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Sound-Flow Interactions. Y. Aurégan, A. Maurel, V. Pagneux, J.-F. Pinton, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 586. Proc. sch., Corsica, France, June-July 2000. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $57.00 (286 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43332-5

AMiBA 2001: High-Z Clusters, Missing Baryons, and CMB Polarization. L.-W. Chen, C.-P. Ma, K.-W. Ng, U.-L. Pen, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 257. Proc. wksp., Taipei, Taiwan, June 2001. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2002. $57.00 (342 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-097-8

Astronomical Instrumentation and the Birth and Growth of Astrophysics: A Symposium Held in Honor of Robert G. Tull. F. N. Bash, C. Sneden, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 270. Proc. symp., Austin, Tex., Oct. 2000. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2002. $57.00 (159 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-110-9

Astronomical Site Evaluation in the Visible and Radio Range: IAU Technical Workshop. J. Vernin, Z. Benkhaldoun, C. Muñoz-Tuñón, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 266. Proc. wksp., Marrakech, Morocco, Nov. 2000. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2002. $57.00 (615 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-106-0

Census of the Galaxy: Challenges for Photometry and Spectrometry with GAIA. V. Vansevicius, A. Kucinskas, J. Sudzius, eds. Proc. wksp., Vilnius, Lithuania, July 2001. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2002. $69.00 (194 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-0596-2

Highlights of Astronomy. Vol. 12. H. Rickman, ed. Proc. symp., Manchester, UK, Aug. 2000. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, and International Astronomical Union, Paris, 2002. $95.00 (785 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-086-2

The Origins of Stars and Planets: The VLT View. J. F. Alves, M. J. McCaughrean, eds. ESO Astrophysics Symposia. Proc. wksp., Garching, Germany, Apr. 2001. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $49.95 (515 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43541-7, CD-ROM

Particles and Fields in Radio Galaxies. R. A. Laing, K. M. Blundell, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 250. Proc. wksp., Oxford, UK, Aug. 2000. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2002. $57.00 (505 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-090-0

Relativistic Flows in Astrophysics. A. W. Guthmann, M. Georganopoulos, A. Marcowith, K. Manolakou, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 589. Proc. conf., Mykonos, Greece, Oct. 2000. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $57.00 (241 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43518-2

Stellar Collisions, Mergers and Their Consequences. M. M. Shara, ed. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 263. Proc. symp., New York City, May-June 2000. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2002. $57.00 (426 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-103-6

Tracing Cosmic Evolution with Galaxy Clusters. S. Borgani, M. Mezzetti, R. Valdarnini, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 268. Proc. wksp., Alto Adige/Süditrol, Italy, July 2001. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2002. $57.00 (468 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-108-7

Optical Harmonics in Molecular Systems: Quantum Electrodynamical Theory. D. L. Andrews, P. Allcock. Wiley-VCH, Hoboken, N.J., 2002. $110.00 (241 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40317-5

Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. J. Trefil, ed. Routledge, New York, 2001. $50.00 (554 pp.). ISBN 0-415-93724-8

A Matter of Degrees: What Temperature Reveals About the Past and Future of Our Species, Planet, and Universe. G. Segrè. Viking, New York, 2002. $24.95 (300 pp.). ISBN 0-670-03101-1

Patterns in the Void: Why Nothing Is Important. S. F. Odenwald. Westview Press, New York, 2002. $27.00 (270 pp.). ISBN 0-8133-3938-3

The Physics of Baseball. 3rd edition. R. K. Adair. Perennial, New York, 2002 [1994]. $12.95 paper (169 pp.). ISBN 0-06-008436-7

Platonic & Archimedean Solids. D. Sutton. Wooden Books. Walker, New York, 2002 [1998, reissued]. $10.00 (58 pp.). ISBN 0-8027-1386-6

The Red Limit: The Search for the Edge of the Universe. 2nd edition. T. Ferris. Perennial, New York, 2002 [1983, reissued]. $14.95 paper (286 pp.). ISBN 0-688-01836-X

The Science of Soccer. J. Wesson. IOP, Philadelphia, 2002. $24.00 paper (199 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0813-3

Seeing in the Dark: How Backyard Stargazers Are Probing Deep Space and Guarding Earth from Interplanetary Peril. T. Ferris. Simon & Schuster, New York, 2002. $26.00 (379 pp.). ISBN 0-684-86579-3

Slicing Pizzas, Racing Turtles, and Further Adventures in Applied Mathematics. R. B. Banks. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 2002 [1999, reissued]. $16.95 paper (286 pp.). ISBN 0-691-10284-8

Stonehenge. R. Heath. Wooden Books. Walker, New York, 2002 [2001, reissued]. $10.00 (58 pp.). ISBN 0-8027-1385-8

Towing Icebergs, Falling Dominoes, and Other Adventures in Applied Mathematics. R. B. Banks. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 2002 [1998, reissued]. $16.95 paper (326 pp.). ISBN 0-691-10285-6

The Two-Mile Time Machine: Ice Cores, Abrupt Climate Change, and Our Future. R. B. Alley. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J. 2000. $17.95 paper (229 pp.). ISBN 0-691-10296-1

What Are the Chances? Voodoo Deaths, Office Gossip, and Other Adventures in Probability. B. K. Holland. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, Md., 2002. $24.95 (141 pp.). ISBN 0-8018-6941-2

Radiation Protection: A Guide for Scientists, Regulators, and Physicians. 4th edition. J. Shapiro. Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2002 [1990]. $69.95 (663 pp.). ISBN 0-674-00740-9

The 23rd Cycle: Learning to Live with a Stormy Star. S. F. Odenwald. Columbia U. Press, New York, 2001. $18.00 paper (207 pp.). ISBN 0-231-12079-6

Planetary Science: The Science of Planets around Stars. G. H. A. Cole, M. M. Woolfson. IOP, Philadelphia, 2002. $55.00 paper (508 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0815-X

Methods of Statistical Physics. T. Tanaka. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $110.00, $40.00 paper (293 pp.). ISBN 0-521-58056-0, ISBN 0-521-58958-4 paper

Patterns of Speculation: A Study in Observational Econophysics. B. M. Roehner. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $50.00 (230 pp.). ISBN 0-521-80263-6

Statistical Physics: An Advanced Approach with Applications; Web-Enhanced with Problems and Solutions. 2nd edition. J. Honerkamp (translated from German by T. Filk). Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002 [1998]. $64.95 (515 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43020-2

Applied Functional Analysis. D. H. Griffel. Dover, Mineola, N.Y., 2002 [1985, reissued]. $18.95 paper (386 pp.). ISBN 0-486-42258-5

Bäcklund and Darboux Transformations: Geometry and Modern Applications in Soliton Theory. C. Rogers, W. K. Schief. Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $95.00, $35.00 paper (413 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81331-X, ISBN 0-521-01288-0 paper

Classical Covariant Fields. M. Burgess. Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $95.00 (529 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81363-8

Classical Theory of Gauge Fields. V. Rubakov (translated from Russian by S. S. Wilson). Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 2002. $65.00 (444 pp.). ISBN 0-691-05927-6

Fundamentals of Equations of State. S. Eliezer, A. Ghatak, H. Hora. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2002. $72.00 (366 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4833-4

Harmonic Maps, Conservation Laws and Moving Frames. 2nd edition. F. Hélein. Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics 150. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002 [1997]. $65.00 (264 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81160-0

Highlights of the Grand Unified Theorem: Formulation of the Unified Field Theory or the Theory of Everything. G. A. Oyibo. Nova Science, Hauppauge, N.Y., 2001. $19.50 paper (103 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-259-8

An Introduction to Stochastic Processes in Physics. D. S. Lemons. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, Md., 2002. $49.50, $22.50 paper (110 pp.). ISBN 0-8018-6866-1, ISBN 0-8018-6867-X paper

Lie Groups for Pedestrians. H. J. Lipkin. Dover, Mineola, N.Y., 2002 [1966, reissued]. $11.95 paper (180 pp.). ISBN 0-486-42185-6

New Directions in Hopf Algebras. S. Montgomery, H.-J. Schneider, eds. Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Publications 43. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $70.00 (485 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81512-6

Nonadiabatic Transition: Concepts, Basic Theories and Applications. H. Nakamura. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2002. $72.00 (376 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4719-2

Nonequilibrium Nondissipative Thermodynamics: With Application to Low-Pressure Diamond Synthesis. J.-T. Wang. Springer Series in Chemical Physics 68. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $89.95 (254 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42802-X

Physical Problems Solved by the Phase-Integral Method. N. Fröman, P. O. Fröman. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $75.00 (214 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81209-7

The Physics and Mathematics of Adiabatic Shear Bands. T. W. Wright. Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $60.00 (241 pp.). ISBN 0-521-63195-5

Quantum Field Theory and Critical Phenomena. 4th edition. J. Zinn-Justin. International Series of Monographs on Physics 113. Oxford U. Press, 2002 [1996]. $95.00 (1054 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850923-5

A Quantum Groups Primer. S. Majid. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series 292. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $36.00 paper (169 pp.). ISBN 0-521-01041-1

Quantum Mechanics. 4th edition. A. I. M. Rae. IOP, Philadelphia, 2002 [1992]. $34.99 paper (301 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0839-7

Quantum Mechanics and Its Emergent Macrophysics. G. L. Sewell. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 2002. $65.00 (292 pp.). ISBN 0-691-05832-6

Quantum Mechanics: From Basic Principles to Numerical Methods and Applications. L. Marchildon. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $69.95 (560 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43342-2

Restricted Orbit Equivalence for Actions of Discrete Amenable Groups. J. W. Kammeyer, D. J. Rudolph. Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics 146. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $50.00 (201 pp.). ISBN 0-521-80795-6

Selected Mathematical Methods in Theoretical Physics. V. P. Krainov. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2002. $84.00, $42.00 paper (201 pp.). ISBN 0-415-27234-3, ISBN 0-415-27239-4 paper

Selfsimilar Processes. P. Embrechts, M. Maejima. Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 2002. $29.95 (111 pp.). ISBN 0-691-09627-9

Symmetry: An Introduction to Group Theory and Its Applications. R. McWeeny. Dover, Mineola, N.Y., 2002 [1963, reissued]. $12.95 paper (248 pp.). ISBN 0-486-42182-1

Theoretical Physics 2001. H. F. Arnoldus, T. F. George, eds. Horizons in World Physics 238. Nova Science, Huntington, N.Y., 2002. $98.00 (285 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-243-1

Thermal Physics: Entropy and Free Energies. J. C. Lee. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2002. $32.00 (201 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4874-1

Time in Quantum Mechanics. J. G. Muga, R. S. Mayato, I. L. Egusquiza, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics, m 72. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $56.00 (419 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43294-9

Evaluation of Science and Technology Education at the Dawn of a New Millennium. J. W. Altschuld, D. D. Kumar, eds. Innovations in Science Education and Technology. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York, 2002. $40.00 paper (279 pp.). ISBN 0-306-46749-6

Introduction to Light: The Physics of Light, Vision, and Color. G. Waldman. Dover, Mineola, N.Y., 2002 [1983, reissued]. $14.95 paper (228 pp.). ISBN 0-486-42118-X

Envisioning Science: The Design and Craft of the Science Image. F. Frankel. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2002. $55.00 (328 pp.). ISBN 0-262-06225-9