Invitation to Biology

by Helena Curtis, N. Sue Barnes, Sue N. Barnes

Book Overview

This clearly written, accurate, and well-illustrated introduction to biology seamlessly integrates the theme of evolution while offering expanded, up-to-date coverage of genetic engineering, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879016795
• ISBN13: 9780879016791
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: W. H. Freeman
• Length: 862 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 9.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

AP biology

This book is useful for AP biology. Best use would be in association with other sources - but it can be used by itself as well. Well written, good questions overall a good book.

Good Introduction

I have no prior background in Biology except for some dabblings at High School, so this book was definitely informative. The text is simple for the non-biologist to follow, good diagrams, and easy explanations. It still needs more work, because many ideas put forth could have been put in very concise words.

An excellent introduction to the subject

As a volunteer science reader for Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, I have probably read 20 beginning Biology texts cover to cover in the past 10 years. This one is by far my favorite. It is extremely well-written, has amazing illustrations, and is one of the few introductory texts that treats plant biology as more than a footnote to the biology of animals. The book never talks down to the reader and is engaging enough that even volunteeers with no interest or background in science looked forward to working with it and on more than one occassion I had to stop recording because my monitor wanted to ask quetions about the current subject.

Still Using IT!

I'm a student in a medical school and I'm still using this book whenever I need good quality pictures of anything from microscobic views of miosis to relatively simpler and understandable illustrations and tables.