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Fundamentals of Basin and Petroleum Systems Modeling. T. Hantschel, A. I. Kauerauf. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $169.00 (476 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-72317-2

Seismic Interferometry. G. T. Schuster. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $140.00 (260 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-87124-2

The Accademia del Cimento and Its European Context. M. Beretta, A. Clericuzio, L. M. Principe, eds. Proc. conf., Florence, Italy, Dec. 2007. Science History, Sagamore Beach, MA, 2009. $49.95 (257 pp.). ISBN 978-0-88135-387-7

The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science. R. Holmes. Pantheon, New York, 2009. $40.00 (552 pp.). ISBN 978-0-375-42222-5

The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Vol. 12: The Berlin Years—Correspondence, January-December 1921. D. K. Buchwald et al., eds. (in German). Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2009. $125.00 (609 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-14190-9

The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Vol. 12: The Berlin Years—Correspondence, January-December 1921. D. K. Buchwald et al., eds. (translated from German by A. M. Hentschel). Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2009. $45.00 paper (230 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-14191-6

India in the World of Physics: Then and Now. A. N. Mitra, ed. History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization, Vol. XIII, Part 1. Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2009. $45.44 (579 pp.). ISBN 978-81-317-1579-6

Invention of Integrated Circuits: Untold Important Facts. A. N. Saxena. International Series on Advances in Solid State Electronics and Technology. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2009. $98.00 (523 pp.). ISBN 978-981-281-445-6

J. Robert Oppenheimer and the American Century. D. C. Cassidy. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, MD, 2009 [2005, reissued]. $25.00 paper (462 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-9317-9

Kinematics: The Lost Origins of Einstein’s Relativity. A. A. Martínez. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, MD, 2009. $65.00 (464 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-9135-9

LEP—The Lord of the Collider Rings at CERN 1980-2000: The Making, Operation and Legacy of the World’s Largest Scientific Instrument. H. Schopper. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $59.95 (211 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-89300-4

NASA’s Moon Program: Paving the Way for Apollo 11. D. M. Harland. Springer-Praxis Books in Space Exploration. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2009. $39.95 paper (472 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-68131-3

Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon. C. Nelson. Viking, New York, 2009. $27.95 (404 pp.). ISBN 978-0-670-02103-1

Satyendra Nath Bose: His Life and Times—Selected Works (With Commentary). K. C. Wali, ed. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2009. $83.00, $51.00 paper (468 pp.). ISBN 978-981-279-070-5, ISBN 978-981-279-071-2 paper

Sir Rudolf Peierls: Selected Private and Scientific Correspondence. Vol. 2. S. Lee. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2009.

$168.00 (1108 pp.). ISBN 978-981-279-706-3

Something Incredibly Wonderful Happens: Frank Oppenheimer and the World He Made Up. K. C. Cole. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston, 2009. $27.00 (396 pp.). ISBN 978-0-15-100822-3

The Three Cultures: Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and the Humanities in the 21st Century. J. Kagan. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $70.00, $21.99 paper (311 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-51842-0, ISBN 978-0-521-73230-7 paper

Applications of Synchrotron Light to Scattering and Diffraction in Materials and Life Sciences. T. A. Ezquerra, M. C. García-Gutiérrez, A. Nogales, M. A. Gómez, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 776. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $109.00 (318 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-95967-0

Future Directions in Ultraviolet Spectroscopy. G. Sonneborn, M. E. Van Steenberg, H. W. Moos, W. P. Blair, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1135. Proc. conf., Annapolis, MD, Oct. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $198.00 (355 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0672-8, CD-ROM

The Handbook of Sidescan Sonar. P. Blondel. Springer-Praxis Books in Geophysical Sciences. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2009. $189.00 (316 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-42641-7

Carbon Nanotubes: Angels or Demons? S. Fiorito. Pan Stanford, Singapore, 2008. $109.00 (147 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4241-01-4

Electrons and Phonons in Semiconductor Multilayers. 2nd ed. B. K. Ridley. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009 [2005]. $126.00 (409 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-51627-3

The k·p Method: Electronic Properties of Semiconductors. L. C. Lew Yan Voon, M. Willatzen. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $149.00 (445 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-92871-3

Nanomaterials: Mechanics and Mechanisms. K. T. Ramesh. Springer, New York, 2009. $169.00 (316 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-09782-4

Oxide and Nitride Semiconductors: Processing, Properties, and Applications. T. Yao, S.-K. Hong, eds. Advances in Materials Research 12. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $209.00 (517 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-88846-8

Powders and Grains 2009. M. Nakagawa, S. Luding, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1145. Proc. conf., Golden, CO, July 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $422.00 (1124 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0682-7

Shock Wave Science and Technology Reference Library. Vol. 4: Heterogeneous Detonation. F. Zhang, ed. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $229.00 (390 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-88446-0

Silicon Versus Carbon: Fundamental Nanoprocesses, Nanobiotechnology, and Risks Assessment. Y. Magarshak, S. Kozyrev, A. K. Vaseashta, eds. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Proc. wksp., St. Petersburg, Russia, June 2008. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2009. $229.00, $119.00 paper (416 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-2521-0, ISBN 978-90-481-2522-7 paper

Stress-Induced Phenomena in Metallization. P. S. Ho, S. Ogawa, E. Zschech, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1143. Proc. wksp., Austin, TX, Nov. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $121.00 (233 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0680-3

Frontiers in Physics. S.-P. Chia, M. R. Muhamad, K. Ratnavelu, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1150. Proc. mtg., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $219.00 paper (475 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0687-2

Lightcraft Flight Handbook LTI-20. L. N. Myrabo, J. S. Lewis. Space Series 80. Apogee Books/Collector’s Guide, Burlington, ON, Canada, 2009. $29.95 paper (284 pp.). ISBN 978-1-926592-03-9

On the Origin of Species. C. Darwin, J. Endersby, ed. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $115.00 (453 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-86709-2

Proceedings of the National Society of Black Physicists. H. M. Oluseyi, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1140. Proc. lecture and mtg., Washington, DC, Feb. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $109.00 (200 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0677-3

Proceedings of the Physics Conference TIM-08. M. Bunoiu, I. Malaescu, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1131. Proc. conf., Timisoara, Romania, Nov. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $119.00 (204 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0668-1

Visual Symmetry. M. Hargittai, I. Hargittai. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2009. $84.00 (207 pp.). ISBN 978-981-283-531-4

Classical Econophysics. W. P. Cockshott et al. Routledge Advances in Experimental and Computable Economics 2. Routledge/Taylor & Francis, New York, 2009. $140.00 (364 pp.). ISBN 978-0-415-47848-9

Granular Patterns. I. S. Aranson, L. S. Tsimring. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2009. $110.00 (343 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-953441-8, CD-ROM

Symmetry in Chaos: A Search for Pattern in Mathematics, Art, and Nature. 2nd ed. M. Field, M. Golubitsky. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2009 [1992]. $59.00 (199 pp.). ISBN 978-0-898716-72-6

Bulk Nuclear Properties. P. Danielewicz, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1128. Proc. wksp., East Lansing, MI, Nov. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $109.00 paper (218 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0664-3

Nuclear Physics 2008. V. Guimarães, J. R. B. Oliveira, K. C. D. Macario, F. A. Genezini, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1139. Proc. wksp., São Sebastião, Brazil, Sept. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $138.00 paper (210 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0676-6

Cambridge Illustrated Handbook of Optoelectronics and Photonics. S. Kasap, H. Ruda, Y. Boucher. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $250.00 (568 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-81596-3

Nanostructures in Electronics and Photonics. F. Rahman, ed. Pan Stanford, Singapore, 2008. $179.00 (302 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4241-10-6

Photonic Crystals: Theory, Applications, and Fabrication. D. W. Prather et al. Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2009. $125.00 (405 pp.). ISBN 978-0-470-27803-1

Polarization Holography. L. Nikolova, P. S. Ramanujam. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $110.00 (239 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-50975-6

Silicon Nanophotonics: Basic Principles, Present Status and Perspectives. L. Khriachtchev, ed. Pan Stanford, Singapore, 2009. $155.00 (452 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4241-11-3

CP Violation. 2nd ed. I. I. Bigi, A. I. Sanda. Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics and Cosmology 28. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009 [2008]. $160.00 (485 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-84794-0

Flavor in the Era of the LHC: Reports of the CERN Working Groups. R. Fleischer, T. Hurth, M. L. Mangano, eds. Advances in the Physics of Particles and Nuclei 29. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $109.00 (480 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-95941-0

Flavor Physics and the TeV Scale. G. W. S. Hou. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 233. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $169.00 (143 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-92791-4

Spectral Methods in Quantum Field Theory. N. Graham, M. Quandt, H. Weigel. Lecture Notes in Physics 777. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $74.95 (182 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-00138-3

Apocalypse When? Calculating How Long the Human Race Will Survive. W. Wells. Springer-Praxis Books in Popular Science. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2009. $29.95 paper (212 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-09836-4

The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics. L. Susskind. Back Bay Books/Little, Brown and Co, New York, 2009 [2008, reissued]. $15.99 paper (470 pp.). ISBN 978-0-316-01641-4

The Bone Readers: Atoms, Genes and the Politics of Australia’s Deep Past. C. Tuniz, R. Gillespie, C. Jones. Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, Australia, 2009. $65.99 paper (256 pp.). ISBN 978-1-74114-728-5

Collider: The Search for the World’s Smallest Particles. P. Halpern. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2009. $27.95 (260 pp.). ISBN 978-0-470-28620-3

Crashes and Collapses. T. L. Bohan. Essentials of Forensic Science. Facts on File/Infobase, New York, 2009. $35.00 (313 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8160-5513-5

The Geek Atlas: 128 Places Where Science and Technology Come Alive. J. Graham-Cumming. O’Reilly, Cambridge, MA, 2009. $29.99 paper (523 pp.). ISBN 978-0-596-52320-6

How NASA Builds Teams: Mission Critical Soft Skills for Scientists, Engineers, and Project Teams. C. J. Pellerin. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2009. $39.95 (261 pp.). ISBN 978-0-470-45648-4

Instant Egghead Guide: The Universe. J. R. Minkel, Scientific American. St. Martin’s Griffin, New York, 2009. $14.99 paper (221 pp.). ISBN 978-0-312-38637-5

The Manga Guide to Physics. H. Nitta, K. Takatsu, Trend-Pro. No Starch Press, San Francisco, and Ohmsha, Tokyo, 2009. $19.95 paper (232 pp.). ISBN 978-13-59327-196-1

The Mathematical Mechanic: Using Physical Reasoning to Solve Problems. M. Levi. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2009. $19.95 (186 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-14020-9

Quantum Themes: The Charms of the Microworld. T. Padmanabhan. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2009. $47.00 (225 pp.). ISBN 978-981-283-545-1

Sphere Packing, Lewis Carroll, and Reversi: Martin Gardner’s New Mathematical Diversions. M. Gardner. The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $50.00, $14.99 paper (282 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-75607-5, ISBN 978-0-521-74701-1 paper

Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future.

C. Mooney, S. Kirshenbaum. Basic Books, New York, 2009. $24.00 (209 pp.). ISBN 978-0-465-01305-0

What’s Next? Dispatches on the Future of Science—Original Essays from a New Generation of Scientists. M. Brockman, ed. Vintage, New York, 2009. $15.00 paper (237 pp.). ISBN 978-0-307-38931-2

From the Outer Heliosphere to the Local Bubble: Comparisons of New Observations with Theory. J. L. Linsky, V. V. Izmodenov, E. Möbius, R. von Steiger, eds. Space Sciences Series of ISSI 31. Springer,

Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2009. $159.00 (473 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-0246-7

Future Perspectives of Space Plasma and Particle Instrumentation and International Collaborations. M. Hirahara et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1144. Proc. conf., Tokyo, Nov. 2006. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $142.00 paper (239 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0681-0

The New Solar System: Ice Worlds, Moons, and Planets Redefined. P. Daniels. National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, 2009. $35.00 (223 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4262-0462-3

The Origin and Dynamics of Solar Magnetism. M. J. Thompson et al., eds. Space Sciences Series of ISSI 32. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2009. $159.00 (428 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-0238-2

Solar Image Analysis and Visualization. J. Ireland, C. A. Young, eds. Springer, New York, 2009. $189.00 (289 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-98153-6

Solar System. J. E. Trümper, ed. Landolt-Börnstein: Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology. Group VI: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 4. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $4,039.00 (628 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-88054-7

Turbulence in Space Plasmas. L. Vlahos, P. Cargill, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 778. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $109.00 (325 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-00209-0

Statistical Dynamics: A Stochastic Approach to Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics. 2nd ed. R. F. Streater. Imperial College Press, London, 2009 [1995]. $83.00, $51.00 paper (382 pp.). ISBN 978-1-84816-244-0, ISBN 978-1-84816-250-1 paper

The Basics of Practical Optimization. A. B. Levy. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2009. $67.00 paper (149 pp.). ISBN 978-0-898716-79-5

Energy and the Environment: Sources, Technologies, and Impacts. 2nd ed. R. Toossi. VerVe, Los Angeles, 2009 [2008]. $119.95, $104.95 paper (515 pp.). ISBN 978-1-9336-1611-7, ISBN 978-1-4276-1867-2 paper

A First Course in General Relativity. 2nd ed. B. F. Schutz. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009 [1985]. $70.00 (393 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-88705-2