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Atmospheric Research from Different Perspectives: Bridging the Gap Between Natural and Social Sciences. R. Koppmann, ed. Springer, 2014. $54.99 paper (57 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-06494-9 Buy at Amazon

Elasticity for Geotechnicians: A Modern Exposition of Kelvin, Boussinesq, Flamant, Cerruti, Melan, and Mindlin Problems. P. Podio-Guidugli, A. Favata. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (178 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-01257-5 Buy at Amazon

The Finite-Difference Modelling of Earthquake Motions: Waves and Ruptures. P. Moczo, J. Kristek, M. Galis. Cambridge U. Press, 2014. $115.00 (365 pp.). ISBN 978-1-107-02881-4 Buy at Amazon

Geodesy: Introduction to Geodetic Datum and Geodetic Systems. Z. Lu, Y. Qu, S. Qiao. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (401 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-41244-8 Buy at Amazon

Infrared Spectra of Mineral Species: Extended Library. Vols. 1 and 2. N. V. Chukanov. Springer, 2014. $279.00 set (1726 pp. set). ISBN 978-94-007-7127-7 Buy at Amazon

Luminescence Dating in Archaeology, Anthropology, and Geoarchaeology: An Overview. I. Liritzis et al. Springer, 2013. $49.99 paper (70 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-00169-2 Buy at Amazon

Mid-Ocean Ridges. R. Searle. Cambridge U. Press, 2013. $80.00 (318 pp.). ISBN 978-1-107-01752-8 Buy at Amazon

Observation of the System Earth from Space - CHAMP, GRACE, GOCE and Future Missions: Geotechnologien Science Report No. 20. F. Flechtner, N. Sneeuw, W.-D. Schuh, eds. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (230 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-32134-4 Buy at Amazon

Seismic Reflections of Rock Properties. J. Dvorkin, M. A. Gutierrez, D. Grana. Cambridge U. Press, 2014. $75.00 (324 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-89919-2 Buy at Amazon

A Systems Description of Flow Through Porous Media. J. D. Jansen. Springer, 2013. $49.99 paper (119 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-00259-0 Buy at Amazon

Terrestrial Biosphere-Atmosphere Fluxes. R. Monson, D. Baldocchi. Cambridge U. Press, 2014. $85.00 (487 pp.). ISBN 978-1-107-04065-6 Buy at Amazon

Blazing a Ghostly Trail: ISON and Great Comets of the Past and Future. P. Grego. Springer, 2014. $34.99 paper (294 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-01774-7 Buy at Amazon

Five Decades of Tackling Models for Stiff Fluid Dynamics Problems: A Scientific Autobiography. R. K. Zeytounian. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (153 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-39540-6 Buy at Amazon

Intelligible Design: A Realistic Approach to the Philosophy and History of Science. J. A. Gonzalo, M. M. Carreira. World Scientific, 2014. $48.00 (281 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4447-60-7 Buy at Amazon

It Came from Outer Space Wearing an RAF Blazer! A Fan’s Biography of Sir Patrick Moore. M. Mobberley. Springer, 2013. $39.99 paper (655 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-00608-6 Buy at Amazon

Laura Bassi and Science in 18th Century Europe: The Extraordinary Life and Role of Italy’s Pioneering Female Professor. M. Frize. Springer, 2013. $39.99 paper (196 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-38684-8 Buy at Amazon

Making Waves: The Story of Ruby Payne-Scott: Australian Pioneer Radio Astronomer. W. M. Goss. Springer, 2013. $39.95 paper (262 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-35751-0 Buy at Amazon

Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality. M. Tegmark. Knopf, 2014. $30.00 (421 pp.). ISBN 978-0-307-59980-3 Buy at Amazon

Scientific Explanation and Methodology of Science. G. Guo, C. Liu, eds. World Scientific, 2014. $118.00 (251 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4596-63-3 Buy at Amazon

Stephen J. Gould: The Scientific Legacy. G. A. Danieli, A. Minelli, T. Pievani, eds. Springer, 2013. $199.00 (208 pp.). ISBN 978-88-470-5423-3 Buy at Amazon

Next Generation Experiments to Measure the Neutron Lifetime: Proceedings of the 2012 Workshop. S. J. Seestrom, ed. World Scientific, 2014. $95.00 (182 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4571-66-1 Buy at Amazon

Magnetism and Synchrotron Radiation: Towards the Fourth Generation Light Sources. E. Beaurepaire, H. Bulou, L. Joly, F. Scheurer, eds. Springer, 2013. $259.00 (344 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-03031-9 Buy at Amazon

Modern NMR Methodology. H. Heise, S. Matthews, eds. Springer, 2013. $259.00 (204 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-37990-1 Buy at Amazon

Nanomaterials Imaging Techniques, Surface Studies, and Applications. O. Fesenko, L. Yatsenko, M. Brodin, eds. Springer, 2013. $259.00 (372 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-7674-0 Buy at Amazon

Ultrasonic Fluid Quantity Measurement in Dynamic Vehicular Applications: A Support Vector Machine Approach. J. Terzic, E. Terzic, R. Nagarajah, M. Alamgir. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (129 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-00632-1 Buy at Amazon

Atomic Layer Deposition for Semiconductors. C. S. Hwang, C. Y. Yoo, eds. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (263 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-8053-2 Buy at Amazon

Bismuth-Containing Compounds. H. Li, Z. M. Wang, eds. Springer, 2013. $179.00 (379 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-8120-1 Buy at Amazon

Debye Screening Length: Effects of Nanostructured Materials. K. P. Ghatak, S. Bhattacharya. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (385 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-01338-1 Buy at Amazon

Electrohydrodynamic Patterning of Functional Materials. P. G. Oppenheimer. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (137 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-00782-3 Buy at Amazon

Fracture Mechanics and Statistical Mechanics of Reinforced Elastomeric Blends. W. Grellmann et al., eds. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (301 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-37909-3 Buy at Amazon

GaP Heteroepitaxy on Si(100): Benchmarking Surface Signals When Growing GaP on Si in CVD Ambients. H. Döscher. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (143 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-02879-8 Buy at Amazon

Handbook of Gas Sensor Materials: Properties, Advantages and Shortcomings for Applications. Volume 1: Conventional Approaches. G. Korotcenkov. Springer, 2013. $229.00 (442 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-7164-6 Buy at Amazon

High Permittivity Gate Dielectric Materials. S. Kar, ed. Springer, 2013. $179.00 (489 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-36534-8 Buy at Amazon

HPHT-Treated Diamonds: Diamonds Forever. I. Dobrinets, V. G. Vins, A. M. Zaitsev. Springer, 2013. $179.00 (257 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-37489-0 Buy at Amazon

Kinetics of Heterogeneous Solid State Processes. P. Deb. Springer, 2014. $54.99 paper (50 pp.). ISBN 978-81-322-1755-8 Buy at Amazon

Materials That Change Color: Smart Materials, Intelligent Design. M. Ferrara, M. Bengisu. Springer, 2014. $54.99 paper (139 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-00289-7 Buy at Amazon

MoS₂: Materials, Physics, and Devices. Z. M. Wang, ed. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (291 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-02849-1 Buy at Amazon

Nanotoxicology: Materials, Methodologies, and Assessments. N. Durán, S. S. Guterres, O. L. Alves, eds. Springer, 2014. $209.00 (411 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-8992-4 Buy at Amazon

Nucleation Theory and Growth of Nanostructures. V. G. Dubrovskii. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (601 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-39659-5 Buy at Amazon

Particulate Products: Tailoring Properties for Optimal Performance. H. G. Merkus, G. M. H. Meesters, eds. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (469 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-00713-7 Buy at Amazon

Phase Transformation of Kaolinite Clay. A. K. Chakraborty. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (342 pp.). ISBN 978-81-322-1153-2 Buy at Amazon

Plasticity of Pressure-Sensitive Materials. H. Altenbach, A. Öchsner, eds. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (376 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-40944-8 Buy at Amazon

Pulsed Laser Ablation of Solids: Basics, Theory and Applications. M. Stafe, A. Marcu, N. N. Puscas. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (233 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-40977-6 Buy at Amazon

Thermoelectric Nanomaterials: Materials Design and Applications. K. Koumoto, T. Mori, eds. Springer, 2013. $179.00 (387 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-37536-1 Buy at Amazon

Transformation Electromagnetics and Metamaterials: Fundamental Principles and Applications. D. H. Werner, D.-H. Kwon, eds. Springer, 2014. $229.00 (499 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4471-4995-8 Buy at Amazon

Vibrational Properties of Defective Oxides and 2D Nanolattices: Insights from First-Principles Simulations. E. Scalise. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (143 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-07181-7 Buy at Amazon

Direction of Time. S. Albeverio, P. Blanchard, eds. Springer, 2014. $44.99 (294 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-02797-5 Buy at Amazon

The Oskar Klein Memorial Lectures, 1988–1999. G. Ekspong, ed. World Scientific, 2014. $68.00 (446 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4571-60-9 Buy at Amazon

Proceedings of the Conference in Honour of the 90th Birthday of Freeman Dyson. K. K. Phua, L. C. Kwek, N. P. Chang, A. H. Chan, eds. World Scientific, 2014. $44.00 paper (481 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4590-70-9 Buy at Amazon

Publishing and the Advancement of Science: From Selfish Genes to Galileo’s Finger. M. Rodgers. Imperial College Press, 2014. $38.00 paper (178 pp.). ISBN 978-1-78326-371-4 Buy at Amazon

Dynamics and Vibrations: Progress in Nonlinear Analysis. S. H. H. Kachapi, D. D. Ganji. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (338 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-6774-4 Buy at Amazon

Dynamics on and of Complex Networks. Volume 2: Applications to Time-Varying Dynamical Systems. A. Mukherjee et al., eds. Birkhäuser, 2013. $129.00 (343 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-6728-1 Buy at Amazon

How Nature Works: Complexity in Interdisciplinary Research and Applications. I. Zelinka, A. Sanayei, H. Zenil, O. E. Rössler, eds. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (290 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-00253-8 Buy at Amazon

Large Deviations in Physics: The Legacy of the Law of Large Numbers. A. Vulpiani et al., eds. Springer, 2014. $89.99 paper (314 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-54250-3 Buy at Amazon

Localized Excitations in Nonlinear Complex Systems: Current State of the Art and Future Perspectives. R. Carretero-González et al., eds. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (432 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-02056-3 Buy at Amazon

Predicting the Future: Completing Models of Observed Complex Systems. H. D. I. Abarbanel. Springer, 2013. $109.00 (238 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-7217-9 Buy at Amazon

Spectral and Dynamical Stability of Nonlinear Waves. T. Kapitula, K. Promislow. Springer, 2013. $79.95 (361 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-6994-0 Buy at Amazon

Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking, Self-Trapping, and Josephson Oscillations. B. A. Malomed, ed. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (705 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-21206-2 Buy at Amazon

Temporal Networks. P. Holme, J. Saramäki, eds. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (352 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-36460-0 Buy at Amazon

Topics in Nonlinear Dynamics, Vol. 1. G. Kerschen, D. Adams, A. Carrella, eds. Springer, 2013. $259.00 (341 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-6569-0 Buy at Amazon

An Introduction to the Engineering of Fast Nuclear Reactors. A. M. Judd. Cambridge U. Press, 2014. $135.00 (289 pp.). ISBN 978-1-107-03464-8 Buy at Amazon

Frontiers in Optical Methods: Nano- Characterization and Coherent Control. K.-I. Shudo, I. Katayama, S. Y. Ohno, eds. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (228 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-40593-8 Buy at Amazon

Introduction to Semiconductor Lasers for Optical Communications: An Applied Approach. D. J. Klotzkin. Springer, 2014. $89.99 (285 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-9340-2 Buy at Amazon

LAP 2012: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Laser Probing 2012. D. Verney, F. Le Blanc, N. Lecesne, eds. Springer, 2013. $199.00 (143 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-6494-1 Buy at Amazon

Light: The Physics of the Photon. O. Keller. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2014. $99.95 (462 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-4043-6 Buy at Amazon

Optical Absorption Spectra Calculated Using Linear-Scaling Density-Functional Theory. L. Ratcliff. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (116 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-00338-2 Buy at Amazon

Organic Solid-State Lasers. S. Forget, S. Chénais. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (169 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-36704-5 Buy at Amazon

Photonics for Safety and Security. A. Cutolo, A. G. Mignani, A. Tajani, eds. World Scientific, 2014. $145.00 (422 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4412-96-4 Buy at Amazon

Physics and Applications of Terahertz Radiation. M. Perenzoni, D. J. Paul, eds. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (255 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-3836-2 Buy at Amazon

The Quantum World of Ultra-Cold Atoms and Light. Book 1: Foundations of Quantum Optics. C. Gardiner, P. Zoller. Imperial College Press, 2014. $64.00 paper (310 pp.). ISBN 978-1-78326-461-2 Buy at Amazon

The B–L Phase Transition: Implications for Cosmology and Neutrinos. K. Schmitz. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (221 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-00962-9 Buy at Amazon

From Photons to Higgs: A Story of Light. 2nd ed. M.-Y. Han. World Scientific, 2014. $28.00 paper (127 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4583- 86-2 Buy at Amazon

Jet Quenching in Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions at the LHC. A. Angerami. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (169 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-01218-6 Buy at Amazon

New Results and Actual Problems in Particle and Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology. R. Ryutin, V. Petrov, V. Kiselev, eds. World Scientific, 2014. $98.00 paper (221 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4578-73-8 Buy at Amazon

Scattering Amplitudes and Wilson Loops in Twistor Space. M. R. Bullimore. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (118 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-00908-7 Buy at Amazon

Time-Dependent CP Violation Measurements: Analyses of Neutral B Meson to Double-Charm Decays at the Japanese Belle Experiment. M. Röhrken. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (193 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-00725-0 Buy at Amazon

Electromagnetic Waves for Thermonuclear Fusion Research. E. Mazzucato. World Scientific, 2014. $78.00 (204 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4571-80-7 Buy at Amazon

Magnetic Stochasticity in Magnetically Confined Fusion Plasmas: Chaos of Field Lines and Charged Particle Dynamics. S. Abdullaev. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (412 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-01889-8 Buy at Amazon

The Asteroid Threat: Defending Our Planet from Deadly Near-Earth Objects. W. E. Burrows. Prometheus Books, 2014. $19.95 paper (282 pp.). ISBN 978-1-61614-913-0 Buy at Amazon

The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future. N. Oreskes, E. M. Conway. Columbia U. Press, 2014. $9.95 paper (89 pp.). ISBN 978-0-231-16954-7 Buy at Amazon

Do I Count? Stories from Mathematics. G. M. Ziegler. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2014. $29.95 paper (215 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4665-6491-6 Buy at Amazon

Microcosmos: The World of Elementary Particles; Fictional Discussions Between Einstein, Newton, and Gell-Mann. H. Fritzsch. World Scientific, 2014. $28.00 (117 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4449-98-4 Buy at Amazon

Physics, Nature and Society: A Guide to Order and Complexity in Our World. J. Marro. Springer, 2014. $39.99 (204 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-02023-5 Buy at Amazon

Relativity for Everyone: How Space-Time Bends. K. Fischer. Springer, 2013. $29.99 paper (129 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-00586-7 Buy at Amazon

Relativity Made Real: Under the Hood of Einstein’s Theory. W. M. Nelson. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013. $15.45 paper (232 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4565-7552-6 Buy at Amazon

Waves and Particles: Two Essays on Fundamental Physics. R. G. Newton. World Scientific, 2014. $19.00 paper (152 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4449-67-0 Buy at Amazon

What Makes You Clever: The Puzzle of Intelligence. D. Partridge. World Scientific, 2014. $38.00 paper (446 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4513-04-3 Buy at Amazon

A Measure Theoretical Approach to Quantum Stochastic Processes. W. von Waldenfels. Springer, 2014. $59.99 paper (228 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-45081-5 Buy at Amazon

On the Device-Independent Approach to Quantum Physics: Advances in Quantum Nonlocality and Multipartite Entanglement Detection. J.-D. Bancal. Springer, 2014. $79.99 (119 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-01182-0 Buy at Amazon

Physics, Mathematics, and All That Quantum Jazz. S. Tanaka, M. Bando, U. Güngördü, eds. World Scientific, 2014. $115.00 (273 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4602-36-5 Buy at Amazon

Probing the Meaning of Quantum Mechanics: Physical, Philosophical and Logical Perspectives. D. Aerts, S. Aerts, C. de Ronde, eds. World Scientific, 2014. $138.00 (302 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4596-28-2 Buy at Amazon

Towards Solid-State Quantum Repeaters: Ultrafast, Coherent Optical Control and Spin-Photon Entanglement in Charged InAs Quantum Dots. K. De Greve. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (148 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-00073-2 Buy at Amazon

Fundamentals of Space Law and Policy. F. Tronchetti. Springer, 2013. $49.95 paper (107 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-7869-0 Buy at Amazon

Curiosity: An Inside Look at the Mars Rover Mission and the People Who Made It Happen. R. Pyle. Prometheus Books, 2014. $19.95 paper (300 pp.). ISBN 978-1-61614-933-8 Buy at Amazon

Habitability of Other Planets and Satellites. J.-P. de Vera, J. Seckbach, eds. Springer, 2013. $209.00 (419 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-6545-0 Buy at Amazon

Mercury. T. J. Mahoney. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (328 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-7207-0 Buy at Amazon

Beyond the Second Law: Entropy Production and Non-equilibrium Systems. R. C. Dewar, C. H. Lineweaver, R. K. Niven, K. Regenauer-Lieb, eds. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (434 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-40153-4 Buy at Amazon