Best Immuno books

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What are the most simple and understandable immuno books out there? I have one immuno book but it's very advanced and I don't know much of it yet.

 

[drizzt3117]

I just used the section from lange's microbio + immuno.

 

[IMGUSMLEStep1]

What are the most simple and understandable immuno books out there? I have one immuno book but it's very advanced and I don't know much of it yet.

A similar thread was started a few days ago:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showpost.php?p=9841574&postcount=2

 

[shreypete]

I think Lippincotts Immuno is quite good. It's really quite a thin book but it does nevertheless, cover almost everything.

I never really liked the Lange books (except for Lange's Embryo) 'cause the small text just doesn't do it for me.

 

[kryptik]

"How The Immune System Works", readable in a couple of hours, by far the best big picture immuno book out there http://www.amazon.com/How-Immune-Sy...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277827722&sr=8-1

 

[theVster]

I used Kuby's Immunology in undergrad, we use the same book for MS II and it works just fine for me.

 

[red10]

I used Kuby's Immunology in undergrad, we use the same book for MS II and it works just fine for me.

I hated Kuby's. or maybe I just really hated my undergrad immuno professor...

it's all going to depend on your learning style, hit up a library and flip through all the ones mentioned here and see what makes the most sense to you

 

[SunnyBlues]

For basic coverage of Immunology, I liked this one:

Basic Immunology: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System Third edition, With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access by Abul K. Abbas and Andrew H. Lichtman

 

[theVster]

I hated Kuby's. or maybe I just really hated my undergrad immuno professor...

it's all going to depend on your learning style, hit up a library and flip through all the ones mentioned here and see what makes the most sense to you

Well it's not a very straightforward book but it does explain everything pretty solidly to me. And I did have an excellent undergrad prof, so the way she elucidated stuff was probably pretty helpful 🙂 It does depend on who you are though for sure.

 

[235009]

For basic coverage of Immunology, I liked this one:

Basic Immunology: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System Third edition, With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access by Abul K. Abbas and Andrew H. Lichtman

I second this. One of the best text books i've ever see. for the record this is the newest version: http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Immunol...isorders/dp/141605569X/ref=dp_cp_ob_b_title_1

 

[Forthegood]

"How The Immune System Works", readable in a couple of hours, by far the best big picture immuno book out there http://www.amazon.com/How-Immune-Sy...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277827722&sr=8-1

I second this guy. Simple and quick, you can read it in a few hours and have a solid foundational understanding with which you can start filling in with detail.

 

[phospho]

"How The Immune System Works", readable in a couple of hours, by far the best big picture immuno book out there http://www.amazon.com/How-Immune-Sy...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277827722&sr=8-1

this is probably the most underrated book I've ever come across... pure gold...

 

[QuaerensIntelle]

I'm just going to third the vote for "How the Immune System Works"---awesome! Its possible to read the whole thing in one day/sitting, very clearly written, and no stupid complicated diagrams that take longer to understand than just reading the text.

 

[phospho]

just found an old post of mine that might be helpful:

Just wanted to say that I finished reading this book. It took me about 10 hours to read in one sitting. I'm usually a fast reader, but I think it took me so long because I was taking notes. It's about 130 pages. I don't think I'll ever read a better immuno book. Note that we also have a great immuno textbook by Parham (the immune system, 3rd ed), which I'm comparing it to. This book is pretty amazing in keeping things simple and giving you a general idea. I'll definitely be reading it at least two or three more times before step 1.

As for the person who's asking about the lippincotts immuno book, I ended up getting it, and went through the first 50 pages or so, but I didn't think it was "that" great. The biochem book in that series blows it out of the water.

As for micro made ridiciculously simple, it's a fantastic book in my opinion (though I haven't really read anything else micro related besides our lecture notes, so not much to compare it to).

side note: seems that everyone tends to fall into that trap where they find an amazing book in a series, and think that they might get as lucky with the other books in that same series (which is why I bought lippincotts' immuno after I read the biochem one). Looks like it's rare that a series will come up with more than one good book...

thanks for your thoughts everyone!