{"title":"Books by Steve Brusatte","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781529034233","title":"The Rise and Reign of the Mammals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautifully written . . . terrific' – \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Nothing short of a thriller . . . fascinating' – \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engaging new history of mammals, from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe passing of the age of the dinosaurs allowed mammals to become ascendant. But mammals have a much deeper history. 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