Great!

I think these texbooks are brilliant! They really get you through your a levels, its well set out and easy to understand :-) with lots of extra bits to help

good for student nurses

If you are a student nurse, as I am, then this is an ideal book to give you an introduction to anatomy and physiology which you will likely need in the first year. This book continues the study of pathology on the body too, so overall it is a good long term investment that I anticipate referring to for years to come . It is money well spent if you are watching your pennies.<br /><br />There are some amazing photos in too and the book is linked in with the website where you can have a bit more interactive learning.

Great read

Great book. As a nurse myself it brought back lots of happy memories and made me laugh and cry.

Excellent condition!

Despite the book being used and described as having a scuffed corner, it arrived in immaculate condition and very quickly!

Too small, too many misprints

Whilst I think the C1 and C2 books in this range are actually quite good and have good examples, this book is different. There are many misprints - some horrendous - and lots in the Answers, the worst place for them to be. I kept thinking I got it wrong until my teacher told me they were misprints. At the start of each class, he has us correct all the misprints in pencil in the sections we will be covering that day. <br /><br />There's also a very sharp learning curve. I've noticed that in many exercises, the first question is very easy, and the second question is very hard. It feels like they tried to keep the book to a certain size, the same standard size as the rest of their books. Also, unforgivably, the book gives 2 examples, but then neither example fits the exercise questions. <br /><br />Chapter 2 is good, but Chapter 3 is rubbish. I couldn't do it because I didn't know what to do in so many situations because they weren't explained, and then at the beginning of Chapter 4 they were explained. 4A needs to be 3A. That's another thing. Often, a question has 3 parts, a b & c, which you're supposed to do in that order, but you can't do b until you do a lot of work in a different direction, and you finally get the answer, and then you read c and it asks you to find something, but that is what you had to find to do b, so you already have the answer now. If this was done deliberately from time to time, to show 'see, you don't always get things in neat and tidy orders in the real world, sometimes it's messy' then I would agree with it, but not on question 2, not when I'm building conidence and skill, and it's shattered by making me think I must have done it backwards by mistake.<br /><br />And that's yet another thing: the examples! They use special cases ALL THE TIME! Like instead of it being a triangle, it turns out to be an isosclese triangle, and I'm left wondering 'does this only work for isoscles triangles?'. And the examples often use the same number twice, so a distance is 60 but then it turns out that the number of seconds is also 60, and you see them in a formula, and you wonder 'which is the distance and which is the time? Are they always the same?'. Again, If this happened once or twice to make the student think then I would be all for it, but it's like every 2nd or 3rd example, they all use special cases, but not intentionally to make you think, just through poor choice and lack of time and effort put into them.<br /><br />If anyone knows a better Mechanics book please recommend it here. I recommend a youtube channel called Khan Academy, although it's not great, it's better than nothing, and has someone talking you through the questions.<br /><br />Edit: I gave an extra star because I found the solutions to each question on the included CD. It doesn't make up for everything but it's a definite step in the right direction.

Get a Head Start

`A Wonderful book, CGP really do know how to present books, I found it to be both enjoyable and resourceful, it's a must for students going onto AS Level Biology. Since there is a pretty big gap between the standard required from students, with pretty much no transition.<br />A Must Buy for Student, Parents, Teachers and Tutors.

This edition rocks

Much better than the previous edition,you cant go wrong with buying this book if you are a GP/registrar.

Struggeling to finish it

After about 150 pages, I am still deciding if I should invest more time on it. Some ideas are quite interesting but it seems to me quite disperse, there is no line I can follow easily. The author clearly knows what he is talking about, but sometimes gets lost in references to what others said or wrote about this and that. If I was the editor I would cut half of it and rewrite it so it can catch the reader's attention easily. Overall it is not a bad book to read, but I wonder what clear message or ideas would I get from it.<br /><br /><br />

An excellent book which aims to increase subject knowledge

This book is highly recommended for trainee teachers aiming to achieve QTS. It has been written to develop mathematical subject knowledge required for teaching the National curriculum and Numeracy Strategy. It is therefore ideally aimed at trainee students from a non mathematical discipline. It sucessfully tackles the importance of childrens misconceptions and highlights through examples the importance of concise subject knowledge essentially required by the trainee. The book cotains useful self audits which help to test your mathematical understanding as you progress through the chapters.

safe funghi for Russian wife!

My wife is Russian and LOVES wild mushrooms, but isn't completely sure what is edible in England. This little book can be carried in a pocket wheh we go for one of our country walks, and consulted as required when we encounter some free funghi to consider taking home to eat. Cheap, comprehensive, informative and handy - a great book for the enthusiastic amateur!.

Clinical examination

Hi everybody! I purcahsed this book (Macleod'S Clinical Examination) , and I'm quite happy about it. It is a real help for medical students as well as for junior doctors who are about to start their first job in hopspita.<br />Good luck everyone.

Principles of Anatomy and Physiology: WITH Atlas AND Registration Card (2 Vol Set), ISV

I love this book!! Super-informative, well paced - it is a fantastic study aid and actually better than my lecturer. The outlined objectives and checkpoint questions which bookend each concept help to cement the new knowledge, as do the questions at the end of each chapter. The diagrams and visual aids are fantastic too.

Excellent book

This book is very good and the illusrations are well defined. It is definetly an excellent guide for stretching which I found useful for my Taekwondo training. I gave it 4 stars as it would have been nice to have some programmes but so far I do recommend a lot this book.

good but not great

it has got some good stuff in it but sometimes it can be confusing. the cd you get with the book is a fantastic addition. all in all worth buying!!

Let the Wrecking comence!

I am an Art Teacher and always searching for new inspiration... This journal is fantastic for all ages. A great tool for losening up especially for those serious artists who are a 'bit precious' about their sketchbooks. You will not regret buying it ;-)

Overcoming: Depression

Great self-help guide to overcoming depression, written in an easy-to-read format, containing worksheets. <br />The book is CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy)based and a useful tool in managing and conquering depression. <br />I' am a therapist for the NHS myself and recommend this to my patients as an add-on to our sessions, plus it is one of the titles our Primary Care Trust has on it's 'Books on prescription' scheme, available through certain libraries.

Bond assessment books

Great books which cover a good variety of topics & help get pupils used to test conditions; very helpful with timing issues,neatness & accuracy.

Good brush.

Very good product.Small brush heads enabling a thorough clean even<br />around the back molars which are usually very hard to clean with a<br />regular size brush.

Better than expected condition, prompt delivery, good service.

Excellent publication for any health/care professional undertaking medication training or as a general refernce companion.

Thought provoking and helpful

This book is excellent. It gives insight to the problems of dementia from the patient's point of view as well as the carer's. It is thought provoking and very helpful.