Concepts of Biology 3rd Edition

I needed this book for college and it was the same as what was used in class

This isn't a review so much on the book itself as it is the seller that provided it to me. Though, the book was as useful and "enjoyable" as any school textbook should be, I guess. It's chock full of knowledge. It's definitely not one of those boring, outdated titles you find at times throughout your education.But, back to the seller, it was provided to me at a great price, and with much haste. I paid about half of what my school was wanting to rent it. Book is in great condition, seems new. No one was able to tell the difference.Though, I wish I'd have gotten a bit more use out of it - the class I took was an online one, and the teacher basically outlined everything that we needed to learn from each chapter in the form of videos. I just copied her notes and then went from there. I barely opened the textbook.I really shouldn't complain - made for a much easier class. I understand that the point of reading these books is to educate oneself, but damn are they so wordy!

Concepts of Biology is a wonderfully organized textbook with more wealth of information than your typical introductory biology text. This is a 924 page behemoth organized around the five major theories of contemporary biology: Cell, Gene, Evolution, Homeostasis, and Ecosystems. Inter-disciplinary sciences, such as geology and organic chemistry, are either discussed at length in biological context or have explanations that are remarkably concise. The use of analogies are heavy, but not confusing. Diagrams and pictures are both pleasing to the eye and explained well in their captions. The value and appeal of the diagrams and photographs show that the author recognizes the content in need of visual aid and took the time to properly place the aids on the page. It's an exceptionally well designed textbook.The cons of the Concepts are the lack of references and further reading suggestions. This textbook covers too broad a spectrum of biology to not include references to other introductory or scientific literature for curious students and laypeople.

Lord have mercy on me. This class has too much work, I thought bio is suppose to be fun not tiresome; every week I'm shaking my head because I liked the subject ,but he had us doing what seemed to be 4 classes all in one. I don't know if this professor just wants to be tough on us or what ,but one thing is for sure it's almost over with. The work load is a beast, good luck to anyone who has to take bio

Was bought for my class, and it was the correct edition (3rd) and everything. I've had no problems, it's the same version that all my classmates have, nothing's different. I would highly recommend renting the book instead of buying outright. If you buy it, you'll only be able to sell it back for maybe 1/4th of the price. Not much else to say for a textbook. :)

I needed this book for one of my classes and Amazon definitely had the best price. But for the first couple chapters, every sentence was highlighted, which was very distracting. Would do it again though.

The inside of the book looks good, but for a buy new book from Amazon the edges are pretty abused....even a sticker on the front.

Good book