Readable at a student's level.(Review)

Chemistry (third edition)

John McMurry & Robert Fay

New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 2001

Ppxv+1067, [pound]32.99, ISBN 013 087205 9

When a lecturer of mine finished his first book on his specialist area of physical chemistry, 'Atoms in molecules', I remember saying how demanding it must be to write a text on such a specific and tricky area of study. 'Not as difficult as writing a textbook on a general area of study' was the response. There is an element of truth in that seemingly contrary statement. Successful specialist books often source and explain as much information as possible. With textbooks that cover broader areas, the reverse occurs; …