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Shallow-Water Acoustics. J. Simmen et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1272. Proc. conf., Shanghai, China, Sept. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $248.00 (475 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0822-7

Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 48. R. Blandford, S. M. Faber, E. van Dishoeck, J. Kormendy, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2010. $84.00 (723 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8243-0948-0

Astronomy with Radioactivities. R. Diehl, D. H. Hartmann, N. Prantzos, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 812. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $119.00 paper (564 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-12697-0

Choosing and Using a Refracting Telescope. N. English. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, 2011. $39.95 paper (283 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-6402-1

Comets and How to Observe Them. R. Schmude. Astronomers’ Observing Guides. Springer, New York, 2010. $34.95 paper (254 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-5789-4

Deciphering the Ancient Universe with Gamma-Ray Bursts. N. Kawai, S. Nagataki, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1279. Proc. symp., Kyoto, Japan, Apr. 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $279.00 paper (514 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0829-6

Galaxy Formation and Evolution. H. Mo, F. van den Bosch, S. White. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $85.00 (820 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-85793-2

Go-To Telescopes Under Suburban Skies. N. Monks. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, 2010. $34.95 paper (260 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-6850-0

Graduate School in Astronomy. R. A. Dupke, S. Daflon, J. Alcaniz, R. de la Reza, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1268. Proc. course, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nov. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $99.00 (139 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0817-3

Hunting and Imaging Comets. M. Mobberley. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, 2011. $39.95 paper (394 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-6904-0

New Horizons in Astronomy: Frank N. Bash Symposium 2009. L. M. Stanford, J. D. Green, L. Hao, Y. Mao, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 432. Proc. wksp., Austin, TX, Oct. 2009. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2010. $77.00 (276 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58381-744-5

Physics of Comets. 3rd ed. K. S. Krishna Swamy. World Scientific Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics 12. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010 [1997]. $120.00 (445 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4291-11-8

Water in the Universe. A. Hanslmeier. Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Springer, New York, 2011. $129.00 (239 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-9983-9

Analysis of Excitation and Ionization of Atoms and Molecules by Electron Impact. A. Chaudhry, H. Kleinpoppen. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics 60. Springer, New York, 2011. $129.00 (232 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-6946-0

Biological Physics: Poincaré Seminar 2009. B. Duplantier, V. Rivasseau, eds. Progress in Mathematical Physics 60. Proc. sem., Paris, Jan. 2009. Birkhäuser/Springer, New York, 2011. $99.00 (168 pp.). ISBN 978-3-0346-0427-7

Biophysics of DNA-Protein Interactions: From Single Molecules to Biological Systems. M. C. Williams, L. J. Maher III, eds. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, New York, 2011. $129.00 (349 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-92807-4

Portraits of the Mind: Visualizing the Brain from Antiquity to the 21st Century. C. Schoonover. Abrams, New York, 2010. $35.00 (239 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8109-9033-3

Biocatalysis Based on Heme Peroxidases: Peroxidases as Potential Industrial Biocatalysts. E. Torres, M. Ayala, eds. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $189.00 (358 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-12626-0

Computational Chemistry: Introduction to the Theory and Applications of Molecular and Quantum Mechanics. 2nd ed. E. G. Lewars. Springer, New York, 2011 [2003]. $199.00 (664 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-3860-9

Heat Capacities: Liquids, Solutions and Vapours. E. Wilhelm, T. M. Letcher, eds. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2010. $249.00 (516 pp.). ISBN 978-0-85404-176-3

Heterogenized Homogeneous Catalysts for Fine Chemicals Production: Materials and Processes. P. Barbaro, F. Liguori, eds. Catalysis by Metal Complexes 33. Springer, New York, 2010. $189.00 (459 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-3695-7

Pillared Clays and Related Catalysts. A. Gil, S. A. Korili, R. Trujillano, M. A. Vicente, eds. Springer, New York, 2010. $259.00 (522 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-6669-8

Polymers in Solution: Their Modelling and Structure. J. des Cloizeaux, G. Jannink (translated from French by J. des Cloizeaux, G. Jannink). Oxford Classic Tests in the Physical Sciences. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010 [1989, reissued]. $89.95 paper (896 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-958893-0

Selected Problems in Physical Chemistry: Strategies and Interpretations. P.-P. Ilich. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $39.95 paper (208 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-04326-0

Semiconducting and Metallic Polymers. A. J. Heeger, N. S. Sariciftci, E. B. Namdas. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010. $79.95 (278 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-852864-7

STM Investigation of Molecular Architectures of Porphyrinoids on a Ag(111) Surface: Supramolecular Ordering, Electronic Properties and Reactivity. F. Buchner. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $129.00 (164 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-14839-2

Transition Metal Oxides: An Introduction to Their Electronic Structure and Properties. P. A. Cox. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010 [1995, reissued]. $49.95 paper (284 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-958894-7

Emission Detectors. A. I. Bolozdynya. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $60.00 (209 pp.). ISBN 978-981-283-405-8

Handbook of Modern Sensors: Physics, Designs, and Applications. 4th ed. J. Fraden. Springer, New York, 2010 [2004]. $99.00 (663 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-6465-6

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, $139.00 paper (618 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-9028-7, ISBN 978-90-481-9031-7 paper

Quantum Mechanics for Nanostructures. V. V. Mitin, D. I. Sementsov, N. Z. Vagidov. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $70.00 (431 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-76366-0

Random Walk: A Modern Introduction. G. F. Lawler, V. Limic. Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics 123. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $75.00 (364 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-51918-2

Science Education and Outreach: Forging a Path to the Future. J. Barnes, D. A. Smith, M. G. Gibbs, J. G. Manning, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 431. Proc. conf., Millbrae, CA, Sept. 2009. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2010. $77.00 (553 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58381-742-1

XVIII International Fall Workshop on Geometry and Physics. M. Asorey, J. F. Cariñena, J. Clemente-Gallardo, E. Martínez, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1260. Proc. wksp., Benasque, Spain, Sept. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $149.00 paper (189 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0809-8

The Attractor Mechanism: Proceedings of the INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati School 2007. S. Bellucci, ed. Springer Proceedings in Physics 134. Proc. sch., Rome, June 2007. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $249.00 (346 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-10735-1

Classical and Quantum Dynamics of Constrained Hamiltonian Systems. H. J. Rothe, K. D. Rothe. World Scientific Lecture Notes in Physics 81. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $90.00 (302 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4299-64-0

Continuum Mechanics: Advanced Topics and Research Trends. A. Romano, A. Marasco. Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2010. $124.00 (347 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8176-4869-5

Geometric Analysis of Hyperbolic Differential Equations: An Introduction. S. Alinhac. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series 374. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $50.00 paper (118 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-12822-3

Geometric and Topological Methods for Quantum Field Theory. H. Ocampo, E. Pariguán, S. Paycha, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $125.00 (421 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-76482-7

Hyperbolic Triangle Centers: The Special Relativistic Approach. A. A. Ungar. Fundamental Theories of Physics 166. Springer, New York, 2010. $129.00 (319 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-8636-5

Lectures on Advanced Mathematical Methods for Physicists. S. Mukhi, N. Mukunda. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $88.00 (278 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4299-73-2

LIE Theory and Its Applications in Physics. V. Dobrev, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1243. Proc. wksp., Varna, Bulgaria, June 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $189.00 paper (314 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0788-6

The Many Facets of Geometry: A Tribute to Nigel Hitchin. O. García-Prada, J. P. Bourguignon, S. Salamon, eds. Oxford Science Publications. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010. $99.00 (434 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-953492-0

Philosophy of Quantum Information and Entanglement. A. Bokulich, G. Jaeger, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $95.00 (277 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-89876-8

Representations of Groups: A Computational Approach. K. Lux, H. Pahlings. Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics 124. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $70.00 (460 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-76807-8

Selecta. Vol. 1: Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems. Y. G. Sinai. Springer, New York, 2010. $124.00 (496 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-87869-0

Selecta. Vol. 2: Probability Theory, Statistical Mechanics, Mathematical Physics and Mathematical Fluid Dynamics. Y. G. Sinai. Springer, New York, 2010. $124.00 (514 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-6204-1

Symmetries of Integro-Differential Equations: With Applications in Mechanics and Plasma Physics. Y. N. Grigoriev, N. H. Ibragimov, V. F. Kovalev, S. V. Meleshko. Lecture Notes in Physics 806. Springer, New York, 2010. $89.95 paper (305 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-3796-1