In this basic concepts version of our very successful The Living World, George Johnson has provided the fundamentals to understanding biology in a more condensed format while still integrating analogies and current issues which makes science relevant to the student. 
George Johnsonâ€™s textbook has often been considered a student favorite. Dr. Johnson has written this non-majors textbook from the ground up to be an engaging and accessible learning tool with an emphasis on "how things work and why things happen the way they do". This authoritative textbook features a straightforward, clear writing style and a wide variety of media assets to enhance the content of the textbook. 
The strength of this textbook is the integration of many tools that are designed to inspire both students and instructors. The multi-media package for the text stretches students beyond the confines of the traditional textbook to include high interest video clips and animations of key biological concepts.

Essentials of the Living World (Third Edition)

Science & Math

George B. Johnson

Biological Sciences

McGraw-Hill.

Cutting edge biological concepts delivered with a greater emphasis on evolution and a logical use of analogies.  This textbook was written from the ground up to be an engaging and accessible learning tool with an emphasis on "how things work and why things happen the way they do". This Essentials textbook features a straightforward, clear writing style and a wide variety of media assets to enhance the content of the textbook.  The strength of the second edition is the integration of many tools that are designed to inspire both students and instructors. The multi-media package for the new edition stretches students beyond the confines of the traditional textbook to include high interest video clips and animations of key biological concepts.

Essentials of The Living World

Jonathan B. Losos

McGraw-Hill Higher Education

This laboratory manual is designed for an introductory biology course with a broad survey of basic laboratory techniques. The experiments and procedures are simple,safe,easy to perform,and especially appropriate for large classes. Few experiments require a second class-meeting to complete the procedure. Each exercise includes many photographs,traditional topics,and experiments that help students learn about life. Procedures within each exercise are numerous and discrete so that an exercise can be tailored to the needs of the students,the style of the instructor,and the facilities available. New to this edition is a Web Site. What we've done is Each lab in the manual will have icons indicating what types of activities students will find on the web site. There will be icons Essential Study Partner modules,Animations,Activities,Readings,Math Help,BioCourse. Com,and a special password protected section for Instructors that will house the Lab Resource Guide,alternative recipes for lab solutions,and more.

Biology

Peter H. Raven

McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Editions)

Essentials of the Living World

The Living World With Esp, E-Source and Student Study Guide

Reference

Mcgraw-Hill (Tx)

Essentials Of The Living World

The Living World 7th Edition

McGraw Hill; 7th edition (2012)

Biology, an authoritative text with a diverse author team, focuses on the process of evolution to explain biodiversity. The book emphasizes problem-solving and the scientific method in its approach to cutting-edge content. The use of historical and experimental approaches offers students not only a current view of the field, but more importantly, how it evolved. The authors have tried to keep as much historical context as possible and provide information within an experimental framework throughout the text.

Biology, 9th Edition

About the Author Peter H. Raven, Ph.D., is director of the Missouri Botanical Garden and Engelmann professor of botany at Washington University at St. Louis. He oversees the garden's internationally recognized research program in tropical botany--one of the world's most active in the study and conservation of imperiled tropical habitats. Raven's botanical research and work in the area of tropical conservation have earned him numerous honors and awards, including a MacArthur Fellowship. He has written 17 textbooks and more than 400 articles, and he is a member of th National Academy of Science and the National Research Council.

Kenneth A. Mason

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