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Chemistry Books for the Smart?

Posted by Cliff on from the next-best-thing-to-a-home-chem-kit dept.

enzyme asks: "A couple of weeks back, chrisd asked for recommendations on computer books. This made we wonder: What are the great chemistry books? I want to know what books the chemistry geeks recommend! What are good books on chemistry - textbooks, popular science...whatever! Anything that an intelligent person without a PhD in chemistry can comprehend. What can I read to help me understand chemistry - my old chemistry textbooks don't really do this."

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  1. Is there any other? by ObviousGuy · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This is the only guide to chemistry the layman needs.

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  2. Re:How about ... by one9nine · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This is not Offtopic. Chemistry, get it? Like between two people?

    Tough weblog.