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Catalogue of Discordant Redshift Associations. H. Arp. Apeiron, Montreal, 2003. $45.00 paper (234 pp.). ISBN 0968368999 Buy at Amazon

CNO in the Universe. C. Charbonnel, D. Schaerer, G. Meynet, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 304. Proc. conf., SaintLuc, Switzerland, Sept. 2002. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2003. $51.30 (422 pp.). ISBN 1583811532 Buy at Amazon

Does the Primordial Evolution of Globular Clusters Include a Self Enrichment Phase? G. Parmentier. Classe des Sciences, Académie Royale de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium, 2003. $21.00 paper (155 pp.). ISBN 2803101963 Buy at Amazon

Handbook of Isotopes in the Cosmos: Hydrogen to Gallium. D. Clayton. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $90.00 (314 pp.). ISBN 0521823811 Buy at Amazon

New Technologies in VLBI. Y. C. Minh, ed. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 306. Proc. symp., Gyeongju, Korea, Nov. 2002. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2003. $57.00 (402 pp.). ISBN 1583811559 Buy at Amazon

Essays on the History of Mechanics: In Memory of Clifford Ambrose Truesdell and Edoardo Benvenuto. A. Becchi, M. Corradi, F. Foce, O. Pedemonte, eds. Between Mechanics and Architecture. Proc. symp., Genoa, Italy, Nov.−Dec. 2001. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2003. $59.95 (256 pp.). ISBN 3764314761 Buy at Amazon

Herman Boerhaave (1668−1738): Calvinist Chemist and Physician. R. Knoeff. History of Science and Scholarship in the Netherlands 3. Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, 2002. $35.00 (237 pp.). ISBN 9069843420 Buy at Amazon

The Moment of Complexity: Emerging Network Culture. M. C. Taylor. U. of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2003 [2001, reissued]. $17.00 paper (340 pp.). ISBN 0226791181 Buy at Amazon

Out of This World: An Examination of Modern Physics and Cosmology. H. Frankel. Cardiff Academic Press, Cardiff, UK, 2003. $25.00 paper (270 pp.). ISBN 1899025251 Buy at Amazon

The Prism and the Pendulum: The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments in Science. R. P. Crease. Random House, New York, 2003. $23.95 (244 pp.). ISBN 1400061318 Buy at Amazon

Science in the Looking Glass: What Do Scientists Really Know? E. B. Davies. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003. $29.95 (295 pp.). ISBN 0198525435 Buy at Amazon

The Scientists: A History of Science Told Through the Lives of Its Greatest Inventors. J. Gribbin. Random House, New York, 2003 [2002, reissued]. $35.00 (647 pp.). ISBN 1400060133 Buy at Amazon

Signor Marconi's Magic Box: The Most Remarkable Invention of the 19th Century and the Amateur Inventor Whose Genius Sparked a Revolution. G. Weightman. Da Capo Press, Cambridge, MA, 2003. $25.00 (312 pp.). ISBN 0306812754 Buy at Amazon

The Story of Quantum Mechanics. V. Guillemin. Dover Classics of Science and Mathematics. Dover, Mineola, NY, 2003 [1968, reissued]. $19.95 paper (332 pp.). ISBN 0486428745 Buy at Amazon

Differential Scanning Calorimetry. 2nd edition. G. W. H. Höhne, W. F. Hemminger, H.J. Flammersheim. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003 [1996]. $149.00 (298 pp.). ISBN 354000467X Buy at Amazon

Instrumentation in Elementary Particle Physics. L. Villaseñor, V. Villanueva, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 674. Proc. sch., Morelia, Mexico, Nov. 2002. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $165.00 (404 pp.). ISBN 0735401411 Buy at Amazon

Measurement and Control of Charged Particle Beams. M. G. Minty, F. Zimmermann. Particle Acceleration and Detection. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $79.95 (364 pp.). ISBN 3540441875 Buy at Amazon

Micromachines as Tools for Nanotechnology. H. Fujita, ed. Microtechnology and MEMS. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $99.00 (211 pp.). ISBN 354000856X Buy at Amazon

SpaceTime Adaptive Processing for Radar. J. R. Guerci. Artech House Radar Library. Artech House, Norwood, MA, 2003. $87.00 (189 pp.). ISBN 1580533779 Buy at Amazon

Annual Review of Materials Research. Vol. 33. K.D. Kreuer, D. R. Clark, M. Rühle, J. C. Bravman, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2003. $85.00 (654 pp.). ISBN 0824317335 Buy at Amazon

Crystal Growth Technology. K. Byrappa, T. Ohachi, eds. Springer Series in Materials Processing. William Andrew, Norwich, CT, and SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $179.00 (590 pp.). ISBN 0815514530 (William Andrew), ISBN 3540003673 (SpringerVerlag) Buy at Amazon

Dielectric Properties of Porous Media. S. O. Gladkov. Springer Series in Materials Science 59. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $89.95 (261 pp.). ISBN 3540001867 Buy at Amazon

Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics 2003. P. K. Davies, D. J. Singh, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 677. Proc. wksp., Williamsburg, VA, Feb. 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $140.00 (288 pp.). ISBN 0735401462 Buy at Amazon

Graphite Intercalation Compounds and Applications. T. Enoki, M. Suzuki, M. Endo. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003. $150.00 (440 pp.). ISBN 0195128273 Buy at Amazon

Principles of Surface Physics. F. Bechstedt. Advanced Texts in Physics. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $89.95 (342 pp.). ISBN 3540006354 Buy at Amazon

Quantum Phenomena in Clusters and Nanostructures. S. N. Khanna, A. W. Castleman Jr, eds. Springer Series in Cluster Physics. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $89.95 (265 pp.). ISBN 3540000151 Buy at Amazon

Single Organic Nanoparticles. H. Masuhara, H. Nakanishi, K. Sasaki, eds. Nanoscience and Technology. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $119.00 (402 pp.). ISBN 3540001875 Buy at Amazon

SolidState Physics: An Introduction to Principles of Materials Science. 3rd edition. H. Ibach, H. Lüth. Advanced Texts in Physics. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003 [1995]. $49.95 paper (501 pp.). ISBN 354043870X Buy at Amazon

Structure and Properties of Aperiodic Materials. Y. Kawazoe, Y. Waseda, eds. Advances in Materials Research 5. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $89.95 (207 pp.). ISBN 3540009590 Buy at Amazon

Adaptivity and Learning: An Interdisciplinary Debate. R. Kühn, R. Menzel, W. Menzel, U. Ratsch, M. M. Richter, I.O. Stamatescu, eds. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $59.95 (403 pp.). ISBN 3540000917 Buy at Amazon

Control in an Information Rich World: Report of the Panel on Future Directions in Control, Dynamics, and Systems. R. M. Murray, ed. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 2003. $30.00 paper (102 pp.). ISBN 0898715288 Buy at Amazon

Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. 5th edition. L. D. Schmadel. Springer Verlag, New York, 2003 [2000]. $169.00 (992 pp.). ISBN 3540002383 Buy at Amazon

The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe. L. McTaggart. Quill, New York, 2003 [2002, reissued]. $12.95 paper (268 pp.). ISBN 0060931175 Buy at Amazon

How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific Paper. B. Gustavii. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $55.00, $19.00 paper (141 pp.). ISBN 0521823234, ISBN 0521530245 paper Buy at Amazon

Lightning: Physics and Effects. V. A. Rakov, M. A. Uman. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $200.00 (687 pp.). ISBN 0521583276 Buy at Amazon

Nature's Building Blocks: An A−Z Guide to the Elements. J. Emsley. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003 [2001, reissued]. $16.95 paper (538 pp.). ISBN 0198503407 Buy at Amazon

Propagation Handbook for Wireless Communication System Design. R. K. Crane. Electrical Engineering and Applied Signal Processing Series 13. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2003. $119.95 (307 pp.). ISBN 0849308208 Buy at Amazon

Russian Spacesuits. I. P. Abramov, Å. I. Skoog. SpringerPraxis Books in Astronomy and Space Sciences. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $39.95 paper (366 pp.). ISBN 185233732X Buy at Amazon

Brownian Agents and Active Particles: Collective Dynamics in the Natural and Social Sciences. F. Schweitzer. Springer Series in Synergetics. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $69.95 (420 pp.). ISBN 3540439382 Buy at Amazon

Experimental Chaos. V. In, L. Kocarev, T. L. Carroll, B. J. Gluckman, S. Boccaletti, J. Kurths, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 676. Proc. conf., San Diego, CA, Aug. 2002. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $145.00 (394 pp.). ISBN 0735401454 Buy at Amazon

The Mathematical Aspects of Quantum Maps. M. D. Esposti, S. Graffi, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 618. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $59.95 (170 pp.). ISBN 3540026231 Buy at Amazon

Nonlinear Dynamics: From Lasers to Butterflies. R. Ball, N. Akhmediev, eds. World Scientific Lecture Notes in Complex Systems 1. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $62.00 (435 pp.). ISBN 9812383204 Buy at Amazon

ProtonEmitting Nuclei. E. Maglione, F. Soramel, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 681. Proc. symp., Legnaro, Italy, Feb. 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $145.00 (287 pp.). ISBN 0735401500 Buy at Amazon

Electromagnetic Scintillation II: Weak Scattering. A. D. Wheelon. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $110.00 (440 pp.). ISBN 0521801990 Buy at Amazon

Laser Material Processing. 3rd edition. W. M. Steen. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003 [1998]. $59.95 paper (408 pp.). ISBN 1852336986 Buy at Amazon

Laser Physics at Relativistic Intensities. A. V. Borovsky, A. L. Galkin, A. B. Shiryaev, T. Auguste. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics 34. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $89.95 (218 pp.). ISBN 3540434461 Buy at Amazon

LaserInduced Damage of Optical Materials. R. M. Wood. Series in Optics and Optoelectronics. IOP, Philadelphia, 2003. $70.00 (241 pp.). ISBN 0750308451 Buy at Amazon

Optical Nanotechnologies: The Manipulation of Surface and Local Plasmons. J. Tominaga, D. P. Tsai, eds. Topics in Applied Physics 88. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $149.00 (212 pp.). ISBN 3540440704 Buy at Amazon

Opticks. I. Newton. Great Minds Series. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2003. $13.00 paper (414 pp.). ISBN 1591020956 Buy at Amazon

Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Principles and Applications. 3rd edition. S. Hüfner. Advanced Texts in Physics. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003 [1996]. $89.95 (662 pp.). ISBN 3540418024 Buy at Amazon

Polarization Optics of Random Media. A. A. Kokhanovsky. SpringerPraxis Books in Environmental Sciences. Praxis/SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $119.00 (224 pp.). ISBN 3540426353 Buy at Amazon

Progress in NanoElectroOptics II: Novel Devices and Atom Manipulation. M. Ohtsu, ed. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 89. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2004. $99.00 (190 pp.). ISBN 3540050426 Buy at Amazon

SolidState MidInfrared Laser Sources. I. T. Sorokina, K. L. Vodopyanov, eds. Topics in Applied Physics 89. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $169.00 (557 pp.). ISBN 3540006214 Buy at Amazon

Waveguide NonlinearOptic Devices. T. Suhara, M. Fujimura. Springer Series in Photonics 11. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $89.95 (321 pp.). ISBN 3540015272 Buy at Amazon

Electroweak Symmetry Breaking: The BottomUp Approach. W. Kilian. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 198. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $119.00 (113 pp.). ISBN 0387400974 Buy at Amazon

Hadron Collider Physics 2002. M. Erdmann, Th. Müller, eds. Proc. conf., Karlsruhe, Germany, Sept.−Oct. 2002. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $199.00 (527 pp.). ISBN 3540009957 Buy at Amazon

Particle Physics in the New Millennium: Proceedings of the 8th Adriatic Meeting. J. Trampetiæ, J. Wess, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 616. Proc. mtg., Zagreb, Croatia, Sept. 2001. Springer Verlag, New York, 2003. $99.95 (365 pp.). ISBN 3540007113, CDROM Buy at Amazon

Physics of Neutrinos and Application to Astrophysics. M. Fukugita, T. Yanagida. Texts and Monographs in Physics. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $79.95 (593 pp.). ISBN 3540438009 Buy at Amazon

Spin 2002. Y. I. Makdisi, A. U. Luccio, W. W. MacKay, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 675. Proc. symp., Upton, NY, Sept. 2002, and proc. wksp., Danvers, MA, Sept. 2002. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $295.00 (1162 pp.). ISBN 0735401365, CDROM Buy at Amazon

Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence. D. Biskamp. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $95.00 (297 pp.). ISBN 0521810116 Buy at Amazon

Space Plasma Simulation. J. Büchner, C. T. Dum, M. Scholer, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 615. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $79.95 (351 pp.). ISBN 3540006982 Buy at Amazon

The Five Biggest Unsolved Problems in Science. A. W. Wiggins, C. M. Wynn. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2003. $14.95 paper (234 pp.). ISBN 0471268089 Buy at Amazon

The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number. M. Livio. Broadway Books, New York, 2003 [2002, reissued]. $14.95 paper (294 pp.). ISBN 0767908163 Buy at Amazon

How to Dunk a Doughnut: The Science of Everyday Life. L. Fisher. Arcade, New York, 2003. $24.95 (255 pp.). ISBN 1559706805 Buy at Amazon

The Isaac Newton School of Driving: Physics and Your Car. B. Parker. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, MD, 2003. $26.95 (250 pp.). ISBN 0801874173 Buy at Amazon

Leaving Earth: Space Stations, Rival Superpowers, and the Quest for Interplanetary Travel. R. Zimmerman. Joseph Henry Press, Washington, DC, 2003. $27.95 (528 pp.). ISBN 0309085489 Buy at Amazon

The Prophet and the Astronomer: A Scientific Journey to the End of Time. M. Gleiser. W. W. Norton, New York, 2003 [2001, reissued]. $15.95 paper (320 pp.). ISBN 0393324311 Buy at Amazon

Super Vision: A New View of Nature. I. Amato. Harry N. Abrams, New York, 2003. $40.00 (232 pp.). ISBN 0810945452 Buy at Amazon

Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Vol. 31. R. Jeanloz, A. L. Albee, K. C. Burke, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2003. $80.00 (639 pp.). ISBN 082432031X Buy at Amazon

Chaos to Cosmos: A Space Odyssey. L. Danly, L. David, D. Goldsmith. Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver, CO, and Graphic Arts Center, Portland, OR, 2003. $29.95 (137 pp.). ISBN 1558687017 Buy at Amazon

Financial Market Complexity. N. F. Johnson, P. Jeffries, P. M. Hui. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003. $45.00 (254 pp.). ISBN 0198526652 Buy at Amazon

Information Theory and Evolution. J. Avery. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $58.00, $28.00 paper (217 pp.). ISBN 9812383999, ISBN 9812384006 paper Buy at Amazon

Kinetic Theory: Classical, Quantum, and Relativistic Descriptions. 3rd edition. R. L. Liboff. Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003 [1998]. $79.95 (571 pp.). ISBN 0387955518 Buy at Amazon

Processes With LongRange Correlations: Theory and Applications. G. Rangarajan, M. Ding, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 621. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $99.95 (392 pp.). ISBN 3540401296 Buy at Amazon

Statistical Mechanics of Complex Networks. R. PastorSatorras, M. Rubi, A. DiazGuilera, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 625. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $59.95 (206 pp.). ISBN 3540403728 Buy at Amazon

Astronomy: A Physical Perspective. 2nd edition. M. L. Kutner. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003 [1987]. $120.00, $75.00 paper (582 pp.). ISBN 0521821967, ISBN 0521529271 paper Buy at Amazon

Biological Physics: Energy, Information, Life. P. Nelson. W. H. Freeman, New York, 2003. $60.00 (598 pp.). ISBN 0716743728 Buy at Amazon

Breakup of Liquid Sheets and Jets. S. P. Lin. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $75.00 (269 pp.). ISBN 0521806941 Buy at Amazon

Comparative Biomechanics: Life's Physical World. S. Vogel. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2003. $60.00 (580 pp.). ISBN 0691112975 Buy at Amazon

Fundamental Astronomy. 4th edition. H. Karttunen, P. Kröger, H. Oja, M. Poutanen, K. J. Donner, eds. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003 [1996]. $59.95 (468 pp.). ISBN 3540001794 Buy at Amazon

Geometry, Topology and Physics. 2nd edition. M. Nakahara. Graduate Student Series in Physics. IOP, Philadelphia, 2003 [1990]. $55.00 paper (573 pp.). ISBN 0750306068 Buy at Amazon

Mathematics for Physicists. S. M. Lea. Brooks/ColeThomson Learning, Belmont, CA, 2004. $104.95 (602 pp.). ISBN 0534379974 Buy at Amazon

Modern Physics and Technology for Undergraduates. L. M. Folan, V. I. Tsifrinovich, G. P. Berman. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $34.00, $26.00 paper (144 pp.). ISBN 9810248822, ISBN 9810248830 paper Buy at Amazon

Particle Astrophysics. D. H. Perkins. Oxford Master Series in Particle Physics, Astrophysics, and Cosmology. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003. $74.50, $39.50 paper (256 pp.). ISBN 0198509510, ISBN 0198509529 paper Buy at Amazon

Practical Interfacing in the Laboratory: Using a PC for Instrumentation, Data Analysis, and Control. S. E. Derenzo. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $65.00 (610 pp.). ISBN 0521815274 Buy at Amazon

Bayesian Inference: Parameter Estimation and Decisions. H. L. Harney. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer Verlag, New York, 2003. $79.95 (263 pp.). ISBN 3540003975 Buy at Amazon

Differential Equations: Linear, Nonlinear, Ordinary, Partial. A. C. King, J. Billingham, S. R. Otto. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $100.00, $40.00 paper (541 pp.). ISBN 0521816580, ISBN 0521016878 paper Buy at Amazon

Discrete Convex Analysis. K. Murota. SIAM Monographs on Discrete Mathematics and Applications. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 2003. $111.00 (389 pp.). ISBN 0898715407 Buy at Amazon

Elements of Wavelets for Engineers and Scientists. D. F. Mix, K. J. Olejniczak. Wiley, Hoboken NJ, 2003. $54.95 (236 pp.). ISBN 0471466174 Buy at Amazon

Exact Solutions of Einstein's Field Equations. 2nd edition. H. Stephani, D. Kramer, M. MacCallum, C. Hoenselaers, E. Herlt. Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003 [1980]. $120.00 (701 pp.). ISBN 0521461367 Buy at Amazon

A First Course in Dynamics With a Panorama of Recent Developments. B. Hasselblatt, A. Katok. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $95.00, $35.00 paper (424 pp.). ISBN 0521583047, ISBN 0521587506 paper Buy at Amazon

Fourier and Laplace Transforms. R. J. Beerends, H. G. ter Morsche, J. C. van den Berg, E. M. van de Vrie (translated from Dutch by R. J. Beerends). Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $100.00, $60.00 paper (447 pp.). ISBN 0521806895, ISBN 0521534410 paper Buy at Amazon

Geometric Algebra for Physicists. C. Doran, A. Lasenby. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $90.00 (578 pp.). ISBN 0521480221 Buy at Amazon

The Geometric Phase in Quantum Systems: Foundations, Mathematical Concepts, and Applications in Molecular and Condensed Matter Physics. A. Bohm, A. Mostafazadeh, H. Koizumi, Q. Niu, J. Zwanziger. Texts and Monographs in Physics. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $79.95 (439 pp.). ISBN 3540000313 Buy at Amazon

Graph Directed Markov Systems: Geometry and Dynamics of Limit Sets. R. D. Mauldin, M. Urbaáski. Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics 148. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $55.00 (281 pp.). ISBN 0521825385 Buy at Amazon

Irreversible Quantum Dynamics. F. Benatti, R. Floreanini, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 622. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $79.95 (373 pp.). ISBN 3540402233 Buy at Amazon

Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Representations: An Elementary Introduction. B. C. Hall. Graduate Texts in Mathematics 222. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $59.95 (351 pp.). ISBN 0387401229 Buy at Amazon

A Primer in Density Functional Theory. C. Fiolhais, F. Nogueira, M. Marques, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 620. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $59.95 (256 pp.). ISBN 3540030832 Buy at Amazon

Topics in Contemporary Mathematical Physics. K. S. Lam. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $94.00, $48.00 paper (604 pp.). ISBN 9812384049, ISBN 9812384545 paper Buy at Amazon