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Einstein’s Unification. J. van Dongen. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $85.00 (213 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-88346-7

Energy, the Subtle Concept: The Discovery of Feynman’s Blocks from Leibniz to Einstein. J. Coopersmith. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010. $55.00 (400 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-954650-3

A Grand and Bold Thing: An Extraordinary New Map of the Universe Ushering In a New Era of Discovery. A. Finkbeiner. Free Press, New York, 2010. $27.00 (223 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4165-5216-1

Many Worlds? Everett, Quantum Theory, and Reality. S. Saunders, J. Barrett, A. Kent, D. Wallace, eds. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010. $99.00 (618 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-956056-1

The Many Worlds of Hugh Everett III: Multiple Universes, Mutual Assured Destruction, and the Meltdown of a Nuclear Family. P. Byrne. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010. $45.00 (436 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-955227-6

Much Ado About (Practically) Nothing: A History of the Noble Gases. D. E. Fisher. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010. $24.95 (264 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-539396-5

Nucleus and Nation: Scientists, International Networks, and Power in India. R. S. Anderson. U. Chicago Press, Chicago, 2010. $60.00 (683 pp.). ISBN 978-0-226-01975-8

The Poetry of Physics and the Physics of Poetry. R. K. Logan. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $64.00, $43.00 paper (332 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4295-92-5, ISBN 978-981-4295-93-2 paper

The Pythagorean Theorem: The Story of Its Power and Beauty. A. S. Posamentier. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2010. $27.00 (320 pp.). ISBN 978-1-61614-181-3

Remembering Einstein: Lectures on Physics and Astrophysics. B. V. Sreekantan, ed. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010. $35.00 (148 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-806449-7

Why Beliefs Matter: Reflections on the Nature of Science. E. B. Davies. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010. $45.00 (250 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-958620-2

6th International Conference on Medical Applications of Synchrotron Radiation. K. K. W. Siu, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1266. Proc. conf., Melbourne, Australia, Feb. 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $104.00 paper (127 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0813-5

Active Control of Flexible Structures: From Modeling to Implementation. A. Cavallo, G. De Maria, C. Natale, S. Pirozzi. Advances in Industrial Control. Springer, London, 2010. $129.00 (197 pp.). ISBN 978-1-84996-280-3

High-Pressure Crystallography: From Fundamental Phenomena to Technological Applications. E. Boldyreva, P. Dera, eds. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Proc. inst., Erice, Italy, June 2009. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2010. $269.00, $129.00 paper (612 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-9257-1, ISBN 978-90-481-9260-1 paper

Laser Processing of Materials: Fundamentals, Applications, and Developments. P. Schaaf, ed. Springer Series in Materials Science 139. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $169.00 (231 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-13280-3

Microfluidics Based Microsystems: Fundamentals and Applications. S. Kakaç, B. Kosoy, D. Li, A. Pramuanjaroenkij, eds. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. Proc. inst., Çeşme-Izmir, Turkey, Aug.—Sept. 2009. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2010. $269.00, $129.00 paper (618 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-9028-7, ISBN 978-90-481-9031-7 paper

Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Materials Science—2010. J. Tuček, M. Miglierini, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1258. Proc. conf., Liptovský Ján, Slovakia, Jan.–Feb. 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $119.00 (152 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0806-7

Adhesion Aspects in Dentistry. J. P. Matinlinna, K. L. Mittal, eds. VSP/Brill, Leiden, the Netherlands, 2009. $198.00 (286 pp.). ISBN 978-90-04-17271-5

Annual Review of Materials Research. Vol. 40. D. R. Clarke, M. Rühle, F. Zok, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2010. $234.00 (603 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8243-1740-9

Contact Angle, Wettability and Adhesion. Vol. 6. K. L. Mittal, ed. VSP/Brill, Leiden, the Netherlands, 2009. $293.00 (397 pp.). ISBN 978-90-04-16932-6

Elasticity and Geometry: From Hair Curls to the Non-linear Response of Shells. B. Audoly, Y. Pomeau. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010. $129.50 (586 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-850625-6

Nanoscience: The Science of the Small in Physics, Engineering, Chemistry, Biology and Medicine. H.-E. Schaefer. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $119.00 (772 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-10558-6

Optical Absorption of Impurities and Defects in Semiconducting Crystals: Hydrogen-like Centres. B. Pajot. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences 158. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $229.00 (470 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-95955-7

Porous Media and Its Applications in Science, Engineering, and Industry. K. Vafai, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1254. Proc. conf., Montecatini, Italy, June 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $180.00 paper (339 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0803-6

7th International Conference of the Balkan Physical Union. Vols. 1 and 2. A. Angelopoulos, T. Fildisis, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1203. Proc. conf., Alexandroupolis, Greece, Sept. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $429.00 set (1482 pp. set). ISBN 978-0-7354-0740-4

Progress of Physics Research in Malaysia: PERFIK2009. A. K. Yahya et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1250. Proc. conf., Malacca, Malaysia, Dec. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $264.00 paper (557 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0797-8

TIM—09: Proceedings of the Physics Conference. M. Bunoiu, I. Malaescu, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1262. Proc. conf., Timisoara, Romania, Nov. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $129.00 (200 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0810-4

Econophysics Approaches to Large-Scale Business Data and Financial Crisis: Proceedings of the Tokyo Tech–Hitotsubashi Interdisciplinary Conference + APFA7. M. Takayasu, T. Watanabe, H. Takayasu, eds. Proc. conf., Tokyo, Mar. 2009. Springer, New York, 2010. $249.00 (315 pp.). ISBN 978-4-431-53852-3

VIII Latin American Symposium on Nuclear Physics and Applications. R. Alarcon, H. F. Arellano, P. L. Cole, A. J. Kreiner, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1265. Proc. symp., Santiago, Chile, Dec. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $289.00 (522 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0814-2

Introduction to Radiation Protection: Practical Knowledge for Handling Radioactive Sources. C. Grupen. Graduate Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $99.00 (417 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-02585-3

Neutron Physics for Nuclear Reactors: Unpublished Writings by Enrico Fermi. S. Esposito, O. Pisanti, eds. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $111.00 (665 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4291-22-4

Nuclear Collective Motion: Models and Theory. D. J. Rowe. 2nd ed. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010 [1970]. $89.00, $42.00 paper (340 pp.). ISBN 978-981-279-064-4, ISBN 978-981-279-065-1 paper

Beamed Energy Propulsion. C. Phipps, K. Komurasaki, J. Sinko, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1230. Proc. symp., Scottsdale, AZ, Nov. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $227.00 (412 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0774-9

High Power Laser–Matter Interaction. P. Mulser, D. Bauer. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 238. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $179.00 (416 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-50669-0

High Spectral Density Optical Communication Technologies. M. Nakazawa, K. Kikuchi, T. Miyazaki, eds. Optical and Fiber Communications Reports 6. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $129.00 paper (337 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-10418-3

Lectures on Light: Nonlinear and Quantum Optics Using the Density Matrix. S. C. Rand. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010. $75.00 (304 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-957487-2

Optical Interactions in Solids. 2nd ed. B. Di Bartolo. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010 [1968]. $95.00 (612 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4295-74-1

Achievements and New Directions in Subatomic Physics: Festschrift in Honour of Tony Thomas’ 60th Birthday. W. Melnitchouk, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1261. Proc. wksp., Adelaide, Australia, Feb. 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $149.00 (276 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0811-1

Perspectives on Supersymmetry II. G. L. Kane, ed. Advanced Series on Directions in High Energy Physics 21. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $141.00, $65.00 paper (583 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4307-48-2, ISBN 978-981-4307-49-9 paper

Phenomenology of Ultra-Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions. W. Florkowski. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $96.00 (416 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4280-66-2

Computational Methods in Plasma Physics. S. Jardin. Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Science Series. CRC Press/ Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2010. $79.95 (349 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-1021-7

Introduction to Complex Plasmas. M. Bonitz, N. Horing, P. Ludwig, eds. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical and Plasma Physics 59. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $169.00 (447 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-10591-3

Modern Plasma Physics. Vol. 1: Physical Kinetics of Turbulent Plasmas. P. H. Diamond, S.-I. Itoh, K. Itoh. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $130.00 (417 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-86920-1

Plasma Interaction in Controlled Fusion Devices. S. Benkadda, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1237. Proc. sch., Aix-en-Provence, France, June 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $129.00 (173 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0781-7

Plasmas in the Laboratory and in the Universe. G. Bertin et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1242. Proc. symp., Como, Italy, Dec. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $219.00 (365 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0787-9

The 50 Most Extreme Places in Our Solar System. D. Baker, T. Ratcliff. Belknap/ Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, MA, 2010. $27.95 (290 pp.). ISBN 978-0-674-04998-7

2030: Technology That Will Change the World. R. van Santen, D. Khoe, B. Vermeer. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010. $29.95 (295 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-537717-0

The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics: A Math-Free Exploration of the Science That Made Our World. J. Kakalios. Gotham Books, New York, 2010. $26.00 (318 pp.). ISBN 978-1-592-40479-7

The Best American Science Writing 2010. J. Groopman, ed. Ecco/HarperCollins, New York, 2010. $14.99 paper (346 pp.). ISBN 978-0-06-185251-0

The Large Hadron Collider: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe. M. Beech. Astronomers’ Universe. Springer, New York, 2010. $34.95 paper (236 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-5667-5

Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. M. Roach. W. W. Norton, New York, 2010. $25.95 (334 pp.). ISBN 978-0-393-06847-4

Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception. C. Seife. Viking, New York, 2010. $25.95 (295 pp.). ISBN 978-0-670-02216-8

Science for the Curious Photographer: An Introduction to the Science of Photography. C. S. Johnson Jr. A. K. Peters, Natick, MA, 2010. $44.95 paper (185 pp.). ISBN 978-1-56881-581-7

Planetary Magnetism. U. R. Christensen, A. Balogh, D. Breuer, K.-H. Glaβmeier, eds. Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Springer, New York, 2010. $199.00 (664 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-5900-3

Solar Neutrons and Related Phenomena. L. Dorman. Astrophysics and Space Science Library 365. Springer, New York, 2010. $199.00 (873 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-3736-7

New Trends in Statistical Physics: Festschrift in Honor of Leopoldo García-Colín’s 80th Birthday. A. Macias, L. Dagdug. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $111.00 (360 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4307-53-6

1000 Solved Problems in Modern Physics. A. A. Kamal. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $179.00 (634 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-04332-1

Advanced Mechanics and General Relativity. J. Franklin. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $75.00 (367 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-76245-8

Complex Networks: Structure, Robustness and Function. R. Cohen, S. Havlin. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $59.00 (238 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-84156-6

Distributions: Theory and Applications. J. J. Duistermaat, J. A. C. Kolk (translated from Dutch by J. P. van Braam Houckgeest). Birkhäuser, Boston, 2010. $74.95 (445 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8176-4672-1

Exoplanet Atmospheres: Physical Processes. S. Seager. Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2010. $89.50, $45.00 paper (243 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-11914-4, ISBN 978-0-691-14645-4 paper

Foundations of Environmental Physics: Understanding Energy Use and Human Impacts. K. Forinash. Island Press, Washington, DC, 2010. $65.00 (414 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59726-709-0

International Conference on Physics Education (ICPE-2009). B. Paosawatyanyong, P. Wattanakasiwich, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1263. Proc. conf., Bangkok, Thailand, Oct. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $149.00 paper (259 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0816-6

Mathematics for Neuroscientists. F. Gabbiani, S. J. Cox. Elsevier Science and Technology Books. Academic Press/Elsevier, San Diego, CA, 2010. $99.95 (486 pp.). ISBN 978-0-12-374882-9

Networks, Crowds, and Markets: Reasoning About a Highly Connected World. D. Easley, J. Kleinberg. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $50.00 (727 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-19533-1

Non-Equilibrium Phase Transitions. Vol. 2: Ageing and Dynamical Scaling Far from Equilibrium. M. Henkel, M. Pleimling. Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2010. $129.00 (544 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-2868-6

Plasma Physics: An Introduction to Laboratory, Space, and Fusion Plasmas. A. Piel. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $79.95 (398 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-10490-9