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Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities: The causes of mass extinctions (Paperback)

by Tony Hallam (Author)
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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: OUP Oxford; New Ed edition (14 Jul 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0192806688
  • ISBN-13: 978-0192806680
  • Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.7 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 86,131 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #1 in  Books > Science & Nature > Astronomy & Cosmology > Astronomy > Comets & Meteors
    #3 in  Books > Science & Nature > Earth Sciences & Geography > Geology > Historical Geology
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New Scientist, August 14, 2004

(Review for the Hardback edition)...many fascinating personal anecdotes.


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5.0 out of 5 stars A Pleasant Read, 27 Jul 2009
As an Entomologist/Ornithologist I cannot comment on the deeper scientific authenticity of this book, what I can say is that it satisfied my requirements for interesting science reading in that it is easy to follow even with limited initial information, is well laid out and seems to have been very well researched. Hallam certainly appears focused on honestly reviewing the current research and arguements rather than pounding out his own agenda, and in presenting it in a user-friendly manner, all said I would honestly recommend this as excellent travel or evening reading for anybody with even the slightest interest in the questions addressed
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Bench Mark Against Bias of Further Reading, 6 Jul 2009
I purchased a series of books around this subject some specific and some general. I am glad that, by luck, I read this book first. It is not as entertaining as the others but gives a balanced and well written explanation of the tools and techniques used to test and reject hypothesis in these areas of research covering huge time spans. Although I am not an expert in this area I found the explanations precise and readable. It puts the other books I am now reading into perspective and allows the reader to make a reasonable judgement as to the bias being used to place one theory before another. The book does not really give any definitive conclusion other than stating how the science is used and in part extrapolated. It was just what I needed to give me a balanced view of the other materials I was researching.
examples of teh other books I am reading are as follows.The Emerald Planet: How plants changed Earth's historyFrozen Earth: The Once and Future Story of Ice AgesThe Two-Mile Time Machine: Ice Cores, Abrupt Climate Change, and Our Future: Ice Cores, Abrupt Climate Change and Our FutureWhen Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time
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