News — Book review

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...

We would like to thank Dr Richard L. Rose, author and member of the Citizens Climate Lobby in Richmond, USA for his review of our recent title: Homo sapiens - An appraisal of modern humans by Rajan Jaisinghani. "It is a splendid reference and, as John Abraham says, it is refreshingly candid and frank. I admire the direct approach you have taken to our Great Predicament and cannot help but to agree, however reluctantly, with your assessment of human behavior. Does one supply data and hope for understanding and action? No, energy and desire must be emotionally recruited by education...

A nice review of our recent title: Ordovician Trilobites of Southern Ontario, Canada and the Surrounding Region by Phillip Isotalo has just been published in the latest Newsletter of the Palaeontological Association (No. 90, pages 107-108). Some snippets from the review follow: "This is an enchanting book, and a welcome addition to any trilobite-lover’s library. It is basically an illustrated guide to the trilobites of a classic region of North America, with all the photographs in colour, some being full-page. It is now 36 years since the publication of Rolf Ludvigsen’s admirable Fossils of Ontario Part 1: The Trilobites, and...

Our recent title Fossil Insects - An Introduction to Palaeoentomology by David Penney and James E. Jepson has just received a nice review, published in the latest edition of Antenna (volume 39[4], page 221), the Bulletin of the Royal Entomological Society. Some snippets from the review follow: "It is pitched at the interested general reader, but covers enough ground that it is worth having as a reference book for those who are more conversant with the world of entomology or palaeontology. The book is lavishly illustrated, with 240 figures, several of which are painted palaeohabitat reconstructions by Richard Bizley - making...

An excellent four-page 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) has just been published in the latest volume of the Entomologist's Gazette (2015, vol. 66: 295-298). Following are some snippets taken from the review: "This fascinating book throws up many interesting, quirky, occasionally funny, insights into the life of a man who was the ‘Sir David Attenborough’ of his day.""This book, edited by Smith & Patterson, adds to the sum of knowledge and understanding of Wallace in a unique way …...