Dr. Cecie Starr has been known as one of the best-selling biology textbook authors for the past 2 decades. Her textbooks, appreciated for their clarity in both the written word and the visual representation of biological concepts, include multiple editions of BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS, BIOLOGY TODAY AND TOMORROW and BIOLOGY: THE UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE.

Cecie’s original dream was to become an architect. Instead of building houses, she now builds, with care and attention to detail, incredible textbooks based on this philosophy: “I invite science students into a chapter through an intriguing story. Once inside, they get the great windows that biologists construct on the world of life. Biology is not just another house. It is a conceptual mansion. I hope to do it justice.”