tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post5415307498972176569..comments2014-12-06T02:37:24.587-05:00Chris[email protected]Blogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-72501740657707645012007-10-30T18:01:00.000-04:002007-10-30T18:01:00.000-04:00Chris, your website is amazing, I read it whenever I get the chance and its fun so thanks! Excimer, the book you mention is not as good as Jack's (which is now in its 3rd edition) simply because it's perhaps too detailed for a simple delve? Maybe the books just don't compete on the same playing field....Nadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374119785182422095[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-34282807736416709982007-09-09T10:17:00.000-04:002007-09-09T10:17:00.000-04:00See, but the big difference here is that books suck and cost money. Your blog neither sucks nor costs money (for us). I think Jie Jack Li also wrote a book on named reactions which was ok until <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Strategic-Applications-Reactions-Organic-Synthesis/dp/0124297854/ref=pd_sim_b_5/002-4586631-5585635" REL="nofollow">this book</A> blew it out of the water.Excimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04159376908782797242[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-73527756509805442822007-09-08T20:22:00.000-04:002007-09-08T20:22:00.000-04:00Hey Rich, thank you for your comment. I've been meaning to get my hands on PIHKAL for a while now, but, like you mentioned, it's not to be found in a science library. Perhaps I should try a library with a large drug culture section instead. Or just buy the darn thing.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05349466286549537039[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-92154573324905513352007-09-08T19:37:00.000-04:002007-09-08T19:37:00.000-04:00Nice find, Chris. One of my favorite books on pharmacology is <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PiHKAL" REL="nofollow">PIHKAL: A Chemical Love Story</A> by Alexander Shulgin. Definitely not on the J. Med. Chem. bestseller list, but still fascinating. Not only does Shulgin report the syntheses of all manner of psychoactive drugs, but includes first-person accounts of their effects. Kind of like human in vivo SAR.<BR/><BR/>Your last statement is very important. Your blog can adapt to tomorrow's big story, change, and incorporate user feedback. It takes on a life of its own.<BR/><BR/>The book is dead on arrival.Rich Apodacahttp://depth-first.com[email protected]