Re: Chemistry books that are as interesting as novels!

On Jul 5, 6:22 pm, marie170 <marie...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi All,

I recently created this lising of interesting "chemistry" books on
AMAZON.com. Has anyone read any of these books? Do you agree with
the listing? Are these books as interesting to read as a fiction
novel? Let me know!

http://www.amazon.com/Chemistry-books-that-read-like-novels/lm/R3ALWV...

There are some great books in the list, but I wouldn't call it a list
of chemistry books. I recommend the Ford biography, the Jack Welch
biography, anything by Richard Feynman, the interesting story of
Proctor and Gamble, and the biography of James Clerk Maxwell.

.

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