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3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue. T. Aranda. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, 2012. $44.95 paper (563 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-9418-9 Buy at Amazon

The Casual Sky Observer’s Guide: Stargazing with Binoculars and Small Telescopes. R. De Laet. Astronomer’s Pocket Field Guide. Springer, New York, 2012. $39.95 paper (292 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-0594-8 Buy at Amazon

Evolution of Compact Binaries. L. Schmidtobreick, M. R. Schreiber, C. Tappert, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 447. Proc. wksp., Viña del Mar, Chile, May 2011. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2011. $77.00 (346 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58381-774-2 Buy at Amazon

Galaxy Evolution: Infrared to Millimeter Wavelength Perspective. W. Wang et al., eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 446. Proc. conf., Guilin, China, Oct. 2010. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2011. $77.00 (423 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58381-772-8 Buy at Amazon

Hot Interstellar Matter in Elliptical Galaxies. D.-W. Kim, S. Pellegrini, eds. Astrophysics and Space Science Library 378. Springer, New York, 2012. $129.00 (282 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-0579-5 Buy at Amazon

The Mythology of the Night Sky: An Amateur Astronomer’s Guide to the Ancient Greek and Roman Legends. D. E. Falkner. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, 2011. $34.95 paper (238 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-0136-0 Buy at Amazon

The Spiral Galaxy M33. P. Hodge. Astrophysics and Space Science Library 379. Springer, New York, 2012. $139.00 (158 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-2024-4 Buy at Amazon

UV Astronomy 2011. B. Shustov, A. I. Gómez de Castro, M. E. Sachkov, M. Dopita, eds. Springer, New York, 2012. $169.00 (331 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-2572-0 Buy at Amazon

Atomistic Properties of Solids. D. B. Sirdeshmukh, L. Sirdeshmukh, K. G. Subhadra. Springer Series in Materials Science 147. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $199.00 (617 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-19970-7 Buy at Amazon

Manipulating Quantum Structures Using Laser Pulses. B. W. Shore. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $120.00 (572 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-76357-8 Buy at Amazon

Adhesion and Friction in Biological Systems. S. N. Gorb, ed. Biologically-Inspired Systems 3. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2012. $209.00 (269 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-1444-1 Buy at Amazon

Biosimulation in Biomedical Research, Health Care and Drug Development. E. Mosekilde, O. Sosnovtseva, A. Rostami-Hodjegan, eds. Springer, New York, 2012. $209.00 (396 pp.). ISBN 978-3-7091-0417-0 Buy at Amazon

Formation and Cooperative Behaviour of Protein Complexes on the Cell Membrane. K. Guseva. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $129.00 (80 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-23987-8 Buy at Amazon

Radiobiology and Environmental Security. C. E. Mothersill, V. Korogodina, C. B. Seymour, eds. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Proc. wksp., Alushta, Ukraine, Oct. 2010. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2012. $229.00, $119.00 paper (388 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-1938-5, ISBN 978-94-007-1999-6 paperBuy at Amazon

Solid Biomechanics. R. Ennos. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2012. $65.00 (250 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-13550-2 Buy at Amazon

Carbon Bonding and Structures: Advances in Physics and Chemistry. M. V. Putz, ed. Carbon Materials: Chemistry and Physics 5. Springer, New York, 2011. $189.00 (445 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-1732-9 Buy at Amazon

Fluorous Chemistry. I. T. Horváth, ed. Topics in Current Chemistry 308. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $409.00 (411 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-25233-4 Buy at Amazon

Olfaction and Electronic Nose: Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Olfaction and Electronic Nose. P. Gouma, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1362. Proc. conf., New York, May 2011. AIP, Melville, NY, 2011. $143.00 paper (263 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0920-0 Buy at Amazon

Solid Base Catalysis. Y. Ono, H. Hattori. Springer Series in Chemical Physics 101. Tokyo Institute of Technology Press, Tokyo, and Springer, Berlin, 2011. $169.00 (421 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-18338-6 Buy at Amazon

IAENG Transactions on Engineering Technologies Volume 6. S.-I. Ao, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1373. Proc. conf., San Francisco, Oct. 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2011. $150.00 (278 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0933-0 Buy at Amazon

Optimised Projections for the Ab Initio Simulation of Large and Strongly Correlated Systems. D. D. O’Regan. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $129.00 (215 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-23237-4 Buy at Amazon

Physical-Layer Security: From Information Theory to Security Engineering. M. Bloch, J. Barros. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $90.00 (329 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-51650-1 Buy at Amazon

Field Theory of Non-Equilibrium Systems. A. Kamenev. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $80.00 (341 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-76082-9 Buy at Amazon

Fundamentals of Superconducting Nanoelectronics. A. Sidorenko, ed. Nanoscience and Technology. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $169.00 (326 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-20157-8 Buy at Amazon

Phenomenology of Polymer Solution Dynamics. G. D. J. Phillies. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $120.00 (509 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-87555-4 Buy at Amazon

Black Holes, Wormholes, and Time Machines. 2nd ed. J. Al-Khalili. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2012 [1999]. $39.95 paper (184 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-8559-8 Buy at Amazon

Fundamental Questions of Practical Cosmology: Exploring the Realm of Galaxies. Y. Baryshev, P. Teerikorpi. Astrophysics and Space Science Library 383. Springer, New York, 2012. $169.00 (332 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-2378-8 Buy at Amazon

Adiabatic Logic: Future Trend and System Level Perspective. P. Teichmann. Springer Series in Advanced Microelectronics 34. Springer, New York, 2012. $129.00 (166 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-2344-3 Buy at Amazon

Electronic Devices for Analog Signal Processing. Y. K. Rybin. Springer Series in Advanced Microelectronics 33. Springer, New York, 2012. $129.00 (257 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-2204-0 Buy at Amazon

Introduction to the Mechanics of Space Robots. G. Genta. Space Technology Library 26. Springer, New York, 2012. $199.00 (597 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-1795-4 Buy at Amazon

Stress Management for 3D ICs Using Through Silicon Vias. E. Zschech, R. Radojcic, V. Sukharev, L. Smith, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1378. Proc. wksp., Albany, NY, Mar. 2010; San Francisco, July 2010; Dresden, Germany, Oct. 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2011. $136.00 (175 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0938-5 Buy at Amazon

Annual Review of Environment and Resources. Vol. 36. A. Gadgil, D. M. Liverman, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2011. $80.00 (479 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8243-2336-3 Buy at Amazon

Transition to Hydrogen: Pathways Toward Clean Transportation. A. Wokaun, E. Wilhelm, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $110.00 (252 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-19288-0 Buy at Amazon

Asymptotic Stability of Steady Compressible Fluids. M. Padula. Lecture Notes in Mathematics 2024. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $59.95 paper (235 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-21136-2 Buy at Amazon

Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation VIII. H. Kuerten, B. Geurts, V. Armenio, J. Fröhlich, eds. ERCOFTAC 15. Springer, New York, 2011. $259.00 (454 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-2481-5 Buy at Amazon

Nonlinear Dispersive Waves: Asymptotic Analysis and Solitons. M. J. Ablowitz. Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics 47. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $115.00, $60.00 paper (348 pp.). ISBN 978-1-107-01254-7, ISBN 978-1-107-66410-4 paper Buy at Amazon

Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and Climate Change. R. Müller, ed. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2012. $124.95 (332 pp.). ISBN 978-1-84973-002-0 Buy at Amazon

100 Years of Superconductivity. H. Rogalla, P. H. Kes, eds. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2012. $99.95 (830 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-4946-0 Buy at Amazon

Concrete Planet: The Strange and Fascinating Story of the World’s Most Common Man-Made Material. R. Courland. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2011. $26.00 (396 pp.). ISBN 978-1-61614-481-4 Buy at Amazon

Einstein and the Changing Worldviews of Physics. C. Lehner, J. Renn, M. Schemmel, eds. Einstein Studies 12. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2012. $124.00 (363 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8176-4939-5 Buy at Amazon

The Enigma of the Aerofoil: Rival Theories in Aerodynamics, 1909–1930. D. Bloor. U. Chicago Press, Chicago, 2011. $110.00, $35.00 paper (547 pp.). ISBN 978-0-226-06094-1, ISBN 978-0-226-06095-8 paper Buy at Amazon

The German Physical Society in the Third Reich: Physicists Between Autonomy and Accommodation. D. Hoffmann, M. Walker, eds. (translated from German by A. M. Hentschel). Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2012 [2007]. $90.00 (458 pp.). ISBN 978-1-107-00684-3 Buy at Amazon

Highlighting the History of Astronomy in the Asia-Pacific Region. W. Orchiston, T. Nakamura, R. G. Strom, eds. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Proc. conf., Townsville, Australia, July 2008. Springer, New York, 2011. $259.00 (660 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-8160-8 Buy at Amazon

Incomplete Nature: How Mind Emerged from Matter. T. W. Deacon. W. W. Norton, New York, 2012. $29.95 (602 pp.). ISBN 978-0-393-04991-6 Buy at Amazon

The Main Business of Natural Philosophy: Isaac Newton’s Natural-Philosophical Methodology. S. Ducheyne. Archimedes 29. Springer, New York, 2012. $189.00 (352 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-2125-8 Buy at Amazon

Michael Polanyi and His Generation: Origins of the Social Construction of Science. M. J. Nye. U. Chicago Press, Chicago, 2011. $45.00 (405 pp.). ISBN 978-0-226-61063-4 Buy at Amazon

Neither Physics nor Chemistry: A History of Quantum Chemistry. K. Gavroglu, A. Simões. Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2012. $40.00 (351 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-01618-6 Buy at Amazon

Physical Systems: Conceptual Pathways Between Flat Space-Time and Matter. O. Belkind. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science 264. Springer, New York, 2012. $139.00 (234 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-2372-6 Buy at Amazon

The Quest for Reality: Bohr and Wittgenstein, Two Complementary Views. S. Stenholm. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2011. $62.95 (222 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-960358-9 Buy at Amazon

Adaptive Feed-Forward Control of Low Frequency Interior Noise. T. Kletschkowski. Intelligent Systems, Control, and Automation: Science and Engineering 56. Springer, New York, 2012. $179.00 (330 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-2536-2 Buy at Amazon

The Exploration of Supramolecular Systems and Nanostructures by Photochemical Techniques. P. Ceroni, ed. Lecture Notes in Chemistry 78. Springer, New York, 2012. $129.00 (232 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-2041-1 Buy at Amazon

Microfluidics: Technologies and Applications. B. Lin, ed. Topics in Current Chemistry 304. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $349.00 (344 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-23049-3 Buy at Amazon

Introduction to Experimental Biophysics: Biological Methods for Physical Scientists. J. Nadeau. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2012. $89.95 paper (641 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-2953-0 Buy at Amazon

Introduction to Holography. V. Toal. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2012. $99.95 (472 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-1868-8 Buy at Amazon

Introduction to Quantum Field Theory. R. Casalbuoni. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2011. $79.00 (273 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4329-34-7 Buy at Amazon

Introduction to Statistical Mechanics. J. D. Walecka. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2011. $98.00, $58.00 paper (365 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4366-20-5, ISBN 978-981-4366-21-2 paper Buy at Amazon

Modeling Methods for Marine Science. D. M. Glover, W. J. Jenkins, S. C. Doney. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $85.00 (571 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-86783-2 Buy at Amazon

Nanosensors: Physical, Chemical, and Biological. V. K. Khanna. Series in Sensors 5. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2012. $129.95 (637 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-2712-3 Buy at Amazon

Relativistic Quantum Physics: From Advanced Quantum Mechanics to Introductory Quantum Field Theory. T. Ohlsson. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $65.00 (297 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-76726-2 Buy at Amazon

Statistical Mechanics in a Nutshell. L. Peliti (translated from Italian by M. Epstein). Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2011. $75.00 (398 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-14529-7 Buy at Amazon

A Student’s Guide to Data and Error Analysis. H. J. C. Berendsen. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $85.00, $29.99 paper (225 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-11940-5, ISBN 978-0-521-13492-7 paper Buy at Amazon

A Student’s Guide to Geophysical Equations. W. Lowrie. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $80.00, $29.99 paper (281 pp.). ISBN 978-1-107-00584-6, ISBN 978-0-521-18377-2 paper Buy at Amazon

Graph Algorithms in the Language of Linear Algebra. J. Kepner, J. Gilbert, eds. Software, Environments, Tools. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2011. $110.00 (361 pp.). ISBN 978-0-898719-90-1 Buy at Amazon

Semismooth Newton Methods for Variational Inequalities and Constrained Optimization Problems in Function Spaces. M. Ulbrich. MOS-SIAM Series on Optimization. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2011. $99.00 paper (308 pp.). ISBN 978-1-611970-68-5 Buy at Amazon

Symmetries and Integrability of Difference Equations. D. Levi, P. Olver, Z. Thomova, P. Winternitz, eds. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series 381. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $65.00 paper (341 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-13658-7 Buy at Amazon