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Praise for Richard Fortey ""Dazzling. Richard Fortey is without peer amongst science writers."" -- ""Bill Bryson"" ""A lively writer with a penchant for slightly goofy jokes, a vast storehouse of arcane knowledge, and an inexhaustible fund of enthusiasm for his subject, Fortey is the perfect interpreter and guide to the marvels and mysteries of archaic existence.""-- ""The Boston Globe "" ""A very enjoyable book that brilliantly blends science, insight and passion."" -- ""Tristan Gooley, author of How to Read a Tree"" ""Absorbing and cinematic. This should be read by every person who wants to really know and understand the place we live on.""-- ""The New York Times"" ""Crammed with interesting material, vividly and colorfully conveyed. Fortey is a writer with a gift for making natural history come alive. Atreasure-house of mind-expanding lore."" -- ""Los Angeles Times"" ""Delightful and beautifully written, Fortey has an eye for the world about him that would be envied by some travel writers. Interesting and impassioned.""-- ""The Literary Review"" ""Fortey's books are always a treat. It's not just that they are beautifully written in mellifluous prose but that his vision is wonderfully humane.""-- ""The Evening Standard"" ""This is the way science should be written: so engagingly that it makes you forget that you're actually learning something (actually, you're learning a lot), and carrying you swiftly from page to page. Filled with insight, science, history, charm and wit.""-- ""The Times (London)""

""Whether celebrating and consuming porcini mushrooms at a festival in Italy or extolling the joys of making discoveries on his own doorstep, the author's enthusiasm for the topic, as well as his engaging writing style, resonates throughout. Accessible and informative, this book will appeal to students and amateur naturalists alike.""--Maren Ostergard, Booklist Praise for Richard Fortey ""Dazzling. Richard Fortey is without peer amongst science writers."" -- ""Bill Bryson"" ""A lively writer with a penchant for slightly goofy jokes, a vast storehouse of arcane knowledge, and an inexhaustible fund of enthusiasm for his subject, Fortey is the perfect interpreter and guide to the marvels and mysteries of archaic existence.""-- ""The Boston Globe "" ""A very enjoyable book that brilliantly blends science, insight and passion."" -- ""Tristan Gooley, author of How to Read a Tree"" ""Absorbing and cinematic. This should be read by every person who wants to really know and understand the place we live on.""-- ""The New York Times"" ""Crammed with interesting material, vividly and colorfully conveyed. Fortey is a writer with a gift for making natural history come alive. Atreasure-house of mind-expanding lore."" -- ""Los Angeles Times"" ""Delightful and beautifully written, Fortey has an eye for the world about him that would be envied by some travel writers. Interesting and impassioned.""-- ""The Literary Review"" ""Fortey's books are always a treat. It's not just that they are beautifully written in mellifluous prose but that his vision is wonderfully humane.""-- ""The Evening Standard"" ""This is the way science should be written: so engagingly that it makes you forget that you're actually learning something (actually, you're learning a lot), and carrying you swiftly from page to page. Filled with insight, science, history, charm and wit.""-- ""The Times (London)""

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Richard Fortey retired from his position as senior palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum in 2006. He is the author of several books, including Fossils: A Key to the Past, The Hidden Landscape which won The Natural World Book of the Year, Life: An Unauthorised Biography, Trilobite! and The Earth: An Intimate History. He has been elected to be President of the Geological Society of London for its bicentennial year of 2007, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society.

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