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Acoustics

The Science and Applications of Acoustics. 2nd ed. D. R. Raichel. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006 [2000]. $89.95 (660 pp.). ISBN 0-387-26062-5  Buy at Amazon

Astronomy and Astrophysics

14th European Workshop on White Dwarfs. D. Koester, S. Moehler, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 334. Proc. wksp., Kiel, Germany, July 2004. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2005. $77.00 (666 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-197-4  Buy at Amazon

1604–2004: Supernovae as Cosmological Lighthouses. M. Turatto, S. Benetti, L. Zampieri, W. Shea, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 342. Proc. mtg., Padua, Italy, June 2004. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2005. $77.00 (512 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-209-1  Buy at Amazon

Advances in Astronomy: From the Big Bang to the Solar System. J. M. T. Thompson, ed. Royal Society Series on Advances in Science 1. Imperial College Press, London, 2005. $118.00 (417 pp.). ISBN 1-86094-577-5  Buy at Amazon

The Cool Universe: Observing Cosmic Dawn. C. Lidman, D. Alloin, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 344. Proc. wksp., Valparaíso, Chile, Oct. 2004. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2005. $77.00 (268 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-211-3  Buy at Amazon

Gravitational Radiation, Luminous Black Holes, and Gamma-Ray Burst Supernovae. M. H. P. M. van Putten. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005. $120.00 (308 pp.). ISBN 0-521-84960-8  Buy at Amazon

Neutrinos and Explosive Events in the Universe. M. M. Shapiro, T. Stanev, J. P. Wefel, eds. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry 209. Proc. inst., Erice, Italy, July 2004. Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2005. $199.00 (424 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3746-5  Buy at Amazon

The Observation and Analysis of Stellar Photospheres. 3rd ed. D. F. Gray. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005 [1992]. $85.00 (533 pp.). ISBN 0-521-85186-6  Buy at Amazon

Ultraviolet Radiation in the Solar System. M. Vázquez, A. Hanslmeier. Astrophysics and Space Science Library 331. Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $179.00 (380 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3726-0  Buy at Amazon

Atomic and Molecular Physics

Intermolecular Forces and Clusters II. D. J. Wales, ed. Structure and Bonding 116. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $175.00 (158 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28191-6  Buy at Amazon

Ionization, Correlation, and Polarization in Atomic Collisions. A. Lahmam-Bennani, B. Lohmann, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 811. Proc. symp., Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $131.00 (227 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0303-1  Buy at Amazon

Molecular Machines. T. R. Kelly, ed. Topics in Current Chemistry 262. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $229.00 (236 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28501-6  Buy at Amazon

Molecular Physics: Theoretical Principles and Experimental Methods. W. Demtröder. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2005. $85.00 paper (470 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40566-6  Buy at Amazon

Springer Handbook of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics. 2nd ed. G. W. F. Drake, ed. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006 [1996]. $199.00 (1504 pp.). ISBN 0-387-20802-X, CD-ROM  Buy at Amazon

Biological and Medical Physics

Astrobiology: A Multidisciplinary Approach. J. I. Lunine. Pearson/Addison Wesley, San Francisco, 2005. $74.00 paper (586 pp.). ISBN 0-8053-8042-6  Buy at Amazon

Biological Physics of the Developing Embryo. G. Forgacs, S. A. Newman. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005. $80.00 (337 pp.). ISBN 0-521-78337-2  Buy at Amazon

Fundamentals of Space Medicine. G. Clément. Space Technology Library 17. Microcosm Press, El Segundo, CA, and Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2005 [2004, reissued]. $99.00 paper (361 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3246-3, CD-ROM  Buy at Amazon

Glucose Sensing. C. D. Geddes, J. R. Lakowicz, eds. Topics in Fluorescence Spectroscopy 11. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $150.00 (442 pp.). ISBN 0-387-29571-2  Buy at Amazon

A Guide to Biomolecular Simulations. O. M. Becker, M. Karplus. Focus on Structural Biology 4. Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $89.95 (220 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3586-1  Buy at Amazon

Immobilisation of DNA on Chips I. C. Wittmann, ed. Topics in Current Chemistry 260. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $179.00 (195 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28437-0  Buy at Amazon

Protein–Lipid Interactions: New Approaches and Emerging Concepts. C. R. Mateo, J. Gómez, J. Villalaín, J. M. González-Ros, eds. Springer Series in Biophysics 9. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $149.00 (235 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28400-1  Buy at Amazon

Materials Science

Polymer Analysis/Polymer Theory. S. Anantawaraskul et al. Advances in Polymer Science 182. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $269.00 (308 pp.). ISBN 3-540-25548-6  Buy at Amazon

Polyynes: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications. F. Cataldo, ed. CRC Press/ Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2006. $139.95 (506 pp.). ISBN 1-57444-512-X  Buy at Amazon

Surface Science Research. C. P. Norris, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2005. $98.00 (199 pp.). ISBN 1-59454-159-0  Buy at Amazon

Surface Science Research Developments. C. P. Norris, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2005. $98.00 (241 pp.). ISBN 1-59454-158-2   Buy at Amazon

Miscellaneous

The Best of Indian Physics. B. G. Sidharth, ed. Contemporary Fundamental Physics. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2005. $129.00 (94 pp.). ISBN 1-59454-115-9  Buy at Amazon

The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems. M. Gardner, D. Richards, ed. W. W. Norton, New York, 2006. $35.00 (494 pp.). ISBN 0-393-06114-0  Buy at Amazon

Encyclopedia of Physics. Vols. 1 and 2. 3rd rev. ed. R. G. Lerner, G. L. Trigg, eds. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2005 [1991]. $240.00 set (2991 pp. set). ISBN 3-527-40554-2  Buy at Amazon

Handbook of Chemistry and Physics on CD-ROM. D. R. Lide, ed. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2006. $159.95 ISBN 0-8493-9133-4, CD-ROM  Buy at Amazon

Probabilistic Robotics. S. Thrun, W. Burgard, D. Fox. Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2005. $55.00 (647 pp.). ISBN 0-262-20162-3  Buy at Amazon

The Reasoned Schemer. D. P. Friedman, W. E. Byrd, O. Kiselyov. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2005. $27.50 paper (169 pp.). ISBN 0-262-56214-6  Buy at Amazon

Nonlinear Science and Chaos

Dynamics of Spatio-Temporal Cellular Structures: Henri Bénard Centenary Review. I. Mutabazi, J. E. Wesfreid, E. Guyon, eds. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 207. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $199.00 (249 pp.). ISBN 0-387-40098-2  Buy at Amazon

Non-Linear Dynamics and Fundamental Interactions. F. Khanna, D. Matrasulov, eds. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry 213. Proc. wksp., Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Oct. 2004. Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $169.00 (349 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3947-6  Buy at Amazon

Soliton Management in Periodic Systems. B. A. Malomed. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $119.00 (180 pp.). ISBN 0-387-25635-0   Buy at Amazon

Nuclear Physics

The 4th International Conference on Exotic Nuclei and Atomic Masses. C. J. Gross, W. Nazarewicz, K. P. Rykaczewski, eds. Proc. conf., Pine Mountain, GA, Sept. 2004. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $219.00 (803 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28441-9   Buy at Amazon

Exotic Nuclear Systems. Z. Gácsi, Zs. Dombrádi, A. Krasznahorkay, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 802. Proc. symp., Debrecen, Hungary, June 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2005. $144.00 (337 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0291-4  Buy at Amazon

Fundamentals of Protein NMR Spectroscopy. G. S. Rule, T. K. Hitchens. Focus on Structural Biology 5. Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $99.00 (530 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3499-7  Buy at Amazon

Nuclear Fission and Fission-Product Spectroscopy. H. Goutte, H. Faust, G. Fioni, D. Goutte, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 798. Proc. wksp., Cadarache, France, May 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2005. $155.00 (386 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0288-4  Buy at Amazon

Optics and Photonics

Coherent Sources of XUV Radiation: Soft X-Ray Lasers and High-Order Harmonic Generation. P. Jaeglé. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 106. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $199.00 (416 pp.). ISBN 0-387-23007-6  Buy at Amazon

Optomechatronics: Fusion of Optical and Mechatronic Engineering. H. Cho. Mechanical Engineering Series. CRC Press/ Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2006. $139.95 (597 pp.). ISBN 0-8493-1969-2  Buy at Amazon

Photorefractive Materials and Their Applications 1: Basic Effects. P. Günter, J.-P. Huignard, eds. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 113. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $139.00 (421 pp.). ISBN 0-387-25191-X   Buy at Amazon

Powder Diffraction: The Rietveld Method and the Two Stage Method to Determine and Refine Crystal Structures from Powder Diffraction Data. G. Will. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $129.00 (224 pp.). ISBN 3-540-27985-7  Buy at Amazon

The Supercontinuum Laser Source: Fundamentals with Updated References. 2nd ed. R. R. Alfano, ed. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006 [1989]. $159.00 (537 pp.). ISBN 0-387-24504-9  Buy at Amazon

Particle Physics

Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science. Vol. 55. B. Kayser, B. R. Holstein, A. Jawahery, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2005. $86.00 (599 pp.). ISBN 0-8243-1555-3  Buy at Amazon

Astrophysical Sources of High Energy Particles and Radiation. T. Bulik, B. Rudak, G. Madejski, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 801. Proc. conf., Toruń, Poland, June 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2005. $154.00 (418 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0290-6  Buy at Amazon

Deep Inelastic Scattering. W. H. Smith, S. R. Dasu, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 792. Proc. wksp., Madison, WI, Apr.–May 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2005. $237.00 (1100 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0283-3  Buy at Amazon

The Identification of Dark Matter. N. J. C. Spooner, V. Kudryavtsev, eds. Proc. wksp., Edinburgh, UK, Sept. 2004. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2005. $168.00 (662 pp.). ISBN 981-256-344-X  Buy at Amazon

An Introduction to Relativistic Processes and the Standard Model of Electroweak Interactions. C. M. Becchi, G. Ridolfi. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $34.95 paper (139 pp.). ISBN 88-470-0420-9  Buy at Amazon

Low Energy Antiproton Physics. D. Grzonka et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 796. Proc. conf., Bonn, Germany, May 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2005. $158.00 (453 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0284-1  Buy at Amazon

Muons: New Research. J. Caparthy, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2005. $129.00 (247 pp.). ISBN 1-59454-175-2  Buy at Amazon

Pauli's Exclusion Principle: The Origin and Validation of a Scientific Principle. M. Massimi. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005. $75.00 (211 pp.). ISBN 0-521-83911-4  Buy at Amazon

The Quantum Challenge: Modern Research on the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics. 2nd ed. G. Greenstein, A. G. Zajonc. Jones and Bartlett Titles in Physics and Astronomy. Jones and Bartlett, Sudbury, MA, 2006 [1997]. $64.95 (300 pp.). ISBN 0-7637-2470-X  Buy at Amazon

Relativistic Dynamics of a Charged Sphere: Updating the Lorentz-Abraham Model. 2nd ed. A. D. Yaghjian. Lecture Notes in Physics 686. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006 [1992]. $99.00 (152 pp.). ISBN 0-387-26021-8  Buy at Amazon

Plasmas and Fusion

New Vistas in Dusty Plasmas. L. Boufendi, M. Mikikian, P. K. Shukla, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 799. Proc. conf., Orléans, France, June 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2005. $178.00 (594 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0287-6  Buy at Amazon

Popularizations

Black Bodies and Quantum Cats: Tales from the Annals of Physics. J. Ouellette. Penguin Books, New York, 2005. $15.00 paper (320 pp.). ISBN 0-14-303603-3  Buy at Amazon

Categories on the Beauty of Physics: Essential Physics Concepts and Their Companions in Art and Literature. E. Sefusatti, J. Morse, H. T. Hamann. The Categories Series: Cultivating the Connected Mind. Vernacular Press, New York, 2005. $24.95 (276 pp.). ISBN 0-9740266-3-8  Buy at Amazon

The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design. L. Susskind. Little, Brown, New York, 2006. $24.95 (403 pp.). ISBN 0-316-15579-9  Buy at Amazon

The Day Without Yesterday: Lemaître, Einstein, and the Birth of Modern Cosmology. J. Farrell. Thunder's Mouth Press, New York, 2005. $24.95 (262 pp.). ISBN 1-56025-660-5  Buy at Amazon

Epic of Evolution: Seven Ages of the Cosmos. E. Chaisson. Columbia U. Press, New York, 2006. $34.50 (478 pp.). ISBN 0-231-13560-2  Buy at Amazon

It's About Time: Understanding Einstein's Relativity. N. D. Mermin. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2005. $29.95 (192 pp.). ISBN 0-691-12201-6  Buy at Amazon

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Negative Math: How Mathematical Rules Can Be Positively Bent. A. A. Martínez. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2006. $24.95 (267 pp.). ISBN 0-691-12309-8  Buy at Amazon

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Society and Government

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Space and Planetary Science

A Comparison of the Dynamical Evolution of Planetary Systems. R. Dvorak, S. Ferraz-Mello, eds. Proc. colloq., Bad Hofgastein, Austria, Mar. 2004. Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2005. $129.00 (300 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-4218-3  Buy at Amazon

Saturn and How to Observe It. J. L. Benton Jr. Astronomers' Observing Guides. Springer-Verlag, London, 2005. $29.95 paper (182 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-887-3  Buy at Amazon

Water and the Search for Life on Mars. D. M. Harland. Springer–Praxis Books in Space Exploration. Praxis/Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $29.95 paper (239 pp.). ISBN 0-387-26020-X  Buy at Amazon

Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics

Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering. K. H. Knuth, A. E. Abbas, R. D. Morris, J. P. Castle, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 803. Proc. wksp., San José, CA, Aug. 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2005. $172.00 (564 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0292-2  Buy at Amazon

Frustrated Spin Systems. H. T. Diep, ed. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2004. $98.00 (599 pp.). ISBN 981-256-091-2  Buy at Amazon

The Mathematical Theory of Minority Games: Statistical Mechanics of Interacting Agents. A. C. C. Coolen. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2005. $124.50 (324 pp.). ISBN 0-19-852080-8  Buy at Amazon

The Statistical Mechanics of Financial Markets. 3rd ed. J. Voit. Texts and Monographs in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005 [2003]. $69.95 (378 pp.). ISBN 3-540-26285-7  Buy at Amazon

Statistical Thermodynamics: Fundamentals and Applications. N. M. Laurendeau. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005. $90.00 (448 pp.). ISBN 0-521-84635-8  Buy at Amazon

Stochastic Tools in Mathematics and Science. A. J. Chorin, O. H. Hald. Surveys and Tutorials in the Applied Mathematical Sciences 1. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $39.95 paper (147 pp.). ISBN 0-387-28080-4  Buy at Amazon

Texts and Education

Dynamics of Particles and Rigid Bodies: A Systematic Approach. A. V. Rao. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $85.00 (509 pp.). ISBN 0-521-85811-9   Buy at Amazon

Foundations of Modern Cosmology. 2nd ed. J. F. Hawley, K. A. Holcomb. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2005 [1998]. $79.95 (554 pp.). ISBN 0-19-853096-X  Buy at Amazon

Partial Differential Equations: Modeling, Analysis, Computation. R. M. M. Mattheij, S. W. Rienstra, J. H. M. ten Thije Boonkkamp. SIAM Monographs on Mathematical Modeling and Computation. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2005. $127.00 paper (665 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-594-6  Buy at Amazon

Principles of Engineering Mechanics. Vol. 2: Dynamics—The Analysis of Motion. M. F. Beatty Jr. Mathematical Concepts and Methods in Science and Engineering 33. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $59.95 (595 pp.). ISBN 0-387-23704-6  Buy at Amazon

Theory and Mathematical Methods

Asymptotic Theory of Quantum Statistical Inference: Selected Papers. M. Hayashi, ed. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2005. $84.00 (542 pp.). ISBN 981-256-015-7  Buy at Amazon

Chern–Simons Theory, Matrix Models, and Topological Strings. M. Mariño. International Series of Monographs on Physics 131. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2005. $99.50 (197 pp.). ISBN 0-19-856849-5  Buy at Amazon

Classical and Quantum Orthogonal Polynomials in One Variable. M. E. H. Ismail. Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Its Applications 98. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005. $140.00 (706 pp.). ISBN 0-521-78201-5  Buy at Amazon

Compendium of Theoretical Physics. A. Wachter, H. Hoeber. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $69.95 (516 pp.). ISBN 0-387-25799-3  Buy at Amazon

Elements for Physics: Quantities, Qualities, and Intrinsic Theories. A. Tarantola. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $99.00 (263 pp.). ISBN 3-540-25302-5  Buy at Amazon

Ernst Equation and Riemann Surfaces: Analytical and Numerical Methods. C. Klein, O. Richter. Lecture Notes in Physics 685. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $59.95 (249 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28589-X  Buy at Amazon

Fourier Transformation for Pedestrians. T. Butz. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $64.95 (201 pp.). ISBN 3-540-23165-X  Buy at Amazon

Frontiers in Field Theory. O. Kovras, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2005. $119.00 (259 pp.). ISBN 1-59454-127-2  Buy at Amazon

Mathematical Tools for Physicists. G. L. Trigg, ed. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2005. $155.00 (676 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40548-8   Buy at Amazon

Max Plus at Work: Modeling and Analysis of Synchronized Systems: A Course on Max-Plus Algebra and Its Applications. B. Heidergott, G. J. Olsder, J. van der Woude. Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2006. $50.00 (213 pp.). ISBN 0-691-11763-2  Buy at Amazon

Number Theory in Science and Communication: With Applications in Cryptography, Physics, Digital Information, Computing, and Self-Similarity. 4th ed. M. R. Schroeder. Springer Series in Information Sciences 7. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006 [1997]. $79.95 (367 pp.). ISBN 3-540-26596-1  Buy at Amazon

Process Physics: From Information Theory to Quantum Space and Matter. R. T. Cahill. Contemporary Fundamental Physics. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2005. $149.00 (215 pp.). ISBN 1-59454-300-3  Buy at Amazon

Progress in String Theory: TASI 2003 Lecture Notes. J. M. Maldacena, ed. Proc. sch., Boulder, CO, June 2003. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2005. $108.00 (548 pp.). ISBN 981-256-406-3  Buy at Amazon

Quantum Field Theory: New Research. O. Kovras, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2005. $129.00 (227 pp.). ISBN 1-59454-509-X  Buy at Amazon

Quantum Field Theory in a Semiotic Perspective. H. G. Dosch, V. F. Müller, N. Sieroka. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse Der Heidelberger Akademie Der Wissenschaften 17. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $24.95 paper (62 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28211-4  Buy at Amazon

Quantum Hall Effect: Expressions. K. N. Shrivastava. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2005. $129.00 (433 pp.). ISBN 1-59454-399-2   Buy at Amazon

Quantum Interferometry in Phase Space: Theory and Applications. M. Suda. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2006. $159.00 (182 pp.). ISBN 3-540-26070-6  Buy at Amazon

Spectral Properties of Banded Toeplitz Matrices. A. Böttcher, S. M. Grudsky. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2005. $95.00 paper (411 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-599-7  Buy at Amazon

Variational Analysis in Sobolev and BV Spaces: Applications to PDEs and Optimization. H. Attouch, G. Buttazzo, G. Michaille. MPS–SIAM Series on Optimization. SIAM, Philadelphia, and Mathematical Programming Society, Philadelphia, 2006. $140.00 paper (634 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-600-4   Buy at Amazon