{"product_id":"readers-adviser-vol-5-best-in-the-literature-of-science-technology-medicine","title":"Reader's Adviser Vol.5: Best in the Literature of Science,Technology \u0026 Medicine","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Reader’s Adviser (13th Ed) Vol 5: Science, Technology, and Medicine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​\u003cb\u003eA Comprehensive Layman’s Guide to the Best Literature in the Sciences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​This 13th edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Reader's Adviser\u003c\/i\u003e (Volume 5) is an essential bibliographic resource. Edited by Paul T. Durbin and published by R.R. Bowker in 1988, it provides curated lists and biographical sketches of the most significant works and authors in the fields of Biology, Medicine, Physics, Engineering, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​\u003cb\u003eItem Specifics\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e The Reader's Adviser: A Layman's Guide to Literature (13th Edition)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​\u003cb\u003eVolume:\u003c\/b\u003e Volume 5: The Best in the Literature of Science, Technology, and Medicine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​\u003cb\u003eEditor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul T. Durbin (Series Editors: Barbara A. Chernow \u0026amp; George A. Vallasi)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e R. R. Bowker Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​\u003cb\u003eYear:\u003c\/b\u003e 1988\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover with Dust Jacket (Mylar protected)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 725\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.5\" (H) x 6.75\" (W) x 1.625\" (T)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​\u003cb\u003eCondition Report: Good (Ex-Library)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​This volume has been well-preserved and remains a sturdy, functional reference copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​\u003cb\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/b\u003e In \u003cb\u003eVery Good\u003c\/b\u003e condition. It has been protected by a professional Mylar sleeve, keeping the colors and edges crisp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​\u003cb\u003eCover\/Binding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardback is in \u003cb\u003eGood\u003c\/b\u003e condition. As is common with protected library books, there are some adhesive marks on the inner boards\/endpapers where the Mylar cover was originally attached. The binding is tight and square.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​\u003cb\u003eInterior:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eEx-Library\u003c\/b\u003e with standard library markings (barcode on front cover, stamps\/labels on spine\/preliminary pages). The text block itself is clean, bright, and free of highlighting or marginalia.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​\u003cb\u003eOverall:\u003c\/b\u003e A very solid, intact copy with all 725 pages present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​Whether you are a historian of science, a librarian, or a collector of bibliographies, this volume offers a unique \"time capsule\" of the scientific canon as of the late 1980s. It includes fascinating sections on:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​History of Science \u0026amp; Philosophy of Science\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​Genetics, Ecology, and Environmental Science\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e​Ethics in Science and Medicine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSku 58\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tennessee Junk Trunk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45513454125253,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/5873\/9909\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_e3c29f5d-f444-4c75-8db3-bf2cce9b1dbe.jpg?v=1766154344","url":"https:\/\/tennesseetrunk.myshopify.com\/products\/readers-adviser-vol-5-best-in-the-literature-of-science-technology-medicine","provider":"Tennessee Junk Trunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}