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Dinosaur Memories: Dino-trekking for Beasts of Thunder, Fantastic Saurians, 'Paleo-people,' 'Dinosaurabilia,' and other 'Prehistoria'

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In their latest 'Tertiary Tales' & 'Mesozoic musings,' Allen & Diane Debus (also authors of "Paleoimagery: The Evolution of Dinosaurs in Art," - McFarland, 2002) and (with Bob Morales) "Dinosaur Sculpting: A Complete Beginners' Guide," Hell Creek Creations, 1995) consider the science & art of dinosaurs and those 'other prehistoric animals in a personalized, whimsical vein. Dinosaur Memories is a delightful 'companion volume to their book 'Paleoimagery.' With a Foreword by Dr. Kenneth Carpenter & a zany Introduction by Mike Fredericks - editor of Prehistoric Times magazine!

Dinosaur Memories are hard to forget! Most who revel in the current renaissance in dinosaur science, art, fiction and movies, or who enjoy the other appealing prehistoric animals so well popularized by the media have fond recollections of what it was like 'growing up dinosaur.' Together with wife Diane and his father Allen G. Debus, Allen A. Debus unveils treasured dinosaur memories &stories about prehistoric animals and paleo-people, spanning from the cold-blooded dinosaur 'era,' to the modern wave dinosuar renaissance. Beginning with fondly recalled roadtrips to prehistoric places where Tyrannosaurus rex still reigns, Dinosaur Memories ventures intp the realm of thunder beasts and explores the rich 'pop-cultural' appeal of prehistoric animals. If you've ever collected dinosaurs, enjoyed fossil hunting or visits to see the old bones in museums, Dinosaur Memories is a book you'll still years from now! Thirty-five chapters are grouped into seven sections titled, "Roads Into Prehistory," "Thunder Beasts," "Dinosaur Worlds," "Fantasy Dinosaurs," "Fossil Trickery," "Paleo-people," and "Rustlin' up Dinos." Publisher is iUniverse.com of Lincoln, Nebraska - 1-877-823-9235.

I very much enjoyed Dinosaur Memories, which while reading, conjured many fond recollections about my youthful years of learning about paleontology - a science which isn't only about dinosaurs - as noted by the authors. Also, I found their discussions about prehistoric mammals and fantasy dinosaurs of science fiction literature enlightening. That chapter about dinosaur toy collectors & figure collecting is a scream! I've been down many of those same roads that Debus & Debus have been but still found their personal insights & anecdotes most refreshing. Kudos!

In their latest 'Tertiary Tales' & 'Mesozoic musings,' Allen & Diane Debus (also authors of "Paleoimagery: The Evolution of Dinosaurs in Art," - McFarland, 2002) and (with Bob Morales) "Dinosaur Sculpting: A Complete Beginners' Guide," Hell Creek Creations, 1995) consider the science & art of dinosaurs and those 'other prehistoric animals in a personalized, whimsical vein. Dinosaur Memories is a delightful 'companion volume to their book 'Paleoimagery.' With a Foreword by Dr. Kenneth Carpenter & a zany Introduction by Mike Fredericks - editor of Prehistoric Times magazine!

Dinosaur Memories are hard to forget! Most who revel in the current renaissance in dinosaur science, art, fiction and movies, or who enjoy the other appealing prehistoric animals so well popularized by the media have fond recollections of what it was like 'growing up dinosaur.' Together with wife Diane and his father Allen G. Debus, Allen A. Debus unveils treasured dinosaur memories &stories about prehistoric animals and paleo-people, spanning from the cold-blooded dinosaur 'era,' to the modern wave dinosuar renaissance. Beginning with fondly recalled roadtrips to prehistoric places where Tyrannosaurus rex still reigns, Dinosaur Memories ventures intp the realm of thunder beasts and explores the rich 'pop-cultural' appeal ofprehistoric animals. If you've ever collected dinosaurs, enjoyed fossil hunting or visits to see the old bones in museums, Dinosaur Memories is a book you'll still years from now! Thirty-five chapters are grouped into seven sections titled, "Roads Into Prehistory," "Thunder Beasts," "Dinosaur Worlds," "Fantasy Dinosaurs," "Fossil Trickery," "Paleo-people," and "Rustlin' up Dinos." Publisher is iUniverse.com of Lincoln, Nebraska - 1-877-823-9235.

Another fun-filled treatment of dinosaur travel adventures, and dinosaurs in art, with emphasis on prehistoric animals in popular culture! Absolutely loved it!

i thought this book was amazing. its incredibly interesting, and its hard to put it down once youve started. it shows so much about the dinosaurs and i learned so much since i read it. im in high school, and i never really had much of an interest in paleontology. but when i read this it made me look at it an entirely different way, and im so glad i took the time to read it. excellent work!