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Musimathics: The Mathematical Foundations of Music. Vol. 2. G. Loy. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007. $50.00 (562 pp.). 978-0-262-12285-6

Springer Handbook of Acoustics. T. D. Rossing, ed. Springer, New York, 2007. $199.00 (1182 pp.). 978-0-387-30446-5

AGN Variability from X-Rays to Radio Waves. C. M. Gaskell, I. M. McHardy, B. M. Peterson, S. G. Sergeev, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 360. Proc. wksp., Crimea, Ukraine, June 2004. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2006. $77.00 (292 pp.). 978-1-583812-28-0

Aurora: Observing and Recording Nature's Spectacular Light Show. N. Bone. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, 2007. $34.95 paper (182 pp.). 978-0-387-36052-2

The Future of Photometric, Spectrophotometric, and Polarimetric Standardization. C. Sterken, ed. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 364. Proc. mtg., Blankenberge, Belgium, May 2006. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2007. $77.00 (633 pp.). 978-1-583812-32-7

Groups of Galaxies in the Nearby Universe. I. Saviane, V. D. Ivanov, J. Borissova, eds. ESO Astrophysics Symposia. Proc. wksp., Santiago, Chile, Dec. 2005. Springer, New York, 2007. $119.00 (398 pp.). 978-3-540-71172-8

The Seventh Pacific Rim Conference on Stellar Astrophysics. Y. W. Kang, H.-W. Lee, K.-S. Cheng, K.-C. Leung, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 362. Proc. wksp., Seoul, Korea, Nov. 2005. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2007. $77.00 (322 pp.). 978-1-583812-30-3

The Spitzer Space Telescope: New Views of the Cosmos. L. Armus, W. T. Reach, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 357. Proc. mtg., Pasadena, CA, Nov. 2004. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2006. $77.00 (317 pp.). 978-1-583812-25-9

Understanding Variable Stars. J. R. Percy. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2007. $55.00 (350 pp.). 978-0-521-23253-1

A User's Guide to the Meade LXD55 and LXD75 Telescopes. M. Peston. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, 2007. $34.95 paper (254 pp.). 978-0-387-36489-6

Atomic and Nuclear Analytical Methods: XRF, Mössbauer, XPS, NAA and Ion-Beam Spectroscopic Techniques. H. R. Verma. Springer, New York, 2007. $169.00 (375 pp.). 978-3-540-30277-3

The Quantum Beat: Principles and Applications of Atomic Clocks. 2nd ed. F. G. Major. Springer, New York, 2007 [1998]. $89.95 (479 pp.). 978-0-387-69533-4

6th International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound. C.-C. Coussios, G. ter Haar, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 911. Proc. symp., Oxford, UK, Aug.–Sept. 2006. AIP, Melville, NY, 2007. $198.00 (565 pp.). 978-0-7354-0419-9

Applications of Synchrotron Radiation: Micro Beams in Cell Micro Biology and Medicine. A. Ide-Ektessabi. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, New York, 2007. $159.00 (218 pp.). 978-3-540-46424-2

Artificial Muscles: Applications of Advanced Polymeric Nanocomposites. M. Shahinpoor, K. J. Kim, M. Mojarrad. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2007. $99.95 (443 pp.). CD-ROM 978-1-58488-713-3

Biofluid Mechanics: The Human Circulation. K. B. Chandran, A. P. Yoganathan, S. E. Rittgers. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2007. $99.95 (419 pp.). 978-0-8493-7328-2

Dynamics of Cancer: Incidence, Inheritance, and Evolution. S. A. Frank. Princeton Series in Evolutionary Biology. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2007. $99.50, $39.50 paper (378 pp.). 978-0-691-13365-2

Electric Fields of the Brain: The Neurophysics of EEG. 2nd ed. P. L. Nunez, R. Srinivasan. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006 [1981]. $98.50 (611 pp.). 978-0-19-505038-7

Nanotechnology for Cancer Therapy. M. M. Amiji, ed. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2007. $179.95 (817 pp.). 978-0-8493-7194-3

Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine: Methods, Devices, and Applications. T. Vo-Dinh, ed. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2007. $149.95 (792 pp.). 978-0-8493-2949-4

Physics for Medical Imaging Applications. Y. Lemoigne, A. Caner, G. Rahal, eds. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry 240. Proc. inst., Archamps, France, Oct.–Nov. 2005. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2007. $209.00, $99.00 paper (406 pp.). 978-1-4020-5649-9

Structure and Biophysics—New Technologies for Current Challenges in Biology and Beyond. J. D. Puglisi, ed. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Proc. inst., Erice, Italy, June–July 2005. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2007. $159.00, $69.95 paper (155 pp.). 978-1-4020-5898-1

Systems Biology. Vol. 2: Networks, Models, and Applications. I. Rigoutsos, G. Stephanopoulos, eds. Series in Systems Biology. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2007. $65.00 (335 pp.). 978-0-19-530080-2

Annual Review of Physical Chemistry. Vol. 58. S. R. Leone, J. T. Groves, R. F. Ismagilov, G. Richmond, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2007. $80.00 (758 pp.). 978-0-8243-1058-5

Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry. Vol. 41. C. Vayenas, ed. Springer, New York, 2007. $139.00 (308 pp.). 978-0-387-46107-6

Continuum Modeling in the Physical Sciences. E. van Groesen, J. Molenaar. Mathematical Modeling and Computation 13. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2007. $65.00 (228 pp.). 978-0-898716-25-2

Geographic Information Systems Demystified. S. R. Galati. Mobile Communications Series. Artech House, Norwood, MA, 2006. $89.00 (270 pp.). 978-1-58053-533-5

Principles of Quantum Computation and Information. Vol. 2: Basic Tools and Special Topics. G. Benenti, G. Casati, G. Strini. World Scientific, London, 2007. $58.00, $38.00 (680 pp.). 978-981-256-345-3

Quantum Information with Continuous Variables of Atoms and Light. N. J. Cerf, G. Leuchs, E. S. Polzik, eds. Imperial College Press, London, 2007. $128.00, $78.00 (604 pp.). 978-1-86094-760-5

Handbook of High-Temperature Superconductivity: Theory and Experiment. J. R. Schrieffer, J. S. Brooks, eds. Springer, New York, 2007. $199.00 (627 pp.). 978-0-387-35071-4

Low-Dimensional Nanoscale Systems on Discrete Spaces. E. Papp, C. Micu. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2007. $71.00 (262 pp.). 978-981-270-638-6

Manipulating Quantum Coherence in Solid State Systems. M. E. Flatté, I. T,ifrea, eds. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry 244. Proc. inst., Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Aug.–Sept. 2005. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2007. $169.00, $69.95 (234 pp.). 978-1-4020-6134-9

Quantum Chemistry of Solids: The LCAO First Principles Treatment of Crystals. R. A. Evarestov. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences 153. Springer, New York, 2007. $199.00 (557 pp.). 978-3-540-48746-3

Quantum Tunneling in Complex Systems: The Semiclassical Approach. J. Ankerhold. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 224. Springer, New York, 2007. $189.00 (210 pp.). 978-3-540-68074-1

Slow Heavy-Particle Induced Electron Emission from Solid Surfaces. H. Winter, J. Burgdörfer, eds. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 225. Springer, New York, 2007. $249.00 (244 pp.). 978-3-540-70788-2

Soft Matter Under Exogenic Impacts. S. J. Rzoska, V. A. Mazur, eds. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry 242. Proc. wksp., Odessa, Ukraine, Oct. 2005. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2007. $239.00, $99.00 (479 pp.). 978-1-4020-5870-7

Topical Workshop on Low Radioactivity Techniques. P. Loaiza, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 897. Proc. wksp., Aussois, France, Oct. 2006. AIP, Melville, NY, 2007. $160.00 (152 pp.). 978-0-7354-0402-1

Tours Symposium on Nuclear Physics VI. M. Arnould et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 891. Proc. symp., Tours, France, Sept. 2006. AIP, Melville, NY, 2007. $175.00 (464 pp.). 978-0-7354-0395-6

Automotive Lighting and Human Vision. B. Wördenweber, J. Wallaschek, P. Boyce, D. Hoffman. Springer, New York, 2007. $99.00 (409 pp.). 978-3-540-36696-6

Handbook of Optical Systems. Vol. 3: Aberration Theory and Correction of Optical Systems. H. Gross, H. Zügge, M. Peschka, F. Blechinger. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2007. $375.00 (756 pp.). 978-3-527-40379-0

Handbook of X-Ray Data. G. Zschornack. Springer, New York, 2007. $269.00 (967 pp.). 978-3-540-28618-9

High Power Diode Lasers: Technology and Applications. F. Bachmann, P. Loosen, R. Poprawe, eds. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 128. Springer, New York, 2007. $229.00 (548 pp.). 978-0-387-34453-9

Integrated Ring Resonators: The Compendium. D. G. Rabus. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 127. Springer, New York, 2007. $169.00 (256 pp.). 978-3-540-68786-3

Laser Cleaning II. 2nd ed. D. M. Kane. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2007 [2002]. $82.00 (289 pp.). 978-981-270-372-9

Laser Control of Atoms and Molecules. V. Letokhov. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2007. $110.00 (310 pp.). 978-0-19-852816-6

Light-Emitting Diodes. 2nd ed. E. F. Schubert. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006 [2003]. $75.00 (422 pp.). 978-0-521-86538-8

Optical Trapping and Manipulation of Neutral Particles Using Lasers. A. Ashkin. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2006. $168.00, 96.00 (915 pp.). 978-981-02-4057-8

Portable Synchrotron Light Sources and Advanced Applications. H. Yamada, N. Mochizuki-Oda, M. Sasaki, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 902. Proc. symp., Shiga, Japan, Jan. 2007. AIP, Melville, NY, 2007. $92.00 (155 pp.). 978-0-7354-0408-3

Practical Monitoring and Control of Optical Thin Films. R. R. Willey. Willey Optical, Consultants, Charlevoix, MI, 2007. $38.92 (138 pp.). 978-0-6151-3760-5

Progress in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science II. K. Yamanouchi, S. L. Chin, P. Agostini, G. Ferrante, eds. Springer Series in Chemical Physics 85. Springer, New York, 2007. $159.00 (372 pp.). 978-3-540-38153-2

Quantum Theory of Optical Coherence: Selected Papers and Lectures. R. J. Glauber. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2007. $165.00 (639 pp.). 978-3-527-40687-6

Springer Handbook of Lasers and Optics. F. Träger, ed. Springer, New York, 2007. $199.00 (1332 pp.). 978-0-387-95579-7

Very High Resolution Photoelectron Spectroscopy. S. Hüfner, ed. Lecture Notes in Physics 715. Springer, New York, 2007. $99.95 (409 pp.). 978-3-540-68130-4

Who's Who in Fluorescence 2007. C. D. Geddes, J. R. Lakowicz, eds. Springer, New York, 2007. $20.00 (226 pp.). 978-0-387-69796-3

X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure—XAFS13. B. Hedman, P. Pianetta, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 882. Proc. conf., Stanford, CA, July 2006. AIP, Melville, NY, 2007. $346.00 (937 pp.). 978-0-7354-0384-0

Advanced Quantum Mechanics. F. Dyson. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2007. $58.00, $28.00 (220 pp.). 978-981-270-622-5

Classical Charged Particles. 3rd ed. F. Rohrlich. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2007 [1990]. $58.00 (305 pp.). 978-981-270-004-9

Entangled Systems: New Directions in Quantum Physics. J. Audretsch. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2007. $75.00 (338 pp.). 978-3-527-40684-5

Fundamentals of Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics. C. Giunti, C. W. Kim. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2007. $89.50 (710 pp.). 978-0-19-850871-7

An Introduction to the Standard Model of Particle Physics. 2nd ed. W. N. Cottingham, D. A. Greenwood. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2007 [1998]. $65.00 (272 pp.). 978-0-521-85249-4

The Power of ?: Electron Elementary Particle Generation with ?-Quantized Lifetimes and Masses. M. H. MacGregor. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2007. $93.00 (428 pp.). 978-981-256-961-5

Principles of Phase Structures in Particle Physics. H. Meyer-Ortmanns, T. Reisz. World Scientific Lecture Notes in Physics 77. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2007. $131.00 (682 pp.). 978-981-02-3441-6

Quantum Physics. F. Scheck. Springer, New York, 2007. $79.95 (738 pp.). 978-3-540-25645-8

Shapes of Hadrons. C. N. Papanicolas, A. M. Bernstein, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 904. Proc. wksp., Athens, Greece, Apr. 2006. AIP, Melville, NY, 2007. $128.00 (290 pp.). 978-0-7354-0411-3

String Theory and M-Theory: A Modern Introduction. K. Becker, M. Becker, J. H. Schwarz. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2007. $80.00 (739 pp.). 978-0-521-86069-7

String Theory in a Nutshell. E. Kiritsis. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2007. $65.00 (588 pp.). 978-0-691-12230-4

Interactions Between Charged Particles in a Magnetic Field: A Theoretical Approach to Ion Stopping in Magnetized Plasmas. H. Nersisyan, C. Toepffer, G. Zwicknagel. Springer, New York, 2007. $119.00 (187 pp.). 978-3-540-69853-1

10 Questions Science Can't Answer (Yet): A Guide to the Scientific Wilderness. M. Hanlon. Macmillan, New York, 2007. $24.95 (192 pp.). 978-0-230-51758-5

Aircraft: The Jet as Art. J. Milstein. Abrams, New York, 2007. $29.95 (104 pp.). 978-0-8109-9285-6

Endless Universe: Beyond the Big Bang. P. J. Steinhardt, N. Turok. Doubleday, New York, 2007. $24.95 (284 pp.). 978-0-385-50964-0

How Mathematicians Think: Using Ambiguity, Contradiction, and Paradox to Create Mathematics. W. Byers. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2007. $35.00 (415 pp.). 978-0-691-12738-5

Ingenium: Five Machines That Changed the World. M. Denny. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, MD, 2007. $25.00 (176 pp.). 978-0-8018-8586-0

The Return of Sacred Architecture: The Golden Ratio and the End of Modernism. H. Bangs. Inner Traditions, Rochester, VT, 2007. $24.95 (224 pp.). 978-1-59477-132-3

The Social Atom: Why the Rich Get Richer, Cheaters Get Caught, and Your Neighbor Usually Looks Like You. M. Buchanan. Bloomsbury, New York, 2007. $24.95 (242 pp.). 978-1-59691-013-3

Terra Antarctica: Looking into the Emptiest Continent. W. L. Fox. Shoemaker & Hoard, Emeryville, CA, 2007 [2005, reissued]. $17.00 (312 pp.). 978-1-59376-148-6

Welcome to BioTech Nation: My Unexpected Odyssey into the Land of Small Molecules, Lean Genes, and Big Ideas. M. A. Gunn. American Management Association, New York, 2007. $24.95 (258 pp.). 978-0-8144-0923-7

The American Research University from World War II to World Wide Web: Governments, the Private Sector, and the Emerging Meta-University. C. M. Vest. U. California Press, Berkeley, 2007. $24.95 (127 pp.). 978-0-520-25253-0

The Atomic Bazaar: The Rise of the Nuclear Poor. W. Langewiesche. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2007. $22.00 (179 pp.). 978-0-374-10678-2

Einstein on Politics: His Private Thoughts and Public Stands on Nationalism, Zionism, War, Peace, and the Bomb. D. E. Rowe, R. Schulmann, eds. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2007. $29.95 (523 pp.). 978-0-691-12094-2

The Internet Imaginaire. P. Flichy (translated from French by L. Carey-Libbrecht). MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007 [2001]. $29.95 (255 pp.). 978-0-262-06261-9

The Minimum Means of Reprisal: China's Search for Security in the Nuclear Age. J. G. Lewis. American Academy Studies in Global Security. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007. $57.00, $23.00 (262 pp.). 978-0-262-12284-9

Physics of Societal Issues: Calculations on National Security, Environment, and Energy. D. Hafemeister. Springer, New York, 2007. $149.00 (487 pp.). 978-0-387-95560-5

Cassini at Saturn: Huygens Results. D. M. Harland. Springer-Praxis Books in Space Exploration. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2007. $39.95 (403 pp.). 978-0-387-26129-4

Distant Worlds: Milestones in Planetary Exploration. P. Bond. Copernicus Books/ Springer, New York, 2007. $32.50 (325 pp.). 978-0-387-40212-3

On the Moon: The Apollo Journals. G. Heiken, E. Jones. Springer-Praxis Books in Space Exploration. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2007. $34.95 (492 pp.). 978-0-387-48939-1

Project Constellation: Moon, Mars, and Beyond. T. McElyea. Pocket Space Guide 9. Apogee Books, Burlington, ON, Canada, 2007. $9.95 (48 pp.). 978-1-894959-49-0

The Rebirth of the Russian Space Program: 50 Years After Sputnik, New Frontiers. B. Harvey. Springer-Praxis Books in Space Exploration. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2007. $39.95 (355 pp.). 978-0-387-71354-0

Solar Dynamics and Its Effects on the Heliosphere and Earth. D. N. Baker et al., eds. Space Sciences Series of ISSI 22. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2007. $159.00 (372 pp.). 978-0-387-69531-0

Solar MHD Theory and Observations: A High Spatial Resolution Perspective, in Honor of Robert F. Stein. H. Uitenbroek, J. Leibacher, R. F. Stein, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 354. Proc. mtg., Sunspot, NM, July 2005. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2006. $77.00 (366 pp.). 978-1-583812-22-8

Solar Polarization 4. R. Casini, B. W. Lites, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 358. Proc. mtg., Boulder, CO, Sept. 2005. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2006. $77.00 (477 pp.). 978-1-583812-26-6

Solar Variability and Planetary Climates. Y. Calisesi et al., eds. Space Sciences Series of ISSI 23. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2007. $159.00 (472 pp.). 978-0-387-48339-9

Space Shuttle: Fact Archive. R. Godwin. Pocket Space Guide 10. Apogee Books, Burlington, ON, Canada, 2007. $9.95 (48 pp.). 978-1-894959-52-0

Space Weather: Research Towards Applications in Europe. J. Lilensten, ed. Astrophysics and Space Science Library 344. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2007. $149.00 (330 pp.). 978-1-4020-5445-7

Foundations of Probability and Physics—4. G. Adenier, A. Yu. Khrennikov, C. A. Fuchs, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 889. Proc. conf., Växjö, Sweden, June 2006. AIP, Melville, NY, 2007. $205.00 (464 pp.). 978-0-7354-0391-8

Statistical Methods in Experimental Physics. 2nd ed. F. James. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2006 [1971]. $58.00, $30.00 (345 pp.). 978-981-256-795-6

Essentials of Mathematica: With Applications to Mathematics and Physics. N. Boccara. Springer, New York, 2007. $59.95 (539 pp.). 978-0-387-49513-2, CD-ROM

Evolutionary Dynamics: Exploring the Equations of Life. M. A. Nowak. Belknap Press/Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, MA, 2006. $35.00 (363 pp.). 978-0-674-02338-3

Introduction to General Relativity. J. D. Walecka. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2007. $78.00, $48.00 (342 pp.). 978-981-270-584-6

Materials Science: An Intermediate Text. W. F. Hosford. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2007. $85.00 (237 pp.). 978-0-521-86705-4

Methods in Molecular Biophysics: Structure, Dynamics, Function. I. N. Serdyuk, N. R. Zaccai, J. Zaccai. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2007. $99.00 (1120 pp.). 978-0-521-81524-6

The New Worlds: Extrasolar Planets. F. Casoli, T. Encrenaz. Springer-Praxis Books in Popular Astronomy. Praxis/ Springer, New York, 2007. $29.95 (188 pp.). 978-0-387-44906-7

Nuclear Physics of Stars. C. Iliadis. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2007. $100.00 (666 pp.). 978-3-527-40602-9

Principles of Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics. C. Clarke, B. Carswell. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2007. $65.00 (226 pp.). 978-0-521-85331-6

Structure of Matter: An Introductory Course with Problems and Solutions. A. Rigamonti, P. Carretta. Unitext. Springer, New York, 2007. $49.95 (474 pp.). 978-88-470-0559-4

Uncovering Student Ideas in Science: 25 More Formative Assessment Probes. Vol. 2. P. Keeley, F. Eberle, J. Tugel. National Science Teachers Association, Arlington, VA, 2007. $26.95 (194 pp.). 978-0-873-55273-8

Writing Math Research Papers: A Guide for Students and Instructors. 2nd ed. R. Gerver. Springer, New York, 2007 [2004]. $20.95 (239 pp.). 978-1-55953-652-3

Integration of One-forms on P-adic Analytic Spaces. V. G. Berkovich. Annals of Mathematics Studies 162. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2007. $70.00, $35.00 (156 pp.). 978-0-691-12741-5

Mathematics for Physics and Physicists. W. Appel (translated from French by E. Kowalski). Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2007 [2001]. $60.00 (642 pp.). 978-0-691-13102-3