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The Science of Chocolate. S. T. Beckett. RSC Paperbacks. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2006 [2000, reissued]. $44.95 paper (175 pp.). ISBN 0-85404-600-3  Buy at Amazon

A Scientist's Guide to Talking with the Media: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists. R. Hayes, D. Grossman. Rutgers U. Press, New Brunswick, NJ, 2006. $60.00, $18.95 paper (200 pp.). ISBN 0-8135-3857-2, ISBN 0-8135-3858-0 paper  Buy at Amazon

Spinning Flight: Dynamics of Frisbees, Boomerangs, Samaras, and Skipping Stones. R. D. Lorenz. Springer, New York, 2006. $49.95 (346 pp.). ISBN 0-387-30779-6  Buy at Amazon

Survival Skills for Scientists. F. Rosei, T. Johnston. Imperial College Press, London, 2006. $38.00, $24.00 paper (205 pp.). ISBN 1-86094-640-2, ISBN 1-86094-641-0 paper  Buy at Amazon

Zababakhin Scientific Talks–2005. E. N. Avrorin, V. A. Simonenko, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 849. Proc. conf., Snezhinsk, Russia, Sept. 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $185.00 (520 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0345-7  Buy at Amazon

nonlinear science and chaos

Biologically Inspired Algorithms for Financial Modelling. A. Brabazon, M. O'Neill. Natural Computing Series. Springer, New York, 2006. $84.95 (275 pp.). ISBN 3-540-26252-0  Buy at Amazon

Complexus Mundi: Emergent Patterns in Nature. M. M. Novak, ed. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2006. $98.00 (346 pp.). ISBN 981-256-666-X  Buy at Amazon

The Emerging Physics of Consciousness. J. A. Tuszynski, ed. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, New York, 2006. $69.95 (487 pp.). ISBN 3-540-23890-5  Buy at Amazon

Stochastic Modeling of Manufacturing Systems: Advances in Design, Performance Evaluation, and Control Issues. G. Liberopoulos et al., eds. Springer, New York, 2006. $139.00 (363 pp.). ISBN 3-540-26579-1  Buy at Amazon

nuclear physics

Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Treatment Technologies Handbook. C. H. Oh, ed. Mechanical Engineering Handbook Series 6. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2006. $129.95 (792 pp.). ISBN 0-8493-9586-0  Buy at Amazon

Nuclear Superfluidity: Pairing in Finite Systems. D. M. Brink, R. A. Broglia. Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics, and Cosmology 24. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005. $140.00 (378 pp.). ISBN 0-521-39540-2  Buy at Amazon

Physics for Radiation Protection: A Handbook. 2nd rev. ed. J. E. Martin. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2006 [2000]. $250.00 (822 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40611-5  Buy at Amazon

optics and photonics

Handbook of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. D. A. Cremers, L. J. Radziemski. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2006. $145.00 (283 pp.). ISBN 0-470-09299-8  Buy at Amazon

Laser Isotope Separation in Atomic Vapor. P. A. Bokhan et al. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2006. $125.00 (185 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40621-2  Buy at Amazon

Optical Inspection of Microsystems. W. Osten, ed. Optical Science and Engineering 109. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2007. $129.95 (503 pp.). ISBN 0-8493-3682-1  Buy at Amazon

Optical Switching. T. S. El-Bawab, ed. Springer, New York, 2006. $89.95 (450 pp.). ISBN 0-387-26141-9  Buy at Amazon

Quantum Optics. 3rd rev. ed. W. Vogel, D.-G. Welsch. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2006 [2001]. $165.00 (508 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40507-0  Buy at Amazon

Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. L. F. Cohen, ed. Faraday Discussions 132. Proc. mtg., London, Sept. 2005. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2006. $304.00 (338 pp.). ISBN 0-85404-993-2  Buy at Amazon

Wavelength Filters in Fibre Optics. H. Venghaus, ed. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 123. Springer, New York, 2006. $159.00 (454 pp.). ISBN 3-540-31769-4  Buy at Amazon

particle physics

Accelerator X-Ray Sources. R. Talman. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2006. $190.00 (476 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40590-9  Buy at Amazon

The Euroschool Lectures on Physics with Exotic Beams, Vol. II. J. Al-Khalili, E. Roeckl, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 700. Springer, New York, 2006. $59.95 (242 pp.). ISBN 3-540-33786-5  Buy at Amazon

Field Theory: A Path Integral Approach. 2nd ed. A. Das. World Scientific Lecture Notes in Physics 75. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2006 [1993]. $78.00, $48.00 paper (361 pp.). ISBN 981-256-847-6, ISBN 981-256-848-4 paper  Buy at Amazon

Finite-Temperature Field Theory: Principles and Applications. 2nd ed. J. I. Kapusta, C. Gale. Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006 [1989]. $140.00 (428 pp.). ISBN 0-521-82082-0

High-Energy Polarized Proton Beams: A Modern View. G. H. Hoffstaetter. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 218. Springer, New York, 2006. $179.00 (177 pp.). ISBN 0-387-34679-1  Buy at Amazon

The Ideas of Particle Physics: An Introduction for Scientists. 3rd ed. G. D. Coughlan, J. E. Dodd, B. M. Gripaios. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006 [1991]. $100.00, $50.00 paper (254 pp.). ISBN 0-521-84728-1, ISBN 0-521-67775-0 paper  Buy at Amazon

Introductory Transport Theory for Charged Particles in Gases. R. E. Robson. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2006. $44.00 (181 pp.). ISBN 981-270-011-0  Buy at Amazon

plasmas and fusion

Fundamentals of Plasma Physics. P. M. Bellan. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $75.00 (609 pp.). ISBN 0-521-82116-9  Buy at Amazon

popularizations

The Best American Science Writing 2006. A. Gawande, ed. Harper Perennial, New York, 2006. $13.95 paper (362 pp.). ISBN 0-06-072644-X  Buy at Amazon

Brave New Universe: Illuminating the Darkest Secrets of the Cosmos. P. Halpern, P. Wesson. Joseph Henry Press, Washington, DC, 2006. $27.95 (264 pp.). ISBN 0-309-10137-9  Buy at Amazon

Driving to Mars. W. L. Fox. Shoemaker & Hoard, Emeryville, CA, 2006. $16.00 paper (264 pp.). ISBN 1-59376-111-2  Buy at Amazon

The E-Bomb: How America's New Directed Energy Weapons Will Change the Way Future Wars Will Be Fought. D. Beason. Da Capo Press, Cambridge, MA, 2006 [2005, reissued]. $15.95 paper (256 pp.). ISBN 0-306-81506-0  Buy at Amazon

The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved: How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry. M. Livio. Simon & Schuster, New York, 2006 [2005, reissued]. $15.00 paper (353 pp.). ISBN 0-7432-5821-5  Buy at Amazon

From Cosmos to Chaos: The Science of Unpredictability. P. Coles. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $44.50 (216 pp.). ISBN 0-19-856762-6  Buy at Amazon

Kennedy Space Center: Gateway to Space. D. W. Reynolds. Firefly Books, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada, 2006. $40.00 (248 pp.). ISBN 1-55407-039-2  Buy at Amazon

Not Even Wrong: The Failure of String Theory and the Search for Unity in Physical Law. P. Woit. Basic Books, New York, 2006. $26.95 (291 pp.). ISBN 0-465-09275-6  Buy at Amazon

Parting the Cosmic Veil. K. R. Lang. Springer, New York, 2006. $39.95 (229 pp.). ISBN 0-387-30735-4  Buy at Amazon

The Physics of Superheroes. J. Kakalios. Gotham Books, New York, 2006 [2005, reissued]. $15.00 paper (364 pp.). ISBN 1-592-40242-9  Buy at Amazon

Saturn: A New View. L. Lovett, J. Horvath, J. Cuzzi. Abrams, New York, 2006. $40.00 (191 pp.). ISBN 0-8109-3090-0  Buy at Amazon

The Science of James Bond: From Bullets to Bowler Hats to Boat Jumps, the Real Technology Behind 007's Fabulous Films. L. H. Gresh, R. Weinberg. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2006. $14.95 paper (212 pp.). ISBN 0-471-66195-3  Buy at Amazon

Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination. E. Rodley, ed. National Geographic, Washington, DC, 2006. $16.95 paper (208 pp.). ISBN 0-7922-6200-X  Buy at Amazon

The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next. L. Smolin. Houghton Mifflin, New York, 2006. $26.00 (392 pp.). ISBN 0-618-55105-0  Buy at Amazon

society and government

Rescuing Science from Politics: Regulation and the Distortion of Scientific Research. W. Wagner, R. Steinzor, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $75.00, $29.99 paper (304 pp.). ISBN 0-521-85520-9, ISBN 0-521-54009-7 paper   Buy at Amazon

Women and Information Technology: Research on Underrepresentation. J. M. Cohoon, W. Aspray, eds. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2006. $45.00 (500 pp.). ISBN 0-262-03345-3  Buy at Amazon

space and planetary science

Dictionary of Minor Planet Names: Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. L. D. Schmadel. Springer, New York, 2006. $129.00 (343 pp.). ISBN 3-540-34360-1  Buy at Amazon

NASA's Scientist-Astronauts. D. J. Shayler, C. Burgess. Springer-Praxis Books in Space Exploration. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2007. $39.95 paper (543 pp.). ISBN 0-387-21897-1  Buy at Amazon

The Outer Planets and Their Moons. T. Encrenaz, R. Kallenbach, T. C. Owen, C. Sotin, eds. Space Sciences Series of ISSI 19. Proc. wksp., Bern, Switzerland, Jan. 2004. International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland, and Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2005. $139.00 (487 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3362-1  Buy at Amazon

Planetary Rings. L. W. Esposito. Cambridge Planetary Science. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $110.00 (202 pp.). ISBN 0-521-36222-9  Buy at Amazon

Sun, Earth, and Sky. 2nd ed. K. R. Lang. Springer, New York, 2006 [1995]. $59.95 (284 pp.). ISBN 0-387-30456-8  Buy at Amazon

statistical physics and thermodynamics

Data Analysis: A Bayesian Tutorial. 2nd ed. D. S. Sivia, J. Skilling. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006 [1996]. $74.50, $39.50 paper (246 pp.). ISBN 0-19-856831-2, ISBN 0-19-856832-0 paper  Buy at Amazon

Dynamical Entropy in Operator Algebras. S. Neshveyev, E. Størmer. Series of Modern Surveys in Mathematics 50. Springer, New York, 2006. $169.00 (296 pp.). ISBN 3-540-34670-8  Buy at Amazon

The Physics of Phase Transitions: Concepts and Applications. 2nd rev. ed. P. Papon, J. Leblond, P. H. E. Meijer (translated from French by S. L. Schnur). Springer, New York, 2006 [2002]. $119.00 (409 pp.). ISBN 3-540-33389-4  Buy at Amazon

texts and education

Applied Atmospheric Dynamics. A. H. Lynch, J. J. Cassano. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2006. $155.00, $50.00 paper (280 pp.). ISBN 0-470-86172-X, ISBN 0-470-86173-8 paper, CD-ROM  Buy at Amazon

Chaotic Dynamics: An Introduction Based on Classical Mechanics. T. Tél, M. Gruiz (translated from Hungarian by K. Kulacsy). Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006 [2002]. $120.00, $60.00 paper (393 pp.). ISBN 0-521-83912-2, ISBN 0-521-54783-0 paper  Buy at Amazon

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Physics. 2nd ed. J. T. Dennis, G. Moring. Alpha, New York, 2006 [2003]. $18.95 paper (392 pp.). ISBN 1-59257-531-5  Buy at Amazon

Concepts in Thermal Physics. S. J. Blundell, K. M. Blundell. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $85.00, $45.00 paper (464 pp.). ISBN 0-19-856769-3, ISBN 0-19-856770-7 paper  Buy at Amazon

Elements of Statistical Mechanics: With an Introduction to Quantum Field Theory and Numerical Simulation. I. Sachs, S. Sen, J. Sexton. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $70.00 (334 pp.). ISBN 0-521-84198-4  Buy at Amazon

An Introduction to General Relativity and Cosmology. J. Plebański, A. Krasiński. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $80.00 (534 pp.). ISBN 0-521-85623-X  Buy at Amazon

Light and Matter: Electromagnetism, Optics, Spectroscopy, and Lasers. Y. B. Band. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2006. $200.00, $75.00 paper (640 pp.). ISBN 0-471-89930-5, ISBN 0-471-89931-3 paper  Buy at Amazon

Magneto-Fluid Dynamics: Fundamentals and Case Studies of Natural Phenomena. P. Lorrain, F. Lorrain, S. Houle. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer, New York, 2006. $125.00 (319 pp.). ISBN 0-387-33542-0  Buy at Amazon

Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century: The World Nuclear University Primer. I. Hore-Lacy. World Nuclear U. Press, London, and Academic Press/Elsevier, Burlington, MA, 2006. $26.95 paper (167 pp.). ISBN 0-12-373622-6  Buy at Amazon

Productive Learning: Science, Art, and Einstein's Relativity in Educational Reform. S. D. Głazek, S. B. Sarason. Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2007. $75.95, $35.95 paper (269 pp.). ISBN 1-4129-4059-1, ISBN 1-4129-4060-5 paper   Buy at Amazon

Superfractals: Patterns of Nature. M. F. Barnsley. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $35.00 (453 pp.). ISBN 0-521-84493-2   Buy at Amazon

 

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