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Daphne
Apr 08, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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It was a great little book. I listened to the audio version which was pretty short for the page length. I think I must have missed some great illustrations, so I'll be picking up the text version at some point to get the whole picture. What I enjoyed most about this book is that it was written by one of the individuals that actually figured the cause, location, and beginning of the story that caused the K-T extinction. I've read, watched documentaries, and sat through many lectures about mass
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Margie
Jul 20, 2007 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Walter is such a great storyteller. He does an incredible job of making a complex scientific discovery very accessible to the general public, yet never talks down to the audience. A fine job of combining scientific detail with an interesting story.
Kathy
Who could resist a title like this? It's an adventure story, perhaps even a bit of a detective tale (well, investigative, anyway), with plenty of scientific detail but not enough to make my eyes glaze over. Excellent for readers like me - absolutely not scientifically oriented but fascinated nonetheless. ...more
bsc
Jul 15, 2009 rated it liked it
A nice little book about what we think happened to the dinosaurs and how we came to figure it out. Alvarez does a good job explaining the science without getting too technical.
Patricrk patrick
May 03, 2012 rated it really liked it
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very readable explains the evidence in a a very clear manner.
Steve Van Slyke
Dec 08, 2016 rated it it was amazing
A great recounting of how one of Earth's great mysteries was finally solved. ...more
Marne
Aug 04, 2010 marked it as to-read
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Preeti
May 07, 2012 marked it as to-read
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Oct 11, 2012 marked it as maybe-to-read
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Carol
Mar 10, 2019 rated it it was amazing
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