The Human Body Atlas: And How It Works [Hardcover]

Alan Edwards (Editor), Denise Imwold (Editor), Janet Parker (Editor)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Chartwell Books (September 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785815244
• ISBN-13: 978-0785815242
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #900,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lucid Illustrations, February 11, 2003

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S. M Marson (Lumberton, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Human Body Atlas: And How It Works (Hardcover)

I purchased a copy of THE HUMAN BODY ATLAS because of the human behavior courses we teach within our social work curriculum. Students are required to have a fundamental knowledge of biological systems. Such knowledge is not the top priority of many students and oftentimes students have low motivation. However, I suspect that when students are required to examine/review THE HUMAN BODY ATLAS as part of their closed reserve reading assignments, they will become more enthusiastic about understanding biological systems.

The illustrations are quite impressive. Two points in particular are worth noting. First, all the illustrations are artful and large. Even the illustrations that extend over two pages have a high degree of clarity. Technologically this is a complex task which would require the editor, publisher, and illustrators (31) to closely coordinate their efforts. I suspect that they had to redo their work many times prior to getting the illustration to look just right. Second, I have seen many such illustrative books on the human body. THE HUMAN BODY ATLAS stands out because of its illustrations of the aging process. Thus, besides being a great asset for a human behavior course, it is also worthy of being a closed reserve item for a gerontology course.

I highly recommend this book for undergraduate academic libraries.

5.0 out of 5 stars nice!, October 18, 2011

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This review is from: The Human Body Atlas: And How It Works (Hardcover)

i love this book and i love the information in it. it came to me on time and in great shape. thank you

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars introductory level, May 24, 2003

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Muzaffer Muctehitzade "hacibey" (Boston, Ma USA) - See all my reviews
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I gave five star not because i liked it but i purchased wrong book.Very simple anatomy pictures. This is a good anatomy book at the basics, pictures are very simplified, information is weak, good for high school level anatomy courses.