"Honorable Mention for the 1997 Award for Best
Professional/Scholarly Book in Geography and Earth Science,
Association of American Publishers"
"Mr. Dodson's enthusiasm--his passion and love--for his subject is
catching. . . . he writes with humor and grace . . . . It's as
readable as a good letter from a friend you want to hear from. . .
. and what a magnificent story he tells."---Stephen Goode, The
Washington Times
"[Dodson] brings considerable wit and charm to his argument and
gives an excellent sense of the practice of paleontology, as well
as of the personalities involved in it."
*Kirkus Reviews*
"A fascinating and comprehensive scholarly and personal survey . .
. The author has successfully re-created the horned dinosaur in a
fascinating book of facts, theories, and speculation. With
extensive notes and excellent illustrations, this impressive volume
is highly recommended."
*Library Journal*
"[Dodson] manages to explain many of the intricacies of dinosaur
studies in jargon-free language, and where jargon is necessary the
terms are clearly defined. Above all he helps to make the dinosaurs
come alive--something that most paleontologists can only dream
about."---Paul M. Barrett, The Times Higher Education
Supplement
"It is perhaps surprising that no general work has ever been
published about [the Ceratopsia], but the deficit is now redressed
by Dodson's engaging, witty, and erudite new book. It is a labor of
love by an admitted Oceratophile' (his term), an anatomist
particularly skilled in biometrics.... The prose is graceful and
never overly serious, and the footnoted asides are informative and
amusing, so that even chapters on topics as dry as the necessary
skeletal anatomy and principles of classification will be palatable
to the non-specialist."---Kevin Padian, Science
"In his new book, Peter Dodson, a long-time student of
ceratopsians, presents a delightful and authoritative survey of the
horned dinosaurs.... Dodson writes in an informal, often cheerfully
and unabashedly personal manner. This narrative structure nicely
conveys the sense of excitement associated with the discovery of
and research on dinosaurs and makes the more technical matters
accessible to the interested lay reader."---Hans Sues, American
Paleontologist
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