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Chemical Shifts and Coupling Constants for Silicon-29 (Landolt-Bornstein: Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology - New Series) (Hardcover)

That's the Amazon listing, as reported to me by the excellent John Goldin.  The price is a mere $8,539 (and at that you have to wait four to six weeks).  The thirty-five customer reviews are especially rewarding to read; some complain that the tome is "too commercial."  Here are some bits from the readers, under the fold...

I picked up a copy at my local used book store at a discount. It was only $7,000 so I feel like it was a HUGE bargain. What value! First let me say that the book does start off a little slow but once you get into the third chapter, "Silicon Molecules: We Hardly Knew Ye'", you just can't put this book down. It isn't without it's moments though. The contrast between antagonist and protagonist is just simply fantastic. I highly suggest reading this book by flashlight under the covers or in a homemade fort/tent in your bedroom. A+ and Highly recommended!

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I'm a big fan of the NMR genre, but this book was really just phoned in. I mean, "Chemical Shifts of P-31 Compounds" had me on the edge of my seat, and "Hyperfine Coupling Constants of the Pnictogens" had a little something for everybody. I can say this with the conviction that only comes with love when I say that "Chemical Shifts and Coupling Constants for Silicon-29" is total crap.

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Every page was worth the $18.44 cents it cost me to read! One would think "for the cost of $8000, one better be able to do rocket science after reading." Well, I have even better news. After I closed this book, I realized I had gained the knowledge to spontaneously teleport! That's right! I don't even need this junky telepod anymore.

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I clicked on the "I'd like to read this book on Kindle" link. Can't wait to hear from Springer.

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Fascinating, witty, and very subtle in it's criticisms of our modern times. It's an intensely moving story about how a young Nepalese boy "Silicon" (age 29) struggles to get by in a city that offers no support for immigrants as he works a meaningless job to get by. The woman he loves is a violent criminal, and this book chronicles his struggle to hold on to his righteousness while simultaneously trying to woo her and become a couple.

But I won't spoil the ending! Buy this book and you won't be disappointed!

I liked this one-star review:

Do not be fooled! Lechner and Marsmann are mental infants. Every third year grad student knows that you can't manipulate subvolume III/35A with nuclei B-11 without first lowering the magnetic replicator to -300 ohms! Not to mention that unless you lower the cylindrical volume 4 quarks you'll freeze 90% of the atoms! And don't get me started on nucleus Si-29, you can't...

Finally:

This is a good book. But it's just not worth the price. I suggest you shop around for a used copy!