I started this ages ago but didn‘t get it finished so had to wait for my hold to come back in ( Libby held my spot 🤯❤️) I finished my “Books are my passion” set and now to decide on which Christmas set I start 🤔

I am a learn‘ed person. I know how the dinosaurs died. So explain why this jerk made me tear up about the dinosaurs demise…. Excellent book to listen to at work.

If you are a fan of paleontology and natural history, then this is a must read. Brusatte‘s passion on the subject shines through.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

5 ⭐️s

An excellent read! Probably one of if not THE best book on dinosaurs I have ever read. It‘s written in such a way that anyone could pick it up and read it. You don‘t need to be obsessed with dinosaurs like I am to understand it. It flows beautifully from the time before the dinosaurs, through their rise to the top, their reign as the dominant creatures on the planet, to their rather violent demise. Absolutely love this! It was a library ⬇️

The one thing that could rival my love for a book map…

#HumbleHarvest @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#Fall

This book I have ordered for my granddaughter. She loves books like this.

My partner is glad I‘m finished this so I‘m not constantly telling him things about dinosaurs 😂 five star read for me - so readable, engaging and fascinating! It‘s a linear narrative from when the dinosaurs first arrived to their extinction. I learned a lot. #nonfiction2023 (bad reputation) #magnificentmay

On our way to the Lake District 💚 hoping the kids have a decent nap so I can read this most of the way 😆

I never grow out of dinosasaurus

My 5 year old is dinosaur-obsessed and with him, I‘ve been learning so much about these fascinating creatures. Our view of the prehistoric world and its inhabitants is built by incredible scientists/paleontologists whose new discoveries and analysis of fossils have developed leaps and bounds in recent years. It‘s truly amazing what we know about dinosaurs from rocks. This is an accessible source to learn more about what came before us. #doublespin

This was hands down the best book I‘ve ever read about dinosaurs, how they lived and evolved and their extinction. Packed full of information yet easy to understand, I learned so much from this. The author makes every chapter so interesting and his love for palaeontology really comes across. He debunks some myths about dinosaurs and evolution as well as giving the most up to date research and findings
A definite 5 star book for me

Speaking of nature, I'm going to join in with @Clwojick and her #bigjunereadathon

I'll be looking at crossing off 6 books from either my #readharder or #naturewriting challenges. Haven't decided which ones yet but the prompts were all selected at the start of the year. I'm gonna go with a bit of mood reading on this one too.
Starting with the tagged, cos I LOVES a dinosaur 🦕 😄

Been reading the tagged book for quite some time. Wasn‘t sure about some of the dinosaurs mentioned so I bought this to go along with it for reference. It‘s definitely making the experience better as I can see all the different species they‘re talking about 🦕

Easy to digest and a wonderful account of the history of dinosaurs and our discoveries of them. Scientists are written as people and there is so much interesting info. If you're interested in paleontology or dinosaurs in general I highly recommend.

This book was very interesting especially after I spent time in Wyoming this summer on a fossil dig! So much to learn about the dinosaurs and the author presented it in mostly laymen‘s terms that was easily digestible. I did feel as though the author mentioned his friends a little too much throughout. #nonfiction #science #paleontology

One of the books I‘m currently reading. It‘s so interesting!

One thing I like about A Very Short Introductions: no “let‘s me tell you about the time I got lost in Warsaw as a graduate student” or “let me tell you about the color of the sky that time I was bitten by mosquitos while I was digging for fossils with Sven, who was tall and wore sweaters that were…” and on and on.

Super informative and easy to follow, details the evolution of the dinosaurs from their humble beginnings to their apogee and unexpected fall.

Also, my #bookspin read for April.

Fun fact: T. rex teeth were the size of bananas. 🍌🍌🍌

Beautiful🐥

Bk1 for #NFN20 & #NovelNovember #readathon is done! I enjoyed this NF written by an American palaeontologist about how the story of the dinosaurs & related animals has changed over the past 150yrs. The author himself has been instrumental in revising that thinking with his discoveries of numerous new dinosaurs & fossilised remains of ecosystems. It‘s not a dry textbook at all, which a lot of these end up being, it‘s fun, engaging & informative.5⭐️

#TodayILearned that the reason Sauropod dinosaurs(brontosaurus, brachiosaurus etc)could get so big(50 feet long, up to fifty tons)is because they had the same type of lungs as birds, with multiple air sacs & the ability to absorb oxygen on both inhalation & exhalation. #NFN20

2/3 of the way through this #NFN20 read. I don‘t know why but I‘m always a slow reader when it comes to NonFiction. Maybe it‘s because my brain is trying to retain all the facts? Anyway, this is a brilliant read so far, the author is really engaging in the way he throws all the info at you, it‘s not dry like a lot of these sorts of books are. How‘s your weekend reading going?

#TodayILearned that the theory from Jurassic Park is true, there were dinosaurs with feathers that eventually evolved into birds. This particular feathery Dino was found in Jinzhou, China & was eventually named by the author & his colleague Junchang Lu. #NFN20

My next afternoon read is one for #NFN20 or #NonFictionNovember20 I‘ve had this on my #MountTBRShelvesOfDoom for 2yrs now, just never got around to reading it. Nows the perfect opportunity, plus my grandson is obsessed with dinos & asks me questions I don‘t know the answer to!🤷🏻‍♀️

Went shopping for a shower curtain, ended up with two new addictions for the TBR pile: a new edition of my favourite Christie and DINOSAURS!

Lots of fun facts to learn about the evolution and destruction of dinosaurs. The description of the world in the immediate aftermath of the asteroid strike was fascinating.

📖 Tagged!!
✏ Mike Resnick (very underrated sci-fi author)
📽 The Road Warrior
📺 Reno 911!
🎤 The Ramones
🎶 (Tie) Road to Nowhere - Talking Heads, Radio Ga Ga - Queen

#manicmonday #LetterR @JoScho

4/5

I tend to struggle with nonfiction but I was a dinosaur kid 🦕. And this one was so well written & just fascinating!

Next up! I got this book from my brother and sister-in-law for Christmas and it‘s such a beautiful book. The reviews for it have been nothing short of spectacular and after reading the prologue, this is going to be a wild ride.

Learn about the rise and fall of dinosaurs and how evolution changed their species to adapt (or not) to environmental challenges - all told through an easy, conversational narrative.

Let‘s go!

This is my first book on dinosaurs. Very interesting at the beginning but somehow lost it in the middle and at the end. Definitely a good read but there are parts where I felt like quitting.

After finishing this one, I have 15 books left for #BookSpinBonanza @TheAromaofBooks

I loved this book! I really don't read much about dinosaurs, but this book was excellent. It's extremely informative and written in a very accessible way so that anyone can pick this book up and enjoy it without being bored, or without finding it too simple.

Whether dinosaurs are your thing or not, this book is worth the read. 💚

Full review here: https://wp.me/p21txV-Gn

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ of 5 ⭐️s

Yesssssss

Just finished this #audiobook

Enjoyed it a lot, informative about both dinosaurs, and the process of discovery.

#audiobooking while I tot up my #2019totals in my #readingjournal

Including audiobooks and graphic novels/comics my total is 75, which I‘m quite pleased with (I‘ve counted the entire run of Misty as a single entry, same with the 1-13 run of translated Besoboi).

#Jolabokaflodswap #1. Thank you @Trashcanman !
I am still a kid and ♥♥♥ dinosaurs. And I've always wanted to try this chocolate. Thank you so much.

#ChillingPhotoChallenge

Oct 23: Bones
Status: Own on audiobook, and I read it last month!

#Scarathlon
#TeamStoker

The history of dinosaurs, wrapped up with the history of paleontology, from the Bone Wars to the asteroid/comet debate and everything in between, plus how new advances in technology, computer imaging, and statistics are helping unravel even more mysteries as we understand with increasing clarity more about these behemoths of history that have always fascinated our imagination.

#Nonfiction2019
#SomethingWithAnimals

How I‘m spending my day. 🦕🦖