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The anomeric effect is a well-defined and much studied example of a
deep- seated and very general effect in organic chemistry. It
involves a fundamental interaction between the lone pair electrons
of oxygen and the antibonding orbitals of adjacent bonds, which can
control not only conformation but also reactivity in suitable
systems. So the heart of this book is a consideration of the
properties of non-bonding pairs of electrons, and the influence of
orbital- orbital interactions on structure and reactivity. I have
been lucky in recent months to be able to discuss various matters
arising in this book with people who know more about them than I
do. Parti- cularly Professors C. Altona, A. Eschenmoser, F.
Hirshfeld, M. Lahav, R.A. McClelland, G.M. Sheldrick and A. Vos,
and, nearer horne, I. Fleming, P.G. Jones, AJ. Stone (who helped
with the rather theoretical Appendix) and I.H. Williams. I am also
most grateful to Professors P. Deslongchamps, ID. Dunitz, D.G.
Gorenstein, W.P. Jencks, G.A. Jeffrey, R.D. Lemieux and S. Wolfe,
for very helpful correspondence, and information in advance of
pUblication. I have covered the literature received in Cambridge up
to early December 1981.
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Cabala (Paperback)
Rachel Kendall, Richard Evans, A.J. Kirby; Edited by Adam Lowe
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R299
R245
Discovery Miles 2 450
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Dog Horn Publishing brings together the best weird fiction from new
writers north of Watford. 'The Milky Bar Kid is dead. He bit the
Californ-I-A dust. Popped yon popsicle clogs. Met his candybar
maker.' - A. J. Kirby From gothic fairytale to humorous pop-culture
satire, five of the North's top writers showcase the diversity of
British talent that exists outside the country's capital and put
their strange, funny, mythical landscapes firmly on the literary
map. Over the course of ten weeks, Adam Lowe worked with five
budding writers as part of the Dog Horn Masterclass series. This
anthology collects together the best work produced both as a result
of the masterclasses and beyond.
Bite Me, Robot Boy is a seminal new anthology of poetry and fiction
that showcases what Dog Horn Publishing does best: writing that
takes risks, crosses boundaries and challenges expectations. From
Oz Hardwick's hard-hitting experimental poetry, to Robert Lamb's
colourful pulpy science fiction, this is an anthology of
incandescent writing from some of the world's best emerging talent.
Featuring: S.R. Dantzler, Oz Hardwick, Maximilian T. Hawker, Emma
Hopkins, A. J. Kirby, Stephanie Elizabeth Knipe, Robert Lamb, Poppy
Farr, Wendy Jane Muzlanova, Cris O'Connor, Mark Wagstaff, Fiona
Ritchie Walker
Advertising executive Ross Marker is a perfectionist. He prides
himself on his perfectly manicured hands, his perfectly trim
figure, and his immaculate hair. Mostly he prides himself on his
toothpaste-commercial smile. But what happens when Ross's teeth
suddenly, inexplicably begin to fall out? TEETH is a dark fiction
short which is full of the usual AJ Kirby thrills and spills.
Marker's nightmare is psychological, but it is also very, very
real...
WELCOME TO LIMM, TWINNED WITH HELL Limm is a small town on a
picturesque tidal island. For much of every day it is cut off from
the rest of civilisation. Its people are insular. Self-sufficiency
runs in their blood. Myth and superstition have become their
currency. But what will happen to this close-knit community when
the deepest, darkest of these myths starts to come to life, red in
tooth and claw? What happens when the island comes under siege from
external forces, hell-bent on tearing the place apart? The moon
waxes. The tide of Darkness swells. Soon it will reach high-tide,
and all the pretty Dark things which have heretofore remained
hidden will come out to play. Only the unlikeliest bunch of
reluctant heroes stand in its way. Will they discover their bravery
in time?
A group of common-or-garden scientists and engineers plot a course
for Planet 121-131, a new planet which they figure has the
potential to be terraformed into a new Earth. Upon reaching the
planet, they begin to perform tests on it, slowly understanding
that the place seems to disobey all known physical laws. Indeed,
this unknown, extreme planet gradually reveals itself as so far out
of leftfield that it throws everything the crew know about
themselves, and the universe into question. The planet bends truth
and reality, it blinks in and out of existence. This Schrodinger's
cat of a place wants them nowhere near it, but curiosity draws them
closer and closer to it, like a force field, until the ultimate
confrontation is reached. Does curiosity kill the cats? This
philosophical science fiction tale comes from the much-praised pen
of the genre-writing tyro, AJ Kirby, the author of Sharkways, Paint
this town Red, Perfect World and Bully.
Welcome to the first volume of the collected works of writer A.J.
Kirby. There's something in this mix for everyone; from straight
literary fiction to horror and from flights of the fantastic to
bizarro. Stick your feet up, crank up your favourite tunes and
enjoy! Features previously published stories such as 'No Two
Snowflakes are the Same', 'The Sticky End of the Wrong', 'By Hook
or by Crook', and 'The One Wish Foundation.'
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Bully (Paperback)
A.J. Kirby
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R472
Discovery Miles 4 720
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Every serious student of chemistry should try to develop a `feel' for the way molecules behave - for the way they are put together and especially for the rules of engagement which operate when molecules meet and react. This primer describes how stereoelectronic effects control this behaviour. It is the only concise text on this topic at an undergraduate level. This is an important subject area and the comprehensive yet concise coverage in this book shows students how to build up a powerful but simple way of thinking about chemistry.
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