Chaos: From Simple Models to Complex Systems. Massimo Cencini, Fabio Cecconi, and Angelo Vulpiani. 481 pp. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. Price: $88.00 (hardcover) ISBN 978-981-4277-65-5.

Fundamentals of Guided-Wave Optoelectronic Devices. William S. C. Chang. 211 pp. Cambridge U. P., New York, 2010. Price: $75.00 (hardback) ISBN 978-0-521-86823-5.

Glimpses of Creatures in their Physical Worlds. Steven Vogel. 315 pp. Princeton U. P., Princeton, N.J., 2009. Price: $35.00 (paper) ISBN 978-0-691-13807-7.

The Joy of Chemistry: The Amazing Science of Familiar Things. Cathy Cobb and Monty L. Fetterolf. 393 pp. Prometheus Books, Amherst, N.Y., 2010. Price: $19.00 (paper) ISBN 978-1-59102-771-3.

The Plasma Universe. Curt Suplee. 88 pp. Cambridge U. P., New York, 2009. Price: $20.99 (paper) ISBN 978-0-521-51927-4.

Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime: Quantized Fields and Gravity. Leonard Parker and David Toms. 470 pp. Cambridge U. P., New York, 2009. Price: $80.00 (hardcover) ISBN 978-0-521-87787-9.

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