I love this book. It helps me to tune into the messages of the animal world. I have several animal totem references but this is always the one I turn to, the rest sit on the shelf.

This is the second book by Chris Irwin and it is full of wonderful information for horse lovers on how to relate better to your horse. But it also gives an interesting perspective on human behaviour through the eyes of the equine that can benefit everyone.

You may be able to lie to yourself, but you cannot lie to a horse...they see right through the facade to what is really brewing in your head.

Loved it.

This student workbook is a great way to study for tests and exams or even just to further solidify what you have learned from the text. Scanlon has done a great job of offering a variety of testing methods in the workbook from true/false, multiple choice, labeling diagrams and even crosswords. The variety sure helped keep my attention and it was surprising to me how much I retained.

The only negative is that some of the questions that she covers in the workbook didn't seem to be covered in the related chapter and that was a bit frustrating but overall it's an excellent study tool.

Scanlon's book may be titled Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology but it should be titled Essential for Learning Anatomy and Physiology. The book is written in an easy to read format and goes into enough detail to provide a basic understanding without going so indepth as to lose a novice student. The book follows a logical sequence and each chapter builds on the one before it until you have a complete grasp of human anatomy and physiology.

Great book for anyone wishing to start with the basic, fundamental science of A&P.