Reviews for Life History of a Fossil: An Introduction to Taphonomy and Paleoecology

The average rating for Life History of a Fossil: An Introduction to Taphonomy and Paleoecology based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-06-13 00:00:00 Jeffrey Caplis An interesting history of women in sports, with each sport-specific chapter by a different author. I most enjoyed the equestrian (shocking, I know) and gymnastics sections. Skiing, sailing/rowing, and basketball were either underwritten or offered few new insights. I sensed an attempt at an academic style, but the book still read as a series of detailed magazine articles. The hockey chapter in particular related the early and less-well-known history of the sport, and portraits of Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Nancy Lopez and Billie Jean King were well-drawn. I must mention, however,that the number of typos and factual errors (at least in the hardcover edition) was very disappointing, to the point of distraction in some places (Providence College in NH, anyone? Did they mean Merrimack? Both have hockey programs), especially for a quasi-academic title from Atlantic Monthly Press.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-01-25 00:00:00 June Johnson Wonderful and useful