Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe (5th Edition) (ISBN 013187165X)

Publisher Fails!:
This textbook is an adequate basic astronomy text that covers all of the bases and as might be expected has many updates reflecting recent research in the field. However, much of the really cool photography, demonstrations, animations, and illustrations are not in the book but are supposed to be on the web-site to which purchasers are given free access for more than an academic year. Although the book was released months ago, the web-site will not be available before the end of May 2006. The Prentice Hall Product Support people took over three weeks to find this out and were unable to offer any other solution to the problem which was shared by half of my class section. Do not purchase this book; it is a ripoff. If you must buy it, buy an older edition that comes with the CD (which the rest of my section purchased.) You won't have to deal with Prentice-Hall. Even better, try "Discovering the Universe" which is better written and comes with a CD.

Did not receive correct book:
I ordered this product & the description said there would be a different cover, but all of the contents were the same...come to find out, now 2 weeks into the quarter, it is missing Chapters 4-8...the book was advertised under the Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe 5th Edition's ISP, but did not have the same ISP..Luckily, he is now working with me for a refund...

Awesome:
The book was just as i expected!!! it was new, no marks, and no bent pages! it was a great price and it looks like i just bought it from a book store!! shipped really fast! THANKS