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The Princeton Field Guide to Sauropod and Prosauropod Dinosaurs

July 13, 2026 01:43 PM
An authoritative illustrated guide to the long-necked herbivores that roamed the dinosaur world, from the enormous Brontosaurus and Brachiosaurus to their prosauropod ancestors. New discoveries are transforming our understanding of the sauropod and prosauropod dinosaurs, revealing startling new insights into the lives and look of these awesome herbivores. The Princeton Field Guide to Sauropod and Prosauropod Dinosaurs provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the mighty plant eaters that ruled the earth for many tens of millions of years.

Uploaded July 2026

Sauropods

July 13, 2026 01:39 PM
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs: Sauropods brings together every species of long-necked dinosaur known to have roamed the prehistoric world, with a dedicated entry for each species describing its key characteristics, taxonomic classification, location, and known remains along with a concise history of its discovery. Each species is beautifully brought to life with vivid illustrations and is supported by meticulously detailed diagrams of all known fossils.

Uploaded July 2026

Princeton Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs: Ornithischians

July 13, 2026 01:29 PM
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs: Ornithischians brings together every species of armored and horn-faced dinosaur known to have roamed the prehistoric world, with a dedicated entry for each species describing its key characteristics, taxonomic classification, location, and known remains along with a concise history of its discovery. Each species is beautifully brought to life with vivid illustrations and is supported by meticulously detailed diagrams of all known fossils. These visual aids enable readers to explore how scientists reconstruct these incredible creatures from fossilized remains. Whether you're curious about Stegosaurus, Triceratops, or the multitude of less familiar ornithischian species, this encyclopedia covers them all.


Uploaded July 2026

No Option but Sabotage: The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis

July 13, 2026 01:23 PM
In No Option But Sabotage, Thomas Zeitzoff traces the origins, rise, fall, and potential rise again of the movement. Using in-depth interviews with past and current activists, as well as experts, Zeitzoff covers the main factions and actors. These include: Earth First! and its early advocacy for "monkeywrenching;" the "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski and his years-long anti-technology bombing campaign; the connections between animal liberation, punk, and the emergence of the Earth Liberation Front and its arson campaign; and more recent climate activists and their use of disruptive tactics.

Uploaded July 2026

Making Truth: Eco-Communication in the Anthropocene

June 25, 2026 02:02 PM
This book aims for an in-depth exploration of eco-strategies and expands on how we could - perhaps even should - communicate sustainability issues. Homing in on problems related to communication, Making Truth probes into the role of signs, the importance of reality effects, repetitions, scripts, emotions, and strategies of (de)politicization.

Uploaded June 2026

Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World

June 25, 2026 12:32 PM
Our everyday lives are shaped by processes that vastly predate us, and our habits will in turn have consequences that will outlast us by generations. Timefulness reveals how knowing the rhythms of Earth's deep past and conceiving of time as a geologist does can give us the perspective we need for a more sustainable future.

Uploaded June 2026

We Dig Ammonites: Fact, Folklore, and History

May 18, 2026 04:03 PM
Jodi Summers—an accomplished journalist and passionate fossil collector—guides readers through the entire arc of ammonite history. She explores the evolution, proliferation, extinction, and fossilization of these captivating cephalopods, situating the story in the progression of deep time.

Uploaded May 2026

The Whispers of Rock: The Stories That Stone Tells About Our World and Our Lives

May 18, 2026 04:02 PM
If you listen, can you hear the stones speak? The question seems absurd. In The Whispers of Rock, earth scientist Anjana Khatwa asks us to think again and listen to their stories. Boldly alternating between modern science and ancient wisdom, Khatwa takes us on an exhilarating journey through deep time, from origins of the green pounamu that courses down New Zealand rivers to the wonder of the bluestone megaliths of Stonehenge.

Uploaded May 2026

Tectonic Geodynamics

May 18, 2026 03:59 PM
The first textbook to integrate tectonics, structural geology, geodynamics, geodesy, and seismology in a single volume. Offers a physics-focused guide for understanding how the solid Earth system operates

Uploaded May 2026

Science in Resistance: The Scientist Rebellion for Climate Justice

May 18, 2026 03:58 PM
In Science in Resistance, Fernando Racimo provides a first-person account of the Scientist Rebellion, a growing international movement of researchers stepping beyond conventional roles to alert the public about the need for action in the climate emergency.

Uploaded May 2026

Mike Goates

Life & Geological Sciences Librarian
michael_goates@byu.edu