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12 reviews
Barry E Zimmerman, David J. Zimmerman

McGraw-Hill, 2002

Informative and fun to read
I used this book for one of my classes and I was dreading having to read a book about biology and diseases. After reading the first chapter I got hooked, and couldn't set the book down. I read it in three days while I was out hiking in the woods and it made me a little paranoid about ticks that might be in the grass and other insects! The book definitely makes you think about every living ...

Nature's Curiosity Shop

1 review
Barry E. Zimmerman, David J. Zimmerman

McGraw-Hill, 1995

Awesome explanation of the science world
This book, though is said to be for those without a background in science, is for anyone interested in science. Even if one is an expert in one field, these books have so many fields, the reader always has something to learn. Two thumbs up!

Geocoding Health Data: The Use of Geographic Codes in Cancer Prevention and Control, Research and Practice

CRC, 2007

In the past, disease pattern mapping depended on census tracts based on political units, such as states and counties. However, with the advent of geographic information systems (GIS), researchers can now achieve a new level of precision and flexibility in geographic locating. This emerging technology allows the mapping of many different kinds of geographies, including disease rates in relation to pollution sources. Geocoding Health Data ...

Why Nothing Can Travel Faster Than Light... : And Other Explorations in Nature's Curiosity Shop

5 reviews
Barry E. Zimmerman, David J. Zimmerman

McGraw-Hill, 1993

Why Nothing is Easier Than This Book
No matter your level of expertise in any of the many subjects covered in this book, the way the essays are written makes anything from blackholes to evolution easy to understand.