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The Soundscape of Modernity: Architectural Acoustics and the Culture of Listening in America, 1900-1933. E. Thompson. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2002. $44.95 paper (470 pp.). ISBN 0-262-20138-0

Astrotomography: Indirect Imaging Methods in Observational Astronomy . H. M. J. Boffin, D. Steeghs, J. Cuypers, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 573. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $86.00 (434 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42213-7

Deep Fields. S. Cristiani, A. Renzini, R. E. Williams, eds. ESO Astrophysics Symposia. Proc. Wksp., Garching, Germany, Oct. 2000. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $39.95 (379 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42799-6

First Steps in the Origin of Life in the Universe. J. Chela-Flores, T. Owen, F. Raulin, eds. Proc. Conf., Trieste, Italy, Sept. 2000. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2001. $120.00 (428 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-0077-4

Gamma–Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era. E. Costa, F. Frontera, J. Hjorth, eds. ESO Astrophysics Symposia. Proc. Wksp., Rome, Italy, Oct. 2000. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $39.95 (459 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42771-6

An Introduction to Radiative Transfer: Methods and Applications in Astrophysics . A. Peraiah. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $110.00, $40.00 paper (480 pp.). ISBN 0-521-77001-7, ISBN 0-521-77989-8 paper

Physics of Neutron Star Interiors. D. Blaschke, N. K. Glendenning, A. Sedrakian, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 578. Proc. Wksp., Trento, Italy, June-July, 2000. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $99.00 (509 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42340-0

The Search for Life in the Universe. 3rd edition. D. Goldsmith, T. Owen. University Science Books, Sausalito, Calif., 2001 [1992]. $62.50 (573 pp.). ISBN 1-891389-16-5

Stellar Physics. Vol. 2: Stellar Evolution and Stability . G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan (translated from Russian by A. Y. Blinov, M. Romanova). Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $89.95 (381 pp.). ISBN 3-540-66987-6

X-Ray Astronomy: Stellar Endpoints, AGN, and the Diffuse X-ray Background. N. E. White, G. Malaguti, G. G. C. Palumbo, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 599. Proc. Conf., Bologna, Italy, Sept. 1999. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2001. $260.00 (1041 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0043-1

Bose–Einstein Condensation in Dilute Gases. C. J. Pethick, H. Smith. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $110.00, $40.00 paper (402 pp.). ISBN 0-521-66194-3, ISBN 0-521-66580-9 paper

Vibrational-Rotational Excitations in Nonlinear Molecular Systems . A. A. Ovchinnikov, N. S. Erikhman, K. A. Pronin. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York, 2001. $125.00 (355 pp.). ISBN 0-306-46611-2

Mathematics of Genome Analysis . J. K. Percus. Cambridge Studies in Mathematical Biology 17. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $59.95, $19.95 paper (139 pp.). ISBN 0-521-58517-1, ISBN 0-521-58526-0 paper

Encyclopedia of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry, Vols. 1–3. Vol. 1: Fundamentals; Vol. 2: Methods; Vol. 3: Applications. J. H. Moore, N. D. Spencer, eds. IOP, Philadelphia, 2001. $750.00 set (2814 pp. Set). ISBN 0-7503-0313-1 (set)

Large-Scale Scientific Computing. S. Margenov, J. Wasniewski, P. Yalamov, eds. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2179. Proc. Conf., Sozopol, Bulgaria, June 2001. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $79.00 paper (498 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43043-1

Theoretical Neuroscience: Computational and Mathematical Modeling of Neural Systems . P. Dayan, L. F. Abbott. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2001. $50.00 (460 pp.). ISBN 0-262-04199-5

Band-Ferromagnetism: Ground-State and Finite-Temperature Phenomena. K. Baberschke, M. Donath, W. Nolting, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 580. Proc. Sem., Wandlitz, Germany, Oct. 2000. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $74.00 (394 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42389-3

Liquid Crystals: Nature’s Delicate Phase of Matter. 2nd edition. P. J. Collings. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 2002 [1990]. $29.95 (204 pp.). ISBN 0-691-08672-9

Optical Properties of Solids. M. Fox. Oxford Series in Condensed Matter Physics . Oxford U. Press, New York, 2001. $70.00, $35.00 paper (305 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850613-9, ISBN 0-19-850612-0 paper

Physics of Amorphous Metals . N. P. Kovalenko, Y. P. Krasny, U. Krey. Wiley-VCH, New York, 2001. $99.00 (280 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40315-9

Spin Dynamics in Confined Magnetic Structures I. B. Hillebrands, K. Ounadjela, eds. Topics in Applied Physics 83. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $134.00 (336 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41191-7

Thermodynamic Basis of Crystal Growth: P-T-X Phase Equilibrium and Non-Stoichiometry. J. Greenberg. Springer Series in Materials Science 44. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $74.95 (249 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41246-8

The Universality of Physics: A Festschrift in Honor of Deng Feng Wang. R. R. Khuri, J. T. Liu, F. Chen, W. Gan, eds. Proc. Conf., Princeton, N.J., Aug. 2000. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York, 2001. $110.00 (207 pp.). ISBN 0-306-46703-8

Astrobiology: The Quest for the Conditions of Life. G. Horneck, C. Baumstark-Khan, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $54.95 (411 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42101-7

Galaxies and Cosmology . 2nd edition. F. Combes, P. Boissé, A. Mazure, A. Blanchard (translated from French by M. Seymour). Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002 [1995]. $64.00 (444 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41927-6

Hamiltonian Field Theory in the Radiating Regime. P. T. Chrusciel, J. Jezierski, J. Kijowski. Lecture Notes in Physics m70 . Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $39.00 (172 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42884-4

An Introduction to Mathematical Cosmology . 2nd edition. J. N. Islam. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002 [1992]. $90.00, $33.00 paper (248 pp.). ISBN 0-521-49650-0, ISBN 0-521-49973-9 paper

Phase Transitions in the Early Universe: Theory and Observations. H. J. De Vega, I. M. Khalatnikov, N. G. Sànchez, eds. NATO Science Series, Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry 40. Proc. Course, Erice, Sicily, Italy, Dec. 2000. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2001. $189.00 (593 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-0056-1

Silicon-Based Materials and Devices. Vol. 1: Materials and Processing; Vol. 2: Properties and Devices. H. S. Nalwa, ed. Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., 2001. $595.00 set (609 pp. Set). ISBN 0-12-513909-8 (set)

Annual Review of Energy and the Environment. Vol. 26. R. H. Socolow, D. Anderson, J. Harte, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, Calif., 2001. $80.00 (521 pp.). ISBN 0-8243-2326-2

Art and Symmetry in Experimental Physics. D. Budker, P. H. Bucksbaum, S. J. Freedman, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 596. Proc. Symp., Berkeley, Calif., May 2001. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2001. $145.00 (286 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0040-7

Hadrons and Nuclei. I.-T. Cheon, T. Choi, S.-W. Hong, S. H. Lee, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 594. Proc. Symp., Seoul, Korea, Feb. 2001. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2001. $165.00 (421 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0037-7

Conjugated Polymer and Molecular Interfaces: Science and Technology for Photonic and Optoelectronic Applications. W. R. Salaneck, K. Seki, A. Kahn, J.-J. Pireaux, eds. Marcel Dekker, New York, 2002. $225.00 (866 pp.). ISBN 0-8247-0588-2

Electromagnetic Scintillation, Vol. 1: Geometrical Optics . A. D. Wheelon. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $110.00 (455 pp.). ISBN 0-521-80198-2

Introduction to Information Optics. F. T. S. Yu, S. Jutamulia, S. Yin, eds. Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., 2001. $99.95 (734 pp.). ISBN 0-12-774811-3

Spatial Solitons . S. Trillo, W. Torruellas, eds. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 82. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $109.00 (454 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41653-6

B Physics and CP Violation . T. Ohshima, A. I. Sanda, eds. Proc. Wksp., Ise-Shima, Japan, Feb. 2001. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2001. $145.00 (368 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4661-7

Flavor Physics for the Millennium: TASI 2000. J. L. Rosner, ed. Proc. Inst., Boulder, Colo., June 2000. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2001. $198.00 (871 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4562-9

High Quality Beams. S. I. Kurokawa, S. Y. Lee, J. Miles, E. A. Perevedentsev, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 592. Proc. Sch., St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia, July 2000. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2001. $235.00 (633 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0034-2

New Directions in Antimatter Chemistry and Physics. C. M. Surko, F. A. Gianturco, ed. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2001. $144.00 (511 pp.). ISBN 0-7923-7152-6

Physics with an Electron Polarized Light-Ion Collider . R. G. Milner, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 588. Proc. Wksp., Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 2000. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2001. $155.00 (380 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0028-8

Supersymmetry: Structure and Phenomena. Extensions of the Standard Model . N. Polonsky. Lecture Notes in Physics: Monographs 68 . Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $39.00 (169 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42442-3

Radio Frequency Power in Plasmas. T. K. Mau, J. Degrassie, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 595 . Proc. Conf., Oxnard, Calif., May 2001. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2001. $175.00 (544 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0038-5

The Age of Science: What Scientists Learned in the 20th Century. G. Piel. Basic Books, New York, 2001. $40.00 (460 pp.). ISBN 0-465-05755-1

Cosmic Discoveries: The Wonders of Astronomy. D. H. Levy with W. Wallach-Levy. Prometheus Books, Amherst, N.Y., 2001. $28.00 (232 pp.). ISBN 1-57392-931-X

Curve Ball: Baseball, Statistics, and the Role of Chance in the Game. J. Albert, J. Bennett. Copernicus Books, New York, 2001. $29.00 (350 pp.). ISBN 0-387-98816-5

Diamond: A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession. M. Hart. Walker, New York, 2001. $26.00 (276 pp.). ISBN 0-8027-1368-8

Distant Wanderers: The Search for Planets beyond the Solar System . B. Dorminey. Copernicus Books, New York, 2002. $29.95 (226 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95074-5

Eclipse: The Celestial Phenomenon that Changed the Course of History. D. Steel. Joseph Henry Press, Washington, DC, 2001. $24.95 (474 pp.). ISBN 0-309-07438-X

The Grip of Gravity: The Quest to Understand the Laws of Motion and Gravitation . P. Gondhalekar. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $27.95 (358 pp.). ISBN 0-521-80316-0

A History of Great Inventions. J. Dyson. R. Uhlig, ed. Carroll & Graf, New York, 2001. $32.00 (188 pp.). ISBN 0-7867-0903-0

Measuring Eternity: The Search for the Beginning of Time. M. Gorst. Broadway Books, New York, 2001. $23.95 (338 pp.). ISBN 0-7679-0827-9

Mysteries of Terra Firma: The Age and Evolution of the World. J. L. Powell. Free Press, New York, 2001. $25.00 (256 pp.). ISBN 0-684-87282-X

Universal Foam: Exploring the Science of Nature’s Most Mysterious Substance. S. Perkowitz. Anchor Books, New York, 2001 [2000, reissued]. $12.00 paper (194 pp.). ISBN 0-385-72070-X

Vacuum Bazookas, Electric Rainbow Jelly, and 27 Other Saturday Science Projects. N. A. Downie. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 2001. $39.50, $18.95 paper (253 pp.). ISBN 0-691-00985-6, ISBN 0-691-00986-4 paper

Weather: How It Works and Why It Matters. A. Upgren, J. Stock. Perseus, Cambridge, Mass., 2000. $18.00 paper (223 pp.). ISBN 0-7382-0521-4

Chemical and Biological Warfare: A Comprehensive Survey for the Concerned Citizen. E. Croddy with C. Perez-Armendariz and J. Hart. Copernicus Books, New York, 2002. $27.50 (306 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95076-1

Societal Implications of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology . M. C. Roco, W. S. Bainbridge, eds. Proc. Wksp., Arlington, Va., Sept. 2000. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2001. $93.00 (370 pp.). ISBN 0-7923-7178-X

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Sun. K. R. Lang. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $49.95 (256 pp.). ISBN 0-521-78093-4

Caught by Disorder: Bound States in Random Media . P. Stollmann. Progress in Mathematical Physics 20. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2001. $49.95 (166 pp.). ISBN 0-8176-4210-2

Dimensionality Reducing Expansion of Multivariate Integration. T.-H. He. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2001. $59.95 (225 pp.). ISBN 0-8176-4170-X

Finite Element Solution of Boundary Value Problems: Theory and Computation. O. Axelsson, V. A. Barker. Classics in Applied Mathematics 35. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 2001. $50.00 paper (432 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-499-0

Harmonic Superspace. A. Galperin, E. A. Ivanov, V. I. Ogievetsky, E. S. Sokatchev. Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics . Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $90.00 (306 pp.). ISBN 0-521-80164-8

Introduction to Numerical Analysis . A. Neumaier. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $95.00, $34.95 paper (356 pp.). ISBN 0-521-33323-7, ISBN 0-521-33610-4 paper

Introduction to Quantum Computation and Information . H.-K. Lo, S. Popescu, T. Spiller, eds. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2000 [1999, reissued]. $62.00, $38.00 paper (348 pp.). ISBN 981-02-3399-X, ISBN 981-02-4410-X paper

Lectures on Modern Convex Optimization: Analysis, Algorithms, and Engineering Applications. A. Ben-Tal, A. Nemirovski. MPS/SIAM Series on Optimization . Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Programming Society, Philadelphia, 2001. $99.00 paper (488 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-491-5

A Mathematical View of Interior-Point Methods in Convex Optimization . J. Renegar. MPS/SIAM Series on Optimization . Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Programming Society, Philadelphia, 2001. $36.00 paper (117 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-502-4

Mechanics for a New Millenium. H. Aref, J. W. Phillips, eds. Proc. Congress, Chicago, Ill., Aug.-Sept., 2000. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2001. $196.00 (582 pp.). ISBN 0-7923-7156-9

New Developments in Fundamental Interaction Theories . J. Lukierski, J. Rembieliński, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 589. Proc. Sch., Karpacz, Poland, Feb. 2001. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2001. $170.00 (450 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0029-6

Non-Perturbative Methods in 2 Dimensional Quantum Field Theory . 2nd edition. E. Abdalla, M. C. B. Abdalla, K. D. Rothe. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2001 [1991]. $185.00 (832 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4596-3

Path Integrals in Physics. Vol. 1: Stochastic Processes and Quantum Mechanics. Vol. 2: Quantum Field Theory, Statistical Physics and Other Modern Applications. M. Chaichian, A. Demichev. Series in Mathematical and Computational Physics . IOP, Philadelphia, 2001. $150.00 set (681 pp. set). ISBN 0-7503-0713-7

Quantization of Singular Symplectic Quotients. N. P. Landsman, M. Pflaum, M. Schlichenmaier, eds. Progress in Mathematics 198. Proc. Wksp., Obserwolfach, Germany, Aug. 1999. Birkhäuser Verlag, Boston, 2001. $109.00 (355 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-6608-7

Quantum Calculus . V. Kac, P. Cheung. Universitext. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $29.95 paper (112 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95341-8

Quantum Mechanics: A Modern Development. L. E. Ballentine. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2000 [1998, reissued]. $58.00, $42.00 paper (658 pp.). ISBN 981-02-2707-8, ISBN 981-02-4105-4 paper

Quantum Mechanics: A Self-Contained Course. Vol. 1. D. Atkinson, M. N. Hounkonnou. Rinton Press, Princeton, N.J., 2001. $48.00 (197 pp.). ISBN 1-58949-022-3

Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Field Theory: Geometry, Language, Logic. R. Mirman. Nova Science, Huntington, N.Y., 2001. $59.00 (312 pp.). ISBN 1-56072-991-0

Recent Advances in Operator Theory and Related Topics. L. Kérchy, C. Foias, I. Gohberg, H. Langer, eds. Operator Theory: Advances and Applications 127. Proc. Conf., Szeged, Hungary, Aug. 1999. Birkhäuser Verlag, Boston, 2001. $179.00 (669 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-6607-9

Representations and Characters of Groups. 2nd edition. G. James, M. Liebeck. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001 [1993]. $35.95 paper (458 pp.). ISBN 0-521-00392-X

Scattering: Scattering and Inverse Scattering in Pure and Applied Science. Vols. 1 and 2. R. Pike, P. Sabatier, eds. Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., 2002. $1000.00 set (1831 pp. set). ISBN 0-12-613760-9

Shapes and Geometries: Analysis, Differential Calculus, and Optimization . M. C. Delfour, J.-P. Zolésio. Advances in Design and Control. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 2001. $89.00 (482 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-489-3

A Short Course on Spectral Theory . W. Arveson. Graduate Texts in Mathematics 209 . Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $39.95 (135 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95300-0

Stochastic Analysis and Mathematical Physics . A. B. Cruzeiro, J.-C. Zambrini, eds. Progress in Probability 50. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2001. $79.95 (158 pp.). ISBN 0-8176-4246-3

Theoretical Physics at the End of the Twentieth Century. Y. Saint-Aubin, L. Vinet, eds. CRM Series in Mathematical Physics . Proc. Sch., Banff, Alberta, Canada, June-July, 1999. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $149.00 (636 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95311-6

An Introduction to the Science of Cosmology . D. Raine, T. Thomas. Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics . IOP, Philadelphia, 2001. $50.00paper (220 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0405-7

Dictionary of Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy. R. A. Matzner, ed. Comprehensive Dictionary of Physics. CRC Press, New York, 2001. $49.95 (526 pp.). ISBN 0-8493-2891-8

Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology. Vols. 1–17 and Index. 3rd edition. R. A. Meyers, ed. Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., 2002 [1992]. $2,900.00 set (14,598 pp. Set). ISBN 0-12-227410-5

Inventing Modern America: From the Microwave to the Mouse. D. E. Brown. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2002. $29.95 (209 pp.). ISBN 0-262-02508-6