RE: How to Keep Dinosaurs

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@umd.edu>]

> From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu [mailto:owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu] 
> On Behalf Of Mike Taylor
>
> Ian Paulsen writes:
>  > HI ALL:
>  >  I came across this book being remaindered: How To Keep 
> Dinosaurs by  > Robert Mash (with foreward by Richard 
> Dawkins). It's a funny book about  > keeping dinos as pets. 
> My favorite photo is of Deinonychus playing poker  > with the 
> caption: Deinonychus will only play Poker for high steaks ( 
> note  > spelling). Has anyone else seen this book and if so, 
> what do you think of  > it?
> 
> See Darren Naish's less the wholeheartedly positive review:
> http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2008/01/how_not_to_kee
> p_dinosaurs.php

See also my breif comments at:
http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/master.html?http://www.naturalhistorymag.co
m/0505/0505_selections.html

Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
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