An internationally acclaimed paleontologist, who has unearthed significant fossils on almost every continent, presents a compelling account of how his childhood fervor for dinosaurs became a lifelong commitment to cutting-edge science, documenting his many adventures, from Los Angeles to the rich fossil badlands of the Gobi desert. 20,000 first printing.
Michael Novacek is Curator of Paleontology, as well as Senior Vice President and Provost of Science at the American Museum of Natural History. His last book, Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs (1996), was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.