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Film Formation: Process and Morphology. ACS Symposium Series 941 Edited by Theodore Provder (Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI). American Chemical Society: Washington, DC (distributed by Oxford University Press). 2006. xii + 184 pp. $154.50. ISBN 0-8412-3961-4.
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2007; 129(17) pp 5784 - 5784; (Book Review) DOI: 10.1021/ja076931t

Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization: From Synthesis to Materials, ACS Symposium Series 944 Edited by Krzysztof Matyjaszewski (Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA). American Chemical Society: Washington, DC (distributed by Oxford University Press). 2006. xvi + 672 pp. $199.50. ISBN 0-8412-3991-6.
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2007; 129(17) pp 5784 - 5784; (Book Review) DOI: 10.1021/ja076932l

Computer Simulations in Condensed Matter: From Materials to Chemical Biology - Volume 1 Edited by Mauro Ferrario (Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy), Giovanni Ciccotti (Università di Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy), and Kurt Binder (Universität Mainz, Germany). Springer: Berlin, Heidelberg, New York. 2006. xvi + 712 pp. $99.00. ISBN 978-3-540-35270-9.
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2007; 129(17) pp 5783 - 5783; (Book Review) DOI: 10.1021/ja0769189

Computer Simulations in Condensed Matter: From Materials to Chemical Biology - Volume 2 Edited by Mauro Ferrario (Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy), Giovanni Ciccotti (Università di Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy), and Kurt Binder (Universität Mainz, Germany). Springer: Berlin, Heidelberg, New York. 2006. xvi + 598 pp. $99.00. ISBN 978-3-540-35283-9.
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2007; 129(17) pp 5783 - 5784; (Book Review) DOI: 10.1021/ja0769191

Emissive Materials: Nanomaterials Advances in Polymer Science, 199 Springer: Berlin, Heidelberg, New York. 2006. x + 290pp. $279.00. ISBN 3-540-31250-1.
D. C. Neckers
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2007; 129(17) pp 5781 - 5782; (Book Review) DOI: 10.1021/ja069780n

Principles of Protein X-Ray Crystallography, 3rd Edition By Jan Drenth (University of Groningen, The Netherlands). With a major contribution from Jeroen Mester (University of Lübeck, Germany). Springer Science + Business Media LLC: New York. 2007. xiv + 332 pp. $89.95. ISBN 0-387-33334-7.
Jon Robertus
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2007; 129(17) pp 5782 - 5783; (Book Review) DOI: 10.1021/ja076922k

A Guide to Chalcogen-Nitrogen Chemistry By Tristram Chivers (University of Calgary, Canada). World Scientific: New Jersey, London, Singapore. 2005. xx + 318 pp. $86.00. ISBN 981-256-095-5.
John F. Corrigan
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2007; 129(17) pp 5782 - 5782; (Book Review) DOI: 10.1021/ja069834t

Non-Covalent Multi-Porphyrin Assemblies: Synthesis and Properties. Structure and Bonding, 121 Edited by Enzo Alessio (Università di Trieste, Italy). Series Edited by D. M. P. Mingos. Springer: Berlin, Heidelberg, New York. 2006. xi + 307 pp. $309.00. ISBN 3-540-32542-5.
Alan L. Balch
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2007; 129(17) pp 5781 - 5781; (Book Review) DOI: 10.1021/ja069775j

Alternatives to Animal Testing Edited by Ronald E. Hester and Roy M. Harrison. The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, U.K. 2006. xi + 123 pp. 16 × 24 cm. ISBN 0-85404-211-3. 45.00.
Carl Kaiser
J. Med. Chem.; 2007; 50(8) pp 1998 - 1998; (Book Review) DOI: 10.1021/jm0780043

Books of Interest
J. Med. Chem.; 2007; 50(7) pp 1721 - 1721; (Book Review) DOI: 10.1021/jm068038v

In Silico Technologies in Drug Target Identification and Validation. Drug Discovery Series. Volume 6 Edited by Darryl León and Scott Markel. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 2006. xi + 490 pp. 16 × 24.5 cm. ISBN-13 978-1-57444-478-0. $169.95.
Peter Gund
J. Med. Chem.; 2007; ASAP Web Release Date: 04-Apr-2007; (Book Review) DOI: 10.1021/jm078007f

March's Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reactions, Mechanisms, and Structure. Sixth Edition By Michael B. Smith and Jerry March. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ. 2007. xx + 2354 pp. 16 × 24 cm. ISBN 978-0-471-72091-1. $99.95.
John W. Ullrich and Richard E. Mewshaw and R.E. Mewshaw
J. Med. Chem.; 2007; ASAP Web Release Date: 23-Mar-2007; (Book Review) DOI: 10.1021/jm078006n

Terpenes. Flavors, Fragrances, Pharmaca, Pheromones By Eberhard Breitmaier (University of Bonn). Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. 2006. ix + 214 pp. 6.5 × 9.5 in. $65.00. ISBN 3-527-31786-4.
Kirk P. Manfredi
J. Nat. Prod.; 2007; ASAP Web Release Date: 13-Mar-2007; (Book Review) DOI: 10.1021/np078143n

Cell Culture Technology for Pharmaceutical and Cell-Based Therapies Edited by S. S. Ozturk and W.-S. Hu (Centocor, Inc. and University of Minnesota, respectively). CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton. 2006. xiv + 755 pp. 7 × 10 in. $179.95. ISBN 0-8247-5334-8.
Khisal Alvi
J. Nat. Prod.; 2007; ASAP Web Release Date: 08-Mar-2007; (Book Review) DOI: 10.1021/np078140a

Life Saving Drugs-The Elusive Magic Bullet By John Mann (Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland). Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK. 2004. viii + 248 pp. 17 × 24.5 cm. 24.95. ISBN 0-854041634-8.
Romila D. Charan
J. Nat. Prod.; 2007; ASAP Web Release Date: 08-Mar-2007; (Book Review) DOI: 10.1021/np0781413

Natural Products Isolation, 2nd Edition (Methods in Biotechnology, Vol. 20) Edited by S. D. Sarker (University of Ulster), Z. Latif (Molecular Nature Limited), and A. I. Gray (University of Strathclyde). Humana Press Inc., Totowa, NJ. 2006. xii + 515 pp. 15.5 × 23.5 cm. $135.00. ISBN 1-58829-447-1 (Hardcover). eISBN 1-59259-955-9 (e-book).
Fatih Demirci
J. Nat. Prod.; 2007; ASAP Web Release Date: 08-Mar-2007; (Book Review) DOI: 10.1021/np078142v

Medicinal Plants of Asia and the Pacific By Christophe Wiart (University of Malay, Kuala Lumpur). CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton. 2006. xxii + 306 pp. 7 × 10 in. $189.95. ISBN 0-8493-7245-3.
Hao H. Sun
J. Nat. Prod.; 2007; ASAP Web Release Date: 08-Mar-2007; (Book Review) DOI: 10.1021/np078144f


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