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Prehistoric Monsters

The Real and Imagined Creatures of the Past That We Love to Fear

By: Allen A. Debus

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Prehistoric Monsters

The Real and Imagined Creatures of the Past That We Love to Fear

By: Allen A. Debus

Over centuries, discoveries of fossil bones spawned legends of monsters such as giants and dragons. As the field of earth sciences matured during the 19th century, early fossilists gained understanding of prehistoric creatures such as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Stegosaurus. This historical study examines how these genuine beasts morphed in the public imagination into mythical, powerful engines of destruction and harbingers of cataclysm, taking their place in popular culture, film, and literature as symbols of "lost worlds" where time stands still.

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0786458151

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9780786458158

Dinosaurs Ever Evolving

The Changing Face of Prehistoric Animals in Popular Culture

By: Allen A. Debus

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Dinosaurs Ever Evolving

The Changing Face of Prehistoric Animals in Popular Culture

By: Allen A. Debus

From their discovery in the 19th century to the dawn of the Nuclear Age, dinosaurs were seen in popular culture as ambassadors of the geological past and as icons of the "life through time" narrative of evolution. They took on a more foreboding character during the Cold War, serving as a warning to mankind with the advent of the hydrogen bomb. As fears of human extinction escalated during the ecological movement of the 1970s, dinosaurs communicated their metaphorical message of extinction, urging us from our destructive path. Using an eclectic variety of examples, this book outlines the three-fold "evolution" of dinosaurs and other prehistoric monsters in pop culture, from their poorly understood beginnings to the 21st century.

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1476624321

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9781476624327

Dinosaur Memories

Dino-Trekking for Beasts of Thunder, Fantastic Saurians, 'Paleo-People,' 'Dinosaurabilia,' and Other 'Prehistoria'

By: Allen A. Debus,Diane E. Debus

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Dinosaur Memories

Dino-Trekking for Beasts of Thunder, Fantastic Saurians, 'Paleo-People,' 'Dinosaurabilia,' and Other 'Prehistoria'

By: Allen A. Debus,Diane E. Debus

Dinosaur memories are hard to forget! Most who revel in the current renaissance in dinosaur science, art, fiction and movies, or who enjoy the other appealing prehistoric animals so well popularized by the media have fond recollections of what it was like growing up dinosaur. Together with wife Diane and his father Allen G. Debus, Allen A. Debus unveils treasured dinosaur memories and stories about prehistoric animals and paleo-people, spanning from the cold-blooded dinosaur era, to the modern wave dinosaur renaissance. Beginning with fondly recalled roadtrips to prehistoric places where T. rex still reigns, Dinosaur Memories ventures into the realm of thunder beasts and explores the rich pop-cultural appeal of prehistoric animals. If youve ever collected dinosaurs, enjoyed fossil hunting or visits to see the old bones in museums, Dinosaur Memories is a book youll still recall years from now! Thirty-five chapters are grouped into seven sections titled, Roads Into Prehistory, Thunder Beasts, Dinosaur Worlds, Fantasy Dinosaurs, Fossil Trickery, Paleo-people, and Rustlin up Dinos.

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iUniverse

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1469721945

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9781469721941

Kong, Godzilla and the Living Earth

Gaian Environmentalism in Daikaiju Cinema

By: Allen A. Debus

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Kong, Godzilla and the Living Earth

Gaian Environmentalism in Daikaiju Cinema

By: Allen A. Debus

During the 2010s, science fiction's immortal adversaries King Kong and Godzilla, representing our conflicts per Carl Sagan's "dream dragons" analogy, made comebacks in American cinema. The blockbuster Kaiju resurged onto the screen, depicting these protectors of an Earth plagued by mankind's hubris and folly. With Earth's future hanging in the balance, their climactic 2021 staging settled a score between the two giant monsters, resolving Toho's classic 1963 film King Kong vs. Godzilla. As formidable creatures emerging from Time's Tomb on Mother Earth, metaphorical Kong and Godzilla are considered here in light of new millennial environmentalism's stark reality. This book, nostalgic in tone, explores the meaning of Kong and Godzilla as planetary saviors--titanic protectors of a theoretical "living Earth" Gaia--defending the globe from a prehistoric plague of adversaries.

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1476687218

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9781476687216

Dinosaur Sculpting

A Complete Guide, 2d ed.

By: Allen A. Debus,Bob Morales,Diane E. Debus

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Dinosaur Sculpting

A Complete Guide, 2d ed.

By: Allen A. Debus,Bob Morales,Diane E. Debus

This new book, greatly expanded from the 1995 first edition, describes detailed, step-by-step procedures for sculpting, molding and painting original prehistoric animals. It emphasizes the use of relatively inexpensive materials including oven-hardening polymer clay and wire. Additional tips are offered on how to build distinctive dino-dioramas and scenes involving one's own original sculptures that you will learn how to conceive and build. This book will appeal to a new generation who would like to break into the industry of paleosculpture. Techniques range from "basic" to "advanced." The authors also discuss what it means to be a "paleoartist.

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0786472057

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9780786472055

Dinosaurs in Fantastic Fiction

A Thematic Survey

By: Allen A. Debus

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Dinosaurs in Fantastic Fiction

A Thematic Survey

By: Allen A. Debus

This literary survey examines how paleoliterature originated, developed and matured from its inception to the present day. It follows trends on the crafting of classic dinosaurs, investigating the figurative and metaphoric meaning of fictional dinosaursand related prehistoria. An appendix provides brief summaries of deserving dinosaur texts, organized alphabetically by author. "--Provided by publisher.

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0786426721

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When the Asteroid Hits

Earth Impacts and Extinction Events in Popular Culture

By: Allen A. Debus

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When the Asteroid Hits

Earth Impacts and Extinction Events in Popular Culture

By: Allen A. Debus

The incomprehensible notion of a very large chunk of ice or rock from outer space smashing into the Earth has only become mainstream within the past two centuries. Though early writers imagined the utterly fantastic consequences of comet collisions and speculated on the devastation they might wreak, it was not until the 1980s when scientists finally resolved that dinosaurs were extinguished by an asteroid 66 million years ago. This startling announcement captivated the media and tilted the science fiction world but in reality, history may have been punctuated repeatedly by such events. This book collects and analyzes ideas of asteroid, comet, and planetary impacts with Earth spanning two centuries, from the first realization of extinctions in fossil records to the new millennium, reflected in scores of sci-fi stories, films, and televised science documentaries. The author examines social and geopolitical fears tied to the prospect of a cosmic-borne catastrophe. Science, fiction, and speculation are artfully melded.

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Dinosaurs in Fantastic Fiction

A Thematic Survey

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A Thematic Survey

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Dinosaurs Ever Evolving

The Changing Face of Prehistoric Animals in Popular Culture

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Dinosaur Memories

By: Allen Debus

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Dinosaur Memories

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Dinosaur memories are hard to forget! Most who revel in the current renaissance in dinosaur science, art, fiction and movies, or who enjoy the other appealing prehistoric animals so well popularized by the media have fond recollections of what it was like “growing up dinosaur.” Together with wife Diane and his father Allen G. Debus, Allen A. Debus unveils treasured dinosaur memories and stories about prehistoric animals and paleo-people, spanning from the cold-blooded dinosaur ‘era,’ to the modern wave dinosaur renaissance. Beginning with fondly recalled roadtrips to prehistoric places where T. rex still reigns, Dinosaur Memories ventures into the realm of thunder beasts and explores the rich ‘pop-cultural’ appeal of prehistoric animals. If you’ve ever collected dinosaurs, enjoyed fossil hunting or visits to see the old bones in museums, Dinosaur Memories is a book you’ll still recall years from now! Thirty-five chapters are grouped into seven sections titled, “Roads Into Prehistory,” “Thunder Beasts,” “Dinosaur Worlds,” “Fantasy Dinosaurs,” “Fossil Trickery,” “Paleo-people,” and “Rustlin’ up Dinos.”

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0595229883

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Prehistoric Monsters

The Real and Imagined Creatures of the Past That We Love to Fear

By: Allen A. Debus

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Dinosaur Sculpting

A Complete Guide, 2d ed.

By: Allen A. Debus,Bob Morales,Diane E. Debus

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A Complete Guide, 2d ed.

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Kong, Godzilla and the Living Earth

Gaian Environmentalism in Daikaiju Cinema

By: Allen A. Debus

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Gaian Environmentalism in Daikaiju Cinema

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When the Asteroid Hits

Earth Impacts and Extinction Events in Popular Culture

By: Allen A. Debus

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Earth Impacts and Extinction Events in Popular Culture

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Life of William Allen: With Selections from His Correspondence;

By: William Allen

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Life of William Allen: With Selections from His Correspondence;

By: William Allen

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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