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Cochlear Implants: Fundamentals and Applications. G. Clark. AIP Series in Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing . AIP Press/Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $129.00 (830 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95583-6

Catalogue of Discordant Redshift Associations. H. Arp. Apeiron, Montreal, 2003. $45.00 paper (234 pp.). ISBN 0-9683689-9-9

CNO in the Universe. C. Charbonnel, D. Schaerer, G. Meynet, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 304. Proc. conf., Saint-Luc, Switzerland, Sept. 2002. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2003. $51.30 (422 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-153-2

Does the Primordial Evolution of Globular Clusters Include a Self-Enrichment Phase? G. Parmentier. Classe des Sciences, Académie Royale de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium, 2003. $21.00 paper (155 pp.). ISBN 2-8031-0196-3

Handbook of Isotopes in the Cosmos: Hydrogen to Gallium . D. Clayton. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $90.00 (314 pp.). ISBN 0-521-82381-1

New Technologies in VLBI. Y. C. Minh, ed. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 306. Proc. symp., Gyeong-ju, Korea, Nov. 2002. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2003. $57.00 (402 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-155-9

Essays on the History of Mechanics: In Memory of Clifford Ambrose Truesdell and Edoardo Benvenuto. A. Becchi, M. Corradi, F. Foce, O. Pedemonte, eds. Between Mechanics and Architecture. Proc. symp., Genoa, Italy, Nov.—Dec. 2001. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2003. $59.95 (256 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-1476-1

Herman Boerhaave (1668–1738): Calvinist Chemist and Physician. R. Knoeff. History of Science and Scholarship in the Netherlands 3. Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, 2002. $35.00 (237 pp.). ISBN 90-6984-342-0

The Moment of Complexity: Emerging Network Culture. M. C. Taylor. U. of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2003 [2001, reissued]. $17.00 paper (340 pp.). ISBN 0-226-79118-1

Out of This World: An Examination of Modern Physics and Cosmology . H. Frankel. Cardiff Academic Press, Cardiff, UK, 2003. $25.00 paper (270 pp.). ISBN 1-899025-25-1

The Prism and the Pendulum: The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments in Science. R. P. Crease. Random House, New York, 2003. $23.95 (244 pp.). ISBN 1-4000-6131-8

Science in the Looking Glass: What Do Scientists Really Know? E. B. Davies. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003. $29.95 (295 pp.). ISBN 0-19-852543-5

The Scientists: A History of Science Told Through the Lives of Its Greatest Inventors. J. Gribbin. Random House, New York, 2003 [2002, reissued]. $35.00 (647 pp.). ISBN 1-4000-6013-3

Signor Marconi’s Magic Box: The Most Remarkable Invention of the 19th Century and the Amateur Inventor Whose Genius Sparked a Revolution. G. Weightman. Da Capo Press, Cambridge, MA, 2003. $25.00 (312 pp.). ISBN 0-306-81275-4

The Story of Quantum Mechanics . V. Guillemin. Dover Classics of Science and Mathematics. Dover, Mineola, NY, 2003 [1968, reissued]. $19.95 paper (332 pp.). ISBN 0-486-42874-5

Differential Scanning Calorimetry . 2nd edition. G. W. H. Höhne, W. F. Hemminger, H.-J. Flammersheim. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003 [1996]. $149.00 (298 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00467-X

Instrumentation in Elementary Particle Physics . L. Villaseñor, V. Villanueva, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 674. Proc. sch., Morelia, Mexico, Nov. 2002. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $165.00 (404 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0141-1

Measurement and Control of Charged Particle Beams . M. G. Minty, F. Zimmermann. Particle Acceleration and Detection. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $79.95 (364 pp.). ISBN 3-540-44187-5

Micromachines as Tools for Nano-technology . H. Fujita, ed. Microtechnology and MEMS . Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $99.00 (211 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00856-X

Space-Time Adaptive Processing for Radar . J. R. Guerci. Artech House Radar Library. Artech House, Norwood, MA, 2003. $87.00 (189 pp.). ISBN 1-58053-377-9

Annual Review of Materials Research. Vol. 33. K.-D. Kreuer, D. R. Clark, M. Rühle, J. C. Bravman, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2003. $85.00 (654 pp.). ISBN 0-8243-1733-5

Crystal Growth Technology . K. Byrappa, T. Ohachi, eds. Springer Series in Materials Processing . William Andrew, Norwich, CT, and Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $179.00 (590 pp.). ISBN 0-8155-1453-0 (William Andrew), ISBN 3-540-00367-3 (Springer-Verlag)

Dielectric Properties of Porous Media . S. O. Gladkov. Springer Series in Materials Science 59. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $89.95 (261 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00186-7

Fundamental Physics of Ferro-electrics 2003. P. K. Davies, D. J. Singh, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 677. Proc. wksp., Williamsburg, VA, Feb. 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $140.00 (288 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0146-2

Graphite Intercalation Compounds and Applications. T. Enoki, M. Suzuki, M. Endo. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003. $150.00 (440 pp.). ISBN 0-19-512827-3

Principles of Surface Physics . F. Bechstedt. Advanced Texts in Physics . Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $89.95 (342 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00635-4

Quantum Phenomena in Clusters and Nanostructures . S. N. Khanna, A. W. Castleman Jr, eds. Springer Series in Cluster Physics . Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $89.95 (265 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00015-1

Single Organic Nanoparticles . H. Masuhara, H. Nakanishi, K. Sasaki, eds. Nanoscience and Technology . Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $119.00 (402 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00187-5

Solid-State Physics: An Introduction to Principles of Materials Science . 3rd edition. H. Ibach, H. Lüth. Advanced Texts in Physics . Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003 [1995]. $49.95 paper (501 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43870-X

Structure and Properties of Aperiodic Materials . Y. Kawazoe, Y. Waseda, eds. Advances in Materials Research 5. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $89.95 (207 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00959-0

Adaptivity and Learning: An Interdisciplinary Debate. R. Kühn, R. Menzel, W. Menzel, U. Ratsch, M. M. Richter, I.-O. Stamatescu, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $59.95 (403 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00091-7

Control in an Information Rich World: Report of the Panel on Future Directions in Control, Dynamics, and Systems . R. M. Murray, ed. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 2003. $30.00 paper (102 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-528-8

Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. 5th edition. L. D. Schmadel. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003 [2000]. $169.00 (992 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00238-3

The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe. L. McTaggart. Quill, New York, 2003 [2002, reissued]. $12.95 paper (268 pp.). ISBN 0-06-093117-5

How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific paper. B. Gustavii. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $55.00, $19.00 paper (141 pp.). ISBN 0-521-82323-4, ISBN 0-521-53024-5 paper

Lightning: Physics and Effects. V. A. Rakov, M. A. Uman. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $200.00 (687 pp.). ISBN 0-521-58327-6

Nature’s Building Blocks: An A–Z Guide to the Elements. J. Emsley. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003 [2001, reissued]. $16.95 paper (538 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850340-7

Propagation Handbook for Wireless Communication System Design. R. K. Crane. Electrical Engineering and Applied Signal Processing Series 13. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2003. $119.95 (307 pp.). ISBN 0-8493-0820-8

Russian Spacesuits. I. P. Abramov, Å. I. Skoog. Springer-Praxis Books in Astronomy and Space Sciences. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $39.95 paper (366 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-732-X

Brownian Agents and Active Particles: Collective Dynamics in the Natural and Social Sciences . F. Schweitzer. Springer Series in Synergetics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $69.95 (420 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43938-2

Experimental Chaos . V. In, L. Kocarev, T. L. Carroll, B. J. Gluckman, S. Boccaletti, J. Kurths, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 676. Proc. conf., San Diego, CA, Aug. 2002. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $145.00 (394 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0145-4

The Mathematical Aspects of Quantum Maps. M. D. Esposti, S. Graffi, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 618. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $59.95 (170 pp.). ISBN 3-540-02623-1

Nonlinear Dynamics: From Lasers to Butterflies. R. Ball, N. Akhmediev, eds. World Scientific Lecture Notes in Complex Systems 1. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $62.00 (435 pp.). ISBN 981-238-320-4

Proton-Emitting Nuclei. E. Maglione, F. Soramel, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 681. Proc. symp., Legnaro, Italy, Feb. 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $145.00 (287 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0150-0

Electromagnetic Scintillation II: Weak Scattering . A. D. Wheelon. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $110.00 (440 pp.). ISBN 0-521-80199-0

Laser Material Processing . 3rd edition. W. M. Steen. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003 [1998]. $59.95 paper (408 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-698-6

Laser Physics at Relativistic Intensities. A. V. Borovsky, A. L. Galkin, A. B. Shiryaev, T. Auguste. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics 34. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $89.95 (218 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43446-1

Laser-Induced Damage of Optical Materials . R. M. Wood. Series in Optics and Optoelectronics. IOP, Philadelphia, 2003. $70.00 (241 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0845-1

Optical Nanotechnologies: The Manipulation of Surface and Local Plasmons . J. Tominaga, D. P. Tsai, eds. Topics in Applied Physics 88. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $149.00 (212 pp.). ISBN 3-540-44070-4

Opticks. I. Newton. Great Minds Series. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2003. $13.00 paper (414 pp.). ISBN 1-59102-095-6

Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Principles and Applications. 3rd edition. S. Hüfner. Advanced Texts in Physics . Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003 [1996]. $89.95 (662 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41802-4

Polarization Optics of Random Media . A. A. Kokhanovsky. Springer-Praxis Books in Environmental Sciences. Praxis/Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $119.00 (224 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42635-3

Progress in Nano-Electro-Optics II: Novel Devices and Atom Manipulation . M. Ohtsu, ed. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 89. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $99.00 (190 pp.). ISBN 3-540-05042-6

Solid-State Mid-Infrared Laser Sources. I. T. Sorokina, K. L. Vodopyanov, eds. Topics in Applied Physics 89. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $169.00 (557 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00621-4

Waveguide Nonlinear-Optic Devices . T. Suhara, M. Fujimura. Springer Series in Photonics 11. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $89.95 (321 pp.). ISBN 3-540-01527-2

Electroweak Symmetry Breaking: The Bottom-Up Approach. W. Kilian. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 198. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $119.00 (113 pp.). ISBN 0-387-40097-4

Hadron Collider Physics 2002. M. Erdmann, Th. Müller, eds. Proc. conf., Karlsruhe, Germany, Sept.–Oct. 2002. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $199.00 (527 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00995-7

Particle Physics in the New Millennium: Proceedings of the 8th Adriatic Meeting. J. Trampetić, J. Wess, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 616. Proc. mtg., Zagreb, Croatia, Sept. 2001. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $99.95 (365 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00711-3, CD-ROM

Physics of Neutrinos and Application to Astrophysics . M. Fukugita, T. Yanagida. Texts and Monographs in Physics . Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $79.95 (593 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43800-9

Spin 2002. Y. I. Makdisi, A. U. Luccio, W. W. MacKay, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 675. Proc. symp., Upton, NY, Sept. 2002, and proc. wksp., Danvers, MA, Sept. 2002. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $295.00 (1162 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0136-5, CD-ROM

Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence . D. Biskamp. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $95.00 (297 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81011-6

Space Plasma Simulation. J. Büchner, C. T. Dum, M. Scholer, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 615. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $79.95 (351 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00698-2

The Five Biggest Unsolved Problems in Science. A. W. Wiggins, C. M. Wynn. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2003. $14.95 paper (234 pp.). ISBN 0-471-26808-9

The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World’s Most Astonishing Number. M. Livio. Broadway Books, New York, 2003 [2002, reissued]. $14.95 paper (294 pp.). ISBN 0-7679-0816-3

How to Dunk a Doughnut: The Science of Everyday Life. L. Fisher. Arcade, New York, 2003. $24.95 (255 pp.). ISBN 1-55970-680-5

The Isaac Newton School of Driving: Physics and Your Car. B. Parker. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, MD, 2003. $26.95 (250 pp.). ISBN 0-8018-7417-3

Leaving Earth: Space Stations, Rival Superpowers, and the Quest for Interplanetary Travel. R. Zimmerman. Joseph Henry Press, Washington, DC, 2003. $27.95 (528 pp.). ISBN 0-309-08548-9

The Prophet and the Astronomer: A Scientific Journey to the End of Time. M. Gleiser. W. W. Norton, New York, 2003 [2001, reissued]. $15.95 paper (320 pp.). ISBN 0-393-32431-1

Super Vision: A New View of Nature. I. Amato. Harry N. Abrams, New York, 2003. $40.00 (232 pp.). ISBN 0-8109-4545-2

Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Vol. 31. R. Jeanloz, A. L. Albee, K. C. Burke, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2003. $80.00 (639 pp.). ISBN 0-8243-2031-X

Chaos to Cosmos: A Space Odyssey. L. Danly, L. David, D. Goldsmith. Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver, CO, and Graphic Arts Center, Portland, OR, 2003. $29.95 (137 pp.). ISBN 1-55868-701-7

Financial Market Complexity. N. F. Johnson, P. Jeffries, P. M. Hui. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003. $45.00 (254 pp.). ISBN 0-19-852665-2

Information Theory and Evolution . J. Avery. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $58.00, $28.00 paper (217 pp.). ISBN 981-238-399-9, ISBN 981-238-400-6 paper

Kinetic Theory: Classical, Quantum, and Relativistic Descriptions. 3rd edition. R. L. Liboff. Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics . Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003 [1998]. $79.95 (571 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95551-8

Processes With Long-Range Correlations: Theory and Applications. G. Rangarajan, M. Ding, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 621. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $99.95 (392 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40129-6

Statistical Mechanics of Complex Networks. R. Pastor-Satorras, M. Rubi, A. Diaz-Guilera, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 625. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $59.95 (206 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40372-8

Astronomy: A Physical Perspective. 2nd edition. M. L. Kutner. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003 [1987]. $120.00, $75.00 paper (582 pp.). ISBN 0-521-821967, ISBN 0-521-52927-1 paper

Biological Physics: Energy, Information, Life. P. Nelson. W. H. Freeman, New York, 2003. $60.00 (598 pp.). ISBN 0-71674372-8

Breakup of Liquid Sheets and Jets . S. P. Lin. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $75.00 (269 pp.). ISBN 0-521-80694-1

Comparative Biomechanics: Life’s Physical World. S. Vogel. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2003. $60.00 (580 pp.). ISBN 0-691-11297-5

Fundamental Astronomy . 4th edition. H. Karttunen, P. Kröger, H. Oja, M. Poutanen, K. J. Donner, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003 [1996]. $59.95 (468 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00179-4

Geometry, Topology and Physics . 2nd edition. M. Nakahara. Graduate Student Series in Physics . IOP, Philadelphia, 2003 [1990]. $55.00 paper (573 pp.). ISBN 07503-0606-8

Mathematics for Physicists . S. M. Lea. Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning, Belmont, CA, 2004. $104.95 (602 pp.). ISBN 0-534-37997-4

Modern Physics and Technology for Undergraduates . L. M. Folan, V. I. Tsifrinovich, G. P. Berman. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $34.00, $26.00 paper (144 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4882-2, ISBN 981-02-4883-0 paper

Particle Astrophysics . D. H. Perkins. Oxford Master Series in Particle Physics, Astrophysics, and Cosmology . Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003. $74.50, $39.50 paper (256 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850951-0, ISBN 0-19-850952-9 paper

Practical Interfacing in the Laboratory: Using a PC for Instrumentation, Data Analysis, and Control. S. E. Derenzo. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $65.00 (610 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81527-4

Bayesian Inference: Parameter Estimation and Decisions. H. L. Harney. Advanced Texts in Physics . Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $79.95 (263 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00397-5

Differential Equations: Linear, Nonlinear, Ordinary, Partial. A. C. King, J. Billingham, S. R. Otto. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $100.00, $40.00 paper (541 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81658-0, ISBN 0-521-01687-8 paper

Discrete Convex Analysis. K. Murota. SIAM Monographs on Discrete Mathematics and Applications. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 2003. $111.00 (389 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-540-7

Elements of Wavelets for Engineers and Scientists. D. F. Mix, K. J. Olejniczak. Wiley, Hoboken NJ, 2003. $54.95 (236 pp.). ISBN 0-471-46617-4

Exact Solutions of Einstein’s Field Equations . 2nd edition. H. Stephani, D. Kramer, M. MacCallum, C. Hoenselaers, E. Herlt. Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics . Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003 [1980]. $120.00 (701 pp.). ISBN 0-521-46136-7

A First Course in Dynamics With a Panorama of Recent Developments. B. Hasselblatt, A. Katok. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $95.00, $35.00 paper (424 pp.). ISBN 0-521-58304-7, ISBN 0-521-58750-6 paper

Fourier and Laplace Transforms . R. J. Beerends, H. G. ter Morsche, J. C. van den Berg, E. M. van de Vrie (translated from Dutch by R. J. Beerends). Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $100.00, $60.00 paper (447 pp.). ISBN 0-521-80689-5, ISBN 0-521-53441-0 paper

Geometric Algebra for Physicists . C. Doran, A. Lasenby. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $90.00 (578 pp.). ISBN 0-521-48022-1

The Geometric Phase in Quantum Systems: Foundations, Mathematical Concepts, and Applications in Molecular and Condensed Matter Physics . A. Bohm, A. Mostafazadeh, H. Koizumi, Q. Niu, J. Zwanziger. Texts and Monographs in Physics . Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $79.95 (439 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00031-3

Graph Directed Markov Systems: Geometry and Dynamics of Limit Sets . R. D. Mauldin, M. Urba$nAski. Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics 148. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $55.00 (281 pp.). ISBN 0-521-82538-5

Irreversible Quantum Dynamics . F. Benatti, R. Floreanini, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 622. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $79.95 (373 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40223-3

Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Representations: An Elementary Introduction. B. C. Hall. Graduate Texts in Mathematics 222. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $59.95 (351 pp.). ISBN 0-387-40122-9

A Primer in Density Functional Theory . C. Fiolhais, F. Nogueira, M. Marques, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 620. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $59.95 (256 pp.). ISBN 3-540-03083-2

Topics in Contemporary Mathematical Physics . K. S. Lam. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $94.00, $48.00 paper (604 pp.). ISBN 981-238-404-9, ISBN 981-238-454-5 paper