Books we use
Books we use
I hope it is ok to post this here, but I think most microscopists on this forum enjoy their books on microscopy and microscopic life almost as much as the scopes they use. In a post in the identification area, there was a question, what references do people use? Someone posted pictures of the books they use on their bookshelf. I thought that was pretty cool and interesting to see what books others use. I have thought about this often and how I would like to know what books others have that they might want to share with this forum so I took some photos of the books I have collected over the years. I can point to a few that have particular meaning for me;
The Marvelous Animals by Helena Curtis: first got me excited about protozoa in grade school
Introduction to Protozoology by RD Manwell: the first textbook on protozoology that I attempted to read as a teenager
Protozoology by RP Hall: given to me as a gift by the great ciliatologist John O. Corliss, a most kind and generous man
Paramecium: A Current Survey: given to me by Gene McArdle and Charles Ehret, who have a chapter in this book on ultrastructure
The Sphagnum Ponds of Simmelried in Germany by Kreutz and Foissner: the spectacular photos in this book are an inspiration (and have helped me identify a lot of things)
The Marvelous Animals by Helena Curtis: first got me excited about protozoa in grade school
Introduction to Protozoology by RD Manwell: the first textbook on protozoology that I attempted to read as a teenager
Protozoology by RP Hall: given to me as a gift by the great ciliatologist John O. Corliss, a most kind and generous man
Paramecium: A Current Survey: given to me by Gene McArdle and Charles Ehret, who have a chapter in this book on ultrastructure
The Sphagnum Ponds of Simmelried in Germany by Kreutz and Foissner: the spectacular photos in this book are an inspiration (and have helped me identify a lot of things)
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Nice post! Two books I have that I don't see on your "shelf" are the following:
Principles & Techniques in Histology, Microscopy and Photomicrography; D.R. Singh
Exploring with the Microscope; Werner Nachtigall
Principles & Techniques in Histology, Microscopy and Photomicrography; D.R. Singh
Exploring with the Microscope; Werner Nachtigall
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Thanks, GerryR. I don't have the first book but the Nachtigall book is in the second photo, 5th from the left next to Basic Microscopic Techniques.
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That is a very nice collection! Thanks for sharing and for your personal recommendations.
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I have never seen such a collection.tlansing wrote: ↑Sat Jun 04, 2022 8:14 pmI hope it is ok to post this here, but I think most microscopists on this forum enjoy their books on microscopy and microscopic life almost as much as the scopes they use. In a post in the identification area, there was a question, what references do people use? Someone posted pictures of the books they use on their bookshelf. I thought that was pretty cool and interesting to see what books others use. I have thought about this often and how I would like to know what books others have that they might want to share with this forum so I took some photos of the books I have collected over the years. I can point to a few that have particular meaning for me;
The Marvelous Animals by Helena Curtis: first got me excited about protozoa in grade school
Introduction to Protozoology by RD Manwell: the first textbook on protozoology that I attempted to read as a teenager
Protozoology by RP Hall: given to me as a gift by the great ciliatologist John O. Corliss, a most kind and generous man
Paramecium: A Current Survey: given to me by Gene McArdle and Charles Ehret, who have a chapter in this book on ultrastructure
The Sphagnum Ponds of Simmelried in Germany by Kreutz and Foissner: the spectacular photos in this book are an inspiration (and have helped me identify a lot of things)
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Such a collection can only be envied. I don't think I'll ever get one. Especially now I began to buy books less often. I have a bunch of assignments from college, recently asked to write about cheerleading, I used https://paperap.com/free-papers/cheerleading/ for that. I stopped doing everything myself, because there was absolutely no time left for my personal life. What I did before training just disappeared.
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Hello tlansing,
I am interested in your “The illustrated guide to the Protozoa second edition”. Would it be difficult for you to show a photo of a typical content page, for example, the page for Brachonella sp? Or Frontonia sp?
Please feel free to recommend other similar “illustrated protozoology” for me. Thank you very much!
I am considering buying Mr. David Seamer’s illustrated protozoology version, but wonder if there is an alternative option that offers more detailed drawings and descriptions of biology.
I would prefer some similar to the photo portion of this paper on Brachonella sp, with concise description:
https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/co ... awler=true
I do also have a copy of The Sphagnum Ponds of Simmelried in Germany by Kreutz and Foissner, and like it very much!
Edit: now that I think about it: since I already have two “picture books”, I should probably buy a biology text book as well, preferably something organized by species. Any recommendations? Thank you very much!
I am located in USA, which may limit some book availability.
I am interested in your “The illustrated guide to the Protozoa second edition”. Would it be difficult for you to show a photo of a typical content page, for example, the page for Brachonella sp? Or Frontonia sp?
Please feel free to recommend other similar “illustrated protozoology” for me. Thank you very much!
I am considering buying Mr. David Seamer’s illustrated protozoology version, but wonder if there is an alternative option that offers more detailed drawings and descriptions of biology.
I would prefer some similar to the photo portion of this paper on Brachonella sp, with concise description:
https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/co ... awler=true
I do also have a copy of The Sphagnum Ponds of Simmelried in Germany by Kreutz and Foissner, and like it very much!
Edit: now that I think about it: since I already have two “picture books”, I should probably buy a biology text book as well, preferably something organized by species. Any recommendations? Thank you very much!
I am located in USA, which may limit some book availability.
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Hi zzffnn,
Thanks for the comments. Here are the pages from the Illustrated Guide that you requested. The book is organized as keys to help identify protozoa to representative genera There is also a lot of introductory material to orient the reader. Most of the books that I have are quite old now and the names and relationships among the organisms have changed, especially with the advent of molecular data. Once I have made a preliminary determination of what a particular protist might be, then I do google searches for images to help identify it and then search for references about the organism to pin down further its identity. I also consult experts on this forum, like Bruce Taylor, when I am stuck and they help me out. I use the Kreutz and Foissner book all the time to help with identification. There are also websites like the one by Ferry Siemensma (www.arcella.nl) that are very helpful; maybe someday Martin Kreutz will also create one!
Thanks for the comments. Here are the pages from the Illustrated Guide that you requested. The book is organized as keys to help identify protozoa to representative genera There is also a lot of introductory material to orient the reader. Most of the books that I have are quite old now and the names and relationships among the organisms have changed, especially with the advent of molecular data. Once I have made a preliminary determination of what a particular protist might be, then I do google searches for images to help identify it and then search for references about the organism to pin down further its identity. I also consult experts on this forum, like Bruce Taylor, when I am stuck and they help me out. I use the Kreutz and Foissner book all the time to help with identification. There are also websites like the one by Ferry Siemensma (www.arcella.nl) that are very helpful; maybe someday Martin Kreutz will also create one!
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Very helpful, thank you, tlansing.