The Human Body Book (Book & DVD) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is one of the best mass-market human body books available on the market. DK (Dorling Kindersley) has published yet another marvelous eye-opening jewel. This book's 3D digital art and design is what separates it from other human body books. This hardbound book also contains a durable vinyl jacket (not paper jacket) and an interactive DVD.
Unlike the other previously-published DK Human Body books, like the pocket-sized blue-covered Human Body book, this book has 3 distinguishing features:
1) Amazing 3D computer-generated digital art, complemented with high-quality photographs. Some of the best features about this book are the amazing digital art, book design, and overall aesthetic impression.
2) Detailed, up-to-date extensive text that covers human anatomy, physiology, and diseases. The text is much more detailed and extensive than most other DK Human Body books. There are also a lot of "infoboxes" and some very helpful tables and charts.
3) An interactive DVD (for computers) containing computer-animated clips of the body. There are also anatomy atlases of the organ systems, which displays names of specific parts when the cursor is rolled over it.
Overall, this book is highly colorful with hundreds of astonishing 3D images. I highly recommend this book for people of all ages and education levels, and it is perfect as a coffee table book, educational resource, or reference. You will NOT regret buying this book, and considering that you are buying a high-quality book and DVD together for only about $20, The Human Body Book is actually quite a bargain!


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Revealing and detailing all aspects of the body, from the secrets of DNA to the functions of every major body system, this encyclopedic volume is packed with stunning and detailed visuals and includes a DVD that reveals all of the body's inner workings. Also includes accessible health and medical information that makes this book ideal for families, students, health professionals, or anyone who wants to learn more about the human body.

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The Complete Human Body + DVD Review

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(More customer reviews)Upon my first browse-through of "The Complete Human Body," my initial impression was that it was an updated version of DK 2007 release The Human Body Book (Book & DVD) (referred to as THBB from now on), but twice as large. Having spent some time to actually explore the book more thoroughly, that view hasn't changed much.
First off, this book is MASSIVE. If you've owned any of DK's other "definitive visual guides" you know what to expect. The book is broken into five main parts: Integrated Body, Anatomy, How The Body Works, Life Cycle, and Diseases And Disorders. Like the other Definitive Visual Guides, The Complete Human Body is divided into two and four-page thematic spreads. The book utilizes a combination of computer models, medical imagery, and traditional drawings in depicting the inner workings of the human body.
The biggest improvement from THBB lies in the Anatomy section, which occupies half of the book. The first section focuses on overall views of different body systems, with detailed spreads on the structure of hones, ligaments, veins, skin, etc. The Anatomy Atlas divides the body into seven main regions, each of the systems within that region depicted in a two-page spread. In the case of the skeletal and muscular systems, posterior and anterior views are provided. The depiction of muscles is especially well done, with views of deep and superficial muscles of the anterior and posterior in each region. Views of the major organs, close-ups of various structures, and MRI scans are also included in this part.
Unfortunately, many of the illustrations in the rest of the book are simply rehashed from THBB, and much of the thematic content from that book is reproduced here rearranged and rewritten. The Diseases and Disorders section is the biggest offender in that regard - at least 80% of the illustrations come straight from THBB. That's not to say this book isn't an impressively detailed reference work, and in some ways is actually superior to The Human Body Book. The anatomical illustrations are all larger, more detailed, and feature better textures, the page layouts are cleaner and easier to understand, and considering the book's size, there's quite a bit of content not found in THBB, especially in "How The Body Works."
As a visual guide to the human body and it's functions, this an excellent book, but as a revised edition of The Human Body Book, it seems a little rushed. I bought my copy of the latter in September 2007, and can't help but feel this would have been a better book if DK held off another year. If you don't already own THBB, The Complete Human Body is worth the price Amazon is currently asking. If you DO own a copy, you might want to hold off a while.

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