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Focusing Telescopes in Nuclear Astrophysics. P. von Ballmoos, ed. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $189.00 (505 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-5303-0

New Trends in Astrodynamics and Applications III. E. Belbruno, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 886. Proc. conf., Princeton, NJ, Aug. 2006. AIP, Melville, NY, 2007. $144.00 (336 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0389-5

Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy. Vol. 7. A. Heck, ed. Astrophysics and Space Science Library 343. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $169.00 (594 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-5300-9

Revealing the Molecular Universe: One Antenna Is Never Enough—In Honor of the Academic Retirement of Jack Welch. D. C. Backer, J. L. Turner, J. M. Moran, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 356. Proc. symp., Berkeley, CA, Sept. 2005. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2006. $77.00 (314 pp.). ISBN 978-1-583812-24-2

Stellar Evolution at Low Metallicity: Mass Loss, Explosions, Cosmology. H. Lamers, N. Langer, T. Nugis, K. Annuk, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 353. Proc. mtg., Tartu, Estonia, Aug. 2005. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2006. $77.00 (430 pp.). ISBN 978-1-583812-21-1

Supernovae and How to Observe Them. M. Mobberley. Astronomers’ Observing Guides. Springer, New York, 2007. $29.95 paper (209 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-35257-2

Generalized Sturmians and Atomic Spectra. J. Avery, J. Avery. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2006. $75.00 (240 pp.). ISBN 978-981-256-806-9

Atomistic Approaches in Modern Biology: From Quantum Chemistry to Molecular Simulations. M. Reiher, ed. Topics in Current Chemistry 268. Springer, New York, 2007. $329.00 (361 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-38082-5

Bioactive Conformation I. T. Peters, ed. Topics in Current Chemistry 272. Springer, New York, 2007. $299.00 (309 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-49077-7

Conceptual Issues in Evolutionary Biology. 3rd ed. E. Sober, ed. Bradford Books. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007 [1994]. $80.00, $42.00 paper (612 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-19549-2, ISBN 978-0-262-69338-7 paper

Controlled Nanoscale Motion: Nobel Symposium 131. H. Linke, A. Månsson, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 711. Springer, New York, 2007. $99.95 (409 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-49521-5

Freeze-Drying of Pharmaceuticals and Biopharmaceuticals: Principles and Practice. F. Franks, T. Auffret. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2007. $99.00 (206 pp.). ISBN 978-0-85404-268-5

Structure-Based Drug Discovery. H. Jhoti, A. R. Leach, eds. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2007. $169.00 (249 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-4406-9

Free Energy Calculations: Theory and Applications in Chemistry and Biology. C. Chipot, A. Pohorille, eds. Springer Series in Chemical Physics 86. Springer, New York, 2007. $199.00 (517 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-38447-2

Molecular Aggregation: Structure Analysis and Molecular Simulation of Crystals and Liquids. A. Gavezzotti. IUCr Monographs on Crystallography 19. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2007. $130.00 (425 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-857080-6

Theory of Light Hydrogenic Bound States. M. I. Eides, H. Grotch, V. A. Shelyuto. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 222. Springer, New York, 2007. $209.00 (260 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-45269-0

Adaptive Control Tutorial. P. Ioannou, B. Fidan. Advances in Design and Control 11. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2006. $99.00 paper (389 pp.). ISBN 978-0-89871-615-3

Data Assimilation: The Ensemble Kalman Filter. G. Evensen. Springer, New York, 2007. $119.00 (279 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-38300-0

Excel for Scientists and Engineers: Numerical Methods. E. J. Billo. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2007. $50.00 paper (454 pp.). ISBN 978-0-471-38734-3, CD-ROM

Introduction to Quantum Information Science. V. Vedral. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $69.50 (183 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-9215706

Lectures on Quantum Information. D. Bruβ, G. Leuchs, eds. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2007. $90.00 paper (610 pp.). ISBN 978-3-527-40527-5

Quantum Cryptography and Secret-Key Distillation. G. Van Assche. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $80.00 (261 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-86485-5

A Short Course in Quantum Information Theory: An Approach from Theoretical Physics. L. Diósi. Lecture Notes in Physics 713. Springer, New York, 2007. $49.95 (126 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-38994-1

Models of Agglomeration and Glass Transition. R. Kerner. Imperial College Press, London, 2007. $88.00 (364 pp.). ISBN 978-186094-756-8

A Modern Approach to Critical Phenomena. I. Herbut. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2007. $65.00 (210 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-85452-8

Quantum Theory of Magnetism: Magnetic Properties of Materials. 3rd rev. ed. R. M. White. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences 32. Springer, New York, 2007 [1983]. $154.00 (359 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-65116-1

Random Fields and Spin Glasses: A Field Theory Approach. C. De Dominicis, I. Giardina. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $95.00 (213 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-84783-4

Chemical Sensors: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers. P. Gründler. Springer, New York, 2007. $99.00 (273 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-45742-8

High-Dynamic-Range (HDR) Vision: Microelectronics, Image Processing, Computer Graphics. B. Hoefflinger, ed. Springer Series in Advanced Microelectronics 26. Springer, New York, 2007. $159.00 (240 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-44432-9

Hybrid CMOS Single-Electron-Transistor Device and Circuit Design. S. Mahapatra, A. M. Ionescu. Integrated Microsystems Series. Artech House, Norwood, MA, 2006. $129.00 (218 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59693-069-8, CD-ROM

Introduction to Instrumentation, Sensors, and Process Control. W. C. Dunn. Artech House, Norwood, MA, 2006. $129.00 (331 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58053-011-8

Physics of Automatic Target Recognition. F. Sadjadi, B. Javidi, eds. Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications 3. Springer, New York, 2007. $219.00 (250 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-36742-2

Post-Processing Techniques for Integrated MEMS. S. Sedky. Microelectro-mechanical Systems Series. Artech House, Norwood, MA, 2006. $99.00 (207 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58053-901-2

Ultra-Wideband, Short-Pulse Electro-magnetics 7. F. Sabath, E. L. Mokole, U. Schenk, D. Nitsch, eds. Springer, New York, 2007. $289.00 (865 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-37728-5

Emulsion Science: Basic Principles. 2nd ed. F. Leal-Calderon, V. Schmitt, J. Bibette. Springer, New York, 2007 [2002]. $149.00 (227 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-39682-8

Free Surface Flows Under Compensated Gravity Conditions. M. E. Dreyer. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 221. Springer, New York, 2007. $229.00 (270 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-44626-2

Shock Wave Science and Technology Reference Library. Vol. 1: Multiphase Flows I. M. E. H. van Dongen, ed. Springer, New York, 2007. $189.00 (358 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-35845-9

Handbook of Soil Analysis: Mineralogical, Organic, and Inorganic Methods. M. Pansu, J. Gautheyrou. Springer, New York, 2006. $329.00 (993 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-31210-9

Mantle Plumes: A Multidisciplinary Approach. J. R. R. Ritter, U. R. Christensen, eds. Springer, New York, 2007. $199.00 (501 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-68045-1

P-Vector Inverse Method. P. C. Chu. Springer, New York, 2006. $119.00 (605 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-33384-5, DVD-ROM

Remote Sensing of Sea Ice in the Northern Sea Route: Studies and Applications. O. M. Johannessen et al. Springer-Praxis Books in Geophysical Sciences. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2007. $199.00 (472 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-24448-6

The Beginnings of Piezoelectricity: A Study in Mundane Physics. S. Katzir. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science 246. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $149.00 (273 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-4669-8

Calculating a Natural World: Scientists, Engineers, and Computers During the Rise of U.S. Cold War Research. A. Akera. Inside Technology . MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007. $40.00 (427 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-01231-7

The Callendar Effect: The Life and Work of Guy Stewart Callendar (1898–1964), the Scientist Who Established the Carbon Dioxide Theory of Climate Change. J. R. Fleming. AMS Books, Boston, 2007. $34.95 (155 pp.). ISBN 978-1-878220-76-9

Candid Science VI: More Conversations with Famous Scientists. I. Hargittai, M. Hargittai. Imperial College Press, London, 2006. $132.00, $62.00 paper (885 pp.). ISBN 978-1-86094-693-6, ISBN 978-1-86094-694-3 paper

Einstein: His Life and Universe. W. Isaacson. Simon & Schuster, New York, 2007. $32.00 (675 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7432-6473-0

The First Scientific American: Benjamin Franklin and the Pursuit of Genius. J. E. Chaplin. Basic Books, New York, 2007 [2006, reissued]. $17.50 paper (421 pp.). ISBN 978-0-465-00956-5

An Illusion of Harmony: Science and Religion in Islam. T. Edis. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2007. $28.00 (265 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59102-449-1

Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961–1965. F. French, C. Burgess. Outward Odyssey: A People’s History of Spaceflight. U. Nebraska Press, Lincoln, 2007. $29.95 (397 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8032-1146-9

Lost Causes in and Beyond Physics. R. F. Streater. Springer, New York, 2007. $59.95 (166 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-36581-5

Maverick Mathematician: The Life and Science of J. E. Moyal. A. Moyal. Australian National University E Press, Canberra, 2006. $16.00 paper (124 pp.). ISBN 978-1-920942-58-8

Passionate Minds: The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment, Featuring the Scientist Emilie du Châtelet, the Poet Voltaire, Sword Fights, Book Burnings, Assorted Kings, Seditious Verse, and the Birth of the Modern World. D. Bodanis. Crown, New York, 2006. $24.95 (373 pp.). ISBN 978-0-307-23720-0

The Scientific Legacy of Beppo Occhialini. P. Redondi, G. Sironi, P. Tucci, G. Vegni, eds. Società Italiana di Fisica, Bologna, Italy, and Springer, New York, 2006. $89.95 (312 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-37353-7

The Sun Kings: The Unexpected Tragedy of Richard Carrington and the Tale of How Modern Astronomy Began. S. Clark. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2007. $24.95 (211 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-12660-9

Data Processing in Precise Time and Frequency Applications. M. Desaintfuscien. Data and Knowledge in a Changing World. Springer, New York, 2007. $169.00 (217 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-48877-4

Dielectric Resonator Antenna Handbook. A. Petosa. Artech House Antennas and Propagation Library. Artech House, Norwood, MA, 2007. $119.00 (308 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59693-206-7

Characterization II. H. G. Karge, J. Weitkamp, eds. Molecular Sieves: Science and Technology 5. Springer, New York, 2007. $399.00 (515 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-30457-9

Interfaces in Crystalline Materials. A. P. Sutton, R. W. Balluffi. Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials 51. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006 [1995, reissued]. $69.50 paper (819 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-921106-7

Light Scattering and Nanoscale Surface Roughness. A. A. Maradudin, ed. Nanostructure Science and Technology . Springer, New York, 2007. $129.00 (496 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-25580-4

Light Scattering in Solids IX: Novel Materials and Techniques. M. Cardona, R. Merlin, eds. Topics in Applied Physics 108. Springer, New York, 2007. $179.00 (432 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-34435-3