Campbell Biology

Good used quality, clean and no marks

Really gr8 book for neet aiims and olympiad

This edition is more detailed than 9th edition. I love the stuff that they added and revised, such as better pictures and improved examples. The 7th and 9th edition are adequate enough to learn basic biology, but keeping updated with new editions is wise.Firstly, there are pros and cons for the hardcover and three-ring binder options...Hardcover: Pro: the whole thing is in one whole piece. Con: the hard cover option is REALLY HEAVY to carry around!Three-ring binder option: Pro: student can customize how they can segment the chapters by putting the pages in a three-ring binder, so they are not carrying around to much weight of the other chapters. Con: the pages are flimsy and can be torn out of the three-ring binder, if you do not handle the pages with care. also, you have to buy your own three-ring binders to put the pages in before you open the plastic, which is securing your new book.So, if you are a guy like me, who can carry extra weight and likes all the pages secured together, you should buy the hardcover. If you are going to buy the hardcover, you will be reading it in front of a desk.However, if you are someone who cant hold up heavy books while reading on the couch (or non-desk), you should buy the three-ring binder option.

A gift for my nephew who loves biology. She loves it

(This is not a textbook for me. Just did it out of personal interest. My background is engineering.)A general college level Biology text book doesn't get any better than this. The book has gone through multiple editions, and it still holds information well together -- that can be a challenge when multiple authors join in later. Diagrams are wonderful. I had a chance to ask couple of its authors for clarifications, and they were very approachable.Going through cell biology, and wonders of life explained, one comes out in awe of who we are. Highly recommended read :-)BTW, the book by Sadava (Life. The science of Biology) is also very nice. In fact it was hard for me to choose between the two. Sadava is perhaps a bit more crisp in certain chapters, while Campbell in some others. I jumped back-n-forth. (Sorry, I am not really giving too much of a detailed comparison here, as most students don't have the luxury of choosing their textbooks.)