Has all the basics, but a bit guffy
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I studied chemistry at Bristol, and Nick Norman is a brilliant and inspirational lecturer who is capable of delivering ideas with minimum fluff and maximum clarity. His book on S and P block elements has all the essential information for 1st year
students, but won't be of interest beyond that level. It's solid if you want to learn all the basics but ultimately in your 2nd and 3rd years you will wonder what use it is anymore. Furthermore, Norman somehow bulks out the pages and you sometimes feel that he could have summarised everything he says in about 25 pages. Still, it's a nice little book for the beginner. Your choice.
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