Reviews (9)

Wonderful Product!
This is a good book for studying biology and would recommend it.The price was exceptionally low as well.

Book for high school, not worth themoney
This book goes into explaining Hardy-Weinberg principle and doesn't even have the equation for it! Nor does it mention two important words in the same chapter - dominant and recessive. If you want to look at pictures of animals and read over-simplified explanations then buy it. If your are looking for a scholarly book, then I would suggest to look elsewhere.

Too much "fluff"
The major problem with this book is that there is so much unnecessary paragraphs which can just be said in a couple of sentences. This book is only good for those who have major trouble grasping the concepts and are in need of a mass amount of analogies and metaphors. If you are looking for a Biology book straight to the point, this is not for you; a better book is "Inquiry into Life" by Sylvia S. Mader. Once I read "Inquiry into Life," I found that "Biology: Life on Earth" was too drawn out. It is also not as detailed as I had expected it to be. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biology    2. Biology (General)    3. Life Sciences - Biology - General    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Biology, Life Sciences    7. Science / Biology   

Reviews (16)

I feel educated every time I use this book...
This is a great book!! I'm an English Lit. major and wanted to focus a bit on science and got myself this book. It's so wonderfully written! It explains very clearly and it has a CD-rom with excercises. Even if you're not taking an intro-biology course this book is useful and easy to use for self study. The book is devided into theme chapters and covers about everything you can think of in the natural world. It's no doubt a very good introduction to further study in biology. I feel educated every time I use this book!
Good Book For Class
This book will definitely get the job done. I just needed a book for my class and this works out great. It was in good condition and didn't have any highlighting marks in it.

New Fifth Edition Brings Everything Up To Date
This new Fifth Edition of an old standby. The book retains it's aim of engaging students from a wide variety of majors in the wonders of the living world. It relates the basic concepts of biology to concepts in every day life, to evolution, and to the process of science.
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Subjects:  1. Life Sciences - Biology - General    2. Science    3. Science/Mathematics    4. Biology, Life Sciences    5. Science / Biology   

Reviews (10)

Excellent!
Just finished taking step 3...I highly recommend First Aid, it is concise and, most importantly, the information in the text is relevant to the actual exam. It is easy to get through and I actually learned quite a bit reading it. Lastly, the description and tips it provides for the new interactive section of step 3 was invaluable, trust me.
THe only review book with CCS case work.
I've always been a fan of first aid books. painless review. read this once, did qbank and the cd for the test.

DYNOMITE
A must have -- read this book and you will pass, Ofcourse you have to do question. Easy to understand and the highlights are on the money-- I am very happy ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Test Preparation & Review    4. Clinical & Internal Medicine    5. Medical / Test Preparation & Review   

Reviews (23)

Primary Step 1 Resource
There is a reason this book is ubiquitous among students studying for USMLE Step 1: it gets results. It contains a section giving advice for studying for the test, high-yield facts and figures for the subjects, and reviews of other resources. It is a great value for the price.
A good place to begin
Having just taken the Step 1, I have to say that I am considerably less enthused with this book than most everyone else. It does do a good job of reviewing the basic points and some of the associated details. However, I found that quite a few items on my test did not appear in First Aid at all, and that overall the level of detail was insufficient. I was also using QBank and BSR and altogether they still failed to include enough material on courses taught in the first year, specifically pharmacology and cellular pathways, which were heavily emphasized on the exam. So while this book is definitely a nice point to jump off from, it could use some heavy updating.

All you need - nothing more
This book lives up to more than its title has suggested. Its extremely high-yield contents are all you need (you wonder how they know all these). Read it a few times and memorise it all (if you can) and it's a slam dunk! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Test Preparation & Review    4. First aid & paramedical services    5. Medical / Test Preparation & Review   

Subjects:  1. Clinical medicine    2. Diseases    3. Life Sciences - Biology - General    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Medical Research    7. Research    8. Clinical & Internal Medicine    9. Science / Biology   

Subjects:  1. Bacteriology    2. Biotechnology    3. Life Sciences - Bacteriology    4. Life Sciences - Biology - General    5. Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology    6. Microbiology    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Science / Biology   

Reviews (9)

Great Book!
I am a MA student and I bought this book to do PDR's for my classes. I am able to find all the drugs that I have to look up and it is a great book in that it's easy to read and understand when looking for the Indications, Contraindications, Dosage & Forms, etc. I recommend this book!

Simple & clear
I feel like this handheld software was worth my money - as a nursing student it is useful because it explains the action, dosage, side effects, contraindications, pharmacokinetics, and nursing considerations. It is more basic and complete than some other software that I have - in this way it is helpful for my needs. However, Mobipocket is a bit clumbsy and I wish it was easier to navigate.

Easy to use
The reason I chose to purchase these drug reference books for the county jail I work for, is that the text is very easy to use.You do not have to look in the index in the back of the book if you already know the generic name of the drug.A great majority of theprescribed medications are in generic form and this text is in alphabetical order, not by drug class, which many other texts use.My correction officers as well as I are very pleased with it! It makes our jobs much easier!
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Subjects:  1. Drug Guides    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Nursing - Pharmacology    5. Nursing - Reference    6. Medical / Nursing / Pharmacology    7. Nursing    8. Pharmacology    9. Reference works   

Reviews (7)

Pictures are sometimes confusing
I bought this book for the ASL class I am taking. I missed one week and tried to use the book to teach myself the missed lesson. I did not understand about a third of the diagrams on how to do the different signs. I have seen some sources with explanations to accompany signs which would have made this book much clearer.

Learning American Sign Language
This book is a good one to accompany an ASL class.It is hard to display three dimensional signs on a two dimensional picture.The aid of an instructor makes up for this difficulty.Also some of the vocabluary is not quite right for conversations.The instructor helps straighten out these conflicts.It is a good book with a lot of information as a textbook should be and that is why it is a required text for the class I am taking.

Not the best way to learn Sign language
This book is a little difficult because you can't tell exactly which way to move your hands by the drawings.The illustrations are not the best, but the composition of the book is good. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. American Sign Language    2. Audiology & Speech Pathology    3. Language Arts & Disciplines    4. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    5. Medical    6. Sign Language    7. Sign Language For The Deaf    8. Medical / Audiology & Speech Pathology    9. Sign languages, Braille & other linguistic communication   

Reviews (3)

I dont like the book
I dont like the way the author describing things. Somtimes its way is quite obscure/abstract, very general. sometimes I am feeling that I am reading "sth-sth-sth-sth", so at last I am not impressed at all and does not remember it very well.
The best biology book ever
I absolutely love this book.The explanations are thorough and understandable and the pictures and diagrams cannot be beat.Truly a great read.The book goes into enough detail, but not too much that you get confused.Thank you Purdue bio department for choosing this book!!Highly recommended!

Excellent book for College Biology
I utilized this book for my college biology classes.It was very complete and had great details on photosynthesis, Krebs cycle, glycolysis.I even liked the chapters on animal structure and function, quite interesting.However, the chapter on genetics was the hardest to read.I had to re-read pages over again to understand what Raven was trying to teach.If you want to know what is the best study guides for college biology to study from, get the following by Patrick Leonardi--
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Subjects:  1. Life Sciences - Biology - General    2. Science    3. Science/Mathematics    4. Biology, Life Sciences    5. Science / Biology   

Reviews (14)

A product of modern TCM
This text is both well-written and comprehensive in its detail of modern TCM, and also sorely lacking in the nuance and subtlety that is the heart of Chinese medicine from which modern TCM is derived.It is a useful text with which to prepare for board exams, but of very limited benefit in its contribution to a sensitive exploration of the classical approaches to health and illness that Chinese medicine offers.If this book is optional for you, I would encourage you to go hear Mr. MacIocia speak in person, and then decide if he is the scholar whose text you want at this price.

I Highly Recommed This Book
I found this book to be very beneficial to me in my studies to become an acupuncturist and oriental medcine practioner. Giovanni MacIocias' book has long been considered THE standard text book for anyone involved in the modality of Oriental Theory and Medicine.
Clarity and insight that is all too rare inan unusual and challengingtopic.
The sheer depth and breadth of the clarity and insight about Traditional Chinese Medicine that comes through this book with such ease for a reader is a wonder.Strong praise, yes; but all too often these subjects are obscure...and even good books usually only *start* to give people new to the subject insight as well as good, foundational knowledge.
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Subjects:  1. Alternative Medicine    2. Alternative Therapies    3. Consumer Health    4. Health/Fitness    5. Medical    6. Nursing - General    7. Medical / Alternative Medicine    8. Traditional medicine & remedies   

Reviews (18)

need more detail
I bought this book thinking it would be a more specicfic musculoskeletal companion to Braddom's generalized PM&R textbook. Unfortunately the treatment paragraphs (most important section from my perspective) for each topic were very thin and nonspecific.They were woefully inadequate for an attending or physiatry resident.I sent the book back which unfortunately meant I didn't get to critique the DVD.

Excellent
This is a terrific book. Like the previous reviewer, I am deducting a point for the films not being what they could have been.Also, the print out exercise instructions were not as good as I hoped...but still useful...
Family Nurse Practitioner
This is an EXCELENT text book for resourcing on Orthopedics.I highly recommmend it to ANY provider. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Musculoskeletal Diseases    4. Orthopedics    5. Pediatric orthopedics    6. Rheumatology    7. diagnosis    8. therapy    9. Clinical & Internal Medicine   

Reviews (9)

My most valued medical text

GREAT Resource Book
I am an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner working in an academic environment with Trauma surgeons and Surgical Critical Care surgeons. I am often asked to function as a First Assist in the OR. This text has greatly enhanced my understanding of anatomical structures, their location, their origins and terminations. The graphics are classic "Netter". I review the areas of our procedures and the faculty are impressed with my knowledge of anatomic locations. I would highly recommend this text for instructors as well. The CD with many PowerPoint compatible drawings are also a great resource as I teach nursing and pre-hospital (Paramedic) providers. Well worth the price.

Great source for anyone taking a functional anatomy class
best and most indepth drawing... Clements can suck it ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anatomy    2. Atlases    3. Human anatomy    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Medical / Anatomy   

Reviews (10)

I give a 5 star everything
The condition of the book was excellent and the service more than excellent. Received the book; Criminalistics An Intorduction to Forensic Science in time for my son to use it the next week in class. Thank you for the speed of the delivery. I would buy a used book again and hopefully it would be with the bookdude. Sorry this review was late.

Excellent Service And Condition
The book was in Excellent condition (New) and the service was great. The book arrived right on time.

correct your listing please
You're listing as a paperback version of Saferstein's "Criminalistics: an intro to forensic science," the associated lab manual by Meloan, Saferstein and another.Sort of confusing until you figure it out. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chemistry, Forensic    2. Criminal Investigation    3. Criminology    4. Forensic Medicine    5. Forensic Science    6. Forensic ballistics    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Medical jurisprudence    9. Social Science    10. Sociology    11. Criminal investigation & detection    12. Social Science / Criminology   

Subjects:  1. Diagnosis    2. Internal Medicine    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Reference    6. Medical / Internal Medicine    7. Medical diagnosis   

Reviews (6)

4.5 stars for poor portability
I rate it 4.5 stars only because this book is way too big to carry to class--it's like putting a baby in your backpack. On top of the syllabi you have to lug around, the weight is ridiculous. In terms of the actual content, it's an excellent desktop resource. All drugs are organized by disease state. Literally, the drug Bible (tissue paper pages and all). I recommend it for at home/pharmacy use only, otherwise you might need a forklift.

Applied Therapeutics
Not just a drug reference, this is a clinical book.... teaches critical thinking and application of drugs, recommended by many PharmD's. You'll use it for ever.

IF YOU ONLY NEED ONE BOOK IN PHARMACY; THIS IS IT!!!!
Very Nicely Done!!! There are some Typos, but overall it is an awesome book. A must for any pharmacist/pharmacy student!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chemotherapy    2. Drug Therapy    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Pharmacology    6. Pharmacy    7. Medical / Pharmacy   

Editorial Review

If you haven't seen Hay House's Lifestyles series of gorgeous gift books, there is no better way to acquaint yourself than with publisher/author Louise Hay's Read more

Reviews (145)

First Lady of the Healing Arts
Louise is the first lady of the healing arts and hers was one of the first book I ever saw on the subject. It totally changed the way I thought about healing and led to my writing my own book, some 12 years later.
A Must Read!
This book was one of my first experiences with working with The Law of Attraction and the Power of Positivity.Though I first read it over ten years ago, I still use it and recommend it to clients regularly.I also recommend any of Louise's beautiful affirmation card decks... they are attractive reminders to keep thoughts high!
Just what I need...
I have never been big on self-help books; many of them are too stuffy, or technical, or don't really relate to what I'm going through."You Can Heal Your Life" is different. It is easy to read, and well-written, and helps you see/realize/re-affirm that you are the master of your destiny, that only you can change your life, that you are loveable and perfect as you are - and best of all, the process is not "hard" - you just have to be willing to do the mental work.The book gives practical advise, it's non-judgemental, and it's real and true.
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Subjects:  1. Change (Psychology)    2. Holistic Medicine    3. Medical    4. Mind and body    5. Motivational & Inspirational    6. Personal Growth - General    7. Psychology    8. Self-actualization (Psychology)    9. Faith healing & religious therapy    10. Mind, body, spirit: disciplines & techniques    11. Popular psychology   

Reviews (6)

ExcellentFirst Read
This is an excellent introductory text book in radiology. It contains excellent images and covers the key fundamentals in radiology. It would be ideal for the PGY1 or PGY2 resident to read through to gain familarity in radiology before moving on to the major reference texts. Very readable book that does not overwhelm the junior resident with needless minutia.

Fundamental of Diagnostic Radiology
This is the single excellent book for Radiology Residents and General Radiologists. Seperate sections on US and NM are the best parts of this book. CT Scan and MRI are dispersed with the General Radiology. If the authors create seperate sections of CT and MRI like US and NM in the next edition, the book will become the only perfect book in General Radiology. This book contains treasure of knowledge for the Radiology residents and racticing General Radiologists.

Concise but not enough for residency.
Not a bad overview of most subjects, but some areas are lacking.The bone trauma subsection is particularly scant, excluding all of the fracture grading schemes.Additionally, while somewhat dedicated to differential generating, you don't really get a feel for what is actually common. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Radiologic & Ultrasound Technology    2. Education & Training    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Radiology    6. Medical / Radiology & Nuclear Medicine   

Editorial Review

Pete Egoscue learned a lot about pain when, as a Marine officer, he waswounded in Vietnam. He segued from patient to physical therapist, and now runs afamous clinic in San Diego, where he claims he's helped 95 percent of his patients curechronic pain--including Jack Nicklaus and Charles Barkley, whose athletic careers hehelped prolong. At the heart of his program are stretches and motion exercises to restoreproper function to muscles and joints. His methods are often surprising andcounterintuitive. For example, for foot pain, he suggests a series of hip exercises. In fact,this is one of the most startling books you'll read about the human organism. Egoscue hasstrong opinions about how modern life is changing the way our bodies function, reducingthe tasks we must perform and thus reducing the functional range of motion of ourmuscles and joints. Fortunately, he offers movement exercises to restore what naturemeant us to have. ... Read more

Reviews (83)

Miracles do happen!
I am an athlete who has had a chronic low back problem for twenty years. I exercised regularly utilizing exercises from the best physical therapists and chiropractors in the Los Angeles area. These exercises and stretch routines barley made a dent in the regular back pain I experienced. The day I received Pain Free I read the book cover to cover and did the chronic pain exercises. It was like a light switch was flipped in my back. I have been almost pain free for the last year since reading the book. The major test for me was whether I could return to running. Having been a marathoner before my back problem I had never been able to run regularly without severe repercussions. I now run three times a week with no repercussions and each week I am increasing my mileage. The maintenance exercises are great and they keep my back well.
After Long Term Use
I have practiced the material in this book diligently for the past 8 months, and I think that sets me apart from the many who review this book after shorter use.The methods described in the book offer short-term relief positions for those in pain from musculosleletal problems.They are not unique, as yoga and physical therapy help in a similar fashion. They did not cure my back/disc related pain. Egoscue's claim that 95% of people doing these excercises will recover in a week is absurd, and his theories, though interesting, are unproven.Who is to say that his "successes" would not have recovered naturally in time?Having said that, I do think the book can give comfort to those in pain, but don't expect a cure.

Some simple exercises can really help
I have just begun to get through this book.I quickly went to the section on back pain and tried the isometric exercises involving squeezing a pillow between your knees.Results were immediate and very beneficial.My back is feeling better than it has in years. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Healing    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Pain Management    6. Pain Medicine    7. Exercise & workout books    8. Health & Fitness / General   

Reviews (5)

Fantastic procedure book
Worth every penny for the procedure explanations.Every office should have one.Ours is massively dog-eared.This is a book you'll use.

best cme $ investment
this book is essential for any primary care provider.
A great office reference book..
As an internist starting out, I found this book invaluable to my patient practice.It is well organized and concise. It gives detailed and well illustrated instructions on the various procedures. It is divided into :Read more

Subjects:  1. Diseases    2. Family & General Practice    3. Family Medicine    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Reference    7. General practice    8. Medical / Family & General Practice   

Reviews (5)

Neuropsychological Assessment
This is a brilliant book. A must have for anyone doing psychometric testing!

Best thing going
this book is the seminal work in the field, in my opinion. the book is very comprehensive and well-organized, and you don't have to be a neuropsychologist to understand or use it. it is a great reference for therapists and patients alike who are looking for an increased understanding of brain function and behavior. of course, it is also an excellent resource on conducting neuropsychological testing and can help practitioners of all sorts make a more educated guess regarding the need for assessment/referral.

Lezak's Neuropsychological Assessment
Highly recommended! If there is one indispensable text in the field of Clinical Neuropsychology this is it, both for the practicing neuropsychologist and the student. As with the previous editions this text really has no equal in the field. It is the reference I pull most frequently from my bookshelf. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Assessment, Testing & Measurement    2. Neuropsychological tests    3. Neuropsychology    4. Neuroscience    5. Psychology    6. Medical / Neurology    7. Medicine | Neuropsychology    8. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology