A Novel and Efficient Synthesis of Cadaverine

By S.A. Scoggin

Graduation week should be an exciting time for the Chemistry Department of Allston University, as they prepare to move from their shabby, haunted laboratories into a brand new building. Happily oblivious, they don't know that the President of the University, a candidate for an empty Senate seat and hungry for good publicity, is scheming to trade away their building to poach a Professor of Physics on the Nobel short list. The week might turn out to be more exciting than anyone had reckoned, what with the two different infernal devices stashed in the basement and the assassination scheduled for the dedication ceremony.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1448627176
• ISBN13: 9781448627172
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A Hidden Gem

Why has no one reviewed this yet? IANAC (I am not a chemist) nor do I play one on TV, but I am a tenured faculty member at a research university, and I have seen a family member go through the grinder that the mysterious S A Scoggin so artfully describes. Scoggin has produced a delicious satire of academia that also happens to have a great story and be a really good read. Mystery, suspense, science, and good old fashion sardonic humor abound. Next to Richard Russo's "Straight Man" this is my favorite send up of the hallowed halls of the academy. Anyone who has been, or is considering going to graduate school should read this. And for that matter, so should anyone who is just looking for a really good book.