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The Science of Chocolate. S. T. Beckett. RSC Paperbacks. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2006 [2000, reissued]. $44.95 paper (175 pp.). ISBN 0-85404-600-3

A Scientist’s Guide to Talking with the Media: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists. R. Hayes, D. Grossman. Rutgers U. Press, New Brunswick, NJ, 2006. $60.00, $18.95 paper (200 pp.). ISBN 0-8135-3857-2, ISBN 0-8135-3858-0 paper

Spinning Flight: Dynamics of Frisbees, Boomerangs, Samaras, and Skipping Stones. R. D. Lorenz. Springer, New York, 2006. $49.95 (346 pp.). ISBN 0-387-30779-6

Survival Skills for Scientists. F. Rosei, T. Johnston. Imperial College Press, London, 2006. $38.00, $24.00 paper (205 pp.). ISBN 1-86094-640-2, ISBN 1-86094-641-0 paper

Zababakhin Scientific Talks-2005. E. N. Avrorin, V. A. Simonenko, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 849. Proc. conf., Snezhinsk, Russia, Sept. 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $185.00 (520 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0345-7

Biologically Inspired Algorithms for Financial Modelling. A. Brabazon, M. O’Neill. Natural Computing Series. Springer, New York, 2006. $84.95 (275 pp.). ISBN 3-540-26252-0

Complexus Mundi: Emergent Patterns in Nature. M. M. Novak, ed. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2006. $98.00 (346 pp.). ISBN 981-256-666-X

The Emerging Physics of Consciousness. J. A. Tuszynski, ed. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, New York, 2006. $69.95 (487 pp.). ISBN 3-540-23890-5

Stochastic Modeling of Manufacturing Systems: Advances in Design, Performance Evaluation, and Control Issues. G. Liberopoulos et al., eds. Springer, New York, 2006. $139.00 (363 pp.). ISBN 3-540-26579-1

Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Treatment Technologies Handbook. C. H. Oh, ed. Mechanical Engineering Handbook Series 6. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2006. $129.95 (792 pp.). ISBN 0-8493-9586-0

Nuclear Superfluidity: Pairing in Finite Systems. D. M. Brink, R. A. Broglia. Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics, and Cosmology 24. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005. $140.00 (378 pp.). ISBN 0-521-39540-2

Physics for Radiation Protection: A Handbook. 2nd rev. ed. J. E. Martin. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2006 [2000]. $250.00 (822 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40611-5

Handbook of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. D. A. Cremers, L. J. Radziemski. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2006. $145.00 (283 pp.). ISBN 0-470-09299-8

Laser Isotope Separation in Atomic Vapor. P. A. Bokhan et al. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2006. $125.00 (185 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40621-2

Optical Inspection of Microsystems. W. Osten, ed. Optical Science and Engineering 109. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2007. $129.95 (503 pp.). ISBN 0-8493-3682-1

Optical Switching. T. S. El-Bawab, ed. Springer, New York, 2006. $89.95 (450 pp.). ISBN 0-387-26141-9

Quantum Optics. 3rd rev. ed. W. Vogel, D.-G. Welsch. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2006 [2001]. $165.00 (508 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40507-0

Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. L. F. Cohen, ed. Faraday Discussions 132. Proc. mtg., London, Sept. 2005. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2006. $304.00 (338 pp.). ISBN 0-85404-993-2

Wavelength Filters in Fibre Optics. H. Venghaus, ed. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 123. Springer, New York, 2006. $159.00 (454 pp.). ISBN 3-540-31769-4

Accelerator X-Ray Sources. R. Talman. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2006. $190.00 (476 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40590-9

The Euroschool Lectures on Physics with Exotic Beams, Vol. II. J. Al-Khalili, E. Roeckl, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 700. Springer, New York, 2006. $59.95 (242 pp.). ISBN 3-540-33786-5

Field Theory: A Path Integral Approach. 2nd ed. A. Das. World Scientific Lecture Notes in Physics 75. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2006 [1993]. $78.00, $48.00 paper (361 pp.). ISBN 981-256-847-6, ISBN 981-256-848-4 paper

Finite-Temperature Field Theory: Principles and Applications. 2nd ed. J. I. Kapusta, C. Gale. Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006 [1989]. $140.00 (428 pp.). ISBN 0-521-82082-0

High-Energy Polarized Proton Beams: A Modern View. G. H. Hoffstaetter. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 218. Springer, New York, 2006. $179.00 (177 pp.). ISBN 0-387-34679-1

The Ideas of Particle Physics: An Introduction for Scientists. 3rd ed. G. D. Coughlan, J. E. Dodd, B. M. Gripaios. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006 [1991]. $100.00, $50.00 paper (254 pp.). ISBN 0-521-84728-1, ISBN 0-521-67775-0 paper

Introductory Transport Theory for Charged Particles in Gases. R. E. Robson. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2006. $44.00 (181 pp.). ISBN 981-270-011-0

Fundamentals of Plasma Physics. P. M. Bellan. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $75.00 (609 pp.). ISBN 0-521-82116-9

The Best American Science Writing 2006. A. Gawande, ed. Harper Perennial, New York, 2006. $13.95 paper (362 pp.). ISBN 0-06-072644-X

Brave New Universe: Illuminating the Darkest Secrets of the Cosmos. P. Halpern, P. Wesson. Joseph Henry Press, Washington, DC, 2006. $27.95 (264 pp.). ISBN 0-309-10137-9

Driving to Mars. W. L. Fox. Shoemaker & Hoard, Emeryville, CA, 2006. $16.00 paper (264 pp.). ISBN 1-59376-111-2

The E-Bomb: How America’s New Directed Energy Weapons Will Change the Way Future Wars Will Be Fought. D. Beason. Da Capo Press, Cambridge, MA, 2006 [2005, reissued]. $15.95 paper (256 pp.). ISBN 0-306-81506-0

The Equation That Couldn’t Be Solved: How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry. M. Livio. Simon & Schuster, New York, 2006 [2005, reissued]. $15.00 paper (353 pp.). ISBN 0-7432-5821-5

From Cosmos to Chaos: The Science of Unpredictability. P. Coles. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $44.50 (216 pp.). ISBN 0-19-856762-6

Kennedy Space Center: Gateway to Space. D. W. Reynolds. Firefly Books, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada, 2006. $40.00 (248 pp.). ISBN 1-55407-039-2

Not Even Wrong: The Failure of String Theory and the Search for Unity in Physical Law. P. Woit. Basic Books, New York, 2006. $26.95 (291 pp.). ISBN 0-465-09275-6

Parting the Cosmic Veil. K. R. Lang. Springer, New York, 2006. $39.95 (229 pp.). ISBN 0-387-30735-4

The Physics of Superheroes. J. Kakalios. Gotham Books, New York, 2006 [2005, reissued]. $15.00 paper (364 pp.). ISBN 1-592-40242-9

Saturn: A New View. L. Lovett, J. Horvath, J. Cuzzi. Abrams, New York, 2006. $40.00 (191 pp.). ISBN 0-8109-3090-0

The Science of James Bond: From Bullets to Bowler Hats to Boat Jumps, the Real Technology Behind 007’s Fabulous Films. L. H. Gresh, R. Weinberg. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2006. $14.95 paper (212 pp.). ISBN 0-471-66195-3

Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination. E. Rodley, ed. National Geographic, Washington, DC, 2006. $16.95 paper (208 pp.). ISBN 0-7922-6200-X

The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next. L. Smolin. Houghton Mifflin, New York, 2006. $26.00 (392 pp.). ISBN 0-618-55105-0

Rescuing Science from Politics: Regulation and the Distortion of Scientific Research. W. Wagner, R. Steinzor, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $75.00, $29.99 paper (304 pp.). ISBN 0-521-85520-9, ISBN 0-521-54009-7 paper

Women and Information Technology: Research on Underrepresentation. J. M. Cohoon, W. Aspray, eds. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2006. $45.00 (500 pp.). ISBN 0-262-03345-3

Dictionary of Minor Planet Names: Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003-2005. L. D. Schmadel. Springer, New York, 2006. $129.00 (343 pp.). ISBN 3-540-34360-1

NASA’s Scientist-Astronauts. D. J. Shayler, C. Burgess. Springer-Praxis Books in Space Exploration. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2007. $39.95 paper (543 pp.). ISBN 0-387-21897-1

The Outer Planets and Their Moons. T. Encrenaz, R. Kallenbach, T. C. Owen, C. Sotin, eds. Space Sciences Series of ISSI 19. Proc. wksp., Bern, Switzerland, Jan. 2004. International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland, and Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2005. $139.00 (487 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3362-1

Planetary Rings. L. W. Esposito. Cambridge Planetary Science. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $110.00 (202 pp.). ISBN 0-521-36222-9

Sun, Earth, and Sky. 2nd ed. K. R. Lang. Springer, New York, 2006 [1995]. $59.95 (284 pp.). ISBN 0-387-30456-8

Data Analysis: A Bayesian Tutorial. 2nd ed. D. S. Sivia, J. Skilling. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006 [1996]. $74.50, $39.50 paper (246 pp.). ISBN 0-19-856831-2, ISBN 0-19-856832-0 paper

Dynamical Entropy in Operator Algebras. S. Neshveyev, E. Størmer. Series of Modern Surveys in Mathematics 50. Springer, New York, 2006. $169.00 (296 pp.). ISBN 3-540-34670-8

The Physics of Phase Transitions: Concepts and Applications. 2nd rev. ed. P. Papon, J. Leblond, P. H. E. Meijer (translated from French by S. L. Schnur). Springer, New York, 2006 [2002]. $119.00 (409 pp.). ISBN 3-540-33389-4

Applied Atmospheric Dynamics. A. H. Lynch, J. J. Cassano. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2006. $155.00, $50.00 paper (280 pp.). ISBN 0-470-86172-X, ISBN 0-470-86173-8 paper, CD-ROM

Chaotic Dynamics: An Introduction Based on Classical Mechanics. T. Tél, M. Gruiz (translated from Hungarian by K. Kulacsy). Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006 [2002]. $120.00, $60.00 paper (393 pp.). ISBN 0-521-83912-2, ISBN 0-521-54783-0 paper

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Physics. 2nd ed. J. T. Dennis, G. Moring. Alpha, New York, 2006 [2003]. $18.95 paper (392 pp.). ISBN 1-59257-531-5

Concepts in Thermal Physics. S. J. Blundell, K. M. Blundell. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $85.00, $45.00 paper (464 pp.). ISBN 0-19-856769-3, ISBN 0-19-856770-7 paper

Elements of Statistical Mechanics: With an Introduction to Quantum Field Theory and Numerical Simulation. I. Sachs, S. Sen, J. Sexton. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $70.00 (334 pp.). ISBN 0-521-84198-4

An Introduction to General Relativity and Cosmology. J. Plebański, A. Krasiński. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $80.00 (534 pp.). ISBN 0-521-85623-X

Light and Matter: Electromagnetism, Optics, Spectroscopy, and Lasers. Y. B. Band. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2006. $200.00, $75.00 paper (640 pp.). ISBN 0-471-89930-5, ISBN 0-471-89931-3 paper

Magneto-Fluid Dynamics: Fundamentals and Case Studies of Natural Phenomena. P. Lorrain, F. Lorrain, S. Houle. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer, New York, 2006. $125.00 (319 pp.). ISBN 0-387-33542-0

Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century: The World Nuclear University Primer. I. Hore-Lacy. World Nuclear U. Press, London, and Academic Press/Elsevier, Burlington, MA, 2006. $26.95 paper (167 pp.). ISBN 0-12-373622-6

Productive Learning: Science, Art, and Einstein’s Relativity in Educational Reform. S. D. Głazek, S. B. Sarason. Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2007. $75.95, $35.95 paper (269 pp.). ISBN 1-4129-4059-1, ISBN 1-4129-4060-5 paper

Superfractals: Patterns of Nature. M. F. Barnsley. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $35.00 (453 pp.). ISBN 0-521-84493-2