As advertised, a great little resource for anatomy and physiology learning
4 stars
The Handy Answer Book series has some great books in it, some trivia questions answered (which could be out of date if it's like "record-breaking" questions and all), but the basic science behind what's asked and how they're related is worth a look.
Of course, the format of the books could be well outdated, but I think of these books as a good crash-course into learning a new subject matter that you may have forgotten about over the years or really had little need for. The internet has basically taken the place of what this book would've been useful for ages ago, but it's easily digestible and worth keeping on a reference shelf. I have several of this series of books on my shelf (the "Handy Weather Answer Book" was the first I bought and I wore that thing out with notes and highlights), and will keep them around …
The Handy Answer Book series has some great books in it, some trivia questions answered (which could be out of date if it's like "record-breaking" questions and all), but the basic science behind what's asked and how they're related is worth a look.
Of course, the format of the books could be well outdated, but I think of these books as a good crash-course into learning a new subject matter that you may have forgotten about over the years or really had little need for. The internet has basically taken the place of what this book would've been useful for ages ago, but it's easily digestible and worth keeping on a reference shelf. I have several of this series of books on my shelf (the "Handy Weather Answer Book" was the first I bought and I wore that thing out with notes and highlights), and will keep them around for a long time.