Re: REX APPEAL and other dinosaur books

["Roger Smith" <jollyroger@wave.co.nz>]

Hi Ray,

Thought I might mention that this book has been listed in DINOSAURNEWS's
books section for the past month.  The direct URL is
http://www4.wave.co.nz/~jollyroger/dinobooks/dinobooks.html

best wishes
Roger


From: "dinotracker" <dinotracker@earthlink.net>
To: "Dinosaur Mailing List" <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 12:28 PM
Subject: REX APPEAL


>     Pardon this is it has already been mentioned on this list.
>
>     Today I was in a bookstore and saw what to me is a new book (published
> 2002):
>
> Rex Appeal: The Amazing Story of Sue, the Dinosaur That Changed Science,
the
> Law, and My Life
> by Peter L. Larson, Kristin Donnan (the actual writer), Robert Bakker
> (introduction).
>
>     I'm glad I didn't buy it for the retail $26.95 (U.S. dollars), because
>
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1931229074/qid%3D1028679392/sr%3D11-1
> /ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/103-8844437-4208635 has it for $18.87.  That's a 30%
> savings, before postage.
>
>     Anyhow, the story seems to be well-told and to have all the details of
> the Sue story from the inside, and lots of fascinating photos, etc.
>
>     Of course I didn't succeed in reading it all standing there in the
book
> store, but I got the impression that it may be the most interesting thing
> yet written on the Sue episode.  There are a lot of nice color photos,
too.
>
>     Ray Stanford
>
> "You know my method.  It is founded upon the observance of trifles." --
> Sherlock Holmes in The Boscombe Valley Mystery
>
>