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The 4% Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality. R. Panek. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York, 2011. $26.00 (297 pp.). ISBN 978-0-618-98244-8 Buy at Amazon

Identity in Physics: A Historical, Philosophical, and Formal Analysis. S. French, D. Krause. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010 [2006, reissued]. $45.00 paper (422 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-957-563-3 Buy at Amazon

Marie Curie: A Biography. M. B. Ogilvie. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2011. $17.00 paper (189 pp.). ISBN 978-1-61614-216-2 Buy at Amazon

North Pole, South Pole: The Epic Quest to Solve the Great Mystery of Earth’s Magnetism. G. Turner. The Experiment, New York, 2011 [2010, reissued]. $15.95 paper (272 pp.). ISBN 978-1-61519-031-7 Buy at Amazon

Power Struggles: Scientific Authority and the Creation of Practical Electricity Before Edison. M. B. Schiffer. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2011 [2008, reissued]. $19.00 paper (420 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-51616-7 Buy at Amazon

Sustainability or Collapse? An Integrated History and Future of People on Earth. R. Costanza, L. J. Graumlich, W. Steffen, eds. Dahlem Workshop Reports. Proc. wksp., Berlin, June 2005. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2011 [2007, reissued]. $22.00 paper (495 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-51597-9 Buy at Amazon

Visions of Discovery: New Light on Physics, Cosmology, and Consciousness. R. Y. Chiao et al., eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $85.00 (794 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-88239-2 Buy at Amazon

Ion Implantation Technology 2010. J. Matsuo, M. Kase, T. Aoki, T. Seki, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1321. Proc. conf., Kyoto, Japan, June 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $329.00 (518 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0876-0 Buy at Amazon

The Linear Sampling Method in Inverse Electromagnetic Scattering. F. Cakoni, D. Colton, P. Monk. CBMS-NSF Regional Conference Series in Applied Mathematics 80. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2011. $55.00 paper (138 pp.). ISBN 978-0-898719-39-0 Buy at Amazon

Principles and Applications of ESR Spectroscopy. A. Lund, M. Shiotani, S. Shimada. Springer, New York, 2011. $99.00 (461 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-5343-6 Buy at Amazon

Advanced Materials for Thermal Management of Electronic Packaging. X. C. Tong. Springer Series in Advanced Microelectronics 30. Springer, New York, 2011. $199.00 (616 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-7758-8 Buy at Amazon

Full-Potential Electronic Structure Method: Energy and Force Calculations with Density Functional and Dynamical Mean Field Theory. J. M. Wills et al. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences 167. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $129.00 (197 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-15143-9 Buy at Amazon

Handbook of Nanoindentation with Biological Applications. M. L. Oyen, ed. Pan Stanford, Singapore, 2011. $149.00 (358 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4241-89-2 Buy at Amazon

Introduction to the Physics of Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors. J. Kossut, J. A. Gaj, eds. Springer Series in Materials Science 144. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $169.00 (469 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-15855-1 Buy at Amazon

Magnetothermal Properties near Quantum Criticality in the Itinerant Metamagnet Sr₃Ru₂O₇. A. W. Rost. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $129.00 (145 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-14523-0 Buy at Amazon

The Modelling of Radiation Damage in Metals Using Ehrenfest Dynamics. C. Race. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $179.00 (303 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-15438-6 Buy at Amazon

Physical Ultrasonics of Composites. S. I. Rokhlin, D. E. Chimenti, P. B. Nagy. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2011. $99.00 (378 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-507960-9 Buy at Amazon

Symmetry, Group Theory, and the Physical Properties of Crystals. R. C. Powell. Lecture Notes in Physics 824. Springer, New York, 2010. $59.95 paper (230 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-7597-3 Buy at Amazon

The Third Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Symposium 2010 (NNSB2010). M. Abdullah, Khairurrijal, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1284. Proc. symp., Bandung, Indonesia, June 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $137.00 paper (217 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0838-8 Buy at Amazon

20th International Conference on Spectral Line Shapes. J. K. C. Lewis, A. Predoi-Cross, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1290. Proc. conf., St. John’s, NF, Canada, June 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $163.00 (303 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0845-6 Buy at Amazon

IV Mexican Meeting on Mathematical and Experimental Physics: Relativistic Fluids and Biological Physics. L. Dagdug, A. L. García-Perciante, A. Sandoval-Villalbazo, L. S. García-Colín, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1312. Proc. mtg., Mexico City, July 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $109.00 (139 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0867-8 Buy at Amazon

Cognitive Radio Networking and Security: A Game-Theoretic View. K. J. R. Liu, B. Wang. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $125.00 (601 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-76231-1 Buy at Amazon

Dynamics of Nonlinear Time-Delay Systems. M. Lakshmanan, D. V. Senthilkumar. Springer Series in Synergetics. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $124.00 (313 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-14937-5 Buy at Amazon

Network Security: A Decision and Game-Theoretic Approach. T. Alpcan, T. Başar. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $115.00 (314 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-11932-0 Buy at Amazon

Nonlinear Programming: Concepts, Algorithms, and Applications to Chemical Processes. L. T. Biegler. MOS-SIAM Series on Optimization. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2010. $85.00 (399 pp.). ISBN 978-0-898717-02-0 Buy at Amazon

Nonlinear Resonance Analysis: Theory, Computation, Applications. E. Kartashova. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $110.00 (223 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-76360-8 Buy at Amazon

Nonlinear Waves in Integrable and Nonintegrable Systems. J. Yang. Mathematical Modeling and Computation 16. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2010. $85.00 paper (430 pp.). ISBN 978-0-898717-05-1 Buy at Amazon

Fundamentals of Micro-Optics. H. Zappe. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $99.00 (619 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-89542-2 Buy at Amazon

High Speed VCSELs for Optical Interconnects. A. Mutig. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $129.00 (168 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-16569-6 Buy at Amazon

International Commission for Optics Topical Meeting on Emerging Trends and Novel Materials in Photonics. N. A. Vainos et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1288. Proc. conf., Delphi, Greece, Oct. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $124.00 (224 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0843-2 Buy at Amazon

Lectures on Ultrafast Intense Laser Science 1. K. Yamanouchi, ed. Springer Series in Chemical Physics 94. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $159.00 (313 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-95943-4 Buy at Amazon

Mathematical Theory of Dispersion-Managed Optical Solitons. A. Biswas, D. Milovic, M. Edwards. Nonlinear Physical Science. Higher Education Press, Beijing, and Springer, Berlin, 2010. $219.00 (161 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-10219-6 Buy at Amazon

Photonic Structures Inspired by Nature. M. Kolle. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $129.00 (141 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-15168-2 Buy at Amazon

Progress in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science VI. K. Yamanouchi, G. Gerber, A. D. Bandrauk, eds. Springer Series in Chemical Physics 99. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $139.00 (237 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-15053-1 Buy at Amazon

Advanced Accelerator Concepts. S. H. Gold, G. S. Nusinovich, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1299. Proc. wksp., Annapolis, MD, June 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $399.00 paper (778 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0853-1 Buy at Amazon

Advanced Particle Physics. Vol. 1: Particles, Fields, and Quantum Electrodynamics. O. M. Boyarkin. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2011. $99.95 (639 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-0414-8 Buy at Amazon

Advanced Particle Physics. Vol. 2: The Standard Model and Beyond. O. M. Boyarkin. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2011. $99.95 (555 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-0416-2 Buy at Amazon

Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science. Vol. 60. B. R. Holstein, W. C. Haxton, A. Jawahery, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2010. $84.00 (690 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8243-1650-3 Buy at Amazon

International Workshop on Chiral Symmetry in Hadrons and Nuclei. J. M. Nieves, E. Oset, M. J. Vincente Vacas, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1322. Proc. wksp., Valencia, Spain, June 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $226.00 paper (491 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0878-4 Buy at Amazon

Lectures on Classical and Quantum Theory of Fields. H. Arodź, L. Hadasz. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $99.00 (351 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-15623-6 Buy at Amazon

QCD@Work 2010. L. Angelini et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1317. Proc. wksp., Martina Franca, Italy, June 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $212.00 (392 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0872-2 Buy at Amazon

XI Hadron Physics. M. Nielsen, F. S. Navarra, M. E. Bracco, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1296. Proc. conf., Maresias, Brazil, March 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $224.00 paper (433 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0848-7 Buy at Amazon

International Symposium on Waves, Coherent Structures, and Turbulence in Plasmas. A. Sen, S. Sharma, P. N. Guzdar, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1308. Proc. symp., Gandhinagar, India, Jan. 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $134.00 (220 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0865-4 Buy at Amazon

Investigations of Field Dynamics in Laser Plasmas with Proton Imaging. T. Sokollik. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $129.00 (123 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-15039-5 Buy at Amazon

Modern Challenges in Nonlinear Plasma Physics: A Festschrift Honoring the Career of Dennis Papadopoulos. D. Vassiliadis et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1320. Proc. mtg., Halkidiki, Greece, June 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $169.00 paper (264 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0875-3, CD-ROM Buy at Amazon

New Frontiers in Advanced Plasma Physics. B. Eliasson, P. K. Shukla, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1306. Proc. wksp., Trieste, Italy, July 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $169.00 (233 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0862-3 Buy at Amazon

New Trend in Applied Plasma Science and Technology. A. Kobayashi, T. Miyasaka, J. Krasa, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1282. Proc. symp., Hamburg, Germany, Aug.–Sept. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $99.00 (138 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0812-8 Buy at Amazon

Before the Big Bang: The Prehistory of Our Universe. B. Clegg. St. Martin’s Griffin, New York, 2011 [2009, reissued]. $14.99 paper (306 pp.). ISBN 978-0-312-68028-2 Buy at Amazon

The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory. B. Greene. W. W. Norton, New York, 2010 [2003, reissued]. $15.95 paper (448 pp.). ISBN 978-0-393-33810-2 Buy at Amazon

Fast Car Physics. C. Edmondson. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2011. $75.00, $29.95 paper (229 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-9822-8, ISBN 978-0-8018-9823-5 paper Buy at Amazon

The New Cool: A Visionary Teacher, His FIRST Robotics Team, and the Ultimate Battle of Smarts. N. Bascomb. Crown, New York, 2011. $25.00 (337 pp.). ISBN 978-0-307-58889-0 Buy at Amazon

Quantum Physics for Poets. L. M. Lederman, C. T. Hill. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2011. $28.00 (338 pp.). ISBN 978-1-61614-233-9 Buy at Amazon

Who Cloned My Cat? Fun Adventures in Biotechnology. R. Renneberg (translated from German by R. Renneberg). Pan Stanford, Singapore, 2011. $24.95 (178 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4267-65-6 Buy at Amazon

Atlas of the Galilean Satellites. P. Schenk. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $165.00 (394 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-86835-8 Buy at Amazon

Chemistry of the Solar System. K. Lodders, B. Fegley Jr. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2011. $59.95 paper (476 pp.). ISBN 978-0-85404-128-2 Buy at Amazon

Cosmic Biology: How Life Could Evolve on Other Worlds. L. N. Irwin, D. Schulze-Makuch. Springer-Praxis Books in Popular Astronomy. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2011. $39.95 paper (337 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-1646-4 Buy at Amazon

The Kaguya Mission to the Moon. A. Matsuoka, C. T. Russell, eds. Springer, New York, 2011. $169.00 (342 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-8121-9 Buy at Amazon

Satellites of the Outer Solar System: Exchange Processes Involving the Interiors. O. Grasset et al., eds. Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Springer, New York, 2010. $199.00 (533 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-7438-9 Buy at Amazon

Terrestrial Magnetism. G. Hulot et al., eds. Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Springer, New York, 2011. $169.00 (410 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-7954-4 Buy at Amazon

Entropies of Condensed Phases and Complex Systems: A First Principles Approach. C. Spickermann. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $129.00 (225 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-15735-6 Buy at Amazon

Thermodynamics of Fluids Under Flow. 2nd ed. D. Jou, J. Casas-Vázquez, M. Criado-Sancho. Springer, New York, 2011 [2001]. $129.00 (301 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-0198-4 Buy at Amazon

Atoms, Molecules and Photons: An Introduction to Atomic-, Molecular- and Quantum-Physics. 2nd ed. W. Demtröder. Graduate Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, 2010 [2006]. $119.00 (589 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-10297-4 Buy at Amazon

Condensed Matter Physics. 2nd ed. M. P. Marder. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2010 [2000]. $125.00 (952 pp.). ISBN 978-0-470-61798-4 Buy at Amazon

Digital Signal Processing: System Analysis and Design. 2nd ed. P. S. R. Diniz, E. A. B. da Silva, S. L. Netto. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010 [2002]. $95.00 (889 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-88775-5 Buy at Amazon

Innovation in Industrial Research. P. de Souza. CSIRO, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 2010. $40.00 paper (135 pp.). ISBN 978-0-643-09643-1 Buy at Amazon

Interactive Quantum Mechanics: Quantum Experiments on the Computer. 2nd ed. S. Brandt, H. D. Dahmen, T. Stroh. Springer, New York, 2011 [2003]. $99.00 (377 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-7423-5, CD-ROM Buy at Amazon

Internal Gravity Waves. B. R. Sutherland. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $120.00 (377 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-83915-0 Buy at Amazon