GVRL_GDL_Flipbook_01.19.18

Frontlist Talking Points Ebk Pub Date: March 2, 2018
Genetics Print Pub Date: March 2, 2018
Competition
There are no recent reference works on genetics at the introductory level. Below are examples of works that
are either not direct competition (narrower in focus, or for a different audience) or works that are quite old.
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Genetically Modified Crops and Food, Britannica Educational Publishing, 2016 – (Grades 9‐12 (Z), very narrow focus,
newer content): http://eb.pdn.ipublishcentral.com/product/genetically‐modified‐crops‐food
A Closer Look at Genes & Genetic Engineering, Britannica Educational Publishing, 2012 – (Grades 7‐12 (8), very
narrow focus, fairly old content): http://eb.pdn.ipublishcentral.com/product/closer‐look‐at‐genes‐geneticengineering
New Thinking About Genetics, Britannica Educational Publishing, 2011 – (Grades 9‐12 (10), very narrow focus, older
content): http://eb.pdn.ipublishcentral.com/product/new‐thinking‐about‐genetics
Britannica Guide to Genetics, Britannica Educational Publishing, 2009 – (Grades 8‐12 (9), very narrow focus, older
content): http://eb.pdn.ipublishcentral.com/product/britannica‐guide‐to‐genetics
Genetics 101, Greenwood, 2007 (introductory level, but single author & content is old): http://www.abcclio.com/ABC‐CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=B3758C
Encyclopedia of Human Genetics & Diseases, Greenwood, 2013 (non‐specialist level, single author, black & white):
https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia‐Human‐Genetics‐Disease‐volumesebook/dp/B00BAXVJQA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1485292167&sr=8‐4&keywords=genetics+encyclopedia
Genetics & Inherited Conditions, 2 nd edition, Salem Press, October 2017 (non‐specialist level, much narrower focus
on health conditions): http://salempress.com/press_titles.html?book=25
Genetics, No Problem! Wiley, 2017 (new, but is a manual with series of practice problems for basic, intermediate,
advanced): http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd‐1118833872.html
A Dictionary of Genetics 8 th edition, Oxford University Press, 2013 (highly academic):
http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199766444.001.0001/acref‐9780199766444
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