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    Age Of Mammals: A More Familiar World

    By Bruce Alpine

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    About this ebook

    Age Of Mammals - A More Familiar World, has been adapted for mini eBook format for your reading enjoyment.

    This mini eBook contains material from A History Of Life On Earth, first published in 2012, by Bruce Alpine and is the Fifth part of a series of adaptations by this author, designed for a quick read while travelling or relaxing.

    Mammals evolved on earth during the reign of the Dinosaur. Now, with their larger competitors gone after the mass extinction at the end of the cretaceous period, these small nocturnal creatures are free to diversify into the mammals we see today.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBruce Alpine
    Release dateFeb 8, 2014
    ISBN9780994105356
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    Age Of Mammals: A More Familiar World
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    Bruce Alpine

    Bruce Alpine is a science writer based out of the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand. Renowned for his ability to explain complex and technical issues in a way that is both easy to understand and fun to read, Bruce has gained a small but devoted audience since he published his first book, A History Of Life On Earth.Born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1958, Bruce was the only son of a former college instructor. His mother was born in Britain and immigrated to New Zealand when she was 21. She encouraged Bruce and his three sisters to read often and study hard in school, and when it became clear that Bruce had an affinity for science, she encouraged that too.Bruce’s key interests revolve around the Earth and the life that inhabits it: how it sprang up, how it’s come to be the way it is, how it functions now, etc. In addition to his work as a writer, Bruce is employed in the health support industry. He has two children, one son and one daughter, both of whom are grown up.

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    • 3/5
      I struggled with this. Ursula Hegi is a gifted writer. Stones from the River is one of my favorite books. As someone before me wrote, none of the people in the story are happy with their lot in life. Some of them if they only would have communicated their unhappiness, their problems would have been solved, but then maybe there would not be a story.
    • 4/5
      Another fantastic book by Hegi. Her writing captures my attention from the first word to the last. You get to know each and every character, no matter how large their part in the story. It was intiriguing to read about Stefan and Trudi from Stones From the River. This is truly an epic family drama crossing many generations and cultures. Hegi approaches immigrants with raw truth and their feelings, hopes, and dreams come to life. I would recommend Hegi to anyone who likes epic dramas filled with great character development and lifelike imagery. I look forward to reading my next Hegi novel.
    • 4/5
      This was a very good book. It has a very serious & often sad tone to it, so I had to take a break from it from time to time to read something else. Despite the seriousness of it, I thought the book was well-written and really enjoyed it. The cover mentions that Stefan, the man whose family this story centers around, is a character who she first wrote about in Stones From the River. You do not have to read that book first to enjoy this one, though. I have Stones from the River somewhere in my stacks of TBR books, but have not yet read it. I still enjoyed this one very much, so the books do not necessarily have to be read in any certain order.
    • 5/5
      Having just finished Sacred Time, where I was intrigued with how the author handled all of the accents of the characters, I was amazed to listen to her read this novel with her own lovely German accent, realizing how incredible it was that she could write a story about an Italian family in New York City(Sacred Time). This novel was just beautiful and I loved the way the words flowed as she read them. There is so much tenderness and emotion in her writing. The time span meant that you could see what happened to the characters as they aged. She presented a fascinating picture of the multitude of problems that any immigrants face, no matter how much money they may have. How do you ever feel that you belong somewhere.
    • 1/5
      Put simply, I think this book is worthless. The author seems to have set out to make the reader cry, and gives them just enough character mixed into the multiple tragedies to do so. I would never recommend this book to anyone, and I'd add also that in the class I read this for, only two people(out of around eighteen) actually enjoyed it on any level at all. The rest of us felt it a waste of time, for the most part. The writing is strong, but as far as I'm concerned, that makes it all the worse that the author couldn't come up with something better to do with her talents besides break readers' hearts. There is nothing here that is not done better and with more finess by other writers, whether you look to Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Steinbeck, or Dickens. Simply, don't bother.
    • 4/5
      Not as good as I was expecting, based on Stones From the River, but still a good read