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Classics.

I think I have a subtle preference for Alberts, rather than Lodish in terms of text, but I think the Lodish illustrations are better.

At this point I think I have three copies of Alberts stashed in various closets and trunks.

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Looking in the Amazon description, 6.6 pounds each?

And you feel every ounce of those when reading them. Most good versions of this class of book are this heavy (typically prescribed for the late 'undergrad'/first year grad introductory class reading). The neuroscience equivalent (Kandel, Schwartz, Jessell) is 8.7 pounds, with very thin pages.

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