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Disks, Planetesimals, and Planets. F. Garzón, C. Eiroa, D. de Winter, T. J. Mahoney, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 219. Proc. conf., Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain, Jan. 2000. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2000. $52.00 (681 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-051-X

Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics: Vols. 1-4. Vol. 1: A-Gel. Vol. 2: Gem-N. Vol. 3: O-Sol. Vol. 4: Sol-Z, Index. P. Murdin, ed. IOP, Philadelphia, and Nature Publishing, New York, 2001. $650.00 set (3670 pp. set). ISBN 0-333-75088-8

Field Guide to the Deep Sky Objects. M. Inglis. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $39.95 paper (324 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-630-7

From Giant Planets to Cool Stars. C. A. Griffith, M. S. Marley, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 212. Proc. wksp., Flagstaff, Ariz., June 1999. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2000. $52.00 (353 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-041-2

High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy. F. A. Aharonian, H. J. Völk, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 558. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2001. $225.00 (885 pp.). ISBN 1-56396-990-4

Imaging at Radio through Submillimeter Wavelengths. J. G. Mangum, S. J. E. Radford, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 217. Proc. mtg., Tucson, Ariz., June 1999. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2000. $52.00 (382 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-049-8

Mapping the Hidden Universe: The Universe Behind the Milky Way; The Universe in HI. R. C. Kraan-Korteweg, P. A. Henning, H. Andernach, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 218. Proc. mtg., Guanajuato, GTO, Mexico, Feb. 2000. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2000. $52.00 (436 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-050-1

Stars, Gas and Dust in Galaxies: Exploring the Links. D. Alloin, K. Olsen, G. Galaz, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 221. Proc. wksp., La Serena, Chile, Mar. 2000. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2000. $52.00 (308 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-053-6

Stellar Physics. Vol. 1: Fundamental Concepts and Stellar Equilibrium. G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan (translated from Russian by A. Y. Blinov, M. Romanova). Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $84.95 (323 pp.). ISBN 3-540-63262-X

Advances in Multi-Photon Processes and Spectroscopy. Vol. 13. S. H. Lin, A. A. Villaeys, Y. Fujimura, eds. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2001. $88.00 (431 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4519-X

Advances in Multi-Photon Processes and Spectroscopy. Vol. 14: Quantum Control of Molecular Reaction Dynamics. R. J. Gordon, Y. Fujimura, eds. Proc. US-Japan wksp., Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 1999. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2001. $92.00 (338 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4520-3

Complete Scattering Experiments. U. Becker, A. Crowe, eds. Physics of Atoms and Molecules. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York, 2001. $105.00 (279 pp.). ISBN 0-306-46503-5

Distance Measurements in Biological Systems by EPR. L. J. Berliner, G. R. Eaton, S. S. Eaton, eds. Biological Magnetic Resonance 19. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York, 2000. $135.00 (614 pp.). ISBN 0-306-46533-7

Mechanics of Motor Proteins and the Cytoskeleton. J. Howard. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, Mass., 2001. $59.95 (367 pp.). ISBN 0-87893-334-4

Advances in Chemical Physics. I. Prigogine, S. A. Rice, eds. Advances in Chemical Physics 117. Wiley, New York, 2001. $175.00 (827 pp.). ISBN 0-471-40542-6

Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy: Theory and Applications. R. Rigler, E. S. Elson, eds. Springer Series in Chemical Physics 65. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $96.00 (487 pp.). ISBN 3-540-67433-0

Imaging in Chemical Dynamics. A. G. Suits, R. E. Continetti, eds. ACS Symposium Series 770. Proc. symp., New Orleans, La., Aug. 1999. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 2001. $150.00 (411 pp.). ISBN 0-8412-3690-9

The Law of Mass Action. A. B. Koudriavtsev, R. F. Jameson, W. Linert. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $74.95 (328 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41078-3

The Physical Properties of Organic Monolayers. M. Iwamoto, W. Chen-Xu. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2001. $46.00 (205 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4482-7

Polymer Physics and Engineering. M. S. Barnes, K. Fukui, K. Kaji, T. Kanaya, D. W. Noid, J. U. Otaigbe, V. N. Pokrovskii, B. G. Sumpter. Advances in Polymer Science 154. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $149.00 (235 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41442-8

Transition Metal and Rare Earth Compounds: Excited States, Transitions, Interactions, Vol. 2. H. Yersin, ed. Topics in Current Chemistry 214. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $109.00 (190 pp.). ISBN 3-540-67976-6

Annual Reviews of Computational Physics. Vol. 8: Theme Issue: Scaling and Disordered Systems. D. Stauffer, ed. Proc. sch., Zanjan, Iran, July 1999. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2001. $78.00 (339 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4524-6

Efficient Polymorphic Calls. K. Driesen. Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2001. $115.00 (216 pp.). ISBN 0-7923-7289-1

Geometric Partial Differential Equations and Image Analysis. G. Sapiro. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $64.95 (385 pp.). ISBN 0-521-79075-1

The Logic of Knowledge Bases. H. J. Levesque, G. Lakemeyer. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2000. $45.00 (282 pp.). ISBN 0-262-12232-4

Mathematical Foundations of Information Retrieval. S. Dominich. Mathematical Modelling: Theory and Applications 12. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2001. $107.00 (284 pp.). ISBN 0-7923-6861-4

Helium Three. E. R. Dobbs. International Series of Monographs on Physics 108. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2000. $165.00 (1057 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850640-6

Magnetic Flux Structures in Superconductors. 2nd edition. R. P. Huebener. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences 6. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001 [1979]. $69.95 (311 pp.). ISBN 3-540-67953-7

Principles and Applications of Ferroelectrics and Related Materials. M. E. Lines, A. M. Glass. Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2001 [1979]. $45.00 paper (680 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850778-X

The Quantum Theory of Magnetism. N. Majlis. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2000. $68.00 (422 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4018-X

Quasielastic Neutron Scattering and Solid State Diffusion. R. Hempelmann. Oxford Series on Neutron Scattering in Condensed Matter 13. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2000. $160.00 (304 pp.). ISBN 0-19-851743-2

Theory of Defects in Solids: Electronic Structure of Defects in Insulators and Semiconductors. A. M. Stoneham. Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2001 [1975, reissued]. $50.00 paper (955 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850780-1

Theory of Itinerant Electron Magnetism. J. Kübler. International Series of Monographs on Physics 106. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2000. $120.00 (427 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850028-9

Black Hole Gravitohydromagnetics. B. Punsly. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $79.95 (400 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41466-5

Flat and Curved Space-Times. 2nd edition. G. F. R. Ellis, R. M. Williams. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2000 [1988]. $85.00, $40.00 paper (375 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850657-0, ISBN 0-19-850656-2 paper

Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces that Shape the Universe. M. Rees. Basic Books, New York, 2000 [1999, reissued]. $14.00 paper (195 pp.). ISBN 0-465-03673-2

Low Temperature Electronics: Physics, Devices, Circuits, and Applications. E. A. Gutiérrez-D., M. J. Deen, C. Claeys. Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., 2001. $299.00 (964 pp.). ISBN 0-12-310675-3

MEMS and MOEMS: Technology and Applications. P. Rai-Choudhury, ed. SPIE Press Monograph PM85. SPIE, Bellingham, Wash., 2000. $64.00 (520 pp.). ISBN 0-8194-3716-6

Narrow-Gap Semiconductor Photodiodes. A. Rogalski, K. Adamiec, J. Rutkowski. SPIE Press Monograph PM77. SPIE, Bellingham, Wash., 2000. $64.00 (437 pp.). ISBN 0-8194-3619-4

Photodetectors and Fiber Optics. H. S. Nalwa, ed. Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., 2001. $195.00 (552 pp.). ISBN 0-12-513908-X

Quasi-Hydrodynamic Semiconductor Equations. A. Jüngel. Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications 41. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2001. $109.00 (293 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-6349-5

Scientific Charge-Coupled Devices. J. R. Janesick. SPIE Press Monograph PM83. SPIE, Bellingham, Wash., 2001. $70.00 (906 pp.). ISBN 0-8194-3698-4

Semiconductor Physics and Applications. M. Balkanski, R. F. Wallis. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2000. $125.00, $60.00 paper (487 pp.). ISBN 0-19-851741-6, ISBN 0-19-851740-8 paper

VLSI Memory Chip Design. K. Itoh. Springer Series in Advanced Microelectronics 5. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $94.95 (495 pp.). ISBN 3-540-67820-4

Combustion: Physical and Chemical Fundamentals, Modeling and Simulation, Experiments, Pollutant Formation. 3rd edition. J. Warnatz, U. Maas, R. W. Dibble. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001 [1999]. $49.95 (299 pp.). ISBN 3-540-67751-8

Detonation: Theory and Experiment. W. Fickett, W. C. Davis. Dover Books on Physics. Dover, Mineola, N.Y., 2000 [1979, reissued]. $18.95 paper (386 pp.). ISBN 0-486-41456-6

Handbook of Shock Waves. Vol. 1: Theoretical, Experimental, and Numerical Techniques. Vol. 2: Shock Wave Interactions and Propagation. Vol. 3: Chemical Reactions in Shock Waves and Detonations. G. Ben-Dor, O. Igra, T. Elperin, eds. Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., 2001. $1500.00 set (2102 pp. set). ISBN 0-12-086430-4

An Introduction to Magnetohydrodynamics. P. A. Davidson. Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $110.00, $39.95 paper (431 pp.). ISBN 0-521-79149-9, ISBN 0-521-79487-0 paper

Large Eddy Simulation for Incompressible Flows: An Introduction. P. Sagaut. Scientific Computation. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $59.95 (319 pp.). ISBN 3-540-67890-5

Lattice Gas Hydrodynamics. J.-P. Rivet, J. P. Boon. Cambridge Nonlinear Science Series 11. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $95.00 (289 pp.). ISBN 0-521-41944-1

The Motion of Bubbles and Drops in Reduced Gravity. R. S. Subramanian, R. Balasubramaniam. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $100.00 (471 pp.). ISBN 0-521-49605-5

Turbulence Structure and Vortex Dynamics. J. C. R. Hunt, J. C. Vassilicos, eds. Proc. conf./wskp., Cambridge, England, Jan.-July 1999. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2000. $80.00 (306 pp.). ISBN 0-521-78131-0

Continuum Mechanics and Applications in Geophysics and the Environment. B. Straughan, R. Greve, H. Ehrentraut, Y. Wang, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $79.95 (393 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41660-9

Cradle of Life: The Discovery of Earth’s Earliest Fossils. J. W. Schopf. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 1999. $45.00, $17.95 paper (367 pp.). ISBN 0-691-00230-4, ISBN 0-691-08864-0 paper

Sea Level Rise: History and Consequences. B. C. Douglas, M. S. Kearney, S. P. Leatherman. International Geophysics Series 75. Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., 2001. $59.95 (232 pp.). ISBN 0-12-221345-9, CD-ROM

The Bartonian Legacy. A. I. Scott, P. Potier, eds. Imperial College Press, London, 2000. $38.00 (147 pp.). ISBN 1-86094-246-6

The Coming of Materials Science. R. W. Cahn. Pergamon Materials Series 5. Pergamon, New York, 2001. $64.00 (568 pp.). ISBN 0-08-042679-4

The Creation of Quantum Chromodynamics and the Effective Energy: In Honour of A. Zichichi on the Occasion of the Galvani Bicentenary Celebrations. V. N. Gribov, G. ‘t Hooft, G. Veneziano, V. F. Weisskopf. L. N. Lipatov, ed. World Scientific Series in 20th Century Physics 25. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2000. $113.00 (351 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4141-0

Cultures of Creativity: The Centennial Exhibition of the Nobel Prize. U. Larsson, ed. Nobel Museum Archives 2. Science History Publications, Canton, Mass., 2001. $40.00 paper (228 pp.). ISBN 0-88135-288-8

The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA. J. D. Watson. Touchstone, New York, 2001 [1968, reissued]. $14.00 paper (226 pp.). ISBN 0-7432-1630-X

Einstein, Picasso: Space, Time, and the Beauty that Causes Havoc. A. I. Miller. Basic Books, New York, 2001. $30.00 (357 pp.). ISBN 0-465-01859-9

Electrodynamics from Ampère to Einstein. O. Darrigol. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2000. $130.00 (532 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850594-9

Euclid’s Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace. L. Mlodinow. Free Press, New York, 2001. $26.00 (306 pp.). ISBN 0-684-86523-8

Genesis of the Big Bang. R. A. Alpher, R. Herman. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2001. $29.95 (214 pp.). ISBN 0-19-511182-6

John von Neumann and the Foundations of Quantum Physics. M. Rédei, M. Stöltzner, eds. Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook 8. Proc. wksp., Budapest, Hungary, Feb. 1999. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2001. $119.00 (371 pp.). ISBN 0-7923-6812-6

Lectures on Quantum Mechanics. P. A. M. Dirac. Dover Books on Physics. Dover, Mineola, N.Y., 2001 [1964, reissued]. $6.95 paper (87 pp.). ISBN 0-486-41713-1

The Merely Personal: Observations on Science and Scientists. J. Bernstein. Ivan R. Dee, Chicago, 2001. $26.00 (245 pp.). ISBN 1-56663-344-3

Nature Loves to Hide: Quantum Physics and Reality, a Western Perspective. S. Malin. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2001. $27.50 (288 pp.). ISBN 0-19-513894-5

Physics Meets Philosophy at the Planck Scale: Contemporary Theories in Quantum Gravity. C. Callender, N. Huggett, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $100.00, $35.95 paper (365 pp.). ISBN 0-521-66280-X, ISBN 0-521-66445-4 paper

The Physics of a Lifetime: Reflections on the Problems and Personalities of 20th Century Physics. V. L. Ginzburg (translated from Russian by M. S. Aksent’eva et al.). Springer Series in Materials Processing. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $74.95 (513 pp.). ISBN 3-540-67534-5

Physics, the Human Adventure: From Copernicus to Einstein and Beyond. 3rd edition. G. Holton, S. G. Brush. Rutgers U. Press, New Brunswick, N.J., 2001 [1985]. $75.00, $39.00 paper (582 pp.). ISBN 0-8135-2907-7, ISBN 0-8135-2908-5 paper

Quantum Theory of Solids. R. E. Peierls. Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2001 [1974, reissued]. $45.00 paper (229 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850781-X

Reading the Skies: A Cultural History of English Weather, 1650-1820. V. Janković. U. of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2000. $55.00, $20.00 paper (272 pp.). ISBN 0-226-39215-5, ISBN 0-226-39216-3 paper

Relativity: The Special and General Theory. A. Einstein (translated from German by R. W. Lawson). Dover Books on Physics. Dover, Mineola, N.Y., 2001. $6.95 paper (168 pp.). ISBN 0-486-41714-X

Thomas Kuhn. A. Bird. Philosophy Now. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 2000. $39.50, $16.95 paper (308 pp.). ISBN 0-691-05709-5, ISBN 0-691-05710-9 paper

Ways of Knowing: A New History of Science, Technology and Medicine. J. V. Pickstone. U. of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2001. $55.00, $20.00 paper (271 pp.). ISBN 0-226-66794-4, ISBN 0-226-66795-2 paper

Acoustic and Electromagnetic Scattering Analysis Using Discrete Sources. A. Doicu, Y. Eremin, T. Wriedt. Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., 2000. $79.95 (317 pp.). ISBN 0-12-219740-2

Digital Speckle Pattern Interferometry and Related Techniques. P. K. Rastogi, ed. Wiley, New York, 2001. $100.00 (368 pp.). ISBN 0-471-49052-0

Elements of Modern X-ray Physics. J. Als-Nielsen, D. McMorrow. Wiley, New York, 2001. $99.95, $29.95 paper (318 pp.). ISBN 0-471-49857-2, ISBN 0-471-49858-0 paper

Instrumentation between Science, State and Industry. B. Joerges, T. Shinn, eds. Sociology of the Sciences 22. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2001. $84.00 (270 pp.). ISBN 0-7923-6736-7

Measurement Analysis: An Introduction to the Statistical Analysis of Laboratory Data in Physics, Chemistry and the Life Sciences. M. Caria. Imperial College Press, London, 2000. $48.00 (229 pp.). ISBN 1-86094-231-8

Transmission Electron Microscopy and Diffractometry of Materials. B. Fultz, J. M. Howe. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $89.95 (748 pp.). ISBN 3-540-67841-7

Visualising Magnetic Fields: Numerical Equation Solvers in Action. J. S. Beeteson. Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., 2001. $84.95 paper (150 pp.). ISBN 0-12-084732-9, CD-ROM

Waves and Imaging through Complex Media. P. Sebbah, ed. Proc. sch., Cargèse, France, Aug.-Sept. 1999. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2001. $150.00 (458 pp.). ISBN 0-7923-6814-2

Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Materials: Preparation, Properties, and Applications. A. Inoue, K. Hashimoto, eds. Advances in Materials Research 3. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $64.95 (206 pp.). ISBN 3-540-67271-0

Annual Review of Materials Science. Vol. 30. C. B. Murray, R. Rosenberg, E. N. Kaufmann, J. C. Bravman, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, Calif., 2000. $169.00 (739 pp.). ISBN 0-8423-1730-0

Biological Micro- and Nanotribology: Nature’s Solutions. M. Scherge, S. N. Gorb. NanoScience and Technology. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $74.95 (304 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41188-7

Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Structure, Properties, and Applications. M. S. Dresselhaus, G. Dresselhaus, P. Avouris, eds. Topics in Applied Physics 80. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $149.00 (447 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41086-4

Crystals, Defects and Microstructures: Modeling across Scales. R. Phillips. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $130.00, $47.95 paper (780 pp.). ISBN 0-521-79005-0, ISBN 0-521-79357-2 paper

The Hardness of Metals. D. Tabor. Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2000 [1951, reissued]. $45.00 paper (175 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850776-3

Introduction to the Theory of Ferromagnetism. 2nd edition. A. Aharoni. International Series of Monographs on Physics 109. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2000 [1996]. $85.00, $45.00 paper (319 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850808-5, ISBN 0-19-850809-3 paper

Local Geometry of the Fermi Surface and High-Frequency Phenomena in Metals. N. A. Zimbovskaya. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $84.95 (246 pp.). ISBN 0-387-98763-0

Localized to Itinerant Electronic Transition in Perovskite Oxides. J. B. Good-enough, ed. Structure and Bonding 98. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $149.00 (239 pp.). ISBN 3-540-67522-1

Properties and Applications of Amorphous Materials. M. F. Thorpe, L. Tichý, eds. NATO Science Series, Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry 9. Proc. inst., Sec, Czech Republic, June-July 2000. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2001. $146.00 (447 pp.). ISBN 0-7923-6810-X

Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers. 2nd edition. R. C. Hilborn. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2000 [1994]. $45.00 paper (650 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850723-2

Quantum Chaos: A Harmonic Oscillator in Monochromatic Wave. D. I. Kamenev, G. P. Berman. Rinton Press, Princeton, N.J., 2001. $45.00 (150 pp.). ISBN 1-58949-001-0

Applications of Nonlinear Fiber Optics. G. P. Agrawal. Optics and Photonics. Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., 2001. $84.95 (458 pp.). ISBN 0-12-045144-1

Coherence and Statistics and Photons and Atoms. J. Peřina, ed. Wiley Series in Lasers and Applications. Wiley, New York, 2001. $84.95 (520 pp.). ISBN 0-471-38861-0

Electro-Optical Imaging: System Performance and Modeling. L. M. Biberman, ed. SPIE, Bellingham, Wash., 2000. $115.00 (1189 pp.). ISBN 0-8194-3999-1

Evanescent Waves: From Newtonian Optics to Atomic Optics. F. de Fornel. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 73. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $82.95 (268 pp.). ISBN 3-540-65845-9

Fibre Optic Communication Devices. N. Grote, H. Venghaus, eds. Springer Series in Photonics 4. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $74.95 (465 pp.). ISBN 3-540-66977-9