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Vacuum Technology: Practice for Scientific Instruments. N. Yoshimura. Springer, Berlin, Germany, 2008. $139.00 (353 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-74432-0

Carbon Nanotubes: Advanced Topics in the Synthesis, Structure, Properties and Applications. A. Jorio, G. Dresselhaus, M. S. Dresselhaus, eds. Topics in Applied Physics 111. Springer, New York, 2008. $249.00 (720 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-72864-1

Microcavities. A. V. Kavokin, J. J. Baumberg, G. Malpuech, F. P. Laussy. Series on Semiconductor Science and Technology 16. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2007. $130.00 (430 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-922894-2

Multiscale and Functionally Graded Materials. G. H. Paulino et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 973. Proc. conf., Oahu, HI, Oct. 2006. AIP, Melville, NY, 2008. $375.00 (1001 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0492-2

Nano- and Micromaterials. K. Ohno, M. Tanaka, J. Takeda, Y. Kawazoe, eds. Advances in Materials Research 9. Springer, New York, 2008. $159.00 (337 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-74556-3

The Physics and Chemistry of Nano-solids. F. J. Owens, C. P. Poole Jr. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2008. $85.00 (539 pp.). ISBN 978-0-470-06740-6

Transparent Conductive Zinc Oxide: Basics and Applications in Thin Film Solar Cells. K. Ellmer, A. Klein, B. Rech, eds. Springer Series in Materials Science 104. Springer, New York, 2008. $199.00 (443 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-73611-0

A Century of Ideas: Perspectives from Leading Scientists of the 20th Century. B. G. Sidharth, ed. Fundamental Theories of Physics 149. Springer, New York, 2008. $129.00 (207 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-4359-8

The Chicago Guide to Your Career in Science: A Toolkit for Students and Postdocs. V. A Bloomfield, E. E. El-Fakahany. Chicago Guides to Academic Life. U. Chicago Press, Chicago, 2008. $50.00, $20.00 paper (367 pp.). ISBN 978-0-226-06063-7, ISBN 978-0-226-06064-4 paper

Gaither’s Dictionary of Scientific Quotations. Vols. 1 and 2. C. C. Gaither, A. E. Cavazos-Gaither. Springer, New York, 2008. $199.00 set (1738 pp. set). ISBN 978-0-387-49575-0

Physics in the Arts. P. Gilbert, W. Haeberli. Complementary Science Series. Academic Press/Elsevier, San Diego, CA, 2008. $39.95 paper (312 pp.). ISBN 978-0-12-374150-9

Proceedings of the National Society of Black Physicists. H. M. Oluseyi, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 991. Proc. lecture, Boston, Feb. 2007. AIP, Melville, NY, 2008. $99.00 (172 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0510-3

Nonlinear Waves and Solitons on Contours and Closed Surfaces. A. Ludu. Springer Series in Synergetics. Springer, New York, 2007. $119.00 (464 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-72872-6

Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection. 3rd rev. ed. J. E. Turner. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2007 [1995]. $149.79 (585 pp.). ISBN 978-3-527-40606-7

Controlled Nucleosynthesis: Breakthroughs in Experiment and Theory. S. Adamenko, F. Selleri, A. van der Merwe, eds. Fundamental Theories of Physics 156. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2007. $209.00 (773 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-5873-8

The Science of Low Energy Nuclear Reaction: A Comprehensive Compilation of Evidence and Explanations About Cold Fusion. E. Storms. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2007. $71.00 (312 pp.). ISBN 978-981-270-620-1

Photonic Crystals: Molding the Flow of Light. 2nd ed. J. D. Joannopoulos, S. G. Johnson, J. N. Winn, R. D. Meade. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2008 [1995]. $75.00 (286 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-12456-8

Progress in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science III. K. Yamanouchi, S. L. Chin, P. Agostini, G. Ferrante, eds. Springer Series in Chemical Physics 89. Springer, Berlin, Germany, 2008. $189.00 (365 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-73793-3

Quantum Optics. 2nd ed. D. F. Walls, G. J. Milburn. Springer, Berlin, Germany, 2008 [1994]. $79.95 (425 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-28573-1

Chiral Soliton Models for Baryons. H. Weigel. Lecture Notes in Physics 743. Springer, Berlin, Germany, 2008. $79.95 (274 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-75435-0

IFAE 2007: Italian Meeting on High Energy Physics. G. Carlino et al., eds. Proc. wksp., Naples, Italy, Apr. 2007. Springer, New York, 2008. $89.95 paper (326 pp.). ISBN 978-88-470-0746-8

Neutrino Factories, Superbeams and Betabeams. O. Yasuda, C. Ohmori, N. Mondal, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 981. Proc. wksp., Okayama, Japan, Aug. 2007. AIP, Melville, NY, 2008. $172.00 (389 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0500-4

Nuclei and Mesoscopic Physics. P. Danielewicz, P. Piecuch, V. Zelevinsky, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 995. Proc. wksp., East Lansing, MI, Oct. 2007. AIP, Melville, NY, 2008. $149.00 paper (232 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0514-1

Quantum Few-Body Systems. J. S. Møller, D. Fedorov, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 998. Proc. wksp., Aarhus, Denmark, Mar. 2007. AIP, Melville, NY, 2008. $129.00 (113 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0517-2

The Standard Model and Beyond. T. Aliev, N. K. Pak, M. Serin, eds. Springer Proceedings in Physics 118. Proc. sch., Muğla, Turkey, Sept. 2006. Springer, New York, 2008. $219.95 (196 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-73620-2

PLASMA 2007. H.-J. Hartfuss, M. Dudeck, J. Musielok, M. J. Sadowski, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 993. Proc. conf., Greifswald, Germany, Oct. 2007. AIP, Melville, NY, 2008. $189.00 (459 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0512-7

Plasma and Fusion Science. C. Varandas, C. Silva, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 996. Proc. mtg., Lisbon, Portugal, Oct. 2007. AIP, Melville, NY, 2008. $179.00 (316 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0515-8

Apocalypse: Earthquakes, Archaeology, and the Wrath of God. A. Nur. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2008. $26.95 (309 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-01602-3

Archimedes to Hawking: Laws of Science and the Great Minds Behind Them. C. A. Pickover. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2008. $27.95 (514 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-533611-5

Bang! The Complete History of the Universe. 2nd ed. B. May, P. Moore, C. Lintott. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, MD, 2008 [2006]. $29.95 (199 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8985-1

A Briefer History of Time. S. Hawking, L. Mlodinow. Bantam Books, New York, 2008 [2005, reissued]. $18.00 paper (162 pp.). ISBN 978-0-553-38546-5

The Brightest Stars: Discovering the Universe Through the Sky’s Most Brilliant Stars. F. Schaaf. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2008. $19.95 paper (281 pp.). ISBN 978-0-471-70410-2

Color Ordered: A Survey of Color Order Systems from Antiquity to the Present. R. G. Kuehni, A. Schwarz. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2008. $98.50 (391 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-518968-1

The Coming Convergence: Surprising Ways Diverse Technologies Interact to Shape Our World and Change the Future. S. Schmidt. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2008. $27.95 (270 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59102-613-6

Digital Dice: Computational Solutions to Practical Probability Problems. P. J. Nahin. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2008. $27.95 (263 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-12698-2

Dr. Golem: How to Think About Medicine. H. Collins, T. Pinch. U. Chicago Press, Chicago, 2008 [2005, reissued]. $18.00 (246 pp.). ISBN 978-0-226-11367-8

The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives. L. Mlodinow. Pantheon Books, New York, 2008. $24.95 (252 pp.). ISBN 978-0-375-42404-5

Einstein for the 21st Century: His Legacy in Science, Art, and Modern Culture. P. L. Galison, G. Holton, S. S. Schweber, eds. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2008. $35.00 (363 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-13520-5

First Star I See Tonight: An Exploration of Wonder. R. L. Eklund. Xlibris, Philadelphia, 2007. $28.79, $18.69 paper (217 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4257-8338-9, ISBN 978-1-4257-8321-1 paper

A Grain of Sand. G. Greenberg. Voyageur Press/MBI, Minneapolis, MN, 2008. $20.00 (112 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7603-3198-9

Guesstimation: Solving the World’s Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin. L. Weinstein, J. A. Adam. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2008. $19.95 paper (301 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-12949-5

Human Origins: What Bones and Genomes Tell Us About Ourselves. R. De-Salle, I. Tattersall. Anthropology Series 13. Texas A& M U. Press, College Station, 2008. $29.95 (216 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58544-567-7

Impossible? Surprising Solutions to Counterintuitive Conundrums. J. Havil. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2008. $27.95 (235 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-13131-3

The Jinn from Hyperspace: And Other Scribblings—Both Serious and Whimsical. M. Gardner. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2008. $25.95 (307 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59102-565-8

Kicking the Carbon Habit: Global Warming and the Case for Renewable and Nuclear Energy. W. Sweet. Columbia U. Press, New York, 2008 [2006, reissued]. $19.95 paper (256 pp.). ISBN 978-0-231-13711-9

On the Surface of Things: Images of the Extraordinary in Science. F. Frankel, G. M. Whitesides. Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007 [1997, reissued]. $24.95 paper (160 pp.). ISBN 978-0-674-02688-9

Out of the Blue: A History of Lightning: Science, Superstition, and Amazing Stories of Survival. J. S. Friedman. Delacorte Press/Bantam Dell, New York, 2008. $24.00 (290 pp.). ISBN 978-0-385-34115-8

The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing. R. Dawkins. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2008. $34.95 (419 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-921680-2

Six Stories from the End of Representation: Images in Painting, Photography, Astronomy, Microscopy, Particle Physics, and Quantum Mechanics, 1980–2000. J. Elkins. Stanford U. Press, Stanford, CA, 2008. $65.00, $29.95 paper (274 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8047-4147-7, ISBN 978-0-8047-4148-4 paper

Titan Unveiled: Saturn’s Mysterious Moon Explored. R. Lorenz, J. Mitton. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2008. $29.95 (243 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-12587-9

The Wraparound Universe. J.-P. Luminet (translated from French by E. Novak). A. K. Peters, Wellesley, MA, 2008. $39.00 (316 pp.). ISBN 978-1-56881-309-7

Why Did It Have to Be Snakes? From Science to the Supernatural, the Many Mysteries of Indiana Jones. L. H. Gresh, R. Weinberg. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2008. $15.95 paper (264 pp.). ISBN 978-0-470-22556-1

Assessing Societal Implications of Converging Technological Development. G. Banse, A. Grunwald, I. Hronszky, G. Nelson, eds. Gesellschaft–Technik–Umwelt, Neue Folge 11. Edition Sigma, Berlin, Germany, 2007. $36.91 paper (336 pp.). ISBN 978-3-89404-941-6

Undermining Science: Suppression and Distortion in the Bush Administration. S. Shulman. U. California Press, Berkeley, CA, 2008 [2006, reissued]. $16.95 paper (202 pp.). ISBN 978-0-520-25626-2

Why Nuclear Disarmament Matters. H. Blix. Boston Review Books. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2008. $14.95 (95 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-02644-4

Canada’s Fifty Years in Space: The COSPAR Anniversary. G. Shepherd, A. Kruchio. Apogee Books, Burlington, ON, Canada, 2008. $26.95 paper (280 pp.). ISBN 978-1-894959-72-8

Exoplanets: Detection, Formation, Properties, Habitability. J. W. Mason, ed. Springer-Praxis Books in Astronomy and Planetary Sciences. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2008. $149.00 (314 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-74007-0

Exploring the Moon: The Apollo Expeditions. 2nd ed. D. M. Harland. Springer-Praxis Books in Space Exploration. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2008 [2006]. $39.95 paper (403 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-74638-8

Mercury. A. Balogh, L. Ksanfomality, R. von Steiger, eds. Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Springer, New York, 2008. $179.00 (463 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-77538-8

Oxygen in the Solar System. G. J. MacPherson et al., eds. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 68. Geochemical Society, St. Louis, MO, and Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA, and Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX, 2008. $40.00 paper (598 pp.). ISBN 978-0-939950-80-5

Space Technology and Applications International Forum—STAIF 2008. M. S. El-Genk, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 969. Proc. mtg., Albuquerque, NM, Feb. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2008. $299.00 (1174 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0486-1

Tourists in Space: A Practical Guide. E. Seedhouse. Springer-Praxis Books in Space Exploration. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2008. $34.95 paper (314 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-74643-2

International Steam Tables: Properties of Water and Steam Based on the Industrial Formulation IAPWS-IF97. 2nd ed. W. Wagner, H.-J. Kretzschmar. Springer, Berlin, Germany, 2008 [1998]. $179.00 (388 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-21419-9, CD-ROM

Advanced Calculus: An Introduction to Linear Analysis. L. F. Richardson. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2008. $110.00 (387 pp.). ISBN 978-0-470-23288-0

Evolution for Dummies. G. Krukonis, T. Barr. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2008. $19.99 paper (362 pp.). ISBN 978-0-470-11773-6

Feedback Systems: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers. K. J. Åström, R. M. Murray. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2008. $45.00 (396 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-13576-2

Fuel Cell Engines. M. M. Mench. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2008. $120.00 (515 pp.). ISBN 978-0-471-68958-4

Fundamentals of Physical Volcanology. E. A. Parfitt, L. Wilson. Blackwell, Malden, MA, 2008. $69.95 paper (230 pp.). ISBN 978-0-632-05443-5

Introduction to Classical Mechanics: With Problems and Solutions. D. Morin. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2007. $80.00 (719 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-87622-3

Introduction to Molecular Thermodynamics. R. M. Hanson, S. Green. University Science Books, Sausalito, CA, 2008. $42.50 paper (296 pp.). ISBN 978-1-891389-49-8

Introduction to Nanoelectronics: Science, Nanotechnology, Engineering, and Applications. V. V. Mitin, V. A. Kochelap, M. A. Stroscio. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2008. $80.00 (329 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-88172-2

An Introduction to Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations. 2nd ed. J. D. Logan. Pure and Applied Mathematics. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2008 [1994]. $100.00 (397 pp.). ISBN 978-0-470-22595-0

Lie Groups, Physics, and Geometry: An Introduction for Physicists, Engineers, and Chemists. R. Gilmore. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2008. $80.00 (319 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-88400-6

Mathematics for Physical Chemistry: Opening Doors. D. A. McQuarrie. University Science Books, Sausalito, CA, 2008. $46.00 paper (345 pp.). ISBN 978-1-891389-56-6

Quantum Mechanics: Its Early Development and the Road to Entanglement. E. G. Steward. Imperial College Press, London, 2008. $75.00, $55.00 paper (257 pp.). ISBN 978-1-86094-977-7, ISBN 978-1-86094-978-4 paper

Statistical Mechanics Made Simple. 2nd ed. D. C. Mattis, R. H. Swendsen. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2008 [2003]. $65.00, $42.00 paper (335 pp.). ISBN 987-981-277-908-3, ISBN 978-981-277-909-0 paper

Uncovering Student Ideas in Science: Another 25 Formative Assessment Probes. Vol. 3. P. Keeley, F. Eberle, C. Dorsey. NSTA Press, Arlington, VA, 2008. $26.96 paper (198 pp.). ISBN 978-1-93353-124-3

Wave Propagation: From Electrons to Photonic Crystals and Left-Handed Materials. P. Markoš, C. M. Soukoulis. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2008. $65.00 (352 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-13003-3