Does anyone have a suggestion for a relativly innexpensive general biology

 

text that is formatted similar to Pauling's General Chemistry. Also in

 

paperback.

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inexpensive ? No... biology is too vast to be resumed to a short, inexpensive book. Are you are interested in a particular subject (physiology, ecology, evolution, genetics) ?

 

The only real general textbook I know which cover most of the subjects of biology is Life: The Science of Biology, but it's quite expensive, and the quantitative aspect of biology aren't explained.

You probably won't find a comprehensive inexpensive book unless you buy one used. I recommend Campbell's BIOLOGY. I used that for Bio 1&2 in college and found it very well written.

 

Here's a link to it's page: http://www.aw-bc.com/campbell/

Molecular Biology of the Cell is a blast to read