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Sound and Vibration 2.0: Design Guidelines for Health Care Facilities (2010). D. M. Sykes, G. C. Tocci, W. J. Cavanaugh, eds. Springer, New York, 2013. $49.95 paper (85 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-4986-7 Buy at Amazon

Advances in Computational Astrophysics: Methods, Tools and Outcomes. R. Capuzzo-Dolcetta, M. Limongi, A. Tornambè, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 453. Proc. conf., Cefalù, Italy, June 2011. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2012. $77.00 (413 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58381-788-9 Buy at Amazon

Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 50. S. M. Faber, E. van Dishoeck, J. Kormendy, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2012. $89.00 (652 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8243-0950-2 Buy at Amazon

Astronomy and the Climate Crisis. A. Cooke. Astronomers’ Universe. Springer, New York, 2012. $44.95 paper (280 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-4607-1 Buy at Amazon

Black Hole Astrophysics: The Engine Paradigm. D. L. Meier. Springer-Praxis Books in Astronomy and Planetary Sciences. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2012. $189.00 (927 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-01935-7 Buy at Amazon

Faint Objects and How to Observe Them. B. Cudnik. Astronomers’ Observing Guides. Springer, New York, 2013. $34.95 paper (241 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-6756-5 Buy at Amazon

Large-Scale Magnetic Fields in the Universe. R. Beck et al., eds. Space Sciences Series of ISSI 39. Springer, New York, 2013. $179.00 (405 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-5727-5 Buy at Amazon

Measuring the Universe: A Multiwavelength Perspective. G. H. Rieke. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2012. $75.00 (343 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-76229-8 Buy at Amazon

Numerical Modeling of Space Plasmas Flows Astronum-2011. N. V. Pogorelov, J. A. Font, E. Audit, G. P. Zank, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 459. Proc. conf., Valencia, Spain, June 2011. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2012. $77.00 (381 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58381-800-8 Buy at Amazon

Multiphoton Processes and Attosecond Physics. K. Yamanouchi, K. Midorikawa, eds. Springer Proceedings in Physics 125. Proc. conf., Sapporo, Japan, July 2011. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $259.00 (416 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-28947-7 Buy at Amazon

Ultracold Atoms in Optical Lattices: Simulating Quantum Many-Body Systems. M. Lewenstein, A. Sanpera, V. Ahufinger. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2012. $99.99 (479 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-957312-7 Buy at Amazon

5th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering. Á. Jobbágy, ed. IFMBE Proceedings, Vol. 37, 1 and 2. Proc. conf., Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 2011. Springer, New York, 2012. $539.00 paper set (1445 pp. set). ISBN 978-3-642-23507-8 Buy at Amazon

Preventive Biomechanics: Optimizing Support Systems for the Human Body in the Lying and Sitting Position. G. Silber, C. Then. Springer, Berlin, 2013. $179.00 (372 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-29002-2 Buy at Amazon

Principles of Brain Dynamics: Global State Interactions. M. I. Rabinovich, K. J. Friston, P. Varona, eds. Computational Neuroscience. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2012. $65.00 (344 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-01764-0 Buy at Amazon

Formation and Properties of Clay-Polymer Complexes. 2nd ed. B. K. G. Theng. Developments in Clay Science 4. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2012 [1979]. $170.00 (511 pp.). ISBN 978-0-444-53354-8 Buy at Amazon

Ions in Water and Biophysical Implications: From Chaos to Cosmos. Y. Marcus. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2012. $129.00 (215 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-4646-6 Buy at Amazon

Molecules and Models: The Molecular Structures of Main Group Element Compounds. A. Haaland. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2012 [2008, reissued]. $62.99 paper (313 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-965741-4 Buy at Amazon

Self-Assembly of Flat Organic Molecules on Metal Surfaces: A Theoretical Characterisation. M. Mura. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $129.00 (169 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-30324-1 Buy at Amazon

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Computational Contact Mechanics: Geometrically Exact Theory for Arbitrary Shaped Bodies. A. Konyukhov, K. Schweizerhof. Lectures Notes in Applied and Computational Mechanics 67. Springer, Berlin, 2013. $179.00 (443 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-31530-5 Buy at Amazon

Handbook of Natural Computing. Vols. 1–4. G. Rozenberg, T. Bäck, J. N. Kok, eds. Springer Reference. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $799.00 set (2051 pp. set). ISBN 978-3-540-92909-3 Buy at Amazon

Minimum Error Entropy Classification. J. P. Marques de Sá, J. M. A. Silva, J. M. F. Santos, L. A. Alexandre. Studies in Computational Intelligence 420. Springer, Berlin, 2013. $129.00 (260 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-29028-2 Buy at Amazon

Correlated Electrons in Quantum Matter. P. Fulde. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2012. $168.00, $68.00 paper (535 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4390-91-0, ISBN 978-981-4390-92-7 paperBuy at Amazon

Mesoscopic Quantum Hall Effect. I. Levkivskyi. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $129.00 (196 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-30498-9 Buy at Amazon

The Physics of Ferromagnetism. T. Miyazaki, H. Jin. Springer Series in Materials Science 158. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $169.00 (482 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-25582-3 Buy at Amazon

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Einstein’s Relativity: The Ultimate Key to the Cosmos. F. I. Cooperstock, S. Tieu. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $129.00 (146 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-30384-5 Buy at Amazon

Simulations of Dark Energy Cosmologies. E. Jennings. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $129.00 (109 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-29338-2 Buy at Amazon

Teleparallel Gravity: An Introduction. R. Aldrovandi, J. G. Pereira. Fundamental Theories of Physics 173. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2013. $129.00 (214 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-5142-2 Buy at Amazon

Towards New Paradigms: Proceeding of the Spanish Relativity Meeting 2011. J. Beltrán Jiménez et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1458. Proc. conf., Madrid, Spain, Aug.–Sept. 2011. AIP, Melville, NY, 2011. $189.00 (571 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-1060-2 Buy at Amazon

Nanoplasmonic Sensors. A. Dmitriev, ed. Integrated Analytical Systems. Springer, New York, 2012. $179.00 (394 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-3932-5 Buy at Amazon

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28th International Symposium on Shock Waves. Vol. 2. K. Kontis, ed. Proc. symp., Manchester, UK, July 2011. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $399.00 (1094 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-25684-4 Buy at Amazon

Bubble Dynamics and Shock Waves. C. F. Delale, ed. Shock Wave Science and Technology Reference Library 8. Springer, Berlin, 2013. $179.00 (392 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-34296-7 Buy at Amazon

Conventional Three-Phase Fixed-Bed Technologies: Analysis and Critique. L. B. Datsevich. Springer Briefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, New York, 2012. $49.95 paper (107 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-4835-8 Buy at Amazon

Infrared Thermography for Thermo-Fluid-Dynamics. T. Astarita, G. M. Carlomagno. Experimental Fluid Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, 2013. $129.00 (224 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-29507-2 Buy at Amazon

Progress in Hybrid RANS-LES Modelling. S. Fu, W. Haase, S.-H. Peng, D. Schwamborn, eds. Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design 117. Proc. symp., Beijing, Sept. 2011. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $299.00 (516 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-31817-7 Buy at Amazon

Atmospheric Physics: Background—Methods—Trends. U. Schumann, ed. Research Topics in Aerospace. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $279.00 (877 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-30182-7 Buy at Amazon

Deformation and Gravity Change: Indicators of Isostasy, Tectonics, Volcanism and Climate Change. Vol. 3. D. Wolf, M. A. Santoyo, J. Fernández, eds. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Proc. wksp., Canary Islands, Spain, Feb. 2009. Birkhäuser, Basel, Switzerland, 2012. $59.95 paper (209 pp.). ISBN 978-3-0348-0459-2 Buy at Amazon

Earthquake Prediction by Seismic Electric Signals: The Success of the VAN Method over Thirty Years. M. S. Lazaridou-Varotsos. Springer-Praxis Books in Geophysical Sciences. Praxis/Springer, Berlin, 2013. $179.00 (251 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-24405-6 Buy at Amazon

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Geophysical Data Analysis: Discrete Inverse Theory; Matlab Edition. 3rd ed. W. Menke. Academic Press/Elsevier, San Diego, CA, 2012 [1989]. $89.95 (293 pp.). ISBN 978-0-12-397160-9 Buy at Amazon

Ice Ages and Interglacials: Measurements, Interpretation, and Models. 2nd ed. D. Rapp. Springer-Praxis Books in Environmental Sciences. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2012 [2009]. $179.00 (404 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-30028-8 Buy at Amazon

Modelling Water Flow in Unsaturated Porous Media: Accounting for Nonlinear Permeability and Material Heterogeneity. A. Szymkiewicz. Geoplanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences. Springer, Berlin, 2013. $129.00 (237 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-23558-0 Buy at Amazon

Wind Energy Meteorology: Atmospheric Physics for Wind Power Generation. S. Emeis. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Berlin, 2013. $129.00 (196 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-30522-1 Buy at Amazon

Before Galileo: The Birth of Modern Science in Medieval Europe. J. Freely. Overlook Duckworth, New York, 2012. $28.95 (348 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59020-607-2 Buy at Amazon

Doing the Impossible: George E. Mueller and the Management of NASA’s Human Spaceflight Program. A. L. Slotkin. Springer-Praxis Books in Space Exploration. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2012. $39.95 paper (306 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-3700-0 Buy at Amazon

Galileo’s Mistake: A New Look at the Epic Confrontation Between Galileo and the Church. W. Rowland. Arcade, New York, 2012. $14.95 paper (298 pp.). ISBN 978-1-61145-156-6 Buy at Amazon

Henri Poincaré: Impatient Genius. F. Verhulst. Springer, New York, 2012. $49.95 (260 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-2406-2 Buy at Amazon

Maverick Genius: The Pioneering Odyssey of Freeman Dyson. P. F. Schewe. Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press, New York, 2013. $27.99 (339 pp.). ISBN 978-0-312-64235-8 Buy at Amazon

Classical Geometries in Modern Contexts: Geometry of Real Inner Product Spaces. 3rd ed. W. Benz. Birkhäuser, Basel, Switzerland, 2012 [2007]. $129.00 (309 pp.). ISBN 978-3-0348-0419-6 Buy at Amazon

Classical Mechanics: Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics. J. Awrejcewicz, Z. Koruba. Advances in Mechanics and Mathematics 30. Springer, New York, 2012. $109.00 (250 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-3977-6 Buy at Amazon

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Degenerate Nonlinear Diffusion Equations. A. Favini, G. Marinoschi. Lecture Notes in Physics 2049. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $49.95 paper (143 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-28284-3 Buy at Amazon

Fundamentals of Wavelets. D. Jizheng. Science Press, Beijing, and WIT Press, Billerica, MA, 2012. $258.00 (262 pp.). ISBN 978-1-84564-642-4 Buy at Amazon

Hamiltonian Mechanics of Gauge Systems. L. V. Prokhorov, S. V. Shabanov. Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $130.00 (466 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-89512-5 Buy at Amazon

Multiple Dirichlet Series, L-functions and Automorphic Forms. D. Bump, S. Friedberg, D. Goldfeld, eds. Progress in Mathematics 300. Birkhäuser, New York, 2012. $129.00 (361 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8176-8333-7 Buy at Amazon

Spherical Harmonics and Approximations on the Unit Sphere: An Introduction. K. Atkinson, W. Han. Lecture Notes in Mathematics 2044. Springer, Berlin, 2012. $59.95 paper (244 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-25982-1 Buy at Amazon

Ten Physical Applications of Spectral Zeta Functions. 2nd ed. E. Elizalde. Lecture Notes in Physics 855. Springer, Berlin, 2012 [1995]. $59.95 paper (227 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-29404-4 Buy at Amazon

Tensor Algebra and Tensor Analysis for Engineers: With Applications to Continuum Mechanics. 3rd ed. M. Itskov. Mathematical Engineering. Springer, Berlin, 2013 [2009]. $89.95 (269 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-30878-9 Buy at Amazon

The Theory of the Top. Vol. 3: Perturbations, Astronomical and Geophysical Applications. F. Klein, A. Sommerfeld (translated from German by R. J. Nagem, G. Sandri). Birkhäuser, Boston, 2012. $129.00 (829 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8176-4825-1 Buy at Amazon

Unbounded Self-adjoint Operators on Hilbert Space. K. Schmüdgen. Graduate Texts in Mathematics. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2012. $79.95 (432 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-4752-4 Buy at Amazon