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This week's at the library: Very pleased to have found an affordable second-hand copy of the 2nd edition of The Dinosauria from University of California Press. Furthermore, the Geological Society had a sale on Evolution and of . And I found a second-hand copy of Modular from Cambridge University Press. @bookstodon

A photo of three books standing on a small, brown, wooden table. On the left, The Dinosauria, showing a painting of several small dinosaurs at a river's edge. In the middle, Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs, showing a classic engraving of a beautifully preserved pterosaur skeleton (the first pterosaur to be described in 1784 by Cosimo Alessandro Collini, though he mistakenly described it as a marine creature). On the right, Modular Evolution, showing a contemporary artwork called Yellow by artist Nathan Sawaya. It is made out of yellow Lego bricks and shows the torso of a man who has torn his chest open with his hands: yellow bricks have tumbled out of his chest cavity. The out-of-focus background shows black shelves full of books.
A photo of three books standing on a small, brown, wooden table. On the left, The Dinosauria, showing a painting of several small dinosaurs at a river's edge. In the middle, Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs, showing a classic engraving of a beautifully preserved pterosaur skeleton (the first pterosaur to be described in 1784 by Cosimo Alessandro Collini, though he mistakenly described it as a marine creature). On the right, Modular Evolution, showing a contemporary artwork called Yellow by artist Nathan Sawaya. It is made out of yellow Lego bricks and shows the torso of a man who has torn his chest open with his hands: yellow bricks have tumbled out of his chest cavity. The out-of-focus background shows black shelves full of books.

ZOMG, this just dropped, due end of November.

https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/spinosaur-tales-9781399412469/

I literally just finished reviewing Hone's The Tyrannosaur Chronicles and am in the middle of reading Witton's new King Tyrant. Both of them teaming up to write about spinosaurs? Yes please! @markwitton @bookstodon

This week's at the library has been silent for a few weeks as I was travelling to Paris for work and then the Netherlands for a family visit. Enjoy some behind-the-scenes snapshots (1/2) from my trip to the Paris MNHN, the Institut de France, and the French Senate. King Tyrant has been my constant companion, but, as you can see, I'm not quite done. It's *so* good! Look out for a review soon on https://inquisitivebiologist.com @bookstodon @princetonupress @princetonnature

A photo of a large mounted mammoth skeleton standing on a wooden dais at the paleontological gallery of the Paris Natural History Museum, standing amidst various other mounts and display cabinets. The background shows the balcony and transparent ceiling, covered with see-through material.
A photo of various rare books and prints on display on a large wooden table at the climate-controlled special collections section of the Paris Natural History Museum. The background shows books behind glass doors on floor-to-ceiling shelves.
A photo of mounted skeletons of various whales and other marine mammals on display at the comparative zoology gallery of the Paris Natural History Museum. The photo is taken from the balcony, looking down. A group of four people is looking at one of the skeletons. Trees are visible outside through the large picture windows.
A photo of a section of the library at the Institut de France in Paris, normally off-limits to the public, showing floor-to-ceiling wooden bookcases full of books stretching the full length of a long, rectangular room. There are long tables with reading lamps and chairs on either side down the middle of the room. Chandeliers hang from the ceiling.

New review: Though full of Gregory Paul's signature skeletal diagrams, The Princeton Field Guide to Predatory Dinosaurs duplicates so much material from his recent dinosaur guide that it will leave potential buyers in a bind.

https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/05/09/book-review-the-princeton-field-guide-to-predatory-dinosaurs/

@princetonupress @princetonnature @bookstodon

New review: Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior is a concise, well-structured, and beautifully illustrated book that transcends being "merely" good popular science by also addressing professional palaeontologists.

https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/03/09/book-review-uncovering-dinosaur-behavior-what-they-did-and-how-we-know/

princetonupress@mastodon.social @princetonnature @serpenillus @bookstodon

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