Phelan’s dynamic accession to teaching biology is the motivation behind What Is Life?—the most successful new non-majors biology textbook of the millennium. The rigorously updated new edition brings forward the features that made the book a classroom favorite (chapters anchored to intriguing questions about life, and full integration with its own dedicated version of LaunchPad—W.H. Freeman’s breakthrough online course space, spectacular original illustrations, innovative learning tools) with new features, enhanced art, which fully integrates an interactive e-Book, all student media, a wide range of assessment and course management features, in a new interface in which power and simplicity go hand in hand.