Biochemistry, 2e

Reginald Garrett and Charles Grisham

The complete second edition of a popular major-label print textbook, in a somewhat unwieldy format.

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An Evolutionist Deconstructs Creationism

Arndt von Hippel, M.D.

Insights on evolution and creationism from a heart surgeon.

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Human Evolutionary Biology

Arndt von Hippel, M.D.

This Textbook Revolution exclusive demystifies anatomy and physiology for the struggling medical student.

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In Darwin's Image: How Human Biology Confirms Evolutionary Theory

Arndt von Hippel, M.D.

This Textbook Revolution exclusive tackles the evolution vs. creationism debate from a scientific viewpoint.

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ElementList.com

Links to top science news sites, research labs, educational resources, scientific data, freeware for data analysis, research funding and job opportunities.

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Education Improvement Internet Library

Walter Antoniotti

The Education Improvement Internet Library has free material to help students learn, teachers teach, and everyone improve our educational system.

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A New Kind of Science

Stephen Wolfram

A far-ranging and far-sighted book by well-known author Stephen Wolfram, who puts forward a new theory on how things work.

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Kerala Biology

A high-school bio book from the government of Kerala, India.

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Introduction to Environmental Science

Eric Pallant and Terrence Bensel

Prof. Pallant, who teaches Environmental Science at Allegheny College, decided that standard print textbooks had yet another disadvantage: they’re a waste of natural resources. So for his Intro to E.S. course, he put together a syllabus that draws entirely from the web.

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Molecular Biology Web Book

An intro molecular bio textbook.

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Water Structure and Behavior

Martin Chaplin

A comprehensive online-only book on all things water—useful for environmental scientists, chemists, phyisicists, biologists, and other -ists.

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Biology Lessons at SDSU

An excellent, if somewhat dated, set of lessons in biology from San Diego State University.

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On the tendency of varieties to depart indefinitely from the original type

Alfred Russel Wallace

This is the paper that spurred Darwin to finally publicly present his ideas about evolution.

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The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations on their habits

Charles Darwin, c/o Project Gutenberg

A paper by Darwin in which by observing and quantifying the behaviour of individual worms he came up with reasonable estimates of the huge impact of worms on the production of soil.

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On the Origin of Species

Charles Darwin, c/o Project Gutenberg

The classic text on evolution.

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Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology

Kenneth Todar, University of Wisconsin

An immense collection of work about bacteriology.

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Biophysical Techniques

An online-only compendium of articles that serves as a textbook.

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Textbook Disclaimer Stickers

Colin Purrington

Fun stickers for your biology textbook.

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Kimball's Biology Pages

Dr. John W. Kimball

An excellent free biology book, constantly updated and set up for easy browsing and searching.

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Flora of North America

Flora of North America Editorial Committee

Not actually a textbook, this series is (or will be, when completed) the standard taxonomic reference for the North American vascular plant flora.

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Medical Microbiology, 4th ed.

Samuel Baron, MD, Editor

Searchable HTML only version of a printed microbiology textbook with each article by a different author.

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Genetests.com Educational Materials

For genetics students, this section of the GeneTests site offers an excellent interactive and illustrated dictionary, powerpoint presentations, and a list of links to other genetics resources.

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National Center for Biotech Information: Bookshelf

A huge collection of searchable books in the medical fields, viewable online only.

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Online Biology Book

Mike J. Faradee, PhD., Estrella Mountain Community College

An online only biology textbook, frequently updated between 1994 and 2002, that is apparently quite popular.

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MERLOT

An absolutely insane collection of links to every subject. 133 links for geology alone! No matter what you’re studying, chances are there’s something here for you.

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University of Arizona's Biology Project

A comprehensive site designed for biology students at the college level.

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Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World

Kevin Kelly

his book is about the marriage of the born and the made…our technological future is headed toward a neo-biological civilization.

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Biology and the Systematics of the Saprolegniaceae

T.W. Johnson, Jr., et al.

Free bio textbook.

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iLumina

iLumina is a digital library of sharable undergraduate teaching materials for chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, and computer science.

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