Dale A. Russell

What does it take to become a wellspring of life? 'Islands in the Cosmos' is an encompassing review of our little blue planet. Russell is a professional paleontologist who reaches beyond his career in dinosauria to interpret much research from many branches of science. His steady hand through what could have been an overwhelming technical review yields an informative natural history of Earth. The author's clear prose not only exemplifies the diversification of life but also allows the reader to reflect upon how sparse the information garnered from the fossil record. This is readable science at its best, a lifetime masterpiece from a humanitarian.… (altro)