The Ninth Edition of this market-leading text has been substantially revised to meet the rapidly changing instructional demands of General Chemistry professors. Known for its carefully developed, thoroughly integrated, step-by-step approach to problem solving, General Chemistry helps students master quantitative skills and build a lasting conceptual understanding of key chemical concepts. The Ninth Edition retains this hallmark approach and builds upon the conceptual focus through key new features and revisions.
I gave up on the idea of actually trying to do more than "just get by" in my chemistry class, so the term "read" is used loosely when I add it to that shelf.
I used this book to suppliment the required text in my chemistry class. Well written and explanations were concise. Also the authors went into much greater depth than the book required for the class which made things easier at times.