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Optical Binding Phenomena: Observations and Mechanisms. J. M. Taylor. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $129.00 (96 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-21194-2 Buy at Amazon

Progress in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science VII. K. Yamanouchi, D. Charalambidis, D. Normand, eds. Springer Series in Chemical Physics 100. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $129.00 (244 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-18326-3 Buy at Amazon

Structured Surfaces as Optical Metamaterials. A. A. Maradudin, ed. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $115.00 (436 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-11961-0 Buy at Amazon

5th International Workshop on High-pT Physics at LHC. A. Ayala, E. Cuautle, P. O. Hess, G. Paic, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1348. Proc. wksp., Mexico City, Sept.–Oct. 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2011. $120.00 paper (143 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0904-0 Buy at Amazon

The IX International Conference on Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum—QCHS IX. F. J. Llanes-Estrada, J.-R. Peláez, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1343. Proc. conf., Madrid, Spain, Aug.–Sept. 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2011. $201.00 (639 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0899-9 Buy at Amazon

Diffraction 2010. M. Capua et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1350. Proc. wksp., Otranto, Italy, Sept. 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2011. $154.00 (351 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0907-1 Buy at Amazon

Electromagnetic Radiation of Electrons in Periodic Structures. A. P. Potylitsyn. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 243. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $179.00 (213 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-19247-0 Buy at Amazon

From Gravity to Thermal Gauge Theories: The AdS/CFT Correspondence. E. Papantonopoulos, ed. Lecture Notes in Physics 828. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $89.95 paper (425 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-04863-0 Buy at Amazon

Gribov–80 Memorial Volume: Quantum Chromodynamics and Beyond. Y. L. Dokshitzer, P. Lévai, J. Nyíri, eds. Proc. wksp., Trieste, Italy, May 2010. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2011. $180.00 (582 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4350-18-1 Buy at Amazon

Neutrinos in Particle Physics, Astronomy and Cosmology. Z.-Z. Xing, S. Zhou. Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China. Zhejiang U. Press, Hangzhou, China, and Springer, Berlin, 2011. $189.00 (426 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-17559-6 Buy at Amazon

Physics at the Terascale. I. C. Brock, T. Schörner-Sadenius, eds. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2011. $140.00 (476 pp.). ISBN 978-3-527-41001-9 Buy at Amazon

T(R)OPICAL QCD 2010. A. Kızılersü, A. W. Thomas, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1354. Proc. wksp., Cairns, Australia, Sept.–Oct. 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2011. $147.00 paper (236 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0912-5 Buy at Amazon

3rd School and Workshop on Space Plasma Physics. I. Zhelyazkov, T. Mishonov, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1356. Proc. sch. and wksp., Kiten, Bulgaria, Sept. 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2011. $148.00 paper (227 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0914-9 Buy at Amazon

Laser Wakefield Electron Acceleration: A Novel Approach Employing Supersonic Microjets and Few-Cycle Laser Pulses. K. Schmid. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $129.00 (164 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-19949-3 Buy at Amazon

The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World. D. Deutsch. Viking, New York, 2011. $30.00 (487 pp.). ISBN 978-0-670-02275-5 Buy at Amazon

Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Its Astonishing Implications for Our Future. J. Bennett. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2011 [2008, reissued]. $18.95 paper (223 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-14988-2 Buy at Amazon

Cosmic Numbers: The Numbers That Define Our Universe. J. D. Stein. Basic Books, New York, 2011. $25.99 (228 pp.). ISBN 978-0-465-02198-7 Buy at Amazon

The Physicist’s World: The Story of Motion and the Limits to Knowledge. T. Grissom. John Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, MD, 2011. $70.00, $30.00 paper (311 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4214-0083-9, ISBN 978-1-4214-0084-6 paperBuy at Amazon

Pluto: Sentinel of the Outer Solar System. B. W. Jones. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011 [2010, reissued]. $35.99 (231 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-19436-5 Buy at Amazon

The Sun’s Heartbeat: And Other Stories from the Life of the Star That Powers Our Planet. B. Berman. Little, Brown and Co, New York, 2011. $25.99 (290 pp.). ISBN 978-0-316-09101-5 Buy at Amazon

Visions of the Multiverse. S. Manly. New Page Books, Pompton Plains, NJ, 2011. $15.99 paper (271 pp.). ISBN 978-1-60163-129-9 Buy at Amazon

What if the Earth Had Two Moons? And Nine Other Thought-Provoking Speculations on the Solar System. N. F. Comins. St. Martin’s Griffin, New York, 2011 [2010, reissued]. $15.99 paper (288 pp.). ISBN 978-0-312-67335-2 Buy at Amazon

Entanglement Between Noncomplementary Parts of Many-Body Systems. H. C. Wichterich. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $99.00 (113 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-19341-5 Buy at Amazon

Interpreting Quantum Theories: The Art of the Possible. L. Ruetsche. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2011. $75.00 (379 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-953540-8 Buy at Amazon

Mindful Universe: Quantum Mechanics and the Participating Observer. 2nd ed. H. P. Stapp. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, Berlin, 2011 [2007]. $39.95 (212 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-18075-0 Buy at Amazon

Physical Foundations of Quantum Electronics by David Klyshko. M. Chekhova, S. Kulik, eds. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2011. $118.00 (347 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4324-50-2 Buy at Amazon

Quantum Engineering: Theory and Design of Quantum Coherent Structures. A. M. Zagoskin. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $80.00 (332 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-11369-4 Buy at Amazon

Quantum Enigma: Physics Encounters Consciousness. 2nd ed. B. Rosenblum, F. Kuttner. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2011 [2008]. $15.95 paper (287 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-975381-9 Buy at Amazon

Quantum Mechanics in the Geometry of Space–Time: Elementary Theory. R. Boudet. Springer Briefs in Physics. Springer, Heidelbeg, Germany, 2011. $49.95 paper (130 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-19198-5 Buy at Amazon

A Short Course in Quantum Information Theory: An Approach from Theoretical Physics. 2nd ed. L. Diósi. Lecture Notes in Physics 827. Springer, Berlin, 2011 [2007]. $49.95 paper (161 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-16116-2 Buy at Amazon

Fundamentals of Space Medicine. 2nd ed. G. Clément. Space Technology Library. Springer, New York, 2011 [2003]. $169.00 (381 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-9904-7 Buy at Amazon

The Science of Astrobiology: A Personal View on Learning to Read the Book of Life. J. Chela-Flores. Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology 20. Springer, New York, 2011. $209.00 (336 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-1626-1 Buy at Amazon

Talking About Life: Conversations on Astrobiology. C. Impey, ed. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $29.99 (408 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-51492-7 Buy at Amazon

The Boundary Theory of Phase Diagrams and Its Application: Rules for Phase Diagram Construction with Phase Regions and Their Boundaries. M. Zhao, L. Song, X. Fan. Science Press, Beijing, and Springer, Berlin, 2011. $179.00 (238 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-02939-4 Buy at Amazon

Commentary on the Principles of Thermodynamics by Pierre Duhem. P. Needham, ed. (translated from French by P. Needham). Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science 277. Springer, New York, 2011. $139.00 (215 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-0310-0 Buy at Amazon

Entropy in Dynamical Systems. T. Downarowicz. New Mathematical Monographs 18. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $90.00 (391 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-88885-1 Buy at Amazon

Non-equilibrium Statistical Physics Today. P. L. Garrido, J. Marro, F. de los Santos, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1332. Proc. sem., La Herradura, Spain, Sept. 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2011. $139.00 paper (305 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0887-6 Buy at Amazon

The Physics of Foraging: An Introduction to Random Searches and Biological Encounters. G. M. Viswanathan, M. G. E. da Luz, E. P. Raposo, H. E. Stanley. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $50.00 (164 pp.). ISBN 978-1-107-00679-9 Buy at Amazon

The Second Law of Economics: Energy, Entropy, and the Origins of Wealth. R. Kümmel. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, New York, 2011. $89.95 (293 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-9364-9 Buy at Amazon

Basic Electronics for Scientists and Engineers. D. L. Eggleston. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $120.00, $65.00 paper (251 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-76970-9, ISBN 978-0-521-15430-7 paper Buy at Amazon

Heat and Mass Transfer. 3rd rev. ed. H. D. Baehr, K. Stephan. Springer, Berlin, 2011 [2006]. $129.00 (737 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-20020-5 Buy at Amazon

Introductory Nanoscience: Physical and Chemical Concepts. M. Kuno. Garland Science/Taylor & Francis, New York, 2012. $110.00 paper (447 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8153-4424-7 Buy at Amazon

Numerical Electromagnetics: The FDTD Method. U. S. Inan, R. A. Marshall. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $95.00 (390 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-19069-5 Buy at Amazon

Physics for Diagnostic Radiology. 3rd ed. P. P. Dendy, B. Heaton. Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2012 [1999]. $79.95 (695 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4200-8315-6 Buy at Amazon