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Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 40. G. Burbidge, A. Sandage, F. H. Shu, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, Calif, 2002. $77.00 (723 pp.). ISBN 0-8243-0940-5

Astronomical Image and Data Analysis. J.-L. Starck, F. Murtagh. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $64.95 (289 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42885-2

Astrophysics of the Diffuse Universe. M. A. Dopita, R. S. Sutherland. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $69.95 (439 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43362-7

Classical Nova Explosions. M. Hernanz, J. José, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 637. Proc. conf., Sitges, Spain, May 2002. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2002. $198.00 (590 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0092-X

Dark Sky, Dark Matter. J. M. Overduin, P. S. Wesson. Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics. IOP, Philadelphia, 2003. $125.00 (216 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0684-X

Dust in the Galactic Environment. 2nd edition. D. C. B. Whittet. Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics. IOP, Philadelphia, 2003 [1992]. $49.99 paper (390 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0624-6

The Dynamics, Structure and History of Galaxies. G. S. Da Costa, H. Jerjen, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 273. Proc. mtg., Queensland, Australia, July–Aug. 2001. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2002. $57.00 (380 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-114-1

Extragalactic Star Clusters. D. Geisler, E. K. Grebel, D. Minniti, eds. International Astronomical Union Symposium 207. Proc. symp., Pucón, Chile, Mar. 2001. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2002. $95.00 (778 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-15-X

Lighthouses of the Universe: The Most Luminous Celestial Objects and

Their Use for Cosmology. M. Gilfanov, R. Sunyaev, E. Churazov, eds. ESO Astrophysics Symposia. Proc. conf., Garching, Germany, Aug. 2001. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $74.95 (618 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43769-X

Neutron Stars in Supernova Remnants. P. O. Slane, B. M. Gaensler, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 271. Proc. wksp., Boston, Mass., Aug. 2001. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2002. $57.00 (441 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-111-7

Non-Stationary Dynamical Problems in Astronomy. T. B. Omarov, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, N.Y., 2002. $89.00 (248 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-331-4

Order and Chaos in Dynamical Astronomy. G. Contopoulos. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $79.95 (624 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43360-0

The Road to Galaxy Formation. W. C. Keel. Springer–Praxis Books in Astrophysics and Astronomy. Praxis/Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $109.00 (230 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-574-2

Scientific Drivers for ESO Future VLT/VLTI Instrumentation. J. Bergeron, G. Monnet, eds. ESO Astrophysics Symposia. Proc. wksp., Garching, Germany, June 2001. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $49.95 (356 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43755-X

SETI 2020: A Roadmap for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. R. D. Ekers, D. K. Cullers, J. Billingham, L. K. Scheffer, eds. SETI Press, Mountain View, Calif, 2002. $25.00 paper (549 pp.). ISBN 0-9666335-3-9

Solar Neutrinos: The First Thirty Years. J. N. Bahcall, R. Davis Jr, P. Parker, A. Smirnov, R. Ulrich, eds. Frontiers in Physics 92. Westview Press, Boulder, Colo., 2002 [1994, reissued]. $50.00 paper (462 pp.). ISBN 0-8133-4037-3

The Ostracoda: Applications in Quaternary Research. J. A. Holmes, A. R. Chivas, eds. Geophysical Monograph 131. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2002. $78.00 (313 pp.). ISBN 0-87590-990-6

Apollo: The Lost and Forgotten Missions. D. J. Shayler. Springer–Praxis Books in Astronomy and Space Sciences. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $44.95 paper (344 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-575-0

Brotherhood of the Bomb: The Tangled Lives and Loyalties of Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller. G. Herken. Henry Holt, New York, 2002. $30.00 (448 pp.). ISBN 0-8050-6588-1

From Nuclear Transmutation to Nuclear Fission, 1932–1939. P. F. Dahl. IOP, Philadelphia, 2002. $75.00 (304 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0865-6

Meanest Foundations and Nobler Superstructures: Hooke, Newton and the “Compounding of the Celestiall Motions of the Planetts.” O. Gal. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science 229. Kluwer Academic, River Edge, N.J., 2002. $69.00 (239 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-0732-9

The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error that Transformed the World. K. Alder. Free Press, New York, 2002. $27.00 (422 pp.). ISBN 0-7432-1675-X

The Nobel Scientists: A Biographical Encyclopedia. G. T. Kurian. Prometheus Books, Amherst, N.Y., 2002. $75.00 (420 pp.). ISBN 1-57392-927-1

Quantum [Un]speakables: From Bell to Quantum Information. R. A Bertlmann, A. Zeilinger. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $89.95 (483 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42756-2

Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA. B. Maddox. HarperCollins, New York, 2002. $29.95 (380 pp.). ISBN 0-06-018407-8

Science Firsts: From the Creation of Science to the Science of Creation. R. Adler. Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., 2002. $24.95 (232 pp.). ISBN 0-471-40174-9

Statistics on the Table: The History of Statistical Concepts and Methods. S. M. Stigler. Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2002 [1999, reissued]. $48.95, $19.95 paper (488 pp.). ISBN 0-674-83601-4, ISBN 0-674-00979-7 paper

Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science. M. White, J. Gribbin. Joseph Henry Press, Washington, DC, 2002 [1998, reissued]. $17.95 paper (348 pp.). ISBN 0-309-08410-5

To the Digital Age: Research Labs, Start-up Companies, and the Rise of MOS Technology. R. K. Bassett. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, Md., 2002. $44.95 (421 pp.). ISBN 0-8018-6809-2

Applied Combustion Diagnostics. K. Kohse-Höinghaus, J. B. Jeffries, eds. Combustion: An International Series. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2002. $70.00 paper (705 pp.). ISBN 1-56032-938-6

An Introduction to Laser Spectroscopy. 2nd edition. D. L. Andrews, A. A. Demidov, eds. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York, 2002 [1995]. $95.00 (375 pp.). ISBN 0-306-47298-8

MuPAD Pro Computing Essentials. M. Majewski. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $49.95 paper (456 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43574-3

Nanoscale Spectroscopy and Its Applications to Semiconductor Research. Y. Watanabe, S. Heun, G. Salviati, N. Yamamoto, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 588. Proc. wksp., Trieste, Italy, Dec. 2000. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $62.00 (306 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43312-0

Quaternions and Rotation Sequences: A Primer with Applications to Orbits, Aerospace, and Virtual Reality. J. B. Kuipers. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 2002. $35.00 paper (371 pp.). ISBN 0-691-10298-8

Tools for Computational Finance. R. Seydel. Universitext. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $49.95 paper (224 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43609-X

Annual Review of Materials Research, Vol. 32. R. Lesar, J. M. Rickman, D. R. Clarke, M. Rühle, J. C. Bravman, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, Calif., 2002. $82.00 (498 pp.). ISBN 0-8243-1732-7

Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics 2002. R. E. Cohen, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 626. Proc. wksp., Washington, DC, Feb. 2002. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2002. $140.00 (313 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0079-2

Iron in Aluminum Alloys: Impurity and Alloying Element. N. A. Belov, A. A. Aksenov, D. G. Eskin (translated from Russian by A. I. Kozlenkov). Advances in Metallic Alloys 2. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2002. $145.00 (342 pp.). ISBN 0-415-27352-8

Nanostructured Materials. H. Hofmann, Z. Rahman, U. Schubert, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $129.00 (193 pp.). ISBN 3-211-83779-5

Perovskites: Modern and Ancient. R. H. Mitchell. Almaz Press, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, 2002. $70.00 paper (318 pp.). ISBN 0-9689411-0-9

The Physics of Phase Transitions: Concepts and Applications. P. Papon, J. Leblond, P. H. E. Meijer (translated from French by S. L. Schnur). Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $74.95 (397 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43236-1

Understanding Viscoelasticity: Basics of Rheology. N. Phan-Thien. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $34.95 (145 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43395-3

Chaos in Dynamical Systems. 2nd edition. E. Ott. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002 [1993]. $140.00, $50.00 paper (478 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81196-1, ISBN 0-521-01084-5 paper

Complexity from Microscopic to Macroscopic Scales: Coherence and Large Deviations. A. T. Skjeltorp, T. Vicsek, eds. NATO Science Series, Series 2: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry 63. Proc. inst., Geilo, Norway, Apr. 2001. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2002. $92.00 (230 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-0633-0

From Cells to Societies: Models of Complex Coherent Action. A. S. Mikhailov, V. Calenbuhr. Springer Series in Synergetics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $74.95 (299 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42164-5

Particles and Nuclei: An Introduction to the Physical Concepts. 3rd edition. B. Povh, K. Rith, C. Scholz, F. Zetsche (translated from German by M. Lavelle). Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002 [1999]. $39.95 paper (391 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43823-8

Physics with GeV Electrons and Gamma-Rays. T. Tamae, J. Kasagi, T. Terasawa, H. Yamazaki, eds. Frontiers Science Series 36. Proc. wksp., Sendai, Japan, Feb. 2001. Universal Academy Press, Tokyo, 2001. $67.00 (204 pp.). ISBN 4-946443-66-5

Structure of Atomic Nuclei. T. Fényes. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary, 2002. $90.00 (708 pp.). ISBN 963-05-7783-6

Integrated Optics: Theory and Technology. 5th edition. R. G. Hunsperger. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002 [1995]. $79.95 (446 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43341-4

Modern Electrodynamics and Coupled-Mode Theory: Application to Guided-Wave Optics. A. A. Barybin, V. A. Dmitriev. Rinton Press, Princeton, N.J., 2002. $98.00 (707 pp.). ISBN 1-58949-007-X

Optical Detection Theory for Laser Applications. G. R. Osche. Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., 2002. $98.00 (412 pp.). ISBN 0-471-22411-1

Optoelectronic and Fiber Optic Technology. R. Tricker. Newnes, Woburn, Mass., 2002. $29.99 paper (319 pp.). ISBN 0-7506-5370-1

At the Frontier of Particle Physics: Handbook of QCD, Boris Ioffe Festschrift. Vols. 1–4. M. Shifman, ed. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2001. $163.00 set (2535 pp. set). ISBN 981-02-4445-2

Advances in Plasma Physics Research. Vol. 2. F. Gerard, ed. Nova Science, Huntington, N.Y., 2002. $89.00 (228 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-200-8

High Energy Density and High Power RF. B. E. Carlsten, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 625. Proc. wksp., Snowbird, Utah, Oct. 2001. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2002. $98.00 (192 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0078-4

The Hybrid Multiscale Simulation Technology: An Introduction with Application to Astrophysical and Laboratory Plasmas. A. S. Lipatov. Scientific Computation. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $79.95 (403 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41734-6

The Interaction of High-Power Lasers with Plasmas. S. Eliezer. Series in Plasma Physics. IOP, Philadelphia, 2002. $115.00 (323 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0747-1

The A to Z of Mathematics: A Basic Guide. T. H. Sidebotham. Wiley, New York, 2002. $54.95 paper (474 pp.). ISBN 0-471-15045-2

Entanglement: The Greatest Mystery in Physics. A. D. Aczel. Four Walls Eight Windows, New York, 2002. $25.00 (284 pp.). ISBN 1-56858-232-3

Explaining the Universe: The New Age of Physics. J. M. Charap. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 2002. $29.95 (226 pp.). ISBN 0-691-00663-6

Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Astronomy. C. Kitchin. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $34.95 paper (280 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-559-9

The Little Book of Earthquakes and Volcanoes. R. Schick. Copernicus Books, New York, 2002. $20.00 (164 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95287-X

The Little Book of Planet Earth. R. Meissner. Copernicus Books, New York, 2002. $20.00 (202 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95258-6

The Little Book of Time. K. Mainzer (translated from German by J. Eisinger). Copernicus Books, New York, 2002. $20.00 (175 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95288-8

Mapping Mars: Science, Imagination, and the Birth of a World. O. Morton. Picador USA, New York, 2002. $30.00 (357 pp.). ISBN 0-312-24551-3

The Millennium Problems: The Seven Greatest Unsolved Mathematical Puzzles of Our Time. K. Devlin. Basic Books, New York, 2002. $26.00 (237 pp.). ISBN 0-465-01729-0

More Small Astronomical Observatories. P. Moore, ed. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $39.95 paper (241 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-572-6, CD-ROM

Quantum Legacy: The Discovery that Changed Our Universe. B. Parker. Prometheus Books, Amherst, N.Y., 2002. $29.00 (282 pp.). ISBN 1-57392-993-X

Sahara: A Natural History. M. de Villiers, S. Hirtle. Walker, New York, 2002. $27.00 (326 pp.). ISBN 0-8027-1372-6

Strange Matters: Undiscovered Ideas at the Frontiers of Space and Time. T. Siegfried. Joseph Henry Press, Washington, DC, 2002. $24.95 (307 pp.). ISBN 0-309-08407-5

They All Laughed at Christopher Columbus: An Incurable Dreamer Builds the First Civilian Spaceship. E. Weil. Bantam Books, New York, 2002. $24.95 (230 pp.). ISBN 0-553-10886-7

A Tribble’s Guide to Space. A. C. Tribble. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 2000. $35.00, $16.95 paper (174 pp.). ISBN 0-691-05059-7, ISBN 0-691-02763-3 paper

Climate Change Policy: A Survey. S. H. Schneider, A. Rosencranz, J. O. Niles, eds. Island Press, Washington, DC, 2002. $60.00, $29.50 paper (563 pp.). ISBN 1-55963-880-X, ISBN 1-55963-881-8 paper

Nuclear Power and the Spread of Nuclear Weapons: Can We Have One Without the Other? P. L. Leventhal, S. Tanzer, S. Dolley, eds. Brassey’s, Washington, DC, 2002. $54.95, $27.95 paper (340 pp.). ISBN 1-57488-494-8, ISBN 1-57488-495-6 paper

Out of Bounds, Out of Control: Regulatory Enforcement at the EPA J. V. DeLong. Cato Institute, Washington, DC, 2002. $16.95, $8.95 paper (111 pp.). ISBN 1-930865-30-9, ISBN 1-930865-29-5 paper

Women in Physics: The IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics. B. K. Hartline, D. Li, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 628. Proc. conf., Paris, Mar. 2002. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2002. $85.00 paper (263 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0074-1

The Evolving Sun and Its Influence on Planetary Environments. B. Montesinos, Á. Giménez, E. F. Guinan, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 269. Proc. wksp., Granada, Spain, June 2001. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2002. $57.00 (367 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-109-5

The Future of Solar Exploration, 2003–2013: Community Contributions to the NRC Solar System Exploration Decadal Survey. M. V. Sykes, ed. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 272. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2002. $57.00 (433 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-113-3

High-Pressure Shock Compression of Solids V: Shock Chemistry with Applications to Meteorite Impacts. L. Davison, Y. Horie, T. Sekine, eds. High-Pressure Shock Compression of Condensed Matter. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $139.00 (248 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95494-5

Molecular Driving Forces: Statistical Thermodynamics in Chemistry and Biology. K. A. Dill, S. Bromberg. Garland Science, New York, 2003. $89.95 paper (666 pp.). ISBN 0-8153-2051-5

Monte Carlo Simulation in Statistical Physics: An Introduction. 4th edition. K. Binder, D. W. Heermann. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences 80. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002 [1997]. $34.95 (180 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43221-3

Continuum Mechanics. I.-S. Liu. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $54.95 (297 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43019-9

Finite Volume Methods for Hyperbolic Problems. R. J. LeVeque. Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $120.00, $45.00 paper (558 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81087-6, ISBN 0-521-00924-3 paper

Inequalities: Selecta of Elliott H. Lieb. M. Loss, M. B. Ruskai, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $64.95 (711 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43021-0

Lie Groups for Pedestrians. H. J. Lipkin. Dover, Mineola, N.Y., 2002 [1966, reissued]. $11.95 paper (182 pp.). ISBN 0-486-42185-6

Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling. S. Takagi. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $80.00 (211 pp.). ISBN 0-521-80002-1

The Mathematical Theory of Information. J. Kåhre. The Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science 684. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2002. $145.00 (502 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-7064-0

Methods of Contemporary Gauge Theory. Y. Makeenko. Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $90.00 (417 pp.). ISBN 0-521-80911-8

On Controllability of Linear Vibrations. W. Krabs, G. M. Sklyar. Nova Science, Huntington, N.Y., 2002. $79.00 (163 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-231-8, CD-ROM

Physics in Non-Commutative World I: Field Theories. M. Li, Y.-S. Wu, eds. Rinton Press, Princeton, N.J., 2002. $98.00 (596 pp.). ISBN 1-58949-021-5

Quantum Interacting Particle Systems. L. Accardi, F. Fagnola, eds. QP–PQ: Quantum Probability and White Noise Analysis 14. Proc. sch., Trento, Italy, Sept. 2000. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2002. $78.00 (336 pp.). ISBN 981-238-104-X

Quantum Mathematical Physics: Atoms, Molecules and Large Systems. 2nd edition. W. Thirring (translated from German by E. M. Harrell). Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002 [1983]. $79.95 (582 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43078-4

Quantum Mechanics. J.-L. Basdevant, J. Dalibard (CD-ROM by M. Joffre). Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $79.95 (511 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42739-2, CD-ROM

Quantum Mechanics. 3rd edition. F. Schwabl (translated from German by R. Kates). Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002 [1995]. $54.95 (418 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43109-8

Quantum Physics: A Text for Graduate Students. R. G. Newton. Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $69.95 (411 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95473-2

Quantum Theory and Its Stochastic Limit. L. Accardi, Y. G. Lu, I. Volovich. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $84.00 (473 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41928-4

An Introduction to Quantum Theory. F. S. Levin. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $170.00, $39.95 paper (793 pp.). ISBN 0-521-59161-9, ISBN 0-521-59841-9 paper

Life in the Universe. J. Bennett, S. Shostak, B. Jakosky. Addison Wesley Longman, New York, 2003. $80.00 paper (346 pp.). ISBN 0-8053-8577-0

Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering: A Comprehensive Guide. 2nd edition. K. F. Riley, M. P. Hobson, S. J. Bence. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002 [1998]. $120.00, $60.00 paper (1232 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81372-7, ISBN 0-521-89067-5 paper

Statistical Mechanics. T. Tsang. Rinton Press, Princeton, N.J., 2002. $64.00 (390 pp.). ISBN 1-58949-006-1

The Sun: An Introduction. 2nd edition. M. Stix. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002 [1989]. $89.95 (490 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42886-0

Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics. J. M. Seddon, J. D. Gale. Basic Concepts in Chemistry. Wiley, New York, and Royal Society of Chemistry, London, 2002. $34.95 paper (161 pp.). ISBN 0-471-28165-4

Thermodynamics Made Comprehensible. M. Ishida. Nova Science, Huntington, N.Y., 2002. $34.00 (148 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-185-9

Understanding Physics. D. Cassidy, G. Holton, J. Rutherford. Undergraduate Texts in Contemporary Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $69.95 (851 pp.). ISBN 0-387-98756-8

Understanding Physics: Student Guide. D. Cassidy, G. Holton, J. Rutherford. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $24.95 paper (165 pp.). ISBN 0-387-98755-X

The Best American Science Writing 2002. M. Ridley, ed. HarperCollins, New York, 2002. $27.50, $13.95 paper (325 pp.). ISBN 0-06-621162-X, ISBN 0-06-093650-9 paper

Germs: Biological Weapons and America’s Secret War. J. Miller, S. Engelberg, W. Broad. Touchstone, New York, 2002 [2001, reissued]. $14.00 paper (407 pp.). ISBN 0-684-87159-9

Information Technology Encyclopedia and Acronyms. E. Kajan. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $49.95 (684 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41793-1

Van Nostrand’s Scientific Encyclopedia. Vols. 1 and 2. 9th edition. G. D. Considine, P. H. Kulik, eds. Wiley, New York, 2002. $295.00 set (3898 pp. set). ISBN 0-471-33230-5

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Introduction to the Theory of Collisions of Electrons with Atoms and Molecules. S. P. Khare. Physics of Atoms and Molecules. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York, 2002. $120.00 (350 pp.). ISBN 0-306-47241-4

Brain Dynamics: Synchronization and Activity Patterns in Pulse-Coupled Neural Nets with Delays and Noise. H. Haken. Springer Series in Synergetics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $79.95 (245 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43076-8

Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Theory and Practice. 3rd edition. M. T. Vlaardingerbroek, J. A. den Boer. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003 [1999]. $89.95 (499 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43681-2

Medical Physics. L. M. M. Zetina, G. H. Corral, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 630. Proc. symp., Mexico City, Mexico, Mar. 2002. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2002. $145.00 (288 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0084-9

Photonics of Biopolymers. N. L. Vekshin. Biological and Medical Physics Series. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $74.95 (229 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43817-3

Therapeutic Applications of Monte Carlo Calculations in Nuclear Medicine. H. Zaidi, G. Sgouros, eds. Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. IOP, Philadelphia, 2003. $100.00 (364 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0816-8

The Chemical Physics of Solid Surfaces. Vol. 10: Surface Alloys and Alloy Surfaces. D. P. Woodruff, ed. Elsevier, New York, 2002. $275.00 (536 pp.). ISBN 0-444-51152-0

Cohesion: A Scientific History of Intermolecular Forces. J. S. Rowlinson. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $90.00 (333 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81008-6

Crystallization of Polymers. Vol. 1: Equilibrium Concepts. 2nd edition. L. Mandelkern. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002 [1964]. $110.00 (433 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81681-5

Laser Control and Manipulation of Molecules. A. D. Bandrauk, Y. Fujimura, R. J. Gordon, eds. ACS Symposium Series 821. Proc. symp., Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 2000. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 2002 [1999]. $94.50 (372 pp.). ISBN 0-8412-3786-7

Photoactivation of Isomers of Stable Nuclei and Recent Applications. Á. Veres. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary, 2002. $28.00 paper (199 pp.). ISBN 963-05-7865-4

Selective Spectroscopy of Single Molecules. I. S. Osad’ko. Springer Series in Chemical Physics 69. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $109.00 (382 pp.). ISBN 3-540-44101-8

Statistical, Gradient, Block and Graft Copolymers by Controlled/Living Radical Polymerizations. K. A. Davis, K. Matyjaszewski. Advances in Polymer Science 159. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $139.00 (191 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43244-2

Accuracy and Stability of Numerical Algorithms. 2nd edition. N. J. Higham. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 2002 [1996]. $64.50 (680 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-521-0

Algorithms on Trees and Graphs. G. Valiente. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $49.95 (490 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43550-6

Computational Methods for Inverse Problems. C. R. Vogel. Frontiers in Applied Mathematics. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 2002. $56.00 (183 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-507-5

The Illustrated Wavelet Transform Handbook: Introductory Theory and Applications in Science, Engineering, Medicine and Finance. P. S. Addison. IOP, Philadelphia, 2002. $65.00 (353 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0692-0

Logic for Programming, Artificial Intelligence, and Reasoning. M. Baaz, A. Voronkov, eds. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence 2514. Proc. conf., Tbilisi, Georgia, Oct. 2002. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $73.00 paper (463 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00010-0

Neuro-Fuzzy Control of Industrial Systems with Actuator Nonlinearities. F. L. Lewis, J. Campos, R. Selmic. Frontiers in Applied Mathematics. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 2002. $69.00 (244 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-505-9

A Practical Guide to Boundary Element Methods with the Software Library BEMLIB. C. Pozrikidis. Chapman & Hall/CRC, New York, 2002. $99.95 (423 pp.). ISBN 1-58488-323-5

Simulating, Analyzing, and Animating Dynamical Systems: A Guide to XPPAUT for Researchers and Students. B. Ermentrout. Software, Environments, Tools. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 2002. $63.00 paper (290 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-506-7

Advances in Condensed Matter and Materials Research. Vol. 3. F. Gerard, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, N.Y., 2002. $98.00 (250 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-147-8

Coverings of Discrete Quasiperiodic Sets: Theory and Applications to Quasicrystals. P. Kramer, Z. Papadopolos, eds. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 180. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $179.00 (273 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43241-8

Foundations of Nanomechanics: From Solid-State Theory to Device Applications. A. N. Cleland. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $69.95 (436 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43661-8

High Magnetic Fields: Applications in Condensed Matter Physics and Spectroscopy. C. Berthier, L. P. Lévy, G. Martinez, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 595. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $109.00 (493 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43979-X

Lectures on the Physics of Highly Correlated Electron Systems VI. F. Mancini, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 629. Proc. course, Salerno, Italy, Oct. 2001. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2002. $145.00 (243 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0083-0

Soft Matter Physics: An Introduction. M. Kleman, O. D. Lavrentovich. Partially Ordered Systems. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $79.95 (637 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95267-5

Relativity Today. C. A. Hoenselaers, Z. Perjés, eds. Proc. wksp., Budapest, Hungary, July 2000. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary, 2002. $58.00 (189 pp.). ISBN 963-05-7929-4

Theoretical Astrophysics. Vol. 3: Galaxies and Cosmology. T. Padmanabhan. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $140.00, $55.00 paper (619 pp.). ISBN 0-521-56242-2, ISBN 0-521-56630-4 paper

Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers: Device and System Developments. E. Desurvire, D. Bayart, B. Desthieux, S. Bigo. Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., 2002. $150.00 (763 pp.). ISBN 0-471-41903-6

High Intensity and High Brightness Hadron Beams. W. Chou, Y. Mori, D. Neuffer, J.-F. Ostiguy, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 642. Proc. wksp., Batavia, Ill., Apr. 2002. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2002. $150.00 (400 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0097-0, CD-ROM

High Resolution Focused Ion Beams: FIB and Its Applications. J. Orloff, M. Utlaut, L. Swanson. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York, 2003. $145.00 (303 pp.). ISBN 0-306-47350-X

International Workshop on Superconducting Nano-Electronics Devices. J. Pekola, B. Ruggiero, P. Silvestrini, eds. Proc. wksp., Naples, Italy, May–June 2001. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York, 2002. $145.00 (241 pp.). ISBN 0-306-47266-X

Optoelectronics of Solar Cells. G. P. Smestad. SPIE Press, Bellingham, Wash., 2002. $42.00 paper (99 pp.). ISBN 0-8194-4440-5

Principles and Applications of Ion Scattering Spectrometry: Surface Chemical and Structural Analysis. J. W. Rabalais. Wiley-Interscience Series on Mass Spectrometry. Wiley, New York,