1/3 personal memoir, 1/3 biographies/history of paleontologists/ paleontology and 1/3 history of the Dinosaurs. Steve Burette makes the past academic in me jealous as he talks about the fieldwork he has done and famous paleontologist he has met since his undergrad, through his Ph.D. and now as a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. Meanwhile, we learn the overall story of the Dinosaurs from Triassic, Jurassic up to their eventual almost (except birds) extinction in the Cretaceous period. I am disappointed that the skills Jurassic Park taught me to evade a T-Rex were incorrect :)

Overall a recommended read that has made the Science Nerd in me want to read a learn more!