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Title: Biology by Neil A. Campbell, Robin Williams, Harris ISBN: 0-8053-1801-1 Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company Pub. Date: January, 1990 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.20 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.51 (72 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Very good Bio. Book
Comment: I am an unusually harsh critic of most textbooks. However, I must say that I am pleased to give this book 5 stars. As an introductory book, it is simply superb. It even covers some subjects far past the introductory level. Some may say that this "completeness" is something of a hindrance; however, I disagree. If the student carefully and actively reads, he should find no problem cutting the fat out, while retaining important intro material. Then, once the student has the basic information cold, the book makes a superb reference for a segway into intermediate or advanced topics. The books organization is very carefully planned and the integration of old material into new material is particularly deft for such a long text book. The section on plant physiology and form is particularly good and molecular biology is stressed throughout most chapters after an early introduction. My only complaint is that the problem sets at the end of each chapter are somewhat short, but this is not a serious problem. The binding and paper quality is pretty good as far as modern text books are concerned. All in all, a very good book.
Rating: 4
Summary: If possible I'd give it a 4.5
Comment: This is a nice book, though a bit tough for the unknowledgable person. This is supposed to be a general biology book, used by people without any prior knowledge of biology too, but I somehow don't know if they'll find it too easy. But other than that one drawback, i think that the rest of us will appreciate this book for what it's worth. It's nicely written, with a lot of illustrations and explainations. There are also many references to websites and stuff, so it's additionally useful. Depending on the book bought, there are some nice extras too. My version had a nice and very useful CD-ROM, with a lot of pictures and animations, and practice tests and etc. It also came with a free one year subsciption to an online biology website that was one of the best I've ever seen. Otherwise the subscription costs a lot. The text book by itself was good too, and I really had no need to read any outside material, I found it perfectly good. Everything considered, I really liked this book.
Rating: 3
Summary: Not bad...could be better
Comment: Biology, by Campbell and Reece is very informative. However the book (6th Ed.) does not grab the interest of the student. As a college student, I have used Campbell's Biology publication in both Advanced Placement Biology in High School as well as Biology 1 in College. The text is very boring and does not use language which may interest the reader. Understandably, it uses strong science vocabulary, however, it tends to be a sure cure for Insomnia.
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Title: Student Study Guide for Biology by Martha R. Taylor ISBN: 0805365583 Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $39.00 |
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Title: Biology: Student Study Guide, Sixth Edition by Taylor, Campbell, Reece ISBN: 0805366342 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 01 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $41.00 |
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Title: Student Study Guide for Campbell's Biology by Martha R. Taylor ISBN: 0805319425 Publisher: Addison Wesley Longman Pub. Date: 01 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $31.75 |
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Title: Biology (Cliffs AP) by Phillip E. Pack ISBN: 0764586823 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 23 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Investigating Biology (4th Edition) by Judith Giles Morgan, M. Eloise Brown Carter ISBN: 0805373659 Publisher: Pearson Education Pub. Date: 17 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $79.00 |
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