News — Book review

A nice review of our recent title: Fossil Insects: An introduction to palaeoentomology by David Penney & James E. Jepson has just been published in Priscum, the newsletter of the Paleontological Society (USA, Winter 2016 - volume 23, part 1, pages 42-43). The summary paragraph reads as follows: "In summary, Fossil Insects: An Introduction to Palaeoentomology is illustrated with 240 high-quality figures; most of them color photographs and found only published in this book. Overall this book is a great addition for everyone with an interest in entomology/ paleoentomology. For amateurs, it gives a nice introduction to the fossil record...

A nice review of our recent title: Homo sapiens: An appraisal of modern humans by Rajan Jaisinghani has just been published in the Spring 2016 edition of Population Matters Magazine. clicking the cover will take you to the product page The full review (pages 23-24) can be read by clicking here. Unfortunately, the author of the review, Richard Vernon (Secretary of the Oxford Branch of Population Matters), was limited in the word count by the magazine, which allowed him to do little more than cover the content of the book, without being able to expand on his perceived importance of...

We are pleased to announce that our title: Homo sapiens: an appraisal of modern humans by Rajan Jaisinghani has been submitted for the prestigious Royal Society of Biology book awards 2016. We believe that the concluding comments of Richard Vernon's (Secretary of the Oxford Branch of Population Matters) Amazon.co.uk review of January 23, 2016, say it all: "...this is one of the most important books, for humanity, the environment and hence our future, that I have read." It is for this very reason that we kept the RRP at only £12.00 in the hope that it would be accessible to...

We are pleased to announce a nice review of our recent title Dear Sir: Sixty-nine years of Alfred Russel Wallace letters to the editor, edited by Charles H. Smith and Kelsey Patterson, just published in the Entomologist's Monthly Magazine (2016, volume 152, pages 65-66). The concluding statement of the review, by another acclaimed Wallace author and scholar, Ted Benton, reads: "This edited collection must be one of the best ways into the phenomenon that was Wallace, and is a ‘must-read’ for anyone with an interest in the ferment of ideas to which he made such an immense contribution." Clicking the...

Following closely on the heels of the newly named Welsh dinosaur, we are pleased to announce the first reviews of our latest title: So you want to be a PALAEONTOLOGIST by David Penney, which were recently published on the Everything Dinosaur blog. The review consisted to two parts: A general review (click here) and one aimed more at the teaching profession (click here). Some snippets follow: From the general review "This well written publication defines palaeontology before setting out the various roles and activities that palaeontologists undertake.  Dr. David Penney, expertly guides the reader through the wide variety of career...