The Modern Scholar

Behold the Mighty Dinosaur

By: John Kricher

Narrated by: John Kricher

Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

Dinosaurs have been a source of fascination ever since their discovery in England early in the 19th century. Before their extinction, dinosaurs dominated Earth's terrestrial habitats for about 160 million years, far longer than primates. Dinosaurs present the ultimate puzzle in forensic science, but we have learned a great deal about them in the last 50 years. This lecture series will explain the evolutionary and ecological relationships among dinosaurs, what it might have been like to be present in the Mesozoic Era, and the question of what ultimately brought about the total extinction of all dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous Period. Although extinct, dinosaurs have never been more a focus of science than they are today.

©2007 John Kricher (P)2007 Recorded Books, LLC

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This is a great easy to listen to book with a lot of information that any person wouldn't know. Also a great time passer

Outstanding

Audio lectures don't get any better than this. In this series, John Kricher takes us through his subject both broad an deep. Starting with delightful lighter chapters about discovery history, pop culture and movies about dinosaurs, he does not fall short when comes down to the details. In perfect pace, perfect structure, perfect sequence, he takes us from one interesting aspect to the next. At any moment he make us feel the solid science behind his facts. It is unbelievable how much can be derived from looking at just the fossil bones, in comparison with properties of living creatures. Prof. Kricher manages to pursue 30-minutes-long, complex arguments without ever loosing the reader. I am stunned by this performance, I wish more of my teachers had been of this quality. This book cannot be recommend highly enough.

Absolutely Fantastic

What made the experience of listening to The Modern Scholar the most enjoyable?

The content, presentation and the Professor himself.

What did you like best about this story?

Just the right amount of information to get you interested in Dinosaurs.

Which scene was your favorite?

The whole course was good.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

There was no one moment which was boring. You just wanted to listen on and on and on....

Any additional comments?

Teachers like John Kricher are passionate about what they do and it is very obvious in the content and presentation of this course. It is great to feel the passion of good teachers and be inspired. Highly recommend this course.

A must for fans of dinosaurs!

I have listened many times and learn something new each time. It is very enjoyable.

Intriguing

Any additional comments?

Such a great series of lectures about dinosaurs. Very comprehensive. Gives a history of paleontology and goes into the evolution of dinosaurs throughout the Mesozoic era. Also discusses the role of dinosaurs in pop culture and details all the things they got wrong/got right in Jurassic Park (among others). Very entertaining lecturer. Recommended to anyone interested in dinosaurs.

Good, not great, intro to the topic

The substance here is a little fluffy. It sounds more like the material from a professor's attempt at keeping a group of unwilling undergrads fulfilling a gen-ed requirement, which is a step down from a lot of the other Modern Scholar series. There's a LOT of unnecessary "but I'll talk about that in lecture X" and two distinct times where the lecturer goes into two different extended metaphors to explain geologic time. The chapter divisions are a bit unusual as well, feeling more like something chosen for effect rather than by logic. However, I can't really fault it for not going that deep, and it certainly succeeds as a very broad overview.

Highly Recommended

I am always pleased with "The Modern Scholar" series. This title is no exception. I highly recommend it.

The lessons cover all aspects of dinosaurs. So it's inevitable that there will be a lesson topic you don't care for as much.

This program is geared toward "non-experts". But the final few lessons concerning modern theories is really great, and should interest everyone including the experts.

I wish I could give this 10 stars

Absolutely fantastic lecture/audiobook, whatever it is. It's informative but easy to understand, even for dummies like me.