Best Anatomy
View anatomy from a clinical perspective with hundreds of exquisite, hand-painted illustrations created by pre-eminent medical illustrator Frank H. Netter, MD. During his student years, Dr. Netter’s notebook sketches attracted the attention of the medical faculty and other physicians, allowing him to augment his income by illustrating articles and textbooks. Now translated into 16 languages, it is the anatomy atlas of choice among medical and health professions students the world over. No matter how beautifully painted, how delicately and subtly rendered a subject may be, it is of little value as a medical illustration if it does not serve to make clear some medical point. Dr. Netter’s planning, conception, point of view, and approach are what inform his paintings and what make them so intellectually valuable.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The contents of this anatomy atlas are remarkable."
"I reccomend thos to my radiography students every year."
"This book is so cool."
"Best anatomy atlas."
"If you're in undergraduate and really thirsting after something more detailed and complex, then it would be a good purchase (it's relatively cheap on Amazon); however, even if you aren't quite driven to learn outside of class it will be useful for medical school and a career in medicine later on!"
"Netter's drawings are unreal."
"Enjoyed and found an older version more useful until it was stolen."
"I bought it as a gift for my grandson who is taking a course to become a massage therapist."
0321871901 / 9780321871909 Human Anatomy & Physiology Plus A Brief Atlas of the Human Body Plus MasteringA&P with Pearson eText. While teaching at Holyoke Community College, where many of her students were pursuing nursing degrees, she developed a desire to better understand the relationship between the scientific study of the human body and the clinical aspects of the nursing practice. She contributes to the New Directions, New Careers Program at Holyoke Community College by providing several full-tuition scholarships each year for women returning to college after a hiatus or who are attending college for the first time and would otherwise be unable to continue with their studies without financial support. She funds the E. N. Marieb Science Research Awards at Mount Holyoke College, which promotes research by undergraduate science majors, and generously contributed to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where she provided funding for reconstruction and instrumentation of a cutting-edge cytology research laboratory that bears her name. In 1994, Dr. Marieb received the Benefactor Award from the National Council for Resource Development, American Association of Community Colleges, which recognizes her ongoing sponsorship of student scholarships, faculty teaching awards, and other academic contributions to Holyoke Community College. These include a PanCanadian Educational Technology Faculty Award (1999), a Teaching Excellence Award from the Student’s Association of Mount Royal College (2001), and the Mount Royal College Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award (2004).
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I just received the "Human Anatomy & Physiology, Books a la Carte Plus MasteringA&P with eText -- Access Card Package (9th Edition)". Also, it might be important to note that I ordered this book directly from Amazon and not from someone who is using Amazon to sell their book. When you look at the reviews for "Human Anatomy & Physiology" it will show reviews from people who received the hardcover book, the kindle book, and the 3-holed punched book. When ordering make sure you order "Human Anatomy & Physiology, Books a la Carte Plus MasteringA&P with eText -- Access Card Package (9th Edition)" if you need the full package. However, if you copy and paste the full title: "Human Anatomy & Physiology, Books a la Carte Plus MasteringA&P with eText -- Access Card Package (9th Edition)", you should be able to find the correct package. It's usually nothing a little tape couldn't correct but if you are the kind of person who is rough on their books, turns pages aggressively, throws their books across the room, then you might want to invest in the hard cover book."
"I just do not see the justification to charge someone almost $200 for a new book when the previous edition is almost the exact same, with just replacing of pictures. Always try to get the previous edition if you can, your save a lot of money, around 1/5 the price. These publishers just drive me nuts, I understand they need to make money, but come on, most of these books are never completely rewritten and they come out with a new edition every 2-3 years and those editions like this one, are almost exactly the same, except for replacement of pictures and a few updated stories/examples. Getting the older book, will save you money, so you will be able to purchase the other software."
"But if you're going to school on your own dime, or want to saver your parents a good bit of $$, or you don't want to make your school loans a good bit bigger than they have to be: Join those of us that almost ALWAYS buy the older edition for most all classes that still require a hard book. JSUK, we're the ones that look a little confused in class sometimes... & Just as an fyi, the money I saved on just 2-3 of my books (medical term & this AP class-both this book & the lab manual) more than paid for my entire medical reference library. The only reason I took off 1 star is because its an outdated edition for most classes so you have to work harder sometimes to get the same info."
In this fascinating account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries and tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them. “This quirky, funny read offers perspective and insight about life, death and the medical profession.... You can close this book with an appreciation of the miracle that the human body really is.”. - Tara Parker-Pope, Wall Street Journal. “A laugh-out-loud funny book... one of those wonderful books that offers up enlightenment in the guise of entertainment.”. - Michael Little, Washington City Paper.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Very interesting examination of death and what happens, or should happen, to our 'mortal coil' once we shuffle it off."
"Death is very much a part of life as this book will show you and also give you a good laugh along the way!"
"I liked the different takes on handling the dead."
"Love all her works, fascinating and written so that it is palatable to anyone."
"I bought this book after having been given the Mary Roach book - 'Packing for Mars'."
"An interesting read."
"Gave this as a gift, haven't gotten any complaints."
"STIFF: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach. For anyone interested in the "messy" part of human science, this is the book for you. STIFF tells what happens to the human body after death whether that death is natural or not."
Best Medical Atlases
For the student just starting on their medical journey or for a neurosurgeon looking to replace an outdated atlas in his or her library, this is a wonderful option. With unmatched accuracy, quality, and clarity, the Atlas of Anatomy is now fully revised and updated. Pelvis and Perineum section enhanced and improved making it easier to comprehend one of the most complex anatomic regions NEW! Section on Brain and Nervous System focuses on gross anatomy of the peripheral and autonomic nervous systems as well as the brain and central nervous system Also included in this new edition: More than 170 tables summarize key details making them easier to reference and retain Muscle Fact spreads provide essential information, including origin, insertion, innervation, and action An innovative, user-friendly format: every topic covered in two side by side pages Access to WinkingSkull.com PLUS, with all images from the book for labels-on and labels-off review and timed self-tests for exam preparation.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My favorite atlas."
"and I 'm excited to use it and visualize. all the material I'll be learning in class this semester."
"Great reference when you have a text book with poor images!"
"Great pictures and detail... A must have for anyone who is a novice, an expert or just loves anatomy."
"The book I needed as listed on the website."
"Great book if you are starting to study medicine."
Best Medical Atlases
For the student just starting on their medical journey or for a neurosurgeon looking to replace an outdated atlas in his or her library, this is a wonderful option. With unmatched accuracy, quality, and clarity, the Atlas of Anatomy is now fully revised and updated. Pelvis and Perineum section enhanced and improved making it easier to comprehend one of the most complex anatomic regions NEW! Section on Brain and Nervous System focuses on gross anatomy of the peripheral and autonomic nervous systems as well as the brain and central nervous system Also included in this new edition: More than 170 tables summarize key details making them easier to reference and retain Muscle Fact spreads provide essential information, including origin, insertion, innervation, and action An innovative, user-friendly format: every topic covered in two side by side pages Access to WinkingSkull.com PLUS, with all images from the book for labels-on and labels-off review and timed self-tests for exam preparation.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My favorite atlas."
"and I 'm excited to use it and visualize. all the material I'll be learning in class this semester."
"Great reference when you have a text book with poor images!"
"Great pictures and detail... A must have for anyone who is a novice, an expert or just loves anatomy."
"The book I needed as listed on the website."
"Great book if you are starting to study medicine."
Best Medical Education & Training
View anatomy from a clinical perspective with hundreds of exquisite, hand-painted illustrations created by pre-eminent medical illustrator Frank H. Netter, MD.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Great illustrations, expected of Netter, but it just doesn't have as many angles as I would like."
"Great atlas for anatomy."
"Could not recommend this atlas more!"
"Its an awesome book, and keeping it with me al day with the kindle app is really useful...it makes surgery related courses easier!"
"What ca I say?"
"When you are looking at the 3-D models in lab, it looks like they designed it after this book's renderings (because let's face it, cadavers do not look like the lab models)."
"Buy this one the first time and save yourself!"
"I purchased this book as new and instead I got one with a sticker on the back of the last page and with coffee or something spilled all over it, the first pages were even like stuck together due to this coffee."
Best Dental Anatomy & Physiology
Over 900 full-color images include detailed, well-labeled anatomical illustrations as well as clinical photographs Practical appendices include Review of Tooth Morphology with a concise review of tooth development from in utero to adolescence to adulthood, and Tooth Traits of the Permanent Dentition with tables for each tooth providing detailed information such as tooth notation, dimensions, position of proximal contacts, heights, and curvatures. NEW Clinical Applications of Dental Anatomy, Physiology and Occlusion chapter includes practical applications and case studies, including instructions on root planing and scaling, extraction techniques and forces, relationship of fillings to pulp form and enamel form, and occlusal adjustment of premature occlusal contacts and arch form in relationship to bite splint designs, all preparing you for the NBDE’s new focus on clinical applications.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The quick and dirty is that the book is somewhat long-winded and tough to follow, but gives a very detailed description of the teeth. However, personally, I am very happy with purchasing the book because it also includes a number of flashcards in the back and it will no doubt be useful in studying for the boards."
"This book has great resources such as the flash cards but I agree that the language is a bit difficult to understand."
"Robinson : Modern Dental Assiting had this book summerized in better detail in a very clear and easy to understand way that made this book not necessary for anatomy class."
"Excellent for coursework."
"There are also no quiz or review questions that would probably be helpful."
"It is a kind of a Stockholm's Syndrome to like it, but I do..."
"It didn't have a lot of information in dental anatomy course that I needed."
Best Biology
Now an HBO® Film starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. Amazon Best Books of the Month, February 2010 : From a single, abbreviated life grew a seemingly immortal line of cells that made some of the most crucial innovations in modern science possible. Henrietta Lacks was a mother of five in Baltimore, a poor African American migrant from the tobacco farms of Virginia, who died from a cruelly aggressive cancer at the age of 30 in 1951. A sample of her cancerous tissue, taken without her knowledge or consent, as was the custom then, turned out to provide one of the holy grails of mid-century biology: human cells that could survive--even thrive--in the lab. Meanwhile, Henrietta's family continued to live in poverty and frequently poor health, and their discovery decades later of her unknowing contribution--and her cells' strange survival--left them full of pride, anger, and suspicion. Jad Abumrad is host and creator of the public radio hit Radiolab , now in its seventh season and reaching over a million people monthly. Just the simple facts are hard to believe: that in 1951, a poor black woman named Henrietta Lacks dies of cervical cancer, but pieces of the tumor that killed her--taken without her knowledge or consent--live on, first in one lab, then in hundreds, then thousands, then in giant factories churning out polio vaccines, then aboard rocket ships launched into space. The cells from this one tumor would spawn a multi-billion dollar industry and become a foundation of modern science--leading to breakthroughs in gene mapping, cloning and fertility and helping to discover how viruses work and how cancer develops (among a million other things). But what's truly remarkable about Rebecca Skloot 's book is that we also get the rest of the story, the part that could have easily remained hidden had she not spent ten years unearthing it: Who was Henrietta Lacks?
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This was a great book that I'm so glad I read."
"In “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” Rebecca Skloot introduces us to the “real live woman,” the children who survived her, and the interplay of race, poverty, science and one of the most important medical discoveries of the last 100 years. Skloot narrates the science lucidly, tracks the racial politics of medicine thoughtfully and tells the Lacks family’s often painful history with grace. When science appears, it does so effortlessly, with explanations of cell anatomy or techniques like “fluorescence in situ hybridization” seamlessly worked into descriptions of the coloured wards of Johns Hopkins hospital to Lacks’s hometown of Clover, Virginia. And yet for all its grand scope, skilful writing and touching compassion, there is one simple element that makes As a final thought, I was struck by the parallels between Henrietta’s cells and her story."
"The author did a great job of allowing the reader to decide if Henrietta's family should have profited from her cells."
"After reading about Henrietta Lacks, I began thinking about all the blood tests I've had done, and some minor surgeries I've had and I constantly wondered, what did those doctors and/or hospitals do with my tissues and/or blood? I realize there are laws in place now that weren't there when Henrietta lived, but to read how Dr. Gey took samples of Henrietta's cancerous tumor and used it to advance science and medicine as we know of it today, is mind-boggling. All of us living today should be thankful for Henrietta because she has done something that no one else seems to ever have been able to do, which is live immortally. Lacks' cells, while her family continues to live in poverty. I learned so much about cells and DNA, not to mention that just about every pill I've ever taken, most likely was the result of Henrietta's cells, which still grow today."
"When a friend recommended this book I'd never heard of Henrietta Lacks or HeLa."
Best Histology
This best-selling combination text and atlas includes a detailed textbook, which emphasizes clinical and functional correlates of histology fully supplemented by vividly informative illustrations and photomicrographs. Updated throughout to reflect the latest advances in the field, this “two in one” text and atlas features an outstanding art program with all illustrations completely revised and redrawn as well as a reader-friendly format including red highlighted key terms, blue clinical text, and folders that cover clinical correlations and functional considerations. Additional clinical correlation and functional consideration folders have been added providing information related to symptoms, photomicrographs of diseased tissues or organs, short histopathological descriptions, and molecular basis for clinical intervention.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I manage to save time to apply to other (harder, IMHO) subjects like gross anatomy and biochemistry just by reading this book."
"This book has everything you need, but I found, personally, that this was taking up a lot of time that was better used just studying the material provided in class."
"Your university will also likely have a set of online slides, but it is nice to have the ones in the books just to test to see if you can identify the structure in different view or preparation. If you get it, know that there is no way in hell that your prof will be able to cover everything that is in a chapter in just one lecture, so read cautiously and don't think about learning everything that is written because it is very likely that you will get so thinned out by all the information that you will do poorly."
"Understanding what you are looking at and being able to recognize structures and cell types in the LM, SEM, and TEM images is important for this class, so I highly recommend the book."
"The best histology textbook ."
"This is a good histology book, lots of great pictures, but it's DENSE, it has so much information that you start losing your focus, it's a very good reference book."
"I just completed my histology course this semester and I would not have made it without this text."
"The functions listed are also very helpful in understanding the physiological processes that happen within the different tissues and organ systems."
Best Neurology
Winner of the 2015 Gold Nautilus Award in Science & Cosmology In his groundbreaking work The Brain That Changes Itself , Norman Doidge introduced readers to neuroplasticity—the brain’s ability to change its own structure and function in response to activity and mental experience. Doidge explores cases where patients alleviated chronic pain; recovered from debilitating strokes, brain injuries, and learning disorders; overcame attention deficit and learning disorders; and found relief from symptoms of autism, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and cerebral palsy. Neurology used to be considered a depressing discipline with patients often displaying fascinating but essentially untreatable symptoms and disabilities. The book is a treasure trove of the author’s own deep insights and a clear bright light of optimism shines through every page.”. —V. In one of the most riveting books on the human brain and its mystery powers ever written, Doidge addresses the role of alternative medical therapies to reset and re-sync the dynamic patterns of ‘energy in our brain, whit the ability to restore relatively normal health to those whose fate seems hopeless. In this age of distraction and unnatural environments and actions—like staring at screens all day—brain science offers all kinds of useful techniques to care for our infinitely complex selves. Norman Doidge’s work is a Michelin Guide to this hopeful new trove of knowledge and insight.”. — Boston Globe , USA. “Stunning . He brings a whole new level of insight into the body, brain, mind connection that will impact any reader.”. — John J. Ratey, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and author of Driven to Distraction “Bold, remarkable . The Brain’s Way of Healing is brilliantly organized, scientifically documented, and a beautifully written narrative that captivates the reader, who is left with the profound message that the brain, similar to other organs, can heal.”. —Stephen W. Porges, PhD, Indiana University Bloomington and author of The Polyvagal Theory. “Doidge’s book is filled with compelling stories about the power of ingenious technologies and disciplined awareness methods generated by innovators who transcended their own brain challenges, and who now use them to help others make radical improvements in conditions often deemed hopeless. It points to a future of remarkable and unprecedented brain healing.”. —Martha Herbert, MD, PhD, Neurologist, Harvard Medical School, and Massachusetts General Hospital, author of The Autism Revolution “ The Brain’s way of Healing is a stunner—the sort of book you want to read several times, not because it is difficult to understand, but because it opens up so many novel and startling avenues into our potential to heal. Norman Doidge enthralls us with a rich combination of lucidly explained brain research and pioneering new (and some not so new, but not widely known) approaches to recovery. With an eloquence reminiscent of Oliver Sacks, Doidge bolsters the latest advances in brain science with a series of extraordinary case histories of people for whom all hope seemed to be lost, but who healed as a result of great personal courage, and by changing the ways their bodies and brains processed sensations and movement. This hopeful book demonstrates that a variety of sensory inputs—light, sound, electricity, vibration, movement, and thought—can awaken the brain’s attention processors, and thereby allow even the most afflicted to (re)gain ownership of their lives. The book also has a number of creative integrations of the data that will be of interest to neuroscientists.”. —Edward Taub, Ph.D., Behavioral Neuroscientist, University Professor,University of Alabama at Birmingham, Director, UAB CI Therapy Research Group and Taub Training Clinic. “Everyone who has a brain could benefit from reading Doidge’s book.”. — The Columbus Dispatch “A vivid, robust and optimistic read . In friendly vignettes reminiscent of Oliver Sacks’s case studies, Doidge chronicles the heroic efforts of patients with a wide variety of apparently intractable ailments, from chronic pain to multiple sclerosis. Doidge’s penchant for considering unconventional approaches to healing offers hope for all.”. — Bookpage , USA. “Beautifully written . “A fascinating study on brain science that shows the way to major therapeutic discoveries.”. — Library Journal.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My review of "The Brain's Way of Healing" is that of someone who experienced one of the therapies he describes, the Tomatis Method, many years before Norman Doidge's book was published. For me, this is a practical subject, and I hope to shed some light both on this book and to address the natural skepticism that one might has who has not experienced or known someone who has benefited from the type of therapies Dr. Doidge describes. After doing Tomatis, the needle lifted, I wanted to live again, and I returned to college and finished a degree program within three years after completing my initial treatment. The point remains, I went from a phase where I was not functioning to one where I was renewed and not only got back on my feet, but accomplished a task - finishing a 4-year university program - that I had been unable to do at an earlier age. Norman Doidge's book is a welcome sign of the times, a beacon of light and hope that gives these alternative therapies the respect and consideration that they deserve."
"In chapter 2, Doidge walks with John Pepper, a World War II survivor with Parkinson's disease who devised a program that enabled him to recover lost mobility and other functions. Doidge presents 4 stages of neuroplastic healing, which gives us new ways of understanding how recovery occurs. The energy provided by neurostimulation enables the brain to repair communication pathways and regain its innate capacity to regulate or "modulate" itself. Some people presented have recovered fully from autoimmune-induced blindness, dyslexia, sensory integration problems, and serious debilitating developmental delays (each detailed through case studies in later book chapters). With some symptoms and chronic diseases, people need to keep using their tools to maintain their gains but can also recover again after periods of discontinuation. At the other extreme, recovery from chronic symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI) began for two women within hours of initial treatment. In this setting, neurostimulation energized neurons to better modulate, allowing them to begin to communicate more effectively almost immediately."
"I fell in love with Feldenkrais again after reading about it in The Brain's Way of Healing, learning new things about a modality that I thought I was familiar with. If you have an interest in medicine, healing, psychology, psychiatry, spirituality, sound, light, movement, physics, disabilities, TBI, or compelling personal stories, get this book."
"I learned a lot about the human brain and how it can "rewire" itself."
"The medical profession is far behind using the techniques which this book highlights as new approaches for the treatment of complex and important problems within the brain and focuses on other alternatives to recovery from stroke, Parkinsonism, autism, to name a few important neurological conditions that could benefit from greater knowledge of treatments beyond the standard drug (limited) focus."
Best Medicine
This new edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), used by clinicians and researchers to diagnose and classify mental disorders, is the product of more than 10 years of effort by hundreds of international experts in all aspects of mental health.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I’m not reviewing the book."
"The DSM 5 is a required reading for my mental health and psychopathology."
"The only thing wrong with mine was that the cultural formulation section was upside down!"
"Is perpetually going through changes as we learn more and more about mental disorders."
"It's the DSM."
"This manual will be very helpful for many years to come."
"Yes so happy I was able to get this book really needed it for my abnormal behavior class I'm taking 🙏🏾."
Best Neuroscience
In Brain Rules , Dr. John Medina, a molecular biologist, shares his lifelong interest in how the brain sciences might influence the way we teach our children and the way we work. In each chapter, he describes a brain rulewhat scientists know for sure about how our brains workand then offers transformative ideas for our daily lives. Every brain is wired differently. Exercise improves cognition. We are designed to never stop learning and exploring. Memories are volatile. Sleep is powerfully linked with the ability to learn. Vision trumps all of the other senses. Stress changes the way we learn. In the end, you’ll understand how your brain really worksand how to get the most out of it. John Medina is a developmental molecular biologist and research consultant.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"These sections are. Survival: How our brain is a product of our evolution, and some traits it has adopted as a result. Exercise: How exercise improves our cognitive abilities and staves off dementia. Sleep: What the brain does during sleep, how people are biologically predisposed to various sleep patterns, and how to use naps to improve performance. Stress: The various biochemicals involved with stress and how to have less stressful relationships and life. Wiring: How neurons interact, develop, and function. Attention: How multitasking works (or doesn't work), the relationship between emotion and attention, and the need for relaxation to enhance focus. Memory: How memory formation works and the optimal way to remember things. Sensory Integration: How all of the senses work together to provide a cohesive experience, and how multiple senses can be utilized to improve learning. Vision: How vision trumps all of the other senses and can be used to create more effective presentations. Music: How music can cause improvements in cognition, be therapeutic, and how music training can improve cognition. Gender: Differences between the genders in physiology, socialization, emotional reactions, and memory."
"It is just as easy to theorize that humans that stayed put tended to survive and propogate as it is to theorize that humans who explored survived and propogated. It's time that scientists kept an open mind on the reason humans are the way we are and stopped religiously explaining findings by using evolution (and survival) as a "sanity check"."
"The author tells great engaging stories along with sharing tons of information about how brains work and what makes them function best."
"This is easily one of the most relevant and potentially life-changing books I have ever read...and it is a hoot to read!"
"This book just oozes with credibility and interesting insights into the brain."
"I enjoyed the book and found especially valuable information on the newer discoveries about memory, I.e., each time we have a memory we infuse new data into it, so the only stable memory is one not remembered."
Best Physical Therapy
Take your learning beyond the book with a wide range of online resources, including the American Journal of Nursing EBP Step-by-Step Series, which provides a real-world example of the EBP process, plus learning objectives, journal articles, and checklists, templates, and evaluation tables.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Melnik & Fineout-Overholt are the leaders in EBP nursing and healthcare."
"I bought the book used but it look like a new book."
"Not an exciting read or ground breaking, but its for school so read on."
"This book is easy to understand and well organized."
"Explains research concepts in good detail."
"I did not like this book."
"seller is awesome, but book not so great in my opinion."