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Springer Handbook of Medical Technology. R. Kramme, K.-P. Hoffmann, R. S. Pozos, eds. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $199.00 (1500 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-74657-7 Buy at Amazon

Springer Handbook of Metrology and Testing. 2nd ed. H. Czichos, T. Saito, L. Smith, eds. Springer, Berlin, 2011 [2006]. $469.00 (1229 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-16640-2 Buy at Amazon

12th International Conference on Meson-Nucleon Physics and the Structure of the Nucleon (MENU 2010). D. Armstrong et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1374. Proc. conf., Williamsburg, VA, May–June 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2011. $222.00 (648 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0934-7 Buy at Amazon

Evolutionary Games in Complex Topologies: Interplay Between Structure and Dynamics. J. P. Casasnovas. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $129.00 (157 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-30116-2 Buy at Amazon

Fractional Dynamics and Control. D. Baleanu, J. A. T. Machado, A. C. J. Luo, eds. Springer, New York, 2012. $129.00 (309 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-0456-9 Buy at Amazon

Global Analysis of Nonlinear Dynamics. J.-Q. Sun, A. C. J. Luo, eds. Springer, New York, 2012. $129.00 (287 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-3127-5 Buy at Amazon

The Innovation Butterfly: Managing Emergent Opportunities and Risks During Distributed Innovation. E. G. Anderson Jr, N. R. Joglekar. Understanding Complex Systems. Springer, New York, and NECSI, Cambridge, MA, 2012. $129.00 (173 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-3130-5 Buy at Amazon

Power Grid Complexity. S. Mei, X. Zhang, M. Cao. Tsinghua U. Press, Beijing, and Springer, Berlin, 2011. $239.00 (455 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-16210-7 Buy at Amazon

Topics in Nonlinear Dynamics, Vol. 3. D. Adams, G. Kerschen, A. Carrella, eds. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. Proc. conf., Jacksonville, FL, Jan.–Feb. 2012. Springer, New York, 2012. $259.00 (334 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-2415-4 Buy at Amazon

Clusters in Nuclei, Vol. 2. C. Beck, ed. Lecture Notes in Physics 848. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $89.95 paper (353 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-24706-4 Buy at Amazon

Radioactivity Transfer in Environment and Food. F. K. Vosniakos. Environmental Science and Engineering: Environmental Engineering. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $129.00 (148 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-28740-4 Buy at Amazon

Applied Optics Fundamentals and Device Applications: Nano, MOEMS, and Biotechnology. M. A. Mentzer. CRC Press/Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2011. $129.95 (354 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-2906-6 Buy at Amazon

Handbook of Spectral Lines in Diamond. Vol. 1: Tables and Interpretations. B. Dischler. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $129.00 (467 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-22214-6 Buy at Amazon

Laser Diode Beam Basics, Manipulations and Characterizations. H. Sun. Springer Briefs in Physics. Springer, New York, 2012. $49.95 paper (76 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-4663-3 Buy at Amazon

Nonlinear Optics and Laser Emission Through Random Media. V. Folli. Springer Theses. Springer, New York, 2012. $129.00 (117 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-4512-4 Buy at Amazon

Nonlinear Photonics and Novel Optical Phenomena. Z. Chen, R. Morandotti, eds. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 170. Springer, New York, 2012. $129.00 (382 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-3537-2 Buy at Amazon

Optical Properties of Photonic Structures: Interplay of Order and Disorder. M. F. Limonov, R. M. De La Rue, eds. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2012. $139.95 (514 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-7191-1 Buy at Amazon

Optics: Phenomena, Materials, Devices, and Characterization. P. Predeep, M. Thakur, M. K. R. Varma, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1391. Proc. conf., Calicut, India, May 2011. AIP, Melville, NY, 2011. $242.00 paper (822 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0960-6 Buy at Amazon

Polarized Light. 3rd ed. D. H. Goldstein. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2011 [2003]. $209.95 (770 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-3040-6 Buy at Amazon

Structure-Property Relationships in Non-Linear Optical Crystals I: The UV-Vis Region. X.-T. Wu, L. Chen, eds. Structure and Bonding 144. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $309.00 (236 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-29617-8 Buy at Amazon

The Birth of String Theory. A. Cappelli, E. Castellani, F. Colomo, P. Di Vecchia, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2012. $99.00 (636 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-19790-8 Buy at Amazon

EPIC@LHC: International Workshop on Early Physics with Heavy-Ion Collisions at the LHC. D. Elia et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1422. Proc. wksp., Giovinazzo, Italy, July 2011. AIP, Melville, NY, 2012. $142.00 (220 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-1000-8 Buy at Amazon

Lectures on LHC Physics. T. Plehn. Lecture Notes in Physics 844. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $59.95 paper (195 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-24039-3 Buy at Amazon

Symmetries and Group Theory in Particle Physics: An Introduction to Space-Time and Internal Symmetries. G. Costa, G. Fogli. Lecture Notes in Physics 823. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $89.95 paper (291 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-15481-2 Buy at Amazon

Fusion: The Energy of the Universe. 2nd ed. G. McCracken, P. Stott. Academic Press/Elsevier, Waltham, MA, 2013 [2005]. $59.95 paper (228 pp.). ISBN 978-0-12-384656-3 Buy at Amazon

Stability and Transport in Magnetic Confinement Systems. J. Weiland. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics 71. Springer, New York, 2012. $129.00 (227 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-3742-0 Buy at Amazon

Decoding Reality: The Universe as Quantum Information. V. Vedral. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2012 [2010, reissued]. $18.95 paper (229 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-969574-4 Buy at Amazon

Engineering: A Very Short Introduction. D. Blockley. Very Short Introductions. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2012. $11.95 paper (135 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-957869-6 Buy at Amazon

Extreme Cosmos: A Guided Tour of the Fastest, Brightest, Hottest, Heaviest, Oldest, and Most Amazing Aspects of Our Universe. B. Gaensler. Perigee/Penguin, New York, 2012 [2011, reissued]. $16.00 paper (240 pp.). ISBN 978-0-399-53751-6 Buy at Amazon

Gravity: How the Weakest Force in the Universe Shaped Our Lives. B. Clegg. St. Martin’s Press, New York, 2012. $25.99 (322 pp.). ISBN 978-0-312-61629-8 Buy at Amazon

Head Shot: The Science Behind the JFK Assassination. Rev. ed. G. P. Chambers. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2012 [2010]. $18.00 paper (264 pp.). ISBN 978-1-61614-561-3 Buy at Amazon

How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog. C. Orzel. Basic Books, New York, 2012. $16.99 paper (327 pp.). ISBN 978-0-465-02331-8 Buy at Amazon

Light Pollution: Responses and Remedies. 2nd ed. B. Mizon. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, 2012 [2002]. $34.95 paper (282 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-3821-2 Buy at Amazon

Magnetism: A Very Short Introduction. S. Blundell. Very Short Introductions. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2012. $11.95 paper (142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-960120-2 Buy at Amazon

Neutrino. F. Close. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2012 [2010, reissued]. $13.95 paper (181 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-969599-7 Buy at Amazon

Probability: A Very Short Introduction. J. Haigh. Very Short Introductions. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2012. $11.95 paper (128 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-958848-0 Buy at Amazon

Sensitive Matter: Foams, Gels, Liquid Crystals, and Other Miracles. M. Mitov (translated from French by G. Weiss). Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, MA, 2012. $22.95 (184 pp.). ISBN 978-0-674-06456-0 Buy at Amazon

The Universe Within: From Quantum to Cosmos. N. Turok. CBC Massey Lecture Series. House of Anansi Press, Toronto, 2012. $15.95 paper (292 pp.). ISBN 978-1-77089-017-6 Buy at Amazon

We Are the Martians: Connecting Cosmology with Biology. G. F. Bignami (translated from Italian by M. Bignami). Springer, Milan, Italy, 2012. $29.95 paper (128 pp.). ISBN 978-88-470-2465-6 Buy at Amazon

Why Cats Land on Their Feet: And 76 Other Physical Paradoxes and Puzzles. M. Levi. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2012. $19.95 paper (190 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-14854-0 Buy at Amazon

75 Years of Quantum Entanglement: Foundations and Information Theoretic Applications. D. Home, G. Kar, A. S. Majumdar, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1384. Proc. symp., Kolkata, India, Jan. 2011. AIP, Melville, NY, 2011. $158.00 (272 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0945-3 Buy at Amazon

Energy and the Wealth of Nations: Understanding the Biophysical Economy. C. A. S. Hall, K. A. Klitgaard. Springer, New York, 2012. $99.00 (407 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-9397-7 Buy at Amazon

For Better or For Worse? Collaborative Couples in the Sciences. A. Lykknes, D. L. Opitz, B. Van Tiggelen, eds. Science Networks. Historical Studies 44. Birkhäuser/Springer, New York, 2012. $149.00 (319 pp.). ISBN 978-3-0348-0285-7 Buy at Amazon

Emigrating Beyond Earth: Human Adaptation and Space Colonization. C. M. Smith, E. T. Davies. Springer-Praxis Books in Popular Science. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2012. $39.95 paper (290 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-1164-2 Buy at Amazon

Energy Storage and Release Through the Solar Activity Cycle: Models Meet Radio Observations. C. Marqué, A. Nindos, eds. Springer, New York, 2012. $129.00 (230 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-4402-2 Buy at Amazon

Fifth Hinode Science Meeting: Exploring the Active Sun. L. Golub, I. De Moortel, T. Shimizu, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 456. Proc. conf., Cambridge, MA, Oct. 2011. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2012. $77.00 (246 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58381-794-0 Buy at Amazon

Mars and How to Observe It. P. Grego. Astronomers’ Observing Guides. Springer, New York, 2012. $39.95 paper (238 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-2301-0 Buy at Amazon

Nanodust in the Solar System: Discoveries and Interpretations. I. Mann, N. Meyer-Vernet, A. Czechowski, eds. Astrophysics and Space Science Library 385. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $129.00 (222 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-27542-5 Buy at Amazon

Solar Flare Magnetic Fields and Plasmas. Y. Fan, G. Fisher, eds. Springer, New York, 2012. $129.00 (201 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-3760-4 Buy at Amazon

Chemical Thermodynamics: An Introduction. E. Keszei. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $59.95 paper (354 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-19863-2 Buy at Amazon

Airbreathing Propulsion: An Introduction. T. Bose. Springer Aerospace Technology. Springer, New York, 2012. $89.95 (309 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-3531-0 Buy at Amazon

Continuum Mechanics in the Earth Sciences. W. I. Newman. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2012. $80.00 (182 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-56289-8 Buy at Amazon

Exploring Quantum Physics Through Hands-On Projects. D. Prutchi, S. R. Prutchi. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2012. $46.95 paper (261 pp.). ISBN 978-1-118-14066-6 Buy at Amazon

Statistical Physics: An Advanced Approach with Applications. 3rd ed. J. Honerkamp. Graduate Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, 2012 [2002]. $89.95 (553 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-28683-4 Buy at Amazon

A Student’s Guide to Einstein’s Major Papers. R. E. Kennedy. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2012. $45.00 (303 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-969403-7 Buy at Amazon

Theory of Nuclear Fission: A Textbook. H. J. Krappe, K. Pomorski. Lecture Notes in Physics 838. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $99.00 paper (320 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-23514-6 Buy at Amazon

Time-Dependent Density-Functional Theory: Concepts and Applications. C. A. Ullrich. Oxford Graduate Texts. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2012. $82.99 (526 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-956302-9 Buy at Amazon

Almost Periodic Solutions of Impulsive Differential Equations. G. T. Stamov. Lecture Notes in Mathematics 2047. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $59.95 paper (217 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-27545-6 Buy at Amazon

Application of Mathematics in Technical and Natural Sciences. M. D. Todorov, C. I. Christov, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1404. Proc. conf., Albena, Bulgaria, June 2011. AIP, Melville, NY, 2011. $173.00 (466 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0976-7 Buy at Amazon

Applications of Mathematics in Engineering and Economics (AMEE ’11). G. Venkov, R. Kovacheva, V. Pasheva, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1410. Proc. conf., Sozopol, Bulgaria, June 2011. AIP, Melville, NY, 2011. $166.00 paper (396 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0984-2 Buy at Amazon

Computational Optimization of Systems Governed by Partial Differential Equations. A. Borzì, V. Schulz. Computational Science and Engineering. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2012. $89.00 paper (282 pp.). ISBN 978-1-611972-04-7 Buy at Amazon

Extremal Polynomials and Riemann Surfaces. A. Bogatyrev (translated from Russian by N. Kruzhilin). Springer Monographs in Mathematics. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $89.95 (150 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-25633-2 Buy at Amazon

Fundamentals of Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory. M. A. L. Marques et al., eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 837. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $119.00 paper (559 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-23517-7 Buy at Amazon

Normal Forms, Melnikov Functions and Bifurcations of Limit Cycles. M. Han, P. Yu. Applied Mathematical Sciences 181. Springer, London, 2012. $129.00 (401 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4471-2917-2 Buy at Amazon

Numerical Solution of Algebraic Riccati Equations. D. A. Bini, B. Iannazzo, B. Meini. Fundamentals of Algorithms. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2012. $69.00 paper (250 pp.). ISBN 978-1-611972-08-5 Buy at Amazon

Wavelets: A Concise Guide. A.-H. Najmi. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, MD, 2012. $90.00, $45.00 paper (270 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4214-0495-0, ISBN 978-1-4214-0496-7 paper Buy at Amazon