New books

Measured Tones: The Interplay of Physics and Music. 3rd ed. I. Johnston. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2009 [2002]. $59.95 (436 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4200-9347-6

Cosmic Rays and Astrophysics. C. J. S. Salinas, D. Wahl, J. Bellido, Ó. Saavedra, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1123. Proc. sch., Arequipa, Peru, Aug.—Sept. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $118.00 paper (278 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0659-9

Gamma-Ray Bursts. C. Meegan, N. Gehrels, C. Kouveliotou, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1133. Proc. symp., Huntsville, AL, Oct. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $259.00 (537 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0670-4

Simbol-X: Focusing on the Hard X-Ray Universe. P. Ferrando, J. Rodriguez, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1126. Proc. symp., Paris, Dec. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $170.00 (381 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0662-9

Biophysics and the Challenges of Emerging Threats. J. D. Puglisi, ed. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Proc. inst., Erice, Italy, June 2007. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2009. $179.00, $74.95 paper (179 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-2366-7, ISBN 978-90-481-2367-4 paper

Cellular Signaling in Health and Disease. M. Beckerman. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, New York, 2009. $159.00 (470 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-98172-7

Dendrimer-Based Nanomedicine. I. J. Majoros, J. R. Baker Jr, eds. Pan Stanford, Singapore, 2008. $215.00 (407 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4241-04-5

Laser Florence 2008: A Bridge to the Laser Medicine World. L. Longo, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1142. Proc. conf., Firenze, Italy, Oct.-Nov. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $79.00 paper (114 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0679-7

Nanobiotechnology and Nanobiosciences. C. Nicolini. Pan Stanford Series on Nanobiotechnology 1. Pan Stanford, Singapore, 2009. $119.00 (367 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4241-38-0

Nanomedicine: A Systems Engineering Approach. M. Zhang, N. Xi, eds. Pan Stanford, Singapore, 2009. $149.00 (348 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4241-36-6

Nanopathology: The Health Impact of Nanoparticles. A. M. Gatti, S. Montanari. Pan Stanford, Singapore, 2008. $135.00 (298 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4241-00-7

Nanotherapeutics: Drug Delivery Concepts in Nanoscience. A. Lamprecht, ed. Pan Stanford, Singapore, 2009. $155.00 (279 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4241-02-1

Aldol Reactions. R. Mahrwald. Springer, New York, 2009. $239.00 (211 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-8700-4

Chemorheology of Polymers: From Fundamental Principles to Reactive Processing. P. J. Halley, G. A. George. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $150.00 (443 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-80719-7

Controlled Assembly and Modification of Inorganic Systems. X.-T. Wu, ed. Structure and Bonding 133. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $249.00 (208 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-01561-8

Interface Controlled Organic Thin Films. H.-G. Rubahn, H. Sitter, G. Horowitz, K. Al-Shamery, eds. Springer Proceedings in Physics 129. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $249.00 (230 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-95929-8

Molecules: Nucleation, Aggregation and Crystallization—Beyond Medical and Other Implications. J. Sedzik, P. Riccio, eds. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2009. $98.00, $68.00 paper (352 pp.). ISBN 978-981-283-264-1, ISBN 978-981-283-265-8 paper

Solution Structure and Solution Dynamics in Chiral Ytterbium (III) Complexes. M. Lelli. Publications of the Scuola Normale Superiore, Theses 11. Edizioni Della Normale/Birkhäuser, Boston, 2009. $24.95 paper (169 pp.). ISBN 978-88-7642-349-9

Structural Crystallography of Inorganic Oxysalts. S. V. Krivovichev. IUCr Monographs on Crystallography 22. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2009. $130.00 (308 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-921320-7

Brain-Mind Machinery: Brain-Inspired Computing and Mind Opening. G.-W. Ng. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2009. $72.00 (371 pp.). ISBN 978-981-279-025-5

Information, Physics, and Computation. M. Mézard, A. Montanari. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2009. $99.00 (569 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-857083-7

Nanocomputing: Computational Physics for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. J. J. Y. Hsu. Pan Stanford, Singapore, 2009. $135.00 (370 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4241-26-7

Practical Guide to Computer Simulations. A. K. Hartmann. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2009. $83.00, $61.00 paper (368 pp.). ISBN 978-981-283-414-0, ISBN 978-981-283-415-7 paper, CD-ROM

Quick Finite Elements for Electromagnetic Waves. 2nd ed. G. Pelosi, R. Coccioli, S. Selleri. Electromagnetic Analysis Series. Artech House, Norwood, MA, 2009 [1998]. $139.00 (289 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59693-345-3, CD-ROM

Advances in Theoretical Physics. V. Lebedev, M. Feigel’man, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1134. Proc. conf., Chernogolovka, Russia, June 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $126.00 paper (220 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0671-1

Geometry and Phase Transitions in Colloids and Polymers. W. Kung. World Scientific Lecture Notes in Physics 79. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2009. $70.00 (191 pp.). ISBN 978-981-283-496-6

Neutron Scattering in Condensed Matter Physics. A. Furrer, J. Mesot, T. Strässle. Series on Neutron Techniques and Applications 4. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2009. $68.00, $32.00 paper (301 pp.). ISBN 978-981-02-4830-7, ISBN 978-981-02-4831-4 paper

Semiconductor Quantum Bits. F. Henneberger, O. Benson. Pan Stanford, Singapore, 2009. $179.00 (504 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4241-05-2

Spin Wave Confinement. S. O. Demokritov, ed. Pan Stanford, Singapore, 2009. $155.00 (229 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4241-06-9

Superconductivity: A Very Short Introduction. S. Blundell. Very Short Introductions. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2009. $11.95 paper (151 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-954090-7

CMB Polarization Workshop: Theory and Foregrounds. S. Dodelson et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1141. Proc. wksp., Batavia, IL, June 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $189.00 paper (316 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0678-0

Cosmology and Gravitation. M. Novello, S. E. P. Bergliaffa, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1132. Proc. sch., Mangaratiba, Brazil, July-Aug. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $144.00 (442 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0669-8

From Quantum to Cosmos: Fundamental Physics Research in Space. S. G. Turyshev, ed. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2009. $142.00 (751 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4261-20-3

General Relativistic Dynamics: Extending Einstein’s Legacy Throughout the Universe. F. I. Cooperstock. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2009. $51.00 (232 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4271-16-5

The Oxford Companion to Cosmology. A. Liddle, J. Loveday. Oxford Paperback Reference. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2009 [2008, reissued]. $24.99 paper (343 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-956084-4

Physics and Mathematics of Gravitation. K. E. Kunze, M. Mars, M. A Vázquez-Mozo, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1122. Proc. mtg., Salamanca, Spain, Sept. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $204.00 (433 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0658-2

Quantum Mechanics of Fundamental Systems: The Quest for Beauty and Simplicity—Claudio Bunster Festschrift. M. Henneaux, J. Zanelli, eds. Springer, New York, 2009. $219.00 (307 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-87498-2

Electronic Device Architectures for the Nano-CMOS Era: From Ultimate CMOS Scaling to Beyond CMOS Devices. S. Deleonibus, ed. Pan Stanford, Singapore, 2009. $167.00 (425 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4241-28-1

Noise and Fluctuations: 20th International Conference on Noise and Fluctuations (ICNF 2009). M. Macucci, G. Basso, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1129. Proc. conf., Pisa, Italy, June 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $218.00 (664 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0665-0

Plasmonic Nanoguides and Circuits. S. I. Bozhevolnyi, ed. Pan Stanford, Singapore, 2009. $149.00 (441 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4241-32-8

Air Pollution: From a Local to a Global Perspective. J. Fenger, J. C. Tjell, eds. Polyteknisk, Lyngby, Denmark, and Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2009. $189.00 (488 pp.). ISBN 978-1-84755-865-7

Basic Water Treatment. 4th ed. C. Binnie, M. Kimber. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2009 [2007]. $89.95 paper (318 pp.). ISBN 978-1-84755-878-7

The Entropy Crisis. G. Deutscher. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2008. $51.00, $30.00 paper (172 pp.). ISBN 978-981-277-968-7, ISBN 978-981-277-969-4 paper

Mechanics of Wind-Blown Sand Movements. X. Zheng. Environmental Science and Engineering: Environmental Science. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $159.00 (309 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-88253-4

Novel Trends in Rheology III. M. Zatloukal, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1152. Proc. conf., Zlin, Czech Republic, July 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $169.00 (324 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0689-6

A Field Guide to Geophysics in Archaeology. J. Oswin. Springer-Praxis Books in Geophysical Sciences. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2009. $149.00 (221 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-76691-9

Carbon Nanotube Science: Synthesis, Properties and Applications. P. J. F. Harris. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $90.00 (301 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-82895-6

Sapphire: Material, Manufacturing, Applications. E. R. Dobrovinskaya, L. A. Lytvynov, V. Pishchik. Micro- and Opto-Electronic Materials, Structures, and Systems. Springer, New York, 2009. $179.00 (481 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-85694-0

Smart Light-Responsive Materials: Azobenzene-Containing Polymers and Liquid Crystals. Y. Zhao, T. Ikeda, eds. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2009. $140.00 (514 pp.). ISBN 978-0-470-17578-1

The Theory of Laser Materials Processing: Heat and Mass Transfer in Modern Technology. J. Dowden, ed. Springer Series in Materials Science 119. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2009. $179.00 (387 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-9339-5

Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry. F. D. McDaniel, B. L. Doyle, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1099. Proc. conf., Fort Worth, TX, Aug. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $429.00 (1042 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0633-9

Practising Science Communication in the Information Age: Theorizing Professional Practices. R. Holliman et al., eds. Communicating Science in the Information Age 2. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2009. $40.00 paper (238 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-955267-2

Space, Propulsion and Energy Sciences International Forum—SPESIF-2009. G. A. Robertson, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1103. Proc. conf., symp., and wksp., Huntsville, AL, Feb. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $260.00 paper (725 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0639-1

Technical Communication: English Skills for Engineers. M. Raman, S. Sharma. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2008. $19.95 paper (536 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-569574-8

Writing Successful Science Proposals. 2nd ed. A. J. Friedland, C. L. Folt. Yale U. Press, New Haven, CT, 2009 [2000]. $18.00 paper (201 pp.). ISBN 978-0-300-11939-8

Multi-Wave Mixing Processes: From Ultrafast Polarization Beats to Electromagnetically Induced Transparency. Y. Zhang, M. Xiao. Higher Education Press, Beijing, and Springer, Berlin, 2009. $259.00 (319 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-89527-5

FUSION08: New Aspects of Heavy Ion Collisions Near the Coulomb Barrier. K. E. Rehm, B. B. Back, H. Esbensen, C. J. Lister, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1098. Proc. conf., Chicago, Sept. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $173.00 paper (363 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0631-5

Nuclear Physics and Applications. D. Dashdorj, U. Agvaanluvsan, G. E. Mitchell, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1109. Proc. conf., Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Sept. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $119.00 (204 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0646-9

Perspectives in Nuclear Physics. S.-C. Jeong et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1120. Proc. symp., Tokai, Japan, Nov. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $139.00 paper (329 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0655-1

Integrated Optics: Theory and Technology. 6th ed. R. G. Hunsperger. Springer, New York, 2009 [2002]. $99.00 (513 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-89774-5

Physics of Solar Cells: From Basic Principles to Advanced Concepts. 2nd rev. ed. P. Würfel. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2009 [2005]. $95.00 paper (244 pp.). ISBN 978-3-527-40857-3

The Dark Side of the Universe. S. Khalil, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1115. Proc. wksp., Cairo, Egypt, June 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $186.00 (369 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0652-0

Diffraction 2008. R. Fiore, I. Ivanov, A. Papa, J. Soffer, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1105. Proc. wksp., La Londe-les-Maures, France, Sept. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $204.00 (417 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0641-4

Modern Supersymmetry: Dynamics and Duality. J. Terning. International Series of Monographs 132. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2009 [2006, reissued]. $65.00 paper (324 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-955951-0

Particles and Fields. A. Ayala et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1116. Proc. sch., Hermosillo and San Carlos, Mexico, Oct. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $189.00 paper (489 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0653-7

Progress in High-Energy Physics and Nuclear Safety. V. Begun, L. L. Jenkovszky, A. Polański, eds. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Proc. wksp., Yalta, Ukraine, Sept.-Oct. 2008. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2009. $229.00, $119.00 paper (366 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-2285-1, ISBN 978-90-481-2286-8 paper

Laser-Plasma Interactions. D. A. Jaroszynski, R. Bingham, R. A. Cairns, eds. Scottish Graduate Series 60. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2009. $139.95 (434 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58488-778-2

Negative Ions, Beams and Sources. E. Surrey, A. Simonin, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1097. Proc. symp., Aix-en-Provence, France, Sept. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $229.00 (499 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0630-8

Non-neutral Plasma Physics VII. J. R. Danielson, T. S. Pedersen, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1114. Proc. wksp., New York, June 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $144.00 (212 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0651-3

125 Physics Projects for the Evil Genius. J. Silver. Evil Genius Series. McGraw-Hill, New York, 2009. $24.95 paper (340 pp.). ISBN 978-0-07-162131-1

The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives. L. Mlodinow. Vintage Books, New York, 2009 [2008, reissued]. $15.00 paper (252 pp.). ISBN 978-0-307-27517-2

License to Orbit: The Future of Commercial Space Travel. J. N. Pelton, P. Marshall. Apogee Books Space Series 77. Apogee Books, Burlington, ON, Canada, 2009. $23.95 paper (197 pp.). ISBN 978-1-894959-98-8

Mad Science: Experiments You Can Do at Home—But Probably Shouldn’t. T. Gray. Black Dog & Leventhal, New York, 2009. $24.95 (239 pp.). ISBN 978-1-57912-791-6

Make Time for the Stars: Fitting Astronomy into Your Busy Life. A. Cooke. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, 2009. $34.95 paper (259 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-89340-2

Mathematics in 10 Lessons: The Grand Tour. J. P. King. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2009. $18.95 paper (394 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59102-686-0

Mysteries and Discoveries of Archaeoastronomy: From Giza to Easter Island. G. Magli. Copernicus/Springer, New York, 2009. $27.50 (444 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-76564-8

Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective Career of the World’s Greatest Scientist. T. Levenson. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston, 2009. $25.00 (318 pp.). ISBN 978-0-15-101278-7

Out of the Blue: A History of Lightning—Science, Superstition, and Amazing Stories of Survival. J. S. Friedman. Delta/Random House, New York, 2009 [2008, reissued]. $16.00 paper (290 pp.). ISBN 978-0-385-34116-5

Quantum Gods: Creation, Chaos, and the Search for Cosmic Consciousness. V. J. Stenger. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2009. $26.98 (292 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59102-713-3

The Universe: Order Without Design. C. I. Calle. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2009. $27.98 (304 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59102-714-0

The Genie in the Machine: How Computer-Automated Inventing Is Revolutionizing Law and Business. R. Plotkin. Stanford Law Books/Stanford U. Press, Stanford, CA, 2009. $29.95 (270 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8047-5699-0

Nuclear Test Ban: Converting Political Visions to Reality. O. Dahlman, S. Mykkeltveit, H. Haak. Springer, New York, 2009. $89.95 (277 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-6883-6

Deep Space Flight and Communications: Exploiting the Sun as a Gravitational Lens. C. Maccone. Springer-Praxis Books in Astronautical Engineering. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2009. $139.00 (401 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-72942-6

Discovering the Expanding Universe. H. Nussbaumer, L. Bieri. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $59.00 (226 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-51484-2

Giant Planets of Our Solar System: Atmospheres, Composition, and Structure. 2nd ed. P. G. J. Irwin. Springer-Praxis Books in Astronomy and Planetary Sciences. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2009 [2003]. $169.00 (403 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-85157-8

The Hinode Mission. T. Sakurai, ed. Springer, New York, 2008. $179.00 (207 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-88738-8

New Horizons: Reconnaissance of the Pluto–Charon System and the Kuiper Belt. C. T. Russell, ed. Springer, New York, 2009. $169.00 (402 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-89517-8

Rosetta: ESA’s Mission to the Origin of the Solar System. R. Schulz, C. Alexander, H. Boehnhardt, K.-H. Glassmeier, eds. Springer, New York, 2009. $169.00 (785 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-77517-3

Smithsonian Atlas of Space Exploration. R. D. Launius, A. K. Johnston. Collins/HarperCollins, New York, 2009. $34.99 (230 pp.). ISBN 978-0-06-156526-7

Space Plasma Physics. I. Zhelyazkov, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1121. Proc. sch. and wksp., Sozopol, Bulgaria, Aug.-Sept. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $129.00 paper (182 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0656-8

The THEMIS Mission. J. L. Burch, V. Angelopoulos, eds. Springer, New York, 2009. $179.00 (583 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-89819-3

Atmospheric Thermodynamics: Elementary Physics and Chemistry. G. R. North, T. L. Erukhimova. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $70.00 (267 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-89963-5

Dynamics and Relativity. J. R. Forshaw, A. G. Smith. Manchester Physics Series. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2009. $160.00, $60.00 paper (323 pp.). ISBN 978-0-470-01459-2, ISBN 978-0-470-01460-8 paper

E-Z Physics. 4th ed. R. L. Lehrman. Barron’s E-Z Series. Barron’s Educational Series, Hauppauge, NY, 2009 [1998]. $16.99 paper (614 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7641-4126-3

Force and Motion: An Illustrated Guide to Newton’s Laws. J. Zimba. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, MD, 2009. $85.00, $50.00 paper (428 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-9159-5, ISBN 978-0-8018-9160-1 paper

Global Warming: The Complete Briefing. 4th ed. J. Houghton. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009 [2004]. $120.00, 59.00 paper (438 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-88256-9, ISBN 978-0-521-70916-3 paper

Quantum Mechanics: Concepts and Applications. 2nd ed. N. Zettili. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2009 [2001]. $200.00, $80.00 paper (671 pp.). ISBN 978-0-470-02678-6, ISBN 978-0-470-02679-3, paper

The Uncertainty in Physical Measurements: An Introduction to Data Analysis in the Physics Laboratory. P. Fornasini. Springer, New York, 2008. $89.95 (289 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-78649-0

Bohmian Mechanics: The Physics and Mathematics of Quantum Theory. D. Dürr, S. Teufel. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $99.00 (393 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-89343-1

Contextual Approach to Quantum Formalism. A. Khrennikov. Fundamental Theories of Physics 160. Springer, New York, 2009. $159.00 (353 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-9592-4

CRC Encyclopedia of Mathematics. 3rd ed. Vols. 1-3. E. W. Weisstein. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2009 [2003]. $395.00 set (4307 pp. set). ISBN 978-1-4200-7221-1

Dynamics, Information and Complexity in Quantum Systems. F. Benatti. Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. Springer, New York, 2009. $109.95 (535 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-9305-0

Mathematical Analysis: An Introduction to Functions of Several Variables. M. Giaquinta, G. Modica. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2009. $149.00 (348 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8176-4509-0

The Monster Group and Majorana Involutions. A. A. Ivanov. Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics 176. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $99.00 (252 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-88994-0

Sub-Riemannian Geometry: General Theory and Examples. O. Calin, D.-C. Chang. Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Its Applications 126. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $99.00 (370 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-89730-3