Book description
Skulls is a beautiful spellbinding exploration of more than 300 different animal skulls--amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, and reptiles-written by New York Times bestselling author, Simon Winchester and produced in collaboration with Theodore Gray and Touch Press, the geniuses behind The Elements and Solar System.In Skulls, best-selling author Simon Winchester (author…
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1 author picked Skulls as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I was fascinated by the stunningly beautiful color photographs of 300 skulls, and I learned a lot from the accompanying brief descriptions of their animal owners’ skeletal anatomy, habitat, and behavior. From newts to cassowaries, seahorses to wombats, and hedgehogs to dolphins, the breadth of adaptations across the zoological realm is evident and worthy of appreciation.
I particularly liked the middle section where the author describes the skull’s iconography across cultures and through history along with its role in art. The book is on my coffee table and is always a conversation starter.
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