I don't like the endnotes vs. footnotes which are very hard to access and deal with, and I don't like the way the apostrophes are taken out and the words are 'modernized' as it breaks up the flows and rhythms of the works.

The anonymous review from "reader from the UK" has a slight whiff about it, I can't help but think - does the reviewer work at the publishers? I wouldn't quite go as far as he/she has in my praise. This is a good version, if not exactly the best. The poetry of course is unchallengeable - it's what's been done with the poetry that is important. The text is clear and easy to read; the notes are put at the back of the book, which is always a mixed blessing, but is probably the only practical option with a decently-annotated Milton. This version is cheaper than the definitive Fowler and Carey versions, and probably better for the non-specialist reader. The notes are good enough, but I would like more narrative guidance (in Paradise Lost particularly); occasionally some of his notes feel incomplete or unclear, and sometimes he leaves things out which I myself would have liked him to have mentioned or which I've seen mentioned (or reinterpreted) by someone else. I would also prefer a longer and more detailed introduction. But mostly the version is good, and is probably the first stop for most readers wanting to get to grips with Milton. My advice is only to go on from here, to other sources to give you a more detailed background.

Excellent, concise notes, thoroughly readable and informative about language (puns etc.) and historical context. Best choice for undergraduates and rivals Fowler as best choice for graduates.

I have used this book many times in designing the corporate headquarters compnent of organizations. It is one of a very few references available on this particular issue to consultants in organization design. As a Value Based Design consultant, analyst, researcher and advisor on value creating systems I must take issue with the previous reviewer and strongly recommend this book to actual practitioners.Goold happily steers us away from mathematical reductionism and provides some great examples of how economic value can be leveraged as diverse means of generating it are discovered in the corporate portfolio. Like Jaques caution not to throw the hierachical baby out with the bathwater,Goold provides an antidote to the view that corporate centres add no value. As companies become more process based and self organizing, insights such as those provided by the author into managing such complexity will be invaluable.

This books title should be: "Parenting Advantage: Non-quantifiable benefits of british conglomerates in the 1980's".

I ordered this book because I excpected to find an advanced mathematical textbook on strategic analysis, shareholder value and real options. Therefore I was disappointed to find out, that it does not contain a single formula and ignores all the progress made by shareholder valuation techniques and real option theory.

It is based on verbal organizational theory and sociology, not on microeconomic theory and transaction cost theory.
It is based on an INTERNAL point of view, not an EXTERNAL point of view, and fails to analyze quantitative competetive advantages. Its framework is very academic and descriptive, no step-by-step-imlementation plans, no mathematics. Just interviews with british conglomerates and quotations from academic papers.

However, the book taught a valuable lesson, it did not intend to teach at all: The popular EVA/Economic-Profit-Models for Share-holder-Valuation-Management were first applied by british cong-lomerates like BTR back in the late 1960's. The misapplication of EVA/economic-profit-models in british companies and their resulting loss of competetive advantage is a cautionary tale against the abuse of simplified shareholder-Valuation-techniques.

With all due respect towards the authors, I see few hands-on-applications for their work. Sure, I do not question Goolds integrity or experience. He must have invested months of work in his book. His book was stimulating to read, but how can it help a consultant, who sits face-to-face in front of an angry customer, who wants to see quantifiable results for his money ?.
I share Mr Goolds scepticism aginst an aggressive 'financial control style', but to falsify EVA/Economic-Profit-Models
it takes more than anecdotal evidence, it takes stochastic data.

This is an excelent book based on practical knowledege and very clever tools to evaluate different strategies in a multibusiness company.

In my opinion, Mr. Todd writes books by some type of writing formula. No matter the subject, He uses the same source material for each of his books. I find them shallow and sophmoric. They are like an expanded version of a college freshman term paper.

Todd's book is the single best introduction to the subject of Germanic peoples I have found. It contains an accurate summery of the current state of scholarship and is an easy read.

If you can have only one book on the subject, this should be it.

Todd's book has become the standard introduction to the history and archaeology of the early Germanic peoples in English. In a remarkably clear and concise work, Todd manages a comprehensive overview of much of the main evidence regarding the Germanic tribes which goes a long way to correcting the popular conception that they were the filthy grunting savages seen in the opening sequence of the movie 'Gladiator'.

In the first part of the book he covers most of the important aspects of the culture of these tribes, covering the physical landscape of forest and marshland in which they lived, their general social structure, trade and diplomacy with Rome, burial customs, art, technology and (of course) warfare. He draws on both literary and archaeological sources of information and uses both judiciously to present a concise picture of these complex and warlike peoples.

Part Two gives brief but useful summaries of the history of the major tribes who took part in the 'Age of Migrations' from the Third to the Seventh Centuries AD. He presents information on the Goths, Seubi, Vandals, Franks, Alemanni, Burgundians, Gepids, Lombards, Thuringians, Bavarians and the Scandinavian tribes, with mentions of many other minor peoples. Each of these is little more than a useful sketch ranging from four to forty pages each (consider that Herwig Wolfram's 'History of the Goths' checks in at over 600 densely packed pages), but each of these is enough to introduce the essential information about each these peoples and direct the interested reader to more extensive information. It also shows that these tribes differed from each other culturally and, to an extent, linguistically and that what is true about the Germanics in the First Century may not be so in the Sixth.

The book is well illustrated with maps, diagrammes, photos of artefacts (both Germanic and Roman) and line drawings and its bibliography, while not comprehensive, is an excellent jumping off point for the reader who wishes to know more.

While the Celts have become a topic of keen interest in recent years, with a plethora of books on them ranging from fine academic works through coffee table books to arrant New Age nonsense, the ancient Germanics are, in a way, the neglected peoples of the ancient world. Given that England was established by Germanic tribes and that they were in many ways the successors of the Roman world, it is a little surprising that these vibrant, warlike and artistic 'barbarians' are not far better known and understood in the English-speaking world.

An excellent book for both the undergraduate student and the general reader. Along with his 'The Northern Barbarians' I can recommend this work very highly.

Having graduated from a private university affiliated with the a cappella Church of Christ, ordained by the elders of an independent Christian Church, and now working in a cooperative mission project, I took pleasure in knowing that a book like this one had been published.

The contributors are known to me either personally or by reputation, a couple having been among my professors. Particularly pleasing were the contributions by these gentlemen, showing great respect for the Word of God and not compromising on the truths this movement has advocated for years. About half of the contributions from the independent Christian theologians were what I would consider edifying. The others show the marks of a general shift away from solid Biblical standards and towards evangelical generalism.

Frankly, the responses provided by the evangelical theologians were sadly predictable.

All in all, this is a good book to purchase if you are a theology student looking to gain insight into current discussions and thought within the movement that some call "Stone-Campbell," but which others of us prefer to refer to as the "Restoration Movement" or "this present Reformation."

Editor William Baker has collated an anthology of papers presented during proceedings of the Evangelical Theological Society by members of two of three "wings" of the Stone-Campbell or Restoration Movement (RM), a capella Churches of Christ and Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ. The third, the Disciples of Christ, is not represented.

The RM and the evangelical movement (EM) have much in common. As organized, identifiable movements (oxymoron?) in North America, they follow roughly parallel chronologies, springing as they did from the Second Awakening of ca. 1800. The "Stone" in "Stone-Campbell," Barton W. Stone, was one of the organizers of a Presbyterian camp meeting that is known to historiographers as the Cane Ridge Revival. One of the Campbells in "Stone-Campbell," Alexander Campbell, editorially followed the organization of the American evangelical movement early in the 19th century favourably noting points of intersection between it and the RM.

In the 20th century, like so many American Protestant bodies, the RM was split by the modernist-fundamentalist controversy into opposing camps -- one becoming the Disciples of Christ and the other the Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ. The editorial flagship of the modernist side, "The Christian Century," was of RM construction, and the first managing editor of "Christianity Today," launched by Billy Graham to lead the other side of the debate, was RM-adherent James DeForest Murch.

Over the past thirty years, many a capella Church of Christ exegetes have joined the Evangelical Theological Society, latterly joined by Independents. Independent leaders have been given prominence in the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

Although association between the RM and EM, and Baker's editorial introduction suggest a sort of "harmonic convergence" between the RM and evangelical movement (EM), the papers as published suggest otherwise. Theologically, the papers make clear significant points of divergence between the Princeton Theology-influenced Calvinism of much of North American evangelicalism and the RM on their understandings of conversion, faith, and baptism. Despite Baker's introduction, if one did not know anything of the significant interaction and sharing of resources among the RM and the EM, one might be surprised to learn of it.

A further point of divergence not highlighted is the prominence given to celebration of the Lord's Supper or Eucharist in the RM versus the EM. For the EM, faith and the book are the sole centre of attention and focus. While RM adherents claim the nickname "people of the book," the Lord's Supper is, still, given prominence and celebrated weekly (albeit, sometimes "weakly"). The absence of a paper dealing with differing views of the Lord's Supper is a weakness of the anthology.

That said, Baker does us a service by provoking discussion between two groups with parallel commitments to the book who interact at so many levels. One minor criticism: in his preface, Wheaton College historiographer Mark Noll insists on describing the RM as the "Restorationist Movement" instead of its long-standing appellation, "Restoration Movement." Is this stubbornness or merely an oversight on Dr. Noll's part?

I grew up and am still a member within the Church of Christ (a capella) branch of the Stone-Campbell movement. I found the book to be very thoughtful and engaging without being too scholarly or too polemic. The "evangelical response" chapters were nice reminders that theology is most profitably done in community. I imagine the book may not catch the interest of those outside the Stone-Campbell heritage, though I believe the book would be an excellent source of information for anyone wanting to know more about the claims and characteristics of this branch of the evangelical family.

The emphasis of the book is on the economic history of the software industry. There is a very small number of references to the technological developments that enabled the progress that the author outlines. Among others, he leaves out the one significant event that explain, for example, the mushrooming of Microsoft. The author glosses over the importance of the scientific and technological aspects of software development and their influence on the history of software. Also, in the exposition of his methodology (he is a "certified" historian) he says that most of the software history writings are anecdotal -- but that his isn't. Then throughout the book we find lots of quotes of peoples opinions; of tables published in magazines whose origins are not questioned or cross-validated. This does not ring of rigorous historical research and the double and triple typical crosschecks. In a nutshell, if what one is looking for financial "facts" regarding the software industry history -- which company was the first, second, etc., money wise, during a given decade, then you will enjoy the book. For me, it wasn't what I expected.

There has been a need for an authoritative history of the software industry, and this book fills the gap. It is entertaining and gives an excellent account of the origins and development of the various sectors of the industry. Its focus is wholly on the United States, a decision for which the author gives full justification, but despite my interest in the UK software industry I still found the book fascinating and illuminating. It provides an important corrective to a number of myths, from the Software Crisis to the dominance of Microsoft, and offers plenty of evidence in support of its analysis. There are entertaining illustrations at the beginning of each chapter. As a university lecturer, I shall certainly be using this book extensively and referring my students to it.

I wasn't sure how I would like Martin Campbell-Kelly's new book since I have grown up with the software industry--I started as a programmer in 1973-and thought I had a pretty good understanding of it. But on the contrary I found his book fascinating. Over all I thought Campbell-Kelly weaved together many hard-to-find facts and statistics into a comprehensive, well-researched, and well-written story of how the software industry evolved

Basically, it reviews the development of the various software industry segments; what we now refer to as professional services companies, enterprise product software companies, personal computer software companies and game companies. For each, it describes the major events that created these industry segments-e.g. in 1970 IBM unbundled its software pricing from its hardware pricing ushering in age of product software companies; the major companies who dominated these segments; and the business models.

A few things that were of particular interest to me.

When I grew up in the software business, we used lines of code as a way to estimate the work it would take to create an application. I have overseen the development of systems with millions of lines of code. So I was surprised to learn how few lines of code were in DOS 2.0, just 20,000+, and even more surprised to learn that the venerable early business language Fortran, in its first incarnation, was only 18,000 lines of code.

And it helped put into context what I have lived through. For example, in 1973, straight out of C.C.N.Y., I first entered the job market as young Cobol programmer trainee at Royal-Insurance Company in New York. As a youngster I had no awareness that Thomas Watson Jr. bet his business on the IBM360, or that it was the reason for IBM's unprecedented industry dominance. I just knew that I worked on IBM 370-145, an updated, at that time, version of the IBM 360.

And does this sound familiar? "Never before has the stock market shown quite so much enthusiasm about an industry as it has lately about the computer industry. Recent prices of computer stocks represent some of the highest prices-earning ratios ever recorded. Even shares of giant I.B.M, which increased six fold between 1957 and late 1966, have doubled since. In July the market valued I.B.M., whose physical assets amount to less than $6 billion , at more than $40 billion-more than any other company in the word, actually as much as gross national product of Italy. And the market value of smaller and newer companies in the industry has gone up even more steeply than I.B.M.'s. In less than three years the price of University Computing Co. of Dallas rose form $1.50 a share(adjusted for splits) to $155. The stock market valued this newcomers, who sales last year were than $17 million, at more than $600 million."

This quote that Cambell-Kelly provides is about the timeframe 1964-1968, which was another time period of "irrational exuberance," like our recent dot.com debacle. Only I hope that our recovery will be sooner than that one. It evidently, took almost ten years for the market to again buy software company stock.

I do have one quibble, though. Campbelly-Kelly challenges the common perception that Microsoft dominates the technology industry. He quite correctly cites statistics which show that, even if Microsoft is a giant, IBM is a titan, towering over Microsoft; where Microsoft has at most owned 10% of the software industry, IBM owned fully 75% of the entire IT industry consisting of computer hardware, software and services. To put this into perspective, the total of computer hardware, software and services revenues world-wide today is thought to be something like $1 trillion. If IBM had maintained its earlier level of control it would now be worth $750 billion while Microsoft today has revenues of roughly $28 billion. His point is that while IBM was almost the entire industry by itself, Microsoft controls just a piece of the software industry.

While this is true, I don't believe the issue of Microsoft's dominance is about revenues. I believe it is about cultural impact--which Campbell-Kelly does allude to. Microsoft, almost single-handed, created a cultural revolution, making it fashionable to be a nerd, to dress casually in business, to work insane hours, to believe as a young twenty-something you can be an over-night millionaire. Whereas IBM made an impact on businesses--certainly being viewed for a long time as one of, if not, the best-run business on the planet--Bill Gates and company, captured the public's imagination and changed our society in a way IBM never did. And why not, when Bill Gates and Paul Allen are the first and third richest men in the world.

All in all though, this book was an enjoyable and insightful read.

The blurb promises a great Medieval romp as the eldest of the De Ware sons, Duncan, fixes his sights on Linet De Montfort whom he witnesses publicly humiliate a Spanish Reiver that she believes previously robbed her father of precious cargo. From that moment on, Duncan decides to become her bodyguard whether she likes it or not, and brave and chivilrous though that may be, it was this factor that began to irritate quite early on in the book. Though he's the heir to a small empire of estates and fortune, he obviously has nothing better to do than disguise himself in rags and stalk a woman who protests his constant presence with flagrant insults every half page. No doubt about it, she can't stand the sight of him! What ensues then is constant bickering: Linet telling Duncan to leave her alone, and Duncan telling Linet that he would not because he knows best and he says she needs his protection! AAagghhh! Campbell writes this book with great humor, but this sometimes verges on the slapstick which robs the plot of any authentic medieval flavour. Medieval England was a dark, grim, troubled yet fascinating period in history. None of this comes over in this book - even the speech feels contemporary. I think this author would write a great contemporary romance. If you are looking for a book that has a basic style of writing, a light hearted story, with an uncomplicated plot, then you will enjoy this book. But if you are looking for a sexy romance with a real, authentic slice of Medieval life then look up Roberta Gellis or Marsha Canham.

I loved this book! Read it in almost one sitting and was sorry to see it end. Duncan and Linet are a match made in heaven. Can't believe this is a first book for this author. She writes so very well, with humor and sensitivity. Look forward to "My Warrior", Ms. Campbell's second, I guess?!

In 1332 Dorwich, Duncan de Ware and his brothers observe the guildswoman waiting at the dock holding letters of marque signed by King Edward. When Spanish Captain El Gallo, a notorious sea reiver, arrives, the woman challenges him for his cargo since his country stole her wool. Seeing the de Ware brood nearby, an irate El Gallo gives the woman his wine. She simply spills her new cargo out on the ground.

Duncan worries about the woman Linet de Montfort and decides to keep an eye on her in order to protect her from El Gallo. In spite of an immediate attraction between them, she wants Duncan to leave her alone feeling the gypsy is bad for business especially for a first year "sole femme. " However, when the Spanish abduct Linet, her only hope for rescue lies with the gypsy.

MY CHAMPION is an exciting medieval romance that provides readers with an in depth look at the fourteenth century. The insider's view enhances a non-stop action plot that engages the audience from first page to last. The squabbling but charming and brave lead couple adds alight touch to a powerful historical romance that deserves sequels starring other de Ware siblings.

Harriet Klausner

I was NOT what I expected it to be at all. I thought the fact that it was discussing Indian art and symbols, there would acctually be a goodly amount of Indian art in this book. I realized I was mistaken upon leafing through this book and finding pages and pages of text with only a few examples of the art it related to. I'm not trying to disparrage the book in this review, I did not read it, but I'm sure it was good for what it was. I'm just trying to keep someone else from making the same mistake I made.

Zimmer is without a doubt a brilliant and sophisticated scholar of Indian Art and Mythology and this text reflects that fact very well. The sheer density of the text lends to the quality of it as a resource, but it not the number one choice of texts for someone who is just interested in mythology and folklore. Zimmer does more than merely tell you the myth or legend, he offers incredible symbolic and literary analysis of the myth in terms of broader and universal symbols. He brings together history, art, myth, religion, and philosophy in a incredible combination. However, the text is extraordinarily difficult to follow as a casual read.

In many places the text simply jumps around without any transition and in a seemingly nonsensical manner, making it difficult to read in a linear fashion. There does not seem to be any real organization to the text, with bits and pieces of the text's various elements thrown into the book at what feels like haphazard points. The photographs of the art which Zimmer discusses is useful, but are hidden at the back of the book in small, hard to see, grainy, black and white photos. I found to be a real pain constantly to flip to the back of the book to see what he was talking about and having to squint to make out the intricate art in the poor quality pictures. It would more useful if the photos were on the page where they were discussed, were in color, and were bigger. One final quibble is that the sheer volume of information makes taking notes as you go along crucial to obtain a real understanding of the text.

While I think these points are valid, do not let them scare you away. The text possess an immense wealth of information about Indian mythology and incredible analysis of its stories. An strong reference and research for students and scholars or for anyone who has a real interest in mythology, myth-art/religious art, or the psychological universality of myths. To any of these people I would highly recommend this book. If you are just starting on these or any other field that might be pertaining to the book, you might wish to start with some primary sources or books that are strictly myths and legends (i.e. the Mahabhrata or the Bhagavad Gita)or books on mythic/religious art before trying this book.

Edited by the late Joseph Campbell, Zimmer's book is a detailed analysis and explanation of the significance and history of many of the symbols found in Indian art and religon. It has a good index and several photographs at the end which provide essential examples.

This book is as much about Marxist theory as it is about Rastafarianism, which isn't necessarily a bad thing unless you're not as interested in the former as in the latter. Rodney's objective is to couch the origins of the Rastafarian movement in that of proletariat class struggle. However, he provides little evidence to demonstrate a definitive link between the two. Rodney convincingly shows that Rasta developed as a means for the descendants of African slaves to positively identify with Africa and her people, as opposed to the white king of England. Insofar as this movement developed among blacks who constituted the mass of Jamaica's populace and who were working-farming poor - than Rasta may be considered a proletarian movement. However, Rodney provides no evidence that the early Rasta leaders consciously understood their struggle as a "class struggle" as that phrase is understood in the Marxist lexicon. The evidence suggests only that they sought to empower the mass of "sufferers" by seeking to positively identify with Africa and the African King - Haile Selassie I. The discussion of Rastafarianism in a political, social, economic and cultural context is so pervasive as to make one forget that practitioners consider Rastafari a religion. Indeed, Rodney provides no information on the central tenants, philosophy or rites of Rastafari as a religion. Rodney seeks to dismiss those Rasta who believe in the divinity of Selassie as misguided victims of Coptic propaganda. This conclusion reinforces Rodney's objective to posit Rastafari as a viable political movement for change and Rodney provides enough evidence to make this conclusion credible. Moreover, showing the political aspects of Rastafari allows those who may not necessarily believe in the divinity of Selassie to become involved in the movement. Despite the Marxist overtones and lack of religious information, the book still deserves a good rating. Independent of the Marxist analysis the book provides great factual and historical information about the resistance of Africans and their descendents against slavery, colonialism and neocolonialism in the Caribbean and credibly depicts Rasta as a form of resistance. Indeed, if you aren't seeking a better understanding of Rastafari as a religion than this book is well worth the money. In this vein of resistance Marcus Garvey is prominently featured. The book contains an excellent chapter on the role of reggae music in spreading the Rasta's culture of resistance and ends with a thought-provoking discussion of repatriation, ultimately concluding that Africans and their descendants must struggle to change their conditions wherever they find themselves.

History teaches a lot about the Black struggles here in the United States, but you hardly find any books about slavery and Black struggles in the Carribean and South America. Rasta and Resistance talks about the beginnings of the slave trade, slavery in Brazil, the Haitian Revolution and Toussaint L'Ouverture, Walter Rodney, Rastafarianism, ska and reggae music, and Black struggles in Great Britain. A great book for those wanting to learn more about the lost chapters of slavery and Black struggles.

I had the privilege of "awakening" under the masterful stewardship of Dr. Horace Campbell. He is no longer teaching in Tanzania, but spent many years cultivating and producing great thinkers in Zimbabwe, where I met him. Since then, he has continued his tenureship stateside returning to Syracuse University in 1996. Exposing yourself to an essay, article or book by Dr. Campbell will provide interesting and compelling realizations of African and Caribbean political histories.

I'm not trying to be mean-spirited but I think that writing a cumulative story, where all the characters trail along in a parade and the main character gets to ask variations of the same question over and over and over and over and over and over must be more fun than actually reading such a story.

The first read is fine, but by the second, third, or fourth, you may start, as I do, editing the text, cutting through the morass of redundancy, gritting your teeth. There is simply little joy to be had from reciting names from an ever-growing list.

Moreover, the irresponsible way many of the characters treat a library book ought to strike a chord to the book lovers out there. Who would really leave a book lying on the counter of a diner, grab a book from someone's porch, put it on a park bench?

OK, I know this is a children's book, but the cascading series of incidents wears thin---especially after repeated readings.

The illustrations are engaging and well done, and the message that books are important is certainly a good one. Having each member of the parade of characters check out library books is a positive message. But all of the repetition finally just wears me out. I really hope I don't have to read this book aloud again.

I've read this fun book to several primary classes in our elementary school library, to the great delight of the children. It's a cumulative story in the sense that more and more people join Stella in the search for her missing library book, because "it's due today by five o'clock."

But another fun aspect of this story is the mystery behind the title of the runaway book. As Stella and her entourage meet each new person who has seen the book, another clue is given about the title, although it is never given. However by the time children have finished hearing "Stella Louella," they know that she had checked out "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." My students were thrilled and proud of uncovering the mystery before we finished the book!

As a librarian, my favorite part of the book is when Mrs. Graham, the librarian in the story, says her favorite part of the book is the same as with every book, "when someone READS it!"

It's always a treat to find a children's book that combines good writing, wonderful illustrations, and an entertaining story. So often, the books children go for are lacking in both plot and writing quality. Children will never grow up to read good books if they're not exposed to good writing early on!! On the other hand, visually beautiful books that parents love often leave kids cold. This book combines all the best qualities in children's books. My 6-year-old daughter and I both loved Stella Louella. It is sure to become a family favorite. This book would make a great gift, especially if there is a librarian in the family!

This book is great if you are taking AP biology with Camobell's Biology. Teachers tend to give students the questions from this book. The book contains the answers for all of the questions, but doesnt explain how they got the answers. You actually have to read the book. But, the questions are difficult, and similar to the ones on the AP exams, so it is good practice. I only gave it 4 stars because I think they could have given better summaries of the chapters and explanined the reasoning behind the answers in a way students would understand. Overall, a great buy and useful study tool!

This book is a great help. Any class (Either AP or Regular Biology) taught out of Campbell's Biology is going to be tough. This book breaks down long, often tedious chapters into straight foward sections. Also there are many practice questions at the end of each mini-chapter and the answers are in the back. (This is good for your grade, 'cause teachers often give you worksheets with these same questions on them! Hahaha) The only problem is that sometimes the chapters are too abridged and you miss out on something important, so I still recommend reading the real chapters---but if your in a pickle and their is only 15 minutes until class, just read the study book. Enjoy!

I used this review book with the Campbell's biology book in AP Biology and let me tell you, it helps. It gets every detail to within a few pages and helps you memorize key facts and figures of the book. Recommend for anyone who is using the Campbell's book.