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Soft Condensed Matter Physics in Molecular and Cell Biology. W. C. K. Poon, D. Andelman. Scottish Graduate Series 59. Proc. lecture, Edinburgh, UK, Mar.–Apr. 2004. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2006. $79.95 (325 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-1023-5

Group Theory with Applications in Chemical Physics. P. W. M. Jacobs. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005. $95.00 (485 pp.). ISBN 0-521-64250-7

Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed-Matter Physics XVII. D. P. Landau, S. P. Lewis, H.-B. Schüttler, eds. Springer Proceedings in Physics 103. Proc. wksp., Athens, GA, Feb. 2004. Springer, New York, 2006. $179.00 (284 pp.). ISBN 3-540-26564-3

An Introduction to Programming with IDL®: Interactive Data Language. K. P. Bowman. Academic Press/Elsevier, Burlington, MA, 2006. $49.95 paper (286 pp.). ISBN 0-12-088559-X

Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations on Parallel Computers. A. M. Bruaset, A. Tveito, eds. Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering 51. Springer, New York, 2006. $89.95 paper (482 pp.). ISBN 3-540-29076-1

Quantum Annealing and Related Optimization Methods. A. Das, B. K. Chakrabarti, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 679. Springer, New York, 2005. $79.95 (376 pp.). ISBN 3-540-27987-3

Solving PDEs in C++: Numerical Methods in a Unified Object-Oriented Approach. Y. Shapira. Computational Science and Engineering. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2006. $125.00 paper (500 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-601-2

Decoherence, Entanglement, and Information Protection in Complex Quantum Systems. V. M. Akulin, A. Sarfati, G. Kurizki, S. Pellegrin, eds. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry 189. Proc. wksp., Les Houches, France, Apr. 2004. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2005. $259.00 (703 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3281-1

Defects in High-κ Gate Dielectric Stacks: Nano-Electronic Semiconductor Devices. E. Gusev, ed. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry 220. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $209.00 (492 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-4365-1

Local-Moment Ferromagnets: Unique Properties for Modern Applications. M. Donath, W. Nolting, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 678. Springer, New York, 2005. $79.95 (329 pp.). ISBN 3-540-27286-0

Quantum Dots: Research Developments. P. A. Ling, ed. Horizons in World Physics 251. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2005. $129.00 (261 pp.). ISBN 1-59454-406-9

Semiconductor Macroatoms: Basic Physics and Quantum-Device Applications. F. Rossi, ed. Imperial College Press, London, 2005. $58.00 (319 pp.). ISBN 1-86094-608-9

100 Years of Relativity: Space-Time Structure: Einstein and Beyond. A. Ashtekar, ed. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2005. $88.00 (510 pp.). ISBN 981-256-394-6

Einstein, 1905-2005: Poincaré Seminar 2005. T. Damour, O. Darrigol, B. Duplantier, V. Rivasseau, eds. Progress in Mathematical Physics 47. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2006. $99.00 (293 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-7435-7

Physical Foundations of Cosmology. V. Mukhanov. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005. $70.00 (421 pp.). ISBN 0-521-56398-4

Statistical Physics for Cosmic Structures. A. Gabrielli, F. Sylos Labini, M. Joyce, L. Pietronero. Springer, New York, 2005. $89.95 (424 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40745-6

Continuous-Time Sigma-Delta A/D Conversion: Fundamentals, Performance Limits, and Robust Implementations. M. Ortmanns, F. Gerfers. Springer Series in Advanced Microelectronics 21. Springer, New York, 2006. $149.00 (242 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28406-0

High Energy Density and High Power RF. D. K. Abe, G. S. Nusinovich, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 807. Proc. wksp., Kalamata, Greece, June 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $175.00 (504 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0298-1, CD-ROM

Microfluidics for Biotechnology. J. Berthier, P. Silberzan. Microelectromechanical Systems Series. Artech House, Norwood, MA, 2006. $109.00 (345 pp.). ISBN 1-58053-961-0

Nanoelectronics: Principles and Devices. M. Dragoman, D. Dragoman. Nanotechnology Series. Artech House, Norwood, MA, 2006. $89.00 (426 pp.). ISBN 1-58053-694-8

Optical Imaging Sensors and Systems for Homeland Security Applications. B. Javidi, ed. Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications 2. Springer, New York, 2006. $149.00 (416 pp.). ISBN 0-387-26170-2

Coal Combustion Byproducts and Environmental Issues. K. S. Sajwan,

Ludwig Boltzmann: The Man Who Trusted Atoms. C. Cercignani. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006 [1998, reissued]. $44.50 paper (329 pp.). ISBN 0-19-857064-3

Math and the Mona Lisa: The Art and Science of Leonardo da Vinci. B. Atalay. Smithsonian Books/HarperCollins, New York, 2006 [2004, reissued]. $12.95 paper (314 pp.). ISBN 0-06-085119-8

Nature Exposed: Photography as Eyewitness in Victorian Science. J. Tucker. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, MD, 2005. $55.00 (294 pp.). ISBN 0-8018-7991-4

Niels Bohr Collected Works. Vol. 11: The Political Arena (1934–1961). F. Aaserud, ed. Elsevier, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2005. $180.00 (754 pp.). ISBN 0-444-51336-1

On the Ice: An Intimate Portrait of Life at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. G. Legler. Milkweed, Minneapolis, MN, 2005. $15.95 paper (195 pp.). ISBN 1-57131-282-X

Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project: Insights into J. Robert Oppenheimer, “Father of the Atomic Bomb.” C. C. Kelly, ed. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2006. $42.00, $18.00 paper (173 pp.). ISBN 981-256-418-7, ISBN 981-256-599-X paper

Physical Relativity: Space-Time Structure from a Dynamical Perspective. H. R. Brown. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2005. $55.00 (225 pp.). ISBN 0-19-927583-1

Reappraising Oppenheimer: Centennial Studies and Reflections. C. Carson, D. A. Hollinger, eds. Berkeley Papers in History of Science 21. Office for History of Science and Technology, U. of Calif., Berkeley, 2005. $14.00 paper (413 pp.). ISBN 0-9672617-3-2

Revolutionaries of the Cosmos: The Astro-Physicists. I. S. Glass. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $74.50 (317 pp.). ISBN 0-19-857099-6

Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut. M. Mullane. Scribner, New York, 2006. $26.00 (368 pp.). ISBN 0-7432-7682-5

Simon Newcomb: America’s Unofficial Astronomer Royal. B. Carter, M. S. Carter. Mantanzas, St. Augustine, FL, 2006. $26.96 (213 pp.). ISBN 1-59113-803-5

Sky Walking: An Astronaut’s Memoir. T. Jones. Smithsonian Books/HarperCollins, New York, 2006. $26.95 (369 pp.). ISBN 0-06-085152-X

Unsolved Problems of Noise and Fluctuations. L. Reggiani et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 800. Proc. conf., Gallipoli, Italy, June 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2005. $174.00 (582 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0289-2

Advanced Magnetic Nanostructures. D. Sellmyer, R. Skomski, eds. Springer, New York, 2006. $149.00 (507 pp.). ISBN 0-387-23309-1

Diffusion Processes in Advanced Technological Materials. D. Gupta, ed. William Andrew, Norwich, NY, 2005. $180.00 (532 pp.). ISBN 0-8155-1501-4

Electrical Properties of Polymers. 2nd ed. T. Blythe, D. Bloor. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005 [1979]. $90.00 (480 pp.). ISBN 0-521-55219-2

Engineering Mechanics of Composite Materials. 2nd ed. I. M. Daniel, O. Ishai. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006 [1994]. $89.95 (411 pp.). ISBN 0-19-515097-X

Hartree–Fock–Slater Method for Materials Science: The DV-Xα Method for Design and Characterization of Materials. H. Adachi, T. Mukoyama, J. Kawai, eds. Springer Series in Materials Science 84. Springer, New York, 2006. $119.00 (240 pp.). ISBN 3-540-24508-1

Molecular Gels: Materials with Self-Assembled Fibrillar Networks. R. G. Weiss, P. Terech, eds. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $219.00 (978 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3352-4

Advanced Summer School in Physics 2005: Frontiers in Contemporary Physics. O. Rosas-Ortiz, M. Carbajal, O. Miranda, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 809. Proc. sch., Mexico City, Mexico, July 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $146.00 (354 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0300-7

Cities and Complexity: Understanding Cities with Cellular Automata, Agent-Based Models, and Fractals. M. Batty. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2005. $60.00 (565 pp.). ISBN 0-262-02583-3

Control Theory in Physics and Other Fields of Science: Concepts, Tools, and Applications. M. Schulz. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 215. Springer, New York, 2006. $229.00 (300 pp.). ISBN 3-540-29514-3

Determination of Complex Reaction Mechanisms: Analysis of Chemical, Biological, and Genetic Networks. J. Ross, I. Schreiber, M. O. Vlad. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $94.50 (226 pp.). ISBN 0-19-517868-8

Exteme Events in Nature and Society. S. Albeverio, V. Jentsch, H. Kantz, eds. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, New York, 2006. $69.95 (352 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28610-1

The Logistic Map and the Route to Chaos: From the Beginnings to Modern Applications. M. Ausloos, M. Dirickx, eds. Understanding Complex Systems. Springer, New York, 2006. $129.00 (411 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28366-8

Nonlinear Optimization. A. Ruszczyński. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2006. $59.50 (448 pp.). ISBN 0-691-11915-5

Phase Conjugation in a Layer of Nonlinear Material. H. F. Arnoldus, T. F. George. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2005. $35.00 paper (124 pp.). ISBN 1-59454-557-X

Variational Methods in Shape Optimization Problems. D. Bucur, G. Buttazzo. Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications 65. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2005. $69.95 (216 pp.). ISBN 0-8176-4359-1

Models of the Atomic Nucleus: With Interactive Software. N. D. Cook. Springer, New York, 2006. $89.95 (288 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28569-5, CD-ROM

Reaction Mechanisms for Rare Isotope Beams. B. A. Brown, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 791. Proc. wksp., East Lansing, MI, Mar. 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2005. $134.00 (206 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0280-9

Advanced Radiation Sources and Applications. H. Wiedemann, ed. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry 199. Proc. wksp., Yerevan, Armenia, Aug.–Sept. 2004. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $219.00 (438 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3448-2

Femtosecond Beam Science. M. Uesaka, ed. Imperial College Press, London, 2005. $108.00 (426 pp.). ISBN 1-86094-343-8

Fundamentals of Optical Waveguides. 2nd ed. K. Okamoto. Academic Press/Elsevier, Burlington, MA, 2006 [2000]. $95.00 (561 pp.). ISBN 0-12-525096-7

Neutron and X-Ray Spectroscopy. F. Hippert et al., eds. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $149.00 (566 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3336-2

Optics in Astrophysics. R. Foy, F.-C. Foy, eds. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry 198. Proc. inst., Cargèse, France, Sept. 2002. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2005. $199.00 (422 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3435-0

Reviews in Fluorescence 2006. Vol. 3. C. D. Geddes, J. R. Lakowicz, eds. Springer, New York, 2006. $169.00 (604 pp.). ISBN 0-387-29342-6

Spatial Filtering Velocimetry: Fundamentals and Applications. Y. Aizu, T. Asakura. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 116. Springer, New York, 2006. $119.00 (210 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28186-X

The Supercontinuum Laser Source: Fundamentals with Updated References. 2nd ed. R. R. Alfano, ed. Springer, New York, 2006 [1989]. $159.00 (537 pp.). ISBN 0-387-24504-9

Electromagnetic Processes. R. J. Gould. Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2006. $89.50, $45.00 paper (271 pp.). ISBN 0-691-12443-4, ISBN 0-691-12444-2 paper

Fractional Statistics and Quantum Theory. 2nd ed. A. Khare. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2005 [1997]. $55.00 (300 pp.). ISBN 981-256-160-9

Linear Collider Physics in the New Millennium. K. Fujii, D. J. Miller, A. Soni, eds. Advanced Series on Directions in High Energy Physics 19. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2005. $98.00 (499 pp.). ISBN 981-238-908-3

Modern Supersymmetry: Dynamics and Duality. J. Terning. International Series of Monographs on Physics 132. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $114.50 (324 pp.). ISBN 0-19-856763-4

Particle Physics and Cosmology: The Interface. D. Kazakov, G. Smadja, eds. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry 188. Proc. inst., Cargèse, France, Aug. 2003. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2005. $186.00 (517 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3160-2

QCD@Work 2005. P. Colangelo, F. De Fazio, E. Nappi, G. Nardulli, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 806. Proc. wksp., Conversano, Italy, June 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $143.00 (329 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0302-3

Quark–Gluon Plasma: From Big Bang to Little Bang. K. Yagi, T. Hatsuda, Y. Miake. Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics, and Cosmology 23. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005. $140.00 (446 pp.). ISBN 0-521-56108-6

Plasma 2005. M. J. Sadowski, M. Dudeck, H.-J. Hartfuss, E. Pawelec, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 812. Proc. conf., Opole-Turawa, Poland, Sept. 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $178.00 (493 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0304-X

Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science. M. G. Lord. Walker, New York, 2006 [2005, reissued]. $13.00 paper (259 pp.). ISBN 0-8027-7739-2

Chasing Hubble’s Shadows: The Search for Galaxies at the Edge of Time. J. Kanipe. Hill and Wang, New York, 2006. $24.00 (205 pp.). ISBN 0-8090-3406-9

Cliff’s Nodes: Editorials from The Physics Teacher. C. Swartz. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, MD, 2006. $65.00, $25.00 paper (338 pp.). ISBN 0-8018-8306-7, ISBN 0-8018-8307-5 paper

Control and Freedom: Power and Paranoia in the Age of Fiber Optics. W. H. K. Chun. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2006. $37.50 (352 pp.). ISBN 0-262-03332-1

Decoding the Universe: How the New Science of Information Is Explaining Everything in the Cosmos, from Our Brains to Black Holes. C. Seife. Viking, New York, 2006. $24.95 (296 pp.). ISBN 0-670-03441-X

Engineering the World: Stories from the First 75 Years of Texas Instruments. C. Pirtle III. Southern Methodist U. Press, Dallas, TX, 2005. $27.95 (266 pp.). ISBN 0-87074-502-6

Entangled World: The Fascination of Quantum Information and Computation. J. Audretsch, ed. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2006. $35.00 (300 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40470-8

Figures of Thought: A Literary Appreciation of Maxwell’s Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism. T. K. Simpson. Green Lion Press, Santa Fe, NM, 2005. $17.95 paper (169 pp.). ISBN 1-888009-31-4

The Infinite Cosmos: Questions from the Frontiers of Cosmology. J. Silk. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $29.95 (248 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850510-8

Knowing: The Nature of Physical Law. M. Munowitz. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2005. $35.00 (418 pp.). ISBN 0-19-516737-6

Nano-Hype: The Truth Behind the Nanotechnology Buzz. D. M. Berube. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2006. $28.00 (521 pp.). ISBN 1-59102-351-3

The Nanotech Pioneers: Where Are They Taking Us? S. A. Edwards. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2006. $27.95 (244 pp.). ISBN 3-527-31290-0

Nanotechnology: Science, Innovation, and Opportunity. L. E. Foster. Prentice-Hall/Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2006. $29.99 (283 pp.). ISBN 0-13-192756-6

The New Science of Strong Materials: Or Why You Don’t Fall Through the Floor. J. E. Gordon. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2006 [1988, reissued]. $18.95 paper (287 pp.). ISBN 0-691-12548-1

Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes on the Cosmos. S. Lloyd. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2006. $25.95 (221 pp.). ISBN 1-4000-4092-2

Quantum Physics: A First Encounter: Interference, Entanglement, and Reality. V. Scarani (translated from French by R. Thew). Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $34.50 (125 pp.). ISBN 0-19-857047-3

The Science of Saving Venice. C. Fletcher, J. da Mosto. Umberto Allemandi, New York, and U. of Wash. Press, Seattle, 2006. $15.00 paper (91 pp.). ISBN 88-422-1310-1

Simple Stargazing: A First-Time Skywatcher’s Guide. A. Vamplew. Collins/ HarperCollins, New York, 2006. $16.95 paper (160 pp.). ISBN 0-06-084994-0

Stem Cell Now: From the Experiment That Shook the World to the New Politics of Life. C. T. Scott. Pi Press, New York, 2006. $24.95 (243 pp.). ISBN 0-13-173798-8

What We Believe But Cannot Prove: Today’s Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty. J. Brockman, ed. Harper Perennial, New York, 2006. $13.95 paper (252 pp.). ISBN 0-06-084181-8

Large-Scale Structures and Their Role in Solar Activity. K. Sankarasubramanian, M. Penn, A. Pevtsov, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 346. Proc. wksp., Sunspot, NM, Oct. 2004. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2005. $77.00 (432 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-214-8

Outer Magnetospheric Boundaries: Cluster Results. G. Paschmann, S. J. Schwartz, C. P. Escoubet, S. Haaland, eds. Space Sciences Series of ISSI 20. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2005. $149.00 (430 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3488-1

Payload and Mission Definition in Space Sciences. V. M. Pillet, A. Aparicio, F. Sánchez. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005. $130.00 (393 pp.). ISBN 0-521-85802-X

The Rock from Mars: A Detective Story on Two Planets. K. Sawyer. Random House, New York, 2006. $25.95 (394 pp.). ISBN 1-4000-6010-9

Space Weather, Environment, and Societies. J. Lilensten, J. Bornarel. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $129.00 (242 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-4331-7

US Spacesuits. K. S. Thomas, H. J. McMann. Springer-Praxis Books in Space Exploration. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2006. $39.95 paper (397 pp.). ISBN 0-387-27919-9

Classical Nucleation Theory in Multicomponent Systems. H. Vehkamäki. Springer, New York, 2006. $109.00 (176 pp.). ISBN 3-540-29213-6

Numerical and Practical Exercises in Thermoluminescence. V. Pagonis, G. Kitis, C. Furetta. Springer, New York, 2006. $79.95 (208 pp.). ISBN 0-387-26063-3

Atoms, Molecules, and Photons: An Introduction to Atomic-, Molecular-, and Quantum-Physics. W. Demtröder. Springer, New York, 2006. $79.95 (571 pp.). ISBN 3-540-20631-0