Difference between revisions of "Physiology (book)"
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* The book only skims the surface of each organ and system it discusses. The information is educational, but Only offers high school level descriptions. | * The book only skims the surface of each organ and system it discusses. The information is educational, but Only offers high school level descriptions. | ||
* Though the diagrams are on point, a lot of the photos are just stock photos; they're related to the topic, but they don't convey any useful information. | * Though the diagrams are on point, a lot of the photos are just stock photos; they're related to the topic, but they don't convey any useful information. | ||
− | * I spotted the rare spelling error. | + | * I spotted the rare spelling error and typo. For example, in the section on lungs, the book says the average lung capacity is 55 liters instead of 5. |
* It's minor, but the cover is terrible. | * It's minor, but the cover is terrible. | ||
Revision as of 17:28, 10 November 2019
Physiology: All You Need to Know About How Your Body Works is a nonfiction popular physiology book edited by Peter Abrahams and published in 2007.
I bought this book on a clearance shelf. The heavy use of illustrations and diagrams convinced me to buy it.
Status
I own a 2009 reprint paperback.
Review
Good
- An amateur-level description of scores of the body's organs and systems are describe.
- The book is full color and fully illustrated with hundreds of diagrams and photos.
- The book uses a magazine style layout which allows you to easily flip to any page and read about any topic without any prerequisite knowledge.
Bad
- The book only skims the surface of each organ and system it discusses. The information is educational, but Only offers high school level descriptions.
- Though the diagrams are on point, a lot of the photos are just stock photos; they're related to the topic, but they don't convey any useful information.
- I spotted the rare spelling error and typo. For example, in the section on lungs, the book says the average lung capacity is 55 liters instead of 5.
- It's minor, but the cover is terrible.
Ugly
- Nothing.