AUDIOBOOKS (non-fiction): The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte (narrated by Patrick Lawlor)

 I really like the genre of non fiction that takes science and makes it accessible to the general public.  It takes a deft hand to turn academic verbosity into an entertaining read!

This book manages that with a broad spectrum of entertaining tales and personal anecdotes that take the reader/listener through the millions of years and countless species of dinosaurs and the hundreds of years that humankind have been studying them.  

I did find all the scientific nomenclature overwhelming every now and then, but the author cleverly referred to the first time he introduced a particular species with well crafted transitions to jog the memory and add understanding as to context.  And he really focused on the main or more easily remembered and/or more recognizable types.  The descriptions of the animals were very well done and memorable as well.   

The narration by Patrick Lawlor deserved a special mention.  Very pleasant voice that never bogged down in the scientific wordage.  There was a sense of excitement in his voice with each new discovery.  I felt like he really loved the subject as much as the actual author did!

Available from Harper Audio on "Libby" from my local library.