Fun, fast, and loose writing style brings it all together

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	• The Dinosaur Heresies: New Theories Unlocking the Mystery of the Dinosaurs and Their Extinction Robert T. Bakker William Morrow & Company, 1986 - 481 pages average customer review:based on 40 reviews
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The best dinosaur book ever written.

I've been reading dinosaur books ever since I was a little boy in the 1970s. I remember being fascinated at these creatures that the then "conventional wisdom" said were bulky, obese, overweight, dumb, slow witted, slow moving, cold blooded swamp dwellers. Ha! Our knowledge of dinosaurs sure has come far since then. In this book, Bakker presents a tremendous amount of evidence to challenge many of the popular ideas about dinosaurs. Bakker uses evidence in the fossil record to argue that dinosaurs were warm blooded, active creatures who lived in groups, and migrated, and raised their young, and were capable of running at rather rapid speeds, and who did not live in swamps. Actually, many of these ideas had been proposed during the 19th century, only to be swept under the rug. Bakker revives many of these ideas, as well as coming up with many original ideas of his own. This is an excellent book.

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Dinos Abound!

Robert Bakker proves that he's more than "the chunky guy with a big beard and cowboy hat in documentary programs about Dinosaurs".

I had seen references to his book in DRAGON Magazine, of all places, before I actually read it.

I caught his act on a Dino Special, and found a copy of his book at one of the Museum Shops in D.C.

It blew me away, with his lively illos and his easy to read, intelligent, funny, and clever text.

The critters practically leap off of the page. I came away a believer, as should all who read this one.

I have read far too many books about Paleontology and Dinosaurs for a layman, but this one is the BEST.

He really knows how to ignite a controversy or 15, causing the reader to come away rethinking the issue.

As Calvin of Calvin and Hobbes would say, "It would be lame if dinosaurs were any other way than Bob Bakker describes them!".

I agree, and so will you.

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A good, honest view of Dinosaur facts

Not only is this book written in a manner in which the lay person can understand, but Bakker's ideas are clearly presented. The text is enhanced by the many illustrations and diagrams. Additionally, he treats other people's ideas with respect, while explaining why, in his opinion, they do not appear valid. I think many readers will be surprised that many of our modern ideas on Dinosaurs are not at all original, but were first touted last century. Overall, an excellent read, lively and intelligent. If you only read one book on modern thought regarding Dinosaurs then this should be it.

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Fun, fast, and loose writing style brings it all together

Bakker's writing takes the shape of the Dinosaurs he so lovingly describes, bouncy, fun, and fast, just like I remember them from when I was a child. I never took them for the slow moving, nearly dead and dumb as a doornail, and now I know I am not alone. His loose writing style is easy to read, as opposed to the many "text books" there are on the Dinosauria. All this and the artwork that accompanies the words isn't that bad either.

the best dinosaur book ever

I loved it I think this book is for every literate person who loves dinosaurs and paleontlogy in general

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