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Flying Dinosaurs: How Fearsome Reptiles Became Birds Hardcover – Illustrated, September 16, 2014

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In Flying Dinosaurs John Pickrell challenges everything you were told about dinosaurs as a child.... Through extensive research and interviews with leading paleontologists, Flying Dinosaurs charts how each new discovery confirmed the link between dinosaurs and birds.... The author's fascination with dinosaurs is evident throughout the book. But his passion aside, it takes a skilled science writer to transform the incremental progress of a field such as paleontology into a narrative that sustains a book. -- Nicky Phillips ― The Sydney Morning Herald

After digesting all that Pickrell has to offer, it will be difficult for any reader to think about dinosaurs -- or birds -- in the same ways they had before. ―
Publishers Weekly

[An] engaging book. ―
GrrlScientist - a Guardian Blog

A remarkable book, with a wealth of interviews with palaeontologists and a comprehensive catalogue of virtually all the findings of feathered dinosaurs since 1996. It's a useful catch-up if you have lost track of this rapidly developing area of palaentology, and full of fascinating, unusual facts―did you know that birds are the closest living relatives to the crocodile? -- Bill Condie ―
Cosmos Magazine

[
Flying Dinosaurs] deftly covers the history behind the decades-old debate over just when and how birds first arose. -- Bruce Dorminey ― Forbes

Pickrell covers the history of changing thought on dinosaurs and the bird-dinosaur link.... Pickrell's book is well written and accessible, and thus is an excellent companion. -- Greg Laden ―
Greg Laden's Blog

A detailed and timely overview of our rapidly-improving scientific understanding of how massive, lumbering dinosaurs evolved into agile, flying birds. -- Mike Lee ―
The Conversation

A readable introduction to the subject. -- Ian Paulsen ―
The Bridbooker Report

[A] fast-paced.... Fascinating read. ―
BirdWatching

A well-structured overview of the various lines of evidence connecting the evolution of birds with that of theropod dinosaurs.... Any general reader or student interested in dinosaurs should find it a pleasure to read.... Highly recommended. ―
Choice

An exceptional read.... I would recommend this volume not only to dinosaur aficionados, who will find in its pages a plethora of interesting facts about dinosaurs and birds, but also to professional paleontologists who are looking for a comprehensive yet quick account on the most recent research in dinosaur paleontology. -- Marco Signore ―
Quarterly Review of Biology

Delightful and accessible. I highly recommend it for readers of all ages and backgrounds. ―
ZME Science

About the Author

John Pickrell is an award-winning science writer and the editor of Australian Geographic magazine. He has worked in London, Washington, D.C., and Sydney for numerous publications, including New Scientist, Science, Science News, and Cosmos. He has been a finalist for the Australian Museum's Eureka Prizes three times, has won an Earth Journalism Award, and has been featured in the 2011 and 2014 editions of The Best Australian Science Writing.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Columbia University Press; Illustrated edition (September 16, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0231171781
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0231171786
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.2 x 0.8 x 9.4 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 179

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John Pickrell is an award-winning journalist, the former editor of Australian Geographic magazine and the author of Flying Dinosaurs and Weird Dinosaurs. He has worked in London, Washington DC and Sydney for publications including New Scientist, Science, Science News and Cosmos. John’s articles can also be found online and in print at National Geographic, Nature, Scientific American, Science Focus and the ABC. When he's not writing or editing, he can be found on fossil digs in the Australian outback or Mongolia's Gobi Desert. He has been a finalist in the Australian Museum’s Eureka prizes three times, won an Earth Journalism Award and featured in The Best Australian Science Writing in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2019. He was the editor of the The Best Australian Science Writing 2018. John studied biology at Imperial College in the United Kingdom, and has a Master of Science in taxonomy and biodiversity from the Natural History Museum, London. Follow him on Twitter @john_pickrell and at www.flyingdinosaurs.net.

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Interesting book about some of the most important new ideas in paleontology and the overwhelming fossil evidence supporting these ideas. Virtually all paleontologist now believe that birds evolved from smaller, quick, carnivorous dinosaurs with feathers. These new understandings and the supporting evidence are extensively discussed here, including key fossil discoveries of the recent past.The author himself is a science writer rather than a scientist but he conducts extensive interviews with a number of key scientists in this field. This approach means that the book is both informed and highly readable. Also, the author notes the extensive and exciting feathered dinosaur discoveries in China.
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Interesting book about some of the most important new ideas in paleontology and the overwhelming fossil evidence supporting these ideas. Virtually all paleontologist now believe that birds evolved from smaller, quick, carnivorous dinosaurs with feathers. These new understandings and the supporting evidence are extensively discussed here, including key fossil discoveries of the recent past.

The author himself is a science writer rather than a scientist but he conducts extensive interviews with a number of key scientists in this field. This approach means that the book is both informed and highly readable. Also, the author notes the extensive and exciting feathered dinosaur discoveries in China.
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