BIOLOGY: THE UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE [IMPORT] (Hardcover)

by Cecie Starr (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1056 pages
• Publisher: Brooks/Cole; 9th Ed edition (2000)
• ISBN-10: 0534575463
• ISBN-13: 978-0534575465
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #766,068 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent reference tool for students and instructors!, January 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (Wadsworth Biology Series) (Hardcover)

The 8th edition of Cecie Starr and Ralph Taggart's BIOLOGY: THE UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE is a significant improvement over the already excellent 7th edition. It is a substantial reference made "user friendly" with its excellent graphic designs, well organized and readable text, and extensive electronic support...

I found the tutorial quizzes and chapter summaries especially useful. The online support and CD-ROM are effective new study tools! I recommend this book to all students taking a course in introductory college biology, as well as biology instructors looking for a well supported book that actively engages their students.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great introductory biology textbook, August 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (Wadsworth Biology Series) (Hardcover)

This is a really wonderful textbook to have read before coming to university. The background I gained was of great help during my first year of college bio where we use the textbook LIFE. I would suggest getting the study guide, as it is a great complement to the text. The intros to the chapters were a little overly dramatic, but everything else was fantastic

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Biological Detour, April 19, 2005

By	Dark Blue Something - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac) (Hardcover)

This is the book I had in my college biology course. I find this book to be quite inconsistent. While it has it's bright spots and explains some things very well, it is one of those books where you end up having to hunt for the information. Result? You spend a great deal of time deciphering the book which has the information strewn everywhere in a fashion that's not entirely organized. Not to mention the fact that it stops dead cold in the middle of explaining a concept in order to go into great detail about another related concept. Then suddenly it jolts the reader back to what it was talking about beforehand. A good and elementary example of this is in chapter 2 where they discuss hydrogen bonding. It veers off and on from what the topic is supposed to be. It would be more helpful to cut to the chase and leave the lengthly prose out of the book. As another reviewer pointed out, the fact that the book has so many different authors is just ASKING for the final product to be inconsistent. This book is not worth the 120 dollars they expect you to pay for it.