Essential Cell Biology
by Bruce Alberts
★ Top 25 book of 1997 · #23 on Best Books of 1997
This textbook gives students a solid conceptual foundation in biology by explaining the core, basic knowledge of how cells work. Colour images and diagrams highlight the key ideas and help readers understand them.
Best for: Students who want a clear, visual grounding in how cells work
Essential Cell Biology is #23 on BookWard's Best Books of 1997, out of 27 1997 books that cleared our data bar.
What Essential Cell Biology is about
Essential Cell Biology is a textbook meant to give students a firm conceptual footing in how cells work. Bruce Alberts keeps to the basic, core knowledge rather than burying readers in detail, and colour images and diagrams help the main ideas stay clear. It is written for students meeting the subject for the first time, and for anyone who wants a plain, well-illustrated route into the science of life at its smallest scale.
Essential Cell Biology on the Best Books of 1997
Essential Cell Biology came out in 1997. Of the 27 books first published in 1997 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #23 on our Best Books of 1997 list.
Why it made the list: 156 readers have shelved it on Open Library. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1997 list
- The Sovereign Individual James Dale Davidson, #21
- The Winter Bride Lynne Graham, #22
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 138 want to read it, 17 are reading it now and 1 have read it, according to Open Library.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 11 | 55% |
| Reader love | 22 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 48 | 20% |
Questions about Essential Cell Biology
When was Essential Cell Biology published?
Essential Cell Biology by Bruce Alberts was first published in 1997.
Was Essential Cell Biology one of the best books of 1997?
Essential Cell Biology is #23 on BookWard's Best Books of 1997, out of 27 1997 books that cleared our data bar. 156 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
Why is Essential Cell Biology on the Best Books of 1997 list?
156 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
More of the best books of 1997
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone J. K. Rowling, #1
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad Robert T. Kiyosaki, #2
- Guns, Germs, and Steel Jared Diamond, #3
- The Adventures of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, #4
- The Power of Now Eckhart Tolle, #5
- Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer, #6
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