Switek, Brian

"Bone is as embedded in our culture as it is in our bodies. Our species has made instruments and jewelry from bone, treated the dead like collectors' items, put our faith in skull bumps as guides to human behavior, and arranged skeletons into macabre tributes to the afterlife. [The author] makes a . . . case for getting better acquainted with our skeletons, in all their . . . roles. Bridging the worlds of paleontology, anthropology, medicine, and forensics, [this book] illuminates the complex life of bones inside our bodies and out"--OCLC.

"Provides facts about the anatomy and behavior of Tyrannosaurus rex and includes information about the time period in which this dinosaur lived"--OCLC.

The author explores modern developments in the field of paleontology, focusing on studies pertaining to dinosaurs and revealing up-to-date information about them. Details the reasons dinosaurs serve as such a source of fascination among the general public and includes anecdotes from the author about his own obsession with the creatures.