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astronomy and astrophysics

The 100 Best Targets for Astrophotography. R. Kier. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, 2009. $34.95 paper (360 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-0602-1   Buy at Amazon

Approaching Micro-arcsecond Resolution with VSOP-2: Astrophysics and Technology. Y. Hagiwara, E. Fomalont, M. Tsuboi, Y. Murata, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 402. Proc. wksp., Sagamihara, Japan, Dec. 2007. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2009. $77.00 (495 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58381-679-0   Buy at Amazon

Astronomical Cybersketching: Observational Drawing with PDAs and Tablet PCs. P. Grego. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, 2009. $34.95 paper (219 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-85350-5   Buy at Amazon

Dictionary of Minor Planet Names: Addendum to Fifth Edition, 2006–2008. L. D. Schmadel. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $169.00 (316 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-01964-7   Buy at Amazon

Eclipsing Binary Stars: Modeling and Analysis. J. Kallrath, E. F. Milone. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer, New York, 2009. $99.00 (426 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-0698-4   Buy at Amazon

The Eighth Pacific Rim Conference on Stellar Astrophysics: A Tribute to Kam-Ching Leung. B. Soonthornthum, S. Komonjinda, K. S. Cheng, K.-C. Leung, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 404. Proc. wksp., Phuket, Thailand, May 2008. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2009. $77.00 (374 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58381-685-1   Buy at Amazon

Exoplanets and Disks: Their Formation and Diversity. T. Usuda, M. Ishii, M. Tamura, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1158. Proc. conf., Kailua-Kona, HI, Mar. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $226.00 paper (409 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0695-7, CD-ROM   Buy at Amazon

Handbook of Practical Astronomy. G. D. Roth, ed. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $109.00 (712 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-76377-2   Buy at Amazon

The Local Bubble and Beyond II. K. D. Kuntz, S. L. Snowden, R. K. Smith, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1156. Proc. conf., Philadelphia, Apr. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $184.00 paper (314 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0693-3   Buy at Amazon

Nonlinear Cosmic Ray Diffusion Theories. A. Shalchi. Astrophysics and Space Science Library 362. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $149.00 (199 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-00308-0   Buy at Amazon

Nuclear Reactions for Astrophysics: Principles, Calculation and Applications of Low-Energy Reactions. I. J. Thompson, F. M. Nunes. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $85.00 (466 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-85635-5   Buy at Amazon

atomic and molecular physics

Cold Molecules: Theory, Experiment, Applications. R. V. Krems, W. C. Stwalley, B. Friedrich, eds. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2009. $149.95 (721 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4200-5903-8   Buy at Amazon

biological and medical physics

Biomembrane Frontiers: Nanostructures, Models, and the Design of Life. R. Faller, T. Jue, M. L. Longo, S. H. Risbud, eds. Handbook of Modern Biophysics 2. Humana Press/Springer, New York, 2009. $189.00 (323 pp.). ISBN 978-1-60761-313-8   Buy at Amazon

FLIM Microscopy in Biology and Medicine. A. Periasamy, R. M. Clegg, eds. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2010. $99.95 (407 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4200-7890-9   Buy at Amazon

Quantum Dynamics: Applications in Biological and Materials Systems. E. R. Bittner. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2010. $99.95 (322 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4200-8053-7   Buy at Amazon

chemical physics

Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry No. 44: Modelling and Numerical Simulations II. M. Schlesinger, ed. Springer, New York, 2009. $159.00 (518 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-49584-2   Buy at Amazon

computers and computational physics

Applications of Soft Computing: From Theory to Praxis. J. Mehnen, M. Köppen, A. Saad, A. Tiwari, eds. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing 58. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $339.00 paper (533 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-89618-0   Buy at Amazon

Computational Methods in Science and Engineering (ICCMSE 2008). Vol. 2. T E. Simos, G. Maroulis, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1148. Proc. conf., Hersonissos, Greece, Sept. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $398.00 paper (946 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0685-8   Buy at Amazon

Computer Simulation and Data Analysis in Molecular Biology and Biophysics: An Introduction Using R. V. Bloomfield. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, New York, 2009. $79.95 (321 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-0084-5   Buy at Amazon

Gnuplot in Action: Understanding Data with Graphs. P. K. Janert. Manning, Greenwich, CT, 2010. $34.99 paper (360 pp.). ISBN 978-1-933988-39-9   Buy at Amazon

Learning MATLAB. T. A. Driscoll. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2009. $28.00 paper (97 pp.). ISBN 978-0-898716-83-2   Buy at Amazon

Parallel MATLAB for Multicore and Multinode Computers. J. Kepner. Software, Environments, and Tools 21. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2009. $65.00 (253 pp.). ISBN 978-0-898716-73-3   Buy at Amazon

Robotics: Science and Systems IV. O. Brock, J. Trinkle, F. Ramos, eds. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2009. $75.00 paper (317 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-51309-8   Buy at Amazon

Symmetry Theory in Molecular Physics with Mathematica: A New Kind of Tutorial Book. W. M. McClain. Springer, New York, 2009. $99.00 (687 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-73469-9   Buy at Amazon

condensed-matter physics

Complex Phenomena in Nanoscale Systems. G. Casati, D. Matrasulov, eds. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Proc. wksp., Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Oct. 2008. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2009. $189.00, 89.95 paper (273 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-3118-1, ISBN 978-90-481-3119-8 paper

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Lectures on the Physics of Strongly Correlated Systems XIII. A. Avella, F. Mancini, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1162. Proc. course, Salerno, Italy, Oct. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $129.00 (236 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0699-5

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Theory of Itinerant Electron Magnetism. Rev. ed. J. Kübler. International Series of Monographs on Physics 106. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2009 [2000, reissued]. $85.00 paper (478 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-955902-2   Buy at Amazon

The Universe in a Helium Droplet. G. E. Volovik. International Series of Monographs on Physics 117. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2009 [2003, reissued]. $70.00 paper (511 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-956484-2   Buy at Amazon

cosmology and relativity

Elements of Numerical Relativity and Relativistic Hydrodynamics: From Einstein’s Equations to Astrophysical Simulations. 2nd ed. C. Bona, C. Palenzuela-Luque, C. Bona-Casas. Lecture Notes in Physics 783. Springer, Berlin, 2009 [2005]. $79.95 (214 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-01163-4   Buy at Amazon

The Primordial Density Perturbation: Cosmology, Inflation and the Origin of Structure. D. H. Lyth, A. R. Liddle. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $75.00 (497 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-82849-9   Buy at Amazon

Questions of Modern Cosmology: Galileo’s Legacy. M. D’Onofrio, C. Burigana, eds. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $99.00 (530 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-00791-0   Buy at Amazon

Relativity and the Nature of Spacetime. 2nd ed. V. Petkov. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, Berlin, 2009 [2005]. $69.95 (316 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-01952-4   Buy at Amazon

energy and environment

Sustainable Energy—Without the Hot Air. D. J. C. MacKay. UIT, Cambridge, UK, 2009. $49.95 paper (368 pp.). ISBN 978-0-9544529-3-3   Buy at Amazon

fluids

Introduction to Reactive Gas Dynamics. R. Brun. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2009. $90.00 (408 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-955268-9   Buy at Amazon

Large Eddy Simulation for Compressible Flows. E. Garnier, N. Adams, P. Sagaut. Scientific Computation. Springer, New York, 2009. $99.00 (276 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-2818-1   Buy at Amazon

geophysics

Cloud and Precipitation Microphysics: Principles and Parameterizations. J. M. Straka. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $130.00 (392 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-88338-2   Buy at Amazon

Drill Me a Painting: A Scientist’s Impressions Aboard an Ocean-Drilling Research Vessel. C. Laverne. Atlantica, Paris, 2008. $33.80 paper (115 pp.). ISBN 978-2-7588-0169-6   Buy at Amazon

Dynamic and Transient Infinite Elements: Theory and Geophysical, Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Applications. C. Zhao. Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $169.00 (259 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-00845-0   Buy at Amazon

Dynamics of Ice Sheets and Glaciers. R. Greve, H. Blatter. Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $129.00 (287 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-03414-5   Buy at Amazon

Geodetic Reference Frames. H. Drewes, ed. International Association of Geodesy Symposia 134. Proc. symp., Munich, Oct. 2006. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $169.00 (324 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-00859-7   Buy at Amazon

Micro-Raman Spectroscopy and Luminescence Studies in the Earth and Planetary Sciences. A. Gucsik, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1163. Proc. conf., Mainz, Germany, Apr. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $143.00 paper (232 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0700-8   Buy at Amazon

Solid-Fluid Mixtures of Frictional Materials in Geophysical and Geotechnical Context: Based on a Concise Thermodynamic Analysis. L. Schneider, K. Hutter. Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $129.00 (247 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-02967-7   Buy at Amazon

Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Water–Rock Interaction. E. H. Oelkers, J. Schott, eds. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 70. Geochemical Society, St. Louis, MO, and Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA, 2009. $40.00 paper (569 pp.). ISBN 978-0-939950-84-3   Buy at Amazon

history and philosophy

Carl Sagan: A Biography. R. Spangenburg, K. Moser. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2009 [2004, reissued]. $16.98 paper (181 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59102-658-7   Buy at Amazon

Cracking the Einstein Code: Relativity and the Birth of Black Hole Physics. F. Melia. U. Chicago Press, Chicago, 2009. $25.00 (137 pp.). ISBN 978-0-226-51951-7   Buy at Amazon

Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age. K. Beyer. Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2009. $27.95 (389 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-01310-9   Buy at Amazon

History of Science: A Beginner’s Guide. S. F. Johnston. Beginners Guides. Oneworld, Oxford, UK, 2009. $14.95 paper (218 pp.). ISBN 978-1-85168-681-0   Buy at Amazon

Meeting the Demands of Reason: The Life and Thought of Andrei Sakharov. J. Bergman. Cornell U. Press, Ithaca, NY, 2009. $39.95 (454 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8014-4731-0   Buy at Amazon

Nanosciences: The Invisible Revolution. C. Joachim, L. Plévert (translated from French by J. Crisp). World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2009 [2008]. $25.00 paper (117 pp.). ISBN 978-981-283-714-1   Buy at Amazon

The Tunguska Mystery. V. Rubtsov. Astronomers’ Universe. Springer, New York, 2009. $29.95 (318 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-76573-0   Buy at Amazon

Velvet Revolution at the Synchrotron: Biology, Physics, and Change in Science. P. Doing. Inside Technology. MIT, Cambridge, MA, 2009. $28.00 (152 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-04255-0   Buy at Amazon

instrumentation and techniques

Building Scientific Apparatus. 4th ed. J. H. Moore, C. C. Davis, M. A. Coplan. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009 [2004]. $80.00 (647 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-87858-6   Buy at Amazon

Electron Backscatter Diffraction in Materials Science. 2nd ed. A. J. Schwartz, M. Kumar, B. L. Adams, D. P. Field, eds. Springer, New York, 2009 [2000]. $169.00 (403 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-88135-5   Buy at Amazon

Experimental Neutron Scattering. B. T. M. Willis, C. J. Carlile. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2009. $90.00 (325 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-851970-6   Buy at Amazon

Explosives Detection Using Magnetic and Nuclear Resonance Techniques. J. Fraissard, O. Lapina, eds. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2009. $189.00, $89.95 paper (292 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-3060-3, ISBN 978-90-481-3061-0, paper

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ISIAME 2008: Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Industrial Applications of the Mössbauer Effect. E. Kuzmann, K. Lázár, eds. Proc. symp., Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 2008. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2009. $369.00 (593 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-01369-0   Buy at Amazon

Reviews in Fluorescence 2007. Vol. 4. C. D. Geddes, ed. Springer, New York, 2009. $109.00 (400 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-88721-0   Buy at Amazon

materials science

Annual Review of Materials Research. Vol. 39. D. R. Clarke, M. Rühle, R. H. French, T. M. Shaw, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2009. $89.00 (493 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8243-1739-3   Buy at Amazon

Chemomechanical Instabilities in Responsive Materials. P. Borckmans, P. De Kepper, A. R. Khokhlov, S. Métens, eds. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. Proc. inst., Cargese, France, July 2007. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2009. $189.00, $89.95 paper (273 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-2991-1, ISBN 978-90-481-2992-8 paper

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IUTAM Symposium on Progress in the Theory and Numerics of Configurational Mechanics. P. Steinmann, ed. IUTAM Bookseries 17. Proc. symp., Erlangen, Germany, Oct. 2008. Springer, New York, 2009. $119.00 (271 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-3446-5   Buy at Amazon

Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies and Design: An Introduction for Engineers and Architects. M. F. Ashby, P. J. Ferreira, D. L. Schodek. Butterworth-Heinemann/ Elsevier, Burlington, MA, 2009. $69.95 paper (540 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7506-8149-0   Buy at Amazon

Proceedings of the Workshop on Synchrotron Radiation and Nanostructures: Papers in Honour of Paolo Perfetti. A. Cricenti, G. Margaritondo. Proc. wksp., Rome, Nov. 2008. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2009. $75.00 (223 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4280-83-9   Buy at Amazon

Toward Functional Nanomaterials. Z. M. Wang, ed. Lecture Notes in Nanoscale Science and Technology 5. Springer, New York, 2009. $129.00 (483 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-77716-0   Buy at Amazon

miscellaneous

The Best American Science Writing 2009. N. Angier, ed. Ecco/HarperCollins, New York, 2009. $14.99 paper (346 pp.). ISBN 978-0-06-143166-1   Buy at Amazon

nonlinear science and chaos

Weak Links: The Universal Key to the Stability of Networks and Complex Systems. P.  Csermely. Frontiers Collection. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $49.95 paper (404 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-01192-4   Buy at Amazon

nuclear physics

Nuclear Structure and Dynamics ‘09. M. Milin, T. Nikšić, D. Vretenar, S. Szilner, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1165. Proc. conf., Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $249.00 (461 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0702-2   Buy at Amazon

optics and photonics

Electromagnetic and Optical Pulse Propagation 2: Temporal Pulse Dynamics in Dispersive, Attenuative Media. K. E. Oughstun. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 144. Springer, New York, 2009. $199.00 (831 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-0148-4   Buy at Amazon

Laser-Driven Relativistic Plasmas Applied to Science, Industry and Medicine. P. R. Bolton, S. V. Bulanov, H. Daido, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1153. Proc. symp., Kyoto, Japan, Jan. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $237.00 (458 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0690-2, CD-ROM   Buy at Amazon

X-Ray Lasers 2008. C. L. S. Lewis, D. Riley, eds. Springer Proceedings in Physics 130. Proc. conf., Belfast, UK, Aug. 2008. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2009. $269.00 (562 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-9923-6   Buy at Amazon

particle physics

International Workshop on Positrons at Jefferson Lab. L. Elouadrhiri et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1160. Proc. wksp., Newport News, VA, Mar. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $119.00 paper (178 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0697-1   Buy at Amazon

Introduction to Conformal Field Theory: With Applications to String Theory. R. Blumenhagen, E. Plauschinn. Lecture Notes in Physics 779. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $89.95 (265 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-00449-0   Buy at Amazon

Neutrinos in Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology. F. J. P. Soler, C. D. Froggatt, F. Muheim, eds. Scottish Graduate Series. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2008. $119.95 (386 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4200-8239-5   Buy at Amazon

Spin Physics. D. G. Crabb et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1149. Proc. symp., Charlottesville, VA, Oct. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $324.00 (1208 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0686-5   Buy at Amazon

Spin Structure at Long Distance. J.-P. Chen, W. Melnitchouk, K. Slifer, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1155. Proc. wksp., Newport News, VA, Mar. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $119.00 paper (174 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0692-6   Buy at Amazon

plasmas and fusion

Atomic Processes in Plasmas. K. B. Fournier, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1161. Proc. conf., Monterey, CA, Mar. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $219.00 (304 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0698-8, CD-ROM

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Current Trends in International Fusion Research. E. Panarella, R. Raman, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1154. Proc. symp., Washington, DC, Mar. 2007. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $149.00 paper (320 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0691-9   Buy at Amazon

popularizations

Cold: Adventures in the World’s Frozen Places. B. Streever. Little, Brown and Co, New York, 2009. $24.99 (292 pp.). ISBN 978-0-316-04291-8   Buy at Amazon

The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe. T. Gray, N. Mann. Black Dog & Leventhal, New York, 2009. $29.95 (240 pp.). ISBN 978-1-57912-814-2   Buy at Amazon

Heaven’s Touch: From Killer Stars to the Seeds of Life, How We Are Connected to the Universe. J. B. Kaler. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2009. $24.95 (250 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-12946-4   Buy at Amazon

How Many Licks? Or, How to Estimate Damn Near Anything. A. Santos. Running Press, Philadelphia, 2009. $14.95 paper (175 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7624-3560-9   Buy at Amazon

The Lives of Stars. K. Croswell. Boyds Mills Press, Honesdale, PA, 2009. $19.95 (72 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59078-582-9   Buy at Amazon

The Manga Guide to Calculus. H. Kojima, S. Togami, Becom Co, Ltd. No Starch Press, San Francisco, and Ohmsha, Tokyo, 2009. $19.95 paper (238 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59327-194-7   Buy at Amazon

Mathematical Amazements and Surprises: Fascinating Figures and Noteworthy Numbers. A. S. Posamentier, I. Lehmann. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2009. $20.98 paper (269 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59102-723-2   Buy at Amazon

Mathematics in Games, Sports, and Gambling: The Games People Play. R. J. Gould. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2010. $59.95 (354 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-0163-5   Buy at Amazon

Secrets of the Universe: How We Discovered the Cosmos. P. Murdin. U. Chicago Press, Chicago, 2009. $49.00 (341 pp.). ISBN 978-0-226-55143-2   Buy at Amazon

Water. J. Knechtel, ed. Alphabet City 14. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2009. $15.95 (328 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-01329-1   Buy at Amazon

Why Does E=mc²? (And Why Should We Care?). B. Cox, J. Forshaw. Da Capo Press, Cambridge, MA, 2009. $24.00 (249 pp.). ISBN 978-0-306-81758-8   Buy at Amazon

Why Don’t Jumbo Jets Flap Their Wings? Flying Animals, Flying Machines, and How They Are Different. D. E. Alexander. Rutgers U. Press, New Brunswick, NJ, 2009. $26.95 (278 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8135-4479-3   Buy at Amazon

society and government

Common User Considerations (CUC) by Developing Countries for Future Nuclear Energy Systems: Report of Stage 1. International Atomic Energy Agency. Nuclear Energy Series No. NP-T-2.1. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2009. $56.83 paper (199 pp.). ISBN 978-92-0-100609-7   Buy at Amazon

Fundamentals of Patenting and Licensing for Scientists and Engineers. M. Y. Ma. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2009. $68.00 (265 pp.). ISBN 978-981-283-420-1   Buy at Amazon

The Nuclear Rocket: Making Our Planet Green, Peaceful and Prosperous. J. Dewar, R. Bussard. Apogee Books, Burlington, ON, Canada, 2009. $21.95 paper (216 pp.). ISBN 978-1-894959-99-5   Buy at Amazon

Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines. R. A. Muller. W. W. Norton, New York, 2009 [2008, reissued]. $16.95 paper (380 pp.). ISBN 978-0-393-33711-2   Buy at Amazon

Women in Physics. B. K. Hartline, K. R. Horton, C. M. Kaicher, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1119. Proc. conf., Seoul, Korea, Oct. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $109.00 paper (272 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0645-2, CD-ROM   Buy at Amazon

space and planetary science

Cosmic Collisions: The Hubble Atlas of Merging Galaxies. L. L. Christensen, R. Y. Shida, D. De Martin. Springer, New York, 2009. $39.95 (139 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-93853-0    Buy at Amazon