New Books Party: books received this week | @GrrlScientist

This week, I tell you about a treasure trove of excellent science books, including books about evolution, pterosaurs, birds, human sexuality, HIV/AIDS and chemistry.Below the jump, I mention the books that I received recently in the mail as gifts or as review copies, or that I purchased somewhere. These are the books that I may review in more depth later, either here or in print somewhere in the world. When I get new books, I like to share them with people. Unfortunately, you are all so far away, so I cannot host a book party in my crib where you can look then over, so I'll do the next best thing. I'll host a book party on my blog each Friday of the week when I either purchase books or when they arrive in the mail. In this New Book Party, I will try to be your eyes by presenting my quick "first impression" -- almost as if we are browsing the stacks in a bookstore -- and I'll also provide relevant videos about the book and links so you can get a copy of your own. Books that arrived this week: Pterosaurs: Natural History, Evolution, Anatomy by Mark P. Witton [Princeton University Press, 2013; Guardian Bookshop; Amazon UK; Amazon US/kindle US] Publisher's synopsis For 150 million years, the skies didn't belong to birds -- they belonged to the pterosaurs. These flying reptiles, which include the pterodactyls, shared the world with the nonavian dinosaurs until their extinction 65 million years ago. Some pterosaurs, such as the giant azhdarchids, were the largest flying animals of...
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