General Biology is a pleasure to read, succinctly and lucidly covering a wide array of information in a modest number of pages. Features include learning objectives at the beginning of every chapter, exercises that call for both clear articulations of thoughts and full-sentence answers, and an organization of topics that steadily builds chapter by chapter. The book starts at the atomic level and progresses to ever larger scales: cells, genes, microorganisms, plants, animals, and human organ systems. This work propels students not only to learn but to substantially retain the content for years after completing the course.