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BF38 2004-003908 1-59147-156-7UUnniittyy iinn ppssyycchhoollooggyy;; ppoossssiibbiilliittyy oorr ppiippeeddrreeaamm??Title main entry. Ed. by Robert J. Sternberg.Am. Psychological Assn., ©2005 185 p. $39.95Contributors from universities across the US examine opportunities forpsychology to become united in the face of increasing fragmentation, andencourage psychologists to unify themselves before the field of psychologysplits into many splinter groups and organizations that lose sight of thefield as whole. Among the perspectives are diversity, case-based studies,the American Psychological Association, social relevance, and under-graduate psychology.

BF39 2003-022594 1-59147-118-4BBeeyyoonndd ssiiggnniiffiiccaannccee tteessttiinngg;; rreeffoorrmmiinngg ddaattaa aannaallyyssiissmmeetthhooddss iinn bbeehhaavviioorraall rreesseeaarrcchh..Kline, Rex B.Am. Psychological Assn., ©2004 325 p. $49.95Kline (psychology, Concordia U., Montreal) answers a recent AmericanPsychological Association call for changes in how research data are ana-lyzed in the field. Assuming only a basic background in social sciencestatistics, he reviews core concepts, flaws of traditional statistical tests,and alternative methods (e.g., computer-intensive methods), and fills agap in the latest Publication Manual of the APA by including examples ofactual research results.

BF39 2003-022596 1-59147-093-5EExxpplloorraattoorryy aanndd ccoonnffiirrmmaattoorryy ffaaccttoorr aannaallyyssiiss;;uunnddeerrssttaannddiinngg ccoonncceeppttss aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss..Thompson, Bruce.Am. Psychological Assn., ©2004 195 p. $49.95In unique coverage of both classes of factor analytic methods within thegeneral linear model, Thompson (educational psychology, Texas A&M U.)explains the development of traditional factor analysis methods and themajor concepts and issues of modern variants. Examples using an actualstudy data set generated by North American graduate students andfaculty enhances the text’s user- friendliness. Appendices include syntaxfiles for SPSS statistical software.

BF121 2004-106806 0-534-58934-0IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo ppssyycchhoollooggyy,, 77tthh eedd..Plotnik, Rod.Wadsworth Publishing Co., ©2005 722 p. $99.95This long-standing textbook features chapters on the nervous system, sen-sation, perception, sleep and dreams, hypnosis and drugs, conditioning,operant and cognitive approaches, memory, intelligence, thought and lan-guage, motivation, emotion, life stages, Freud, social cognitive and traittheories, stress, assessment and anxiety disorders, mood disorders andschizophrenia, therapies, social psychology, and related topics. Plotnikteaches at San Diego State University.

BF121 2004-106805 0-534-62460-XIInnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo ppssyycchhoollooggyy,, 77tthh eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Kalat, James W.Wadsworth Publishing Co., ©2005 656 p. $73.95 (pa)Focusing on one type of behavior at a time, this textbook examine theroles biology, learning experiences, and social influences play in humanintelligence, memory, perception, states of consciousness, cognition, moti-vation, and personality. The seventh edition reflects recent researchfindings and moves the genetics module from the biology chapter to alater chapter on human development. The CD-ROM contains criticalthinking video exercises.

BF121 0-534-58076-9PPoowweerrSSttuuddyy 22..00.. CCDD--RROOMMss..Plotnik, Rod and Tom Doyle.Wadsworth Publishing Co., ©2005 —- p. $32.95This set of three CD-ROMs offers an interactive study guide to the seventhedition of Plotnik’s Introduction to Psychology. For every module in thetext, the study guide contains key terms, critical thinking questions,quizes, tests, glossaries, and Web links. This edition contains new essayquizes, larger video playback size, and new content on psychology andscience, assessment and anxiety disorders, and mood disorders andschizophrenia.

BF121 2003-096146 0-534-64266-7PPssyycchhoollooggyy;; tthheemmeess aanndd vvaarriiaattiioonnss;; bbrriieeffeerr vveerrssiioonn,, 66tthh eedd..Weiten, Wayne.Wadsworth Publishing Co., ©2005 487 p. $79.95Weiten (formerly of the College of DuPage) offers a survey of the field,including recent information with personal applications and extensivereferences on such topics as neurobiology, human development, and per-sonality. It is unclear how much more concise this text is than previouseditions, whose dates are not given. An online library and other supple-mentary materials are available.

BF173 2003-051969 0-333-97391-7PPssyycchhooaannaallyyttiicc kknnoowwlleeddggee..Title main entry. Ed. by Man Cheung Chung and Colin Feltham.Palgrave Macmillan, ©2003 253 p. $65.00Chung (psychology, U. of Plymouth, UK) and Feltham (counseling,Sheffield Hallam U.) present a diverse collection of 12 papers with thegeneral aim of exploring the nature of psychoanalytic knowledge in thecontext of philosophical views and critiques of knowledge. Over thecourse of the volume, the contributions examine such topics as the phi-losophy of mind, the notion of changing the self, religion, interdisci-plinary links with psychoanalytic knowledge, post-Freudian analyticknowledge, and challenges to psychoanalytic methodology.

BF176 2004-106398 0-534-63306-4PPssyycchhoollooggiiccaall tteessttiinngg;; pprriinncciipplleess,, aapppplliiccaattiioonnss,, aanndd iissssuueess,,66tthh eedd..Kaplan, Robert M. and Dennis P. Saccuzzo.Wadsworth Publishing Co., ©2005 745 p. $110.95Divided into three sections, this undergraduate textbook begins with thestatistical concepts that provide the foundation for understanding psy-chological tests, and the importance of establishing reliability andvalidity. Kaplan (UCLA) and Saccuzzo (San Diego State) then describe themost popular tests and how they are used in specific fields, and examinesome issues surrounding test bias and ethics. The sixth edition adds achapter on testing in industry and business settings.

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BF201 2003-116810 0-534-57726-1CCooggnniittiivvee ppssyycchhoollooggyy;; ccoonnnneeccttiinngg mmiinndd,, rreesseeaarrcchh,, aannddeevveerryyddaayy eexxppeerriieennccee..Goldstein, E. Bruce.Wadsworth Publishing Co., ©2005 546 p. $107.95 (pa)This textbook covers the basic topics of cognitive psychology, includingperception, attention, memory, memory errors, knowledge, visualimagery, language, problem solving, and reasoning and decision-making. A companion workbook contains review summaries, practicetests, concept maps, and other exercises. Goldstein teaches psychology atthe University of Pittsburgh.

BF201 2004-105876 0-534-64120-2CCooggLLaabb rreeaaddeerr..Surprenant, Aimée M. et al.Wadsworth Publishing Co., ©2004 429 p. $34.95 (pa)Suprenant (psychological sciences, Purdue University) presents 32articles, each of which corresponds to a demonstration in CogLab, thepublisher’s Cognitive Psychology Online Laboratory. The articles providea context for the experiments both historically and in terms of theoreticaldevelopment. Each reading is accompanied by an introduction and dis-cussion questions. Some articles are the original papers published on theuse of a particular technique or experimental paradigm, and some aresummaries of an entire area.

BF201 2003-18482 1-85996-223-8IInnssttaanntt nnootteess;; ccooggnniittiivvee ppssyycchhoollooggyy..Andrade, Jackie and Jon May. (Instant notes)Bios Scientific Publishers, ©2004 242 p. $29.95 (pa)This introduction to cognitive psychology provides a succinct overview ofthe field’s major theoretical and empirical topics. Chapters focus onissues like perception, attention, memory, mental representation,problem solving, reasoning, language, comprehension, intelligence, con-sciousness, and emotion. The authors teach psychology at the Universityof Sheffield.

BF323 2003-8819 1-57230-929-6TThhee ppssyycchhoollooggyy ooff sstteerreeoottyyppiinngg..Schneider, David J. (Distinguished contributions in psychology)Guilford Pr., ©2004 704 p. $75.00Schneider (pyschology and cognitive sciences, Rice U.) synthesizes a largebody of research into stereotypes and related questions of prejudice anddiscrimination, largely approaching the topic from a social cognition per-spective. He discusses the theoretical perspectives that variously seestereotyping as being products of categorization, schemas, implicit per-sonality theories, and hypotheses to be tested, suggesting that they arebest seen as a complex combination of these mental constructs. He thenturns his attention to the role of stereotypes in inter-group conflict, prej-udice, and discrimination and considers how they might be changed.Finally, he explores various aspects of the content of stereotypes.

BF367 2003-070686 0-313-32197-3IImmaaggeerryy iinn ppssyycchhoollooggyy;; aa rreeffeerreennccee gguuiiddee..Roeckelein, Jon E.Praeger, ©2004 771 p. $149.95In his review, reference, and resource book on the topics of imagery andthe image in psychology, Roeckelein (psychology, Meas CommunityCollege, Arizona) synthesizes an array of research to provide an overviewof the topic. In five chapters he provides a discussion of the various def-initions and domains of imagery, a survey of the history of imagery inphilosophy and scientific psychology, coverage of modern theoreticalaspects and applications in psychological and nonpsychological contexts,examination of methodological aspects such as measurement of imagery,and an annotated bibliography of imagery studies in psychology.

BF408 2003-022923 1-59147-120-6CCrreeaattiivviittyy;; ffrroomm ppootteennttiiaall ttoo rreeaalliizzaattiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Robert J. Sternberg et al.Am. Psychological Assn., ©2004 226 p. $49.95Eleven contributions from academics identify the attributes that leadpeople to be creative in various fields such as the arts and letters, the sci-ences, and business. The emphasis is on the theoretical issue of whetherthe attributes that lead to creativity in one domain are the same as thosethat lead to creativity in another. Ultimately, the authors seek to revealwhether creativity is a generalized attribute or if it is based instead uponspecialized knowledge applicable to a particular domain. Sternberg is theeditor of Contemporary Psychology.

BF449 2004-000024 1-59147-147-8SSoocciiaall pprroobblleemm ssoollvviinngg;; tthheeoorryy,, rreesseeaarrcchh,, aanndd ttrraaiinniinngg..Title main entry. Ed. by Edward C. Chang et al.Am. Psychological Assn., ©2004 276 p. $39.95The authors describe social problem solving as a self-directed, cognitive-behavioral process to find solutions to personal and impersonal problemsin individuals and groups. They offer theories and practical techniquesto use in identifying and dealing with problems such as stress, suicide,and mental illness. They also provide ways to train children, adults,couples, and caregivers in social problem solving methods.

BF531 2003-064371 0-8058-4201-2TThhee rreegguullaattiioonn ooff eemmoottiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Pierre Philippot and Robert S. Feldman.Lawrence Erlbaum, ©2004 415 p. $89.95Within an integrated framework, scholars of psychology from Europe,the US, and Japan, present the current perspectives on emotional regu-lation. They highlight several newer sub-areas in the domain, such as therelation between psychopathology and emotion regulation; and presentdata and theory that have applied value for people working in such fieldsas communication, psychotherapy, and counseling. The 14 studies coverthe basic physiological and cognitive processes, social and motivationalaspects, self- presentation, and individual differences and development.

BF575 2004-009956 0-86377-580-2TThhee ppssyycchhoollooggyy ooff cclloosseedd mmiinnddeeddnneessss..Kruglanski, Arie W.Psychology Press, ©2004 192 p. $44.95Kruglanski (U. of Maryland) describes progress in his studies of howclosed-mindedness fits in the psychology of judgment and knowledge for-mation, the processes of group decision making, and individual andgroup goal formation and implementation. He examines such topics asthe natures of specific and non-specific closure, the typology of epistemicmotivations, inter-personal effects and intra-personal consequences of theneed for closure, and real-world applications in current political andsocial situations.

BF576 2003-022610 1-59140-290-5MMaannaaggiinngg ppssyycchhoollooggiiccaall ffaaccttoorrss iinn iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn ssyysstteemmsswwoorrkk;; aann oorriieennttaattiioonn ttoo eemmoottiioonnaall iinntteelllliiggeennccee..Kaluzniacky, Eugene.Information Science Publishing, ©2004276 p. $59.95 (pa)Kaluzniacky (applied computer science and administrative studies, U. ofWinnipeg) explores the psychological factors that help or hinder thesuccess of workers in information technology. First he looks at the psy-chological factors themselves, including the formal personality types,cognition, creativity, learning, and the deepest inner self. Then he con-siders how such knowledge can be applied in such areas as stress man-agement, and the structure and behavior of organizations.

BF637 2003-058118 1-4039-0429-4AAsssseessssmmeenntt iinn ccoouunnsseelllliinngg;; tthheeoorryy,, pprroocceessss,, aanndd ddeecciissiioonn--mmaakkiinngg..Milner, Judith and Patrick O’Byrne.Palgrave Macmillan, ©2004 232 p. $26.95 (pa)Freelance therapists in West Yorkshire, Milner and O’Byrne have reflectedon their own practice, searched the professional literature, and inter-viewed fellow counselors to describe six approaches to assessing clients,that is, evaluating their qualities, needs, and abilities. Their goal is not toprovide a multiple-choice selection, but to encourage practitioners andstudents to think about their own assessments.

BF637 2004-044662 0-205-40198-8TThhee bbaassiiccss ooff iinntteerrppeerrssoonnaall ccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn..McLean, Scott.Allyn & Bacon, ©2005 252 p. $32.00 (pa)Focusing on skills students can use to effect positive change in their lives,this textbook for a first communication course describes different lis-tening styles and the principles of verbal and nonverbal communication,identifies the characteristics of healthy personal relationships and inter-cultural communication, and demonstrates the five stages of conver-sation and the three stages of interpersonal conflict.

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BF637 2003-019437 1-57851-709-5CChhaannggiinngg mmiinnddss;; tthhee aarrtt aanndd sscciieennccee ooff cchhaannggiinngg oouurroowwnn aanndd ootthheerr ppeeoopplleess mmiinnddss..Gardner, Howard. (Leadership for the common good)Harvard Bus. School Press, ©2004 244 p. $26.95Drawing on his innovative thinking on multiple intelligences (e.g, Frameof Mind) and his own experience, the Harvard psychologist presents anew framework for analyzing “levers” that trigger/thwart changes ofmind exemplified by historic and current change agents in diverse fields.

BF637 1-85775-810-2CChhaannggiinngg wwiitthh NNLLPP;; aa ccaasseebbooookk ooff nneeuurroo--lliinngguuiissttiiccpprrooggrraammmmiinngg iinn mmeeddiiccaall pprraaccttiiccee..Walker, Lewis.Radcliffe Publishing, ©2004 344 p. $53.00 (pa)For medical practitioners considering incorporating neuro-linguistic pro-gramming into their practice, a UK general practitioner/NLP trainerintroduces the theoretical basis, techniques, and clinical applications ofthis behavioral change model that takes onto account eye movements asneurological indicators. Dr. Walker includes exercises, a sample chart forexploring subjective experience, the NLP meta-model, eye-accessing cues,useful questions to ask patients and tips on when to use them.

BF637 2004-003916 1-55620-234-2CCoouunnsseelliinngg aass aann aarrtt;; tthhee ccrreeaattiivvee aarrttss iinn ccoouunnsseelliinngg,, 33ddeedd..Gladding, Samuel T.American Counseling Assn., ©2005 237 p. $42.95 (pa)Gladding (counseling, Wake Forest University) shows how music, dance,imagery, literature, drama, and humor can be used in counseling onprimary, secondary, and tertiary levels. The techniques he presents,drawn from a variety of educational and treatment-focused work set-tings, will benefit clients of all ages and cultural backgrounds. Chaptersgive background on specific art forms, explain the premise behind usingthe them in counseling, and describe their use in specific populations.Chapter exercises are included.

BF637 2004-100214 0-534-64032-XTThhee ccoouunnsseelliinngg pprroocceessss;; aa mmuullttiitthheeoorreettiiccaall iinntteeggrraattiivveeaapppprrooaacchh,, 66tthh eedd..Patterson, Lewis E. and Elizabeth Reynolds WelfelBrooks/Cole Publishing, ©2005 408 p. $57.95 (pa)Intended for graduate or advanced undergraduate students, this textbookfor a counseling methods course outlines the process of identifying theissues a client faces, illuminating their causes, and developing an actionplan to alter emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. The sixth editionexpands some later sections on incorporating diversity, counseling menand boys, and working with older adults.

BF637 2003-026067 1-59147-104-4HHeellppiinngg sskkiillllss;; ffaacciilliittaattiinngg eexxpplloorraattiioonn,, iinnssiigghhtt,, aanndd aaccttiioonn,,22dd eedd..Hill, Clara E.Am. Psychological Assn., ©2004 461 p. $54.95Intended for undergraduate or beginning graduate students, this textbookoutlines a three-stage model of helping and presents basic skills used ineach stage. Emphasizing the role of affect, cognition, and behavior in theprocess of change, the book presents an integrative approach groundedin client-centered, psychoanalytic, and cognitive-behavior theory, withsupport from empirical research. Hill teaches counseling psychology atthe University of Maryland.

BF692 2004-044258 0-205-40457-XGGeennddeerr;; ppssyycchhoollooggiiccaall ppeerrssppeeccttiivveess,, 44tthh eedd..Brannon, Linda.Allyn & Bacon, ©2005 558 p. $64.40 (pa)This undergraduate-level textbook provides a critical review of the psy-chological and related research into sex, gender, and gender- relatedbehaviors. Brannon (McNeese State U.) organizes her material intochapters on the impact of hormones and chromosomes, intelligence andcognitive abilities, theories of gender development, gender stereotypes,emotion, relationships, sexuality, school, careers and work, health andfitness, stress and coping, mental disorders, and gender differences.

BF692 2003-023603 1-57230-983-0TThhee ppssyycchhoollooggyy ooff ggeennddeerr,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Alice H. Eagly et al.Guilford Pr., ©2004 358 p. $45.00Eagly (psychology, Northwestern U.), Beall (president, Beall Research andTraining), and Sternberg (psychology and education, Yale U.) bringtogether researchers approaching the topic of psychology of gender frompsychobiology and development, social psychology, cross-cultural psy-chology, and other subareas in order to promote dialogue on the questionof similarity and difference. Among the topics covered are sex roles asevolutionary adaptations, a model of gender socialization, gender differ-ences in relational and collective interdependence, an expectation statestheory approach to gender as status, and psychoanalytic theories ofgender. This second edition has been revised to reflect developments inthe field since the 1993 first edition.

BF697 2003-018198 1-57331-451-XTThhee sseellff;; ffrroomm ssoouull ttoo bbrraaiinn..Title main entry. Ed. by Joseph LeDoux et al. (Annals of the New YorkAcademy of Sciences; v.1001)N.Y. Academy of Sciences, ©2003 317 p. $115.00 (pa)Long a concern for the humanities and the social sciences, questionsabout the nature and origins of the self have begun to be addressed bycognitive and brain scientists. Sixteen papers from a New York Academyof Sciences conference, held in September 2002, bring together conceptsfrom neuroscience, cognitive science, social and developmental psy-chology, anthropology, philosophy, and theology, seek to explore the rela-tions between views of the self from across the diverse disciplines.

BF721 2004-106307 0-534-60717-9CCoommppaarriinngg tthheeoorriieess ooff cchhiilldd ddeevveellooppmmeenntt,, 66tthh eedd..Thomas, R. Murray.Wadsworth Publishing Co., ©2005 588 p. $102.95Thomas (University of California-Santa Barbara) overviews the findingsof more than two dozen theorists in child development and examinesissues that bridge a variety of theories. This sixth edition eliminates twochapters on commonsense conceptions of child development, and con-tains a new chapter on Carol Gilligan’s compassionate-care model. Asection on regions of the brain has been appended to the chapter on thebioelectrochemical model, and material on development-selectivity hasbeen added. Lists of Web sites are also new to this edition.

BF723 2003-026066 1-59147-105-2CChhiillddrreenn’’ss ppeeeerr rreellaattiioonnss;; ffrroomm ddeevveellooppmmeenntt ttooiinntteerrvveennttiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Janis B. Kupersmidt and Kenneth A. Dodge.(Decade of behavior)Am. Psychological Assn., ©2004 289 p. $59.95Kupersmidt (psychology, University of North Carolina) and Dodge (psy-chology, Duke University) compile the latest research on the associationbetween children’s peer relations and the development of peer rejection,aggression, and antisocial behavior. Looking beyond the peer rejectionprocess, contributors also cover dyadic relationships, cliques, and associ-ations with different types of peers, as well as the effects of family influ-ences. The book will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and graduatestudents in developmental psychology and child clinical psychology, aswell as those working in education, social work, and substance abuse.

BF723 2003-015732 1-57230-928-8EExxeeccuuttiivvee sskkiillllss iinn cchhiillddrreenn aanndd aaddoolleesscceennttss;; aa pprraaccttiiccaallgguuiiddee ttoo aasssseessssmmeenntt aanndd iinntteerrvveennttiioonn..Dawson, Peg and Richard Guare. (The Guilford practical intervention inthe schools series)Guilford Pr., ©2004 129 p. $25.00 (pa)Dawson and Guare provide a guide for school psychologists and othereducational professionals working with youngsters whose executive skillsmay be impaired; the text may also be useful to clinical psychologists inprivate practice or therapy settings, regular education teachers, andparents. Coverage includes in-depth definition of executive skills, tech-niques to assess their functioning, linking assessment to intervention,intervention strategies, coaching students with deficits, and applicationsto specific populations. Dawson is a staff psychologist, and Guare a neu-ropsychologist, at the Center for Learning and Attention Disorders inPortsmouth, New Hampshire.

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BF723 2003-62092 0-333-96411-XSSiibblliinngg rreellaattiioonnsshhiippss;; tthheeoorryy aanndd iissssuueess ffoorr pprraaccttiiccee..Sanders, Robert.Palgrave Macmillan, ©2004 270 p. $26.95 (pa)Sibling relationships have received relatively little attention in the studyof family relationships, but they can be crucial to professionals’ under-standing of the children and families they work with. Sanders (childwelfare and child development, Swansea, Wales) offers an account of thecomplexities of sibling relationships and the ways positive connectionsbetween brothers and sisters can enhance family therapy. He examineshow sibling relationships are affected by adverse family circumstances(substance abuse, domestic violence, loss, disability and mental illness)and how sibling relationships may promote resilience in children.

BF879 2003-042166 0-7546-3408-6PPhhrreennoollooggyy aanndd tthhee oorriiggiinnss ooff VViiccttoorriiaann sscciieennttiiffiiccnnaattuurraalliissmm..Van Wyhe, John. (Science, technology, and culture, 1700-1945)Ashgate Publishing Co., ©2004 282 p. $84.95The science of phrenology, which sought to reveal people’s inner charac-teristics through an examination of the contours of their faces, had pro-found effects on Victorian culture. This volume examines the origins,evolution, and spread of phrenological naturalism from its beginnings inVienna to Britain in the 1810s through 1850s. Van Wyhe contends thatthe scientific, professional, and religious controversies over phrenologyare best understood as competitions for status and authority betweenindividuals rather than as manifestations of group conflicts. The text isbased upon the author’s doctoral dissertation at Cambridge University.

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BL65 2004-044496 0-930407-62-8TThhee nnaattuurree ooff hheeaalliinngg;; wwrriittiinnggss ffrroomm tthhee wwoorrlldd’’ss ssppiirriittuuaallttrraaddiittiioonnss..Title main entry.Parabola Books, ©2004 228 p. $14.95 (pa)The thirty selections cover metaphors of health and healing, disabilityand disease, doctors and doctoring, medicine east and west, and lettinggo. They are expanded from a special issue of Parabola magazine inspring 1993, and were first published as The Parabola Book of Healing in1994 by Continuum. Most of the contributors are involved in someintersect of religion and physical or mental health.

BM538 2002-155396 0-88125-792-3MMiinndd,, bbooddyy aanndd JJuuddaaiissmm;; tthhee iinntteerraaccttiioonn ooff JJeewwiisshh llaawwwwiitthh ppssyycchhoollooggyy aanndd bbiioollooggyy..Title main entry. Ed. by David Shatz and Joel B. Wolowelsky.Yeshiva U. Press, ©2004 257 p. $25.00In 22 essays selected from Yeshiva University’s journal Torah u- Madda(Torah and general wisdom), contributors from all four fields discussgeneral issues of relations between Judaism and the secular sciences,explore psychology and religion through a fictional case in which a psy-chiatrist unfamiliar with Orthodox Judaism tries to treat an obsessed reli-gious personality, and look at the interface between biology and religionwith an emphasis on new technology. Distributed by KTAV PublishingHouse.

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DS557 1-877276-91-XOOppeerraattiioonn VViieettnnaamm;; aa NNeeww ZZeeaallaanndd ssuurrggiiccaall ffiirrsstt..Shackleton, Michael.University of Otago Press, ©2004 159 p. $34.95 (pa)Retired surgeon Shackleton offers a memoir of his experience leading aNew Zealand surgical team to Binh Dinh Province of South Vietnam aspart of the 1963 Colombo Plan designed to assist the U.S. involvement inthe Southeast Asian nation. He touts the model developed by his surgicalteam as more successful than that of the Americans and describes thevarious bureaucratic, political, and organizational challenging the“starting point of one of the most ambitious aid projects undertaken byNew Zealand up to that time.” Distributed in the US by ISBS.

E185 2003-027333 1-59147-122-2RRaacciiaall iiddeennttiittyy iinn ccoonntteexxtt;; tthhee lleeggaaccyy ooff KKeennnneetthh BB.. CCllaarrkk..Title main entry. Ed. by Gina Philogéne. (Decade of behavior)Am. Psychological Assn., ©2004 273 p. $59.95African American psychologist Kenneth Clark is best known for his workon the effects of racial discrimination on Black children. While only thefirst two of the 13 papers presented here by Philogène (psychology, SarahLawrence College) explicitly examine the legacy of Clark, his influence isfelt throughout as African American and other scholars discuss psycho-logical and sociological perspectives on the formation of racial identity,cultural manifestations of racism, and intergroup dynamics of identitytransformation.

E621 2003-014893 0-7890-1501-3CCiivviill wwaarr pphhaarrmmaaccyy;; aa hhiissttoorryy ooff ddrruuggss,, ddrruugg ssuuppppllyy aannddpprroovviissiioonn,, aanndd tthheerraappeeuuttiiccss ffoorr tthhee UUnniioonn aannddCCoonnffeeddeerraaccyy..Flannery, Michael A. (Pharmaceutical heritage; pharmaceutical carethrough history)Pharmaceutical Products, ©2004 358 p. $59.95Flannery (associate director for historical collections, U. of Alabama atBirmingham) describes the role that pharmacy played in the AmericanCivil War on both sides. After setting the stage with a description of thecivilian aspects of pharmacy at the time, he explores the activities ofmedical purveyors, drug distribution and manufacturing, the kinds ofmedicines used, pharmacy administration in the Confederacy, and theimpact of the Union blockade on supplies in the South. In a series ofappendices, Flannery provides a number of primary documents andsome explanatory material, including standard supply tables, materiamedica lists, and government circulars.

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G70 2003-056857 0-8194-5190-8CCoohheerreenntt ffiieellddss aanndd iimmaaggeess iinn rreemmoottee sseennssiinngg..Mandrosov, Valery I. (SPIE Press monograph; PM130)SPIE, ©2004 219 p. $56.00 (pa)Mandrosov’s (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology) text isdirected to the broad community of researchers, engineers, senior uni-versity and graduate students interested in coherent phenomena andtheir applications. Coverage includes the basic concepts of the statisticaltheory of light scattering, statistical description of coherent images, useof coherent fields and images to determine the dynamic parameters ofremote objects, the basics of Fourier telescopy, and the use of time back-ground holography for the detection and determination of parameters ofmoving objects.

G70 2004-45490 0-415-28375-2GGIISS;; aa ccoommppuuttiinngg ppeerrssppeeccttiivvee,, 22dd eedd..Worboys, Michael and Matt Duckham.CRC Pr., ©2004 426 p. $79.95Worboys (U. of Maine, US) and Duckham (U. of Melbourne, Australia)introduce the multidisciplinary science of geographic information. Withan emphasis on spatial information modeling and representation, theydescribe conceptual and formal models of spatial information, the rep-resentations and data structures necessary for geographic informationsystems, interfaces and architectures for interacting with data, and theissues of uncertainty and time in spatial information.

G70 90-5966-007-2RReemmoottee sseennssiinngg iinn ttrraannssiittiioonn;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Symposium of the European Association of Remote SensingLaboratories (24th: 2003: Ghent, Belgium) Ed. by Rudi Goossens.Millpress Science Publishers, ©2004 546 p. $137.00Seventy-four papers from the June 2003 symposium held by theEuropean Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories discuss new devel-opments in data analysis techniques, very high resolution data, 3Dsensing, and imaging spectroscopy, and describe applications to moni-toring the ocean and atmosphere, vegetation, ice, and land use. Topicsinclude digital elevation model generation from satellite data, fire riskmapping by integrating dynamic and structural variables, databases fordelivering solar radiation data at ground level, the use of neural net-works for urban area classification in satellite images, and an altimetricand in situ study of the Antarctic circumpolar current. The CD-ROM con-tains all the papers in pdf format.

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G70 2003-008701 0-415-30224-2TThheerrmmaall rreemmoottee sseennssiinngg iinn llaanndd ssuurrffaaccee pprroocceesssseess..Title main entry. Ed. by Dale A. Quattrochi and Jeffrey C. Luvall.CRC Pr., ©2004 440 p. $99.95To promote the use of thermal infrared data to investigate land surfaceprocesses, scientists in the technology itself and in several disciplines thatmake use of it, present studies in which such data have been used toderive quantitative measurements of the fluxes and redistribution ofsurface thermal energy balance characteristics, and used them to developa better understanding of land surface processes and land-atmosphereinteractions. They emphasize the practical procedures and impedimentsfor using the technology. The topics include high spatial resolutionmapping of surface energy balance components, coupling thermalinfrared and visible satellite measurements to infer biophysical variablesat land surfaces, and the exergy analysis of ecosystems.

GA116 2003-69761 0-415-30216-1BBaassiicc GGIISS ccoooorrddiinnaatteess..Van Sickel, Jan.CRC Pr., ©2004 173 p. $79.95This text explains how GIS coordinates tie the real world to its electronicimage in the computer. The progression of fundamental ideas of coor-dinate systems is outlined without overwhelming readers with sup-porting mathematics. Chapters cover building of a coordinate system,heights, two-coordinate systems, and the rectangular system. Datum real-ization, coordinate transformation, state plane coordinates, and UTMcoordinates are some topics explained. Chapter review questions andanswers are included. Van Sickle is a teacher of surveying and mapping.

GB400 2003-46892 0-415-27298-XEEnnccyyccllooppeeddiiaa ooff ggeeoommoorrpphhoollooggyy;; 22vv..Title main entry. Ed. by A.S. Goudie.Routledge, ©2004 1156 p. $395.00Contributors from 30 countries cover concepts, discoveries and tech-niques of the field in nearly 700 signed, alphabetically-arranged entries.Even the briefest entries, such as the first on abrasion, include referencesand/or suggestions for further reading, and many include diagrams orphotographs (360 in all). Volume one begins with a thematic entry listwhich arranges the entries primarily by landform type (e.g., Aeolian,fluvial, lacustrine and coastal or marine; or process e.g., weathering. Othertopics relate to the history and subdisciplines of geomorphology; recentdiscoveries about tectonic and climatic changes; analytical techniquesincluding modeling and remote sensing; and safety, environment andland management issues. Students, researchers, and practitioners in geo-morphology and related fields such as earth science and sedimentologywill welcome this comprehensive resource that is funded in part by itsauthors (they donated their royalties to the encyclopedia’s co-producer,the International Association of Geomorphologists). Distributed by Taylor& Francis.

GB1001 2003-023862 0-471-06460-2MMooddeerrnn ggrroouunnddwwaatteerr eexxpplloorraattiioonn;; ddiissccoovveerriinngg nneeww wwaatteerrrreessoouurrcceess iinn ccoonnssoolliiddaatteedd rroocckkss uussiinngg iinnnnoovvaattiivveehhyyddrrooggeeoollooggiicc ccoonncceeppttss,, eexxpplloorraattiioonn,, ddrriilllliinngg,, aaqquuiiffeerrtteessttiinngg........Bisson, Robert A. and Jay H. Lehr.Wiley-Interscience, ©2004 309 p. $74.95Bisson, a water development professional in the private sector, and Lehr,former editor of the Groundwater Journal, detail applications and resultsof proven technologies and geological concepts adapted from the oil, gas,and mineral exploration industries for evaluating, developing, and man-aging previously undiscovered groundwater resources. They outline anew groundwater paradigm, megawatershed, which describes theEarth’s natural groundwater systems, and look at innovative drilling andtesting technologies that make major new groundwater sources available.Case studies demonstrate megawatershed methods, illustrated with b&wand color images and maps.

GB1205 2004-005074 0-470-84357-8SSttrreeaamm hhyyddrroollooggyy;; aann iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ffoorr eeccoollooggiissttss,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by by Nancy D. Gordon et al.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 429 p. $130.00This text for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates in hydrology,stream ecology, and fisheries science describes methods from engi-neering hydrology, fluvial geomorphology, and hydraulics, and givesexamples of their biological implications. Emphasis is on applications,from collecting and analyzing field measurements to using data andtools in stream management. There is new material on environmentalflows, stream rehabilitation, and measuring stream health. B&w photosare included. Reflecting the latest developments in the application ofhydrology, geomorphology, and ecology to stream management, thissecond edition maintains an emphasis on the physical environment, andoffers a new version of a software package, available online, that wasdeveloped for use with the text. The software assumes no priorknowledge other than basic computer keyboard skills. Information onGordon is not given.

GE45 2003-021165 1-55963-961-XMMeeddiiaatteedd mmooddeelliinngg;; aa ssyysstteemm ddyynnaammiiccss aapppprrooaacchh ttooeennvviirroonnmmeennttaall ccoonnsseennssuuss bbuuiillddiinngg..Van den Belt, Marjan.Island Press, ©2004 339 p. $35.00 (pa)Historically, the process of building simulation models with a variety ofparticipants was limited to private business settings for strategic decisionmaking. Van den Belt proposes the expansion of group modeling into thearea of environmental issues where multiple stakeholders are involved—a process that seeks to aid consensus building among communitymembers, government officials, industry representatives, and others inan arena that often has been deeply divisive. Her practical guide is aimedat three audiences: environmental professionals considering the use ofmediated modeling; students interested in practical applications of mod-eling in the context of group dynamics and facilitation; and modelingand mediation practitioners—usually two distinct groups.

GE56 2003-016275 1-55963-286-0PPoolliittiiccss,, ppoolllluuttiioonn,, aanndd ppaannddaass;; aann eennvviirroonnmmeennttaall mmeemmooiirr..Train, Russell E.Island Press, ©2003 376 p. $28.00Train recounts his experience as a major player in environmental devel-opments in the US government during the late 1960s and early 1970s,and before and after that in the nongovernmental environmental com-munity, particularly as head of the World Wildlife Fund in the US.

GE70 2004-044111 0-8204-6526-7WWoorrlldd ttrreennddss iinn eennvviirroonnmmeennttaall eedduuccaattiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Ulisses Azeiteiro et al. (Environmentaleducation, communication and sustainability; v.14)Peter Lang Publishing Inc, ©2004 268 p. $55.95 (pa)The First World Environmental Education Congress (FWEEC), held inEspinho, Portugal, in May 2003, offered an international forum for edu-cators, scientists, politicians, and activists from 38 countries to debateissues in environmental education. Papers delivered at the congress offeran overview of various trends related to aspects of research, teaching, andproject based work. Some topics discussed include distance learning forsustainability education, evaluating environmental education programs,national public policies in Brazil, and environmental education researchin southern Africa.

GE105 2003-062840 0-86587-972-9IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo eennvviirroonnmmeennttaall eennggiinneeeerriinngg aanndd sscciieennccee,, 22ddeedd..Gupta, Ram S.Government Institutes Inc., ©2004 532 p. $89.00This textbook covers the basics of resource management, pollutioncontrol, and government regulation. It begins by detailing basic scientificprinciples as they apply to the environment. It then reviews the currentunderstanding of natural resources, threats to the environment, and engi-neering solutions. Case studies are used to clarify important concepts.Gupta teaches environmental engineering at Roger Williams University.

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GE300 2003-53691 0-333-67481-2TToowwaarrddss aann eennvviirroonnmmeenntt rreesseeaarrcchh aaggeennddaa;; aa tthhiirrddsseelleeccttiioonn ooff ppaappeerrss..Title main entry. Ed. by Adrian Winnett.Palgrave Macmillan, ©2004 308 p. $65.00In this third volume of papers derived from a forum held at theInternational Centre for the Environment, with which the editor is affil-iated, Winnett (economics, U. of Bath, UK) introduces interdisciplinarythinking on issues relevant to diverse policy and management areas. Thedozen contributions include case studies of methods of assessing sus-tainability and risk valuation, socially- responsible products, and anagenda integrating local and national plans for sustainability. A novelpiece views environmental preferences through the lens of psychologistPiaget’s developmental theories.

GF90 2003-282207 1-85312-936-4MMuullttiiffuunnccttiioonnaall llaannddssccaappeess;; 33vv..Title main entry. Ed. by J. Brandt and H. Vejre. (International series onadvances in ecological sciences; v.14-16)WIT Press, ©2004 857 p. $426.00The 47 papers of this three-volume work focus on issues and researchconcerning multiple uses for landscape and were first presented at a con-ference held in Roskilde, Denmark in 2000 (they were revised for thispublication). Volume 1, on theory, values, and history, includes the topicsof neo-rurality and multifunctional landscapes, the theory and use of his-torical cases for multifunctional landscapes, and an environmentalimpact study for a high-speed railway line in Italy. Topics in v.2 (on mon-itoring, diversity, and management) include measuring the multifunc-tionality of mountainous grassland in Austria, relationships betweenbiodiversity and landscape diversity, and modeling farmers’ provision oflandscape goods in a multifunctional setting. Volume 3, on continuityand change, includes 13 case studies on topics that include indicators forlandscape sustainability of farms, evaluating impacts of land usechanges, and historical perspectives on land use in the differentiation ofcultural landscapes. Case studies are included for Ghana, Austria, Italy,Romania, the UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, and Estonia.The US office of WIT Press is Computational Mechanics.

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GN282 2001-02664 0-471-41823-4TThhee hhuummaann ffoossssiill rreeccoorrdd;; vv..33:: BBrraaiinn eennddooccaassttss——tthheeppaalleeoonneeuurroollooggiiccaall eevviiddeennccee..Holloway, Ralph L. et al.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 315 p. $195.00The only direct evidence available about hominid brain evolution arebrain endocasts, casts made from the inside of the skull; and Holloway(anthropology, Columbia U.), Douglas C. Broadfield (anthropology andbiomedical science, Florida Atlantic U.) and Michael S. Yuan (dental andoral surgery, Columbia U.) analyze in detail what the casts from the ear-liest hominids to modern homo sapiens show about changes throughtime, both in terms of brain size and what can be ascertained about thebrain’s organization from surface features. Among these features are con-volutional patterns, cerebral asymmetries, biometrical comparisons, andmeningeal patterns of the endocranial surface.

GN585 2003-019706 0-88192-638-8MMeeddiicciinnaall ppllaannttss iinn ffoollkk ttrraaddiittiioonn;; aann eetthhnnoobboottaannyy ooffBBrriittaaiinn && IIrreellaanndd..Allen, David E. and Gabrielle Hatfield.Timber Press, ©2004 431 p. $29.95In what is presented as the first comprehensive compendium ofmedicinal uses of plants native/introduced to the UK (and some, also toNorth America), two British botanists trace a “lost tradition” in usingplants therapeutically. They claim that previous histories of Western med-icine are based mostly on expertise gathered from classical texts andMediterranean countries. Includes color photos, line drawings, and a listof veterinary remedies.

GN666 0-85575-458-3RReeaaddiinngg ddooccttoorrss’’ wwrriittiinngg;; rraaccee,, ppoolliittiiccss aanndd ppoowweerr iinniinnddiiggeennoouuss hheeaalltthh rreesseeaarrcchh,, 11887700--11996699..Thomas, David Piers.Aboriginal Studies Press, ©2004 209 p. $26.95 (pa)Health research among Indigenous Australians is inseparable from thehistory of colonialism, and the way doctors have written about theIndigenous has helped define the way Indigenous people have been seenby Australian society. Indebted to the ideas of Edward Said and otherwriters in cultural and postcolonial studies, Thomas (a doctor who hasworked with Indigenous community-controlled health services) examinesthe way the Indigenous have been represented in health research writing,specifically as within the contexts of colonialism, nationalism, andracism. Distributed in the US by ISBS.

GV199 2003-026888 0-89886-847-5HHiikkiinngg OOrreeggoonn’’ss ggeeoollooggyy,, 22dd eedd..Bishop, Ellen Morris.The Mountaineers Books, ©2004 268 p. $16.95 (pa)Designed for the amateur naturalist, this guide describes 90 hikes chosenbecause they lead to some of Oregon’s rocky wonders. Along with thegeologic description, directions to the site, a description of the trail, anddetails such as the topographic and geologic maps for the area, level ofdifficulty, precautions, and other sensible information are provided foreach hike. New to the second edition are appendices with hikes listed byrock age and a succinct guide to rock identification. B&w photos areincluded with each hike and for the identification guide.

GV840 0-8248-2891-7SSuurrff sscciieennccee;; aann iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo wwaavveess ffoorr ssuurrffiinngg..((rreepprriinntt,, 22000022))Butt, Tony and Paul Russell, with Rick Grigg.U. of Hawai’i Pr., ©2004 142 p. $32.00 (pa)This text is a reprint of the 2002 publication in which Butt and Russell(both U. of Plymouth, UK) explore the science of waves from a surfingpoint of view. Written for surfers, the text does not require a science back-ground but does contain enough technical material to also be suitable forfirst-year undergraduates in oceanography and surf science. Coverageincludes the life of a wave from its birth in an oceanic storm to its dis-sipation on shore, and scientific aspects of surfing, including surfing inthe storm, local coastal winds, water temperature, tides, world waveclimate, and wave forecasting.

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HA32 2004-105503 0-534-61006-4AA ssiimmppllee gguuiiddee ttoo SSPPSSSS ffoorr WWiinnddoowwss;; ffoorr vveerrssiioonnss 1122..00Kirkpatrick, Lee A. and Brooke C. Feeney.Wadsworth Publishing Co., ©2004 115 p. $25.95 (pa)Kirkpatrick (College of William & Mary) and Feeney (Carnegie Mellon U.)introduce enough material to enable novice users to perform dataanalyses in beginning statistical courses in psychology using the latestversion of the widely-used Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Thisedition updates A Simple Guide to SPSS for Windows: For Versions 8.0, 9.0,10.0, and 11.0 (Wadsworth, 2003).

HC79 2003-111591 1-58603-379-4BBuuiillddiinngg tthhee kknnoowwlleeddggee eeccoonnoommyy;; iissssuueess,, aapppplliiccaattiioonnss,,ccaassee ssttuuddiieess;; 22vv..Title main entry. Ed. by Paul Cunningham, Miriam Cunningham andPeter Fatelnig.IOS Press, ©2003 1659 p. $275.00As stated in the subtitle of this hefty two-volume set, issues, applications,and case studies are presented in connection with the many dimensionsof internet, and information and communication technologies (ICT) asthey relate to the global economy. Of the 200 contributions, many werefunded at the European level, others by commercial enterprises ornational or regional planning commissions. Arrangement of material isin eight thematic sections on: broadband and mobility; e-business; e-gov-ernment and e-democracy; knowledge management; networked, smart,and virtual organizations; new working environments; SME issues; andtraining and education. Readership will be the forward-looking econo-mists and policy makers who must be alert to the implications of fast-evolving technology, as well as technology-oriented professionalsinterested in how the new gadgetry can and will transform society.Editors Paul and Miriam Cunningham are affiliated with HMCInternational Information Management Corporation Ltd. in Dublin,Ireland; Peter Fatelnig is with the European Commission, Brussels,Belgium. Indexing is by author only, not by subject.

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Assume that all books contain appropriate scholarly paraphernalia.We note if the book should contain, but lacks, a subject index and/or abibliography.

HC79 2003503898 92-64-10447-XEEnnvviirroonnmmeennttaallllyy hhaarrmmffuull ssuubbssiiddiieess;; ppoolliiccyy iissssuueess aannddcchhaalllleennggeess..Title main entry. Ed. by OECD.OECD, ©2003 212 p. $52.00 (pa)The product of a workshop sponsored by the Organization for EconomicCo-operation and Development, this work contains four of the key papersand a summary of the workshop outcomes. The summary reports on theprogress of the workshop in identifying some common elements in meas-urement of subsidies given to industries and beginning the process ofdetermining which subsidies are harmful to the environment. The keypapers also address those issues in somewhat more detail, in addition tothe question of environmentally harmful subsidies in the context of sus-tainable development in developing countries.

HC79 2004-048263 1-84376-322-2VVoolluunnttaarryy aapppprrooaacchheess iinn cclliimmaattee ppoolliiccyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Andrea Baranzini and Philippe Thalmann.(New horizons in environmental economics)Edward Elgar Pub. Co., ©2004 304 p. $110.00The initial assumption here is that people in the upper echelons ofbusiness and politics have finally caught up with average people in real-izing that they can and must contribute to reducing environmentaldamage even if no one is making them. Scholars of economics and man-agement from Europe and the US explore how corporate voluntarism canbe harnessed to mitigate the impact business has on the climate. Theyfocus on the economics of voluntary approaches, their advantages anddisadvantages from an economic perspective, and how they comparewith other climate policy instruments. They use a range of differentmethods, and minimize or forgo the theoretical modelling to emphasizethe intuition of their results so that non- specialists can stay in the game.

HC110 92-64-10576-XGGrreeeennhhoouussee ggaass eemmiissssiioonnss ttrraaddiinngg aanndd pprroojjeecctt--bbaasseeddmmeecchhaanniissmmss..Title main entry.OECD, ©2004 223 p. $52.00 (pa)A dozen papers from the March 2003 Global Forum on SustainableDevelopment: Emissions Trading, held in Paris, have been revised forpublication in light of responses from participants. They cover experienceand lessons and project-based mechanisms in developing and transitioncountries, tradable permits in the policy mix and the harmonization ofemissions trading schemes, and transition issues and areas for furtherwork. A summary concludes. There is no index.

HC244 2002-109082 1-58603-260-7OOvveerrccoommiinngg bbaarrrriieerrss ttoo tteecchhnnoollooggyy ttrraannssffeerr aanndd bbuussiinneessssccoommmmeerrcciiaalliissaattiioonn iinn CCeennttrraall aanndd EEaasstteerrnn EEuurrooppee;;ssoolluuttiioonnss aanndd ooppppoorrttuunniittiieess..Title main entry. Ed. by Richard A. Bendis and Stefan T. Craciunoiu.(NATO science series; v.36)IOS Press, ©2002 253 p. $116.00Papers from a September 2001 NATO Advanced Research Workshopreview the current status of business development in Central and EasternEurope, and describe mechanisms for business commercialization andmodels for change based on Western European and US experiences. Theyexamine business opportunities through technology transfer, and discussthe potential for creating a technology transfer and commercializationnetwork across the region that will make use of public/private partner-ships. The book will be of interest to researchers and managers involvedin technology transfer and innovation. There is no subject index.

HC244 2002-109092 1-58603-263-1PPrroossppeeccttss ooff iinntteeggrraattiioonn aanndd ddeevveellooppmmeenntt ooff RR && DD aannddtthhee iinnnnoovvaattiioonn ppootteennttiiaall ooff BBllaacckk SSeeaa EEccoonnoommiicc CCoo--ooppeerraattiioonn ccoouunnttrriieess..Title main entry. Ed. by Walter Leal Filho. (NATO science series. SeriesV, Science and technology policy; v.37)IOS Press, ©2002 198 p. $104.00Containing the proceedings of the eponymous NATO Advanced TrainingCourse held in the Ukraine in October 2001, this work examines researchand development projects, innovation dissemination strategies, and tech-nology transfer in general for the Black Sea Economic Co-operationCountries (BSEC), a group comprised largely of former socialist countries.Bringing together authors from NATO countries, as well as a numberfrom the BSEC, the 17 papers are practice-focused, seeking to “strengthenthe applied significance of the topic” and “promote existing innovationinfrastructures.”

HD108 2004-540564 3-03-910207-9LLaanndd uussee iinn pprroodduucctt lliiffee ccyycclleess aanndd eeccoossyysstteemm qquuaalliittyy..Köllner, Thomas. (European university studies; ser.5: Economics andmanagement; v.3012)Peter Lang Publishing Inc, ©2003 271 p. $55.95 (pa)Life cycle assessment is widely used for environmental planning anddecision-making, but it doesn’t adequately take into account land use andits consequences for ecosystem quality, says Köllner, a Swiss environ-mental scientist. He describes a method for assessing land-use impactson biodiversity using empirical information on species diversity. A casestudy on food products shows how the method can be applied in lifecycle impact assessments.

HD2329 1-904350-01-1TThhee aarrcchhaaeeoollooggyy ooff iinndduussttrriiaalliizzaattiioonn;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Archaeology of Industrialization (1999: UK) Ed. by David Barker andDavid Cranstone.Maney Publishing, ©2004 333 p. $93.00Barker and Cranstone, respectively past presidents of the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology and the Association for Industrial Archaeology,present the results of these institutions’ first collaborative venture, a 1999conference on the archaeology of industrialization in Europe. Twenty-three papers are organized into sections on approaches to the archae-ology of industrialization, industry in the rural landscape, landscapes ofmining, settlement and the urban landscape, artifacts and industry,material culture and social change, and the influence of the past on thepresent. Distributed in the US by ISBS.

HD9502 92-64-10217-5EEnneerrggyy bbaallaanncceess ooff nnoonn--OOEECCDD ccoouunnttrriieess,, 22000000--22000011.. ((22000033eedd..))Title main entry. Ed. by IEA.OECD, ©2003 431 p. $110.00 (pa)This reference summarizes statistics on the production, trade, and con-sumption in a common unit for each source of energy in 105 non- OECDcountries arranged alphabetically. The graphs and energy balance sheetsseparate each energy source according to their use by the electricity,heating, industrial, and transport sectors. Other tables list the production,import, and consumption numbers for selected years between 1971 and2001 by country and continent. Some explanatory notes and headings aretranslated into French.

HD9502 92-64-01478-0EEnneerrggyy ppoolliicciieess ooff IIEEAA ccoouunnttrriieess;; SSwwiittzzeerrllaanndd 22000033 rreevviieeww..Title main entry. Ed. by IEA. (Energy policies of IEA countries)OECD, ©2003 141 p. $75.00 (pa)Prepared by the International Energy Agency after a review team visit toSwitzerland that took place in November of 2002, this report examinesthe overall energy policy of the European country, focusing on questionsof environmental impact, efficiency, security of supply, and energypricing and taxation. Chapters separately address general energy policy,energy and the environment, demand and end-use efficiency, fossil fuels,renewables, nuclear power, electricity and heat, and research and devel-opment. In addition to the policy review, the review team offers anumber of policy recommendations.

HD9502 92-64-01480-2EEnneerrggyy ppoolliicciieess ooff IIEEAA ccoouunnttrriieess;; 22000033 rreevviieeww..Title main entry. Ed. by IEA.OECD, ©2003 431 p. $120.00 (pa)The International Energy Agency reviews the energy policies of membercountries in depth every four years. This volume contains summaries ofthe 2002-2003 in-depth reviews of Austria, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan,and Switzerland. Also contained are the shorter standard reviews cov-ering Australia, Belgium, the Czech Republic, New Zealand, Norway,Spain, and Turkey. In introductory overview considers general develop-ments in the energy market and energy policy.

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HD9502 92-64-10215-9EEnneerrggyy ssttaattiissttiiccss ooff NNoonn--OOEECCDD ccoouunnttrriieess 22000000--22000011;; 22000033eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by IEA.OECD, ©2003 731 p. $110.00 (pa)This book contains data on energy supply and consumption (in originalunits) for coal, oil, gas, electricity, heat, renewables, and waste in about100 non-OECD countries. Historical tables summarize data on pro-duction, trade, and final consumption. Definitions of products andexplanatory notes on the individual country data are included. Tableheadings are in English and French, and pull-out sheets offer translationsof key words in French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Russian, andChinese.

HD9502 92-64-01906-5WWoorrlldd eenneerrggyy iinnvveessttmmeenntt oouuttllooookk;; 22000033 iinnssiigghhttss..Title main entry.OECD, ©2003 511 p. $150.00 (pa)This study assesses the prospects for investment in the global energysector through 2030, attempting to answer questions related to capitalneeded to finance the construction of energy-supply infrastructure, andto the obstacles the energy sector will need to overcome to attract thisinvestment. Seeking to stimulate debate among policy- makers, investors,and the energy industry, the study examines new capacity needs for pro-duction, transformation, and transportation, unit capital costs, and incre-mental capacity needs for each fuel and region. There in no subjectindex. The book is prepared by the International Energy Agency.

HD9560 92-64-10221-3OOiill iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn 22000033;; wwiitthh 22000022 ddaattaa..Title main entry. (IEA statistics)OECD, ©2003 — p. $150.00 (pa)Prepared by the International Energy Agency of the OECD (Organizationfor Economic Co-operation and Development), this reference containstables of statistics on oil import, export, and consumption worldwide.The tables, which are organized by area as well as by individual OECDmember country, contain statistics on world oil market developmentsgoing back to 1971; oil supply, demand, and end-use consumption; andtime series of major oil flows from 1973- 2002. Initial chapters define theterminology used and provide notes on each OECD country, as well asother details, in both French and English. Among the topics in the sectionon historic trends of oil flow are production, net imports, refinery inputand output, gross consumption by product, and consumption in thetransport industry.

HD9581 92-64-10219-1NNaattuurraall ggaass iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn,, 22000033 eedd..Title main entry.OECD, ©2003 — p. $150.00 (pa)This report provides energy policy makers and those employed in allsectors of the gas industry with information on trends and prospects innatural gas supply and demand. Information is provided on LNG andpipeline trade, gas reserves, storage capacity, and prices. The main partof the book concentrates on OECD countries, showing a detailed supplyand demand balance for each country and for the regions of NorthAmerica, Europe, and the Pacific, and presenting a breakdown of gasconsumption by end-user. Import and export data are reported by sourceand destination. The report was prepared by the International EnergyAgency of OECD.

HD9711 2004-041040 0-7546-4225-9DDeeffiinniinngg aaeerroossppaaccee ppoolliiccyy;; eessssaayyss iinn hhoonnoorr ooff FFrraanncciiss TT..HHoobbaann..Title main entry. Ed. by Kenneth Button et al.Ashgate Publishing Co., ©2004 152 p. $69.95Button (aerospace policy, George Mason University) introduces contribu-tions from figures in the US aerospace community to provide insight onthe ways in which aerospace policy is developed and implemented. Basedon real-life case studies and personal experiences, the book covers majorpolicy examples such as US activities to reduce launch costs and theemergence of a Spaceport Policy. A few b&w illustrations are included.The book is presented in tribute to Frank Hoban, former head of theNASA/George Mason University Continuing Career Program.

HE4451 2003-16783 1-55963-117-1TThhee nneeww ttrraannssiitt ttoowwnn;; bbeesstt pprraaccttiicceess iinn ttrraannssiitt--oorriieenntteeddddeevveellooppmmeenntt..Title main entry. Ed. by Hank Dittmar and Gloria Ohland.Island Press, ©2004 253 p. $32.00 (pa)Urban planners, economists, and project managers report from thetrenches in five US cities that are using public transit as the cornerstoneof their development efforts. They also consider general topics such asthe concept of transit-oriented development, the drama and its actors,regulations, financing, and traffic and parking.

HE8085 2003-061588 1-84376-510-1TThhee eeccoonnoommiiccss ooff aannttiittrruusstt aanndd rreegguullaattiioonn iinntteelleeccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonnss;; ppeerrssppeeccttiivveess ffoorr tthhee NNeeww EEuurrooppeeaannrreegguullaattoorryy ffrraammeewwoorrkk..Title main entry. Ed. by Pierre A. Buigues.Edward Elgar Pub. Co., ©2004 467 p. $210.00European Union officials, mostly from the antitrust unit in charge of thetelecommunications industry, and European academic economists spenta year investigating a number of key issues in the telecommunicationssector, and presented their findings at a conference held in Brussels inSeptember 2002, the proceedings of which are published here.Contributors from the two groups trade thoughts on the new regulatorytelecommunications framework, market definition in the telecommuni-cations markets, the economic analysis of collective dominance in thosemarkets, economic aspects of access to networks, and UMTS as a casestudy of competition and allocation of scarce resources. Three shortpapers document a roundtable discussion. A final paper discusses mon-itoring competition in the sector with European Commission sectorinquires. The main regulatory texts are appended.

HF5371 2003-028189 1-58450-312-2PPrrooggrraammmmiinngg MMiiccrroossoofftt IInnffooppaatthh;; aa ddeevveellooppeerr’’ss gguuiiddee..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Robbins, Thom.Charles River Media, ©2004 338 p. $41.95 (pa)Intended for application developers, this book explains how the InfoPathintegrated environment takes advantage of XML to develop forms-basedsolutions that provide both data validation and formatting, and how touse both databases and web services to develop business processautomation solutions. Robbins, who is a senior technology specialist withMicrosoft, discusses SQL server 2000, Access 2003, BizTalk server 2004,smart client applications, and the InfoPath security model. The CD-ROMcontains source code.

HF5548 2003-025969 1-59140-241-7EE--ccoommmmeerrccee sseeccuurriittyy;; aaddvviiccee ffrroomm eexxppeerrttss..Title main entry. Ed. by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour. (IT solutions book series)CyberTech Publishing, ©2004 176 p. $29.95 (pa)Essays by and interviews with academics and consultants address issuesof security in e-commerce—a realm where the cost of misuse andcriminal activities is now estimated to exceed $10 billion a year. Theexperts in question discuss security risks and the management of e-com-merce practices and solutions which can be adopted by organizations ofall types and sizes that rely on e-commerce for their day-to-day business.The CyberTech imprint is a subsidiary of Idea Group Publishing.

HF5548 2003-101786 0-7645-3754-7EExxcceell ddaattaa aannaallyyssiiss;; yyoouurr vviissuuaall bblluueepprriinntt ffoorr ccrreeaattiinngg aannddaannaallyyzziinngg ddaattaa,, cchhaarrttss,, aanndd PPiivvoottTTaabblleess.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Simon, Jinjer L. (Visual read less, learn more)John Wiley & Sons, ©2003 289 p. $26.99 (pa)Intended for novice data analysts familiar with Excel, this guide demon-strates how to create Excel lists, apply conditional formatting and filters,build complex formulas with the insert function dialog box, optimize thepresentation of data with charts and PivotTables, and use VBA to createmacros. The CD-ROM contains trial versions of FinOptions XL 2.0, SigmaXL 1.1, Unistat 5.5, and 4Tops Data.

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HF5548 2004-5015 1-58450-320-3OOppeenn ssoouurrccee ssoolluuttiioonnss ffoorr ssmmaallll bbuussiinneessss pprroobblleemmss.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Locke, John.Charles River Media, ©2004 556 p. $39.95 (pa)Intended for IT consultants and technology-savvy small business owners,this book discusses open source server solutions that run on a Linuxserver and client software that runs on Windows, Linux, or an AppleMacintosh operating system. The author recommends products for eachcategory of business use, without requiring a business to dive fully intothe open source world. The CD-ROM contains OpenOffice, AbiWord, andthe Mozilla e-mail client and web browser.

HF5548 2004-371604 92-64-10162-4PPrriivvaaccyy oonnlliinnee;; OOEECCDD gguuiiddaannccee oonn ppoolliiccyy aanndd pprraaccttiiccee..Title main entry.OECD, ©2003 390 p. $75.00 (pa)Prepared by a subgroup of the Organisation for Economic Co-operationand Development’s Committee for Information, Computer andCommunications Policy, this work provides recommendations aimedtowards the standardization of national approaches for the protection ofprivacy and personal data on global information networks. The reportprovides an overview of the work of the Committee’s Working Party onInformation Security and Privacy between 1998 and 2002, presents policyand practice guidance based on the work, and contains reference docu-ments arising out of the Working Party’s activities.

HF5548 2003-017691 1-59140-212-3WWiirreelleessss ccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonnss aanndd mmoobbiillee ccoommmmeerrccee..Shi, Nan Si.IRM Press, ©2004 279 p. $59.95 (pa)Shi (University of South Australia) collects work on strategicconsiderations of mobile commerce. Touching on business strategies,models, management paradigms, architecture, and infrastructure,international contributors from various disciplines examine thecharacteristics of global mobile commerce, issues related to mobilebusiness networks and consumers, and wireless communications andmobile computing infrastructure considerations. The primary audiencefor the book will be researchers, professionals, executives, andpostgraduate students in information and communications technology.

HF5691 2004-046167 0-8218-3412-6MMaatthheemmaattiiccss ooff ffiinnaannccee;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..AMS-IMS-SIAM Joint Summer Research Conference on Mathematics ofFinance (2003: Snowbird, Utah) Ed. by George Yin and Qing Zhang.(Contemporary mathematics; 351)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 398 p. $99.00 (pa)The mathematics of finance involves a spectrum of techniques that gobeyond traditional applied mathematics. A June 2003 conference broughttogether researchers from mathematical sciences, finance, economics,and engineering to look at new problems, models, and results in themathematics of finance, in areas related to modeling, estimation,optimization, control, risk assessment and management, contingentclaim pricing, dynamic hedging, and financial derivative design. Somesubjects discussed are hedging default risk in an incomplete market,indifferent prices of early exercise claims, estimation via stochasticfiltering in financial market models, and duality and risk sensitiveportfolio optimization. There is no subject index.

HG4514 1-59095-909-4IInnssiiddeerrssCChhooiiccee ttoo tthhee ccaannddiiddaattee’’ss gguuiiddee ttoo ((CCFFAA)) CChhaarrtteerreeddFFiinnaanncciiaall AAnnaallyysstt 22000044 lleevveell 11 lleeaarrnniinngg oouuttccoommeessttaatteemmeennttss..Stewart, David.TotalRecall Publications, ©2004 382 p. $199.99 (pa)Arranged into 18 sessions that review ethical and professional standards,investment tools, portfolio management, and asset valuation, this studyguide assigns readings from ten textbooks, then tests the applicant’sretention of the key points learned in a question and answer format.Topics covered include common probability distributions, price searchermarkets with low entry barriers, foreign exchange parity relations,analysis of long-lived assets, cash flow estimation, the optimal capitalbudget, stock market analysis, and the risks associated with investing inbonds. Simulated practice exams are available for download from awebsite.

HG9396 2003-114736 0-309-09105-5IInnssuurriinngg AAmmeerriiccaa’’ss hheeaalltthh;; pprriinncciipplleess aannddrreeccoommmmeennddaattiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by Committee on the Consequences ofUninsurance et al.National Academies Press, ©2004 205 p. $27.00 (pa)Concluding a series of reports conducted by the Institute of Medicine’sCommittee on the Consequences of Uninsurance, this volume presentsrecommendations based on the findings of the first five reports on theproblem of lack of medical insurance in the United States. The reportargues that health care coverage should be universal, continuous, andaffordable. Such principles require major reforms at the federal level andthe committee reviews steps that can be taken towards those reforms.

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HQ76 2003-018149 1-56023-306-0TTrraauummaa,, ssttrreessss,, aanndd rreessiilliieennccee aammoonngg sseexxuuaall mmiinnoorriittyywwoommeenn;; rriissiinngg lliikkee tthhee pphhooeenniixx..Balsam, Kimberly.Harrington Park Press, ©2003 149 p. $39.95Balsam (psychology, University of Washington) collects material on theprevalence, impact, and meaning of traumatic experiences in the lives ofsexual minority women. Contributors in psychology, social work, andwomen’s studies incorporate real-life case examples and direct quotesfrom women interviewed to illustrate the emotional strain these womenendure, and describe constructive individual and community responsesthat promote resilience and healing. Some topics addressed are theimpact of sexual abuse history on the coming out process, uniquestressors facing African-American lesbians, and gathering data on hatecrimes. This book has been co-published simultaneously as Journal ofLesbian Studies, vol. 7, no. 4, 2003.

HQ766 2003-019937 0-8142-0954-8AAnnyy ffrriieenndd ooff tthhee mmoovveemmeenntt;; nneettwwoorrkkiinngg ffoorr bbiirrtthhccoonnttrrooll,, 11992200--11994400..Meyer, Jimmy Elaine Wilkinson. (Women and health; cultural andsocial perspectives)Ohio State U. Pr., ©2004 296 p. $54.95Founded in 1928, the Maternal Health Association of Cleveland, Ohiooffered birth control services to poor women. The Association played arepresentative role in national reform movements and demonstratesintersections between voluntarism, gender, and state action. This casestudy explores how volunteers and clients experienced the clinic, espe-cially concentrating on the tactics chosen by the Association to advancetheir cause and the way they linked with social and reform networks inorder to sustain the venture.

HQ772 0-7487-6932-3SSttoorryytteelllliinngg iinn tthheerraappyy..Crawford, Rhiannon et al.Nelson Thornes Publishers, Ltd, ©2004128 p. $22.50 (pa)Clinical psychologist Crawford, Brian Brown (health sciences, DeMontfort U.) and Paul Crawford (nursing, U. of Nottingham) explain totherapists how they can incorporate storytelling into their practice. Theydiscuss attitude shift; emotions; behavior change; and self-image, devel-opment, and nurture. Distributed in the US by ISBS.

HQ1064 2003-025757 1-878866-24-9AAggiinngg iinn ssttrriiddee;; ppllaann aahheeaadd,, ssttaayy ccoonnnneecctteedd,, kkeeeepp mmoovviinngg..Himes, Christine L. et al.Caresource, ©2004 368 p. $24.95 (pa)Offering practical tips and resources, a Seattle geriatrician, a minister,and the founder of a company that assists senior service providersdiscuss medical, lifestyle, and legal issues involved in aging. Published inassociation with health care and advocacy groups, the book includesuseful forms (e.g. for retirement housing planning, assessment of drivingcompetence), and a glossary.

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HV41 2003-063325 0-8261-9261-0SSuucccceessssffuull ggrraanntt wwrriittiinngg;; ssttrraatteeggiieess ffoorr hheeaalltthh aanndd hhuummaannsseerrvviiccee pprrooffeessssiioonnaallss,, 22dd eedd..Gitlin, Laura N. and Kevin J. Lyons.Springer Publishing Co., ©2004 305 p. $39.95 (pa)Gitlin (occupational therapy) and Lyons (collaborative research, bothThomas Jefferson U.) write specifically for health and human servicesprofessionals in academic or practice settings who are either inexperi-enced grant writers or have had some success but would like to expandtheir knowledge and become more competent in obtaining externalsupport. No date is noted for the first edition.

HV687 2003-022887 0-7890-2400-4PPssyycchhiiaattrriicc mmeeddiiccaattiioonn iissssuueess ffoorr ssoocciiaall wwoorrkkeerrss,,ccoouunnsseelloorrss,, aanndd ppssyycchhoollooggiissttss..Title main entry. Ed. by Kia J. Bentley.Haworth Pr., ©2003 146 p. $39.95Bentley (social work, Virginia Commonwealth University) exploresclinical and ethical issues in psychopharmacology practice that emergefor social workers, counselors, and psychologists, presenting qualitativeand quantitative research on psychiatric medication issues. Academics insocial work and psychiatry offer ideas on how social workers and otherallied health providers can be more responsive to adults and childrenwho take psychiatric medication. The book has been co-published simul-taneously as Social Work in Mental Health, vol. 1, no. 4, 2003.

HV2391 2003-068573 0-942364-44-9HHeellppiinngg cchhiillddrreenn wwhhoo aarree ddeeaaff;; ffaammiillyy aanndd ccoommmmuunniittyyssuuppppoorrtt ffoorr cchhiillddrreenn wwhhoo ddoo nnoott hheeaarr wweellll..Niemann, Sandy et al. (Early assistance series for children withdisabilities)Hesperian Foundation, ©2004 245 p. $12.00 (pa)This resource offers information, explanations, suggestions, examples,and ideas to help those working with children who are deaf or cannothear well to communicate to the best of their abilities. The text explainshow to teach both spoken and sign language, and it was developed withthe aid of parents, teachers, deaf adults, health care workers, educators,and other experts from 17 countries, making the information and activ-ities useful and applicable across cultures. For parents, caregivers, healthcare workers, rehabilitation workers, and educators. No subject index.

HV5825 92-1-048093-7NNaarrccoottiicc ddrruuggss;; eessttiimmaatteedd wwoorrlldd rreeqquuiirreemmeennttss ffoorr 22000044;;ssttaattiissttiiccss ffoorr 22000022..Title main entry. International Narcotics Control Board.United Nations Publications, ©2004 338 p. $45.00 (pa)A trilingual report (in English, French, and Spanish) presenting and dis-cussing statistics related to worldwide narcotics use and trade. Differentlycolored sections assess the status of adherence to international conven-tions on narcotics drugs by each country; estimated requirements of nar-cotic drugs for 2004; trends in the cultivation, extraction, manufacture,and consumption of opiates, cannabis, cocaine, and other drugs during1998-2002; and the accuracy of 2002 estimates.

HV5825 92-1-548006-4PPssyycchhoottrrooppiicc ssuubbssttaanncceess;; ssttaattiissttiiccss ffoorr 22000022;; aasssseessssmmeennttssooff aannnnuuaall mmeeddiiccaall aanndd sscciieennttiiffiicc rreeqquuiirreemmeennttss ffoorrssuubbssttaanncceess iinn sscchheedduulleess IIII,, IIIIII,, aanndd IIVV..Title main entry. International Narcotics Control Board.United Nations Publications, ©2004 316 p. $45.00 (pa)In addition to its annual report, the International Narcotics Control Board(INCB) publishes technical information in accordance with the provisionsof Article 18 of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971. Thisreport fulfills that requirement, providing statistical information andanalysis relating to substances listed in Schedules I- IV of the 1971Convention, for control purposes and to meet the needs of researchers,enterprises, and the general public. Material is presented in English,French, and Spanish.

HV8073 2003-065061 0-398-07464-XHHoott zzoonnee ffoorreennssiiccss;; cchheemmiiccaall,, bbiioollooggiiccaall,, aanndd rraaddiioollooggiiccaalleevviiddeennccee ccoolllleeccttiioonn..Drielak, Steven C.C.C. Thomas, ©2004 420 p. $95.95The possible use of radiological, chemical, or biological weapons asinstruments of crime and terror have forced law enforcement to grapplewith the practice of evidence gathering in “hot zones.” This work pro-vides guidance to the protocols, methods, and equipment needed for allthree situations, prefacing the discussions of the three cases with moregeneral questions of treatment of the crime scene and the location ofsample points.

HV8838 2003-019657 0-8166-4340-7NNoottoorriioouuss HH..II..VV..;; tthhee mmeeddiiaa ssppeeccttaaccllee ooff NNuusshhaawwnnWWiilllliiaammss..Shevory, Thomas C.U. of Minnesota Press, ©2004 214 p. $18.95 (pa)Nushawn Williams, accused of deliberately infecting numerous indi-viduals with AIDS, was subsequently dubbed an “AIDS predator” in theU.S. national media and is now incarcerated. His treatment by the mediaand the judicial system, argues Shevory (politics, Ithaca College), isunsupported by the evidence and was an instance of a national “moralpanic” that tapped into deep seated fears of the socially disenfranchisedand clashed with the cultural mythology of small town America. He alsoexamines the historical and legal contexts of the criminalization ofdisease and situates Williams’ case in the trend towards the criminal-ization of people who are HIV infected.

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JX4408 90-04-13912-5LLeeggaall aanndd sscciieennttiiffiicc aassppeeccttss ooff ccoonnttiinneennttaall sshheellff lliimmiittss..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by Myron H. Nordquist et al.Brill Academic Publishers, ©2004 467 p. $223.00Papers from the June 2003 27th Annual Conference of the University ofVirginia School of Law’s Center for Oceans Law and Policy, held at theUniversity of Iceland, are collected in this book/CD-ROM package. Papersare organized in sections on overview, geomorphology and geology, ridgeissues, the role of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf(CLCS), resources of the Shelf, and current issues. The treatment of ridgesand borderlands under Article 76 of the UN Convention on the Law ofthe Sea is examined, and submissions of coastal states to the CLCS incases of unresolved land or maritime disputes are discussed. Other topicsare deepwater oil resources, sea floor sulfide deposits, and delimiting theChinese continental shelves. The CD-ROM contains slides, maps, andother visuals from conference presentations. There is no subject index.

K325 2-88323-019-6TThhee eevvoolluuttiioonn ooff CCIITTEESS;; aa rreeffeerreennccee ttoo tthhee ccoonnvveennttiioonn oonniinntteerrnnaattiioonnaall ttrraaddee iinn eennddaannggeerreedd ssppeecciieess ooff wwiilldd ffaauunnaaaanndd fflloorraa,, 77tthh eedd..Title main entry.CITES Secretariat, ©2003 588 p. $30.00 (pa)The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)establishes an international legal framework for the prevention of tradein endangered species and for an effective regulation of trade in otherspecies. This work clarifies definitions, species listings, and listing cri-teria used in CITES, summarizes resolutions that led to the creation ofCITES, and explains other aspects of the regulations, all within thecontext of the text of CITES.

K1401 0-471-44998-9IInntteelllleeccttuuaall pprrooppeerrttyy llaaww ffoorr eennggiinneeeerrss aanndd sscciieennttiissttss..Rockman, Howard B.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 511 p. $79.95A patent lawyer explains the intricacies of intellectual property—patent,copyright, trade secret, trademark, mask work, and unfair competitionlaws— for engineers, scientists, and the companies that employ them.Topics include confidentiality; obtaining software protection; applying forpatents, trademarks, and copyrights; entering into contracts andemployment agreements; and the entrepreneurial use of intellectualproperty. The work includes sample forms of relevant documents.

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KF390 2003-017047 0-8108-4738-8TTeecchhnnoollooggyy llaaww;; wwhhaatt eevveerryy bbuussiinneessss ((aanndd bbuussiinneessss--mmiinnddeedd ppeerrssoonn)) nneeeeddss ttoo kknnooww..Grossman, Mark.Scarecrow Pr., ©2004 177 p. $29.95 (pa)Grossman, an expert in technology law and a regular columnist for theMiami Herald, supplies an accessible and sometimes humorous overviewof technology law for business people, law students, and lawyers. Heexplains issues related to copyright and intellectual property, venturecapital and financiers, contracts, e-commerce, and Web sites. He looks atthe ways technology affects employees’ rights, and discusses piracy andcrime, privacy, and encryption.

KF2905 2004-010150 0-913875-80-5MMeeddiiccaall eerrrroorrss aanndd lliittiiggaattiioonn;; iinnvveessttiiggaattiioonn aanndd ccaasseepprreeppaarraattiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Jon R. Abele.Lawyers & Judges Pub. Co., ©2004 388 p. $99.00Guidelines are provided here for sorting through the paperwork andbureaucracy involved in medical errors cases, useful for attorneys,healthcare professionals, and insurance agents. Coverage encompassesroots of patient injury, patient care algorithms, medical instruments anddevices, client intake, and medical records, as well as identifying respon-sible parties, the roles of medical experts and consultants, standard ofcare experts, voir dire and medical malpractice, and settlement and alter-natives to litigation.

KF2915 72-115322 1-57439-202-6PPhhaarrmmaaccyy llaaww ddiiggeesstt,, 3399tthh eedd..,, 22000055..Fink, Joseph L. et al.Facts & Comparisons, ©2004 995 p. $62.95 (pa)Integrating professional guidelines and study questions, Fink (pharmacyadministration, University of Kentucky) provides a general overview ofthe legal system as it affects the practice of pharmacy. The reference,useful for both students and professionals, addresses federal laws regu-lating controlled substances, constitutional considerations in dealing withgovernmental inspections, regulation of pharmaceuticals, civil liability,and business law. It also offers a condensed review of actual civil andcriminal cases in pharmacy. This edition contains the FDA’s new regula-tions for professional package labeling, a new section on the Internet andcontrolled substances, and information on the distribution of methadone.

KF3030 2003-069114 1-84376-657-4MMeeddiiaa,, tteecchhnnoollooggyy,, aanndd ccooppyyrriigghhtt;; iinntteeggrraattiinngg llaaww aannddeeccoonnoommiiccss..Einhorn, Michael A.Edward Elgar Pub. Co., ©2004 209 p. $90.00Economic consultant Einhorn combines discussion of law and economicsin his examination of copyright and other intellectual property issues ofmedia content. Eight chapters consider such topics as the economicuncertainty produced by the fair use regime, the economics of digitalrights management, issues of contributory infringement and file-sharing, overlapping rights in the market for digitally recorded music,publicity rights over celebrity names and images, economic issues ofsoftware and digital data, and open source software as a functional adap-tation of copyright law.

KF3095 1-57018-407-0IInntteelllleeccttuuaall pprrooppeerrttyy llaaww iinn ccyybbeerrssppaaccee,, 22000033 ccuummuullaattiivveessuupppplleemmeenntt..Albert, G. Peter.BNA Books, ©2003 554 p. $165.00 (pa)No date is cited for the mother volume of which this is a supplement,presumably not the first. It considers recent changes in how intellectualproperty law in applies to the Internet and network-related technologies,in such areas as domain names, business method patents, peer-to-peerfile sharing, and the interpretation and clarification of existing prin-ciples. The final chapter, which was added since publication of the mainvolume, examines personal jurisdiction in international and US Internetactivity. Among the US Supreme Court decisions covered are Moseley v. VSecret Catalogue concerning requirements for proving trademark dilution,and New York Times Co. v. Tasini requiring a publisher to make somearrangement with authors when they relicense their work for theInternet.

KF3114 2003-064968 1-4133-0025-1PPaatteenntt iitt yyoouurrsseellff,, 1100tthh eedd..Pressman, David.Nolo Press, ©2004 — p. $49.99 (pa)Pressman, a patent attorney, walks readers step-by-step through theentire patent process, providing plain-English instructions to helpinventors evaluate the commercial potential of an idea, document aninvention, prepare and prosecute a formal patent, assign and license theinvention to others, and understand international patent protection laws.Tear-out forms, glossaries, a fee schedule, and contacts for offices areincluded. This tenth edition covers the latest USPTO rules, includingfiling amendments, mailing rules, and fees, as well as the new PatentCooperation Treaty rules. Checklists and chapter summaries are alsonew.

KF3605 2002-066476 1-57018-375-9HHeeaalltthh ccaarree ffrraauudd aanndd aabbuussee;; pprraaccttiiccaall ppeerrssppeeccttiivveess,, 22000033ssuupppplleemmeenntt..Title main entry. Ed. by Linda A. Baumann.BNA Books, ©2003 336 p. $115.00 (pa)The original volume and supplement draw on the collective expertise ofthe Health Law Section of the American Bar Association to provide adesk reference on health care fraud and abuse with references throughJune 2001. This first supplement is current through October 2002, butalso refers to some more recent major developments, for example texts ofnew regulations and standards are provided though there was not timeto analyze them before publication. A new chapter covers how, when,and what to tell stockholders and stakeholders about a qui tam suit orinvestigation. Among the other topics are self-referral restrictions, thefalse claims act, defending health care fraud and abuse cases, hospitaland physician relationships, and managed care, corporate complianceprograms, and director and officer liability.

KF3615 2003-023709 1-930056-12-5WWoorrkkppllaaccee iinnjjuurryy lliittiiggaattiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Todd McFarren and Glen J. Grossman.Lawyers & Judges Pub. Co., ©2004 493 p. $99.00Lawyers specializing in workers’ compensation and other workplace lit-igation provide technical information and legal analysis for colleagueswho are less experienced in such areas. Within sections on types ofinjuries, practice and procedure, and ethics and administration, they con-sider such aspects as compensation of work-related heart attacks, how toanalyze the try the knee-injury case, subjective disability, deposing anopponent’s medical expert, the bankrupt uninsured employer, repre-senting undocumented workers, and legislative and administrativeefforts to reduce litigation in the California workers’ compensationsystem. The CiP data shows the title as Medical-Legal Aspects of WorkplaceInjuries.

KF3803 2003-54935 0-312-24006-6AAIIDDSS aanndd tthhee sseexxuuaalliittyy ooff llaaww;; iirroonniicc jjuurriisspprruuddeennccee..Rollins, Joe.Palgrave Macmillan, ©2004 244 p. $35.00Rollins (political science, City U. of New York-Queens College) exploresstrategies used for managing information about HIV and AIDS and theirrole in legal discourse. He focuses on the silences, the gaps, absences,missed opportunities, and unarticulated possibilities when courts werecalled on to settle courses involving the disease.

KF3812 2004-001471 1-59031-289-9TThhee CClleeaann AAiirr AAcctt hhaannddbbooookk,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by by Robert J. Martineau and David P. Novello.American Bar Association, ©2004 694 p. $149.95 (pa)Martineau, a lawyer specializing in environmental law, and Novello, alawyer who represents corporations and trade associations on environ-mental issues, offer a reference for Clean Air Act practitioners as well asmore general environmental practitioners who need a quick tutorial onthe Clean Air Act. The reference covers the entire Clean Air Act, not justthe 1990 amendments, and addresses not only the statutory scheme ofthe Clean Air Act but also the EPA’s implementing regulations and policyguidance. Coverage includes the history of the Act, setting and meetingnational ambient air quality standards, hazardous air pollutants, regu-lation of mobile sources, fuels, and fuel additives, civil and criminalenforcement, and implementation of Clean Air Act programs byAmerican Indian tribes.

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KF3821 2003-025780 1-85109-564-0MMeeddiicciinnee oonn ttrriiaall;; aa hhaannddbbooookk wwiitthh ccaasseess,, llaawwss,, aannddddooccuummeennttss..Cawthon, Elisabeth A. (ABC-CLIO’s on trial series)ABC-CLIO, ©2004 333 p. $55.00Covering a range of medicolegal debates and issues, this reference bookcontains case summaries, commentary, historical information, andprimary source documents concerning expert witnesses, the oversight ofmedical care, refusal of treatment, abortion, euthanasia, malpractice,cloning, disease control, the insanity defense, informed consent, parentalrights, and related topics. Appendices include a glossary, a chronology,and a table of cases. Cawthon teaches at the University of Texas atArlington.

KF3827 2003-057900 0-8493-1953-6TThhee pprraaccttiiccaall gguuiiddee ttoo HHIIPPAAAA pprriivvaaccyy aanndd sseeccuurriittyyccoommpplliiaannccee..Beaver, Kevin and Rebecca Herold.Auerbach Pub., ©2004 463 p. $79.95Beaver, an information security consultant, and Herold, a privacy con-sultant, explain the privacy and security rules governing confidentialpatient information as defined in the Administrative Simplificationsection of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act(HIPAA) of 1996. They provide guidance on performing a privacy rulerisk analysis, writing effective information security policies, and buildinga HIPAA-compliant technology infrastructure. Compliance checklists,sample documents, and case studies are provided. Distributed by CRCPress.

KF3891 2003-105912 0-88282-240-3PPrreessccrriippttiioonn ppoott;; aa lleeaaddiinngg aaddvvooccaattee’’ss hheerrooiicc bbaattttllee ttoolleeggaalliizzee mmeeddiiccaall mmaarriijjuuaannaa..McMahon, George and Christopher Largen.New Horizon Press, ©2003 200 p. $14.95 (pa)McMahon talks of his rare genetic condition, his struggles with surgeriesand near death under the ministration of conventional medicine, hissuccess with cannabis, how he became one of only seven people whoreceive legal marijuana from the US government, and how he advocatesto make medical marijuana available to others. Activist, journalist, andfellow Texan Largen records his account. There is no index.

KF3945 2003-276353 0-7355-3510-8EEnnvviirroonnmmeennttaall ssppiillll rreeppoorrttiinngg aanndd ccoonnttiinnggeennccyy ppllaannnniinngg..Title main entry.Aspen Publishers, Inc., ©2002 386 p. $205.00 (pa)This resource provides practitioners and facility personnel with infor-mation on federal spill reporting and contingency planning require-ments. Compliance tools provided include tables summarizing regulatoryrequirements, example forms and worksheets, spill reporting logic dia-grams, and flow charts to help determine whether the spill/preventionrequirements of a particular program apply to a specific facility. Thebook will be of use to environmental staff, facility managers, consultants,and government personnel who need an analysis of federal environ-mental release reporting requirements.

KF3946 95-2411 0-7355-4391-7EEPPAA ccoommpplliiaannccee gguuiiddee ffoorr hhaazzaarrddoouuss wwaassttee,, 1100tthh eedd..Kirk, H. Ray and Charles Lewis.Aspen Publishers, Inc., ©2004 — p. $145.50This guide provides an overview of the major federal laws that addresshazardous waste and explains basic links between regulations con-cerning employee safety and hazardous waste. While focus is on theFederal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, other statutes and reg-ulations are also covered. The guide offer descriptions and lists of haz-ardous wastes and substances, instructions for determining EPA status,directions for storage, shipping, and disposal of hazardous waste, samplewritten plans for employers to follow, and forms and instructions on howto complete them. Material is presented in a 10.5x11.5″ three-ring binder.

KFK1526 2004-003216 1-59147-064-1LLaaww aanndd mmeennttaall hheeaalltthh pprrooffeessssiioonnaallss;; KKeennttuucckkyy..Drogin, Eric York. (Law & mental health professionals series)Am. Psychological Assn., ©2005 367 p. $95.95Writing in plain language accessible to mental health professionals at alllevels, Drogin (law and mental health, Franklin Pierce Law Center) out-lines Kentucky state law applicable to mental health professionals.Coverage includes credentialing, business matters, and civil and criminaltrial matters. The sources of state law treated here include the state con-stitution, statutes, administrative rules, judicial decisions, and judicialrules. Although the focus of this work is on state rather than federal law,occasional reference is made to federal decisions interpreting or limitingstate law.

KFT1526 2003-023578 1-59147-117-6LLaaww aanndd mmeennttaall hheeaalltthh pprrooffeessssiioonnaallss;; TTeexxaass,, 33dd eedd..Shuman, Daniel W. (Law and mental health professionals series)Am. Psychological Assn., ©2004 400 p. $79.95Providing advice to mental health professionals working in Texas, thiswork is intended to make the professional an “intelligent consumer oflegal services,” as well as provide a description of the legal mandates andstandards governing professional practice in the state. As in othervolumes of the series, three sections initially discuss the legal creden-tialing of mental health professionals, the legal business forms used inprofessional practice, the maintenance and privacy of professional infor-mation, and liability for unethical and illegal behavior. The remainingfour sections examine other areas of law as they relate to mental healthservice provision, discussing the statutes and regulations regardingadults, minors, and families; other civil matters; civil and criminal courtproceedings; criminal matters; and issues of voluntary versus involuntaryprovision of mental health services. The author is a professor of law atSouthern Methodist University.

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LB1027 2003-022279 1-57886-094-6AAuutthheennttiicc lleeaarrnniinngg;; hhooww lleeaarrnniinngg aabboouutt tthhee bbrraaiinn ccaannsshhaappee tthhee ddeevveellooppmmeenntt ooff ssttuuddeennttss..Slavkin, Michael L.ScarecrowEducation, ©2004 351 p. $39.95 (pa)In a way designed to be accessible to teachers in the classroom andparents who want the best for their children, Slavkin (education, U. ofSouthern Indiana) synthesizes what is known about the morphology ofthe brain and cognitive psychology, and how that knowledge can be useto improve pedagogy and the increase of the potential of students of allages.

LB1030 0-8058-5301-4EEmmbbrraacciinngg ddiivveerrssiittyy iinn tthhee lleeaarrnniinngg sscciieenncceess;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Conference of the Learning Sciences (2004: Santa Monica,CA) Ed. by Yasmin B. Kafai et al.Lawrence Erlbaum, ©2004 661 p. $125.00 (pa)Psychology, cognitive science, anthropology, and artificial intelligencehave all contributed to the development of methodologies for studyinglearning. Papers from a June 2004 conference look at the issues that sucha diversity of fields raises to developing coherent accounts of howlearning occurs and how it can be supported. Areas investigated includeusing educational robotics to engage inner-city students with technology,how students and professors interpret ethnographic film footage, andsocial engineering in the wireless classroom. There is no subject index.

LB1585 2003-051157 0-8058-4303-5IInntteerrnneett eennvviirroonnmmeennttss ffoorr sscciieennccee eedduuccaattiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Marcia C. Linn et al.Lawrence Erlbaum, ©2004 412 p. $39.95 (pa)The book begins with a science teacher’s example of how computerresources are replacing outdated textbooks and lab activities to makescience student-friendly. From a knowledge integration perspective, Linn(U. of California, Berkeley) introduces 14 papers that offer a road mapfor taking advantage of new “information ecologies” for science literacy.Contributors examine issues, models, and trends related to meta-prin-ciples, research, curriculum, and support systems.

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PE1475 2004-005609 0-13-114089-2TTeecchhnniiccaall wwrriittiinngg bbaassiiccss;; aa gguuiiddee ttoo ssttyyllee aanndd ffoorrmm,, 33ddeedd..Holloway, Brian R.Prentice Hall, ©2005 216 p. $55.01 (pa)Holloway (Mountain State University) explains informative and per-suasive aspects of technical communication, and briefly overviews pres-entation graphics, in this student-friendly and funny text for students incourses in business and technical writing who have taken a previouscourse in freshman composition. Basics of transactional writing arecovered before the scope of technical and business writing is expandedto include more complex assignments. Assignments allow students tocreate a formal report and a job portfolio.

PE1689 2003-019435 1-56898-408-1SShhaallllooww wwaatteerr ddiiccttiioonnaarryy;; aa ggrroouunnddiinngg iinn eessttuuaarryy EEnngglliisshh..Stilgoe, John R.Princeton Architectural Pr., ©2004 59 p. $14.95Stilgoe (history of landscape, Harvard U.) defines, and sometimes dis-cusses at length, terms relating to boating in estuaries and marshes, par-ticularly on the northeast coast of North America, that are falling out ofuse as fewer venture into the areas. His format is more extended essaythan dictionary. The index offers access to particular words. He does notprovide a bibliography.

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Q127 2003-005675 0-8135-3361-9CCiivviilliizziinngg nnaattuurreess;; rraaccee,, rreessoouurrcceess,, aanndd mmooddeerrnniittyy iinnccoolloonniiaall SSoouutthh IInnddiiaa..Philip, Kavita.Rutgers U. Press, ©2004 248 p. $27.95 (pa)Calling science a “central pillar of colonialism,” Philip (U. of Californiaat Irvine) examines the everyday practices of ethnographers, foresters,botanists, plantation managers, and Christian missionaries in colonialBritish India in an effort to examine how science constructed meaningsof labor, progress, productivity, and religious salvation. She argues thatthe interlinked discourses of science, colonialism, and religious missionshelped build a racist understanding of nature and “natives.”

Q127 2003-057650 0-670-03075-9HHiittlleerr’’ss sscciieennttiissttss;; sscciieennccee,, wwaarr,, aanndd tthhee ddeevviill’’ss ppaacctt..Cornwell, John.Viking, ©2003 535 p. $29.95In this wide-ranging and somewhat misleadingly titled narrative,Cornwell (history and philosophy of science, Cambridge U., UK)examines the history of German science (encompassing the natural sci-ences, medicine, and technology) over the course of the first half of the20th century. Perhaps the title is justified because, as Cornwell argues,no account of science under the Nazis, which occupies just the secondhalf of the text, can be understood in the absence of discussion ofremarkable expansion of German science that preceded it. In his dis-cussion of German science, he explores political, social, institutional, andmoral questions, as well as more purely technological, industrial, and sci-entific issues.

Q127 2003-064253 1-84376-653-1KKnnoowwlleeddggee aanndd iinnnnoovvaattiioonn ffoorr ddeevveellooppmmeenntt;; tthhee SSiissyypphhuusscchhaalllleennggee ooff tthhee 2211sstt cceennttuurryy..Sagasti, Francisco R.Edward Elgar Pub. Co., ©2004 151 p. $80.00Sagasti, director of the think tank Agenda:PERÚ in Lima, comparesbuilding science and technology capabilities in unindustrialized countriesto the eternally futile task of Sisyphus in the Greek myth: rolling a stoneup a hill to have it roll back just before the top. He argues that such coun-tries must—and explains how they can—judiciously invest scarceresources to build their capacities for creating, acquiring, and utilizingscientific and technological knowledge, without neglecting their heritageof indigenous knowledge and techniques. They must also figure out howto keep the results of their efforts from rolling back down.

Q127 2003-054919 0-333-74969-3SSccrruuttiinniissiinngg sscciieennccee;; tthhee cchhaannggiinngg UUKK ggoovveerrnnmmeenntt ooffsscciieennccee..Title main entry. Ed. by Rebecca Boden et al. (Transforminggovernment)Palgrave Macmillan, ©2004 209 p. $68.00The authors (all affiliated with the institute PREST—Policy Research inEngineering, Science, and Technology—at the U. of Manchester, UK) criti-cally examine the policy-initiated transformation of the GovernmentResearch Establishments (GREs) of the UK, a transformation that hasbeen based upon the ideas of the “New Public Management” concept ofpublic administration. They assess the implications of these changes forthe structure of the GREs, the nature of scientific knowledge, and the“visions” of science.

Q130 2003-27571 0-415-94513-5TThhee sscciieennccee ggllaassss cceeiilliinngg;; aaccaaddeemmiicc wwoommeenn sscciieennttiissttss aannddtthhee ssttrruuggggllee ttoo ssuucccceeeedd..Rosser, Sue V.Routledge, ©2004 165 p. $23.95 (pa)Interviewing some the country’s top female scientists about their researchand the barriers they face, Rosser, one of the first female deans at aresearch university, chronicles the plight of women faculty in univer-sities, noting the double standards and backlash they experience. Shesuggests ways to change the science and technology cultures at univer-sities in order to establish a more level playing field. The author is deanof Ivan Allen College at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Q141 2003-20846 0-8108-4979-8LLaaddiieess iinn tthhee llaabboorraattoorryy IIII:: WWeesstt EEuurrooppeeaann wwoommeenn iinnsscciieennccee,, 11880000--11990000;; aa ssuurrvveeyy ooff tthheeiirr ccoonnttrriibbuuttiioonnss ttoorreesseeaarrcchh..Creese, Mary R.S.Scarecrow Pr., ©2004 290 p. $69.95Creese, a former research chemist who has written previous books on thehistory of women scientists, bridges the gap in available English- lan-guage sources on women from 12 European countries and their work inthe biological, medical, mathematical, and social sciences. With materialorganized into country chapters, the book analyzes the work of 19th-century women whose journal publications are listed in the LondonRoyal Society’s Catalogue of Scientific Papers, 1800-1900, the major indexof scientific journal literature for the period. Some of the women dis-cussed will be fairly well-known to American readers, but the work ofmany more has been brought to light here.

Q141 2003-046607 1-4000-6013-3TThhee sscciieennttiissttss;; aa hhiissttoorryy ooff sscciieennccee ttoolldd tthhrroouugghh tthhee lliivveessooff iittss ggrreeaatteesstt iinnvveennttoorrss.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 22000022))Gribbin, John.Random House, ©2003 646 p. $35.00Gribbin, an astrophysicist at the U. of Sussex in the UK, whose narrativestyle is clear and engaging, has written a story of western science basedon the lives, connecting theories, and inventions of scientists from theRenaissance through the present. In addition to such well known figuresas Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, and Albert Einstein, readers will becomeacquainted with such lesser known scientists as Leonard Digges,Lippershey, Humphry Davy, James Clerk Maxwell, Thomas Young, andMichael Faraday. The chapters on modern science are divided into innerspace, the realm of life, and outer space. The book, which is written forthe non-specialist, provides an excellent introduction to both historicaland current theories in many fields. This is the first American edition;the book was first published in 2002 by Allen Lane, an imprint ofPenguin Books in the UK.

Q143 2003-056993 0-06-053897-XTThhee ccuurriioouuss lliiffee ooff RRoobbeerrtt HHooookkee;; tthhee mmaann wwhhoo mmeeaassuurreeddLLoonnddoonn..Jardine, Lisa.HarperCollins, ©2004 422 p. $27.95Jardine (Renaissance studies, Queen Mary- U. of London) draws onHooke’s diaries to chronicle the life of a quirky but under-rated polymathwho contributed to many fields including the rebuilding of London afterthe fire of 1666. The book includes period illustrations. It was first pub-lished by HarperCollins in Great Britain in 2003, and this is the first USedition.

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Q173 2004-004220 0-471-01398-6BBeeyyoonndd rreeaassoonn;; eeiigghhtt ggrreeaatt pprroobblleemmss tthhaatt rreevveeaall tthhee lliimmiittssooff sscciieennccee..Dewdney, A. K.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 224 p. $27.95Drawing on his academic background in computer science and biology,Dewdney has written several popular science and mathematics books.The puzzles of the natural world that he describes here are not those thathave simply not been solved yet, but that because of their nature cannever be solved by the science and mathematics now in use. Entropy,chaos, unconstructable figures, and impossible computer programs areamong them.

Q173 0-13-142643-5TThhee wwoorrlldd’’ss 2200 ggrreeaatteesstt uunnssoollvveedd pprroobblleemmss..Vacca, John R.Prentice Hall PTR, ©2005 669 p. $24.99Not here are such questions as how to find world peace, the relativeinfluence of nature and nurture, or why a few people are so filthy richwhile so many are dirt poor. Rather Vacca, an information technologyconsultant with a background at the US National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration, looks at current debates in astronomy and cosmology,physics and astrophysics, biology and paleontology, neuroscience,geology, chemistry, and energy.

Q175 2002-110217 0-309-08479-2IInntteeggrriittyy iinn sscciieennttiiffiicc rreesseeaarrcchh;; ccrreeaattiinngg aann eennvviirroonnmmeenntttthhaatt pprroommootteess rreessppoonnssiibbllee ccoonndduucctt..Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Assessing Integrity inResearch Environments.National Academies Press, ©2002 202 p. $24.95 (pa)This report attempts to define and describe elements that enable indi-viduals in a research organization, regardless of their background ortheir role in the organization, to act with integrity. The report identifiespractices that characterize integrity in such areas as peer review andresearch on human subjects, and weighs the strengths and limitations ofself-evaluation efforts by research institutions. An approach for pro-moting integrity during the education of researchers is outlined.

Q175 2003-069463 0-670-03074-0TThhee iinnvviissiibbllee cceennttuurryy;; EEiinnsstteeiinn,, FFrreeuudd aanndd tthhee sseeaarrcchh ffoorrhhiiddddeenn uunniivveerrsseess..Panek, Richard.Viking, ©2004 257 p. $24.95At first glance, Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud seem to share littlecommon ground in their respective scientific endeavors. Yet, for sciencereporter Panek, they are both representative of a revolution in science, inwhich observation and experimentation made room for evidence of theinvisible. He tells the parallel stories of how both men reached impassesinto their inquiries into physics and the mind, how they formulated newmethodologies to address the impasse, and how they gave birth to thetwo new sciences of cosmology and psychoanalysis.

Q175 2003-117173 0-7618-2844-3SScciieennccee aanndd tthhee sseellff;; tthhee ssccaallee ooff kknnoowwlleeddggee..Fleming, Bruce.Univ. Press of America, ©2003 178 p. $28.00 (pa)Fleming (English, United States Naval Academy) reconsiders the rela-tionship between science and other types of knowledge. In particular heweighs the objective claims of science against the subjectivity and par-ticularity of daily life.

Q180 0-8020-8811-2BBrroowwssiinngg sscciieennccee rreesseeaarrcchh aatt tthhee ffeeddeerraall lleevveell iinn CCaannaaddaa;;hhiissttoorryy,, rreesseeaarrcchh aaccttiivviittiieess,, aanndd ppuubblliiccaattiioonnss..Wilks, Brian.U. of Toronto Pr., ©2004 638 p. $110.00As science librarian at York U., Wilks was frustrated that there was noguide to the kind and range of science research and politics at the federallevel in Canada. His reference text covers the scientific research andservices which cannot be done by the private sector in the areas of agri-culture, aquatic mammals and wildlife, fisheries, forestry, geology,mining, atmosphere and climate, astrophysics, and water. For each topic,Wilks provides narrative text describing the historical background andresearch activities of departments or agencies, followed by bibliographiclistings of the types of publications issued or sources of publications forthat department or agency. For practicing and in-training librarians andscience students.

Q180 2003-025317 0-471-22614-9MMaannaaggiinngg sscciieennttiissttss;; lleeaaddeerrsshhiipp ssttrraatteeggiieess iinn sscciieennttiiffiiccrreesseeaarrcchh,, 22dd eedd..Sapienza, Alice M.Wiley-Liss, ©2004 246 p. $39.95 (pa)To help scientists who find themselves charged with leading other sci-entists and technical personnel, Sapienza (Health Studies, SimmonsCollege, Boston) discusses such matters as diversity, motivation, lead-ership style, dealing with conflict, creativity, project management, dis-cerning and assessing organizational culture, and leading change. Nodate is noted for the first edition; the second incorporates new findings,particularly from surveys.

Q180 2003-022636 0-471-48852-6PPiioonneeeerriinngg rreesseeaarrcchh;; aa rriisskk wwoorrtthh ttaakkiinngg..Braben, Donald W.Wiley-Interscience, ©2004 198 p. $39.95 (pa)According to Braben (chairman and chief executive, Venture ResearchInternational Ltd.), “economic growth receives its most important stimu-lation from science and technology.” This view leads him to argue againstthose who suggest that there should be policy limits on scientificresearch, instead arguing for encouraging scientific research throughfunding initiatives such as the company he founded.

Q180 2003-022544 0-7619-2768-9RReeaaddiinngg aanndd uunnddeerrssttaannddiinngg rreesseeaarrcchh,, 22dd eedd..Locke, Lawrence F. et al.Sage Publications, ©2004 282 p. $39.95 (pa)Writing for novice researchers in the college classroom, Locke (U. ofMassachusetts), Silverman (Columbia U.), and Spirduso (U. of Texas)provide advice on how to use published research reports. They describethe characteristics of the typical research report and consider when stu-dents should chose to use reports. They also explore topics such as thesources of credibility, recording data from reports, and critical readingof both qualitative and quantitative research.

Q181 2003-056446 1-4020-1467-8DDeeffiinniinngg aann iiddeennttiittyy;; tthhee eevvoolluuttiioonn ooff sscciieennccee eedduuccaattiioonn aassaa ffiieelldd ooff rreesseeaarrcchh..Fensham, Peter J. (Science & technology education library; v.20)Kluwer Academic Pubs., ©2004 247 p. $105.00Examining the history of science education research, Fensham (emeritus,science education, Monash U., Australia) analyzes the evolving identity ofthe research field, the characteristics of researchers as persons, andtrends in the research. He discusses the emergence of science educationresearch as it emerged in the U.S. and as it spread to other countries, con-sidering both the ways researchers view the identity of the field and theimpact being involved in research has had on researchers’ personal being(and vice-versa). The relationship between research and educationpractice is explored, including in the context of questions of gender, pol-itics, and technology.

Q181 2004-003159 0-87355-202-4IInnvveessttiiggaattiinngg ssaaffeellyy;; aa gguuiiddee ffoorr hhiigghh sscchhooooll tteeaacchheerrss..Texley, Juliana et al.NSTA Press, ©2004 213 p. $22.95 (pa)This resource for classroom teachers offers guidelines for reducing risksto people and property during high school science instruction. Sampletopics include equipping labs, storing chemicals, maintaining documen-tation, and organizing field trips. The safety requirements of specific dis-ciplines such as physics, chemistry, Earth sciences, and biology are alsodetailed. Permission slips, student contracts, and other sample forms areincluded for adaptation as needed.

Q181 2002-115739 1-58603-308-5SScciieennccee eedduuccaattiioonn;; ttaalleenntt rreeccrruuiittmmeenntt aanndd ppuubblliiccuunnddeerrssttaannddiinngg;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..NATO Advanced Research Workshop on [Title] (2002: Budapest,Hungary) Ed. by Peter Csermely and Leon Lederman. (NATO scienceseries. Series V: Science and technology policy; v.38)IOS Press, ©2003 307 p. $116.00Csermely (Semmelweis U., Hungary) and Lederman (Illinois Mathematicsand Science Academy, US) present 32 papers discussing issues of scienceeducation and recruitment and examining a range of science researchtraining projects in Europe, the US, and Israel. An international group ofcontributors discuss the recognition and development of gifted children,the role of extracurricular science education for students, researchtraining programs, and the social environment of science education.

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Q181 2003-277387 0-8264-6527-7TTeeaacchhiinngg aanndd lleeaarrnniinngg sscciieennccee..Bennett, Judith. (Continuum studies in research in education)Continuum, ©2003 289 p. $115.00Bennett (education studies, U. of York) synthesizes research findings in anumber of areas of importance to science education, using examples ofboth large-scale and small-scale studies to illustrate these findings; andshows how these findings offer insights into events in lessons and waysof enhancing classroom practice. She writes both for readers who wantto put the results of the research into practice, and for those who wantto use the results as a foundation for conducting their own research.Among the topics are cognitive development and children’s learning inscience, the role of language in school science, gender issues, and thenature and purpose of assessment in school science.

Q181 2004-048688 0-205-43152-6TTeeaacchhiinngg sscciieennccee ffoorr aallll cchhiillddrreenn;; iinnqquuiirryy lleessssoonnss ffoorrccoonnssttrruuccttiinngg uunnddeerrssttaannddiinngg,, 33dd eedd..Martin, Ralph E. et al.Allyn & Bacon, ©2005 261 p. $44.00For this third edition of a resource for classroom and home schoolingteachers, Martin (Ohio University) adds 60 new science lessons thatprovide 150 different activities. The book includes many of the samelessons from the fourth edition of the authors’ Teaching Science for AllChildren: An Inquiry Approach. This edition features expanded coverage ofenvironmental science, and each lesson now addresses NSES ContentStandards. Appendices have been revised to support the reform effortsadvocated by the NSES.

Q183 2004-002044 0-87355-245-8TTeeaacchhiinngg ttiippss;; iinnnnoovvaattiioonnss iinn uunnddeerrggrraadduuaattee sscciieenncceeiinnssttrruuccttiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Marvin Druger et al.NSTA Press, ©2004 102 p. $25.95 (pa)Druger (biology and science education, Syracuse University) assemblesteaching tips from members of the Society for College Science Teachers,offering classroom-tested ideas that can be used in a variety of sciencedisciplines. Suggestions are grouped in three sections on pedagogicalpractices, assessment activities, and content challenges, and offer brief,practical advice on everything from stimulating teamwork to creating airmass models made of Jell-O. Contributors invites readers to contact themthrough e-mail.

Q223 2003-021893 0-7890-2177-3SScchhoollaarrllyy ccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn iinn sscciieennccee aanndd eennggiinneeeerriinnggrreesseeaarrcchh iinn hhiigghheerr eedduuccaattiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Wei Wei.Haworth Pr., ©2004 189 p. $49.95In the face of increased journal prices and reduced budgets, this volumedescribes new, economical methods of producing and making availablepublications such as peer reviews, research papers, technical reports, andconference papers relating to science and engineering. Twelve contribu-tions from librarians and academics discuss such topics as the U. ofCalifornia’s eScholarship Repository, issues surrounding the archiving ofelectronic journals, and the bibliometric analysis of citation data. Thevolume has been simultaneously co-published as Science & TechnologyLibraries, vol. 22, nos. 3/4 2002.

Q295 3-908450-85-3SSeellff--ffoorrmmaattiioonn tthheeoorryy aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Int’l Conference on Self-Formation Theory and Applications (6th: 2003:Vilnius, Lithuania) Ed. by Stepas Janusonis.Scitec Publications, Ltd., ©2004 496 p. $178.00 (pa)Forty selected papers explore such topics as the self-formation of the arti-ficial planar system, self-formation supported by pattern recognition, asynergetic approach to solar cells, developing a course of photovoltaicsystems, self-formation in studies of surface topography under ion irra-diation, the role of processes on the surface or organizations of longrange mass-transport in the bulk, and the self-formation of properties ofthe mechanical system in machining. Also included are eight lectures foryoung researchers on the theory and application of self-formation in arti-ficial planar systems. Distributed by Trans Tech Publications.

Q334 2003-112269 1-58603-386-7AAddvvaanncceess iinn iinntteelllliiggeenntt ssyysstteemmss aanndd rroobboottiiccss,, LLAAPPTTEECC22000033;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Congress of Logic Applied to Technology (4th: 2003: Marilia, Brazil) Ed.by Germano Lambert Torres et al. (Frontiers in artificial intelligenceand applications; v.101)IOS Press, ©2003 217 p. $105.00Containing the 25 approved papers and abstracts of the six invited papersfrom the November 2003 Congress of Logic Applied to Technology, thiswork examines applications of classical and non-classical logic to arti-ficial intelligence, robotics, informatics, and related areas. Some examplesof topics covered include data classification in the petroleum industry,semantic action of agents s the cause of fuzziness in logic, graphicalmethods for classifier performance evaluation, paraconsistent automataand robot behavior, domain-theoretic modeling of sensor data function,and auto-organizing agents in ontologies with intentions.

Q334 2003-113142 1-58603-390-5EEiigghhtthh SSccaannddiinnaavviiaann CCoonnffeerreennccee oonn AArrttiiffiicciiaall IInntteelllliiggeennccee,,SSCCAAII’’0033;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Scandinavian Conference on Artificial Intelligence (8th: 2003: Bergen,Norway) Ed. by Bjørnar Tessem et al. (Frontiers in artificial intelligenceand applications; v.103)IOS Press, ©2003 193 p. $99.00Papers from a November 2003 conference focus on the development ofartificial intelligence through evolutionary artificial life approaches.Keynote speakers consider biological models of vision and their conse-quences for artificial vision, and look at the relationship between realworld objects and their internal representation in robots. Papers addresstopics such as multi-agent systems, robots, natural languages, andmachine learning. Topics include applying object oriented Bayesian net-works to large medical decision support systems, searching for featuresusing a genetic algorithms, and multi- objective evolution of temporalrules. There is no subject index.

Q335 0-8058-4991-2CCooggnniittiivvee SScciieennccee SSoocciieettyy;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss;; 22vv..Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (25th: 2003: Boston,Massachusetts) Ed. by Richard Alterman and David Kirsh.Lawrence Erlbaum, ©2003 1420 p. $295.00 (pa)Cognitive science—a field that calls on computer and information science,linguistics, psychology, neuroscience, and human communicationresearch, among other disciplines—has evolved considerably since theSociety’s first meeting in 1979; but the 25th meeting (Boston, 2003)pursued some of the original concern with “computation as a metaphorof mind” (from the foreword), while focusing on this year’s theme of thesocial, cultural, and contextual elements of cognition. The editors andconference chairs, Alterman (Brandeis U.) and Kirsh (U. of California, SanDiego), have shaped two-volumes’ worth of contributions (tutorials, sym-posia, publication- based talks, and oral presentations) selected from over450 submissions. The wide range of topics precludes listing a represen-tative sample; but the tutorials are on teaching the “how” of cognitivescience (the inquiry website), latent semantic analysis, the planning andrunning of online seminars, and the use of eye movements to study cog-nitive processes. There is no subject index.

Q335 0-7695-2155-XTTeemmppoorraall rreepprreesseennttaattiioonn aanndd rreeaassoonniinngg ((TTIIMMEE 22000044));;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium on Temporal Representation & Reasoning (11th: 2004:Tatihou, Normandie, France) Ed. by Carlo Combi and Gérard Ligozat.Computer Society Press, ©2004 161 p. $160.00 (pa)Temporal representation and reasoning are increasingly important incomputer science and artificial intelligence with the development of ubiq-uitous computing, grid computing, and the Internet, where largeamounts of information and many processes are available. The invitedtalks cover a unifying view of point and interval temporal data models,word proximity constraints, temporal propositions and their logic, andthe many ways of facing temporal uncertainty in planning and sched-uling. Other themes are artificial intelligence applications, time man-agement in databases, and temporal logic in computer science. There isno subject index.

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Q370 2004-103900 0-7354-0182-9BBaayyeessiiaann iinnffeerreennccee aanndd mmaaxxiimmuumm eennttrrooppyy mmeetthhooddss iinnsscciieennccee aanndd eennggiinneeeerriinngg;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Intl. Workshop on Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methodsin Science and Engineering (23rd: 2003: Jackson Hole, Wyoming) (AIPconference proceedings; v.707)American Institute of Physics, ©2004 496 p. $165.00Papers from an August 2003 workshop discuss topics ranging from basictheory to real applications in acoustics, fluids, thermodynamics, infor-mation theory, signal processing, astrophysics, medical imaging, patternclassification, and character recognition. Papers are in sections on maxi-mization, mathematics and methods, source separation, foundationissues, physics applications, and data fusion. Some specific topics includean analysis methodology for the gamma-ray large area space telescope,modeling ground-level ozone concentration using copulas, estimating thesodium ion diffusion coefficient in the rat brain, and automatic deri-vation of statistical data analysis algorithms. There is an author index,but no subject index.

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QA1 0-8247-5035-7UUssiinngg tthhee mmaatthheemmaattiiccss lliitteerraattuurree..Title main entry. Ed. by Kristine K. Fowler.Marcel Dekker, ©2004 389 p. $165.00Fowler (mathematics librarian, University of Minnesota) providesstrategies for locating resources in any format in the mathematics liter-ature, as well as specific recommendations for useful materials. Earlychapters introduce mathematics culture, reference sources relevant to allof mathematics, and methods of access to the primary literature. The restof the book focuses on specific subfields of mathematics, outlining thestructure of each field and recommending important books, journals,articles, newsgroups, and Internet and database tools.

QA7 0-596-00522-9JJaavvaa ddaattaabbaassee bbeesstt pprraaccttiicceess..Reese, George.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2003 267 p. $39.95 (pa)Assuming a familiarity with SQL and at least one Java enterprise API,this book describes the different approaches Java provides for databaseprogramming, assesses what approaches fit which problems, and rec-ommends best practices for each model. The author discusses data archi-tecture, transaction management, EJB container-managed persistence, EJBbean-managed persistence, and Java data objects persistence.

QA7 2003-064024 0-415-36976-2TTeelleeggeeooiinnffoorrmmaattiiccss;; llooccaattiioonn--bbaasseedd ccoommppuuttiinngg aannddsseerrvviicceess..Title main entry. Ed. by Hassan A. Karimi and Amin Hammand.CRC Pr., ©2004 377 p. $99.95The trinity of telecommunication for mobile computing, geospatial dataand processing, and information processing comprise the new field,which deals with a distributed mobile computing environment in whichlocation-aware mobile clients are interconnected to other mobile clients,stationary clients, and servers through wired and wireless communica-tions networks, and most of the computations are location based.Authors from those and related fields provide an integrated treatment,rather than a series of studies, describing the intricacies and potential forresearchers, professionals, and students from such disciplines as com-puter science, information technology, and engineering.

QA9 2003-011415 0-393-00338-8EEvveerryytthhiinngg aanndd mmoorree;; aa ccoommppaacctt hhiissttoorryy ooff iinnffiinniittyy..Wallace, David Foster. (Great discoveries)W.W. Norton, ©2003 319 p. $23.95California novelist and essayist Wallace contributes to the series ofpopular technical writing by examining a set of mathematical achieve-ments that he finds to be extremely abstract and technical but alsoextremely profound, interesting, and beautiful. He writes for readers whohave no technical background, and includes sections—clearly marked—forthose who do. He has not indexed his work.

QA9 2004-041905 0-8027-1431-5QQ..EE..DD.. bbeeaauuttyy iinn mmaatthheemmaattiiccaall pprrooooff..Polster, Burkard. (Wooden books)Walker & Company, ©2004 58 p. $10.00Polster (mathematics, Monash U., Australia) sets out in simple languageand diagrams some of the most famous mathematical proofs. Amongthem are Pythagoras’ right triangle, Chinese pyramids, Archimedes’method for finding the area of a circle and the volume of a sphere,secrets of pi, and why squaring a circle really is possible. He does notsupply an index or bibliography.

QA9 2004-049208 0-19-852633-4RReedduuccttiivvee llooggiicc aanndd pprrooooff--sseeaarrcchh;; pprrooooff tthheeoorryy,, sseemmaannttiiccss,,aanndd ccoonnttrrooll..Pym, David J. and Eike Ritter. (Oxford logic guides; 45)Oxford U. Press, ©2004 208 p. $124.50Drawing somewhat on the techniques and culture of philosophy, butmostly on those of mathematics and computing, Pyn (U. of Bath) andRitter (U. of Birmingham) introduce reductive logic and proof-search.They argue that the reductive view of logic is at least as fundamental asthe deductive view; identify some of the problems that must beaddressed in order to provide a semantics of proof-searches of compa-rable value to the corresponding semantics of proof; and explain how tosolve these problems in intuitionistic logic, which adequately models notonly the logical but also the operational aspects of the reductive system.Most of the chapters have been published separately.

QA9 2004-047666 0-8218-3604-8TThhee ssttaattiioonnaarryy ttoowweerr;; nnootteess oonn aa ccoouurrssee bbyy WW.. HHuugghhWWooooddiinn..Larson, Paul B. (University lecture series; v.32)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 133 p. $29.00 (pa)Based on Woodin’s 1996 graduate course in set theory at the Universityof California at Berkeley, this expository introduction to stationary towerforcing begins with relevant background material, including super-powers, towers of measures, extenders and Woodin cardinals. His pres-entation then discusses the stationary tower and develops its basicproperties, including stationarity, embeddings, and forcing applications.Woodin concludes with applications such as forcing-absoluteness, andsets of reals in inner models. The text includes examples, remarks, andexercises.

QA9 2003-067180 0-486-43228-9TThhee uunnddeecciiddaabbllee;; bbaassiicc ppaappeerrss oonn uunnddeecciiddaabblleepprrooppoossiittiioonnss,, uunnssoollvvaabbllee pprroobblleemmss,, aanndd ccoommppuuttaabblleeffuunnccttiioonnss.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 11996655))Title main entry. Ed. by Martin Davis.Dover Pub. Co., ©2004 413 p. $24.95 (pa)In this corrected reprint of the work originally published by Raven PressBooks, Ltd., Hewlett, New York, in 1965, Davis (emeritus, mathematicalsciences, New York U.) collects classic papers and authors’ supplementarynotes tackling undecidability and unsolvability. The anthology beginswith Gödel’s landmark 1931 paper arguing that formal logic systemscannot admit proofs of all true assertions of arithmetic. Church, Turing,Post, and Kleene treat recursive functions, problems from the theory ofabstract computing machines, and the classification theory of unsolvableproblems.

QA11 2003-104593 0-9740234-0-XMMaatthheemmaattiiccss 66;; aann aawwaarrdd--wwiinnnniinngg tteexxttbbooookk ffrroomm RRuussssiiaa..Nurk, Enn and Aksel Telgmaa. Trans. by Will Harte.Perpendicular Press, ©2003 310 p. $38.50 (pa)The textbook won the national competition for best textbook when it wasfirst published in 1987, and is still in use today by sixth gradersthroughout the former Soviet Union. Harte (mathematics, GeorgeWashington High School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa) ran across a copy anddecided it was much better than anything he used: there are (almost) nodistracting graphics, misguided explorations, or colorful sidebars aboutcourageous people; only half a dozen carefully sequenced lessons withexamples and exercises.

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QA12 2003-062324 1-56881-136-5EExxppeerriimmeennttaattiioonn iinn mmaatthheemmaattiiccss;; ccoommppuuttaattiioonnaall ppaatthhss ttooddiissccoovveerryy..Borwein, Jonathan M. et al.AK Peters Ltd., ©2004 357 p. $49.00Sometimes mathematicians like to believe that theorems spring full-fledged from their brains, given birth solely by the power of naked mind.Borwein, Bailey, and Girgensohn take a different approach, using com-puter programs like Maple and Mathematica to explore hypothesis andgenerate ideas. Their approach is still rigorous, however, because theinsight gained from computer experimentation is then incorporated intoa rigorous proof. Topics are drawn primarily from analysis and numbertheory, including sequences and series, fourier series, zeta functions, par-titions and powers, and primes and polynomials. Advanced under-graduate students with solid experience in these areas, or beginninggraduate students should find this book accessible; in either case, no pro-gramming knowledge is assumed. The first volume of this work isMathematics by Experiment: Plausible Reasoning in the 21st Century; eachof the two can stand on its own.

QA13 2004-009003 0-87353-568-5MMaatthheemmaattiiccss eedduuccaattiioonn iinn tthhee UUnniitteedd SSttaatteess,, 22000044;; aaccaappssuullee ssuummmmaarryy ffaacctt bbooookk wwrriitttteenn ffoorr tthhee TTeenntthhIInntteerrnnaattiioonnaall CCoonnggrreessss oonn MMaatthheemmaattiiccaall EEdduuccaattiioonn ((IICCMMEE--1100))..Usiskin, Zalman and John Dossey.Nat.Council / Teachers of Math, ©200451 p. $17.95 (pa)Prepared for the Tenth International Congress on MathematicalEducation, this document brings together the latest information aboutmathematics education in the US as of early 2004. It provides generalinformation on education in the US, describes three kinds of curriculaidentified in international mathematics studies, explores programs forspecial populations of students, and supplies information about mathe-matical teacher education and doctoral programs in mathematics edu-cation. Organizations and textbook publishers are listed. There is nosubject index.

QA13 2004-002323 0-87353-558-8PPeerrssppeeccttiivveess oonn tthhee tteeaacchhiinngg ooff mmaatthheemmaattiiccss;; ssiixxttyy--ssiixxtthhyyeeaarrbbooookk..Title main entry. Ed. by Rheta N. Rubenstein and George W. Bright.Nat.Council / Teachers of Math, ©2004286 p. $49.95This is the sixty-sixth annual yearbook from the National Council ofTeachers of Mathematics. It contains 22 papers, separated into three cat-egories on the foundations, the enactment, and the support of teaching.A sampling of the topics includes understanding language pitfalls andmathematics, developing students as learners, and facilitating teachers’growth in content knowledge. The material is aimed at current teachersof mathematics and researchers in the field of mathematics education.There is no subject index.

QA14 2003-020559 1-57886-089-XTThhee mmiiddddllee ppaatthh iinn mmaatthh iinnssttrruuccttiioonn;; ssoolluuttiioonnss ffoorriimmpprroovviinngg mmaatthh eedduuccaattiioonn..An, Shuhua.ScarecrowEducation, ©2004 221 p. $42.95 (pa)An (mathematics education, California State University, Long Beach) com-pares the pedagogical content knowledge of elementary and middleschool math teachers in the United States with that of their counterpartsin China. She considers the teachers’ beliefs, planning, methods, andunderstanding of their students’ thinking. Ten teachers are profiled, andtheir styles and strategies examined. Scarecrow Press is an imprint ofRowman and Littlefield.

QA21 2003-056029 0-321-16193-9HHiissttoorryy ooff mmaatthheemmaattiiccss;; bbrriieeff vveerrssiioonn..Katz, Victor J.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 560 p. $106.00Katz’s text A History of Mathematics; An Introduction was originally pub-lished in 1993; this briefer version allows time enough to address 20th-century topics before a one-semester course is over. Biographical andethnomathematics coverage have been cut, and recent discoveries havebeen included. A working knowledge of one year of calculus is enoughbackground for most of the book, although the later chapters are a bitmore demanding. Katz is affiliated with the U. of the District ofColumbia.

QA21 90-420-1781-3OOnn tthhee mmaatthheemmaattiiccaall mmeetthhoodd aanndd ccoorrrreessppoonnddeennccee wwiitthhEExxnneerr..Bolzano, Bernard. (Studien zur österreichischen philosphie; v.37)Editions Rodopi, ©2004 191 p. $56.00 (pa)Philosopher and mathematician Bolzano (1781-1848) first presented theessay “On the Mathematical Method” as part of the introduction to hisTheory of Magnitudes. In the essay he presents the essentials of his math-ematical logic. After sending a copy Franz Exner (1802-1853), an Austrianphilosopher, the two began a philosophical correspondence that wouldlast for the rest of Bolzano’s life. This volume presents translations of theessay and selected correspondence in which Bolzano defends his logicand clears up Exner’s “misunderstandings,” in the words of the trans-lators.

QA27 2004-041363 0-486-43482-6AA hhiissttoorryy ooff JJaappaanneessee mmaatthheemmaattiiccss.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 11991144))Smith, David Eugene and Yoshio Mikami.Dover Pub. Co., ©2004 288 p. $17.95 (pa)Wasan, the word for Japanese mathematics, was not coined until it con-fronted the mathematics of the west, the yoson of Dutch traders andJesuit missionaries. In this unabridged reprint of the 1914 edition, theauthors examine the yenri, or Japanese circle principal of calculus, sangi,a collection of rods used in higher mathematics, and the social moresthat relegated the soroban, or abacus, to the business class. They examinethe work of notable Japanese mathematicians, including Seki, Ajima, andWada, and how the introduction of yoson was not necessarily animprovement.

QA37 0-935950-54-0MMooddeerrnn mmaatthheemmaattiiccaall,, mmaannaaggeemmeenntt,, aanndd ssttaattiissttiiccaallsscciieenncceess;; 33:: AAddvvaanncceess iinn tthheeoorryy aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Edward J. Dudewicz et al. (American Journalof Mathematical and Management Sciences; v.23, nos.3&4, 2003)American Sciences Press, ©2003 197 p. $235.00 (pa)Bringing together contributors from the fields of mathematics, statistics,management, business, and information technology, the editors (fromSyracuse U., U. of Maryland-College Park, and U. of Kentucky) presenteight papers from researchers in India, Canada, the United States, andPortugal. Examples of topics discussed include the approximations ofpoint availability functions for a two- unit standby system using Gammadistributions, development of classes of subset selection procedures forlocation parameters, procedures for detection of outliers in multivariatedata with autocorrelated errors for a mean-slippage and dispersionslippage outlier model, new nonparametric estimators of entropy basedon nearest neighbor distances between sample points, and confidenceintervals for the rations of ranked scale parameters for censored data.

QA37 2003-055714 1-58488-449-5SSeettss,, ffuunnccttiioonnss,, aanndd llooggiicc;; aann iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo aabbssttrraaccttmmaatthheemmaattiiccss,, 33dd eedd..Devlin, Keith J. (Chapman & Hall mathematics)Chapman & Hall / CRC, ©2004 143 p. $49.95A bridge between calculus to university-level pure mathematics, deliber-ately kept small, unintimidating, and affordable. The earlier editionswere published in 1981 and 1992; the third accounts for changes in thebackground of students and the environment of study.

QA39 2003-070108 0-486-43506-7BBaassiicc ccoonncceeppttss ooff mmaatthheemmaattiiccss aanndd llooggiicc.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 11996688))Gemignani, Michael C.Dover Pub. Co., ©2004 280 p. $15.95 (pa)Conceived as an introductory text to college-level mathematics, this 1968work seeks to demonstrate and build the thought processes essential tomathematics. The text provides a foundation in the mathematical con-cepts of set theory, logic, counting, numbers, functions, ordering, proba-bilities, and elementary geometry.

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QA39 2003-045616 0-13-048693-0CCoolllleeggee mmaatthheemmaattiiccss ffoorr tteecchhnnoollooggyy,, 66tthh eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Cleaves, Cheryl S. and Margie Hobbs.Prentice Hall, ©2004 1021 p. $93.00This introductory technical math textbook covers algebra, geometry, andtrigonometry. Chapters discuss whole numbers and decimals, integers,fractions, percents, direct measurement, area and volume, integratingand analyzing data, linear equations, equations with fractions and dec-imals, powers and polynomials, roots and radicals, formulas and appli-cations, products and factors, rational expressions and equations,quadratic and higher-degree equations, exponents and logarithms,inequalities and absolute values, graphing, slope and distance, geometricconcepts, right-angle trigonometry, and oblique triangles. Topics areintroduced one step at a time, and supported with numerous examples.A companion CD contains review questions, practice tests, and a glossaryof mathematical terms. Cleaves teaches at Southwest Community College.Hobbs teaches at the University of Mississippi.

QA39 2003-054831 0-13-045791-4DDiissccrreettee mmaatthheemmaattiiccss wwiitthh ccoommbbiinnaattoorriiccss,, 22dd eedd..Anderson, James A.Prentice Hall, ©2004 784 p. $111.33For the second edition of this text for freshman and sophomore mathe-matics and computer science majors, Anderson (University of SouthCarolina) has added more coverage on proofs, especially in the firstchapter, and more problems that involve proofs, plus more material oncomputer science applications and matrices, and coverage of finite stateswith output and Turing machines. True-false questions, summary ques-tions, and a glossary are now included at the end of each chapter in thisedition. Coverage includes logic, set theory, algorithms, graph theory,trees, combinatorics, and algebra. The text is intended for a one- or two-term course in discrete mathematics, and assumes only college algebraas background.

QA39 0-88385-548-8MMaatthheemmaattiiccaall aaddvveennttuurreess ffoorr ssttuuddeennttss aanndd aammaatteeuurrss..Title main entry. Ed. by David F. Hayes and Tatiana Shubin.Mathematical Assn. of America, ©2004291 p. $37.50 (pa)Hayes and Shubin, affiliated with San Jose State University, compilematerial from the Bay Area Math Adventures lecture series for advancedhigh school students. The lectures range from classical geometry to recentwork in number theory using elliptic curves, and from the purest math-ematics to applications in the space program. B&w photos and illustra-tions are included.

QA75.5 2004-104555 0-7695-2166-5CCrreeaattiinngg,, ccoonnnneeccttiinngg aanndd ccoollllaabboorraattiinngg tthhrroouugghhccoommppuuttiinngg;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Conference on Creating, Connecting and Collaborating throughComputing (2d: 2004: Kyoto, Japan) Ed. by Yahiko Kambayashi et al.Computer Society Press, ©2004 193 p. $165.00 (pa)A January 2004 conference provided an international forum for technicaldiscussion among researchers, developers, and users of object-orientedcomputing (especially Smalltalk, Squeak, and Croquet), collaborationtechnologies, and learning environments. Papers from the conferencedescribe recent work in the development and applications of Squeak andCroquet, technologies for creating learning environments, creating andmanipulating multimedia and animation objects, and collaborationamong users in distributed space/time. Some specific topics includedeformable maps and spaces, a framework for building graphical appli-cations in Squeak, and designing a 3D authoring tool for children. Thereis no subject index.

QA76 2004-42811 0-415-32640-0DDeevveellooppiinngg ppeerrffoorrmmaannccee ssuuppppoorrtt ffoorr ccoommppuutteerr ssyysstteemmss;; aassttrraatteeggyy ffoorr mmaaxxiimmiizziinngg uussaabbiilliittyy aanndd lleeaarrnnaabbiilliittyy..Williams, James R.CRC Pr., ©2004 372 p. $79.95The author presents an integrated performance support systemsapproach for increasing the usability and learnability of computersystems, providing planning, design, and development guidance fordesigners, developers, and managers involved in performance supportfor users. Primarily addressing the development of performance supportfor large software systems such as business information systems, hedescribes different types of design environments and strategies; discussesthe estimation of resource requirements; explores the performance ofneeds assessment and task analysis; examines information presentation,media selection, and accessibility issues; and provides a method fortesting performance support products.

QA76 0-7695-2192-4LLooggiicc iinn ccoommppuutteerr sscciieennccee ((LLIICCSS 22000044));; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Annual IEEE Symposium on Logic in Computer Science (19th: 2004:Turku, Finland).Computer Society Press, ©2004 467 p. $198.00 (pa)Six papers based on invited talks are accompanied by 40 contributedpapers selected by the program committee for presentation, and titles ofeight short presentations. Most of them are extended abstracts, and manyare preliminary reports on work in progress. Though they have beenread by program committee members, they have not been formally ref-ereed, and much of the research described here can be expected to bereported in more polished and complete form in scholarly journals.Among the topics are transition invariants, vector addition tree automata,a sequent calculus for nominal logic, a computational interpretation ofopen induction, and a landscape with games in the background. Thereis no subject index.

QA76 2003-024327 0-321-15489-4..NNEETT ffrraammeewwoorrkk ssttaannddaarrdd lliibbrraarryy aannnnoottaatteedd rreeffeerreennccee;;bbaassee ccllaassss lliibbrraarryy aanndd eexxtteennddeedd nnuummeerriiccss lliibbrraarryy;; vv..11..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Abrams, Brad.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 528 p. $64.99This book/CD set uses extensive annotations and code samples to provide.NET developers with a dictionary-style reference to the most commonlyused parts of the framework. This volume covers a subset of the ISO CLIStandards, including Base Class Library and the Extended NumericsLibrary. It provides overviews of the namespaces and an alphabeticlisting of types, including type-level descriptions, sample code, and anno-tations. The CD contains about 4,000 searchable pages featuring member-level descriptions, sample code, and all source code. Abrams works onhe .NET Framework team at Microsoft.

QA76 0-7695-2135-5PPaarraalllleell aarrcchhiitteeccttuurreess,, aallggoorriitthhmmss,, aanndd nneettwwoorrkkss ((II--SSPPAANN22000044));; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium on Parallel Architectures, Algorithms, and Networks (7th:2004: Hong Kong) Ed. by D. Frank Hsu et al.Computer Society Press, ©2004 645 p. $221.00 (pa)This volume contains the ninety-six papers presented the 7thInternational Symposium on Parallel Architectures, Algorithms andNetworks, as well as abstracts of the three invited talks. There are twenty-four subject headings, each containing four papers, but some of thesubject headings appear multiple times (i.e., there is Graphs andNetworks I, II, and III). Those subjects include Algorithms, ParallelArchitecture and Systems, and Network Security and Management.

QA76 0-7695-2149-5PPrrooggrraamm ccoommpprreehheennssiioonn;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Workshop on Program Comprehension (12th: 2004: Bari,Italy)Computer Society Press, ©2004 271 p. $177.00 (pa)Papers from a June 2004 workshop describe recent research in UMLmodels, theories and models for software comprehension, analysis tech-niques, reverse engineering and visualization of software artifacts, Web-based systems, program comprehension in-the-large, and clustering forprogram comprehension. Some specific topics include CASE generationlegacy applications, reengineering Web applications based on clonedpattern analysis, structural evolution of an open source system, andusing development history sticky notes to understand software archi-tecture. Other subjects are effectiveness measures for software clusteringalgorithms, empirical assessment of UML static object diagrams, andrequirements driven software evolution. There is no subject index.

QA76 2004-105361 0-7695-2059-6SSeeccuurriittyy iinn ssttoorraaggee;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..IEEE Int’l Security in Storage Workshop (2nd: 2003: Washington, D.C.)Computer Society Press, ©2004 78 p. $148.00 (pa)Eight papers from the second IEEE Security in Storage Workshop, heldin Washington, DC, in October 2003, cover recent developments in thefield. The topics are: authentication mechanisms in object-based storagedevices; magnetic WORM storage systems; key management forencrypted data storage in distributed systems; information security onthe logistical network; implementation of a storage mechanism foruntrusted DBMSs; cryptographic file systems performance; the secure useof memory in smart cards; and implementation of an encrypted filesystem used to NAS. There is no subject index.

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QA76 0-7695-2163-0SSooffttwwaarree eennggiinneeeerriinngg ((IICCSSEE 22000044));; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Conference on Software Engineering (26th: 2004:Edinburgh, Scotland.)Computer Society Press, ©2004 786 p. $252.00 (pa)These proceedings from a May 2004 conference report on the latestresults in software engineering and describe work at the leading edge ofpractice. Papers have been selected for novelty, technical depth, sys-tematic validation, and practical importance. Invited papers examineissues such as fault localization using visualization of test information,improving UML design tools by formal games, and behavior capture andtest for verifying evolving component-based systems. Contributed papersare in sections on testing, requirements, quality of service, verification,UML, patterns and frameworks, empirical methods, feature-basedsoftware engineering, software architecture, process and project man-agement, decentralized systems, analysis tools, dynamic analysis, object-oriented programing, and slicing.

QA76.15 2004-268857 0-14-051436-8TThhee PPeenngguuiinn ccoonncciissee ddiiccttiioonnaarryy ooff ccoommppuuttiinngg..Pountain, Dick.Penguin Books, ©2003 506 p. $16.00 (pa)This almost-pocket (5x8″) dictionary defines terms related to all aspectsof computers, and will be useful for students and users as well as pro-grammers and engineers. Entries explain computing concepts in detail,using clear language, and define jargon, abbreviations, acronyms, andslang, in addition to terms related to the Internet, CD- ROMs, and varioussoftware packages. Coverage encompasses both Macs and PCs. Pountainis editor of Real World computing magazine and columnist for PC Promagazine.

QA76.3 2004-002642 1-58450-372-6TThhee AA++ cceerrttiiffiiccaattiioonn aanndd PPCC rreeppaaiirr hhaannddbbooookk.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Crayton, Christopher A. et al.Charles River Media, ©2004 868 p. $54.95 (pa)Divided into two sections, this handbook describes the installation andconfiguration of hardware in a personal computer and the most commonoperating system-related problems that occur when running Windows 95,98, Me, 2000, or XP, then reviews the objectives tested by CompTIA 2003A+ examinations 220-301 and 220-302. Some black and white photo-graphs are provided in the first section. The CD- ROM contains practicetests and video tutorials that illustrate PC repair techniques.

QA76.3 2002-115118 1-58720-076-7CCCCDDAA sseellff--ssttuuddyy;; CCCCDDAA eexxaamm cceerrttiiffiiccaattiioonn gguuiiddee,, 22dd eedd..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Bruno, A. Anthony and Jacqueline Kim. (Exam certification guideseries)Cisco Press, ©2004 666 p. $49.95Focusing specifically on the objectives of the new CCDA exam, this studyguide offers test-taking advice, assessment activities, and tools forimproving conceptual and practical knowledge of network design.Particular attention is given to design principles and methodology, LANand WAN design, the internet protocol and routing protocols, security,convergence, network management, and comprehensive scenarios. Acompanion CD-ROM contains about 200 practice questions and the fulltext of the book. The authors are consultants.

QA76.3 0-596-00583-0LLiinnuuxx uunnwwiirreedd..Weeks, Roger et al.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 297 p. $24.95 (pa)Intended for Linux enthusiasts, this guide provides instructions for con-figuring Linux with the 802.11 protocols, connecting to hotspots, andbuilding a Wi-Fi access point. The authors also introduce the coreBluetooth concepts for replacing USB and serial cables, and coverinfrared-enabled devices, cellular data networks, and GPS mapping tolocate Wi-Fi networks.

QA76.3 2004-049954 0-7356-2088-1MMCCDDSSTT sseellff--ppaacceedd ttrraaiinniinngg kkiitt ((eexxaamm 7700--227722));; ssuuppppoorrttiinngguusseerrss aanndd ttrroouubblleesshhoooottiinngg ddeesskkttoopp aapppplliiccaattiioonnss oonn aaMMiiccrroossoofftt WWiinnddoowwss XXPP ooppeerraattiinngg ssyysstteemm.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Glenn, Walter.Microsoft Press, ©2004 — p. $59.99This study guide offers instruction on configuring, customizing, andtroubleshooting Microsoft Office applications. Numerous practice exer-cises, troubleshooting labs, and case scenarios illustrate the principlesrelating to connectivity, security, networking, and the use of specificapplications. A companion CD features study questions, with explana-tions for correct answers. Glenn is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and atechnology consultant.

QA76.3 2004-049953 0-7356-2049-0PPCC hhaarrddwwaarree aanndd AA++ hhaannddbbooookk..Chase, Kate J.Microsoft Press, ©2004 620 p. $39.99 (pa)Chase writes for readers studying for a certification exam and those whosimply want to expand their knowledge about the current personal com-puter technology based on Microsoft Windows. She discusses personalcomputers, Internet essentials, working with add-on boards and otheressentials, drives, peripherals, and advanced topics. She does not providea bibliography.

QA76.5 2003-115851 0-7695-2077-4AApppplliiccaattiioonn ooff ccoonnccuurrrreennccyy ttoo ssyysstteemm ddeessiiggnn;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Conference on Application of Concurrency to SystemDesign (4th: 2004: Ontario, Canada). Ed. by Mike Kishinevsky et al.Computer Society Press, ©2004 227 p. $169.00 (pa)Papers from a June 2004 conference present the latest theoretical resultsand advanced methods and tools for the design of complex concurrentsystems. Material is organized in sections on architecture and circuits,synchronous systems and components, process algebras and Petri nets,programming languages and translations, and verification. Some specifictopics include buffered asynchronous communication mechanisms, abehavioral type inference system for compositional system-on-chipdesign, context-based process algebras for mobility, and methods forsupervisory control and submodule construction. Other topics includesynthesis of supervisory controls for discrete event systems, equivalenceverification of timed transition models, and new orbit algorithms fordata symmetries. There is no subject index.

QA76.54 0-7695-2176-2EEuurroommiiccrroo ccoonnffeerreennccee oonn rreeaall--ttiimmee ssyysstteemmss ((EECCRRTTSS 22000044));;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Euromicro Conference on Real-Time Systems (16th: 2004: Catania, Italy)Computer Society Press, ©2004 281 p. $177.00 (pa)Papers from a summer 2004 conference shed light on work in multi-media systems, distributed real-time systems and quality of service, oper-ating system support for real-time systems, multiprocessor schedulingand planning, and scheduling and design. Other areas covered areenergy-aware real-time computing, schedulability analysis, timing andexecution-time analysis, and databases and content handling. Some spe-cific subjects include optimized slowdown in real- time task systems,biasing effects in schedulability measures, worst- case execution timeanalysis for dynamic branch predictors, and pessimistic concurrencycontrol and versioning to support database pointers in real-time data-bases.

QA76.57 2003-114883 0-7645-5811-0AAOOLL ffoorr dduummmmiieess,, 22dd eedd..Kaufeld, John. (For dummies)John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 354 p. $21.99 (pa)Written for AOL customers, this introductory guide discusses the capa-bilities and pitfalls of the web, as well as the nuts and bolts of settingpreferences, communicating, research, entertainment, and web page cre-ation. Kaufeld (a former support technician) offers advice on handlingspam, viruses, parental controls, web logs, and downloading music.

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QA76.575 2004-043824 0-8264-6272-3BBeeyyoonndd tthhee iimmaaggee mmaacchhiinnee;; aa hhiissttoorryy ooff vviissuuaalltteecchhnnoollooggiieess..Tomas, David. (Technologies; studies in culture & theory)Continuum, ©2004 231 p. $105.00This book examines the new sensory environments and imagery systemscreated by technologies as diverse as railroads, telephones, computersand even the circular design of the Reading Room at the British Museum.The author applies Henry Adams’ commentary on the intellectual andhistorical impact of new technologies to create what he calls “a poeticsthat begins with scientific representation.” He expands this with his owntheories about transcultural space and intercultural contact, and howthey have changed from transitional and material constructs to becomedecontextualized and fragile.

QA76.575 2004-002910 1-58965-020-4GGaarrddnneerr’’ss gguuiiddee ttoo mmuullttiimmeeddiiaa aanndd aanniimmaattiioonn ssttuuddiiooss;; tthheeiinndduussttrryy ddiirreeccttoorryy,, 22dd eedd..Gardner, Garth.GGC Publishing, ©2004 365 p. $49.95 (pa)Gardner, a former professor of animation and multimedia, profiles hun-dreds of computer graphics, animation, and multimedia companies inthe US and Canada in this directory for professionals and studentsseeking to enter the mew media job market. Companies profiled work inareas including pre- and post-production, web design, digital imaging,visual effects, and sound. Each profile includes contact information aswell as information on area of specialization and number of employees.State/province and company name indexes are included.

QA76.58 2004-101931 0-7695-2132-0PPaarraalllleell aanndd ddiissttrriibbuutteedd pprroocceessssiinngg;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (18th:2004: Santa Fe, NM)Computer Society Press, ©2004 289 p. $230.00 (pa)Collects abstracts of 142 papers organized into 24 contributed sessionsand 306 papers presented during 17 workshops as part of the April 2004symposium on parallel and distributed computing. No subject index isprovided in the book, but the CD-ROM contains searchable versions ofthe full papers in Adobe Acrobat format. The sessions explore networkalgorithms, parallel programming models, shared memory operations,job scheduling, load balancing, wireless sensor networks, and scientificapplications. The workshops address such advanced computing topicareas as reconfigurable architectures, nature-inspired distributed com-puting, communication architectures for clusters, high performance com-putational biology, fault tolerant systems, performance modeling, andhigh performance grid computing.

QA76.58 0-7695-2152-5PPaarraalllleell aanndd ddiissttrriibbuutteedd ssyysstteemmss ((IICCPPAADDSS 22000044));;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems (10th:2004: Newport Beach, CA). Ed. by Nian-Feng Tzeng.Computer Society Press, ©2004 729 p. $238.00 (pa)The proceedings of the July 2004 conference consists of 66 papers pre-senting recent research on peer-to-peer networks, routing in optical net-works, caching and scheduling, parallel algorithms, grid and distributedsystems, wireless sensor networks, performance evaluation, and load bal-ancing. Three invited papers analyze the execution of a next generationapplication on superscalar and grid processors, introduce a bioinfor-matics workload single nucleotide polymorphisms pattern analysis, andmodel resource estimation and task scheduling for multithreaded recon-figurable architectures. Other paper topics include optimal parallel blockaccess for range queries, a novel packet marking scheme for IP traceback,and a time interval- based consistency control algorithm for interactivegroupware applications. No subject index is provided.

QA76.58 0-7695-2111-8PPaarraalllleell aanndd ddiissttrriibbuutteedd ssiimmuullaattiioonn,, PPAADDSS 22000044;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Simulation (18th: 2004: Kufstein,Austria)Computer Society Press, ©2004 205 p. $165.00 (pa)Papers from a May 2004 workshop describe recent work in the areas ofnetwork simulation optimization, optimistic methods, simulation theory,and emerging methods. Some specific topics include event reconstructionin time warp, the effect of detail on ethernet simulation, and a utilitymodel for timely state update in distributed wargame simulations. Othersubjects are conservative synchronization of large-scale network simula-tions, hybrid performability analysis of logistic networks, space-parallelnetwork simulations using ghosts, optimizing parallel execution ofdetailed wireless network simulation, exploiting symmetry for parti-tioning models in parallel discrete event simulation, and time-parallelsimulation with approximative state matching. There is no subject index.

QA76.58 2004-046141 0-19-852939-2PPaarraalllleell sscciieennttiiffiicc ccoommppuuttaattiioonn;; aa ssttrruuccttuurreedd aapppprrooaacchhuussiinngg BBSSPP aanndd MMPPII..Bisseling, Rob H.Oxford U. Press, ©2004 305 p. $89.95Bisseling (mathematics, Utrecht University) introduces a simple targetarchitecture for designing parallel algorithms, known as the bulk syn-chronous parallel model, and presents sample algorithms for carryingout matrix computations, the fast Fourier transform, and the multipli-cation of a sparse matrix and a dense vector. Using primitive functionsfrom the BSPlib library, the examples list the complete program text andprovide illustrative results of each representation on a different parallelcomputer. The text is intended for graduate students and scientists.

QA76.58 0-9717861-4-3PPrrooggrraammmmiinngg wwiitthh HHyyppeerr--TThhrreeaaddiinngg TTeecchhnnoollooggyy.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Gerber, Richard and Andrew Binstock.Intel Press, ©2004 220 p. $54.95 (pa)In this book/CD-ROM package, Gerber and Binstock, each authors of pre-vious books on programming, help software developers write high-per-formance multithreaded code using Intel Hyper-Threading Technology.Designed as a practical reference, the book contains sample code andexamples that will enable readers to master essentials quickly. Examplesare presented in C, drawing on the Windows parallel APIs and thePthreads library. An in-depth knowledge of C is not required. The com-panion CD-ROM contains threading and optimization tools, code, andextensive technical documentation on Hyper-Threading Technology.

QA76.6 2004-002227 0-471-46912-2TThhee aarrtt ooff ssooffttwwaarree tteessttiinngg,, 22dd eedd..Myers, Glenford J.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 234 p. $100.00First published in 1979, the text for programmers and students at anylevel provides a practical discussion of the purpose, nature, and prin-ciples of testing, covering higher-order testing, white- and black-boxtesting, debugging, code inspections, and walkthroughs. The secondedition adds information on testing recent software such as Internet-based e-commerce applications and provides details on Extreme Testing,which supports the widely used Extreme Programming developmentmethodology.

QA76.6 1-58347-045-XHHooww ttoo bbeeccoommee aa hhiigghhllyy ppaaiidd ccoorrppoorraattee pprrooggrraammmmeerr..Harkins, Paul H.MC Press, LLC, ©2004 215 p. $24.95 (pa)Offshore outsourcing and layoffs have the US programming world in atizzy; Harkins offers strategies for corporate programmers to keep them-selves promotable, if not indispensable. (Programmers who aren’t alwaysplanning their next career move, he says, are probably in big trouble.)Harkins, a former programmer who heads a software company, writesfor those just starting out in programming as well as journeymen stuckat mid-level and those with more experience and an entrepreneurial bent.He covers ground including the interviewing process, “coding forsuccess,” starting new jobs, developing a career as a consultant, andavoiding frequently made mistakes.

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QA76.64 0-596-00652-7EEsssseennttiiaall AAccttiioonnSSccrriipptt 22..00..Moock, Colin.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 502 p. $39.95 (pa)Moock, a developer in the Flash community, covers ActionScript 2.0syntax as well as object-oriented design and object-oriented programming(OOP) in this guide for ActionScript developers and experienced OOPdevelopers coming from another language such as Java or C++. The bookteaches object-oriented concepts, syntax, and usage, then outlines bestpractices for setting up and building an object- oriented project, andshows how to apply widely accepted OOP strategies and design patternsto Flash.

QA76.64 2003-066359 0-201-78705-9OObbjjeecctt--oorriieenntteedd pprrooggrraammmmiinngg iinn VViissuuaall BBaassiicc ..NNEETT..McMonnies, Alistair.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 676 p. $68.00 (pa)This book serves simultaneously as a triple introduction to object-orientedprogramming, Visual Basic, and Microsoft’s .NET platform. Generally, itwill be most useful for novices in all three subjects; anyone with expe-rience in any of them will likely be frustrated at the basic level of thematerial. That aside, it covers its three subjects well: all the usual basicobject-oriented programming techniques are present, from the definitionof a class to polymorphism and inheritance, as well as information onthe structure of Visual Basic and the .NET environment. Numerous exer-cises and a great deal of example code make this book suitable for anintroductory programming class.

QA76.642 2004-104426 0-7695-2151-7HHiigghh--lleevveell ppaarraalllleell pprrooggrraammmmiinngg mmooddeellss aanndd ssuuppppoorrttiivveeeennvviirroonnmmeennttss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Workshop on High-Level Parallel Programming Models & SupportiveEnvironments (9th: 2004: Santa Fe, NM)Computer Society Press, ©2004 129 p. $151.00 (pa)The 13 papers presented during the April 2004 workshop describe thedesign and implementation of high level programming models for par-allel environments, component frameworks supporting the compositionand running of component-based applications, techniques for pro-gramming component-based applications, and an infrastructure forproblem solving environments. Their specific topics include a dynamicperformance tuning tool, abstractions for dynamic data distribution, adistributed common component architecture (CCA) based on MPI, andtechniques for wrapping scientific applications to CORBA components.No subject index is provided.

QA76.7 2003-107068 0-7645-4381-4XXSSLLTT;; pprrooggrraammmmeerr’’ss rreeffeerreennccee,, 22dd eedd..Kay, Michael. (Programmer to programmer)Wrox Press, Inc., ©2003 939 p. $34.99 (pa)Written for software developers familiar with XML, this guide explainsthe structure of the extensible stylesheet language: transformations(XSLT), alphabetically lists the XSLT elements and XPath expressions, andprovides example design patterns and completed stylesheets. The secondedition describes the XSLT processors available from different companies,and overviews the XSLT 1.1 working draft.

QA76.73 2004-103175 0-7645-5587-1BBeeggiinnnniinngg JJaavvaaSSccrriipptt,, 22dd eedd..Wilton, Paul. (Programmer to programmer)John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 1010 p. $39.99 (pa)Assuming a familiarity with HTML, this guide explains how to managecomplex data with objects in the JavaScript language, manipulate strings,locate syntax and logical errors, use cookies, jazz up web pages withDynamic HTML, and insert server-side scripting into a web page usingactive server pages (ASP). A sample online trivia quiz applicationrunning throughout the book ties the concepts together.

QA76.73 2004-273990 0-7645-5658-4BBeeggiinnnniinngg VVBB..NNEETT 22000033..Willis, Thearon et al. (Programmer to programmer)John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 820 p. $39.99 (pa)Introducing the basics of creating Visual Basic .NET applications, thisbook explains the process of creating windows and boxes, how codeshould handle unexpected events, and some object-oriented techniquesfor building reusable code and classes. Later chapters discuss the dataaccess tools for connecting to databases, how to use web forms to createASP.NET applications for the web, and choosing between .NET remotingand XML web services.

QA76.73 0-596-00676-4BBeetttteerr,, ffaasstteerr,, lliigghhtteerr JJaavvaa..Tate, Bruce A. and Justin Gehtland.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 243 p. $34.95 (pa)Tate (a consultant) and Gehtland (a programmer) argue for “lightweight”open source architectures, and present two examples of what they havein mind—Hibernate and Spring. They thus encourage Java developers torethink the way they work, and offer both fundamental concepts andpractical techniques for building simpler code.

QA76.73 2003-066358 0-321-15418-5CC## ccoonncciisseellyy..Bishop, Judith and Nigel Horspool.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 442 p. $71.00 (pa)Bishop (computer science, University of Pretoria, South Africa) andHorspool (computer science, University of Victoria, Canada) introduceobject-oriented programming using the C# language. The reader isinvolved in object-oriented programming from the beginning, whiledeveloping skills in the use of control and data structures. The bookcovers nearly all of the language and its important namespaces. There isa strong focus on complete programs as examples, and extensive use ofGUIs to give programs a modern feel. Chapter quizes and programmingexercises are included. While targeted to first-year students, the text canalso be used by those converting from other languages.

QA76.73 2004-014051 1-59059-265-4DDeeccoommppiilliinngg JJaavvaa..Nolan, Godfrey.Apress, ©2004 264 p. $39.99Writing for those who want to learn Java by decompilation, Nolan, a spe-cialist in web site optimization, explains how to turn partially compiledJava bytecodes back into source code so that readers can see what theoriginal programmer was thinking. Early chapters unravel the Javaclassfile format and show how Java code is stored as bytecode and exe-cuted by the JVM. Later chapters focus on how to write a Java decom-piler, and a final chapter offers case studies.

QA76.73 2003-112682 0-7695-2052-9DDeeppeennddaabbllee ssyysstteemmss aanndd nneettwwoorrkkss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Int’l Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (2004: Florence,Italy)Computer Society Press, ©2004 909 p. $285.00 (pa)Papers from a summer 2004 conference are presented in this book/CD-ROM package. Material from the conference’s Dependable Computingand Communications Symposium examines the latest work in overlaynetworks, fault tolerance hardware design, security attacks, coding tech-niques, emerging technologies, and formal methods, and provides infor-mation on dependability assessment, distributed algorithms, embeddedand real- time systems, intrusion detection, fault-tolerant routing, andmobility and wireless systems. Papers from the Performance andDependability Symposium cover fault trees and modeling, modelchecking, QoS, sensor networks, evaluation theory, and dependabilitybenchmarking. There is no subject index.

QA76.73 0-321-12697-1DDeessiiggnn ppaatttteerrnnss iinn CC##..Metsker, Steven John. (Software pattern series)Addison-Wesley, ©2004 456 p. $49.99Metsker, a software consultant, explains how to use C# as an object- ori-ented language by using design patterns to create clean code while takingadvantage of the Microsoft .NET Framework Class Libraries. He offersdetailed code examples using C# and the .NET Framework for all 24 ofthe patterns described in the book Design Patterns. Programming exer-cises and explanations make use of UML. The book will be useful forMicrosoft programmers and developers who know C# and want toimprove their skills as designers.

QA76.73 0-321-20521-9DDeessiiggnniinngg wweebb sseerrvviicceess wwiitthh tthhee JJ22EEEE 11..44 ppllaattffoorrmm;; JJAAXX--RRPPCC,, SSOOAAPP,, aanndd XXMMLL tteecchhnnoollooggiieess.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Singh, Inderjeet et al. (The Java series)Addison-Wesley, ©2004 418 p. $49.99 (pa)Singh, an expert on J2EE technologies, outlines best practices fordesigning and integrating enterprise-level Web services using the Java 2Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.4. They use the Java AdventureBuilder Reference application to bring the design process to life and helpillustrate the use of Java APIs for XML-based RPC, XML Processing, andother web service and Java XML technologies. The book will be of interestto software architects and developers.

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QA76.73 0-596-00641-1EEcclliippssee..Holzner, Steve.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 317 p. $44.95 (pa)Approaching the technology as a development tool, not just a platform,this guide offers instructions for developing Java code, working with JARfiles, setting configurations, selecting runtimes, creating Javadoc, testingand debugging, using The Standard Widget Toolkit, web development,and the like. Practical skills are emphasized in examples throughout.

QA76.73 0-596-00710-8EEcclliippssee ccooookkbbooookk..Holzner, Steve.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 343 p. $44.95 (pa)Holzner, who has taught at MIT and Cornell, offers Java developersadvice on installing the Eclipse open source IDE and getting started withits Java development toolkit (JDT). The 170 solutions address refactoringoperations, the JUnit testing framework, the concurrent version system(CVS) for working in teams, Ant build files, and the standard widgettoolkit (SWT). The cookbook covers Eclipse 2.1.2, but highlights new fea-tures to expect in version 3.0.

QA76.73 2004-005516 0-7645-5831-5EExxppeerrtt oonnee--oonn--oonnee JJ22EEEE ddeevveellooppmmeenntt wwiitthhoouutt EEJJBB..Johnson, Rod.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 552 p. $39.99 (pa)Written for architects and developers, this guide presents alternatives toEJB and explains how to manage transactions, solve common problems,design applications, access data, use open source products to enhanceproductivity, and design for optimal performance and scalability.Johnson is an enterprise Java architect. Hoeller is a systems architect andconsultant.

QA76.73 2003-107067 0-7645-4385-7EExxppeerrtt oonnee--oonn--oonnee JJ22EEEE ddeessiiggnn aanndd ddeevveellooppmmeenntt..Johnson, Rod. (Programmer to programmer)Wrox Press, Inc., ©2003 742 p. $59.99 (pa)This guide to J2EE focuses on solving common problems and avoidingdebilitating mistakes. Johnson (a Java architect) examines the complex-ities of J2EE services and advocates the simplest possible solutions.Specific instructions are offered for using distributed architecture, EJB,data access strategies, web interface design, and J2EE applicationsdesign.

QA76.73 0-596-00696-9HHiibbeerrnnaattee;; aa ddeevveellooppeerr’’ss nnootteebbooookk..Elliott, James.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 176 p. $24.95 (pa)This guide shows experienced Java developers how to use Hibernate towork with information from a relational database in the form of naturalJava objects. The book walks readers through initial download and con-figuration, then explores the software through a series of projects thatdemonstrate how to accomplish a variety of practical goals. The entirebook is printed on pages designed to look like graph paper, with eachpage containing space for handwritten notes. Author information is notgiven.

QA76.73 0-596-00306-4HHiigghh ppeerrffoorrmmaannccee MMyySSQQLL;; ooppttiimmiizzaattiioonn,, bbaacckkuuppss,,rreepplliiccaattiioonn,, aanndd llooaadd bbaallaanncciinngg..Zawodny, Jeremy D. and Derek J. Balling.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 276 p. $39.95Written for MySQL administrators who already use Unix system moni-toring tools, this book explains the basics of benchmarking, the nuancesof indexes, and the stages of processing a query. It then suggestshardware configurations that provide better performance for large-scaleapplications, covers procedures for automatically copying data to mul-tiple servers, and presents strategies for minimizing downtime in theevent of hardware failure. The authors have both worked for Yahoo.

QA76.73 0-9717861-3-5IInntteell IInntteeggrraatteedd PPeerrffoorrmmaannccee PPrriimmiittiivveess;; hhooww ttoo ooppttiimmiizzeessooffttwwaarree aapppplliiccaattiioonnss uussiinngg IInntteell IIPPPP.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Taylor, Stewart.Intel Press, ©2004 445 p. $59.95 (pa)Taylor is a software architect at Intel and designed or oversaw the designof the majority of the Intel Integrated Performance Primitives (IPP) func-tions. Written for programmers, his text assumes readers are comfortablewith C and C++ but they need not be experts. Coverage includes Intel IPParchitecture and use, and some of its functions; signal processing andaudio; image processing and video; and miscellaneous other topics,including graphics, strings, and cryptography. The accompanying CD-ROM contains all examples from the text and the trial version of Intel IPP4.0.

QA76.73 0-9729548-9-9TThhee JJ22EEEE aarrcchhiitteecctt’’ss hhaannddbbooookk;; hhooww ttoo bbee aa ssuucccceessssffuulltteecchhnniiccaall aarrcchhiitteecctt ffoorr JJ22EEEE aapppplliiccaattiioonnss..Ashmore, Derek C.DVT Press, ©2004 284 p. $34.95 (pa)Covering the entire development process, software architect and con-sultant Derek Ashmore offers guidelines and advice to technical archi-tects designing and developing J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition)applications. Expecting reader familiarity with Java syntax and interme-diate-level programming skills, he describes use-case analysis fordefining the project, object- and data-modeling, implementation strategiesand methodologies, and testing procedures and process improvement.

QA76.73 0-596-00701-9JJaavvaa ccooookkbbooookk,, 22dd eedd..Darwin, Ian F.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 829 p. $49.95 (pa)Assuming a familiarity with Java, this book collects 312 solutions withcode snippets for working with the core APIs, data processing, input andoutput, graphical user interfaces, network clients, databases, XML,packages of classes, and threaded Java. The second edition adds achapter on generic types and enumerations and covers version 1.5 of Java2 standard edition.

QA76.73 2004-005014 1-58450-284-3TThhee LLiinnuuxx TTCCPP//IIPP ssttaacckk;; nneettwwoorrkkiinngg ffoorr eemmbbeeddddeeddssyysstteemmss.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Herbert, Thomas F.Charles River Media, ©2004 586 p. $49.95 (pa)In this guide to implementing the transmission control protocols/Internetprotocols (TCP/IP) on Linux operating systems, Herbert (vice president oftechnology and managing partner, Infosecure Systems and Solutions,LLC) takes a general approach of following the data as it flows throughthe networking protocols, from the time it is sent from an applicationrunning in a Linux host through the stack and out the wire to itsreception by another system until it is posted to the application code. Theguide describes how packets are routed, how TCP states are maintained,and how the socket interface works. The CD-ROM contains the sourcecode for all of the drivers contained in the book, as well as the completesource tree for the 2.6.0-test 10 kernel source code (with patches) uponwhich the book is based.

QA76.73 1-890774-22-7MMuurraacchh’’ss CC##..Murach, Joel and Doug Lowe. (.Net developer’s guide)Mike Murach & Assoc., ©2004 750 p. $49.50 (pa)Intended for both new and experienced Java, C++, and Visual Basicprogrammers, this guide introduces the essential elements of the C#language, the core .NET classes for developing basic Windowsapplications, and the object-oriented features of the C# language, thenexplains how to use ADO.NET to develop database applications. Amongother subjects, it describes Windows forms, event wiring, loops, datavalidation techniques, custom business objects, overloaded operators,typed and untyped datasets with bound and unbound controls, andexception handling.

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QA76.73 1-890774-24-3MMuurraacchh’’ss mmaaiinnffrraammee CCOOBBOOLL..Murach, Mike et al.Mike Murach & Assoc., ©2004 687 p. $59.50 (pa)Specifically addressing COBOL programming for IBM mainframes, thistutorial and reference starts by showing how to code and test simple pro-grams that prepare reports, then shows how to design more complicatedprograms using structured programming techniques, work with tables,and maintain records in sequential, indexed, and relative files. The finalsection discusses program compilation on IBM mainframes, VSAM, CICS,and DB2 databases.

QA76.73 2002-114859 0-7645-4963-4MMyySSQQLL//PPHHPP ddaattaabbaassee aapppplliiccaattiioonnss,, 22dd eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Bulger, Brad et al.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 764 p. $40.00 (pa)This guide explains how to write web-based applications with PHP andMySQL and get data-driven web sites up and running, then walksthrough a sample guest book, survey, content management system, dis-cussion board, and shopping cart. The second edition covers MySQL 4.0.The CD-ROM contains MySQL, the Apache web server, PHP 4, andexample applications.

QA76.73 2004-041060 0-201-79526-4PPeerrll mmeeddiicc;; ttrraannssffoorrmmiinngg lleeggaaccyy ccooddee..Scott, Peter J.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 311 p. $34.99 (pa)Intended for recent computer graduates who will be fixing Perl codewritten by other programmers, this book offers advice on rewriting partsof a program or restructuring the entire code. The author describes testmodules, the strict and warnings pragmas, examples of cargo cult code,the comprehensive Perl archive network, and the features that charac-terize each version of Perl.

QA76.73 2004-8478 1-58450-326-2PPrraaccttiiccaall JJaavvaa ggaammee pprrooggrraammmmiinngg.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Clingman, Dustin et al.Charles River Media, ©2004 508 p. $49.95 (pa)This guide examines contemporary Java game programming conceptsand techniques, drawing examples from existing projects. It offers usagepatterns that leverage Java’s strengths and points out weaknesses toavoid. Each chapter includes working code examples and a companionCD contains figures from the book, code samples, and Sun J2SDK. Theauthors teach at Full Sail Real World Education.

QA76.73 2004-003715 0-7637-0798-8PPrrooggrraammmmiinngg aanndd pprroobblleemm ssoollvviinngg wwiitthh CC++++,, 44tthh eedd..Dale, Nell B. and Chip Weems.Jones & Bartlett, ©2005 1119 p. $79.95 (pa)Dale (University of Texas) and Weems (University of Massachusetts)introduce C++, object-oriented programming, and software developmentin this text for undergraduates. The text covers many topics once con-sidered too advanced for a first course, such as metalanguages, modulardesign, abstract data types, and function interface design. Coverage pro-gresses from C++ syntax and semantics through program input and thesoftware design process, arrays, linked structures, and recursion. Thisfourth edition offers new information on Abstract Data Types, the C++classes, templates, encapsulation, and object-oriented software devel-opment. There are also new exercises and case studies.

QA76.73 2004-007312 0-470-09223-8PPrrooggrraammmmiinngg JJaavvaa 22 mmiiccrroo eeddiittiioonn ffoorr SSyymmbbiiaann OOSS;; aaddeevveellooppeerr’’ss gguuiiddee ttoo MMIIDDPP 22..00..Jode, Martin de.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 471 p. $50.00 (pa)Written for Java developers programming in the wireless space, this bookintroduces the Java 2 micro edition (J2ME) architecture and the mobileinformation device profile (MIDP) version 2, offering specific advice onprogramming Java on the latest generation of Symbian OS phones. DeJode and his co-workers at Symbian describe the optional wireless mes-saging, mobile media, and Bluetooth APIs, and examine the design andimplementation considerations involved in writing high- quality code thatprovides portability and efficiency.

QA76.73 2004-005518 0-7645-5992-3PPrrooffeessssiioonnaall VVBB..NNEETT 22000033,, 33dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Bill Evjen et al.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 1026 p. $49.99 (pa)Written for experienced developers who are making the transition toVB.NET or seeking an understanding of the most common VB.NET pro-gramming tasks and concepts, this tutorial/reference offers a wide-ranging presentation of VB.NET concepts and basic coverage of browser-based programming in VB.NET. Coverage progresses from Microsoft.NET through the common language runtime, inheritance and interfaces,and mobile application development. Author information is not given.

QA76.73 2003-092627 0-672-32538-1SSaammss tteeaacchh yyoouurrsseellff MMiiccrroossoofftt VViissuuaall CC## ..NNEETT 22000033 iinn 2244hhoouurrss,, 22dd eedd..Foxall, James D.Sams, ©2004 571 p. $29.99 (pa)This series of 24 tutorials shows how to navigate the Visual Studio .NETdevelopment environment, build functional user interfaces, write modestVisual C# programs, work with graphics and databases, automateexternal applications, and create a setup program. The CD- ROM containsa 60-day trial version of Visual Studio .NET 2003.

QA76.73 2003-109402 0-672-32619-1SSaammss tteeaacchh yyoouurrsseellff PPHHPP iinn 2244 hhoouurrss,, 33dd eedd..Zandstra, Matt.Sams, ©2004 550 p. $24.99 (pa)Zandstra, a Web designer, offers step-by-step instructions for using PHP,a popular Web scripting language. Coverage progresses from first prin-ciples to a working knowledge of the PHP programming language, withchapters covering basic features of the language, functions and tech-niques, and library code. Chapter quizes and exercises are included. Anunderstanding of the Web and of HTML is assumed, and some of theexamples are written to work with SQL databases. Although no priorknowledge of programming is required, some experience with a lan-guage such as C or Perl is helpful.

QA76.73 2003-070897 0-8493-2142-5SSooffttwwaarree aarrcchhiitteeccttuurree ddeessiiggnn ppaatttteerrnnss iinn JJaavvaa..Kuchana, Partha.Auerbach Pub., ©2004 492 p. $69.95Partha, an enterprise systems architect, collects seven basic softwaredesign patterns, five creational patterns, four collectional patterns, 11structural patterns, 11 behavioral patterns, and four concurrency patternsthat have been applied successfully in multiple environments to solve asoftware application problem recurring under a specific set of condi-tions. The discussion of each pattern is followed by an example imple-mented in Java, UML diagrams, and practice questions. Distributed byCRC Press.

QA76.73 1-932394-11-7TTaappeessttrryy iinn aaccttiioonn..Ship, Howard M. Lewis.Manning Publications Co., ©2004 551 p. $44.95This guide to the Tapestry approach offers instructions for creating full-featured web applications by connecting framework components to appli-cation code. Many simple examples show how to perform common taskslike form validation, application localization, client-side scripting, andsynchronization between browser and server. Advanced topics, such asthe creation of new components and integration with J2EE, are alsocovered. Ship is the creator and principal architect of Tapestry.Distributed by Independent Publishers Group.

QA76.73 0-596-00448-6VVeerrssiioonn ccoonnttrrooll wwiitthh SSuubbvveerrssiioonn..Collins-Sussman, Ben et al.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 299 p. $34.95 (pa)Three members of the Subversion open source development team explainthe basic concepts behind tracking changes to source code, then showhow to create a repository, make it available over a Unix-based network,copy changes between branches, and configure runtime options. Thefinal chapter is a reference guide to command line client (svn) and repos-itory administration commands.

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QA76.751 2004-105472 0-7695-2172-XSSooffttwwaarree aarrcchhiitteeccttuurree;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..The Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture (WICSA2004) (4th: 2004: Oslo, Norway) Ed. by Jeff Magee et al.Computer Society Press, ©2004 330 p. $170.00 (pa)Papers from a June 2004 conference describe recent work on the role ofsoftware architecture in the software lifecycle. They deal with issuesrelated to analysis, evolution, practice, requirements, methods and tools,style, and large systems, and describe research in evolving architectures,product lines, components, and real time systems. Some specific subjectsaddressed are performance optimization of embedded software archi-tecture, component replacement in a long-living architecture, resolvingrequirement conflicts through non-functional decomposition, an exter-nalized infrastructure for self-healing systems, and systematic devel-opment and exploration of service- oriented software architectures. Thereis no subject index.

QA76.758 2004-006047 1-58450-313-0HHuummaann aassppeeccttss ooff ssooffttwwaarree eennggiinneeeerriinngg..Tomayko, James E. and Orit Hazzan.Charles River Media, ©2004 338 p. $49.95This textbook explores the many human dilemmas and conflicts that canarise during the course of software development, and encourages futuresoftware engineers to become more aware of the development envi-ronment than their older counterparts. Tomayko (Carnegie Mellon) andHazzan (Israel Institute of Technology) discuss the social and cognitiveaspects of software engineering, the characteristics of quality code, thecustomer relationship, teamwork, and the business side of software.

QA76.758 2002-111981 1-58603-288-7NNeeww ttrreennddss iinn ssooffttwwaarree mmeetthhooddoollooggiieess,, ttoooollss aannddtteecchhnniiqquueess;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Lyee-W02 (1st: 2002: Paris, France). (Frontiers in artificial intelligenceand applications; v.84)IOS Press, ©2002 405 p. $109.00Lyee is a new Japanese software methodology that has been patented inmany countries in Europe, Asia, and North America. Papers from anOctober 2002 workshop capture the essence of the state of the art insoftware engineering and its supporting technology, focusing on softwaremethodologies related to Lyee as well as non-Lyee approaches. Areascovered include intention and hypothetical oriented software, softwarearchitecture and software intentional models, Lyee-oriented softwareengineering and applications, requirement engineering and meta models,human factor and user intention capturing in software, enterprisesoftware models and software engineering, software process models andconfiguration management, and automatic software generation andrequirement verification. There is no subject index.

QA76.758 2004-047641 1-58053-625-5PPrraaccttiiccaall iinnssiigghhtt iinnttoo CCMMMMII..Kasse, Tim. (Artech House computing library)Artech House, ©2004 281 p. $85.00Sometimes, a team of engineers can throw a pile of slush at a wall, takewhatever sticks, and create a quality product. For anyone who prefers notto rely on this method, this book provides an introduction to an alter-native: CMMI. As the title emphasizes, this is a practical guide; insteadof using a highly theoretical approach, Kasse discusses specific organi-zational activities and roles for management and practitioners based onCMMI. The book is pitched mainly at organizations that already areinvolved with CMM or CMMI, or already know that they want to embraceCMMI, so novices beware: this is some dense reading material.

QA76.76 2003-014046 0-201-69971-0TThhee AACCEE pprrooggrraammmmeerr’’ss gguuiiddee;; pprraaccttiiccaall ddeessiiggnn ppaatttteerrnnssffoorr nneettwwoorrkk aanndd ssyysstteemmss pprrooggrraammmmiinngg.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Huston, Stephen D. et al.Addison-Wesley, ©2003 506 p. $49.99 (pa)The ADAPTIVE Communication Environment (ACE) is an open-sourcesoftware toolkit created to solve network programming challenges.Huston, president of a consultancy, offers a book/CD-ROM guide to ACEfor C++ programmers building networked applications and next- gener-ation middleware. He introduces ACE to beginners, then explains how totap design patterns, frameworks, and ACE to produce software systems.The CD-ROM contains the complete ACE toolkit for Windows, Solaris, andHP-UX, plus reference documentation for ACE classes and source code forexamples in the book.

QA76.76 2004-049720 1-58053-662-XAAcchhiieevviinngg ssooffttwwaarree qquuaalliittyy tthhrroouugghh tteeaammwwoorrkk..Evans, Isabel. (Artech House computing library series)Artech House, ©2004 296 p. $85.00Emphasizing effective communication and conflict resolution, Evans (aconsultant) provides an overview of the team culture required to developquality software. She outlines the roles and activities of team members,including customers, throughout the life of a software product. Differinginterpretations of quality, and their implications for teamwork and forthe product itself, are highlighted.

QA76.76 2003-273650 0-596-00361-7AADDOO..NNEETT iinn aa nnuuttsshheellll.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Hamilton, Bill and Matthew MacDonald.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2003 599 p. $44.95 (pa)Intended for database developers familiar with .NET basics and thecommon language runtime, this book consists of 16 tutorials that explainADO.NET concepts, a class library reference that describes everyADO.NET type, and an API quick reference that lists ADO.NET name-spaces. The examples use the Northwind sample database installed onSQL server. The CD-ROM contains a Visual Studio .NET plug-in that linksthe API quick reference to the dynamic help system.

QA76.76 2003-026506 1-58450-316-5AAddvveerrggaammiinngg ddeevveellooppeerr’’ss gguuiiddee;; uussiinngg MMaaccrroommeeddiiaa FFllaasshhMMXX 22000044 aanndd DDiirreeccttoorr MMXX.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Afshar, Rod et al.Charles River Media, ©2004 449 p. $49.95 (pa)After describing the major components of Flash MX and Director MX,this book offers one approach to creating online games that deliverembedded advertising messages to consumers. It discusses product iden-tification, game choice, interface design, game organization, and distri-bution mediums, then applies the concepts to nine case studies. TheCD-ROM contains the source code and graphics for all nine games andtrial versions of Flash MX and Director MX.

QA76.76 2004-010164 0-932633-57-9AAggiillee ssooffttwwaarree ddeevveellooppmmeenntt iinn tthhee llaarrggee;; ddiivviinngg iinnttoo tthheeddeeeepp..Eckstein, Jutta.Dorset House Publishing, ©2004 234 p. $39.95 (pa)Agile or “lightweight” processes have revolutionized the software devel-opment industry. Unfortunately, most agile processes are designed forsmall or medium-sized projects. Eckstein, a member of the board of theAgile Alliance, shows how to scale up agile processes to teams of 100through 1,000 members. The techniques described are also relevant toteams of ten or more developers, especially within large organizations.Chapter summaries, boxed readings by other authors, and whimsicalb&w drawings are included.

QA76.76 1-58113-864-4AAuuttoonnoommoouuss aaggeennttss aanndd mmuullttiiaaggeenntt ssyysstteemmss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss;;33vv..Int’l Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems(3rd: 2004: New York City, New York) Ed. by Nicholas R. Jennings et al.Assoc. for Computing Machinery, ©20041546 p. $220.00 (pa)The 142 papers and 142 posters (short papers) of this proceedings werepresented at the Third International Joint Conference on AutonomousAgents and Multiagent Systems, held in New York City in July 2004, withcontributors from 28 countries. Four keynote lectures—multi-agentplanning in complex uncertain environments and protocol/mechanismdesign for cooperation/competition are two of the topics—and a panel—on business process management—are also included. The main themes ofthe conference include complex systems, agent communication lan-guages, mechanism design, co-ordination, multi- agent issues andlearning, coalitions, and artificial social systems. A sampling of indi-vidual papers topics includes complete and decidable logic for resource-bounded agents, bargaining with information, (im)possibility ofunconditionally privacy- preserving auctions, simulating education as amulti-agent system, and cell modeling using agent-based formalisms.Each paper includes an abstract and list of references. Author index only.

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QA76.76 1-931836-12-4BBeesstt ddaammnn WWiinnddoowwss SSeerrvveerr 22000033 ppeerriioodd bbooookk..Snedaker, Susan.Syngress Media, Inc., ©2004 997 p. $49.95 (pa)Focusing on the enhanced security features and protocol support offeredby the latest version of Microsoft’s network operating system, this bookoffers network administrators guidance on managing physical andlogical disks, making server clustering and load balancing part of a highavailability plan, using active directory administrative tools, and workingwith user and group accounts. Later chapters discuss the issues involvedwhen planning and implementing a name resolution strategy, the TCP/IPinfrastructure, a routing strategy, and a public key infrastructure.

QA76.76 2003-273724 0-596-00222-XBBuuiillddiinngg eemmbbeeddddeedd LLiinnuuxx ssyysstteemmss..Yaghmour, Karim.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2003 391 p. $44.95 (pa)Intended for experienced embedded system designers, this bookdescribes techniques for building embedded systems based on the Linuxkernel that involve determining system components, configuring thekernel, building a root filesystem, and setting up boot software.Yaghmour (Opersys Inc.) describes the intricacies of manipulatingstorage devices for embedded Linux systems, the various bootloadersavailable for use in each embedded Linux architecture, and softwarepackages that offer networking services.

QA76.76 0-596-00525-3CCaassccaaddiinngg ssttyyllee sshheeeettss;; tthhee ddeeffiinniittiivvee gguuiiddee,, 22dd eedd..Meyer, Eric A.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 507 p. $39.95 (pa)Cascading Style Sheets advocate Meyer has been likened to a rock starwithin the Web world; the latest edition of his guide carries on hiscrusade for standards-oriented Web design by adding discussion of CSS2,exploring CSS2.1, and introducing emerging elements of CSS3. CSSenables Web authors to mimic the sophisticated layouts and paginationof desktop publishing with scripts that are easy to maintain. The guide,which is mainly for Web designers and document authors, requires aworking knowledge of HTML 4.0.

QA76.76 2004-049981 0-7356-1967-0CCooddee ccoommpplleettee,, 22dd eedd..McConnell, Steve.Microsoft Press, ©2004 914 p. $49.99 (pa)For this second edition of a practical guide to programming, McConnell,a software engineer, describes new practices and offers hundreds of newcode samples illustrating software construction. Capturing the body ofknowledge available from research, academia, and everyday commercialpractice, he synthesizes techniques and principles for programmers ofevery experience level, development environment, or project size. Materialis in sections on laying the foundation, creating high-quality code, vari-ables, statements, code improvements, system considerations, andsoftware craftsmanship. Numerous tips, key points, and checklists areincluded.

QA76.76 2003-278281 0-596-00516-4TThhee ccoommpplleettee FFrreeeeBBSSDD;; ddooccuummeennttaattiioonn ffrroomm tthhee ssoouurrccee,,44tthh eedd..Lehey, Greg.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2003 679 p. $44.95 (pa)Assuming a familiarity with UNIX, this book walks through a typicalFreeBSD operating system installation, explains how to use the shell toissue direct commands and the editor to prepare text, describes some ofthe free software packages available for porting, and introduces localnetwork configuration and Internet protocols. Previously published byWalnut Creek, the fourth edition covers version 5.0 of FreeBSD.

QA76.76 2004-044058 0-471-48403-2DDeessiiggnn ooff llooggiicc--bbaasseedd iinntteelllliiggeenntt ssyysstteemmss..Truemper, Klaus.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 352 p. $84.95This textbook introduces graduates and advanced undergraduates tologic-based intelligent systems, a subject that is not precisely the same asartificial intelligence, which seeks to design systems that can think likehumans. Instead, this book is about using propositional logic to designsystems that solve problems which, when solved by humans, are said torequire intelligence. Topics covered include an introduction to proposi-tional logic, reasoning under uncertainty, formulating and solving logicsystems, nonmonotonic and incomplete reasoning, and question-and-answer process, among others. Very little background knowledge isrequired by this text, save for some basic probability and linear pro-gramming results.

QA76.76 1-59095-028-3EExxaammIInnssiigghhtt ffoorr iinnssttaalllliinngg,, ccoonnffiigguurriinngg,, aanndd aaddmmiinniisstteerriinnggMMiiccrroossoofftt WWiinnddoowwss XXPP pprrooffeessssiioonnaall MMCCPP//MMCCSSEE eexxaamm 7700--227700,, 22dd eedd..Timmons, Deborah and Patrick Timmons.TotalRecall Publications, ©2004 559 p. $39.99 (pa)This study guide highlights points to consider when installing, config-uring, and administering the Windows XP professional operating systemon a network, and provides short summaries for preparing for exam 70-270. Disk management, file systems, network protocols, user groups, filecompression methods, system performance analysis tools, and backupoperations are covered.

QA76.76 1-59095-069-0EExxaammWWiissee ffoorr WWiinnddoowwss XXPP pprrooffeessssiioonnaall cceerrttiiffiiccaattiioonneexxaamm 7700--227700;; iinnssttaalllliinngg,, ccoonnffiigguurriinngg,, aanndd aaddmmiinniisstteerriinnggMMiiccrroossoofftt WWiinnddoowwss XXPP pprrooffeessssiioonnaall,, 22dd eedd..Timmons, Deborah. (The TotalRecall IT question book series)TotalRecall Publications, ©2003 378 p. $39.99 (pa)This exam review provides 300 plus practice questions organized by coreexam topic, each followed by the correct answer and an explanation onthe backside of the page. The questions test an administrator’s knowledgeabout different methods of installing Windows XP professional on asystem, configuring policy settings, optimizing system performance, trou-bleshooting security, and managing power. Access to a testing engine isprovided online.

QA76.76 2004-003748 1-59140-370-7FFrreeee//ooppeenn ssoouurrccee ssooffttwwaarree ddeevveellooppmmeenntt..Title main entry. Ed. by Stefan Koch.Idea Group Publishing, ©2005 309 p. $69.95 (pa)Koch (information business, Vienna University of Economics andBusiness Administration, Austria) provides an overview of currentresearch in the field of free and open source software (F/OSS) devel-opment. Contributors in software design, computer science, and examinefree and open source software development from various perspectives,such as sociology, legal implications, and business models. The organi-zation of the book reflects the different research approaches taken in thefield, with sections on intensive and extensive analysis in F/OSS devel-opment and software engineering, F/OSS projects as social constructs,simulating F/OSS, development, F/OSS development integration withcommercial and public organizations, and implications of the F/OSSdevelopment model.

QA76.76 2003-023519 1-58450-295-9GGaammee pprrooggrraammmmiinngg ggeemmss 44.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by Andrew Kirmse.Charles River Media, ©2004 703 p. $69.95The 62 articles in this newest entry in the Game programming gems seriesare arranged into seven sections: general programming, mathematics,physics, artificial intelligence, graphics, network, and audio. The tech-niques described in the articles become progressively more difficultthroughout each section, and address such challenges as building a rigidbody dynamics system with sophisticated collision response, a dis-tributed reasoning voting architecture, carving static shadows intogeometry, and efficient MMP game state storage. The CD-ROM containsVisual C++ code and third party libraries.

QA76.76 2004-002692 1-59327-035-6HHooww LLiinnuuxx wwoorrkkss;; wwhhaatt eevveerryy ssuuppeerruusseerr sshhoouulldd kknnooww..Ward, Brian.No Starch Press, ©2004 347 p. $37.95 (pa)For users who aren’t satisfied with getting through a cookbook instal-lation, this guide describes the inner workings of a Linux systembeginning with the file system and boot process and covering advancedtopics such as networking, firewalls, development tools, device man-agement, shell scripts, and sharing printers with Samba. Though adetermined beginner could learn a lot from this book, it is reallyintended for superusers and system administrators who want to improvetheir understanding of Linux and who are ready to start building theirown kernel. The final chapter is a very helpful guide to buying Linux-compatible hardware.

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QA76.76 2004-011608 0-7645-5739-4HHTTMMLL,, XXHHTTMMLL,, aanndd CCSSSS bbiibbllee,, 33dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Brian Pfaffenberger et al.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 790 p. $39.99 (pa)Intended for web developers, this guide introduces the basic elements ofthe HTML protocol and cascading style sheets (CSS) for writing and for-matting web documents, explains how scripting languages and XMLwork, examines how to test and validate web pages during the stagingprocess, and offers advice on developing structured, accessible contentand protecting it online.

QA76.76 0-596-00501-6IInnssiiddee ..MMaacc..Toporek, Chuck.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 400 p. $19.95 (pa)This guide offers an overview of the .Mac package and many of its fea-tures. Chapters focus on subjects like set-up, the iDisk, .Mac mail, virex,back-up, building a homepage, web logs, iSync, and slide shows. Toporekis a senior editor with O’Reilly.

QA76.76 1-59095-040-2IInnssiiddeerrssCChhooiiccee ttoo MMiiccrroossoofftt WWiinnddoowwss XXPP pprrooffeessssiioonnaallMMCCPP//MMCCSSEE eexxaamm 7700--227700,, 22dd eedd..Timmons, Deborah and Patrick Timmons.TotalRecall Publications, ©2004 661 p. $59.99 (pa)This study guide reviews the procedures for installing and configuringthe Windows XP professional operating system and for managinghardware devices, users, network protocols, files, and system per-formance. Published as InsideScoop to MCSE certification in 2002, thesecond edition omits the CD-ROM and places the practice tests on a website for download. One word on the back page is misspelled.

QA76.76 0-596-00589-XLLeeaarrnniinngg RReedd HHaatt EEnntteerrpprriissee LLiinnuuxx aanndd FFeeddoorraa,, 44tthh eedd..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))McCarty, Bill.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 326 p. $39.95 (pa)This text introduces business and home users to the Red Hat and Fedoradistributions of the high-performance GNU/Linux computer operatingsystem. The focus is on the needs of the new Linux user and on desktopapplications. Step-by-step instructions are provided for all stages of instal-lation and configuration. New to the fourth edition are installationinstructions and package updating for Red Hat Enterprise Linux andFedora; information on the GRUB bootloader; and a guide to the CUPSprinter system. The Publisher’s Edition of Fedora is included on twodiscs.

QA76.76 2003-114873 0-7645-4310-5LLiinnuuxx ffoorr dduummmmiieess,, 55tthh eedd.. ((DDVVDD--iinncclluuddeedd))LeBlanc, Dee-Ann. (For dummies)John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 382 p. $29.99 (pa)Teacher and speaker LeBlanc encourages readers to enter the world ofthe open-source software, and she walks them into the shallows, wherethey can choose to stay forever or decide to venture into deeper water.Keeping the technobabble to a minimum, she talks about installation,boot-up, configuration, tuning, and managing the system with as littlestress as possible. The disk contains a full version of the Fedora Code,which is what Red Hat now calls its consumer-level product.

QA76.76 2003-024732 1-59327-034-8LLiinnuuxx ffoorr nnoonn--ggeeeekkss;; aa hhaannddss--oonn,, pprroojjeecctt--bbaasseedd,, ttaakkee--iitt--ssllooww gguuiiddeebbooookk.. ((22 CCDD--RROOMMSS iinncclluuddeedd))Grant, Rickford.No Starch Press, ©2004 308 p. $34.95 (pa)In a volume begun as a tutorial for his mother, Grant (computing,Toyama U. of International Studies, Japan) introduces Linux to both com-puter novices and to computer users new to Linux. Appendices includelauncher specifications and online resources. The CDs provide a completeworking version of Linux based on Red Hat’s Fedora Core. A companionWeb site is available. Distributed by O’Reilly

QA76.76 2003-279586 0-596-00482-6LLiinnuuxx iinn aa nnuuttsshheellll,, 44tthh eedd..Siever, Ellen et al.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2003 928 p. $39.95 (pa)This quick reference helps Linux administrators find the command theyneed, describes how it works, and identifies what combinations ofoptions give the exact output required. It also reviews package managers,shells, editors, scripting tools, and desktop configuration. The fourthedition adds a section on the grand unified bootloader (GRUB).

QA76.76 2004-011594 0-7645-6997-XLLiinnuuxx ttrroouubblleesshhoooottiinngg bbiibbllee..Negus, Christopher and Thomas Weeks.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 598 p. $29.99 (pa)Focusing mainly on command line tools and text-based configurationfiles, this guide walks through basic troubleshooting techniques forsolving problems encountered when running Fedora Linux and other RedHat Linux systems. It covers video drivers, disk and file systems,intrusion detection tools, firewalls, modem problems, printer services,Samba, web servers, file transfer servers, and e-mail servers.

QA76.76 2003-273732 0-596-00400-1MMaacc OOSS XX ffoorr JJaavvaa ggeeeekkss..Iverson, Will.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2003 282 p. $39.95 (pa)Intended for experienced Java developers comfortable with Swing, thisguide explores the technical underpinnings of the Mac OS X Java imple-mentation, Apple’s various additions to the Java platform, and thepotential pitfalls of writing applications intended for multiple platforms.The second half describes client applications delivered via the web, theQuickTime API, SQL databases, and the process of creating EnterpriseJavaBeans on Mac OS X.

QA76.76 2003-273714 0-596-00451-6MMaacc OOSS XX hhiinnttss;; JJaagguuaarr eeddiittiioonn..Griffiths, Rob.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2003 461 p. $24.95 (pa)Griffiths, who runs a Mac web site, suggests easier and faster ways ofusing the finder, the dock, and the many programs that come with MacOS X. The 560 hints provide alternate methods for navigating iTunes,editing pictures with iPhoto 2, networking, sending mail, chatting online,searching the web, and running Unix commands.

QA76.76 0-321-24171-1MMaacc OOSS XX PPaanntthheerr;; hhaannddss--oonn ttrraaiinniinngg.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Chow, Garrick and Lynda Weinman.lynda.com/books, ©2004 939 p. $35.00 (pa)Offering reassurance that knowledge of Unix is not required to learn thelatest Macintosh operating system (Mac OS X 10.3/ Panther), an Applemaster and a training pro introduce users to Panther basics and inter-esting features. Appendices provide descriptions of items in the applica-tions and utilities folders, online resources, and a troubleshooting guide.The CD-ROM contains exercise files and demo movies.

QA76.76 2003-114374 0-7645-4168-4MMaacc OOSS XX PPaanntthheerr ffoorr dduummmmiieess..LeVitus, Bob. (For dummies)John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 392 p. $21.99 (pa)Written for Mac users new to Mac OS X, this guide provides step-by- stepinstructions for navigating Mac OS X and performing basic andadvanced tasks. Margin icons point to key concepts, technical infor-mation, and warnings, and an appendix covers installation. LeVitus haswritten other books on computing and writes a column for the HoustonChronicle.

QA76.76 0-596-00508-3MMaacc OOSS XX uunnwwiirreedd;; aa gguuiiddee ffoorr hhoommee,, ooffffiiccee,, aanndd tthheerrooaadd..Negrino, Tom and Dori Smith.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 207 p. $24.95 (pa)An excellent introduction for Mac users contemplating going wireless aswell as for OS 9 users thinking of upgrading. The authors’ have an infec-tious enthusiasm for wireless computing and offer persuasive arguments:being able to roam the house with a laptop; tapping into wirelesshotspots while traveling; and networking an entire house or small officewithout having to do any wiring. Coverage includes wireless technologiessupported by Mac OS X, networking basics, wireless security issues, andOS X software such as iSync and iChat.

QA76.76 0-321-21349-1TThhee MMaacc PPaanntthheerr bbiibbllee,, 99tthh eedd..Colby, Cliff and Cheryl England.Peachpit Press, Inc., ©2004 1028 p. $34.99 (pa)As Apple computer celebrates its 20th anniversary, this edition of “theMacintosh bible” focuses on its latest operating system: Mac OS X 10.3(Panther). Mac experts introduce the Macintosh family, differencesbetween Panther and earlier operating systems, such hot products andtopics as iPod and digital videos, and converting from Windows to Mac.A companion Web site is available.

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QA76.76 2003-027900 1-55622-045-6MMaacciinnttoosshh SSwwiittcchheerr’’ss gguuiiddee..Standefer, Robert.Wordware Publishing, Inc., ©2004 383 p. $24.95 (pa)Intended for the average Windows user, this book identifies the differ-ences between Macintosh and other PCs, describes the Mac OS X Pantheruser interface, walks through the process of transferring files and con-necting hardware to a Mac, and offers tips for switching to theOffice:mac suite.

QA76.76 2003-057012 0-566-08567-4MMaannaaggiinngg WWeebb pprroojjeeccttss;; tthhee mmaannaaggeemmeenntt ooff llaarrggee pprroojjeeccttssaanndd pprrooggrraammmmeess ffoorr WWeebb--ssppaaccee ddeelliivveerryy..Turner, J. Rodney.Gower Publishing, ©2004 228 p. $99.95The field of project management itself has now reached maturity, andthe demand is turning to guidance for managing projects in specificareas, says Turner (project management, Erasmus U., Rotterdam). Hebegins here what he hopes will grow into a series, his next being onprojects in the health sector. Writing for general managers rather thaninformation systems managers, he describes how to manage projects forcreating web sites, rather than using the web in the management of othertypes of projects. He sets out the characteristic features of web projects,then discusses such aspects as starting, definition, organizing, managingcost and time, close-out, and portfolios of projects. Distributed byAshgate.

QA76.76 2003-283617 0-596-00360-9MMaasstteerriinngg VViissuuaall ssttuuddiioo ..NNEETT..Griffiths, Ian et al.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2003 397 p. $39.95 (pa)Written for experienced programmers, this guide to Visual Studio .NET2003 discusses projects and solutions, files and file editors, debugging,database projects, setup projects, control and component integration,automation, macros and add-ons, custom wizards, and the Visual StudioIntegration Program. Screen captures, code samples, and flow chartshelp clarify the instruction. The authors are developers and trainers.

QA76.76 bad lccn 0-7356-1933-6MMiiccrroossoofftt ..NNEETT ddiissttrriibbuutteedd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss;; iinntteeggrraattiinngg XXMMLLwweebb sseerrvviicceess aanndd ..NNEETT rreemmoottiinngg..MacDonald, Matthew.Microsoft Press, ©2003 716 p. $59.99 (pa)Intended for developers familiar with C# or Visual Basic .NET, this bookintroduces the key .NET technologies from a distributed programmingpoint of view, and recommends how to build the parts of a distributedapplication so that they will perform reliably and can scale to supportlarge numbers of clients. The final section presents a sample sales invoicesolution, order fulfillment system, and work request application that inte-grate the technologies discussed.

QA76.76 2004-40306 0-7356-1981-6MMiiccrroossoofftt WWiinnddoowwss ssccrriippttiinngg sseellff--ppaacceedd lleeaarrnniinngg gguuiiddee..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Wilson, Ed.Microsoft Press, ©2004 380 p. $44.99 (pa)This guide introduces Microsoft Visual Basic scripting edition (VBScript),Windows scripting host, active directory service interfaces (ADSI), andWindows management instrumentation (WMI) to network consultantsand administrators who would like to automate .NET components andnetwork management tasks running on Windows XP and Server 2003.The CD-ROM contains starter scripts and completed solutions for each ofthe 40 end-of-chapter labs, 100 sample scripts, and Scriptomatic1.0.

QA76.76 2004-053096 0-7356-2021-0MMiiccrroossoofftt WWiinnddoowwss sseerrvveerr 22000033 PPKKII aanndd cceerrttiiffiiccaatteesseeccuurriittyy.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Komar, Brian.Microsoft Press, ©2004 570 p. $59.99 (pa)Divided into three self-contained parts, this book provides a basic under-standing of the type of encryption and signing that takes place in publickey-enabled applications, a framework for preparing the active directoryenvironment and the certification authority hierarchy within an organi-zation, and detailed information on deploying certificates for specificPKI-enabled applications, such as smart cards and virtual private net-working. The CD-ROM contains tools, scripts, and an e-book.

QA76.76 2004-049932 0-7356-2048-2MMiiccrroossoofftt WWiinnddoowwss SSeerrvveerr 22000033 iinnssiiddee oouutt.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Stanek, William R.Microsoft Press, ©2004 1437 p. $59.99 (pa)In this book/CD-ROM reference, Stanek, a technology expert, providesdetails on planning and managing a Windows Server 2003 implemen-tation and handling everyday administration. Material is organized insections on planning, installation, upgrades and migrations, storage andfile systems, networking and print services, directory and security, anddisaster recovery. The book includes timesaving solutions, trou-bleshooting tips, and workarounds, along with 100 tools and scripts onthe CD-ROM. The CD-ROM also contains a complete ebook in PDF format,Microsoft Systems Architecture 2.0 documentation, and documentationon FRS, Emergency Management Services, and clustering.

QA76.76 0-596-00538-5OOffffiiccee 22000033 XXMMLLLenz, Evan et al.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 567 p. $39.95 (pa)Intended for developers and advanced Office users, this book introducesthe new XML capabilities added to the 2003 release of the Office suite,and explains how to create XML documents and templates inWordprocessingML and Excel’s SpreadsheetML. It also presents XSLTscripts for WordprocessingML, describes the web services toolkit, andwalks through two InfoPath solutions for collecting data.

QA76.76 0-9745140-2-0PPrraaggmmaattiicc uunniitt tteessttiinngg iinn tthhee CC## wwiitthh NNUUnniitt..Hunt, Andy and Dave Thomas. (The Pragmatic programmers; v.2)Pragmatic Bookshelf, ©2004 159 p. $29.95 (pa)The second of a three-volume set, this guide for programmers explainshow to apply pragmatic unit testing and offers specific advice concerningwhat to test. It provides guidance on writing better code, detecting bugs,and testing individual pieces of code. The authors are system developers.

QA76.76 0-9745140-0-4PPrraaggmmaattiicc vveerrssiioonn ccoonnttrrooll wwiitthh CCVVSS..Thomas, Dave and Andy Hunt. (The pragmatic programmers; v.1)Pragmatic Bookshelf, ©2004 161 p. $29.95 (pa)This short volume presents basic version control recipes and methods forprotecting source code, documentation, test data, scripts, and so on. Theauthors (system developers) explain what version control is, identifycommon CVS commands, and offer instructions for using tags andbranches, creating a project, using models, and related tasks.

QA76.76 2004-005214 1-58450-323-8PPrrooggrraammmmiinngg bbeelliieevvaabbllee cchhaarraacctteerrss ffoorr ccoommppuutteerr ggaammeess..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Baillie-de Byl, Penny.Charles River Media, ©2004 465 p. $54.95 (pa)Baillie-de Byl (computer programming, multimedia systems, and com-puter graphics, U. of Southern Queensland) writes for professional, hob-byist, and student programmers, who have not necessarily hadexperience programming believable artificial gaming characters. Hertutorial walks through the steps of creating a three-dimensional animatedautonomous character, with practical exercises and examples from real-life games and the academic research community. The disk containsimages, sample code, exercise data, programming software, and an opensource game engine.

QA76.76 2004-091465 0-9752838-4-7PPrrooggrraammmmiinngg ffrroomm tthhee ggrroouunndd uupp..Bartlett, Jonathan. Ed. by Dominick Bruno.Bartlett Publishing, ©2004 320 p. $34.95 (pa)Bartlett says most programming books pass over the difficult topics andleave readers wondering how computers really work. Here he takesreaders on a journey from knowing nothing about programming tounderstanding how to think, write, and learn like programmers—dif-ficult topics included. He uses the standard GNU/Linux tool set for hisexamples, but his goal is to produce programmers who can work in anyplatform, with anylanguage.

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QA76.76 0-596-00651-9PPrrooggrraammmmiinngg JJaakkaarrttaa SSttrruuttss,, 22dd eedd..Cavaness, Chuck.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 450 p. $44.95 (pa)Written for Java developers, this guide overviews the Struts open sourceframework for building web applications based on Java servlet andJavaServer Pages (JSP), and explores the components of Strut’s MVCimplementation, including a look at the JSP custom tags that areincluded as part of the framework. Later chapters address exception han-dling, the validator framework, tiles, logging, and packaging a Strutsapplication with the Ant tool. The second edition covers Struts 1.1 andadds a chapter on JavaServer Faces.

QA76.76 2004-011578 0-7645-5745-9RReedd HHaatt FFeeddoorraa LLiinnuuxx 22 bbiibbllee.. ((CCDD--RROOMMss iinncclluuddeedd))Negus, Christopher.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 1066 p. $49.99 (pa)In this massive user’s guide, Negus (a systems developer and contributorto Internet World) explains the basic features of Fedora and offers instruc-tions concerning its use, administration, network and server set-up, andits compatibility with new technology. Four companion CD-ROMs providethe software needed for a complete Fedora system.

QA76.76 0-321-23296-8TThhee RRoobbiinn WWiilllliiaammss MMaacc OOSS XX bbooookk;; PPaanntthheerr eedd..Williams, Robin and John Tollett.Peachpit Press, Inc., ©2004 712 p. $29.99 (pa)Macintosh computer gurus cover the latest Mac operating system for bothbeginners (in specially marked sections) and those users familiar with,and perhaps not ready to let go of, Panther’s predecessor. Includes aglossary and quiz with an answer key.

QA76.76 2004-001163 0-321-19366-0SSeeccuurree aarrcchhiitteeccttuurreess wwiitthh OOppeennBBSSDD..Palmer, Brandon and Jose Nazario.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 519 p. $34.99 (pa)Intended for UNIX administrators, this introduction to the OpenBSD oper-ating system walks through the installation process on an i386 platform,and describes the tools for managing users, networking, configuringdisks and file systems, and protecting the system at each level. The moreadvanced chapters cover packet filtering, network address translation,Kerberos, authentication methods, security at the IP layer, networkintrusion detection, and kernel compilation.

QA76.76 0-471-67420-6TThhee ssooffttwwaarree pprroojjeecctt mmaannaaggeerr’’ss hhaannddbbooookk;; pprriinncciipplleess tthhaattwwoorrkk aatt wwoorrkk,, 22dd eedd..Phillips, Dwayne.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 485 p. $69.95 (pa)Phillips, a software and systems engineer, outlines fundamental prin-ciples that project managers and software practitioners can use in projectmanagement. He describes the requirements, planning, and risk man-agement stages of the development cycle, focusing on tasks of the middleand late stages of development. Successful and unsuccessful real-lifeprojects are examined in detail, and lessons learned from the cases areapplied using a “cookbook” formula that walks readers step-by-stepthrough three different types of projects. This second edition includesnew material on agile methods.

QA76.76 0-9743649-2-4TThhee ssooffttwwaarree vveeccttoorriizzaattiioonn hhaannddbbooookk;; aappppllyyiinnggmmuullttiimmeeddiiaa eexxtteennssiioonnss ffoorr mmaaxxiimmuumm ppeerrffoorrmmaannccee..Bik, Aart J.C.Intel Press, ©2004 236 p. $64.95 (pa)Bik, an engineer at Intel Corporation, offers a detailed overview of com-piler optimizations that convert sequential code into a form that bestexploits multimedia extensions. Written for compiler engineers and pro-grammers of scientific, engineering, and multimedia applications, thebook focuses on the C programming language and multimedia exten-sions to the Intel Architecture. All presented optimizations are availablein the high-performance Intel C++/Fortran compilers that support auto-matic vectorization for MMX technology and the Streaming SIMDExtensions.

QA76.76 2004-100026 0-9748488-0-8SSttrruuttss ssuurrvviivvaall gguuiiddee;; bbaassiiccss ttoo bbeesstt pprraaccttiicceess..Shenoy, Srikanth and Nithin Mallya.ObjectSource Publications, ©2004 218 p. $14.95 (pa)Struts is a Web application framework used for building J2EE applica-tions in enterprises. This guide for beginning to experienced Web devel-opers and architects covers practical, technical issues surrounding the useof Struts. A sampling of topics includes form validation, Struts taglibraries, and exception handling. The final chapter is devoted to cus-tomization and extension of the framework.

QA76.76 0-07-223131-9SSttrruuttss;; tthhee ccoommpplleettee rreeffeerreennccee..Holmes, James. Ed. by Herbert Schildt.McGraw-Hill/Osborne, ©2004 504 p. $49.99 (pa)Holmes, who was selected by Oracle magazine as the Java developer of2002, introduces the Struts framework for building Java- based webapplications, its model-view-controller (MVC) design pattern, the validatorplug-in for performing data validation, and the tiles plug-in for reusingHTML code. He then describes the tags in the HTML tag library, the beantag library, the logic tag library, the nested tag library, and the Struts con-figuration files. An attribute listing and a usage example are provided foreach tag.

QA76.76 2003-283932 0-321-17010-5UUNNIIXX,, 22dd eedd..Ray, Deborah S. and Eric J. Ray. (Visual quickstart guide)Peachpit Press, Inc., ©2003 418 p. $21.99 (pa)A pair of professional technical writers presents a new edition of theirintroductory guide to the Unix operating system. Seventeen chaptersdiscuss getting started, using directories and files, working with the shell,creating and editing files, controlling ownership and permissions,manipulating files, configuring the environment, running and writingscripts, sending and reading email, working with encoded and com-pressed files, installing software, using utilities, being the “superuser” or“root” user, and other topics. As in other volumes of the VisualQuickStart series, the material is often demonstrated visually rather thanthrough textual explanation.

QA76.76 2003-116741 0-7645-4147-1UUnniixx ffoorr dduummmmiieess,, 55tthh eedd..Levine, John R. and Margaret Levine Young. (For dummies)John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 380 p. $21.99 (pa)Even dummies sometimes find themselves using UNIX, and there theyare without the technical training or often the inclination to learn all theesoterics about the mother of all operating systems; they just want toknow how to accomplish what should be simple tasks. The brother-sisterteam who give UNIX power to Dummies update their guide with infor-mation on the increasingly popular Linux version, the new KDE andGNOME window systems, Internet applications, and Internet site hosting.

QA76.76 2004-043655 0-321-20568-5UUsseerr ssttoorriieess aapppplliieedd;; ffoorr aaggiillee ssooffttwwaarree ddeevveellooppmmeenntt..Cohn, Mike.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 268 p. $34.99 (pa)This guide describes user stories and explains how they can be used toarticulate customer programming needs. It highlights both successfuland unsuccessful implementations of the concept, and discusses itsapplication for planning, managing, and testing software developmentprojects. Cohn is a programmer and software project manager.

QA76.76 2002-103978 0-7897-2790-0UUssiinngg MMiiccrroossoofftt WWiinnddoowwss XXPP,, ppllaattiinnuumm eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Cowart, Robert and Brian Knittel.Que Publishing, ©2004 1402 p. $59.99Little documentation has come with Microsoft operating system versionssince Windows 95. To convince advanced users that this “fat computerbook” is a useful reference, two Windows experts cover both the Homeand Professional editions of Windows XP. A comprehensive index helpsin accessing information on topics relating to system basics (includingcomparison with Unix and Linux), setup, applications, networking,security, and trouble- shooting. The bundled CD-ROM contains 45minutes of video presentations on management and networking skills.

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QA76.76 2003-283015 0-470-84718-2WWeebb ddeessiiggnn wwiitthh XXMMLL..Knobloch, Manfred and Matthias Kopp.John Wiley & Sons, ©2003 229 p. $50.00 (pa)Writing for Web designers and other Web content providers, Knoblochand Kopp (U. of Tübingen, Germany) describe how eXtensible MarkupLanguage (XML) can be used to design Web pages and other documentsstructured around content. They describe the relationship of XML toeXtensible Style Language (XSL) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), whichare used to structure presentation. They also describe the construction ofa variety of Web sites with different navigation structures.

QA76.76 2003-060102 0-321-12519-3WWiinnddoowwss ffoorrmmss pprrooggrraammmmiinngg iinn VViissuuaall BBaassiicc ..NNEETT..Sells, Chris and Justin Gehtland. (Microsoft .NET development series)Addison-Wesley, ©2004 680 p. $49.99 (pa)In this guide to using the Microsoft .NET forms packages, Windows pro-grammers will learn how to build applications that take advantage ofboth the user interface features of the Windows operating system and thedeployment features traditionally associated with HTML-based applica-tions. Emphasis is on the rationale behind aspects of WinForms designand on avoiding and solving common problems, with detailed illustra-tions of WinForms user interface features and working code samplesdemonstrating best practices. Sells and Gehtland have both written otherbooks on computing.

QA76.76 2002-114785 0-7645-4912-XWWiinnddoowwss SSeerrvveerr 22000033 sseeccuurriittyy bbiibbllee..Rampling, Blair.John Wiley & Sons, ©2003 577 p. $49.99 (pa)Rampling (a systems administrator for a mid-sized resource company)covers the theory and practice of security issues for those working withWindows Server 2003. After covering describing computer security fun-damentals, he describes security procedures, including authenticationand encryption. He also discusses the steps for setting a MicrosoftInternet Security and Acceleration Server-based firewall.

QA76.76 2003-025970 1-58450-301-7XXMMLL ffoorr wweebb ddeessiiggnneerrss uussiinngg MMaaccrroommeeddiiaa SSttuuddiioo MMXX22000044.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Ruse, Kevin.Charles River Media, ©2004 421 p. $49.95Introduces the basic syntax of XML, DTD, CSS, and XSL-T, techniques forbuilding dynamic web pages with Dreamweaver MX 2004, and the XMLsupport available in Fireworks MX 2004. The 16 detailed tutorials provideinstructions for configuring Dreamweaver as an XML editor, exportingDreamweaver template data to XML, integrating XML with ColdFusionMX 6.1, and working with XML in Flash MX Professional 2004. The CD-ROM contains files for each tutorial and trial versions of Macromediasoftware.

QA76.8 0-07-223188-2HHooww ttoo ddoo eevveerryytthhiinngg wwiitthh yyoouurr iiMMaacc,, 44tthh eedd..Stauffer, Todd.McGraw-Hill/Osborne, ©2004 485 p. $24.99 (pa)Although iMac is noted for being a plug-and-play computer not requiringa hefty guide, a MacAddict contributor believes that his text’s compre-hensiveness and new coverage of the iBook and eMac justifies its length.Special sections cover using AppleWorks frames to create newsletters andreports, and classic Mac OS (i.e., versions prior to Mac OS X). Staufferhas a Web site focusing on this book. Dates are not given for the previousiterations.

QA76.88 2004-108491 0-7695-2138-XHHiigghh ppeerrffoorrmmaannccee ccoommppuuttiinngg aanndd ggrriidd iinn AAssiiaa PPaacciiffiiccrreeggiioonn;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Conference on High Performance Computing Systems (HPCAsia 2004)(7th: 2004: Tokyo, Japan)Computer Society Press, ©2004 520 p. $221.00 (pa)Forty-six papers from the July 2004 conference present the results ofresearch recently conducted at both public universities and privatecompanies in Asia on architectures for high performance computing, thecommunication layer, algorithms, and scheduling as well as gridmiddleware, portals, and tools. Topics include simplified grid computingthrough spreadsheets and NetSolve, an instruction fetch policy forsimultaneous multithreaded processors, scripting Earth systemssimulations on the SGI Altix 3700, and a scalable MPI task loader forDawning supercomputers. Rounding out the volume are five workshopson computational fluid dynamics, Myrinet cluster networks,reconfigurable systems, biological applications, and the Earth simulator.No subject index is provided.

QA76.889 981-238-830-3PPrriinncciipplleess ooff qquuaannttuumm ccoommppuuttaattiioonn aanndd iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn;; vv..11::BBaassiicc ccoonncceeppttss..Benenti, Giuliano et al.World Scientific, ©2004 256 p. $58.00Benenti, Casati, and Strini have written an eminently readable intro-duction to the field of quantum computation. This volume, the first oftwo, covers foundational material: basic concepts of classical computationand quantum mechanics, the fundamental concepts of quantum compu-tation (the qubit, universal quantum gates, function evaluation, and soon), and a section on quantum communication, which includes discus-sions of both classical and quantum cryptosystems, as well as applica-tions of the no-cloning theorem, dense coding, and quantumteleportation. The book is aimed at advanced undergraduates in com-puter science, physics, or mathematics, but no prior knowledge of eithercomputation or quantum mechanics is assumed.

QA76.9 2003-101923 0-7645-3986-8AAcccceessss 22000033 bbiibbllee.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Prague, Cary N. et al.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 1400 p. $49.99 (pa)Intended for beginners, this guide explains how to create data tables andqueries in Access 2003, build forms and reports, and automate applica-tions with Visual Basic (VBA) commands. More advanced chaptersdiscuss enterprise applications, web applications, security, help systems,and action queries. The CD-ROM contains example files, chapters fromother Office 2003 books, and demonstration software. Two of the threeauthors work for Database Creations, which provided most of the demosoftware.

QA76.9 0-596-00678-0AAcccceessss ccooookkbbooookk,, 22dd eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Getz, Ken et al.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 810 p. $49.95 (pa)Intended for experienced Access database developers familiar with VisualBasic for Applications, the 170 tips provided in this book suggestadvanced approaches to user interface and programming tasks, such asqueries, reports, optimization, multi-user applications, Windows APIs,and automation. The second edition adds four chapters on SharePoint,smart tags, Microsoft .NET, and XML. The CD-ROM contains Access data-bases.

QA76.9 2003-064220 0-8058-4808-8AAggeenntt ccuullttuurree;; hhuummaann--aaggeenntt iinntteerraaccttiioonn iinn aa mmuullttiiccuullttuurraallwwoorrlldd..Title main entry. Ed. by Sabine Payr and Robert Trappl.Lawrence Erlbaum, ©2004 311 p. $69.95Due to rapid advances in computer animation, humans are coming intocontact with an increasing number of realistic computer-generated actorsin media such as computer games and movies. Written by internationalacademics representing a variety of disciplines, the 11 papers in thisvolume consider these “embodied agents” as cultural objects and sub-jects. The papers were originally presented at a workshop held at theAustrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Vienna.

QA76.9 2004-8100 1-58450-250-9AAllggoorriitthhmmss aanndd ddaattaa ssttrruuccttuurreess;; tthhee sscciieennccee ooff ccoommppuuttiinngg..Baldwin, Douglas and Greg W. Scragg. (Computer engineering series)Charles River Media, ©2004 620 p. $59.95 (pa)The authors (professors of computer science at the State U. of New York-Geneseo) present a textbook written for use in undergraduate second-course computer science courses. They differentiate their work fromother textbooks on the same topic by emphasizing the interactionbetween the building of algorithms and the experimental modeling andtesting of algorithm behavior.

QA76.9 2004-105131 0-7695-2114-2AAuuttoonnoommiicc ccoommppuuttiinngg;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Conference on Autonomic Computing (2004: New York,New York)Computer Society Press, ©2004 343 p. $68.00 (pa)Thirty-one papers and 33 posters from the May 2004 conference presentarchitectures, components, and toolkits for developing self- managingcomputing systems, and explore the potential of autonomic computingfor storage networks, databases, and massively distributed systems.Topics include failure diagnosis using decision trees, autonomous smartrouting for network QoS, transparent self- optimization in existingCORBA applications, an agent-based autonomic semantic platform, anda self-managing software patching process using black box persistentstate manifests. No subject index is provided.

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QA76.9 2004-010327 1-59059-379-0BBllaacckk hhaatt;; mmiissffiittss,, ccrriimmiinnaallss,, aanndd ssccaammmmeerrss iinn tthheeIInntteerrnneett aaggee..Biggs, John.Apress, ©2004 158 p. $19.99 (pa)Biggs, a technical editor for computing magazines, explores the under-world of troublemakers, geniuses, and criminals involved in hacking andcomputer scams. Featuring interviews with real hackers and scammerslike the spam king of Detroit and a 16-year-old worm virus writer inAustria, along with biting commentary on the current state of computersecurity, the book offers tips on spotting international scams and pro-tecting a computer from programs that can steal passwords and creditcard numbers.

QA76.9 2004-269121 0-471-43026-9BBlluueepprriinnttss ffoorr hhiigghh aavvaaiillaabbiilliittyy,, 22dd eedd..Marcus, Evan and Hal Stern.John Wiley & Sons, ©2003 587 p. $45.00 (pa)Marcus, a software engineer, and Stern, a reliability expert, point out howeach of the elements of a computer system can fail and explain how toassess their reliability and attain resiliency and high availability. Theyoffer advice on designing a system to limit the impact of problems suchas computer viruses, natural disasters, and the corruption of critical files.This second edition includes more real-life experiences that will helpreaders avoid common mistakes, and a rewritten chapter on disasterrecovery, incorporating lessons learned from 9/11.

QA76.9 0-7695-2115-0CChhaalllleennggeess ooff llaarrggee aapppplliiccaattiioonnss iinn ddiissttrriibbuutteeddeennvviirroonnmmeennttss ((CCLLAADDEE 22000044));; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Workshop on Challenges of Large Applications inDistributed Environments (2d: 2004: Honolulu, Hawaii).Computer Society Press, ©2004 138 p. $157.00 (pa)The goal of a June 2004 workshop was to encourage novel solutions tothe complex issues that arise in large-scale applications of distributedcomputation and to promote the development of innovative applicationsthat adapt to a range of heterogeneity and dynamics in space and time.Papers from the workshop integrate the work of many disciplines, fromalgorithms and programming models to Grid systems middleware anddata managers. Organized in sections on applications, infrastructure andservices, and scheduling and mapping, papers report on work in areassuch as Grid service for visualization and analysis of remote fusion data,morphable messaging, and a system for the integration of bioinformaticsservices. There is no subject index.

QA76.9 0-7695-2143-6CCoommppuutteerr aarrcchhiitteeccttuurree;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))IEEE International Symposium on Computer Architecture (31st: 2004:München, Germany).Computer Society Press, ©2004 388 p. $222.00 (pa)Papers from a June 2004 symposium on computer architecture are pre-sented in this book/CD-ROM proceedings collection. Papers are groupedin sections on architecture evaluations, parallelism in microarchitectures,memory consistency, power and energy, and interconnect and I/O. Otherareas discussed are compression and debugging, superscalars, supportfor reliability, performance methodologies, microarchitectural concepts,and the register file. Specific topics include power awareness throughselective dynamically optimized traces, low-latency virtual-channelrouters for on-chip networks, adaptive cache compression for high-per-formance processors, techniques for reducing the soft error rate of ahigh-performance microprocessor, physical register inlining, and controlflow modeling in statistical simulation for accurate and efficientprocessor design studies. There is no subject index.

QA76.9 1-59059-316-2CCoommppuutteerr sseeccuurriittyy ffoorr tthhee hhoommee aanndd ssmmaallll ooffffiiccee..Greene, Thomas C.Apress, ©2004 405 p. $39.99 (pa)This handbook for the everyday computer user offers advice on pro-tecting a Windows or Linux system from the viruses and hackers litteringthe internet. Greene, the US correspondent for The Register (which isbased in the UK), shows how to install Mozilla on Windows XP, disableunnecessary services, remove or replace insecure clients, encrypt sen-sitive files and electronic correspondence, and clean up data traces leftbehind.

QA76.9 0-7695-2169-XCCoommppuutteerr sseeccuurriittyy ffoouunnddaattiioonnss wwoorrkksshhoopp;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Computer Security Foundations Workshop (17th: 2004:Pacific Grove, Calif.)Computer Society Press, ©2004 292 p. $178.00 (pa)Papers from a June 2004 conference report on recent work in protocols,access control intrusion detection, information flow, security policies,declassification and information flow, formal methods and cryptography,and authorization. Subjects discussed include formal analysis of multi-party contract signing, the consistency of task- based authorization con-straints in workflow systems, and generic insecurity of cliques-typeauthenticated group key agreement protocols. Other topics areabstraction and refinement in protocol derivation, secure informationflow by self-composition, lenient array operations for practical secureinformation flow, and a security analysis for libraries. There is no subjectindex.

QA76.9 2002-104880 1-58603-244-5CCooooppeerraattiivvee ssyysstteemmss ddeessiiggnn;; aa cchhaalllleennggee ooff tthhee mmoobbiilliittyyaaggee..Title main entry. Ed. by Mireille Blay-Fornarino et al. (Frontiers inartificial intelligence and applications; v.74)IOS Press, ©2002 293 p. $104.00Blay-Fornarino (Nice University, France) presents papers from a 2002 con-ference devoted to the solution of problems related to the design of coop-erative systems and to the integration of these systems in organizationalsettings. Contributors concentrate on the gap between virtual andmaterial artifacts in human collaboration, collaboration among mobileactors, the WWW as a platform for cooperative systems, and changingwork practices and organizations in the wake of cooperative systems.Papers are grouped in sections on cooperation for a multi-dimensionalcontext, techniques for cooperative systems design, cooperative engi-neering, case studies, cooperative knowledge management, and artifactsfor cooperation. There is no subject index.

QA76.9 2004-102589 0-324-26105-5CCyybbeerrEEtthhiiccss,, 22dd eedd..Halbert, Terry and Elaine Ingulli.West, ©2005 276 p. $34.95 (pa)Halbert (legal studies, Temple University) and Ingulli (business, RichardStockton College) engage students with the latest issues, articles, andcases pertinent to ethical dilemmas related to computer technology andthe Internet. Articles are authored by experts in intellectual property andfeminist scholars, as well as public figures including rock musicianCourtney Love and Disney CEO Michael Eisner, and span a broad rangeof political and philosophical viewpoints, from cyber-anarchy to federalregulations. Learning features include case studies, questions, andInternet assignments. The book can be used independently or as a sup-plement in courses such as computers and society, ethics, business law,and communications.

QA76.9 0-7695-2168-1DDaattaabbaassee eennggiinneeeerriinngg aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss ((IIDDEEAASS 22000044));;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Database Engineering and Applications Symposium (8th:2004: Coimbra, Portugal) Ed. by Jorge Bernardino and Bipin C. Desai.Computer Society Press, ©2004 490 p. $198.00 (pa)Papers from a July 2004 symposium present original ideas and newfindings on applied technological and theoretical aspects of databaseengineering and applications, and on related areas of informationretrieval, multimedia, human/machine interfaces, and communications.Papers are organized in sections on database applications, knowledgediscovery, data mining, semi-structured databases and XML, Web searchand navigation, and peer-to-peer databases. Active databases as infor-mation systems, synchronizing XPath views, and a gateway from HTMLto XML are some topics explored. Other topics include an ontology-basedframework for XML semantic integration, a Windows-based approach toretrieving memory-resident data for query execution, and grid databasesfor shared image analysis. There is no subject index.

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QA76.9 2003-025230 1-55622-249-1DDiirreeccttXX 99 uusseerr iinntteerrffaacceess;; ddeessiiggnn aanndd iimmpplleemmeennttaattiioonn..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Thorn, Alan.Wordware Publishing, Inc., ©2004 347 p. $44.95 (pa)For readers with a solid comprehension of Microsoft Visual C++ and abasic grasp of general COM principles, London-based freelance developerThorn explains how to develop computer software that communicatesand responds well to its human users. He illustrates the design, imple-mentation, and testing of a full-formed user interface using the DirectXpackage of interface tools, with suggestions and rationales for goodplanning and sound coding. The disk contains code for the examples andexercises, DirectX 9.0 SDK Update of summer 203, and an evaluationedition of a paint package.

QA76.9 2003-117152 0-7695-2098-7EE--ccoommmmeerrccee tteecchhnnoollooggyy ((CCEECC 22000044));; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..IEEE International Conference on E-Commerce Technology (2004: SanDiego, CA). Ed. by Martin Bichler and Jen-Yao Chung.Computer Society Press, ©2004 382 p. $191.00 (pa)Thirty-three full papers and 18 short presentations from the July 2004conference address issues concerning e-commerce decision support,dynamic pricing, software architectures, service-oriented computing,business process integration, and security for e-commerce applications.The contributors analyze a free roaming agent result- truncation defensescheme, propose a new agent-assisted secure payment protocol, andevaluate user intervention mechanisms for privacy and online trust.Other topics include shingle-based query indexing for location-basedmobile e-commerce, a semantic classification model for e-catalogs, serviceselection algorithms for web services with end-to- end QoS constraints,and a computational geometry approach to web personalization. Nosubject index is provided.

QA76.9 0-7695-2118-5FFuuttuurree ttrreennddss ooff ddiissttrriibbuutteedd ccoommppuuttiinngg ssyysstteemmss;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..IEEE Workshop on Future Trends of Distributed Computing Systems(10th: 2004: Suzhou, China)Computer Society Press, ©2004 339 p. $191.00 (pa)Papers from a May 2004 workshop describe the latest work in realizationtechniques of distributed systems, security and trust in distributed insystems, Web services and service-oriented architecture, large-scale groupcommunication, coordination and cooperation, and other novel distri-bution applications. Papers are presented in sections on pervasive systemarchitecture, grid computing networks, enterprise computing, softwareengineering, P2P middleware, intrusion detection, Web ontology, dataplacement in P2P, resource discovery, network issues, autonomic com-puting, and P2P architecture. Some specific topics include an embeddedsystem for universal interactions, state management in Web services, anda complexity measure for ontology based on UML. There is no subjectindex.

QA76.9 0-596-00662-4HHaacckkeerrss && ppaaiinntteerrss;; bbiigg iiddeeaass ffrroomm tthhee ccoommppuutteerr aaggee..Graham, Paul.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 258 p. $22.95Graham, who works in the computer world but also studied painting,informs general readers about programmers, programming, and thebusinesses and business world they are creating. He explains why nerdsare unpopular even before they get rich and arrogant, and how theymake so much money that they get dates despite their personalities. Tosome extent, he offers a guide to readers interested in following that path.

QA76.9 0-8493-0888-7TThhee hhaacckkeerr’’ss hhaannddbbooookk;; tthhee ssttrraatteeggyy bbeehhiinndd bbrreeaakkiinngg iinnttooddeeffeennddiinngg nneettwwoorrkkss..Young, Susan and Dave Aitel.Auerbach Pub., ©2004 860 p. $79.95For computer network administrators trying to keep a step ahead ofhackers, U.S. security experts who work with the public and privatesectors provide in-depth coverage of defensive and offensive hardwareand software strategies for playing what they view as a chess game tofoil unauthorized penetration of databases and such. They provide casestudies, an anatomy of attack framework, and an explanation of hackerethics. The Web sites references come with the warning to approachunknown sites with caution. Distributed by CRC.

QA76.9 1-58488-397-9HHaannddbbooookk ooff sscchheedduulliinngg;; aallggoorriitthhmmss,, mmooddeellss,, aannddppeerrffoorrmmaannccee aannaallyyssiiss..Title main entry. Ed. by Joseph Y-T. Leung. (Chapman & Hall/CRCcomputer and information science series)Chapman & Hall / CRC, ©2004 1164 p. $139.95Leung (computer science, New Jersey Institute of Technology) providescoverage of recent and advanced topics in scheduling. Contributors frommanagement, industrial engineering, operations, and computer scienceintroduce basics of notation, complexity, and scheduling algorithms, thendiscuss classical scheduling problems, other scheduling models, real-timescheduling, stochastic scheduling and queueing networks, and applica-tions. They examine job shop, flow shop, open shop, and cycle shopproblems, introduce constraint programming and a new vehicle routingheuristic known as Very Large Scale Neighborhood Search, and describeapplications in transportation, process industries, hospitals, and educa-tional institutions.

QA76.9 0-07-225502-1HHaarrddeenniinngg nneettwwoorrkk iinnffrraassttrruuccttuurree..Noonan, Wesley J.McGraw-Hill/Osborne, ©2004 551 p. $39.99 (pa)Written for administrators familiar with hacker tactics, this practicalguide provides guidelines for writing a security policy, examines the spe-cific network infrastructure hardware that may need to be hardened,and addresses changes that can occur within the network. Firewalls,intrusion detection, VPNs, routers and switches, content filters, andwireless LAN connections are demonstrated through step- by-step instruc-tions, highlighting Cisco products and Windows-based systems.

QA76.9 0-07-225354-1HHaarrddeenniinngg WWiinnddoowwss ssyysstteemmss..Bragg, Roberta.McGraw-Hill/Osborne, ©2004 526 p. $39.99 (pa)Bragg, the Security Advisor columnist for MCP magazine, details steps totake immediately as well as ongoing actions to ensure long- term securityfor a Windows network. Coverage encompasses Windows NT 4.0,Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003, with instruc-tions for hardening aspects of the system including authentication,network physical infrastructure, logical network infrastructure, Windowsdirectory information and operations, administrative and authoritypractice, application access and use, and data access. The book isintended for IT professionals.

QA76.9 2004-005215 1-58450-328-9HHoommeellaanndd sseeccuurriittyy tteecchhnniiqquueess aanndd tteecchhnnoollooggiieess.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Mena, Jesús.Charles River Media, ©2004 331 p. $49.95 (pa)Data mining consultant Mena offers a handbook on the information tech-nology tasks thought necessary for “homeland security.” The major taskshe identifies and explains are data aggregation for identity validation, theintegration of database information and software systems, collaborationsystems for the location and sharing of information among agencies andindividuals, categorization for text analysis, artificial intelligence for pro-filing, and data mining for pattern recognition. The CD-ROM containsdemonstrations and presentations.

QA76.9 2004-104237 0-7695-2150-9IInnffoorrmmaattiiccss rreesseeaarrcchh ffoorr ddeevveellooppmmeenntt ooff kknnoowwlleeddggeessoocciieettyy iinnffrraassttrruuccttuurree;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Int’l Conference on Informatics Research for Development of KnowledgeSociety Infrastructure (2004: Kyoto, Japan) Ed. by Toshihide Ibaraki.Computer Society Press, ©2004 239 p. $169.00 (pa)Papers from a March 2004 conference describe recent work in real worldmedia processing for knowledge society infrastructure, cognitive scienceand human interfaces, knowledge sharing, retrieval, and distributiontechnologies, and algorithms, modeling, and theory for knowledgesociety infrastructure. Some specific topics include an automatic lecturearchiving system, preoperative and interoperative image processing forassisting endovascular stent grafting, content integration from Web andbroadcast information sources, utilization histories for creation systems,and smoothing methods for mathematical programs with equilibriumconstraints. There is no subject index.

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QA76.9 2004-003064 0-321-16646-9KKnnooww yyoouurr eenneemmyy;; lleeaarrnniinngg aabboouutt sseeccuurriittyy tthhrreeaattss,, 22dd eedd..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by The Honeynet Project.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 768 p. $49.99 (pa)In this book/CD-ROM package, members of the Honeynet Project (a non-profit security research organization), the Honeynet Research Alliance,and the greater security community provide an “intelligence report” onthose who use the Internet for destructive purposes and an in-depthguide to high-interaction honeynets designed to capture information onhow hackers and other enemies operate. The CD-ROM contains docu-mentation, configuration files, and techniques for deploying honeynets,as well as the logs, network captures, and disk images of numerousactual attacks. The book will be of interest to network security profes-sionals in organizations, universities, government, and the military.

QA76.9 2004-006765 1-55622-098-7LLeeaarrnn FFiilleeMMaakkeerr PPrroo 77..Stars, Jonathan and Janice Child.Wordware Publishing, Inc., ©2004 515 p. $36.95A hands-on book for beginning to advanced database designers whichdelves right into how to make a database (instead of dragging readersthrough the customary extended development process). The authors usestep-by-step exercises to familiarize users with the program’s interfaceand with database concepts. Coverage includes advanced topics such asbuilding complex calculations, creating scripts, and sharing data on theWeb; and FileMaker Pro 7’s many new features such as multiple tablesand open windows in a single file, using the new relationships model,and protecting files with the redesigned security interface. There is anextensive index which includes 3,000 entries as well as a special trou-bleshooting section under “problems.”

QA76.9 2004-003775 1-59140-275-1MMuullttiimmeeddiiaa sseeccuurriittyy;; sstteeggaannooggrraapphhyy aanndd ddiiggiittaallwwaatteerrmmaarrkkiinngg tteecchhnniiqquueess ffoorr pprrootteeccttiioonn ooff iinntteelllleeccttuuaallpprrooppeerrttyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Chun-Shien Lu.Idea Group Publishing, ©2005 255 p. $59.95 (pa)Lu, a researcher at the Institute of Information Science in Taiwan, col-lects eight recent issue and survey papers on the state of the art in mul-timedia security. The first two papers provide a general survey of digitalwatermarking technologies, and the next three papers examine tech-niques for audio watermarking and active digital fingerprinting. Twochapters discuss the media content authentication problem, and a finalchapter describes watermarking methods applied to data hiding in doc-ument images.

QA76.9 0-7695-2130-4MMuullttiippllee--vvaalluueedd llooggiicc;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Symposium on Multiple-Valued Logic (34th: 2004: Toronto,Canada)Computer Society Press, ©2004 353 p. $191.00 (pa)Fifty-three papers presented at the May 2004 symposium discuss newdevelopments in clones, circuits, emerging technologies, reversible logic,fuzzy logic, learning, digital design, decision trees, mathematical aspects,probability and uncertainty, single electron logic, and Reed Muller expan-sions. The two keynote addresses examine what hard, dedicated circuitstructure to include on field programmable gate arrays, and surveyquantum communication complexity. Other topics include a uniformdescription of calculi for all t-norm logics, reversible fast permutationtransforms for quantum circuit synthesis, some properties of local partialclones on an infinite set, and edge-valued decision diagrams for multiple-valued functions. No subject index.

QA76.9 0-596-00643-8NNeettwwoorrkk sseeccuurriittyy hhaacckkss..Lockhart, Andrew.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 298 p. $24.95 (pa)This collection of 100 hacks describes methods for reducing the risksinvolved in offering services on a Unix-based system, tightening down aWindows system, preventing server attacks using the network itself, bal-ancing the need for information with the need brevity by processing andprotecting system logs, monitoring a network and services over time, andimplementing VPN technologies and the NIDS Snort tool.

QA76.9 2004-101920 0-7695-2124-XOObbjjeecctt--oorriieenntteedd rreeaall--ttiimmee ddiissttrriibbuutteedd ccoommppuuttiinngg;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Symposium on Object-Oriented Real-Time DistributedComputing (7th: 2004: Vienna, Austria) Ed. by Jan Gustafsson et al.Computer Society Press, ©2004 330 p. $188.00 (pa)Forty-three papers presented at a May 2004 symposium explore UML-based models, real-time Java, systems modeling, middleware, designmethods, distributed web services, testing and verification, embeddedcomputing systems, scheduling, and memory management. The indus-trial track addresses the challenges of real-time garbage collection andthe possibilities of applying RT-CORBA in nuclear power plant simulatorsand real-time Java in space missions. Other topics include memorymodels for the formal verification of assembler code using boundedmodel checking, building smart appliance integration middleware on theOSGi framework, and a hybrid concurrency control protocol for multi-media objects. No subject index is provided.

QA76.9 2003-023351 1-59327-030-5TThhee ooffffiicciiaall GGnnoommee 22 ddeevveellooppeerr’’ss gguuiiddee..Warkus, Matthias.No Starch Press, ©2004 497 p. $49.95 (pa)Assuming a familiarity with C and Unix programming, this book intro-duces the GNOME platform as a tool for building graphical user inter-faces. Warkus, who helped produce the German localization of GNOME,describes GLib data structures and utility functions, GObject classes andproperties, GTK+ widgets and containers, and the GNOME libraries.Originally published in German as GNOME 2.0: Das Entwickler-Handbuchby Galileo Press in 2002. Distributed by O’Reilly.

QA76.9 2004-43539 1-58488-457-6PPaatttteerrnn rreeccooggnniittiioonn aallggoorriitthhmmss ffoorr ddaattaa mmiinniinngg;;ssccaallaabbiilliittyy,, kknnoowwlleeddggee ddiissccoovveerryy,, aanndd ssoofftt ggrraannuullaarrccoommppuuttiinngg..Pal, Sankar K. and Pabitra Mitra.Chapman & Hall / CRC, ©2004 244 p. $89.95Pal (Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta) and Mitra (computer science andengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur) present a unifiedframework for addressing pattern recognition tasks which are essentialfor data mining, and provide detailed analyses of various methodologiesfor dealing with problems in which recognition plays an important role.In addition to classical methods, they look at new methodologies for datamining such as rough sets, rough fuzzy hybridization, granular com-puting, artificial neural networks, and genetic algorithms. Appendixesdescribe soft computing methodologies and supply data sets for experi-mentation.

QA76.9 2004-103508 0-7695-2141-XPPoolliicciieess ffoorr ddiissttrriibbuutteedd ssyysstteemmss aanndd nneettwwoorrkkss;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..IEEE International Workshop on Policies for Distributed Systems andNetworks (5th: 2004: Yorktown Heights, New York)Computer Society Press, ©2004 261 p. $170.00 (pa)The June 2004 eponymous workshop from which these 18 full and 15short papers were drawn brought together researchers and practitionersworking on computing policy-based systems in such application areas asnetworking, security management, storage area networking, and enter-prise systems. The papers are organized under session headings dealingwith policies for systems self-management, routing and mobile networks,quality of service and storage, automation and control, security policy inlarge scale systems, trust and filtering, and analysis and refinement.

QA76.9 2003-107055 0-7645-4379-2PPrrooffeessssiioonnaall SSQQLL SSeerrvveerr 22000000 pprrooggrraammmmiinngg..Vieira, Robert.Wrox Press, Inc., ©2003 1390 p. $59.99 (pa)Intended for experienced developers, this book introduces the TransactSQL (T-SQL) code for creating databases, tables, keys and constraints, andexplains how to develop applications using SQL Server 2000. The authorthen discusses index structures, stored procedures, transactions, triggers,nested subqueries, linked servers, cursors, the integration of XML intoSQL Server, data transformation services, replication, analysis services,English Query, and some security issues. Client- side examples arewritten in Visual Basic.

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QA76.9 2004-007599 0-7645-6878-7PPrrooffeessssiioonnaall SSQQLL SSeerrvveerr rreeppoorrttiinngg sseerrvviicceess..Title main entry. Ed. by Paul Turley et al.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 585 p. $39.99 (pa)Written for developers and report designers, this instruction guide fea-tures detailed examples of approaches to building reports, designingreport solutions, and developing deployment strategies for interactingwith various platforms. Chapters focus on aspects like architecture,design, data access, report scripting, URL access, caching and subscrip-tions, definition language, and deployment. The authors are programmanagers, trainers, and consultants.

QA76.9 2003-70898 0-8493-0822-4PPuubblliicc kkeeyy iinnffrraassttrruuccttuurree;; bbuuiillddiinngg ttrruusstteedd aapppplliiccaattiioonnssaanndd WWeebb sseerrvviicceess..Title main entry. Ed. by John R. Vacca.Auerbach Pub., ©2004 404 p. $49.95The public key infrastructure, increasingly important to conductingecommerce, provides for digital certificates that can identify individualsor enterprises and directory serves that can store and revoke certificates.This work introduces the purposes of public key infrastructure andwalks readers through the steps of certification management. He alsoexplores the certificate authorities and the choices of custom public keyinfrastructures. Distributed by CRC.

QA76.9 2003-093135 0-672-32545-4SSaammss tteeaacchh yyoouurrsseellff MMiiccrroossoofftt OOffffiiccee AAcccceessss 22000033 iinn 2244hhoouurrss..Balter, Alison. (Sams teach yourself in 24 hours)Sams, ©2004 596 p. $24.99 (pa)Step-by-step lessons, each designed to take about an hour to complete,walk readers through the essentials of working and designing Accessdatabases. Lessons show how to work with existing databases and createdatabases and objects, and explain power Access techniques andadvanced topics. Chapter summaries, quizes, and activities help reinforcethe lessons. Balter is a consultant in Windows applications training anddevelopment.

QA76.9 0-7695-2146-0SScciieennttiiffiicc aanndd ssttaattiissttiiccaall ddaattaabbaassee mmaannaaggeemmeenntt;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Int’l Conference on Scientific and Statistical Database Management(16th: 2004: Santorini Island, Greece).Computer Society Press, ©2004 451 p. $78.00 (pa)A June 2004 conference brought together practitioners and developers forthe exchange of current research on concepts, tools, and techniques forscientific and statistical database management. Papers from the con-ference describe the latest work in data mining, streams and time-series,indexing and query processing, data warehouses, advanced systems andapplications, and spatial databases and moving objects. Specific topicsinclude merging R-trees, spatio-temporal data services in a shared-nothing environment, an information system for material microstruc-tures, and temporal range exploration of large- scale multidimensionaltime series data. There is no subject index.

QA76.9 0-7695-2136-3SSeeccuurriittyy aanndd pprriivvaaccyy;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (2004: Berkeley, CA)Computer Society Press, ©2004 283 p. $178.00 (pa)Proceedings of a May 2004 international symposium held in Oakland,California. Nineteen contributions are organized into eight sections onattacks and defenses, theory of access control, cryptography, denial ofservice, access control and privacy, static analysis, network security, andsecurity against physical attacks. A sampling of topics: keyboard acousticemanations, access control by tracking shallow execution history, auto-matic proof of strong secrecy for security protocols, target-resident DoSfilters, safety in automated trust negotiation, run-time principals in infor-mation-flow type systems, fast portscan detection using sequentialhypothesis testing, and an interleaved hop-by-hop authentication schemefor filtering of injected false data in sensor networks. No subject index.

QA76.9 1-931836-01-9SSeeccuurriittyy SSaaggee’’ss gguuiiddee ttoo hhaarrddeenniinngg tthhee nneettwwoorrkkiinnffrraassttrruuccttuurree..Andrés, Steven and Brian Kenyon.Syngress Media, Inc., ©2004 512 p. $59.95 (pa)Focusing on the bottom OSI layers, this guide explains how to defend andsecurely deploy routers, firewalls, switches, intrusion detection systems,and the network protocols that utilize them. The authors, who work forFoundstone, compare the different products available from Cisco,Checkpoint, 3Com, Microsoft, Novell, NetScreen, ISS, Sourcefire, McAfee,and Symantic, describe the methods and tools used by hackers to attacktheir vulnerabilities, and offer remediation tactics for reducing the risksto a network.

QA76.9 2004-044652 0-13-142898-5SSeerrvviiccee--oorriieenntteedd aarrcchhiitteeccttuurree;; aa ffiieelldd gguuiiddee ttoo iinntteeggrraattiinnggXXMMLL aanndd wweebb sseerrvviicceess..Erl, Thomas.Prentice Hall PTR, ©2004 536 p. $39.99 (pa)Drawing from the XML & web services integration framework (XWIF) hedeveloped, Erl describes strategies for integrating XML and web servicestechnology into single application environments, and introduces service-oriented architectures, based on encapsulating application logic withinservices that interact via a common communications protocol, for legacyand enterprise cross-application integration.

QA76.9 1-931836-04-3SSnnoorrtt 22..11;; iinnttrruussiioonn ddeetteeccttiioonn,, 22dd eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Baker, Andrew R. et al. (Jay Beale’s open source security series)Syngress Media, Inc., ©2004 716 p. $49.95 (pa)Baker, a software engineer, covers the latest features of a major upgradeto Snort in this second edition of a reference for programmers. Coverageencompasses basic installation, preprocessor configuration, and opti-mization of a Snort system. The CD-ROM contains an archive of open-source security tools, including Snort, Nmap, Nessus, and ACID. Mostfiles are included as a gzip-compressed tar archive, but in some cases.zip compressed files for use on Windows systems are included.

QA76.9 2003-54934 0-312-29574-XTTaammiinngg HHAALL;; ddeessiiggnniinngg iinntteerrffaacceess bbeeyyoonndd 22000011..Degani, Asaf.Palgrave Macmillan, ©2004 312 p. $35.00There will be no end to increased automation, declares Deani (NationalAeronautics and Space Administration, Mountain View, California). Heexplores the problem of human interaction with it by showing how 20commercial automated system work, the kinds of problems that peopleexperience while interacting with them, and practical methods by whichusers and consumers can improve the situation. The systems range fromlight switches to airplane autopilots.

QA76.9 2004-049976 0-7356-1991-3TThhrreeaatt mmooddeelliinngg..Swiderski, Frank and Window Snyder.Microsoft Press, ©2004 259 p. $34.90 (pa)Swiderski, a software security engineer, and Snyder, a security industryconsultant and software engineer, explain concepts and goals for threatmodeling, a structured approach for identifying, evaluating, and miti-gating risks to system security, and explain how to use threat modelingto analyze a system from the adversary’s point of view. Application sce-narios are used to illustrate how threat modeling concepts can improveupon the built-in security features of a system regardless of developmentenvironment. The book is of interest to security process managers,program managers, architects and developers, and software testers.

QA76.9 2003-064338 0-8058-4479-1UUssaabbiilliittyy aanndd iinntteerrnnaattiioonnaalliizzaattiioonn ooff iinnffoorrmmaattiioonntteecchhnnoollooggyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Nuray Aykin. (Human factors and ergonomics)Lawrence Erlbaum, ©2004 366 p. $39.95 (pa)Contributors from the US, Europe, and Asia provide a theoretical foun-dation and practical examples and guidelines for designing informationtechnology for different cultures, languages, and economic standings,describing methods that can be used to ensure their usability across cul-tural boundaries. Case studies describe research on cross-cultural designfor children in a cyber setting, user requirements in mainland China,and travel planning on the Web. Aykin is affiliated with SiemensCorporate Research.

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QA95 00-048541 1-56881-144-6WWiinnnniinngg wwaayyss ffoorr yyoouurr mmaatthheemmaattiiccaall ppllaayyss,, 22dd eedd..;; vv..44..Berlekamp, Elwyn R. et al.AK Peters Ltd., ©2004 1004 p. $39.00 (pa)Berlekamp (UC Berkeley), Conway (Princeton) and Guy (University ofCalgary) analyze the classical game of peg solitaire, the game of Life, andother one player puzzles, often incorporating mathematical methodsverging on combinatorial game theory. Broken down into four volumes,the second edition of volume four adds references to recent works.

QA135 2003-052861 0-8058-3962-3LLeessssoonn ssttuuddyy;; aa JJaappaanneessee aapppprrooaacchh ttoo iimmpprroovviinnggmmaatthheemmaattiiccss tteeaacchhiinngg aanndd lleeaarrnniinngg..Yoshida, Makoto and Clea Fernandez. (Studies in mathematicalthinking and learning)Lawrence Erlbaum, ©2004 250 p. $29.95 (pa)Fernandez (Columbia U.) and Yoshida (Global Education Resources)describe how Japanese mathematics teachers work and study in groupsto prepare and refine lesson plans, teach the lessons, discuss how toimprove the lessons, teach from the revised plan, and then reflecttogether and share information about the outcomes. They describe howteachers’ lesson study groups remain interconnected through outsideadvisors, research bulletins, and teacher rotations. They include casestudies, a glossary of Japanese educational terms and sample lessons.

QA135 2003-014412 0-7619-3890-7TTeeaacchhiinngg iinncclluussiivvee mmaatthheemmaattiiccss ttoo ssppeecciiaall lleeaarrnneerrss,, KK--66..Sliva, Julie A.Corwin Press Inc., ©2004 146 p. $49.95Silva (mathematics education, San Jose State U.) provides an expandedframework of understanding for K-6 educators and educational spe-cialists to use when teaching students who are having difficultieslearning mathematics. Coverage includes recent research on studentswith learning disabilities in mathematics; special-education legislationand its importance for the teacher; the use of paraprofessionals in theclassroom; characteristics of students with learning disabilities; specificinstruction strategies; student assessment; and general strategies onteaching inclusive mathematics for all students, as suggested by theNational Council of Teachers of Mathematics and from research.

QA152 2002-192995 0-13-140453-9AAllggeebbrraa && ttrriiggoonnoommeettrryy;; ggrraapphhiinngg,, ddaattaa,, aanndd aannaallyyssiiss,, 33ddeedd..Sullivan, Michael and Michael Sullivan, III.Prentice Hall, ©2004 1040 p. $109.00Using a functions approach to tie together the fundamental concepts, thistextbook explains topics such as equations, inequalities, and functions;linear functions and models; quadratic functions; polynomial andrational functions; exponential and logarithmic functions; trigonometricfunctions; analytic trigonometry, applications of trigonometry functions;polar coordinates and vectors; analytic geometry; systems of equationsand inequalities; sequences, induction, and the binomial theorem;counting and probability; and basic calculus. The authors are affiliatedwith Chicago State University and Joliet Junior College.

QA152 2003-276103 0-321-12715-3BBeeggiinnnniinngg aanndd iinntteerrmmeeddiiaattee aallggeebbrraa,, 33dd eedd..Lial, Margaret L. et al.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 1033 p. $111.13This textbook covers the basic topics related to algebra, including: the realnumber system, linear equations and inequalities, equations in two vari-ables, exponents and polynomials, factoring, rational expressions, func-tions, systems of linear equations, inequalities and absolute value, rootsand radicals, quadratic equations, inverse and logarithmic functions,nonlinear equations and conic sections, and sequences and series. Theauthors include teachers at American River College and the University ofNew Orleans.

QA152 2003-117038 0-534-39071-4BBeeggiinnnniinngg aanndd iinntteerrmmeeddiiaattee aallggeebbrraa wwiitthh ggrraapphhiinnggccaallccuullaattoorrss;; aann iinntteeggrraatteedd aapppprrooaacchh,, 22dd eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Cochener, Deborah Jolly et al.Brooks/Cole Publishing, ©2005 863 p. $107.95This textbook covers basic arithmetic & graphic calculator concepts,exponents and polynomials, solutions of equations in one and twovariables, applications and inequalities, factoring, rational expressionsand equations, functions, rational exponents and radicals, quadratics,functions and their inverse, systems of equations and inequalities, andrelated topics. The CD-ROM features 8 hours of video instruction. Theauthors are with Austin Peay State U. and Rock Valley College.

QA152 2003-044330 0-201-72962-8EElleemmeennttaarryy aanndd iinntteerrmmeeddiiaattee aallggeebbrraa..Carson, Tom et al.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 1136 p. $108.00Drawing examples from science, engineering, health, finance, and thearts, this textbook explains the algebraic methods for solving linear equa-tions and inequalities, factoring polynomials, adding rational expressionsand radical expressions, solving a system of equations, and graphingquadratic functions. The closing chapters deal with exponential and log-arithmic functions and conic sections.

QA154 2003-048213 0-321-12709-9IInntteerrmmeeddiiaattee aallggeebbrraa;; ggrraapphhss aanndd mmooddeellss,, 22dd eedd..Bittinger, Marvin L et al.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 818 p. $98.00Drawing examples from business, chemistry, and physics, this textbookwalks through graphical and algebraic methods for solving linear equa-tions, inequalities, and polynomials, as well as rational, radical, quad-ratic, exponential, and logarithmic equations. The second edition movesthe conic sections material to an appendix and adds a section on fac-toring the sums and differences of cubes.

QA161 2004-041691 0-89871-557-1NNuummeerriiccaall ppoollyynnoommiiaall aallggeebbrraa..Stetter, Hans J.SIAM, ©2004 472 p. $92.50 (pa)This textbook explores an area of computational mathematics, numericalpolynomial algebra, which has been curiously neglected until now. Thecoverage includes an introductory section on polynomials and numericalanalysis, a section on univariate polynomial problems, a section on mul-tivariate polynomial problems, and a section on positive-dimensionalpolynomial systems. Each section contains multiple chapters, and thereare exercises throughout each chapter. The material is at an appropriatelevel for graduate students with some background in algebra andnumerical analysis; some experience with functional analytic concepts isalso useful.

QA162 0-8247-0985-3AAbbssttrraacctt aallggeebbrraa;; aa ccoommpprreehheennssiivvee ttrreeaattmmeenntt..Menini, Claudia and Freddy Van Oystaeyen. (Pure and appliedmathematics; v.267)Marcel Dekker, ©2004 754 p. $95.00This is a typical undergraduate algebra textbook, meant to be used as anintroduction to the theories of groups, rings, and fields. An unusuallylarge amount of background mathematical information is given: ratherthan just covering some basic set theory, as in many algebra textbooks,there are sections on posets, lattices, Zorn’s Lemma, and quotient sets.The main sections cover the usual aspects of group, ring, and fieldtheory, with a fair amount of material beyond the foundations forteachers wishing to customize their courses. There are plenty of exercises,but the emphasis is on abstractness, and so very few applications areincluded in either examples or exercises; additionally, it’s clear thatEnglish isn’t the first language of the authors, although this doesn’t sig-nificantly interfere with clarity.

QA166 2004-046151 0-8218-3458-4GGrraapphh ccoolloorriinnggss..Title main entry. Ed. by Marek Kubale. (Contemporary mathematics;352)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 208 p. $59.00 (pa)Originally appearing in Polish as Optymalizacja dyskretna; Modele imetody kolorowania grafó, this monograph considers problems in graphcoloring, viewing them as an aspect of discrete optimization. Chaptersare dedicated to the various models, and highlight algorithmic aspects ofeach. Individual chapters are largely independent of one another. Thecontributors are Polish mathematicians.

QA166 2003-067493 0-486-43232-7PPeeaarrllss iinn ggrraapphh tthheeoorryy;; aa ccoommpprreehheennssiivvee iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn..((rreepprriinntt,, 11999944))Hartsfield, Nora and Gerhard Ringel.Dover Pub. Co., ©2003 249 p. $16.95 (pa)The Dover edition reprints the 1994 Academic Press edition, which itselfwas an augmented and revised version of a 1990 work. Harsfield(Western Washington U.) and Ringel (U. of California, Santa Cruz) coverbasic graph theory, coloring of graphs, circuits and cycles, extremalproblems, counting, labeling, applications and algorithms, drawings ofgraphs, measurements of closeness to planarity, and graphs on surfaces.

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QA167 2004-040662 1-58488-301-4HHaannddbbooookk ooff ddiissccrreettee aanndd ccoommppuuttaattiioonnaall ggeeoommeettrryy,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Jacob E. Goodman and Joseph O’Rourke. (TheCRC Press series on discrete mathematics and its applications)Chapman & Hall / CRC, ©2004 1539 p. $139.95Goodman (mathematics, City College) and O’Rourke (computer science,Smith College) have revised this second edition of the handbook to reflectgrowth in the field over the past seven years. There are 13 new chapterson applications and other areas, such as collision detection, geometricgraph theory, and embeddings of finite metric spaces. There is extendedcoverage of computational geometry software, with one chapter devotedto LEDA and CGLA libraries and another chapter on additional software.The handbook is designed to make methods in discrete and computa-tional geometry accessible to researchers in mathematics and computerscience and to practitioners in operations research, molecular biology,and robotics.

QA174 1-931233-79-9SSmmaarraannddaacchhee nnoottiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by W.B. Vasantha Handasamy et al. (Book series;v.14)American Research Press, ©2004 418 p. $79.95 (pa)Some 80 papers are presented, most in English (a few in Spanish,Portuguese, or German), from an international roster of contributors. Thetable of contents arranges the papers in three sections. Mathematics, thelargest section, includes contributions on such topics as recursive primenumbers, Smarandache sequence of happy cube numbers, the divisorproduct sequence, and chains of Smarandache semifields, among othertopics. The “phylosophy” [sic?] section contains articles on truth andabsolute truth in neutrosophic logic, excitation and inhibition in neutro-sophic logic, processes of consciousness, and neutrosophy and Buddhism.The physics sections contains an article on reverse engineering the uni-verse, two articles in Spanish from the Sociedad Española de Exobiolgia,and a contribution on the Schrödinger Cat Thought Experiment Land(The SCTE Land). The foreword states that the volume comprises “papersconcerning any of the Smarandache type functions, sequences, numbers,algorithms,...semantic paradoxes, non-Euclidean geometries, manifolds,algebraic structures,...hypothesis that there is no speed barrier in the uni-verse, quantum paradoxes, etc.”

QA174 2004-052349 0-8218-3574-2SSuuppeerrssyymmmmeettrryy ffoorr mmaatthheemmaattiicciiaannss;; aann iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn..Varadarajan, V. S. (Courant lecture notes; 11)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 300 p. $39.00 (pa)Varadarajan (University of California-Los Angeles) presents foundationsof supersymmetry, beginning with a brief introduction to the physicalfoundations of the theory, especially the classification of relativistic par-ticles and their wave equations, then continuing with the development ofthe theory of supermanifolds. A special feature of the book is the in-depth treatment of the theory of spinors in all dimensions and signa-tures. There is no subject index.

QA175 2004-046351 0-8218-3483-5CCoommppuuttaattiioonnaall aanndd eexxppeerriimmeennttaall ggrroouupp tthheeoorryy;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Conference on Interactions Between Logic, Group Theory, andComputer Science (2003: Baltimore, Maryland) Ed. by Alexandre V.Borovik et al. (Contemporary mathematics; 349)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 224 p. $69.00 (pa)Seven papers discuss the first attempts to develop an interaction betweengroup theory and computer science similar to that between logic andgroup theory, which has led to many prominent results in both disci-plines. They reflect a change of focus in algorithmic group theory fromthe decidability/undecidability type of results to complexity of algo-rithms; and the non-deterministic approach to computation on groups,which has begun to play a prominent role especially in the theory ofblack box groups. Not all of the papers were presented at the session.There is no index.

QA184 2003-051703 0-13-045787-6EElleemmeennttaarryy lliinneeaarr aallggeebbrraa,, 88tthh eedd..Kolman, Bernard and David R. Hill.Prentice Hall, ©2004 628 p. $111.33Kolman (Drexel University) and Hill (Temple University) introduce basicideas and computational techniques of linear algebra at the sophomorelevel. This eighth edition contains new sections devoted to matrixmultiplication and matrix transformations, correlation coefficients,homogeneous coordinates, and dominant eigenvalue and principalcomponent analysis. A new appendix provides an introduction to proofsin mathematics. Other new features include chapter key terms, reviewquestions, and quizes.

QA184 1-932301-93-3LLiinneeaarr aallggeebbrraa aanndd SSmmaarraannddaacchhee lliinneeaarr aallggeebbrraa..Kandasamy, W.B. Vasantha.Bookman Publishing, ©2003 173 p. $35.95 (pa)Surprised by the dirth of research-level books on linear algebra,Kandasamy (mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, India)endeavored to prepare this book, which not only studies theSmarandache analogues of linear algebra and its applications, but “alsoaims to bridge the need for new research topics pertaining to linearalgebra, purely in the algebraic sense” (from the preface). Knowledge oflinear algebra is assumed, but the first chapter introduces basic conceptsand results (without proof) and also includes discussion of bilinear formsand properties, representations of finite groups and transformation ofvector spaces, semivector spaces and semilinear algebra, as well as somestandard applications. After coverage of Smarandache analgues of thevarious concepts related to linear algebra, dicussion turns to applications,including the study of neutrosophic logic and its applications to Markovchains and Leontief Economic models, both of which topics have indus-trial applications. A final chapter of 131 problems is also included.

QA201 2004-046175 0-8218-3244-1IInnvvaarriiaanntt tthheeoorryy iinn aallll cchhaarraacctteerriissttiiccss..Title main entry. Ed. by H.E.A. Eddy Campbell and David L. Wehlau.(CRM proceedings & lecture notes; v.35)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 287 p. $89.00 (pa)This volume contains 22 papers from the April 2002 workshop whichwas organized for the explicit purpose of bringing together researchersworking in characteristic 0 and researchers working in positive charac-teristic. Three types of papers are included: introductory surveysdesigned for graduate students and less experienced mathematicians;,typical academic papers on various aspects of invariant theory; andseveral refereed papers on open problems in invariant theory. There isno index.

QA241 2004-045081 0-8218-3633-1AAnnaallyyttiicc nnuummbbeerr tthheeoorryy..Iwaniec, Henryk and Emmanuel Kowalski. (Colloquium publicationsseries; v.53)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 615 p. $99.00This text for graduate students demonstrates the scope of analyticnumber theory both in classical and modern directions. Exercises in eachsection serve a dual purpose, with some intended to improve the reader’sunderstanding and others providing additional information. Formal pre-requisites for the major part of the book do not go beyond calculus,complex analysis, integration, and Fourier series and integrals. In laterchapters, automorphic forms become important, with background infor-mation on them included in two survey chapters. The authors havetaught graduate students at Rutgers University, Bordeaux University, andCourant Institute.

QA241 2004-046301 0-8218-3331-6NNuummbbeerr tthheeoorryy;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Canadian Number Theory Association (17th: 2002: Montréal, Canada)Ed. by Hershy Kisilevsky and Eyal Z. Goren. (CRM proceedings &lecture notes; v.36)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 303 p. $99.00 (pa)Held at the U. of Montreal, the 2002 meeting of the Canadian NumberTheory Association was organized into sessions in algebraic numbertheory, analytic number theory, arithmetic algebraic geometry, computa-tional number theory, and Diophantine analysis and approximation. Thisvolume presents 22 of the papers from the conference, addressing bothbroad developments and recent research results. Examples of topicsaddressed include Dirichlet series for squares of sums of squares, newperspectives in Arakelov geometry, recent results about (ternary) quad-ratic forms, and totally real integral points on a plane algebraic curve.

QA241 2004-043691 0-8218-2703-0UUnnuussuuaall aapppplliiccaattiioonnss ooff nnuummbbeerr tthheeoorryy;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..DIMACS Workshop on Unusual Applications of Number Theory (2000:Piscataway, N.J.) Ed. by Melvyn B. Nathanson. (DIMACS series indiscrete mathematics and theoretical computer science; v.64)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 264 p. $89.00This proceedings of a DIMACS workshop held in January 2000 at RutgersU. comprises 19 papers centered on applications and interactions ofnumber theory with other areas of science and mathematics. The topicsinclude physics, combinatorics, ergodic theory, spectral theory, geometry,and numerical analysis, as well as the more “standard” topics of com-puter science and cryptography. There is no subject index.

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QA246 2004-47642 0-8218-3353-7HHiigghh pprriimmeess aanndd mmiissddeemmeeaannoouurrss;; lleeccttuurreess iinn hhoonnoouurr oofftthhee 6600tthh bbiirrtthhddaayy ooff HHuugghh CCoowwiiee WWiilllliiaammss..Title main entry. Ed. by Alf van der Poorten and Andreas Stein. (FieldsInstitute communications; v.41)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 392 p. $110.00Thirty papers from the May 2003 conference present recent work innumber theory and its applications. The contributors explore the exis-tence of cyclic difference sets with small parameters, the use of recon-figurable computing machines in computational number theory, andheuristics for class numbers of prime power real cyclotomic fields. Othertopics include cryptography based on quadratic orders, Hilbert modularfourfolds of arithmetic genus one, constructing elliptic curves with aknown number of points over a prime field, and congruences and expo-nential sums with the Euler function. No index is provided.

QA246 2004-046166 0-8218-3516-5LLeeccttuurreess oonn aauuttoommoorrpphhiicc LL--ffuunnccttiioonnss..Cogdell, James W. et al. (Fields Institute monographs; 20)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 283 p. $79.00A series of lectures from a spring 2003 graduate course at the FieldsInstitute introduce Langlands functoriality conjecture and its conse-quences in number theory and representation theory, focusing on howautomorphic L-functions play a crucial role in the theory. They cover con-verse theorems and functionality for GL(n), automorphic L-functions, andapplications of symmetric power L-functions. They are not indexed.

QA246 0-452-28525-9PPrriimmee oobbsseessssiioonn;; BBeerrnnhhaarrdd RRiieemmaannnn aanndd tthhee ggrreeaatteessttuunnssoollvveedd pprroobblleemm iinn mmaatthheemmaattiiccss..Derbyshire, John.Plume, ©2004 422 p. $15.00 (pa)This is a paperbound reprint of a 2003 book (Joseph Henry Press), aboutwhich Book News wrote: Riemann’s hypothesis for a general rule todetermine how many prime numbers exist in a given quantity was firstposed offhandedly to the Berlin Academy in 1859. Today, having beenneither proved or disproved, it remains the “great white whale” of math-ematics and a missing key to advances in code theory and atomicphysics. Derbyshire introduces this captivating mathematical problem inalternating chapters of mathematical exposition (some college calculusrequired) and biography and history (for general readers interested inmathematics). Derbyshire, a mathematician and linguist by education, isthe author of Seeing Calvin Coolidge in a Dream (1996).

QA248 2003-010633 0-8018-7434-3CCooggwwhheeeellss ooff tthhee mmiinndd;; tthhee ssttoorryy ooff VVeennnn ddiiaaggrraammss..Edwards, A. W. F.Johns Hopkins U. Press, ©2004 110 p. $25.00Everybody who has taken an elementary course in statistics or logicprobably has at least a vague memory of Venn diagrams, those inter-secting circles used to visually represent logical propositions. This bookreveals the surprising and fascinating history behind these simple illus-trations, and takes the idea behind them several steps farther by devel-oping Venn diagrams for arbitrary numbers of sets. In this hybrid ofmathematical history and recreational mathematics, Edwards haswritten a book that can be understood by anyone with curiosity and adecent grasp of high school mathematics.

QA251 1-932301-81-XSSmmaarraannddaacchhee ffuuzzzzyy aallggeebbrraa..Kandasamy, W.B. Vasantha.Bookman Publishing, ©2003 453 p. $49.95 (pa)From the preface: “Originally, the revolutionary theory of SmarandacheNotions was born as a paradoxist movement that challenged the statusquo of existing mathematics. The genesis of Smarandache Notions, afield founded by Florentine Smarandache, is alike to that of FuzzyThoery: both the fields imperatively questioned the dogmas of classicalmathematics.” Kandasamy (mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology,India) begins with discussion of fuzzy algebra in 12 chapters on varioussubgroups and their properties. She then covers properties ofSmarandache fuzzy semigroups, groupoids, loops, bigroupoids, biloops,non-associative rings, birings, and vector spaces, among other topics,including examples, solved and unsolved problems, and theorems. In afinal chapter she discusses applications in automaton theory, in errorcorrecting codes, and in the construction of S-sub-biautomaton.

QA252 2004-043901 3-11-014211-2SSiimmppllee LLiiee aallggeebbrraass oovveerr ffiieellddss ooff ppoossiittiivvee cchhaarraacctteerriissttiicc;; II::SSttrruuccttuurree tthheeoorryy..Strade, Helmut. (De Gruyter expositions in mathematics; 38)Walter de Gruyter, ©2004 540 p. $69.95The final, or at least currently final, version of the Block-Wilson-Strade-Premet Classification Theorem states that every finite-dimensional simpleLie algebra over an algebraically closed field of characteristic p greaterthan 3 is of classical, Cartan, or Melikian type. In two volumes, Stradeassembles the proof of the Theorem with explanations and references.The first volume prepares the ground for the classification work per-formed in the second. The account would interest research mathemati-cians and advanced graduate students in algebra.

QA273 2004-003360 0-87353-525-1NNaavviiggaattiinngg tthhrroouugghh pprroobbaabbiilliittyy iinn ggrraaddeess 99--1122.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Shaughnessy, J. Michael et al. (Principles and standards for schoolmathematics navigations series)Nat.Council / Teachers of Math, ©2004130 p. $38.95 (pa)This mathematics activity book introduces the relative-frequency inter-pretation of probability, uses the long-run relative frequencies of out-comes to estimate probabilities, and illustrates ways of assigning classicaltheoretical probabilities to outcomes. The activities help high school stu-dents explore sample spaces, independence and conditional probabilities,probability models and distributions, and expected value. The CD-ROMcontains applets and supplemental readings.

QA273 2004-000163 0-7619-2506-6PPrroobbaabbiilliittyy tthheeoorryy;; aa pprriimmeerr..Rudas, Tamás. (Quantitative applications in the social sciences; 142)Sage Publications, ©2004 69 p. $15.95 (pa)Rudas (statistics, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary) introduces proba-bility theory, covering the distributions used most often in the social sci-ences: the binomial, the normal, and the chi- square. The book can beused as a supplement in an introductory social science data analysiscourse. There is no subject index.

QA274 2003-065967 0-486-43474-5BBrraanncchhiinngg pprroocceesssseess.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 11997722))Athreya, K.B. and P. E. Ney.Dover Pub. Co., ©2004 287 p. $17.95 (pa)Athreya (Cornell U.) and Ney (U. of Wisconsin) cover developments in thetheory of branching processes in the decade following the publication ofHarris’s important Theory of Branching Processes, although enough oldermaterial is presented to make the work self contained. In the first twochapters they develop the Galton-Watson process, later reducing anal-ogous questions of the treatment of continuous time (Markov and age-dependent) cases to their Galton- Watson counterparts. After thesediscussions of single type processes, they present a chapter dealing multi-type branching processes. A final chapter explores applications. This is apaperbound edition of a work first published in 1972.

QA274 2004-047722 0-8218-2626-3SSttoocchhaassttiicc aannaallyyssiiss..Shigekawa, Ichiro. (Iwanami series in modern mathematics;Translations of mathematical monographs; v.224)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 182 p. $49.00 (pa)This book offers a concise introduction to stochastic analysis, particularlythe Malliavin calculus. A detailed description is given of all technicaltools necessary to describe the theory, such as the Wiener process, theOrnstein-Uhlenbeck process, and Sobolev spaces. Applications of sto-chastic calculus to the study of stochastic differential equations are alsopresented. Chapter exercises, solutions, and summaries are included. Thebook was originally published in Japanese by Iwanami Shoten,Publishers, Tokyo, 1998. The author is also the translator.

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QA274 4-931469-24-8SSttoocchhaassttiicc aannaallyyssiiss oonn llaarrggee ssccaallee iinntteerraaccttiinngg ssyysstteemmss..Title main entry. Ed. by Tadahisa Funaki and Hirofumi Osada.(Advanced studies in pure mathematics; 39)Mathematical Society of Japan, ©2004395 p. $96.00In July 2002, the Mathematical Society of Japan and the ResearchInstitute for Mathematical Sciences held international conferences inKanagawa Prefecture and Kyoto respectively. From these, 15 research &survey papers have been compiled on methods for analyzing variouskinds of dynamic models that usually involve random structures in theirevolutional law, and arise in connection with statistical physics orquantum mechanics & other broad areas of science. Among the topics:large deviations for asymmetric simple exclusion process, entropy pairs& compensated compactness for weakly asymmetric systems, & zero-range-exclusion particle systems. No index is provided. Distributed in theUS by the American Mathematical Society.

QA276 2002-027667 0-201-77569-7EElleemmeennttaarryy ssttaattiissttiiccss uussiinngg EExxcceell,, 22dd eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Triola, Mario F.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 867 p. $110.00In this text for students majoring in any field, Triola (mathematics,Dutchess Community College) uses Excel as a tool for introducing basicstatistics, presenting topics with illustrative examples, identification ofrequired assumptions, and underlying theory. Excel instructions are pro-vided along with typical displays of results, based on Excel 2002. Thecompanion CD-ROM contains a statistical package for both Windows andMacintosh, an Excel data analysis add-in, TI-83 programs, and data setsin five different formats. The only prerequisite is a previous elementaryalgebra course, making the text useful for students in social science, edu-cation, allied health fields, business, and liberal arts. This second editionincludes new material on sampling distributions and proportions.

QA276 2003-065966 0-486-43598-9FFllaawwss aanndd ffaallllaacciieess iinn ssttaattiissttiiccaall tthhiinnkkiinngg.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 11997744))Campbell, Stephen K.Dover Pub. Co., ©2004 200 p. $10.95 (pa)Originally published in 1974, this concise, nontechnical book seeks toprovide a corrective for the frequent misuse of relatively simple statisticaltools such as percents, graphs, and averages. It assumes no priorexposure to statistics or formal mathematics. Campbell taught at theUniversity of Denver.

QA276 0-7619-6652-8HHaannddbbooookk ooff ddaattaa aannaallyyssiiss..Hardy, Melissa and Alan Bryman. (Advisory board for the handbook ofdata analysis)Sage Publications, ©2004 704 p. $130.00Hardy (demography, The Pennsylvania State University) and Bryman(social research, University of Loughborough, UK) provide a guide to keyissues in data analysis, from fundamental concerns such as the con-struction of variables to more advanced topics of causality, models ofchange, and network analysis. Readers are encouraged to develop anappreciation of the range of analytic options available for a variety ofdata structures, so that they can develop suitable analytic approaches totheir research questions. Chapters are in sections on foundations, thegeneral linear model and extensions, longitudinal models, new develop-ments in modeling, and analyzing qualitative data. The book will beuseful for scholars, students, and specialists.

QA276 2003-056361 0-13-142706-7JJoohhnn EE.. FFrreeuunndd’’ss mmaatthheemmaattiiccaall ssttaattiissttiiccss;; wwiitthhaapppplliiccaattiioonnss,, 77tthh eedd..Miller, Irwin and Maryless Miller.Prentice Hall, ©2004 614 p. $110.67Intended for use in a two-semester or three-quarter calculus-based intro-ductory class, this textbook covers probability, probability distributionsand densities, mathematical expectation, special probability distributions,special probability densities, functions of random variables, samplingdistributions, decision theory, point estimation, interval estimation,hypothesis testing, regression and correlation, experimental design andanalysis, and nonparametric tests. The authors’ credentials are not cited.

QA276 0-534-41975-5MMeeeett MMIINNIITTAABB;; ssttuuddeenntt rreelleeaassee 1144 ffoorr WWiinnddoowwss.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry.Brooks/Cole Publishing, ©2005 — p. $30.95 (pa)This book/CD-ROM tutorial introduces the most commonly used featuresof MINITAB harnessed to use functions, create graphs, and generate sta-tistics. The CD-ROM contains MINITAB Student Release 14, a streamlinedversion of Professional MINITAB designed for introductory and businessstatistics courses.

QA276 2003-053783 0-470-84769-7PPrraaccttiiccaall mmeetthhooddss ffoorr ddeessiiggnn aanndd aannaallyyssiiss ooff ccoommpplleexxssuurrvveeyyss,, 22dd eedd..Lehtonen, Risto and Erkki Pahkinen. (Statistics in practice)John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 349 p. $89.95Lehtonen and Pahkinen, both affiliated with the Department ofMathematics and Statistics at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland,explain intermediate and advanced statistical techniques for use indesigning and analyzing complex surveys. In this second edition, theyoffer new material on estimation for domains and on handling nonsam-pling errors, plus new case studies and examples of practical methodsfor quality monitoring of survey processes. A stronger aspect of interna-tional comparison is introduced by a case study of a multinational edu-cational survey. This second edition also features a Web site withprogram codes and data sets, where examples and case studies can beworked out in an interactive environment.

QA276 2004-101216 0-7618-2794-3RReeccoorrdd vvaalluueess——tthheeoorryy aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss..Ahsanullah, Mohammad.Univ. Press of America, ©2004 312 p. $73.00Introducing recent advances in the theory and application of recordvalues, Ahsanullah (management sciences, Rider U.) covers the funda-mentals of record statistics and discusses their uses in the properties anduses of a number of types of distributions, including exponential, gener-alized extreme value, generalized Pareto, power function, discrete, andother selected distributions. Additional topics include limiting distri-bution of inter-record times, record values, record times, and number ofrecords; representation of records, a random record model, and recordsof dependent sequences. Calculus and probability theory are prerequi-sites for this work and familiarity with statistics and distribution theoriesare desirable.

QA276 2004-105505 0-534-64371-XSSttaattiissttiiccss;; ppllaaiinn aanndd ssiimmppllee..Jackson, Sherri L.Wadsworth Publishing Co., ©2005 269 p. $33.95 (pa)This short textbook covers descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, cor-relation procedures, and nonparametric procedures. Particular chaptersfocus on topics like organizing data, measures of variation, hypothesistesting, single-sample z tests, the two- group t test, correlation andregression analysis, chi-square tests, and wilcoxon tests. Jackson teachespsychology at Jacksonville University.

QA278 2004-42808 1-58488-000-7GGeenneerraalliizzeedd llaatteenntt vvaarriiaabbllee mmooddeelliinngg;; mmuullttiilleevveell,,lloonnggiittuuddiinnaall,, aanndd ssttrruuccttuurraall eeqquuaattiioonn mmooddeellss..Skrondal, Anders and Sophia Rabe-Hesketh. (Chapman & Hall/CRCinterdisciplinary statistics series)Chapman & Hall / CRC, ©2004 508 p. $89.95Skrondal (epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health) and Rabe-Hesketh (educational statistics, U. of California-Berkeley) unify andextend latent variable modeling, considering not only the types men-tioned in the subtitle, but also their kith and kin such as generalizedlinear mixed models, random coefficient models, item response models,and frailty models. Believing that progress is hampered by localized dis-ciplinary jargon, they seek to synthesize approaches from different dis-ciplines and to translate between the languages of statistics, biometrics,psychometrics, and econometrics. They identify the chapters that focuson methodology and those that emphasize interpretation and analysis, soreaders can choose what they want.

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QA278 0-534-38778-0MMuullttiivvaarriiaattee ssttaattiissttiiccaall mmeetthhooddss,, 44tthh eedd..Morrison, Donald F.Wadsworth Publishing Co., ©2005 469 p. $95.95Morrison (University of Pennsylvania) explains basics of multivariate sta-tistical methods in this text for a one-semester course for students whohave not had previous courses in statistical theory. Coverage includessamples from the multivariate normal population, tests of hypotheses onmeans, the multivariate analysis of variance, classification by discrim-inant functions, inferences from covariance matrices, and the structureof multivariate observations. For this fourth edition, an overview of tra-ditional univariate statistics and a summary of matrix algebra conceptshave been moved to a web site. There are also new exercises using actualdata sets.

QA279 2004-048151 0-89871-563-6BBaayyeessiiaann nnoonnppaarraammeettrriiccss vviiaa nneeuurraall nneettwwoorrkkss..Lee, Herbert K.H. (ASA-SIAM series on statistics and appliedprobability)SIAM, ©2004 96 p. $42.50 (pa)This book aims to demystify neural networks for statisticians who do notyet appreciate their usefulness as a finite-dimensional approximation toan infinite-dimensional problem. Lee (applied Mathematics, U. of SantaCruz) uses two examples throughout the book: a dataset on groundlevelozone pollution in LA to illustrate a problem in nonparametricregression; and a dataset from consumer banking used as an example ofa classification problem. He also discusses important statistical modelingissues for Bayesian neural networks—particularly the choice of prior andthe choice of model. Though no knowledge of neural networks is pre-sumed, the discussion does require familiarity with the Bayesianapproach, mathematical statistics and linear regression.

QA279 2003-057660 0-471-27020-2IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo BBaayyeessiiaann ssttaattiissttiiccss..Bolstad, William M.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 354 p. $84.95This textbook is suitable for beginning undergraduates encountering rig-orous statistics for the first time. The word “Bayesian” in the title simplyindicates that the material is approached from a Bayesian rather than themore traditional frequentist perspective. The basic foundations of sta-tistics are covered: discrete random variables, mean and variance, con-tinuous random variables and common distributions, and so on, as wellas a fair amount of specifically Bayesian material, such as chapters onBayesian inference. As is the norm for elementary statistics books,Bolstad (statistics, University of Waikato, New Zealand) claims this bookis suitable for undergraduates with no calculus experience; however,basic familiarity with integral calculus will help students considerably inthe sections devoted to continuous random variables.

QA297 2003-070661 0-201-73499-0NNuummeerriiccaall aannaallyyssiiss aanndd sscciieennttiiffiicc ccoommppuuttaattiioonn..Leader, Jeffrey J.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 590 p. $108.00This is a textbook in numerical analysis and scientific computingintended for students with a year of calculus coursework, and familiaritywith matrix algebra and differential equations. Leader prefers not tointroduce both mathematical topics and numerical techniques, so all thetechniques in this book will be familiar to anyone with the prerequisiteslisted; for example, Leader chooses not to present the Fourier transformbecause many students might not be familiar with Fourier analysis. Inaddition to the usual contents of a textbook like this, there is an emphasison optimization (displayed by an entire chapter on nonlinear opti-mization), and optional MATLAB subsections at the end of each sub-section.

QA297 2004-045360 0-89871-560-1NNuummeerriiccaall ccoommppuuttiinngg wwiitthh MMAATTLLAABB..Moler, Cleve B.SIAM, ©2004 336 p. $42.50 (pa)This textbook for an introductory course in numerical methods aims tohelp students understand enough about the mathematical functions inMATLAB software to use them correctly, appreciate their limitations, andmodify them appropriately. Topics covered include linear equations;interpolation; zeros and roots; least squares; ordinary differential equa-tions; eigenvalues and singular values; and partial differential equations.Moler, who works in the computer industry, was a professor of mathe-matics and computer science for nearly 20 years.

QA297 2004-049139 0-89871-561-XTThhee SSIIAAMM 110000--ddiiggiitt cchhaalllleennggee;; aa ssttuuddyy iinn hhiigghh--aaccccuurraaccyynnuummeerriiccaall ccoommppuuttiinngg..Title main entry. Ed. by Folkmar Bornemann et al.SIAM, ©2004 306 p. $57.00 (pa)Members of teams that solved all 10 problems of the SIAM 100-DigitChallenge, a contest posed in the January/February 2002 issue of SIAMNews, explain their approaches for solving each problem. Methods rangefrom computer experiments to a posteriori error estimates and computer-assisted proofs based on interval arithmetic. They touch on nearly everymajor technique of modern numerical analysis, including matrix com-putation, iterative linear methods, and error control. Bornemann teachesnumerical analysis and scientific computing at Technische UniversitätMünchen, Germany.

QA300 2003-064675 0-13-145333-5AAnn iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo aannaallyyssiiss,, 33dd eedd..Wade, William R.Prentice Hall, ©2004 625 p. $100.00Covering both one-dimensional and multidimensional theory, thistextbook fills the gap between intermediate-level calculus and graduate-level study. It contains chapters on the real number system, sequences inR, continuity on R, differentiability on R, integrability on R, infinite serieson real numbers, infinite series on functions, Euclidean spaces, conver-gence in Rn, metric spaces, differentiation on Rn, integration on Rn, the-orems of vector calculus, Fourier series, and differentiable manifolds.Wade teaches at the University of Tennessee.

QA303 2004-104623 0-534-46496-3CCaallccuulluuss;; aapppplliiccaattiioonnss aanndd tteecchhnnoollooggyy,, 33dd eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Tomastik, Edmond C.Wadsworth Publishing Co., ©2005 666 p. $95.95Emphasizing practical applications, this textbook covers functions, mod-eling with least squares, limits and the derivative, curve sketching andoptimization, integration, functions of several variables, the trigonometricfunctions, Taylor polynomials, probability, differential equations, andrelated topics. The various topics are presented graphically, numerically,algebraically, and verbally. A companion CD contains about 60 interactiveillustrations, an Excel manual & graphing calculator, & supplementarymaterials. Tomastik teaches at the University of Connecticut.

QA320 2004-043900 3-11-018143-6NNoonnlliinneeaarr ssppeeccttrraall tthheeoorryy..Appell, Jürgen et al. (De Gruyter series in nonlinear analysis andapplications; 10)Walter de Gruyter, ©2004 408 p. $148.95Spectral theory for linear operators has become an important part offunctional analysis and operator theory. This text seeks to define aspectrum for nonlinear operators that preserves the useful properties ofthe linear case, but permits broader applications for nonlinear problems.They compare the properties of spectra for various classes of nonlinearcontinuous operators, including Fréchet differentiable operators, Lipshitzcontinuous operators, quasi-bounded operators, and linearly boundedoperators. They further examine applications to bifurcation theory,integral equations, and boundary value problems.

QA329 2004-43758 0-8218-3421-5IInnvveerrssee pprroobblleemmss aanndd ssppeeccttrraall tthheeoorryy;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Workshop on Spectral Theory of Differential Operators and InverseProblems (2002: Kyoto U., Japan) Ed. by Hiroshi Isozaki. (Contemporarymathematics; v.348)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 243 p. $69.00 (pa)The eighteen papers in this volume constitute the proceedings of theWorkshop on Spectral Theory of Differential Operators and InverseProblems. Papers were selected from the following broad subjects: elec-tromagnetism, elasticity, the Schrodinger equation, differential geometry,and numerical analysis. Another underlying theme of the papers, andstated intention of the organizers, is the study of spectral theory for dif-ferential operators and related inverse problems.

QA331 0-88385-035-4CCoommpplleexx aannaallyyssiiss;; tthhee ggeeoommeettrriicc vviieewwppooiinntt,, 22dd eedd..Krantz, Steven G. (Carus mathematical monographs; no.23)Mathematical Assn. of America, ©2004219 p. $49.95That a number of aspects of complex analysis “can be understood bothnaturally and elegantly from the point of view of metric geometry” is thecentral point Krantz (Washington U.-St. Louis) makes in this monograph,intended as a one-semester background in complex analysis to thegeometric method. Chapters cover Riemannina geometry, Carathéodory& Kobayashi metrics, Bergman theory, & analysis of complex variables.

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QA331 2004-49691 0-8218-3607-2IInn tthhee ttrraaddiittiioonn ooff AAhhllffoorrss aanndd BBeerrss,, IIIIII;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Ahlfors-Bers Colloquium (3d: 2001: Storrs, Connecticut) Ed. by WilliamAbikoff et al. (Contemporary mathematics; 355)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 351 p. $89.00 (pa)Lipman Bers and Lars Ahlfors established a half-century long traditionof math conferences at the U. of Connecticut in Storrs with a range oftheir personal interests at the core, in particular, involvement with geo-metric function theory. The “3” in the title of this proceedings volumesignifies the third such conference held since the passing of Bers and thesecond since the death of Ahlfors (there were no conferences numberedone or two, although the same title was used without a number). TheSeptember 2001 conference took place a week after the 9/11 events, butparticipants managed to show up despite travel fears and other disrup-tions This volume contains 21 papers on various aspects of complexanalysis, including Teichmüller spaces, quasiconformal mappings, andgeometric function theory.

QA331 2002-192985 0-13-100780-7PPrreeccaallccuulluuss;; ggrraapphhiinngg,, ddaattaa,, aanndd aannaallyyssiiss,, 33dd eedd..Sullivan, Michael and Michael Sullivan, III.Prentice Hall, ©2004 1040 p. $109.00Incorporating both tables and graphing utilities, Sullivan (Chicago StateUniversity) and Sullivan (Joliet Junior College) develop solutions to equa-tions and inequalities in the context of the underlying functions, andindicate how algebra will apply to calculus later. The third edition addsa newspaper clip to the beginning of each chapter that helps link mathskills to everyday experiences.

QA353 2003-070007 0-415-29916-0HH--ttrraannssffoorrmmss;; tthheeoorryy aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss..Kilbas, Anatoly A. and Megumi Saigo. (Analytical methods and specialfunctions; 9)Chapman & Hall / CRC, ©2004 389 p. $89.95Kilbas (mathematics, Belarusian State University, Belarus) and Saigo(mathematics, University of Fukuoka, Japan) offer a unified approach tothe study of a wide class of integral transforms involving special func-tions as kernels. This approach is based on studying more generalintegral transforms with H-function kernels. The authors describe theproperties, the representation, and the range of such H- transforms andprove their inversion relations, basing their investigation on the methodof Mellin multipliers and on the asymptotic analysis of the H-function atzero and infinity. Treatment includes applications to integral transformswith kernels containing Meijer’s G-function and various special functions,as well as a survey of the theory of H- and G-transforms.

QA371 2003-063207 0-13-044930-XDDiiffffeerreennttiiaall eeqquuaattiioonnss..Cushing, J. M.Prentice Hall, ©2004 371 p. $105.33Covering single first order equations and systems of first order equa-tions, Cushing (University of Arizona) introduces geometric approachesthat approximate graphs of solutions, numerical methods that estimatesolution values, formulas for solution approximation, and methods thatapproximate an equation by a simpler equation. Numerous applicationsare drawn from biology, physics, ecology, statistics, chemistry, and engi-neering.

QA371 2003-051262 0-13-065245-8DDiiffffeerreennttiiaall eeqquuaattiioonnss aanndd bboouunnddaarryy vvaalluuee pprroobblleemmss;;ccoommppuuttiinngg aanndd mmooddeelliinngg,, 33dd eedd..Edwards, C. Henry and David E. Penney.Prentice Hall, ©2004 787 p. $111.33Edwards and Penney, both affiliated with the University of Georgia,emphasize the use of applications and computing projects to involve stu-dents in more intense and sustained problem-solving exercises in this textfor an introductory differential equations course. For this third edition,coverage of seldom-used topics has been trimmed and new topics havebeen added to place a greater emphasis on core techniques as well asqualitative aspects of the subject. The organization of the text offers moreemphasis on linear systems of differential equations, followed by sub-stantial treatment of nonlinear systems and phenomena.

QA371 2003-057718 0-321-12164-3EElleemmeennttaarryy ddiiffffeerreennttiiaall eeqquuaattiioonnss wwiitthh bboouunnddaarryy vvaalluueepprroobblleemmss..Kohler, Werner and Lee Johnson.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 826+ p. $120.00This textbook introduces undergraduate students to the fundamentals ofthe theory of differential equations. The standard material is covered,with sections on linear and nonlinear differential equations (both first-and higher-order), Laplace transforms, and nonlinear systems, numericaland series methods of solutions, and an introduction to partial differ-ential equations. Applications and intuitional understanding of differ-ential equations are emphasized; accordingly, theorems, especiallyexistence and uniqueness theorems, are often stated but not proven, andwhat proofs and derivations there are tend to be informal.Undergraduates with a thorough grasp of elementary calculus will findthis material approachable, and a helpful appendix on matrix theoryprovides basic results for anyone encountering concepts such as eigen-vectors for the first time.

QA371 2003-267532 0-13-047974-8MMaappllee pprroojjeeccttss ffoorr ddiiffffeerreennttiiaall eeqquuaattiioonnss..Gilbert, Robert P.and George C. Hsiao.Prentice Hall, ©2003 236 p. $22.00 (pa)Developed at the University of Delaware, this supplement textbook usesMaple to reinforce concepts from the theory of differential equations byshowing how general methods can be used to write programs for severaltypes of problems, then presents the Maple built- in program for actuallysolving each problem. First and second order differential equations,eigenvalue problems, nonlinear autonomous systems, the Laplacetransform, and partial differential equations are covered.

QA371 2003-276943 0-13-046329-9AA MMaatthheemmaattiiccaa ccoommppaanniioonn ffoorr ddiiffffeerreennttiiaall eeqquuaattiioonnss..Hollis, Selwyn L.Prentice Hall, ©2003 271 p. $21.33 (pa)This supplemental text demonstrates how to write instructions for theMathematica program that will verify and plot solutions to first-orderequations, coupled pairs of first-order equations, second-order equations,linear differential systems, and linear partial differential equations.Examples illustrate projectile motion with resistance, spring-masssystems, the simple pendulum, and the logistic population model.

QA371 2004-040890 0-471-64956-2PPrriinncciipplleess ooff ddiiffffeerreennttiiaall eeqquuaattiioonnss..Markley, Nelson G. (Pure and applied mathematics: a Wiley-Interscienceseries of texts, monographs, and tracts)Wiley-Interscience, ©2004 339 p. $89.95A textbook for an introductory graduate course in differential equations,primarily for students of mathematics but also of related fields such asengineering. The prerequisites are undergraduate real analysis of onevariable (that is, advanced calculus) and introductory linear algebra; anddeftness with functions of several variables, their partial derivations, andintegrals.

QA372 2003-069583 0-415-31008-3AAssyymmppttoottiicc mmeetthhooddss iinn rreessoonnaannccee aannaallyyttiiccaall ddyynnaammiiccss..Grebenikov, E. A. et al. (Stability and control; v.21)Chapman & Hall / CRC, ©2004 255 p. $89.95In this monograph, Grebenikov (Russian Academy of Sciences),Mitropolsky (National Academy of the Sciences of Ukraine), and Ryabov(Moscow Institute of Auto and Highway Construction, Russia) exploremethods for analyzing nonlinear, multifrequency differential equationswith small parameters. Averaging methods in combination with asymp-totic representations, based on work done by Bogolyubov in the 1930s,are discussed. Also examined are methods based in numerical con-verging iteration procedures of Lyapunov and Poincaré. Applications oftheir methods to questions of nonlinear oscillation are also described.

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QA377 2003-276601 0-19-852770-5AApppplliieedd ppaarrttiiaall ddiiffffeerreennttiiaall eeqquuaattiioonnss.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 11999999))Ockendon, John et al.Oxford U. Press, ©2003 449 p. $99.50As Ockendon (industrial and applied mathematics, University of Oxford,UK) states, “This is not a ‘definition-theorem-proof’ book, nor anexhaustive catalogue of methods and techniques.” Written for readerswho are familiar with ordinary differential equations, functions of asingle complex variable, and the calculus of functions of several real vari-ables, the text begins by identifying first-order scalar quasilinear equa-tions and first-order quasilinear systems, then covers second-order scalarequations, hyperbolic, elliptic, and parabolic equations, free boundaryproblems, and non-quasilinear equations. Chapter exercises are included.This revised edition discusses applications, techniques, and theorydeveloped since 1999.

QA377 2004-045895 90-6764-405-6CCaarrlleemmaann eessttiimmaatteess ffoorr ccooeeffffiicciieenntt iinnvveerrssee pprroobblleemmss aannddnnuummeerriiccaall aapppplliiccaattiioonnss..Klibanov, M. V. and A. Timonov. (Inverse and ill-posed problems series)VSP Publications, ©2004 282 p. $203.00This book discusses the mathematical treatment and numerical solutionof non-overdetermined coefficient inverse problems (CIPs) with lateraldata via Carleman estimates. Focus is on the case of spatially dependentcoefficients, except in Chapter Four, where one inverse problem for anonlinear parabolic equation is studied. Chapters cover Carleman esti-mates and ill-posed Cauchy problems, global uniqueness results in highdimensions, the numerical solution of coefficient inverse problems, andglobally convergent convexification algorithms. A final chapter offersapplied problems. Author information is not given, and there is nosubject index. VSP is a subsidiary of Brill.

QA377 2004-42809 1-58488-462-2GGeeoommeettrriicc SSttuurrmmiiaann tthheeoorryy ooff nnoonnlliinneeaarr ppaarraabboolliicceeqquuaattiioonnss aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss..Galaktionov, Victor A. (Chapman & Hall/CRC applied mathematics andnonlinear science series; 3)Chapman & Hall / CRC, ©2004 360 p. $89.95Galaktionov (mathematics, U. of Bath, UK) places the Sturm theory ofzeros of solutions of one-dimensional linear parabolic equations as thecornerstone of his exploration of nonlinear second-order parabolic equa-tions, such as the reaction-diffusion-adsorption models from combustion,heat conduction, and nonstationary filtration theories. He considers ques-tions related to existence, nonexistence, uniqueness and regularity prop-erties of solutions to nonlinear equations admitting blow-up, extinction,and other types of evolution singularities with finite propagation andfree boundaries.

QA377 2004-046977 1-930217-08-0AAnn iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo mmuullttiiggrriidd mmeetthhooddss.. ((ccoorrrreecctteedd rreepprriinntt,,11999922))Wesseling, Pieter.R.T. Edwards, Inc., ©2004 284 p. $69.00Wesseling (Delft U. of Technology) presents an introduction to the appli-cation of multigrid methods to elliptic and hyperbolic partial differentialequations for graduate level students in applied mathematics, engineers,and physicists. With frequent reference to the literature, he emphasizesthe formulation of algorithms, choice of smoothing methods andanalysis, problems with discontinuous coefficients, details of Galerkincoarse grid approximation, and applications in computational fluiddynamics. This is a corrected reprint of a work that first appeared in1992 (John Wiley & Sons, UK).

QA378 2004-045359 0-89871-565-2IInniittiiaall--bboouunnddaarryy vvaalluuee pprroobblleemmss aanndd tthhee NNaavviieerr--SSttookkeesseeqquuaattiioonnss..Kreiss, Heinz-Otto and Jens Lorenz. (Classics in applied mathematics;47)SIAM, ©2004 402 p. $48.00 (pa)Initial and initial-boundary problems value problems for systems ofpartial differential equations play a significant role in the modeling bypartial differential equations that is playing an increasingly importantpart of the quantitative aspects of science and engineering. Kreiss (math-ematics, U. of California at Los Angeles) and Lorenz (mathematics, U. ofNew Mexico) introduce the topic with mathematical rigor, emphasizingthe well-posedness theory of parabolic, hyperbolic, and mixed parabolic-hyperbolic systems and the problems posed by boundaries. Their resultsare illustrated with applications to the Navier-Stokes equations for com-pressible and incompressible flows.

QA387 2004-047940 0-8218-3530-0LLeeccttuurreess oonn tthhee oorrbbiitt mmeetthhoodd..Kirillov, A. A. (Graduate studies in mathematics; v.64)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 408 p. $55.00The orbit method is a useful tool in areas such as Lie theory, group rep-resentations, integrable systems, and mathematical physics. Kirillov, whointroduced the orbit method in the 1960s, provides a self-contained expo-sition of the orbit method for non-experts. The book can be used as a textfor a graduate course, a handbook for non- experts, and a reference forresearch mathematicians and mathematical physicists.

QA402 1-56347-666-5AApppplliiccaattiioonnss ooff rroobbuusstt ccoonnttrrooll ttoo nnoonnlliinneeaarr ssyysstteemmss..Colgren, Richard D. (Progress in astronautics and aeronautics; v.205)A.I.A.A., ©2004 175 p. $84.95Colgren (aerospace engineering, University of Kansas) demonstrates thedescribing function method for determining the stability of non- linearsystems, the optimal control synthesis method for achieving singular-value loop-shaping specifications, and robustness analysis using thelabeling technique of simplicial algorithms. Examples apply the controlsdesign methodology to generate a frequency and amplitude dependentH controller, and to the roll axis auto pilot for an unmanned aerialvehicle, incorporating the Bang-Bang relay and the two-Riccati equationprocedure. Appropriate for engineers and graduate students studyingguidance and control systems.

QA402 0-7695-2120-7CCoommppuuttaattiioonnaall ccoommpplleexxiittyy;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..IEEE Annual Conference on Computational Complexity (19th: 2004:Amherst, Mass.)Computer Society Press, ©2004 333 p. $184.00 (pa)This volume presents all 30 papers selected for presentation at the June2004 Conference on Computational Complexity. The papers address arange of issues including compression of samplable sources, lowerbounds for testing bipartiteness in dense graphs, computing in fault tol-erance broadcast networks, tight lower bounds for parameterized NP-hard problems, Abelian permutation group problems and logspacecounting classes, and limitations of quantum advice and one-way com-munication.

QA402 2003-070111 0-486-43484-2OOppttiimmaall ccoonnttrrooll tthheeoorryy;; aann iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 11997700))Kirk, Donald E.Dover Pub. Co., ©2004 452 p. $26.95 (pa)Kirk (emeritus, electrical engineering, San José State U.) introducesoptimal control theory, which “has as its objective the maximization ofthe return from, or the minimization of the cost of, the operation ofphysical, social, and economic processes.” He concentrates on dynamicprogramming, Pontryagin’s minimum principle, and numerical tech-niques for trajectory optimization. Writing at a level appropriate forbeginning graduate students, he assumes a proficiency in the use of statevariable methods. This is a paperbound edition of a work first publishedin 1970.

QA402 2004-043817 1-58488-391-XOOppttiimmaall eessttiimmaattiioonn ooff ddyynnaammiicc ssyysstteemmss..Crassidis, John L. and John L. Junkins. (Chapman & Hall/CRC appliedmathematics and nonlinear science series; 2)Chapman & Hall / CRC, ©2004 591 p. $119.95Crassidis (mechanical and aerospace engineering, State University of NewYork-Buffalo) and Junkins (Center for Mechanics and Control, Texas A&MUniversity) introduce fundamentals of estimation to engineers, scientists,applied mathematicians, and advanced students, using dynamic modelsfrom mechanical and aerospace engineering to provide results of esti-mation concepts with a minimal reliance on mathematical skills.Coverage encompasses central concepts and methods of optimal esti-mation theory, and includes rigorous theoretical derivations and quali-tative discussion in the context of solving example problems. Analyticaland computer-based problems are included.

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QA402 2004-043360 0-471-45565-2PPrraaccttiiccaall ggeenneettiicc aallggoorriitthhmmss,, 22dd eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Haupt, Randy L. and Sue Ellen Haupt.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 253 p. $74.95Randy Haupt and Sue Ellen Haupt, both affiliated with The PennsylvaniaState University Applied Research Laboratory, emphasize practical appli-cations rather than theory in this second edition of a book/CD- ROMguide for practicing scientists, engineers, economists, artists, and othersinterested in the basics of genetic algorithms (GAs). This edition containscode, in both MATLAB and High-Performance Fortran, on the CD-ROM,plus expanded information on methods for improving GA performance,and a new chapter on other artificial intelligence methods of opti-mization such as simulated annealing and ant colony optimization.Chapter exercises allow the book to be used as a text.

QA402 2003-67207 0-89871-552-0TThhee sshhaarrppeesstt ccuutt;; tthhee iimmppaacctt ooff MMaannffrreedd PPaaddbbeerrgg aanndd hhiisswwoorrkk..Title main entry. Ed. by Martin Grötschel. (MPS/SIAM series onoptimization)SIAM, ©2004 380 p. $99.00In honor the sixtieth birthday of German mathematician ManfredPadberg, 20 papers are presented under a title that acknowledges hiswork in searching for computationally efficient cutting planes. Most ofthe chapters reflect Padberg’s geometrical approach to combinatorial opti-mization. The papers are grouped into sections related to packing, stablesets, and perfect graphs; polyhedral combinatorics, general polytopies;semidefinite programming; and computation.

QA403 2003-070050 0-486-43508-3RReeaall--vvaarriiaabbllee mmeetthhooddss iinn hhaarrmmoonniicc aannaallyyssiiss.. ((rreepprriinntt,,11998866))Torchinsky, Alberto.Dover Pub. Co., ©2004 462 p. $26.95 (pa)As an introduction to harmonic analysis for graduate students,Torchinsky (Indiana University) examines the convergence of Fourierseries of functions and distributions, then develops the Muckenhoupttheory of Ap weights, the Calderon-Zygmund theory of singular integraloperators, the Littlewood-Paley theory, and the Fefferman- Stein theory ofHardy spaces. Originally published by Academic Press in 1986 as part ofthe Pure and applied mathematics series.

QA431 2004-50583 90-6764-407-2GGeenneerraalliizzeedd iinnvveerrssee ooppeerraattoorrss aanndd FFrreeddhhoollmm bboouunnddaarryy--vvaalluuee pprroobblleemmss..Boichuk, A.A. and A.M. Samoilenko. Trans. by P.V. Malyshev and D.V.Malyshev.VSP Publications, ©2004 317 p. $216.00The authors present constructive methods for the analysis of linear andweakly nonlinear boundary-value problems for a broad class of func-tional equations. The preliminary chapter gives background on metricand normed spaces, Hilbert and Banach spaces, linear operators and uni-lateral inverse, generalized inverse, and pseudo-inverse operators.Subsequent chapter topics include generalized inverse operators inBanach spaces, pseudo-inverse operators in Hilbert spaces, boundary-value problems for operator equations and for systems of ordinary dif-ferential equations, impulsive boundary-value problems for systems ofordinary differential equations and solutions of differential and dif-ference systems bounded on the entire real axis. This volume is trans-lated from the Russian, with an explanation of notation. VSP is asubsidiary of Brill.

QA453 2002-043782 0-201-74882-7EEsssseennttiiaallss ooff ggeeoommeettrryy ffoorr ccoolllleeggee ssttuuddeennttss,, 22dd eedd..Lial, Margaret L. et al.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 484 p. $88.00For this second edition of an undergraduate text, Lial (American RiverCollege) has added boxes on technology connections, activities that useeveryday items to explain different theorems, and chapter learning objec-tives. Also new are three cumulative reviews, writing exercises, and anintroduction to flowchart proofs. Less emphasis is placed in this editionon developing proofs of numbered theorems. The text is designed forcollege students with no previous experience with plane Euclideangeometry. A background in introductory algebra and a scientific calcu-lator are the only prerequisites.

QA453 2004-041357 0-486-43476-1EEuucclliiddeeaann ggeeoommeettrryy aanndd ttrraannssffoorrmmaattiioonnss.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 11997722))Dodge, Clayton W.Dover Pub. Co., ©2004 295 p. $19.95 (pa)In this undergraduate text, Dodge (U. of Maine) describes the facets ofelementary geography with explanations and exercises. His topics includeisometrics and similarities in the plane, vectors and complex numbers ingeometry, inversion, and isometrics in space. He includes a summary ofBook I of Euclid’s Elements, basic rules and constructions, and an answerguide.

QA564 4-931469-25-6RReepprreesseennttaattiioonn tthheeoorryy ooff aallggeebbrraaiicc ggrroouuppss aanndd qquuaannttuummggrroouuppss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Conference on Representation Theory of Algebraic Groups andQuantum Groups (10th: 2001: Sophia University) Ed. by Toshiaki Shojiet al. (Advanced studies in pure mathematics; 40)Mathematical Society of Japan, ©2004490 p. $116.00In these proceedings of the conference of August 2001, participantsexamine recent developments in the representation theory of algebraicgroups and quantum groups. Their goal is to disclose bridges this fieldhas made between previously unrelated subjects, such as the modularrepresentation theory of algebraic groups and the representation theoryof affine Lie algebras. Topics of papers include representations ofquantum groups and crystal bases, representations of affine Heckealgebras, and modular or ordinary representations of Chevalley groups.Distributed in the US by the American Math Society.

QA611 2003-068793 0-486-43479-6GGeenneerraall ttooppoollooggyy..Willard, Stephen.Dover Pub. Co., ©2004 369 p. $22.95 (pa)★★★★ This Dover edition is an unabridged republication of the workoriginally published by the Addison-Wesley Publishing Company in 1970.This lucid introduction to topology is intended for advanced under-graduate and beginning graduate students, and comes equipped withapproximately 340 exercises, historical notes, and an extensive bibliog-raphy. Cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed.

QA613 2004-043714 0-8218-3485-1JJ--hhoolloommoorrpphhiicc ccuurrvveess aanndd ssyymmpplleeccttiicc ttooppoollooggyy..McDuff, Dusa and Dietmar Salamon. (American Mathematical Societycolloquium publications; v.52)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 669 p. $99.00McDuff and Salamon set out write an introduction to recent develop-ments in the theory of J-holomorphic Curves and Symplectic Topology;finding that there was no decent treatment of the foundations of thetheory, they combined the two objectives. This book establishes the fun-damental theorems of the subject in full and rigorous detail, but it alsoincludes two chapters of applications from symplectic topology andquantum cohomology. As a textbook, this volume is suitable for graduatestudents with strong backgrounds in analysis and topology, but it con-tains far too much material for a single course to cover, which makes ita useful reference for working mathematicians as well.

QA614 2003-063246 0-13-143140-4AAnn iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo ddyynnaammiiccaall ssyysstteemmss;; ccoonnttiinnuuoouuss aannddddiissccrreettee..Robinson, R. Clark.Prentice Hall, ©2004 652 p. $81.33Robinson (Northwestern University) studies systems of nonlinearordinary differential equations then treats those aspects dealing with iter-ation of a function. The undergraduate textbook describes the analysis ofnonlinear differential equations by means of phase portraits, periodicorbits, chaotic attractors, periodic points of one-dimensional maps, andinvariant sets for higher dimensional maps.

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QA614 2004-047646 0-8218-3635-8NNoonnccoommppaacctt pprroobblleemmss aatt tthhee iinntteerrsseeccttiioonn ooff ggeeoommeettrryy,,aannaallyyssiiss,, aanndd ttooppoollooggyy;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Brezis-Browder Conference, Noncompact Variational Problems andGeneral Relativity (2001: New Brunswick, N.J.) Ed. by Abbas Bahri etal. (Contemporary mathematics; 350)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 252 p. $69.00 (pa)Sixteen articles from the October 2001 conference on non-compact phe-nomena and Einstein equations revisit the topology of Sobolev maps,review blow up and asymptotic dynamics for critical and subcriticalgKdV equations, and present recent advances in the global theory of con-stant mean curvature surfaces. Other topics include loop spaces of con-figuration spaces, Hamiltonian formalisms for multi- dimensionalcalculus of variations and perturbation theory, and homoclinics for asemilinear elliptic PDE. No index is provided.

QA614 2004-046123 0-8218-3555-6RReessoolluuttiioonn ooff ssiinngguullaarriittiieess..Cutkosky, Steven Dale. (Graduate studies in mathematics; v.63)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 186 p. $39.00A textbook for part of a one-year introductory sequence in algebraicgeometry for students who have some familiarity with algebraicgeometry and commutative algebra at the level of introductory coursesin them.

QA614 2003-062891 0-8218-3157-7SSyymmbboolliicc ddyynnaammiiccss aanndd iittss aapppplliiccaattiioonnss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..AMS Short Course on Symbolic Dynamics and its Applications (2002:San Diego, CA) Ed. by Susan G. Williams. (Proceedings of symposia inapplied mathematics; v.60)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 156 p. $39.00In these expanded lecture notes for the January 2002 short course by theAmerican Mathematical Society, Williams and her contributors introducea field which has gone far beyond its one-dimensional origins in math-ematical theories of communications. Articles include an introduction tosymbolic dynamics, combining modulation codes and error correctingcodes, complex dynamics and symbolic dynamics, multi-dimensionalsymbolic dynamics, tilings, and strong shift- equivalence theory. This isthe sixtieth volume in the series Proceedings of Symposia in AppliedMathematics.

QA641 2004-041141 0-8218-3351-0DDiissccrreettee ggeeoommeettrriicc aannaallyyssiiss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..JAMS Symposium on Discrete Geometric Analysis (2002: Sendai, Japan)Ed. by Motoko Kotani et al. (Contemporary mathematics; 347)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 258 p. $69.00 (pa)Papers from a December 2002 symposium describe problems of geo-metric analysis in relation to heat kernels, random walks, and Poissonboundaries on discrete groups, graphs, and other combinatorial objects.Some specific topics examined include spectral and geometric propertiesfor infinite graphs, non-commutative Poisson boundaries, and boundaryamenability of hyperbolic spaces. Other topics are the Dehn filling spaceof a certain hyperbolic 3-orbifold, spectral theory of certain arithmeticgraphs, and radial geometric analysis on groups. Material is suitable forgraduate students and research mathematicians. There is no subjectindex.

QA670 2004-046148 0-8218-3515-7TThhee RRiiccccii ffllooww;; aann iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn..Chow, Bennett and Dan Knopf. (Mathematical surveys andmonographs; v.110)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 325 p. $84.00This introductory volume is intended for geometers interested in the useof geometric analysis to study the structure of manifolds. It specificallyfocuses on Hamilton’s program to apply the Ricci flow to approachThurston’s Geometrization Conjecture. Chapters give attention to specialand limit solutions, short time existence, maximum principles, derivativeestimates, singularities and their dilations, and related topics.

QA845 2004-43591 0-415-30997-2DDyynnaammiiccaall ssyysstteemmss aanndd ccoonnttrrooll..Title main entry. Ed. by Firdaus E. Udwadia et al. (Stability andcontrol; v.22)Chapman & Hall / CRC, ©2004 457 p. $99.95This book contains selected papers from the 11th International Workshopon Dynamics and Control, held in Rio de Janeiro, October 2000. Papersdeal with fundamental advances in dynamics, dynamical systems, andcontrol, and new techniques and their applications in areas such ascontrol of cars and robots, dynamics of ships and suspension bridges,and the determination of optimal spacecraft trajectories. A section onsocial, economic, and biological issues shows how dynamics and controlapproaches can be used when dealing with issues such as drug con-sumption, economic games, epidemics, neo- cortical synchronization, andhuman posture control.

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QB1 2003-101696 1-58381-134-6AAssiiaann--PPaacciiffiicc RReeggiioonnaall MMeeeettiinngg;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss;; vv..11..Asian-Pacific Regional Meeting on Astronomy (8th: 2002: Tokyo, Japan)Ed. by Satoru Ikeuchi et al. (Astronomical Society of the Pacificconference series; v.289)Astronomical Soc./Pacific, ©2003 485 p. $57.00The first sitting of the Meeting since 1996 drew many participants filledwith results and insights they had acquired during the interveningperiod. Indeed, the proceedings had to be published in two volumes. Thisfirst contains 87 invited and contributed oral talks and a summary ofbusiness sessions; the second, containing poster papers, is published bythe Astronomical Society of Japan. Among the topics examined are largeand new facilities, the education and popularization of astronomy inAsia, and gravitational lens. Only first authors are indexed.

QB36 2003-056076 0-7546-3558-9JJoohhnn HHeerrsscchheell’’ss CCaappee vvooyyaaggee;; pprriivvaattee sscciieennccee,, ppuubblliicciimmaaggiinnaattiioonn,, aanndd tthhee aammbbiittiioonnss ooff eemmppiirree..Ruskin, Steven. (Science, technology, and culture, 1700-1945)Ashgate Publishing Co., ©2004 229 p. $79.95After John Herschel’s 1833-1838 trip to southern Africa to astronomicallyobserve the southern skies and terrestrially explore the areas aroundCape Town, he became one of Britain’s most highly esteemed scientificfigures. This work argues that Herschel’s reputation was at least equallya function of imperial culture and politics as of Herschel’s scientificachievements. By traveling to a British colony for his scientific work,Herschel was seen as advancing the imperial interests of the British gov-ernment.

QB36 2003-067506 0-06-052255-0KKeepplleerr’’ss wwiittcchh;; aann aassttrroonnoommeerr’’ss ddiissccoovveerryy ooff ccoossmmiicc oorrddeerraammiidd rreelliiggiioouuss wwaarr,, ppoolliittiiccaall iinnttrriigguuee,, aanndd tthhee hheerreessyy ttrriiaallooff hhiiss mmootthheerr..Connor, James A.HarperCollins, ©2004 402 p. $24.95Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) confirmed Copernicus and made a firstclose attempt at defining a law of gravity, says Connor (English, Kean U.,New Jersey), but above all was a man who contemplated in mathematicsthe glory of God, who found God in the hidden mathematical harmoniesof the universe as surely as he did in the revelations of Scripture. Oh yes,he did have a number of obstacles and distractions while he was accom-plishing this.

QB41 2003-67424 0-486-43605-5TThhrreeee CCooppeerrnniiccaann ttrreeaattiisseess......22dd eedd,, wwiitthh aann aannnnoottaatteeddCCooppeerrnniiccuuss bbiibblliiooggrraapphhyy 11993399--11995588.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 11995599))Copernicus, Nicolaus. Trans. by Edward Rosen.Dover Pub. Co., ©2004 283 p. $17.95 (pa)Originally appearing in 1959, this volume contains English translationsof the Commentariolus, the Letter Against Werner, and the Narratio Prima.It also features annotations by Edward Rosen (history, City College ofNew York) and a bibliography of materials appearing between 1939 and1958.

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QB43 2003-114975 0-534-42111-3AAssttrroonnoommyy;; tthhee ssoollaarr ssyysstteemm aanndd bbeeyyoonndd,, 44tthh eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Seeds, Michael A.Brooks/Cole Publishing, ©2005 506 p. $92.95 (pa)In a color-illustrated text incorporating findings from research utilizingthe latest technology and theories, Seeds (astronomy, Franklin andMarshall College) introduces the study of the cosmos. The CD-ROM con-tains a “personal planetarium.” Appendices include star charts. A com-panion Web site and online virtual labs are available. Dates of previouseditions are not given.

QB54 2004-107802 1-58381-171-0BBiiooaassttrroonnoommyy 22000022;; lliiffee aammoonngg tthhee ssttaarrss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Symposium of the International Astronomical Union (213th: 2002:Hamilton Island, Australia) Ed. by Ray P. Norris and Frank H.Stootman. (IAU symposium; v.213)Astronomical Soc./Pacific, ©2004 576 p. $95.00Papers from a July 2002 conference are collected in this book/CD-ROMproceedings. Papers describe the latest discoveries related to extrasolarplanets, astrochemistry, planetary science, origins and evolution of life,archae, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, and education and out-reach. Some topics are atmospheres of extrasolar planets and browndwarfs, the galactic ecosystem, circular polarization in star formingregions, the origin of homochirality on Earth, evidence for past life onearly Mars, genetic differences between humans and great apes, and ter-restrial permafrost as a model environment for bioastronomy. There isno subject index.

QB54 0-7354-0190-XTThhee sseeaarrcchh ffoorr ootthheerr wwoorrllddss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Astrophysics Conference (14th: 2003: College Park, Maryland) Ed. byStephen S. Holt and Drake Deming. (AIP conference proceedings; v.713)American Institute of Physics, ©2004 331 p. $125.00Papers from an October 2003 conference describe advances in the studyof planets, their formation and evolution, and methods for their detectionand characterization using both ground-based and space-borne observa-tions. Material is presented in sections on statistics of planetary systems,establishing the environment for planet formation, dusty disks andunseen planets, giant planets, terrestrial planets, dynamical evolution ofplanetary systems, and programs and techniques for detection and char-acterization of extrasolar planets. The content of the conference is appro-priate for researchers and graduate students in astronomy and physics.

QB243 2003-102013 0-7167-5804-0DDiissccoovveerriinngg tthhee eesssseennttiiaall uunniivveerrssee,, 22dd eedd..Comins, Neil F.W.H. Freeman & Co., ©2003 307 p. $55.95 (pa)Comins (U. of Maine) notes that his textbook is streamlined (e.g, lacks aCD-ROM) and is therefore less costly than standard astronomy texts. Thisupdate of the 2001 edition contains reorganized chapters on the standardtopics and a new feature on “movie misconceptions” of the field. Thereis a companion Web site for instructors, Internet resources for students,color graphics, and technical and biographical appendices.

QB460 2004-003989 1-59102-188-XTThhee sskkyy iiss nnoott tthhee lliimmiitt;; aaddvveennttuurreess ooff aann uurrbbaannaassttrroopphhyyssiicciisstt,, 22dd eedd..Tyson, Neil De Grasse.Prometheus Books, ©2004 203 p. $18.00 (pa)DeGrasse, the director of the Hayden Planetarium, brought the worldtotal of black astrophysicists to seven when he earned his PhD in astro-physics from Columbia University in 1991. He recalls his youth in theBronx and the pivotal experiences and mentors who inspired him tostudy astronomy, reflecting on science literacy, racial stereotypes, andwhat science can and cannot say about the existence of God. B&w per-sonal photos are included.

QB463 2003-273442 0-19-850951-0PPaarrttiiccllee aassttrroopphhyyssiiccss..Perkins, D.H. (Oxford master series in particle physics, astrophysics,and cosmology; 10)Oxford U. Press, ©2003 256 p. $74.50Perkins (particle and astrophysics, Oxford University) provides back-ground on particle physics and the astrophysics of the early universe inthis text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students.Introductory chapters cover the interactions of elementary particles andtheir role in the expanding universe. Cosmological asymmetries, darkmatter, and dark energy are examined, and final chapters turn to thegrowth of cosmic structure in high energy cosmic rays and the particleprocesses in stars. Worked examples, problems, and solutions areincluded. Some knowledge of quantum mechanics and special relativityis assumed.

QB471 2004-105425 1-58381-165-6GGaammmmaa--rraayy bbuurrssttss iinn tthhee aafftteerrggllooww eerraa;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Workshop on Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era (3rd: 2002:Rome, Italy). Ed. by Marco Feroci et al. (Astronomical Society of thePacific conference series; v.312)Astronomical Soc./Pacific, ©2004 554 p. $77.00These proceedings of September 2002 workshop, held shortly after thelast days of BeppoSAX, includes several studies conducted in its workinglife. Paper topics include: observational properties of gamma-ray bursts(GRBs) and x-ray flashes; afterglows and dark GRBs; GRB/supernovaeconnections and host galaxies environments; GRB models and progen-itors; ultrahigh-energy gamma rays and gravitational waves from GRBs;and reports of GRB experiments.

QB472 2004-107338 0-7354-0193-4XX--rraayy ttiimmiinngg 22000033;; RRoossssii aanndd bbeeyyoonndd;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Conference on X-ray Timing, Rossi and Beyond. (2003: Cambridge, MA)Ed. by Philip Kaaret et al. (AIP conference proceedings; v.714)American Institute of Physics, ©2004 475 p. $149.50X-ray timing allows scientists to probe the behavior of matter in intensegravitational fields close to black holes and neutron stars. NASA’s RossiX-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) has made great advances in the under-standing of neutron stars and black holes since its launch eight yearsago. Papers from a November 2003 conference review the achievementsof RXTE, with an emphasis on results of the past three years, and discussthe technical development of a successor mission to RXTE. Topics includeblack hole spectra, active galactic nuclei, X-ray bursts, cataclysmic vari-ables and X-ray pulsars, and instrumentation for X-ray timing. There isno subject index.

QB500 92-1-100934-0HHiigghhlliigghhttss iinn ssppaaccee 22000033;; pprrooggrreessss iinn ssppaaccee sscciieennccee,,tteecchhnnoollooggyy aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss,, iinntteerrnnaattiioonnaall ccooooppeerraattiioonnaanndd ssppaaccee llaaww..Title main entry. Office for Outer Space Affairs, Vienna.United Nations Publications, ©2004 75 p. $30.00 (pa)Seven reports prepared for the United Nations Committee on the PeacefulUses of Outer Space cover the year’s developments in space science, tech-nology, space applications, international collaboration, and space law.They assume no technical or scientific background. No index is provided.

QB501 2003-114974 0-534-42102-4TThhee ssoollaarr ssyysstteemm,, 44tthh eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Seeds, Michael A.Brooks/Cole Publishing, ©2005 657 p. $58.95 (pa)Featuring color photographs, this textbook integrates current theories andobservations about the birth of the universe, the origin of galaxies, theevolution of stars, and the formation of planets in our solar system. Thefourth edition explores new evidence of an ancient ocean on Mars and amodern ocean on Jupiter’s moon Europa. The CD-ROM contains a plan-etarium simulation and images of stars.

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QB509 2003-022420 1-59102-175-8TThhee ttrraannssiittss ooff VVeennuuss..Sheehan, William and John Westfall.Prometheus Books, ©2004 407 p. $28.00A perfect companion for planet chasers who watched Venus cross theface of the sun on June 8th, 2004 and are anxious for the next transit in2012 (there won’t be another until 2117). In addition to their “compleat”guide to viewing this century’s transits, the authors provide historicalaccounts of previous transits and the pains astronomers of the past wentthrough to see them (Captain James Cook sailed halfway around theworld to see the transit of 1769). Sheehan is the author of co-author ofseveral books on astronomy, including Mars: The Lure of the Red Planet;Westfall is professor of geography at San Francisco State University.

QB521 3-527-40374-4SSoollaarr aassttrroopphhyyssiiccss,, 22dd rreevv..eedd..Foukal, Peter V.Wiley-VCH, ©2004 466 p. $115.00Providing an introductory but quantitative discussion of solar phe-nomena and relevant astrophysical processes, this textbook describes thephotosphere, the sun’s internal structure, sunspots, the chromosphereand corona, the dynamics of the solar magnetic field, and the solarwind. Originally published in 1990, the second edition deletes obsoletematerial and adds new developments in neutrino and helioseismic meas-urements, solar convection simulations, and data from space missions.

QB600 72-82137 0-8243-2032-8AAnnnnuuaall rreevviieeww ooff eeaarrtthh aanndd ppllaanneettaarryy sscciieenncceess;; vv..3322,, 22000044..Title main entry. Ed. by Raymond Jeanloz et al.Annual Reviews, ©2004 682 p. $189.00Twenty papers focus on the relationships between climate and tectonicprocesses, and between evolution and geologic processes. Topics con-sidered include the effect of Cenozoic climate change on the rates oferosion and uplift of mountain belts; fluvial incision into rock; a pro-posed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain; computer simulationsyielding insights into the evolution of early plants; ...and into the originof chemical reactions defining metabolism (in terms of geochemicalprocesses and mineralogical constraints). Other contributions overviewthe North American Cordillera through Phanerozoic time, the complextectonics of the Mendocino Triple Junction, and the difficulties ofinferring material types from spectroscopic observations of asteroid sur-faces.

QB601 2004-091448 0-534-49393-9MMoooonnss && ppllaanneettss,, 55tthh eedd..Hartmann, William K.Brooks/Cole Publishing, ©2005 428 p. $115.95In a treatment that keeps the math content in a separate orbit, thisedition emphasizes recent advances related to Martian exploration (e.g.the Pathfinder landing). From a comparative planetology approach, ascientist at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson applies the basiccosmic concepts introduced to unresolved questions about the red planet.Features include b&w illustrations and a planetary data table. Previouslypublished in 1972 and 1983; the date of the textbook’s last iteration is notgiven.

QB631 2003-055213 0-231-12578-XTThhee eeaarrtthh mmaacchhiinnee;; tthhee sscciieennccee ooff aa ddyynnaammiicc ppllaanneett..Mathez, Edmond A. and James D. Webster.Columbia University Press, ©2004 335 p. $39.95In 1999, the American Museum of Natural History in New York Cityopened a permanent exhibit about the Earth. Expanding the story told inthe exhibit, museum curators treat questions about the evolution of theplanet, key factors that have shaped its features, and the climate thatmake it habitable. Mathez and Webster include color illustrations, a bib-liography intended to pique general readers’ interest in tackling the pro-fessional literature, and a glossary.

QB661 2004-3501 0-309-09050-4TThhee ddeepptthhss ooff ssppaaccee;; tthhee ssttoorryy ooff tthhee PPiioonneeeerr ppllaanneettaarryypprroobbeess..Wolverton, Mark.National Academies Press, ©2004 249 p. $24.95The Pioneer missions, humanity’s first emissaries into deep space, werethe first probes to visit the planets Jupiter and Saturn and to navigatebeyond Pluto. This work for general readers recounts the history of thePioneer as both a scientific achievement and as the story of the peoplewho made the program possible. B&w photos and satellite images areincluded. Wolverton completed a 1999 science writing fellowship at NASAAmes Research Center.

QB790 2004-105813 1-58381-166-4RReeccyycclliinngg iinntteerrggaallaaccttiicc aanndd iinntteerrsstteellllaarr mmaatttteerr;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium on the Int’l Astronomical Union held during the IAU Gen.Assembly (217th: 2003: Sydney, Australia) Ed. by Pierre-Alain Duc et al.Astronomical Soc./Pacific, ©2004 579 p. $95.00Duc (Service d’Astrophysique, France), Braine (Observatoire de Bordeaux,France), and Brinks (Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica) present 142 papersfrom the July 2003 symposium of the International Astronomical Union.The papers together examine the life course of matter of galactic origin,first providing a “census” of the materials, then grouped into sectionslooking at the origin of materials, especially at the outskirts of galaxies;ejection and outflow mechanisms; the recycling in intergalactic space ofexpelled galactic material via star formation; and the formation of tidaldwarf galaxies.

QB791 1-58381-167-2DDaarrkk mmaatttteerr iinn ggaallaaxxiieess;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium of the International Astronomical Union (220th: 2003:Sydney, Australia) Ed. by S. D. Ryder et al. (IUA symposium; v.220)Astronomical Soc./Pacific, ©2004 502 p. $95.00Papers from a July 2003 symposium confront the disparity between thesuccesses of the Cold Dark Matter model on large scales and its perceivedfailings on the scale of galaxies. They examine questions and resultsrelated to central density cusps and dark halo substructure, lensing,clusters and ellipticals, baryonic dark matter, and low-surface brightnessgalaxies. Other topics discussed include dwarf galaxies, dark and visiblematter scaling relations, bars, disks, angular momentum, and directdetection of elementary particles. There is no subject index.

QB801 2003-114973 0-534-42093-1SSttaarrss aanndd ggaallaaxxiieess,, 44tthh eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Seeds, Michael A.Brooks/Cole Publishing, ©2005 475 p. $58.95 (pa)Seeds (astronomy, Franklin and Marshall College) offers an introductionto the field, with chapters on the scale of the cosmos, the cycles of themoon, Newton and Einstein, light and telescopes, the sun, star formation,neutron stars and black holes, the Milky Way, life on other worlds, andrelated topics. A companion CD-ROM contains data on 118,000 stars and13,000 deep-sky objects; it allows the user to view the sky at any pointbetween 2000 BC and 10,000 AD.

QB835 2004-101206 1-58381-162-1VVaarriiaabbllee ssttaarrss iinn tthhee llooccaall ggrroouupp;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Variable Stars in the Local Group IAU Colloquium 193 (2003:Christchurch, New Zealand) Ed. by Donald W. Kurtz and Karen R.Pollard. (Astronomical Society of the Pacific conference series; v.310)Astronomical Soc./Pacific, ©2004 597 p. $57.00Papers from a July 2003 meeting shed light on recent work in astronomy,in areas such as variable stars as tracers of different stellar populations,early-type stars, red giants, post-AGB stars, proto-planetary nebulae,binary stars and pulsation, chemical composition of variable stars, newtheoretical developments in stellar pulsation and variability, evolutionaryand pulsation properties of variable stars, and data analysis. Subjectsexamined include spectra of RV Tauri stars in the large Megellanic cloud,pulsating white dwarfs in cataclysmic variables, and decoupling ofhelium in the winds of chemically peculiar stars. There is no subjectindex.

QB858 2004-103558 1-58381-164-8AAGGNN pphhyyssiiccss wwiitthh tthhee SSllooaann ddiiggiittaall sskkyy ssuurrvveeyy;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International ASP Conference on AGN Physics with the Sloan DigitalSky Survey (2003: Princeton, NJ) Ed. by G.T. Richards and P.B. Hall.(ASP conference series; v.311)Astronomical Soc./Pacific, ©2004 479 p. $77.00The community concerned with the physics of active galactic nuclei(AGN) is awash in new data, and one of the major sources of it is theSloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Scientists from there and elsewherediscuss how the SDSS data can contribute to the understanding of AGNphysics, and what recent AGN research means for the data. The 97papers examine such topics as principal components and compositespectra, theory and modeling, emission, absorption, quasar subtypes, x-ray studies, polarization and variability, and metallicity. No subject indexis provided.

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QB981 2003-020096 0-8135-3404-6MMeeaassuurriinngg tthhee ccoossmmooss;; hhooww sscciieennttiissttss ddiissccoovveerreedd tthheeddiimmeennssiioonnss ooff tthhee uunniivveerrssee..Title main entry. Ed. by David H. Clark and Matthew D.H. Clark.Rutgers U. Press, ©2004 202 p. $22.95David Clark (Engineering and Physical Science Research Council, UK)and Matthew Clark, a high school teacher of classics and ancient history,tell the stories of well-known and obscure figures in the history of dis-coveries leading to an understanding of the size of the universe. Thebook is written to be accessible to general readers as well as astronomersand historians.

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QC5 2003-014963 0-8160-4974-2EEnnccyyccllooppeeddiiaa ooff pphhyyssiiccss..Rosen, Joe.Facts On File, Inc., ©2004 386 p. $75.00Attempting to provide students and general readers with a grasp of thecurrent conceptual understandings underlying physics, Ray (visiting pro-fessor of physics, Catholic U. of America) presents approximately 600cross-referenced entries, from “aberration” to “Zeeman effect.” Inaddition to conceptual entries, a “rather arbitrary” sampling of physicsinstitutions and physicist biographies are included in the encyclopedia.Although the emphasis is not on the history or development of the field,11 longer essays examine fundamental themes such as the place ofphysics in the hierarchical structure of science, the relationship betweenphysics and metaphysics, and the nature of theories. Appendixes providea bibliography and a list of the Nobel Laureates in physics.

QC16 2004-003990 1-59102-186-3AAllbbeerrtt EEiinnsstteeiinn’’ss vviissiioonn;; rreemmaarrkkaabbllee ddiissccoovveerriieess tthhaattsshhaappeedd mmooddeerrnn sscciieennccee..Parker, Barry.Prometheus Books, ©2004 286 p. $28.00Following earlier works examining Einstein’s theory of relativity and hisinterests beyond science, Parker (a former professor of physics at IdahoState U.) completes his trilogy by discussing Einstein’s contributions toscience beyond relativity. Writing for a general audience, he explains howEinstein’s theories have physics have led to advances in our under-standing black hole physics, gravitational wave research, cosmic lensing,quantum physics, string theory, and the study of the creation and evo-lution of the universe.

QC19 0-8218-3613-7GGeeoommeettrryy,, ttooppoollooggyy,, aanndd mmaatthheemmaattiiccaall pphhyyssiiccss;; SS..PP..NNoovviikkoovv’’ss sseemmiinnaarr,, 22000022--22000033..Title main entry. Ed. by V.M Buchstaber and I.M. Krichever. (AmericanMathematical Society translations, ser. 2; v.212. Advances in themathematical sciences; 55)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 324 p. $119.00The 14 papers in this collection are sampled from papers selected by thewell-known mathematician S. P. Novikov for a seminar held at theSteklov Mathematical Institute in Moscow. They reflect his interests ingeometry, topology, and mathematical physics, and are also represen-tative of his approach to mathematics as a discipline. Prefacing the aca-demic papers is a lengthy, idiosyncratic, somewhat crotchety, butfascinating essay on the history of 20th-century mathematics, written byNovikov himself. This essay is readable by the general public, but thepapers themselves are intended for graduate students and researchers inthe appropriate areas of mathematics.

QC20 2003-063872 0-8218-3528-9CChhiirraall aallggeebbrraass..Beilinson, Alexander and Vladimir Drinfeld. (Colloquium publications;v.51)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 375 p. $69.00Intended for researchers, this book reviews the geometry of D- schemes,then explains the basic local and global aspects of chiral algebra theory.The authors consider basic chiral algebra structures and their interrela-tions, describe elementary methods of constructing chiral algebras, for-malize chiral homology as a quantum version of the space of globalhorizontal section of an affine Dx-scheme, define a canonical Batalin-Vilkovisky algebra structure on the chiral chain complex, and developtwo flat projective connections on the chiral homology sheaves.

QC20 2004-043573 0-415-31002-4TThhee ffiieelldd tthheeoorreettiicc rreennoorrmmaalliizzaattiioonn ggrroouupp iinn ccrriittiiccaallbbeehhaavviioorr tthheeoorryy aanndd ssttoocchhaassttiicc ddyynnaammiiccss..Vasil’ev, A. N.Chapman & Hall / CRC, ©2004 681 p. $99.95Based on the technique of ultraviolet renormalization, the quantum fieldrenormalization-group technique is the most formal and effective methodfor solving problems in the classical theory of critical behavior and sto-chastic dynamics, especially calculations in higher orders of perturbationtheory. So argues Vasil’ev (theoretical physics, St. Petersburg State U.,Russia) in the preface to his introduction to the technique and its com-putational applications. The text requires no previous knowledge ofquantum field theory or the theory of ultraviolet renormalization and isaimed at graduate students in physics.

QC20 2003-026148 1-59033-939-8MMaatthheemmaattiiccaall pphhyyssiiccss rreesseeaarrcchh aatt tthhee ccuuttttiinngg eeddggee..Title main entry. Ed. by Charles V. Benton.Nova Science Publishers, ©2004 272 p. $130.00This strange beast contains a collection of papers which cannot be cate-gorized except under the exceedingly broad rubric of “MathematicalPhysics.” It does not appear to be a conference proceedings, nor a surveyof any particular field, and indeed no indication is given as to whetherthese papers are being published here for the first time. Sadly, this alsomeans that no indication is given as to whether these papers have beenrefereed, which makes the entire enterprise of dubious value. Theauthors involved all seem to be associated with respectable institutions,but if their papers have been published in reputable journals, graduatestudents and scientists would probably prefer not to pay for an entirebook of unrelated papers simply to obtain one that they are interested in.

QC23 2003-062809 0-8053-9006-5PPhhyyssiiccss ffoorr sscciieennttiissttss aanndd eennggiinneeeerrss;; aa ssttrraatteeggiicc aapppprrooaacchhwwiitthh mmooddeerrnn pphhyyssiiccss.. ((ssttuuddeenntt wwoorrkkbbooookk iinncclluuddeedd))Knight, Randall D.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 1383 p. $137.00This calculus-based textbook offers a problem-solving approach to under-standing the fundamental concepts of modern physics, including:Newton’s laws, conservation laws, applications of Newtonian mathe-matics, thermodynamics, waves and optics, electricity and magnetism,and relativity and quantum physics. A companion workbook featuresshort problems and exercises focusing on developing conceptual under-standings and key skills. Knight teaches at California Polytechnic StateUniversity at San Luis Obispo.

QC151 1-85312-987-9MMoovviinngg bboouunnddaarriieess VVIIII;; ccoommppuuttaattiioonnaall mmooddeelllliinngg ooff ffrreeeeaanndd mmoovviinngg bboouunnddaarryy pprroobblleemmss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Conference on Moving Boundaries (7th: 2003: Santa Fe,NM) Ed. by A.A. Mammoli and C.A. Brebbia.WIT Press, ©2004 376 p. $206.00In these proceedings from the November 2003 conference, contributorsconsider the computational modeling of a continuum, where the posi-tions of its borders or interphase boundaries must also be found. Theyexamine theory, models, methods, and applications in different researchperspectives. Topics include boundary tracking, fluid structure interac-tions, flow-through porous media, free surface flow, phase change, phaseinterface phenomena, and advanced computational methods in two andthree dimensions. Applications include microelectronics, medicine, andmaterials science. The U.S. office of WIT Press is ComputationalMechanics.

QC173 1-59033-899-5AAddvvaanncceess iinn ccoonnddeennsseedd mmaatttteerr aanndd ssttaattiissttiiccaall pphhyyssiiccss..Title main entry. Ed. by Elka Korutcheva and Rodolfo Cuerno.Nova Science Publishers, ©2004 382 p. $98.00This book collects recent results in systems whose evolutions are domi-nated by fluctuations, driven systems in which the way to dissipatedriving forces is relevant, and systems in which disorder induces highlynon-trivial dynamics leading naturally to questions of computationalcomplexity. Topics of the 14 papers include multiplicative noise in non-equilibrium phase transitions, the stochastic population dynamics ofspiking neurons, anomalous velocity distributions in elastic Maxwellgases, universality issues in surface kinetic roughening of thin solidfilms, and multi-state neural networks based upon spin glasses. Some ofthe chapters have appeared in the arXiv.org database. No information isgiven about the authors.

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QC173 2003-023735 0-309-08998-0EEiinnsstteeiinn ddeeffiiaanntt;; ggeenniiuuss vveerrssuuss ggeenniiuuss iinn tthhee qquuaannttuummrreevvoolluuttiioonn..Bolles, Edmund Blair.Joseph Henry Press, ©2004 348 p. $27.95This is not a biography, and not a popular science account of relativity,but partakes of both: Bolles’ interest is in explaining why one of thegreatest modern physicists (Einstein) was so vehemently opposed to oneof the greatest modern theories of physics (quantum mechanics).Following this design, he gives a detailed (but nonmathematical)description of relativity, in order to contrast it with quantum physics, anda fair amount of biographical information on Einstein, in order to givepsychological insight to his recalcitrance. References and an index areprovided, but the publisher provides scanty information on the authorhimself.

QC173 2003-067487 0-486-43235-1TThhee ggeeoommeettrryy ooff MMiinnkkoowwsskkii ssppaacceettiimmee;; aann iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttootthhee mmaatthheemmaattiiccss ooff tthhee ssppeecciiaall tthheeoorryy ooff rreellaattiivviittyy..((rreepprriinntt,, 11999922))Naber, Gregory L.Dover Pub. Co., ©2003 257 p. $19.95 (pa)Naber (California State U.) presents a mathematically rigorous intro-duction to the special theory of relativity that also addresses the physicalsignificance of the mathematics. His monograph covers the geometricalstructures of the Minkowski spacetime model, skew- symmetric lineartransformations and electromagnetic fields, and the theory of spinors.This is a paperbound edition of a work first published in 1992.

QC173 3-527-30654-4MMoolleeccuullaarr cclluusstteerrss ooff tthhee mmaaiinn ggrroouupp eelleemmeennttss..Title main entry. Ed. by Matthias Driess and Heinrich Nöth.Wiley-VCH, ©2004 444 p. $150.00Professors of inorganic chemistry, Driess (Ruhr-U. Bochum, Germany)and Nöth (emeritus, U. of Munich), explain that this volume wasprompted by major, recent developments in synthesizing molecularclusters of main group metals and nonmetals. The unique properties ofclusters of elements such as silicon, boron, and gallium enable them tobe used in high- performance applications in materials sciences andmedicine. Lucid graphics of molecular structures enhance 14 chapters byinternational contributors discussing theory, basic concepts, and applica-tions in this field.

QC173 3-527-30507-6NNaannooppaarrttiicclleess;; ffrroomm tthheeoorryy ttoo aapppplliiccaattiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Günter Schmid.Wiley-VCH, ©2004 434 p. $210.00Because of their size nanoparticles are also called quantum dots or arti-ficial atoms. Schmid (inorganic chemistry, U. Duisburg-Essen, Essen,Germany) introduces six chapters by international scientists who reviewcurrent knowledge in this revolutionary field. Without promoting anyscience fiction-like nanotechnological visions of the future, contributorsreview nanoparticle basics, properties, the synthesis and characterizationof semiconductor and other types, and applications. The editor concludesthat the inherently novel properties of nanoparticles invite novelstrategies in nanoelectronics and other applications. Chapters includesome color graphics.

QC173 2004-42806 0-415-30002-9SSeelleecctteedd wwoorrkkss;; VV..AA.. FFoollkk:: QQuuaannttuumm mmeecchhaanniiccss aannddqquuaannttuumm ffiieelldd tthheeoorryy..Fock, V.A. Ed. by L.D. Faddeev et al.Chapman & Hall / CRC, ©2004 567 p. $99.95Faddeev (Steklov Mathematical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia), Khalfinand Komarov (both St. Petersburg State U.) present a chronologically-organized collection of papers by Russian theoretical physicist V. A. Fock(1898-1974). The 39 works were originally published in various sourcesbetween 1923 and 1959, in Russian, German, French, and English; manyappear here in English for the first time. They explore such topics asgauge invariance for the electromagnetic field, the Pauli principle, Fockspace, the Fock symmetry of the hydrogen atom, the Fock functionalmethod, the interpretation of quantum mechanics, and the fundamentalsignificance of approximate methods in theoretical physics.

QC173 981-238-737-4SSiinngguullaarr nnuullll hhyyppeerrssuurrffaacceess iinn ggeenneerraall rreellaattiivviittyy;; lliigghhtt--lliikkeessiiggnnaallss ffrroomm vviioolleenntt aassttrroopphhyyssiiccaall eevveennttss..Barrabés, C. and P. A. Hogan.World Scientific, ©2003 193 p. $48.00If the title isn’t sufficiently ominous to make the intended audience clear,then perhaps an explicit statement is needed: this book is not for laymen.It’s also not for chemists, biologists, computer scientists, or anyonewithout the background needed to conduct research in General Relativity.For those up to the challenge, this is a comprehensive treatment of thesubject mentioned in the title. Some of the topics covered include:impulsive light-like signals, the implications of the Bianchi identities, andlight-like boosts of gravitating bodies, plus applications from astro-physics, cosmology, and string theory. Accordingly, those most likely tobe interested in this book are researchers and graduate students fromthose particular fields.

QC173 2004-296148 0-8053-8732-3SSppaacceettiimmee aanndd ggeeoommeettrryy;; aann iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo ggeenneerraallrreellaattiivviittyy..Carroll, Sean M.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 513 p. $83.00Carroll (University of Chicago) explains the mathematical strategy ofdescribing gravity as the geometry of a curved manifold, derivesEinstein’s field equation for the metric in general relativity, and discussesthe three major applications of general relativity: black holes, pertur-bation theory, and gravitational waves. This graduate textbook also pro-vides a brief introduction to quantum field theory in curved spacetime.

QC174 0-7503-0933-4GGrroouupp 2244;; pphhyyssiiccaall aanndd mmaatthheemmaattiiccaall aassppeeccttss ooffssyymmmmeettrriieess..International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics(24th: 2002: Paris, France) Ed. by J-P Gazeau et al. (Institute of physicsconference series; no.173)IOP Publishing Ltd., ©2003 968 p. $180.00 (pa)Contributions from a July 2002 colloquium are presented here, sheddinglight on recent applications of group theory in the traditional fields ofphysics and in such disciplines as chemistry and biology. The book alsocontains contributions to two satellite meetings on coherent states,wavelets, and applications, and on quantum group theory and integrablesystems. Some themes examined include discrete groups and geometry,particle and nuclear physics, nonlinear systems, and applications ofquantum theory. As a record of an international meeting devoted to thephysical and mathematical aspects of group theory, the book constitutesan essential reference for researchers interested in current developmentsrelated to the concept of symmetry. The book is distributed in the US byAIDC. There is no subject index.

QC174 2003-063503 0-486-43517-2MMaatthheemmaattiiccaall ffoouunnddaattiioonnss ooff qquuaannttuumm mmeecchhaanniiccss..((rreepprriinntt,, 11996633))Mackey, George Whitelaw.Dover Pub. Co., ©2004 137 p. $12.95 (pa)★★★★ Written for students familiar with abstract mathematical conceptsbut possessing little knowledge of physics, this text focuses on careful for-mulation rather than problem-solving. All physical concepts used aredefined in mathematical terms and in basic terms of space and time.This is an unabridged republication of the edition published by W. A.Benjamin, Inc., New York, 1963. A previous edition of the book was citedin Books for College Libraries, 3d ed.

QC174 2003-053684 0-19-515977-2NNoonneexxtteennssiivvee eennttrrooppyy——iinntteerrddiisscciipplliinnaarryy aapppplliiccaattiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by Murray Gell-Mann and Constantino Tsallis.(Santa Fe Institute studies in the sciences of complexity)Oxford U. Press, ©2004 422 p. $39.95 (pa)Gell-Mann (Science Board, Santa Fe Institute) and Tsallis (Brazilian Centerfor Physics Research) present material on interdisciplinary applicationsof ideas related to the nonextensive generalization of entropy, Boltzmann-Gibbs statistical mechanics, and standard thermodynamics. Applicationsrelate to dynamical, physical, geophysical, biological, economic, financial,and social systems, and to networks, linguistics, and plectics. A drippingfaucet as a nonextensive system, the pricing of stock options, and spatialpatterns in forest ecology are some subjects discussed. Material origi-nated at an April 2002 workshop held at the Santa Fe Institute.

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QC175 2004-046140 0-19-850756-9SSuuppeerrccoonndduuccttiivviittyy,, ssuuppeerrfflluuiiddss,, aanndd ccoonnddeennssaatteess..Annett, James F. (Oxford master series in condensed matter physics)Oxford U. Press, ©2004 183 p. $44.50 (pa)Annett (physics, University of Bristol) covers three main strands in con-densed matter physics in this text for senior undergraduate and graduatestudents. Subjects are developed in a way which gradually builds up keyconcepts and the necessary mathematical machinery. The book beginswith a review of basics of the Bose-Einstein ideal gas before going intotechniques of magnetic trapping and cooling of atoms and the discoveryof Bose-Einstein condensates in dilute atomic gases. The physical phe-nomena of superfluidity are then introduced, and the theory of super-conductivity is developed in stages, starting with simpler theories andthen developing the mathematical concepts of a quantum coherent state.Chapter exercises are included.

QC176 1-55899-720-2MMiiccrroo——aanndd nnaannoossyysstteemmss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium on Micro and Nanosystems (2003: Boston, MA) Ed. byDavid A. La Van et al. (Materials Research Society symposiumproceedings; v.782)Materials Research Society, ©2004 483 p. $95.00Papers from a December 2003 symposium are devoted to the investi-gation and development of materials and device behavior at the micro-,nano-, and molecular scale. New materials and fabrication techniques areintroduced, and ongoing issues such as reliability, surface effects, pro-cessing and packaging, biocompatibility, and stability are discussed.Material is in sections on nanotechnology, alternative fabrication tech-niques, micro- and nanofluidics, applied micro- and nanotechnology,mechanical properties, bio- and nanotechnology, materials andmetrology, and surface engineering and tribology.

QC176 1-86094-415-9NNaannoossttrruuccttuurreess && nnaannoommaatteerriiaallss;; ssyynntthheessiiss,, pprrooppeerrttiieess &&aapppplliiccaattiioonnss..Cao, Guozhong.Imperial College Press, ©2004 433 p. $78.00A textbook for upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and professionalshort courses introducing nanotechnology. It discusses such aspects asthe physical chemistry of solid surfaces; nanostructures with dimensionsof zero (particles), one (wires and rods), and two (films); special nano-materials; characterization and properties; and applications. Distributedby World Scientific.

QC176 1-55899-727-XQQuuaannttuumm ddoottss,, nnaannooppaarrttiicclleess aanndd nnaannoowwiirreess;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium on Quantum Dots, Nanoparticles and Nanowires (2003:Boston, MA) Ed. by P. Guyot-Sionnest et al. (Materials Research Societysymposium proceedings; v.789)Materials Research Society, ©2004 429 p. $108.00A December 2003 symposium gave an opportunity for scientists withexpertise in the growth, characterization, and applications of inorganicnanostructures, such as quantum dots, nanowires, and nanorods, togather and share the latest developments in the field. These proceedingsfrom the symposium include reports on techniques for preparing andcharacterizing novel materials, investigations of novel optical electronicproperties, and descriptions of novel applications, such as those that arebiologically inspired. Topics covered include synthesis and characteri-zation of semiconductor quantum dots, nanoparticles and nanowiresusing wet chemistry and molecular beam approaches, and optical prop-erties of neutral and charged excitons.

QC242 2003-070359 0-89871-547-4MMaarriinnee aaccoouussttiiccss;; ddiirreecctt aanndd iinnvveerrssee pprroobblleemmss..Title main entry. Ed. by James L. Buchanan et al.SIAM, ©2004 336 p. $80.00 (pa)Approaching the topic from the different perspectives of rigorous math-ematics and theoretical engineering where appropriate, Buchanan (math-ematics, US Naval Academy), Gilbert (applied analysis, U. of Delaware,US), Wirgin (mechanics and acoustics, National Center of ScientificResearch, France), and Xu (mathematics, U. of Tennessee, US) explore thescience of model-based inversions of the boundaries and material con-stants of targets located in the ocean environment. Chapters cover themechanics of continua, direct and inverse scattering problems in oceanenvironments, problems in oceans over elastic and poroelastic seabeds,and homogenization of the seabed and other asymptotic methods.

QC243 2003-070031 0-415-30999-9RRaaddiiaattiioonn aaccoouussttiiccss..Lyamshev, Leonid M.CRC Pr., ©2004 369 p. $116.96At the interface of acoustics, nuclear physics, high energy physics, andthe physics of elementary particles is the growing new field of radiationacoustics. This book concentrates on the processes of thermoradiationsound excitation in the case of continuous and pulsed action of radiationon a substance. Coverage includes the basic laws of formation of acousticsignals, the bonds between the characteristics of these signals, radiationparameters, and thermodynamic, radiation, and acoustic properties ofsubstances. Applications are discussed, but not in much detail; insteadthe book gives a taste of prospects in microelectronics, geophysics, andastrophysics. Not included are studies of nonlinear radiation-acousticphenomena, although the future is bright in this area.

QC304 2003-116916 1-85312-538-5CCoonnddeennssaattiioonn hheeaatt ttrraannssffeerr eennhhaanncceemmeenntt..Rifert, V.G. and H.F. Smirnov. (Developments in heat transfer; v.10)WIT Press, ©2004 372 p. $230.00In processes with condensation of steam-to-gas compositions or refriger-ative agents an intensification of condensation is often required becausethermal resistance on the condensation side can be greater than thethermal resistance of the heat transfer wall on the cooling side. In thiswork, a pair of researchers from the National Technical U. of Ukraineand the State Academy of Refrigeration (Ukraine) provide informationabout the enhancement of condensation, including research results fromthe former USSR they feel deserves wider dissemination as well as dis-cussion of different theoretical models of the condensation process. TheUS office of WIT Press is Computational Mechanics.

QC320 1-85312-705-1AAddvvaanncceedd ccoommppuuttaattiioonnaall mmeetthhooddss iinn hheeaatt ttrraannssffeerr VVIIIIII;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Conference on Advanced Computational Methods in HeatTransfer (8th: 2004: Libson, Portugal). Ed. by B. Sundén et al.WIT Press, ©2004 518 p. $298.00A March 2004 conference provided a forum for discussion of advancedtopics, new approaches, and applications of advanced computationalmethods to heat transfer problems. This book contains edited versions ofpapers from the conference. Methods examined include all establishedand efficient numerical techniques such as finite differences, finitevolume, finite elements, and boundary elements, with special attentiongiven to complex thermal problems from engineering practice. The rela-tionship and interaction between computer modeling and experimentalresults is highlighted. There is no subject index. The US office of WITPress is Computational Mechanics.

QC355 0-486-43578-4IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo ssttaattiissttiiccaall ooppttiiccss.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 11999922))O’Neill, Edward L.Dover Pub. Co., ©2003 179 p. $13.95 (pa)Aiming his work simultaneously at advance undergraduate students andcommunications engineers, O’Neill (physics, Worcester PolytechnicInstitute) presents an introduction to classical statistical optics. If theyhad appeared alone, he suggests, the first six chapters could have beenmore accurately titled Communication Theory and Image- FormationOptics because of their coverage of the role of Green’s function in math-ematical physics, the difference between spatial and time filters, the fun-damental relations of paraxial optics, and the effects of the variousaberration terms on image formation from the standpoint of physicaland geometrical optics. The remaining three chapters add statisticaldescriptions of the scenes that confront optical instruments and the lightitself in scalar and vector form. This is a paperbound edition of a workfirst published in 1992.

QC381 2004-47695 0-8218-3278-6RReecceenntt aaddvvaanncceess iinn tthhee tthheeoorryy aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss ooff mmaassssttrraannssppoorrtt;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Summer School on Mass Transportation...Kinetic Theory &Hydrodynamics (2000: Azores, Portugal) Ed. by M.C. Carvalho and J.F.Rodrigues. (Contemporary mathematics; 353)Amer. Mathematical Society, ©2004 109 p. $39.00This book contains both pedagogical review accounts and new resultspublished for the first time, drawing on material from a September 2000meeting on optimal mass transport and applications in physics. Specifictopics include numerical analysis of a multi-phasic mass transportproblem, extension of the Monge-Kantorovich theory to classicalelectrodynamics, the Monge Ampere equation and optimaltransportation, and inequalities for generalized entropy and optimaltransportation. There is no subject index.

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QC454 2004-041356 0-486-43504-0FFoouurriieerr ooppttiiccss;; aann iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn,, 22dd eedd.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 11998877))Steward, E. G.Dover Pub. Co., ©2004 269 p. $19.95 (pa)Appropriate for engineering and physics students, this undergraduatetextbook introduces Fourier series and transforms in the optical context,describes optical image formation and processing under coherent andincoherent illumination, and provides example applications in X-ray com-puted tomography and the study of radiation sources. The Dover reprintis an unabridged republication of the corrected second edition publishedin 1989 by Ellis Horwood.

QC495 2003-021483 0-470-84562-7CCoommppuuttaattiioonnaall ccoolloouurr sscciieennccee uussiinngg MMAATTLLAABB..Westland, Stephen and Caterina Ripamonti.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 207 p. $110.00Focusing on key issues encountered in modern color engineering,including efficient representation of color information, color calibrationof visual displays, and models for predicting color difference and colorappearance, Westland (design, University of Leeds, UK) and Ripamonti(psychology, University of Pennsylvania) emphasize practical applicationsrather than techniques in this resource for computer programmers, color-image engineers, and students of color science. The book describes algo-rithms and mathematical procedures in color science and illustratesthese procedures using MATLAB. Opening chapters cover linear algebrafor beginners, and offer a short introduction to MATLAB.

QC611 2003-105554 1-58603-352-2EElleeccttrroonn aanndd pphhoottoonn ccoonnffiinneemmeenntt iinn sseemmiiccoonndduuccttoorrnnaannoossttrruuccttuurreess;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International School of Physics “Enrico Fermi” (2002: Varenna, Italy)Ed. by B. Deveaud and A. Quattropani. (Proceedings of theInternational School of Physics “Enrico Fermi”; course 150)IOS Press, ©2003 421 p. $182.00Material collected here originated from lectures delivered at a summer2002 course of the “Enrico Fermi” School. The purpose of the course wasto give an overview of the physics of artificial semiconductor structuresconfining electrons and photons. Focus is on the electronic and opticalproperties of confined semiconductor structures such as quantum wells,quantum wires, quantum dots, and semiconductor microcavities. Specifictopics examined include the electronic states in heterostructures, semi-conductor Bloch equations for classical and quantum fields, phonons andelectron-phonon interaction in nanostructures, and exciton-polaritons inconfined systems. Other topics are lasing in low-dimensional systems,designing photonic crystals, and quantum cascade lasers. There is nosubject index.

QC611 0-7503-0924-5PPhhyyssiiccss ooff sseemmiiccoonndduuccttoorrss 22000022;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Int’l conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (26th: 2002:Edinburgh, UK) Ed. by A R Long and J H Davies. (Institute of Physicsconference series; no.171)IOP Publishing Ltd., ©2003 293 p. $180.00A summer 2002 conference attracted participants from leading academic,governmental, and industrial institutions around the world. Plenary andinvited papers (34) are presented here, and all submitted papers (742) areincluded on an accompanying CD-ROM. These proceedings provide aninternational perspective on the latest research and a review of recentdevelopments in semiconductor physics. Topics range from growth andproperties of bulk semiconductors to the optical and transport propertiesof semiconductor nanostructures. There are significant contributionsfrom new directions of research such as nanostructures and one-dimen-sional physics, spin effects and ferromagnetism, and tetrahertz andsubband physics. These complement material on traditional areas suchas defects and bulk materials, crystal growth, quantum transport, andoptical properties. The book is distributed in the US by AIDC. There isno subject index.

QC611 981-238-609-2QQuuaannttuumm tthheeoorryy ooff tthhee ooppttiiccaall aanndd eelleeccttrroonniicc pprrooppeerrttiieessooff sseemmiiccoonndduuccttoorrss,, 44tthh eedd..Haug, Hartmut and Stephan W. Koch.World Scientific, ©2004 453 p. $88.00A textbook for graduate courses in solid state physics or specializedcourse on electronic and optical properties of semiconductors nd semi-conductor devices. Students are assumed to have a general backgroundin quantum mechanics. No dates are noted for earlier editions.

QC611 2004-002271 0-470-84452-3SSuuppeerrccoonndduuccttiivviittyy;; pphhyyssiiccss aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss..Fossheim, Kristian Fossheim and Asle Sudbø.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 427 p. $89.95In this accessible introduction for students taking courses on supercon-ductivity, solid state physics, and condensed matter physics, Fossheimand Sudbø, both affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science andTechnology, bring together major developments that have occurred in thefield of superconductivity over the past 20 years. Featuring chapterproblems, examples, and brief interviews with key Nobel Laureates in thefield, the text guides students from basic physics of superconductingmaterials and the Ginzburg-Landau theory, to more advanced theory,small-scale applications, superconducting wire and cable technology, andhistorical developments.

QC611 2003-020177 1-59033-861-8SSuuppeerrccoonndduuccttiivviittyy rreesseeaarrcchh aatt tthhee lleeaaddiinngg eeddggee..Title main entry. Ed. by Paul S. Lewis.Nova Science Publishers, ©2004 243 p. $95.00High-Tc superconductors have significant potential for applications intechnologies ranging from electric power generation and transmission todigital electronics. This book presents leading research in the field fromaround the world. Some specific subjects examined include the interplaybetween SC and magnetism as the origin of high Tc in copper oxides,superconducting properties of 2D models with different types of inter-particle coupling, transport theory in the normal state of high-Tc super-conductors, and mass enhancement versus dimensionality in theSu-Schrieffer-Heeger model.

QC665 0-471-64801-9DDiiffffeerreennttiiaall ffoorrmmss iinn eelleeccttrroommaaggnneettiiccss..Lindell, Ismo V. (IEEE press series on electromagnetic wave theory)Wiley-IEEE Press, ©2004 253 p. $99.95A graduate textbook for students who have a working knowledge ofGibbsian vectors and perhaps basic Gibbsian dyadics. It introduces thedifferential form formalism applicable to electromagnetic field theory.

QC718 2003-024182 0-8018-7921-3IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo tthhee pphhyyssiiccss ooff ggyyrroottrroonnss..Nusinovich, Gregory S. (Johns Hopkins studies in applied physics)Johns Hopkins U. Press, ©2004 335 p. $89.50Gyrotrons, as part of the hunt for cold fusion, were developed as high-power sources of coherent electromagnetic radiation to help bridge thegap between conventional microwave tubes at low frequency and lasersat high intensity and are based on the mechanism of coherent cyclotronradiation from electrons gyrating in a constant magnetic field. Writingfor non-specialists, Nusinovich (a senior research scientist at the Institutefor Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, U. of Maryland) intro-duces the fundamental physics of these devices, discussing generaltheory and the engineering and operation of the various types of gyro-trons.

QC718 2003-022820 1-56032-848-7PPllaassmmaa pphhyyssiiccss aanndd eennggiinneeeerriinngg..Fridman, Alexander and Lawrence A. Kennedy.Taylor & Francis, ©2004 853 p. $124.95Fridman (plasma physics, Drexel Institute) and Kennedy (mechanicalengineering, University of Illinois) introduce modern plasma science andtechnology, covering plasma chemistry and engineering, combustion,chemical physics, lasers, electronics, and new methods of materialtreatment, fuel conversion, and environmental control. They provide anextensive database on plasma kinetics and thermodynamics, manynumerical formulae for practical calculations, and chapter problems andconcept questions. The book can be used as a foundation text for seniorundergraduate and graduate students in mechanical, chemical, and elec-trical engineering, and as a reference for scientists and engineersstudying phenomena taking place in cold and thermal dischargeplasmas, combustion, and laser systems.

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QC776 2004-102081 0-7354-0177-2NNuucclleeaarr pphhyyssiiccss VV;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium on Nuclear Physics (5th: 2003: Tours, France) Ed. by M.Arnould et al. (AIP conference proceedings; 704)American Institute of Physics, ©2003 585 p. $185.00Super-heavy elements, fusion-fission dynamics, physics with exoticnuclei, physics for nuclear transmutation, and nuclear astrophysics arethe themes covered by the 66 papers. Among specific topics includevacuum matter and antimatter, fusion dynamics around the Coulombbarrier, the search for neutral nuclei, a non-perturbative approach toneutron and proton halo breakup, the propagation of ultra- high energynuclei in the extra-galactic photon field, predicting microscopic dipolestrength for neutron capture rates, photoreaction cross-section measure-ments for astrophysics, and energy dependence of the shell correctionsobtained from analyzing fission fragment. There is no subject index.

QC791 2003-117153 0-309-09082-2BBuurrnniinngg ppllaassmmaa;; bbrriinnggiinngg aa ssttaarr ttoo eeaarrtthh..National Research Council.National Academies Press, ©2004 190 p. $47.00 (pa)Describing a burning plasma experiment, with a goal of having morethan 50 percent of the energy needed to sustain a sustained fusionreaction is generated from within the plasma, as a “key scientific mile-stone on the road to the development of fusion power,” this NationalResearch Council report assesses whether the U.S. should attempt suchan experiment in the Department of Energy’s magnetic fusion program.The committee, enthusiastic over the idea, was assigned to the tasks ofassessing the importance of such an experiment, the scientific and tech-nical readiness to undertake the experimental program, and the pro-jected plan for the program. The committee also assessed the role of U.S.participation in the International Thermonuclear Reactor Project.

QC793 0-7503-0934-2BBeeyyoonndd tthhee ddeesseerrtt 22000022;; aacccceelleerraattoorr,, nnoonn--aacccceelleerraattoorr,, aannddssppaaccee aapppprrooaacchheess iinnttoo tthhee nneexxtt mmiilllleennnniiuumm;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Conference on Particle Physics Beyond the StandardModel (3rd: 2002: Oulu, Finland) Ed. by H V Klapdor-Kleingrothaus.IOP Publishing Ltd., ©2003 734 p. $180.00This book contains the proceedings of a June 2002 conference, analyzingtrends and future potential in experimental and theoretical particlephysics, in the areas of accelerator, non-accelerator, and space physics.The central topic of the conference was neutrino physics, and papersfrom the conference describe work in neutrino masses and mixings andreport on solar and atmospheric neutrino oscillation experiments atvarious facilities around the world. The nature of neutrinos is examinedin papers on the results of research using the technique neutrinolessdouble beta decay. Some specific topics examined include the spacetimestructure of massive gravitinos, neutrinoless double beta decay matrixelements, and time-reversal violation in beta decay. There is no subjectindex.

QC793 2004-009922 0-8053-8736-6PPaarrttiiccllee pphhyyssiiccss;; aa ccoommpprreehheennssiivvee iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn..Seiden, Abraham.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 473 p. $55.00Designed to support a year-long graduate or advanced undergraduatecourse, or a semester of special study of one aspect of the subject, thistext introduces the fundamental concepts and theories of particle physics.The thirteen chapter topics include amplitude calculation, scattering ofleptons and photons, hadrons, isospin and flavor(3) and accidental sym-metries. It continues with the constituent quark model, full color gaugetheory, weak interaction of fermions, weak mixing phenomena, the elec-troweak gauge theory and symmetry breaking, large cross sectionprocesses, scattering with large momentum transfer, and physics athigher energies. The appendix includes a description of conventions andinformation on the use of Loren indices.

QC793 2004-1041514 0-7354-0179-9SSyynncchhrroottrroonn rraaddiiaattiioonn iinnssttrruummeennttaattiioonn;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation(8th: 2003: San Francisco, CA) Ed. by Tony Warwick et al. (AIPconference proceedings; 705)American Institute of Physics, ©2004 1428 p. $290.00This hefty volume presents over half the papers first given at the 8thInternational Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation,which was held in August 2003 in San Francisco, Calif. The papers aredivided into 12 sections devoted to themes that include radiation sources,undulators and wigglers, beamlines, diagnostics, monochromator devel-oment, optics development, optics metrology, equipment and techniques,and imaging. A sampling of paper titles includes a diffractometer controlsystem with automatic UB- matrix refinement, time resolved x-ray dif-fraction and non-thermal inelastic x-ray scattering, instrumentation fordiffraction enhanced imaging experiments at HASYLAB, photolumines-cence with synchrotron VUV excitation, and status of the DortmundTGM3-beamline. The papers are authored by an international group ofengineers in industrial and academic settings. Author indexed only.

QC861 2003-000832 0-415-27171-1AAttmmoosspphheerree,, wweeaatthheerr,, aanndd cclliimmaattee,, 88tthh eedd..Barry, Roger G. and Richard J. Chorley.Routledge, ©2004 421 p. $39.95 (pa)An introductory textbook on weather processes and climatic conditionsthat has been updated periodically since its 1968 appearance, mostrecently in 1998. The latest edition takes account of the easy accessibilityof the World Wide Web. Distributed by Taylor and Francis.

QC863 2003-067426 0-486-43385-4LLooookk aatt tthhee sskkyy....aanndd tteellll tthhee wweeaatthheerr.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 11997700))Sloane, Eric.Dover Pub. Co., ©2004 89 p. $9.95 (pa)In this unabridged edition of the revised 1961 original published in 1970by Hawthorne Books, an early TV weatherman pairs his pen- and-inksketches with anecdotes containing prediction tips as he tracks an airmass across the US. Lacks references.

QC879 2003-024792 1-55963-527-4TThhee gglloobbaall ccaarrbboonn ccyyccllee;; iinntteeggrraattiinngg hhuummaannss,, cclliimmaattee,, aannddtthhee nnaattuurraall wwoorrlldd..Title main entry. Ed. by Christopher B. Field and Michael R. Raupach.(Scope series; 62)Island Press, ©2004 526 p. $45.00 (pa)Field (director, Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution ofWashington, US) and Raupach (chief research scientist, CSIRO Land andWater Landscape Systems Research Directorate, Australia) present a mul-tidisciplinary exploration of recent research into the global carbon cycle,hoping to advance understanding of its role in climate change. Part of anongoing project of the Scientific committee on Problems of theEnvironment, the text is predicated on the notion that the carbon cycle,the climate, and humans work together as a single system. After firstexploring “cross- cutting” overarching issues, the papers synthesize theresearch on the carbon cycles of the oceans, the land, and land-oceanmargins. They also discuss the role of humans in the carbon cycle andexamine issues of carbon management.

QC928 2004-046124 0-7844-0714-2AAmmeerriiccaann SSoocciieettyy ooff CCiivviill EEnnggiinneeeerrss ssttaannddaarrdd pprraaccttiiccee ffoorrtthhee ddeessiiggnn aanndd ooppeerraattiioonn ooff pprreecciippiittaattiioonn eennhhaanncceemmeennttpprroojjeeccttss..Environmental and Water Resources Institute (U.S.). Atmospheric WaterManagement Standards Committee. Precipitation EnhancementSubcommittee. (ASCE/EWRI 42-04 standards)Am. Society of Civil Engineers, ©2004 63 p. $60.00 (pa)This report describes current cloud seeding technology applications. Itoffers methods for evaluating the effectiveness of precipitationenhancement projects and outlines operational requirements related topersonnel, decision-making, communications, safety, and seeding sus-pension criteria. Among the topics discussed are project scope, targetingand delivery, agent selection and equipment, data collection and instru-mentation, and legal issues and environmental concerns.

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QC981 0-87609-343-8CClliimmaattee cchhaannggee;; ddeebbaattiinngg AAmmeerriiccaa’’ss ppoolliiccyy ooppttiioonnss..Victor, David G. (Council policy initiative)Council on Foreign Relations, ©2004 165 p. $15.00 (pa)Ever since withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol in 2001, the US hasincurred criticism for its stance on climate change. Victor (energy andsustainable development, Stanford University) presents three alternativepolicy options the US could pursue, in the form of hypothetical presi-dential speeches. The “speeches” are preceded by a memorandum thatexplains the nature of the issue. Appendices provide authentic scientificreports, government speeches, and legislative proposals. There is nosubject index.

QC981 2004-040444 1-84376-812-7CClliimmaattee cchhaannggee eeccoonnoommiiccss;; wwhhyy iinntteerrnnaattiioonnaall aaccccoorrddss ffaaiill..Van Kooten, G. Cornelis.Edward Elgar Pub. Co., ©2004 167 p. $75.00The environmental reasons for adopting and actually implementingpolicy to mitigate global warning are well known, says Van Kooten (eco-nomics and environmental studies, U. of Victoria, Canada), but not somuch the economic reasons. His primary focus is the Kyoto Protocol andthe economics of terrestrial carbon sinks, primarily forests; but he alsoemphasizes the ability of ratifying countries to attain their targets, notingthat their failure to do so would threaten any future internationalagreement on climate change. He looks as economic efficiency, costs andbenefits, and why countries might want to mitigate climate change.

QC981 2004-296139 0-8264-6197-2TThhee DDaaiillyy TTeelleeggrraapphh bbooookk ooff tthhee wweeaatthheerr;; ppaasstt aanndd ffuuttuurreecclliimmaattee cchhaannggeess eexxppllaaiinneedd..Eden, Philip.Continuum, ©2003 213 p. $29.95To counter sensationalist reporting and public grumbling over theweather and climate change, the weather correspondent of the Britishnewspaper, The Daily Telegraph, offers a historical perspective based onpress clippings, past predictions, and documented trends. Eden discussesthe global warming debate but concludes that current climatologymodels cannot accurately forecast the future. A timeline lists notableweather events since the 12th century.

QC981 90-5966-016-1EEccoollooggyy,, ccoonnsseerrvvaattiioonn aanndd mmaannaaggeemmeenntt ooff MMeeddiitteerrrraanneeaanncclliimmaattee eeccoossyysstteemmss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Conference on Mediterranean Climate Ecosystems (10th: 2004: Rhodes,Greece) Ed. by Margarita Arianoutsou and Vasilios P. Papanastasis.Millpress Science Publishers, ©2004 194 p. $161.00All of the more than 150 plenary, oral, and poster papers are abstractedin the volume and contained in full on the disk. They present infor-mation about current issues that Mediterranean ecologists are dealingwith, including global changes in climate and land use; biodiversityregarding plant functional types, rare and endemic species, invasivespecies, and conservation; plant and animal ecology, such as seedecology, water stress, pollination, feeding, and nesting behavior; the com-munity ecology of decomposition, fire, and grazing; and landscapeecology and management. It is hoped that the information can provide abasis for applying sound conservation policies and sustainable ecosystemmanagement in all five Mediterranean climate regions. There is no USdistributor.

QC981 2003-018461 0-415-94656-5FFeeeelliinngg tthhee hheeaatt;; ddiissppaattcchheess ffrroomm tthhee ffrroonnttlliinneess ooff cclliimmaatteecchhaannggee..Title main entry. Ed. by Jim Motavalli.Routledge, ©2004 194 p. $17.95 (pa)Ten articles selected from the September/October 2000 issue of E/TheEnvironmental Magazine present heavily documented, plain English evi-dence that the planet is getting warmer. In addition to a number ofplaces in the US, they report from India, China, Australia, Fiji,Antarctica, and the Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda.Distributed by Taylor and Francis.

QC981 2004-000311 0-7425-3052-3NNaattiioonnaall ggoovveerrnnaannccee aanndd tthhee gglloobbaall cclliimmaattee cchhaannggeerreeggiimmee..Fisher, Dana R.Rowman & Littlefield, ©2004 191 p. $27.95 (pa)Many social theories describe the relationship between society and thenatural environment in the capitalist world, but Fisher (sociology,Columbia U.) says they fail to explain why some nations and not otherssupport the international agreement to regulate greenhouse gases andslow global climate change. In contrast to those theories, he proposes thenotion of the global environmental system to explain the interrelations ofsocial actors involved in the tensions between domestic decisions andinternational policy making.

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QD4 2003-021038 0-02-865721-7CChheemmiissttrryy;; ffoouunnddaattiioonnss aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss;; 44vv..Lagowski, J. J.Macmillan Publishing Co., ©2004 1488 p. $395.00Designed for high school and beginning undergraduate students as wellas popular readers, these well-organized, thoughtfully written volumesprovide accessible entries on the people and processes of chemistry. Eachentry includes cross referencing of names and terms, a list of bibliog-raphy and internet sources. Definitions of terms within each entry areprovided in the margins, as are (less frequently) boxes with additionalinformation and illustrations. For chemicals, elements, and their prop-erties entries provide the history of discovery as well as description of itsproperties and uses. For elements the melting point, boiling point,density, and most common ions are listed. Many biographies areincluded among the entries, with care to include women chemists andphysicists, as are concepts and applications that are found in everydaylife. Among the latter are entries on global warming, food irradiation,gardening, glass, recycling, water quality, and various applications inmedicine. Each volume includes a glossary and an index.

QD21 2004-351151 1-86094-416-7CCaannddiidd sscciieennccee IIVV;; ccoonnvveerrssaattiioonnss wwiitthh ffaammoouuss pphhyyssiicciissttss..Hargittai, István and Magdolna Hargittai.Imperial College Press, ©2004 711 p. $118.00This volume contains interviews with 36 famous physicists, including 22Nobel laureates. The interviews range over a variety of topics, dependingmostly on the whim of the interviewee, but they tend to cover some biog-raphical background, the interviewee’s philosophy, approach to physics,and views on specific achievement. Each interview is prefaced by a briefbiography, a b&w photo, and an explanation of contributions. BothHargittais are structural chemists: Magdolna, with the HungarianAcademy of Sciences in Budapest; István is with the Budapest Universityof Technology and Economics (both have other affiliations as well). Thebook is distributed in the US by World Scientific.

QD33 2004-014643 0-8053-3970-1IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo cchheemmiissttrryy ffoorr bbiioollooggyy ssttuuddeennttss,, 88tthh eedd..Sackheim, George I.Benjamin Cummings, ©2005 312 p. $24.29 (pa)This workbook uses a novel approach in which the text is composed ofshort statements on the basic rules and facts of chemistry followed bynumerous questions that test the student’s knowledge and under-standing. The result is a thorough, systematic review of basic chemistryfor students of biology. Sackheim is emeritus professor of chemistry atthe U. of Illinois in Chicago.

QD63 2003-018154 0-89603-648-0FFoorreennssiicc aanndd cclliinniiccaall aapppplliiccaattiioonnss ooff ssoolliidd pphhaasseeeexxttrraaccttiioonn..Telepchak, Michael J. et al. (Forensic science and medicine)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 370 p. $99.50Telepchak (United Chemical Technologies, Inc.) offers an explanation ofprinciples behind solid phase extraction (SPE) and provides reproducibleprotocols designed to allow readers to master extraction challenges. Thesedetailed methods are particularly suited to solving extraction problems inforensic and clinical chemistry and include explanations of conceptsrelated to pH, ion exchange, and copolymeric mechanism-enhanced SPE.Numerous actual chromatograms, based on original research and fromdiverse applications, demonstrate the technique and the results that canbe achieved. Applications are grouped by drug types and matrices, andappendices allow access to frequently needed information and calcula-tions. The book will be useful for toxicologists, medical examiners, andcrime lab chemists.

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QD79 2003-062033 0-471-22983-0MMooddeerrnn pprraaccttiiccee ooff ggaass cchhrroommaattooggrraapphhyy,, 44tthh eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Robert L. Grob and Eugene F. Barry.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 1045 p. $150.00In this fourth edition of a reference for analytical chemists, technicians,and scientists in allied disciplines, Grob (analytical chemistry, VillanovaUniversity) and Barry (chemistry, University of Massachusetts) incor-porate the most recent developments in the field since the third edition.New chapters are devoted to gas chromatography/mass spectrometry,optimization of separations and computer assistance, high speed or fastchromatography, mobile phase requirements, and qualitative and quan-titative analysis by gas chromatography. Discussions of necessary instru-mentation have been included in chapters on topics such as columns,detectors, fast gas chromatography, and sample preparation. The bookwill be useful for novice and experienced chromatographers.

QD96 2004-000637 0-471-24823-1CCoouurrssee nnootteess oonn tthhee iinntteerrpprreettaattiioonn ooff iinnffrraarreedd aanndd RRaammaannssppeeccttrraa..Mayo, Dana W. et al.Wiley-Interscience, ©2004 567 p. $125.00Developed from a course taught for 50 years, first at the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology and then at Bowdoin College, this work teachesthe strategies for obtaining the maximum amount of molecular structureinformation from the IR (infrared and Raman) spectra of organic andinorganic materials. After a general overview, authors Mayo (chemistry,Bowdoin College), Miller (former director, Spectroscopy Laboratory, U. ofPittsburgh), and Hannah (former director of research for the InstrumentGroup and Perkin-Elmer, a life sciences corporation) describe the char-acteristic frequencies of alkanes, alkenes, molecules with triple bondsand cumulated double bonds, and aromatic compounds. They then moveon to the heart of the topic, the interpretation of spectra of a broad rangeof materials. Final chapters discuss sample-handling techniques andinfrared spectra of mixtures. The editors present the information inoutline form and include exercises from the course.

QD142 2003-056077 0-7546-3177-XDDiissccoovveerriinngg wwaatteerr;; JJaammeess WWaatttt,, HHeennrryy CCaavveennddiisshh,, aanndd tthheenniinneetteeeenntthh cceennttuurryy ‘‘WWaatteerr CCoonnttrroovveerrssyy’’..Miller, David Philip. (Science, technology, and culture, 1700-1945)Ashgate Publishing Co., ©2004 316 p. $99.95The ancient Greeks believed water was an element, and thinkers con-tinued to see it that way until the 18th century. Then, it was found to bea compound, constructed of hydrogen and oxygen molecules. Who wouldbe credited with the discovery, however, was a dispute that went on for70 years, long outlasting the protagonists. Miller’s (U. of New SouthWales, Australia) scholarly history of the controversy—and why it ragedwith such intensity for so long—is also a philosophical exploration of thenature of scientific inquiry and scientific discourse.

QD153 2003-063750 1-85996-289-0IInnssttaanntt nnootteess;; iinnoorrggaanniicc cchheemmiissttrryy,, 22dd eedd..Cox, P. A. (Instant notes chemistry series)Bios Scientific Publishers, ©2004 282 p. $29.95 (pa)Intended for freshman and sophomore chemistry students, this studyguide reviews the general concepts of atomic structure, periodicity,structure and bonding, and solution chemistry, then describes the chem-istry of nonmetals, non-transition metals, and transition metals. Thesecond edition adds sections on reactions and synthesis, the characteri-zation of compounds, and symmetry.

QD181 2004-104902 1-56677-301-6EElleeccttrroocchheemmiissttrryy ooff ccaarrbboonn mmaatteerriiaallss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Symposium on Electrochemistry of Carbon Electrodes(198th: 2000: Phoenix, AZ) Ed. by M.T. McDermott et al.Electrochemical Society, ©2004 172 p. $65.00Papers from an October 2000 symposium detail new methods for themodification and characterization of carbon electrode surfaces and thefabrication of new carbon materials, and describe recent breakthroughsin the understanding of graphite intercalation that will lead to improve-ments in lithium batteries. Some topics include carbon microstructuresfor electrochemical studies, the effects of pore dimensions on the elec-trochemical properties of porous electrodes, carbon nanotube powdermicroelectrodes for nitrite reduction, and chemical vapor infiltration ofcarbon into carbon aerogels.

QD256 2003-062938 1-85996-264-5IInnssttaanntt nnootteess oorrggaanniicc cchheemmiissttrryy,, 22dd eedd..Patrick, Graham L. (Instant notes series)Bios Scientific Publishers, ©2004 357 p. $29.95 (pa)Intended for undergraduate chemistry students, this study guide reviewsthe atomic structure and bonding of carbon, functional groups, stereo-chemistry, the basic theory of reactions and mechanisms, and the prepa-ration and properties of alkenes, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, alkylhalides, alcohols, ethers, and amines. The second edition expands theclosing section on spectroscopy.

QD262 2004-271923 1-58890-235-8PPrrootteeccttiinngg ggrroouuppss,, 33dd eedd..Kocienski, Philip J.Thieme Medical Publishers, ©2004 679 p. $119.00In this reference for synthetic chemists and students, Kocienski (organicchemistry, University of Leeds) provides an overview of the applicationof protecting groups in contemporary syntheses and deals with the pro-tection of the various core functional groups. Chapters cover carbonyl,diol, hydroxyl, thiol, carboxyl, phosphate, and amino protecting groups.This edition contains two new chapters on thiol and phosphate protectinggroups, plus new examples, and references now cover the period 1990-2001. An epilog of 25 problems is also new.

QD305 2004-041123 0-8412-3849-9AAccttiivvaattiioonn aanndd ffuunnccttiioonnaalliizzaattiioonn ooff CC--HH bboonnddss..Title main entry. Ed. by Karen I. Goldberg and Alan S. Goldman. (ACSsymposium series; 885)American Chemical Society, ©2004 440 p. $145.00Carbon and hydrogen hook up a lot, more than any other two moleculesin all of organic chemistry. But they have their own ideas about when,where, and why to do it, and have proved notoriously recalcitrant whenchemists try what they call selective chemical transformations. Butchemists are getting more persuasive or perhaps more deceptive, andhere report on bonding manipulations they have accomplished in theareas of oxidative addition reactions; inorganic synthesis, alkane dehy-drogenation, and related chemistry; activating bonds by pt(II) (Shilov)chemistry; and oxidations. The 25 papers are from an April 2002 sym-posium in Orlando, Florida. Distributed by Oxford University Press.

QD305 2003-016573 0-471-49870-XOOrrggaannoossiillaanneess iinn rraaddiiccaall cchheemmiissttrryy..Chatgilialoglu, Chryssostomos.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 227 p. $265.00Chatgilialoglu (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy) describes silylradicals within an interdisciplinary context, connecting structural char-acteristics and chemical properties to their applications in different areasof chemistry. Focusing on silyl radicals in the liquid phase, and alsoincluding gas-phase data where appropriate, the books covers methodsof formation, structural characteristics, and thermodynamic data, dis-cusses factors governing the reactivity of silicon hydrides, and looks atthe use of silicon hydrides as radical-based reducing agents and as medi-ators for consecutive radical reactions. Other subjects examined includeunimolecular reactions involving silyl radicals, silyl radicals in polymersand materials, and radical-based functionalization of hydrogen termi-nated silicon surfaces. The book will be of interest to those working infree radical and silicon chemistry, and will also be useful for organic,polymer, and industrial chemists.

QD381 2004-045865 90-6764-402-1TThhee ccoonncceepptt ooff mmiicceellllaarr--ssppoonnggyy nnaannoopphhaasseess iinn cchheemmiiccaallpphhyyssiiccss ooff ppoollyymmeerrss..Mikheev, Yu. A. and G. E. Zaikov. (New concepts in polymer science)VSP Publications, ©2004 450 p. $219.00Mikheev and Zaikov, both affiliated with the N.M. Emanuel Institute ofBiochemical Physics, Russia, detail structural-physical and chemical-kinetic properties of the non-crystalline phase of polymer materials. Thestructural model of a non-crystalline polymeric matrix (NCPM) isdescribed, and supramolecular aspects of NCPM chemical physics areexamined. Further chapters cover kinetic probing of NCPM glassy-likepolymers with the help of dibenzoyl peroxide, a kinetic model ofdibenzoyl peroxide chain reaction with sterically hindered phenols,dibenzoyl peroxide kinetic probing of melt and rubbery polymers, andhetero-nanophase kinetic description of photochemical reactions. VSP isa subsidiary of Brill.

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QD381 0-8247-5346-1EElleeccttrriiccaall pprrooppeerrttiieess ooff ppoollyymmeerrss..Evaristo, Riande and Ricardo Díaz-Calleja.Marcel Dekker, ©2004 630 p. $195.00Riande (Institute of Science and Technology of Polymers, Spain) andDíaz-Calleja (thermodynamics and physical chemistry, ETSII PolytechnicUniversity, Spain) examine different electrical phenomena in polymersand detail how chemical and supermolecular structures may affect them.The book is structured to meet the needs of beginners in the study of theelectric properties of polymers as well as researchers in other types ofmaterials. It explains physical fundamentals of dielectrics, the relationbetween structure and equilibrium and dynamic dielectric properties,and the electric response of special polymers to force fields. Basicchapters include problem sets for readers who are not familiar with thedielectric behavior of polymeric materials, making the book useful as atext for advanced courses in materials science.

QD381 2004-003160 0-87355-221-0PPoollyymmeerr cchheemmiissttrryy;; iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo aann iinnddiissppeennssaabblleesscciieennccee..Teegarden, David M.NSTA Press, ©2004 280 p. $33.95 (pa)This high school textbook introduces polymer science basics, properties,and uses. It starts with a broad overview of synthetic and naturalpolymers and then covers synthesis and preparation, processingmethods, and demonstrations and experiments. The history of polymersis discussed alongside the science. Teergarden is a research scientist anda former college professor.

QD382 2003-016092 0-470-84335-7DDeevveellooppmmeennttss iinn bblloocckk ccooppoollyymmeerr sscciieennccee aanndd tteecchhnnoollooggyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Ian W. Hamley.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 367 p. $165.00Hamley (chemistry, University of Leeds, UK) brings together work on sig-nificant recent advances in block copolymers, looking at developments incomputer modeling, thin film morphology, characterization, nanoscience,and technology applications. New polymerization methods leading to theemergence of novel products and applications are also covered. Some spe-cific topics include developments in synthesis of block copolymers usingionic polymerization, melt behavior of block copolymer blends, crystal-lization within block copolymer mesophases, and applications of blockcopolymer surfactants. The book is aimed at graduate students andresearchers in polymer science, as well as industrial scientists involvedin the polymer, coatings, and microelectronics industries.

QD382 3-527-30749-4OOnnee--ddiimmeennssiioonnaall mmeettaallss;; ccoonnjjuuggaatteedd ppoollyymmeerrss,, oorrggaanniiccccrryyssttaallss,, ccaarrbboonn nnaannoottuubbeess,, 22dd rreevv..eedd..Roth, Siegmar and David Carroll.Wiley-VCH, ©2004 251 p. $150.00Roth (synthetic nanostructures, Max Planck Institut fürFestköperforschung, Germany) and Carroll (nanotechnology, Wake ForestU., US) present the new edition of a text arising from lectures given on“Physics in One Dimension,” in which they lay out important aspects ofthe solid-state physics of certain electronic materials. Eleven chapterscover conducting polymers, superconductivity, charge density waves,molecular-scale electronics, molecular materials for electronics, andapplications.

QD383 2004-008348 1-59454-026-8AApppplliiccaattiivvee aassppeeccttss ooff ccyycclloopphhoosspphhaazzeenneess..Title main entry. Ed. by M. Gleria and Roger De JaegerNova Science Publishers, ©2004 371 p. $98.00Gleria (National Research Council, Italy) and De Jaeger (chemistry,University of Sciences and Technologies, France) present work on appli-cations of cyclophosphazenes and on the spectroscopic properties of bothlinear and cyclic phosphazene derivatives. Some applications describedinclude polymer mesophases and nanostructured materials based onphosphazenes, Raman spectra of short linear and cyclic molecularoligomers and of polymeric chlorophosphazenes, and crown etherbearing phosphazenes. Other subjects presented include star polymerswith cyclotriphosphazene cores, and construction and functionality ofsupramolecules based on cyclotriphosphazenes.

QD383 2004-008205 1-59454-024-1SSyynntthheessiiss aanndd cchhaarraacctteerriizzaattiioonnss ooffppoollyy((oorrggaannoopphhoosspphhaazzeenneess))..Title main entry. Ed. by Mario Gleria and Roger. De Jaeger.Nova Science Publishers, ©2004 372 p. $98.00Gleria (materials science, Padova University, Italy) and De Jaeger (chem-istry, University of Sciences and Technologies, France) present the latestwork in the synthesis and characterization of poly(organophosphazenes).The book opens with a general introduction on background, develop-ments, and future perspectives, then covers the synthetic aspects of phos-phazene polymers, with chapters on areas such as ambient temperaturecationic condensation synthesis of polyphosphazenes and high molecularweight polyspirophosphazenes. Chapters on the characterization of phos-phazene polymers in solution explore topics including thermal andmechanical properties of polyphosphazenes and electrochemical behaviorof phosphazenes.

QD450 0-87339-543-3GGaammmmaa ttiittaanniiuumm aalluummiinniiddeess 22000033;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium on Gamma Titanium Aluminides (2003: San Diego, CA)Ed. by Young-Won Kim et al.TMS (Minerals, Metals...Soc.), ©2004 635 p. $140.00A March 2003 meeting provided a forum for scientists to share infor-mation on progress in gamma TiAl alloys. Selected papers from themeeting, 77 in all, are presented here, and cover applications, funda-mentals, alloy design and development, processing, joining,microstructure-property evaluation, and environmental effects. Thecurrent status of gamma alloy materials technologies is discussed in bothaerospace and automotive applications, and melting processes andmethods for producing large ingots and near-net-shape casting aredescribed. Challenges are addressed in the areas of improving processingand application-specific microstructures, accelerating the process ofraising technical readiness levels, and new or improved alloys for higherperformance and high-temperature capabilities.

QD453 0-8243-1055-1AAnnnnuuaall rreevviieeww ooff pphhyyssiiccaall cchheemmiissttrryy;; vv..5555,, 22000044..Title main entry. Ed. by Stephen R. Leone et al.Annual Reviews, ©2004 682 p. $173.00The 55th volume features an autobiographical essay by J. Peter Toennies(Max-Planck-Insitut für Strömungsforschung in Göttingen, Germany), aspecialist in molecular beams, gaseous and gas-surface collsions, anddynamics in liquid helium droplet fluids. The remaining 19 articlespresent research on topics that include single-molecule optical spectro-scopic detection from dilute chromophores, the use of single-moleculespectroscopy in the study of kinesin and myosin biomolecule proteinmotors, and scattering dynamics of gas- liquid surface collision. Topicsfor review include new techniques in detecting single-molecule trajec-tories in solution, the use of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy toprobe adsorption and reaction at electrochemical interfaces, and the pre-diction of crystal-nucleatoin rates of spherical colloids. The editors teachat the U. of California, Berkeley, and Columbia U., NY; the authors arechemists at universities in the US, the UK, Germany, The Netherlands,Israel, Sweden and China.

QD453 2004-004224 0-471-49181-0PPhhyyssiiccaall cchheemmiissttrryy;; uunnddeerrssttaannddiinngg oouurr cchheemmiiccaall wwoorrlldd..Monk, Paul M. S.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 586 p. $44.95 (pa)Monk (chemistry, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK) offers a gentleintroduction to the principles and applications of physical chemistry.Writing for less-prepared undergraduates taking a first course in physicalchemistry, he introduces concepts through examples drawn fromeveryday life. These real-life examples and applications are presentedfirst, with chemical and mathematical theory discussed afterwards, inthe form of questions and answers on everything from whistling teakettles to rotting fish. Coverage progresses from interactions and bonds,thermodynamics, and phase equilibria through chemical kinetics, spec-troscopy, and adsorption.

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QD461 1-55899-728-8DDyynnaammiiccss iinn ssmmaallll ccoonnffiinniinngg ssyysstteemmss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium on Dynamics in Small Confining Systems (7th: 2003:Boston, MA) Ed. by John T. Fourkas et al. (Materials Research Societysymposium proceedings; v.790)Materials Research Society, ©2004 336 p. $91.00Presenting findings about the dynamics and thermodynamics ofmolecular systems in spatial confinement, the 41 papers cover confinedand anomalous dynamics in porous, supramolecular, and biologicalsystems; diffusion and reactions in confinement; new methods to probedynamics in confinement, such as scattering, MR, optical probes, anddirect imaging techniques; liquids at interfaces; microfluids and hydro-dynamics near solid surfaces; friction and structural properties of fluidsunder shear; dynamic force spectroscopy; and numerical modeling andcomputational techniques of confined systems. They include most of thepresentations at the symposium.

QD462 2003-067441 0-486-43246-7QQuuaannttuumm cchheemmiissttrryy;; tthhee ddeevveellooppmmeenntt ooff aabb iinniittiioo mmeetthhooddssiinn mmoolleeccuullaarr eelleeccttrroonniicc ssttrruuccttuurree tthheeoorryy.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 11998844))Schaefer, Henry F.Dover Pub. Co., ©2004 144 p. $14.95 (pa)Intended for experimental chemists who occasionally use electricstructure theory as an aid to the interpretation of their laboratoryfindings, this directory chronologically lists 149 landmark papers pub-lished between 1928 and 1983 along with a summary of each’s contri-bution to developing ab initio methods in molecular quantum mechanics.Originally published by Clarendon Press in 1984.

QD462 2004-047767 0-486-43486-9SSppiinnss iinn cchheemmiissttrryy.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 11997700))McWeeny, R.Dover Pub. Co., ©2004 153 p. $12.95 (pa)McWeeny (University of Pisa, Italy) traces the evolution of the spinconcept from its role in quantum mechanics to its assimilation into thefield of chemistry. Coverage encompasses the deductive methods ofquantum theory and their applications to spins in chemistry and to theinvestigation of molecular structure and properties. This is anunabridged republication of the edition published by Academic Press,New York, 1970.

QD502 2004-006062 0-470-09058-8AAnn iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo cchheemmiiccaall kkiinneettiiccss..Wright, Margaret Robson.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 441 p. $39.95 (pa)Wright, formerly of the University of St. Andrews, UK, provides a gentleoverview of chemical kinetics in this text for students of chemistry,chemical engineering, pharmacy, and biochemistry taking a first coursein kinetics. Early chapters look at how experimental data is collected andmanipulated to yield standard kinetic quantities relating to rates ofreaction. The book then moves on to interpret these quantities and todevelop mechanisms describing the chemical steps in a variety of reac-tions in both gas and solution phase. Chapter objectives, summaries,problems, and answers are included. The book will also be of interest toprofessionals in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry needing anaccessible introduction.

QD504 1-86094-445-0BBaassiicc cchheemmiiccaall tthheerrmmooddyynnaammiiccss;; 55tthh eedd..Smith, E. Brian.Imperial College Press, ©2004 166 p. $42.00The latest edition of a work in print since 1973 adds a chapter on themolecular basis of thermodynamics. The venerable text is intended togive chemistry undergraduates a basic familiarity with the concepts ofthermodynamics and a knowledge of the thermodynamic relationsthey’ll use in the laboratory. It assumes readers have taken a course inelementary physics, understand elementary calculus, and have a passingacquaintance with the concepts of potential and kinetic energy, work,heat, temperature, and the perfect-gas state. The author is a longtime lec-turer at Oxford U. who was later vice chancellor of Cardiff U. Distributedby World Scientific.

QD504 3-527-27770-6TThheerrmmooddyynnaammiicc pprrooppeerrttiieess ooff ccoommpplleexx fflluuiidd mmiixxttuurreess..Title main entry. Ed. by Gerd Maurer. (DeutscheForschungsgemeinschaft research report)Wiley-VCH, ©2004 652 p. $240.00 (pa)This book presents summaries of the results achieved within a priorityprogram funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SPP 736) from1995 to 2002. The program supported experimental and theoretical workon phase equilibrium of complex fluid mixtures in the chemical,

biotechnological, and environmental process sciences. Research topicsrange from investigations of fluid systems where the complex behaviorresults from chemical reactions, through the phase equilibrium inaqueous solutions of strong electrolytes, aqueous two-phase systems andpolymer solutions, high pressure phase equilibrium phenomena, andproperties of microemulsion systems.

QD505 0-87339-501-8HHyyddrrooggeenn eeffffeeccttss oonn mmaatteerriiaall bbeehhaavviioorr aanndd ccoorrrroossiioonnddeeffoorrmmaattiioonn iinntteerraaccttiioonnss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Conference on Hydrogren effects on Material Behavior(2002: Moran, Wyoming) Ed. by Neville R. Moody et al.TMS (Minerals, Metals...Soc.), ©2003 1046 p. $190.00Ninety-four papers from the September 2002 conference examine theeffects of hydrogen on corrosion-deformation interactions in metals andalloys. The researchers investigate permeation, interactions with defects,interactions with the microstructure of metals, crack growth suscepti-bility, stress corrosion cracking, and hydrogen-resistant aluminum alloysand stainless steels. Topics include modeling of hydrogen diffusion inamorphous alloys, how helium affects the thermodynamics of the pal-ladium-tritium system, environmental factors on embrittlement of vit-reous silica fibers, a critical test to classify the SCC resistance ofmaterials, and the role of heat treating in the sour gas susceptibility ofan X-80 steel.

QD516 0-8247-0971-3SSoolliidd ffuueellss ccoommbbuussttiioonn aanndd ggaassiiffiiccaattiioonn;; mmooddeelliinngg,,ssiimmuullaattiioonn,, aanndd eeqquuiippmmeenntt ooppeerraattiioonn..de Souza-Santos, Marcio L. (Mechanical engineering series; v.174)Marcel Dekker, ©2004 439 p. $150.00Bridging the gap between theory and application, De Souza-Santos(mechanical engineering, State University-Campinas, Brazil) explains theoperational mechanisms, modeling, and simulation of equipment for thecombustion and gasification of solid fuels. Despite the focus oncombustion and gasification, basic methods illustrated here can beemployed for modeling a range of other processes or equipment in theprocessing industry. The book will be useful for graduate students,engineers, and other professionals entering the area of solid fuelcombustion and gasification who need an introduction to mathematicalmodeling and simulation.

QD541 2003-013539 0-19-509432-8LLiiqquuiiddss,, ssoolluuttiioonnss,, aanndd iinntteerrffaacceess;; ffrroomm ccllaassssiiccaallmmaaccrroossccooppiicc ddeessccrriippttiioonnss ttoo mmooddeerrnn mmiiccrroossccooppiicc ddeettaaiillss..Fawcett, W. Ronald.Oxford U. Press, ©2004 621 p. $129.50Fawcett (chemistry, University of California-Davis) introduces moderntopics in solution chemistry to senior undergraduates and graduate stu-dents who have completed two semesters or three quarters of chemicalthermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Chapters on liquids and solu-tions at equilibrium examine the thermodynamics of solutions and thestructure of liquids. Further chapters deal with non- equilibrium prop-erties of solutions, and final chapters look at liquids and solutions atinterfaces, electrochemical equilibria, and the electrical double layer.Each chapter begins with a profile of a pioneering researcher in the field,and ends with problems.

QD549 2003-62842 0-8412-3834-0CCoonncceennttrraatteedd ddiissppeerrssiioonn;; tthheeoorryy,, eexxppeerriimmeenntt,, aannddaapppplliiccaattiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by P. Somasundaran and B. Markovic. (ACSsymposium series; 878)American Chemical Society, ©2004 268 p. $135.00Originating from an American Chemical Society symposium of the samename, 16 papers presented by Somasundaran and Markovic (both ofColumbia U.) explore recent research in the study of colloidal dispersionin a range of settings. The papers review work in such areas as densedispersion systems; modeling and many body theoretical effects; basicand applied rheology; electrokinetic effects; sensing and measurement ofsize, charge, and forces; structures in dense particulate systems; synthesisof special emulsion droplets and nanoparticles; confirmation ofpolymers; aggregation of particles; and dynamics of free and adsorbedpolymer molecules in concentrated suspensions. Distributed by Oxford U.Press.

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QD561 2004-101425 1-56677-410-1SSuurrffaaccee ooxxiiddee ffiillmmss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Symposium on Surface Oxide Films (2003: Orlando,Florida) Ed. by V.I. Birss et al.Electrochemical Society, ©2004 356 p. $84.00Metals and semiconductors are crucial components in countless techno-logical applications. The oxide film on these materials may be a benignnatural feature or a deleterious, even catastrophic, presence. Oxide filmsalso can be central to the functioning of a device or product. The SurfaceOxide Films symposium held in Orlando, FL, in October 2003 during the204th meeting of the Electrochemical Society provides an overview ofrecent developments in the field. The 31 papers in its proceedings fallunder seven general headings: redox active transition metal and hydrousoxide films; passivating oxides; monolayer oxides; corrosion; applications;oxides on iron and steel; and silicon.

QD876 2004-045480 0-8247-5056-XEEnnccyyccllooppeeddiiaa ooff ssuupprraammoolleeccuullaarr cchheemmiissttrryy;; 22vv..Title main entry. Ed. by Jerry L. Atwood and Jonathan W. Steed.Marcel Dekker, ©2004 872 p. $420.00Reflecting the expansion of the field since its inception in the 1960s, thistwo-volume encyclopedia presents essays by specialists worldwide on thetopics, terminology, and developments in the field. Among the topics areannulenes, biosensors, catalytic antibodies, applications of cyclodextrins,enzyme mimics, fullerenes as encapsulating hosts, inclusion reactionsand polymerization, neutron diffraction, semiochemistry, spherands,torands, and weak hydrogen bonds. Four essays are devoted to variousaspects of self-assembly: self- assembling capsules, self-assembling cate-nances, self-assembly in biochemistry, and the terminology of self-assembly. Each essay consists of an overview of research and adescription of the theory as well as the description of the subject itself.The essays are annotated, include a list of related publications, and arewell illustrated with b&w diagrams. Atwood is in the department ofchemistry at the U. of Missouri-Columbia; Steed is in inorganic chemistryat the U. of Durham, UK.

QD878 2003-020628 0-470-85448-0SSeeppaarraattiioonnss aanndd rreeaaccttiioonnss iinn oorrggaanniicc ssuupprraammoolleeccuullaarrcchheemmiissttrryy..Title main entry. Ed. by Fumio Toda and Roger Bishop. (Perspectives insupramolecular chemistry; v.8)John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 240 p. $210.00Supramolecular systems research has applications in medicine and agri-culture. Focusing on the aspects of separation and reaction that are spe-cific to supramolecular chemistry, Toda (chemistry, Okayama Universityof Science, Japan) and Bishop (chemical sciences, University of NewSouth Wales, Australia) collect work of interest to research chemists, engi-neers, and graduate students in supramolecular, pharmaceutical, andgreen chemistry and agriculture. Contributors in chemistry and materialscience describe recent research results in selective reactions in inclusioncrystals, regioselective synthesis of Fullerene derivatives and separationof isomers of the highest Fullerenes, supramolecular control of reactivityin the solid state using linear templates, and physiochemical studies ofseparation of isomers by supramolecular systems.

QD905 0-19-852664-4CCrryyssttaallllooggrraapphhyy ooff mmoodduullaarr mmaatteerriiaallss..Ferraris, Giovanni et al. (International Union of Crystallography bookseries; 15)Oxford U. Press, ©2004 370 p. $144.50Ferraris (crystallography, University of Turin, Italy) offers a compre-hensive treatment of theories and applications in the field. The repre-sentation of complex modules as the basis for a systematic description ofpolytypes and homologous/polysomatic series is applied to the modelingof unknown structures and the understanding of nanoscale defects andintergrowths in materials. The order/disorder theory is covered and itsrole in developing a systematic theory of polytypism is explored, and thetheory of twinning at both the unit- cell and micro scales is examined.The book is intended for researchers in the field of crystalline materials.Parts of the book can be integrated into undergraduate solid statecourses.

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QE26 2003-025799 0-86078-958-6TThhee nneeww sscciieennccee ooff ggeeoollooggyy;; ssttuuddiieess iinn tthhee eeaarrtthh sscciieenncceessiinn tthhee aaggee ooff rreevvoolluuttiioonn..Rudwick, Martin J. S. (Variorum collected studies)Ashgate Publishing Co., ©2004 157 p. $111.95Rudwick (emeritus, history of science, U. of Cambridge, UK) collects 14of his published articles on the history of the natural sciences. Thecentral concerns that has animated his work since he moved from thefield of geology to the field of history has been how the field developedfrom methodologically-different antecedents and how it came to be rec-ognized as a new kind of natural science. His essays explore these ques-tions in the development of 18th and 19th century geology.

QE26 2004-268856 0-7872-9355-5PPllaanneett eeaarrtthh aanndd tthhee nneeww ggeeoosscciieennccee,, 44tthh eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMMssiinncclluuddeedd))Schmidt, Victor A. and William Harbert.Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co., ©2004 426 p. $55.95 (pa)Harbert (geology and planetary science, University of Pittsburgh) andSchmidt include two CD-ROMs and a set of 3-D glasses in this fourthedition of an accessible introduction for undergraduates. Coverage pro-gresses from plate tectonics through the oceans, the atmosphere, interac-tions between sun and earth, and the impact of man. The b&w layout ofthe text keeps the cost down for students, and a wealth of visuals areavailable on the CD-ROMs, including three-dimensional images and ani-mations. Images are from NASA and the Lunar and Planetary ScienceInstitute. Real-world datasets are also included.

QE28 2004-100756 0-534-39987-8PPhhyyssiiccaall ggeeoollooggyy;; eexxpplloorriinngg tthhee eeaarrtthh,, 55tthh eedd..Monroe, James S. and Reed Wicander.Brooks/Cole Publishing, ©2005 644 p. $91.95 (pa)This introductory textbook makes a point of continually relating geo-logical processes to human experiences. Chapters cover minerals, igneousrock, volcanoes, weathering and erosion, sediment and sedimentaryrocks, metamorphic rocks, geologic time, earthquakes, the earth’sinterior, the seafloor, plate tectonics, the evolution of continents, masswasting, running water, groundwater, glaciation, deserts, and shorelines.The authors have taught at Central Michigan University.

QE33 2003-058014 0-19-517166-7GGeeoossttaattiissttiiccaall aannaallyyssiiss ooff ccoommppoossiittiioonnaall ddaattaa..Pawlowsky-Glahn, Vera and Ricardo A. Olea. (Studies in mathematicalgeology; 6)Oxford U. Press, ©2004 181 p. $85.00Pawlowsky-Glahn (Department of Informatics and Applied Mathematics,University of Girona) gives the general framework for regionalized com-positions as well as for cokriging of a whole vector. She introduces basicconcepts and definitions for regionalized compositions (r-compositions),then presents the definition of the spatial covariance structure for r-com-positions and treats expressions of null cross-correlation for r-composi-tions. She describes the estimation technique known as cokriging, andillustrates procedures with a geological example.

QE33 2004-045458 3-11-017546-0WWaavveelleettss iinn ggeeooddeessyy aanndd ggeeooddyynnaammiiccss..Keller, Wolfgang.Walter de Gruyter, ©2004 279 p. $79.95In seismic analysis and other areas of the geosciences, wavelet analysisis superior to the signal processing governed by the theory of Fouriertransformation because it is more valuable in understanding deviationfrom time and space statistical properties. Developed from a graduatecourse on wavelets held at the Department of Geomatics Engineering atthe U. of Calgary (Canada), this textbook mathematically developswavelet theory as applied in digital signal processing. Definitions andresults are given in a mathematically rigorous form, while proofs arekept comparatively short. The reader is assumed to have a graduate-levelmathematics education.

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QE38 2004-006296 0-87842-498-9EEvviiddeennccee ffrroomm tthhee eeaarrtthh;; ffoorreennssiicc ggeeoollooggyy aanndd ccrriimmiinnaalliinnvveessttiiggaattiioonn..Murray, Raymond C.Mountain Press, ©2004 226 p. $20.00 (pa)Since his groundbreaking text, Forensic Geology (co-authored withTedrow, 1975, 1991), the field offering soil and rock evidence in legalcases has burgeoned. Retired from the University of Montana and withthe American Association of Forensic Geologists, Murray provides anupdated, behind-the-scenes look at news stories, methods, and the field’sevolution for all interested in crime-solving. He includes illustrations, aglossary, and resources.

QE390 2003-014049 0-632-06378-5IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo oorree--ffoorrmmiinngg pprroocceesssseess..Robb, Laurence.Blackwell Publishing, ©2005 373 p. $74.95 (pa)Robb (economic geology, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa)focuses on geological processes that result in the formation of mineraldeposits in this text for senior undergraduate students and postgraduates.Commencing with an overview of magmatic ore-forming processes, thetext moves through hydrothermal and sedimentary metallogenic envi-ronments, covering the entire gamut of mineral deposit types, includingfossil fuels and supergene ores. A final chapter relates metallogeny toglobal tectonics by examining the distribution of mineral deposits inspace and time. Chapter summaries and b&w photos are included. Thebook can be used as a core text in courses in economic geology, mineraldeposits, and ore geochemistry.

QE523 2003-283118 0-06-621285-5KKrraakkaattooaa;; tthhee ddaayy tthhee wwoorrlldd eexxppllooddeedd,, AAuugguusstt 2277,, 11888833..Winchester, Simon.HarperCollins, ©2003 416 p. $25.95In this first US edition, the author of the The Map That Changed the Worldportrays the 19th-century eruption of a Javanese volcano that still hasglobal repercussions in both historical and scientific contexts. The bookincludes maps and other illustrations. Published in Great Britain byViking, 2003.

QE534 2003-106796 1-85312-996-8EEaarrtthhqquuaakkee ggeeooddyynnaammiiccss;; sseeiissmmiicc ccaassee ssttuuddiieess..Title main entry. Ed. by E.L. Lekkas. (Advances in earthquakeengineering, no. 12)WIT Press, ©2004 176 p. $128.00Twelve papers, presented by Lekkas (U. of Athens, Greece), explore geo-logical, tectonic, seismological, and geological engineering aspects ofseismically active regions around the world. Examples of topics discussedin the contributions of geographical information systems to analysis ofthe 1999 Athens earthquake, the 2001 Gujarat earthquake as an exampleof a geodynamic episode in an intra-plate compressional regime, seismi-cally triggered landslide assessment, and surficial expression of seismicfaults and urban planning. The US office of WIT Press is ComputationalMechanics.

QE535 2004-040536 0-618-34150-1TThhee bbiigg oonnee;; tthhee eeaarrtthhqquuaakkee tthhaatt rroocckkeedd eeaarrllyy AAmmeerriiccaaaanndd hheellppeedd ccrreeaattee aa sscciieennccee..Page, Jake and Charles Officer.Houghton Mifflin, ©2004 239 p. $24.00If there’s a scientific equivalent of the true-crime genre, Page andOfficer’s natural-history detective tale is a fine example. It takes as itsstarting point the horrific earthquake that ripped through Missouri andArkansas in 1811, rerouting the Mississippi River and killing some 1,500people in what was then a sparsely populated region. Page (a formereditor at Natural History and Smithsonian magazines) and Officer (anearth scientist) deploy eyewitness accounts and new scientific findings totell the story of the quake and how it contributed to the creation of themodern science of seismology.

QE535 2004-003172 0-87842-495-4FFiinnddiinngg ffaauulltt iinn CCaalliiffoorrnniiaa;; aann eeaarrtthhqquuaakkee ttoouurriisstt’’ss gguuiiddee..Hough, Susan Elizabeth.Mountain Press, ©2004 263 p. $18.00 (pa)After overviewing the basic science and history of California earthquakefaults, a US Geological Survey geophysicist offers a tour of her state’sseismically active regions and some other West coast sites. She includesnumerous illustrations and resources.

QE538 2004-041491 0-670-03323-5TThhee mmyytthh ooff ssoolliidd ggrroouunndd;; eeaarrtthhqquuaakkeess,, pprreeddiiccttiioonn,, aannddtthhee ffaauulltt lliinnee bbeettwweeeenn rreeaassoonn aanndd ffaaiitthh..Ulin, David L.Viking, ©2004 290 p. $24.95A writer based in Los Angeles, Ulin presents both a personal and a cul-tural account of earthquakes and attempts to predict them ranging fromthe superstitious to the scientific. Among his topics are three April earth-quakes, the history of seismology, and before and after science. The studybegan as a cover story for L.A. Weekly.

QE598 2003-109776 1-85312-802-3DDeebbrriiss ffllooww;; pphheennoommeennoollooggyy aanndd rrhheeoollooggiiccaall mmooddeelllliinngg..Lorenzini, G. and N. Mazza.WIT Press, ©2004 202 p. $128.00Since the outset, the aim of debris-flow research has been the compre-hension of the physical mechanisms that govern the triggering of thephenomenon along particularly steep slopes, mobilization and the rel-ative stoppage halt in the fan areas. One of the challenges of approachesillustrated in previous literature is their possible validation in the field orthe lab. Lorenzini and Mazza (both Alma Mater Studiorum, U. ofBologna, Italy) provide methodological details of a rheological modelapplicable to investigations on debris-flow mechanics which is capable ofaccurately representing the phenomenology. The U.S. office of WIT Pressis Computational Mechanics.

QE600 92-1-120154-3TThhee ggrroouunndd bbeenneeaatthh oouurr ffeeeett;; aa ffaaccttoorr iinn uurrbbaann ppllaannnniinngg..Economic and Social Commission for Asia and The Pacific. (Atlas ofurban geology; v.14)United Nations Publications, ©2003 488 p. $80.00 (pa)The final volume in the Commission’s series applying geology to urbanplanning reviews the status of urban geology up to 2002 in more than 25member countries, including for the first time countries from south-western and central Asia. It summarizes the status of urban geology inAsia, looks at environmental and urban geology of selected Asian cities,and presents the country papers from the 1999 and 2001 meetings of theForum on Urban Geology in Asia and the Pacific. It does not include anindex.

QE720 90-5809-663-7TThhee DDjjiieeff hhuunntteerrss;; 2266,,000000 yyeeaarrss ooff rraaiinnffoorreesstt eexxppllooiittaattiioonnoonn tthhee BBiirrdd’’ss HHeeaadd ooff PPaappuuaa,, IInnddoonneessiiaa..Pasveer, Juliette M. (Modern quaternary research in Southeast Asia;v.17)A.A. Balkema, ©2004 424 p. $99.00Pasveer (archaeology and natural history, Australian National U.) reportsthe results of her archaeological research on the Bird’s Head Peninsulaof the island of New Guinea. She details cultural and biological remainsexcavated from two prehistoric sites, which together represent some26,000 radiocarbon years. Her work is pioneering both in being the firstsites systematically excavated and analyzed in the entire western half ofNew Guinea, and in using new methods of analysis and interpretation ofthe abundant faunal remains and some new observations on the natureand extent of environmental change and human adaptations in a tropicallowland environment. The study served as her Ph.D. dissertation for theUniversity of Groningen. Distributed by Ashgate.

QE770 2003-282077 0-465-05438-2IInn tthhee bblliinnkk ooff aann eeyyee;; hhooww vviissiioonn ssppaarrkkeedd tthhee bbiigg bbaannggooff eevvoolluuttiioonn.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 22000033))Parker, Andrew.Basic Books, ©2004 316 p. $15.00 (pa)An Oxford University zoologist presents a broad audience treatment ofhis intriguing theory of vision as the on-switch for the Cambrianexplosion in evolution. Lacks references. First published in hardcover in2003 by Perseus Publishing.

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QH26 2004-002809 0-7864-1783-8AAmmeerriiccaann wwoommeenn ccoonnsseerrvvaattiioonniissttss;; ttwweellvvee pprrooffiilleess..Holmes, Madelyn.McFarland & Co., ©2004 202 p. $35.00 (pa)A women’s historian presents biographies of a dozen women who helpedchange Americans’ relationship with the natural environment. Thesepioneers range from Mary Austin, who wrote about the California desertin the early 1900s, to contemporary conservationists impacted by RachelCarson (e.g., Terry Tempest Williams). Holmes includes a list of theirpublications.

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QH31 2003-068833 0-231-13010-4TThhee hheerreettiicc iinn DDaarrwwiinn’’ss ccoouurrtt;; tthhee lliiffee ooff AAllffrreedd RRuusssseellWWaallllaaccee..Slotten, Ross A.Columbia University Press, ©2004 602 p. $39.50By day a mild-mannered family practitioner in Chicago, Slotten is intruth a Wallace enthusiast who has retraced a number of his travels inIndonesia. He reminds readers that Wallace (1823-1913) also discoveredthe theory of natural selection and championed it as vigorously asDarwin did, was the century’s greatest explorer-naturalist, and forcedDarwin to publish The Origin of Species. They shared the limelight for awhile, and Slotten thinks he should be better known and appreciatednow.

QH31 2003-021494 1-55581-281-3OOrriiggiinnss ooff mmoolleeccuullaarr bbiioollooggyy;; aa ttrriibbuuttee ttoo JJaaccqquueess MMoonnoodd,,rreevv.. eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Agnes Ullmann.Am. Soc. for Microbiology, ©2003 335 p. $44.95Active in the post-World War II period biologist Jacques Monod was,according to the editor, “one of the most creative minds in 20th centuryscience,” whose contributions central to the development of modernbiology. This work presents 34 remembrances of Monod, many writtenby his colleagues at Institut Pasteur, which discuss his contributions tobiology and, occasionally, more personal matters such as his love ofsailing.

QH75 2004-043971 90-411-2087-4AAcccceessssiinngg bbiioollooggiiccaall rreessoouurrcceess;; ccoommppllyyiinngg wwiitthh tthheeCCoonnvveennttiioonn oonn BBiioollooggiiccaall DDiivveerrssiittyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Natalie P. Stoianoff. (Internationalenvironmental law and policy series; v.66)Kluwer Law International, ©2004 270 p. $130.00Stoianoff (law, University of Wollongong, Australia) collects contributionsfrom lawyers, scientists, and policy makers on issues related to the useof biological and genetic resources for commercial and scientific pur-poses. While emphasis is on the Convention on Biological Diversity andthe International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food andAgriculture, there is also material on the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. Issues are addressed onthe national, regional, and international levels, with focus on theAustralian experience. Material originated at a September 1997 workshopheld at the University of Wollongong.

QH75 2003-021888 1-84407-056-5AAggaaiinnsstt eexxttiinnccttiioonn;; tthhee ssttoorryy ooff ccoonnsseerrvvaattiioonn..Adams, William M.Earthscan Publications Ltd., ©2004 311 p. $27.50 (pa)Adam (conservation and development, U. of Cambridge) Adam (conser-vation and development, U. of Cambridge) describes the history of con-servation in the 20th century, tracing the development of competingnarratives and focuses of conservation as it developed from being aproject of a patrician elite network concerned that their ability to huntbig game in Africa to becoming an international movement seeking topreserve individual species at first and, later, ecosystems. ThroughoutAdams engages the many debates that have animated the conservationmovement, including today’s questions over the compatibility betweenconservation and development. Distributed by Stylus.

QH75 2004-011645 0-87893-728-5AA pprriimmeerr ooff ccoonnsseerrvvaattiioonn bbiioollooggyy,, 33dd eedd..Primack, Richard B.Sinauer Associates, ©2004 320 p. $44.95 (pa)Primack (Boston University) incorporates background, theory, andexamples in this lively introductory text for a short undergraduate course.Case studies and thought-provoking, high-quality b&w photos willinspire discussion on current controversies. The book can be used as astand-alone or supplemental text, and will also be useful as a supplementtext for courses in introductory biology, general ecology, environmentalscience, and wildlife management. The book’s clear writing style andbroad perspective make it accessible to volunteers and policy makers aswell as students.

QH76 2003-069068 0-295-98375-2CCoonnsseerrvvaattiioonn iinn tthhee pprrooggrreessssiivvee eerraa;; ccllaassssiicc tteexxttss..Title main entry. Ed. by David Stradling. (Weyerhaeuser environmentalclassics)U. of Washington Pr., ©2004 110 p. $12.95 (pa)Environmental issues such as waste, pollution, and resource exhaustionworked their way toward the top of America’s political agenda for thefirst time in the Progressive Era, roughly 1890-1910. This slim collectionof documents from that time seeks to give current conservation efforts ahistorical context through writings from well- known figures such asTheodore Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot, and John Muir as well as often-over-looked texts from women, rural communities, and working-class authors.The editor teaches history at the U. of Cincinnati and is the author ofSmokestacks and Progressives: Environmentalists, Engineers, and AirQuality in America, 1881-1951.

QH76 2003-024794 1-55963-977-6HHooppee’’ss hhoorriizzoonn;; tthhrreeee vviissiioonn ffoorr hheeaalliinngg tthhee AAmmeerriiccaannllaanndd..Ward, Chip.Island Press, ©2004 350 p. $27.00Environmental activist Ward reports on the activities of a range of envi-ronmental organizations across the United States, arguing that the com-bined picture demonstrates an abandonment of simple defense strategiesand an increased engagement with efforts to reconnect humans to theenvironment, heal entire ecosystems, and completely abandon tech-nologies that are “incompatible with life itself.” Reporting on some 20organizations, he looks at attempts to repopulate coyote and wolf popu-lations in various states, campaigns to drain Lake Powell and restore theGlen Canyon, and nuclear abolition movements, among others.

QH76 0-7844-0736-3RReessttoorriinngg ccooaassttaall LLoouuiissiiaannaa;; eennhhaanncciinngg tthhee rroollee ooffeennggiinneeeerriinngg aanndd sscciieennccee iinn tthhee rreessttoorraattiioonn pprrooggrraamm..Title main entry.Am. Society of Civil Engineers, ©2004 34 p. $39.00 (pa)The Society’s task committee on the public information campaignAmerica’s WETLAND reports the conclusions and recommendations ofan October 2003 summit held in New Orleans to evaluate technicalaspects involved in carrying out restoration programs of the state’s coaston the Gulf of Mexico.

QH77 2004-002720 0-8214-1540-9IInnvveennttiinngg gglloobbaall eeccoollooggyy;; ttrraacckkiinngg tthhee bbiiooddiivveerrssiittyy iiddeeaall iinnIInnddiiaa,, 11994477--11999977..Lewis, Michael L. (Ohio University Press series in ecology and history)Ohio University Press, ©2004 305 p. $55.00Like Coca-Cola and Baywatch, says Lewis (history, Salisbury U.,Maryland) ecological science is a US export to the world. Taking Indiasince World War II as a case study, he inquires whether it is a subtleform of cultural imperialism. He looks at the role of US scientists;whether Indian ecologists developed their own agenda, science and waysof understanding and saving the natural world; and whether nationalitymatters in the ecological sciences.

QH81 2003-026611 1-931498-50-4VVooiicceess ooff tthhee llaanndd..Title main entry. Ed. by Jamie Crelly Purinton.Chelsea Green Publ. Co., ©2004 70 p. $25.00Illustrated with evocative b&w photographic images, 18 essays considerthe meaning of stewardship of the land surrounding the home. Forexample, a forest ecologist considers the role of his chain saw in his ownbackyard, and an architect recalls meeting with his clients around apond at dawn to hear a symphony of frogs. The text is aimed at propertyowners and other general readers. Oversize: 10x10″.

QH83 2003-65587 0-415-28032-XMMiilleessttoonneess iinn ssyysstteemmaattiiccss..Title main entry. Ed. by David M. Williams and Peter L. Foley.(Systematics Association special volume; ser. 67)CRC Pr., ©2004 290 p. $99.95Researchers in the biological sciences, paleontology, geology, and othersciences from Europe, North America, and Australia describe changes insystemics within the biological sciences, primarily over the course of the20th century, but also earlier. Among their topics are launching theSociety of Systematic Zoology in 1947, the arrested development ofcladistics, parsimony and computers, cladistic biogeography in the 20thcentury, and the fall and rise of evolutionary developmental biology. The11 essays were presented at a symposium of the Third SystematicsAssociation Biennial Meeting in September 2001 at an undisclosedlocation.

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QH84 2003-065517 0-415-26965-2AArrccttiicc eeccoollooggiiccaall rreesseeaarrcchh ffrroomm mmiiccrroowwaavvee ssaatteelllliitteeoobbsseerrvvaattiioonnss..Belchansky, Gennady I.CRC Pr., ©2004 231 p. $99.95This reference for researchers of Arctic ecology introduces the range oftechniques available for using active (imaging radar) and passive(radiometer) microwave satellite systems for remote sensing investiga-tions. In addition to describing the capabilities of the various relevantsatellites, the author examines questions of data processing and analysis,making frequent reference to monitoring studies that have been carriedout to classify tundra habitat, explore polar bear migration patterns, ortrack trends in sea-ice.

QH91 2004-043812 0-7637-3313-XIInnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo tthhee bbiioollooggyy ooff mmaarriinnee lliiffee,, 88tthh eedd..Sumich, James L. and John F. Morrissey.Jones & Bartlett, ©2004 449 p. $76.95 (pa)This textbook examines selected groups of marine organisms within aframework of basic biological principles and processes. With attention totaxonomic, evolutionary, ecological, behavioral, and physiological aspectsof biological study, the book contains chapters on habitat, patterns ofassociation, phytoplankton, marine plants, protozoans and invertebrates,marine vertebrates, estuaries, coastal seas, tropical and subtropicalshallow seas, open oceans, the deep-sea floor, marine birds andmammals, and harvesting resources.

QH102 2003-024212 1-931112-36-3PPrroommoottiinngg pprraaiirriiee;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..North American Prairie Conference (18th: 2002: Kirksville, Mo.) Ed. byStephanie ForéTruman State University Press, ©2003249 p. $29.95 (pa)Go native! That is the primary message of the June 2002 conference pre-sented in 41 papers (plus abstracts and posters) on such topics as prairieecology and plant conservation efforts. Illustrations and a complete listof these conferences is included. The editor is with Truman StateUniversity. The book is not indexed.

QH104 2003-012715 0-300-09235-0FFoorreessttss iinn ttiimmee;; tthhee eennvviirroonnmmeennttaall ccoonnsseeqquueenncceess ooff 11,,000000yyeeaarrss ooff cchhaannggee iinn NNeeww EEnnggllaanndd..Title main entry. Ed. by David R. Foster and John D. Aber.Yale University Press, ©2004 477 p. $45.00Just as understanding history is critical for addressing current social andpolitical issues, understanding historical changes in landscapes isequally important to ecological studies and discussion of environmentalissues, note the editors, who are investigators for the Harvard Forest andHubbard Brooks Long Term Ecological Research sites. Their textdescribes methodologies employed at the research sites for integratingbiology, environmental science, and landscape history. Chapters describethe possibilities of relating changes in landscape use to impacts on pat-terns, structures, and composition of forest ecosystems in New England;and they describe long-term experiments for modeling the impact of suchevents as hurricanes, soil warming, and nitrogen saturation. Finally,lessons applicable to ecology as a field and the global political contro-versy over forests as carbon sinks are discussed.

QH104 2003-024787 1-55963-987-3GGrreeaatt BBaassiinn rriippaarriiaann aarreeaass;; eeccoollooggyy,, mmaannaaggeemmeenntt,, aannddrreessttoorraattiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Jeanne C. Chambers and Jerry R. Miller.(Science and practice of ecological restoration)Island Press, ©2004 303 p. $35.00 (pa)Based on an Ecosystem Management Project initiated by the USDA ForestService in 1993, this volume presents a case study of the Great Basinregion of six western states. After describing the project, Chambers, aForest Service research ecologist in Reno, Nevada, and Miller (environ-mental sciences, Western Carolina U.) introduce nine papers with sup-porting data and illustrations that summarize natural and humanimpacts on such crucial riparian areas and new approaches to restoringthem. Published in conjunction with the Society for EcologicalRestoration International.

QH104 2003-067347 1-57061-404-0NNoorrtthhwweesstt wwiilldd;; cceelleebbrraattiinngg oouurr nnaattuurraall hheerriittaaggee..Wolfe, Art.Sasquatch Books, ©2004 103 p. $14.95 (pa)Other than brief identifiers, an award-winning photographer lets hiscolor photographs of the flora and fauna of the Northwest—from thePacific Ocean to the high desert of the Cascades—speak for themselves.This lovely little (6.75x8″) book includes a brief introduction by theNorthwest regional director of the National Parks ConservationAssociation.

QH105 2003-043886 0-88150-529-3TThhee nnaattuurree ooff VVeerrmmoonntt;; aa yyeeaarr--lloonngg pphhoottooggrraapphhiicc jjoouurrnnaall..Middleton, David.Countryman Press, ©2003 143 p. $35.00Middleton, who conducts outdoor photography workshops and hasseveral books to his credit (e.g., The Nature of America), follows the cal-endar in paying homage to the natural beauty of his home state in colorphotographs of fauna, flora, and landscapes. Brief commentary accom-panies the photos. Aptly, the volume is in landscape format. Distributedby W.W. Norton.

QH212 0-7503-0967-9EElleeccttrroonn mmiiccrroossccooppyy aanndd aannaallyyssiiss 22000033;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Institute of Physics Electron Microscopy and Analysis Group Conference(2003: University of Oxford) Ed. by Stephen McVitie and DavidMcComb. (Institute of Physics conference series; no.179)IOP Publishing Ltd., ©2004 492 p. $160.00A September 2003 conference provided a forum for the discussion of thelatest developments in instrumentation, techniques, and applications ofelectron and scanning probe microscopies. Plenary lectures and papersfrom the conference describe work in functional materials and biomate-rials, new instrumentation, imaging theory, theory of microscopy andspectroscopy, structural materials, advances in nanoanalysis, samplepreparation and nanofabrication, surfaces and interfaces, and nanoma-terials. Specific topics discussed include chromatic aberrations of elec-trostatic lens doublets, direct visualization of electromagnetic microfieldsby new double-exposure electron holography, and high loss EELS at dis-locations in diamond. The book is distributed in the US by AIDC. Thereis no subject index.

QH315 2003-007233 0-299-19234-2IImmppuurree ccuullttuurreess;; uunniivveerrssiittyy bbiioollooggyy aanndd tthhee wwoorrlldd ooffccoommmmeerrccee..Kleinman, Daniel Lee. (Science and technology in society series)U. of Wisconsin Press, ©2003 205 p. $29.95 (pa)Kleinman (rural sociology, U. of Wisconsin-Madison) explores the per-vasive influence of the world of commerce on academic biology, drawingfrom what he learning as a participant observer in one university biologylaboratory for six months. He focuses on how corporate domination ofan investigation early in its development can indirectly affect the ques-tions that are asked and the answers that are acceptable even in laterresearch that is not corporate funded.

QH323 2004-040491 0-471-03185-2BBiioossttaattiissttiiccss;; aa mmeetthhooddoollooggyy ffoorr tthhee hheeaalltthh sscciieenncceess,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Gerald van Belle et al. (Wiley series inprobability and statistics)John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 871 p. $110.00Van Belle (biostatistics, University of Washington) adds new discussion oflongitudinal analysis, randomized clinical trials, Bayesian statistics, GEE,and the bootstrap method to this text on applying statistical methods tothe biomedical sciences. Written with an eye toward the use of computerapplications, the book examines the design of medical studies, descriptivestatistics, and introductory ideas of probability theory and statisticalinference. The text is designed for students and professionals in a varietyof medical fields, including biology, epidemiology, health administration,nursing, and medicine. No prior training in statistics is assumed.

QH323 2003-57957 0-19-517180-2FFiittttiinngg mmooddeellss ttoo bbiioollooggiiccaall ddaattaa uussiinngg lliinneeaarr aannddnnoonnlliinneeaarr rreeggrreessssiioonn;; aa pprraaccttiiccaall gguuiiddee ttoo ccuurrvvee ffiittttiinngg..Motulsky, Harvey and Arthur Christopoulos.Oxford U. Press, ©2004 351 p. $29.95 (pa)Introductory statistics texts do not consider non-linear regression, andtextbooks that do are advanced treatments for mathematicians. Sopharmacological researchers Motulsky (U. of California-San Diego) andChristopoulos (U. of Melbourne) offer a hands-on practical introductionfor biologists, leaving out all but the most elemental mathematics. Thetext is a companion for the computer program GraphPad Prism (v.4), butthey say most of it would apply to any similar program.

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QH323 2004-104516 0-7354-0183-7SSllooww ddyynnaammiiccss iinn ccoommpplleexx ssyysstteemmss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Int’l Symposium on Slow Dynamics in Complex Systems (3d: 2003:Sendai, Japan). Ed. by Michio Tokuyama and Irwin Oppenheim. (AIPconference proceedings; 708)American Institute of Physics, ©2004 829 p. $210.00Tokuyama (Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku U., Japan) and Oppenheim(chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US) present the pro-ceedings of an international symposium (held in November of 2003)exploring five general topics of slow dynamics; complex fluids, polymerdynamics, biological systems, complex systems, and glass transitions.Thirty invited talks, 76 oral presentations, and 205 poster presentationsare contained, notably including four hour-long presentations by NobelPrize Winners. Among the more significant topics cited by the editors areexperimental and theoretical studies of colloidal systems, experiments onglass to glass transitions in micellar systems, theoretical studies of poly-electrolytes and polymer melts and networks, computer simulations ofthe glass transition in thin films, vibrational motions in glass formingliquids and glasses, the effects of shear on supercooled liquids, andmode-coupling studies of complex glass formation.

QH324 2003-277453 0-471-26327-3BBiiooiinnssttrruummeennttaattiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by John G. Webster.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 383 p. $102.95A text for undergraduate biomedical engineering students that describesmeasurement methods used in the fields of cell engineering, tissue engi-neering, and biomaterials in medicine and biology. It covers hospitalinstrumentation as well as measurements in molecular biology andbiotechnology. Suggested prerequisite courses are calculus, biology, chem-istry, and physics. The editor teaches biomedical engineering at the U. ofWisconsin-Madison.

QH324 2003-018952 0-471-43622-4DDiiccttiioonnaarryy ooff bbiiooiinnffoorrmmaattiiccss aanndd ccoommppuuttaattiioonnaall bbiioollooggyy..Title main entry. Ed. by John M. Hancock and Marketa J. Zvelebil.Wiley-Liss, ©2004 636 p. $99.95Bioinformatics incorporates subdisciplines ranging from databases andontologies to the modeling of complex biological systems by way ofmolecular evolution and protein structure prediction. Hancock, a geneticsresearcher, and Zvelebil, a cancer researcher, provide definitions andexplanations of 600 words, phrases, and concepts of bioinformatics andcomputational biology, illustrated with b&w images, drawings, andscreen shots. Written for professionals and newcomers to the field, par-ticularly undergraduate and postgraduate students, the dictionaryincludes references and Web sites for each entry.

QH324 2002-437246 1-898486-32-8TThhee IInntteerrnneett ffoorr cceellll aanndd mmoolleeccuullaarr bbiioollooggiissttss,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Andrea Cabibbo et al.Horizon Scientific Press, ©2002 452 p. $80.00 (pa)Because of email and newsgroups for communication and exchange ofinformation and the increasing availability of online biological databasesand software, the Internet is becoming an increasingly important tool inresearch in the life sciences. Covering both aspects of Internet use,Cabibbo (biology, U. of Rome, Italy), Grant (Division of Structural Studies,MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, UK), and Helmer-Citterich (Centrefor Molecular Bioinformatics, U. of Rome) provide a guide to the usageof information technology, including websites, email, newsgroups, searchengines, and Pubmed (a online reference for searching scientific liter-ature). Over half of the chapters are devoted to questions of the analysisin biological sequences and structures. Distributed in the US by ISBS.

QH324 2003-69764 0-415-24700-4LLiiffee iinn tthhee ffrroozzeenn ssttaattee..Title main entry. Ed. by Barry J. Fuller et al.CRC Pr., ©2004 672 p. $89.95A textbook on cryobiology in the genomic era, integrating disciplinesranging from biophysics to the molecular biology of stress geneexpression and the slow metabolic adaptations of permafrost bacteria. Itconsiders only life forms that encounter freezing—the ice transition—rather than those that survive at low temperatures by such measures ashibernation and chill tolerance. Scientists from Canada, the US, northernEurope, and Japan cover the fundamental aspects of cryobiology and thewater-to-ice transition, life and death at low temperatures, freezing andbanking living resources, and medical applications.

QH327 2003-065508 0-415-31759-2SSppaaccee aanndd lliiffee;; aann iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo ssppaaccee bbiioollooggyy aannddmmeeddiicciinnee..Planel, Hubert.CRC Pr., ©2004 178 p. $74.95Planel (medicine, U. of Toulouse, France) overviews the main problemsin space biology and medicine, highlighting some of the most strikingdata accumulated over the 40 years of research in the field. He includesbrief summaries of basic physiology and biology for readers who are notacquainted with these disciplines. One of the important questions headdresses is whether human presence in space in necessary, or thefuture should lie with unmanned exploration. L/Espace et la Vie was pub-lished by Larousse in 1988; no translator is named.

QH332 2004-001874 0-87462-584-XBBiiooeetthhiiccss aanndd tthhee ccoommmmoonn ggoooodd..Cahill, Lisa Sowle. (The Pére Marquette lecture in theology; 2004)Marquette University Pr., ©2004 88 p. $15.00Cahill’s essay traces the development of social bioethics over the pastthree decades and considers a current, significant problem for Catholicbioethics as an ethics of the common good: practicability. She uses theexample of the AIDS crisis to show how such a bioethical system is beingput into practice. Cahill teaches theology at Boston College and has beena visiting scholar in ethics and theology at Georgetown U. and Yale U.The slim volume is extensively footnoted but has no index.

QH352 2003-048690 0-19-516816-XEEccoollooggiiccaall oorrbbiittss;; hhooww ppllaanneettss mmoovvee aanndd ppooppuullaattiioonnssggrrooww..Ginzburg, Lev R. and Mark Colyvan.Oxford U. Press, ©2004 166 p. $29.95Ginzburg (ecology and evolution, Stony Brook U.) and Colyvan (phi-losophy, U. of Queensland) suggest that ecological theory is fundamen-tally flawed because it fails to take into account the inertial character ofpopulation growth—the fact that biological populations increase expo-nentially unless something restrains them. The flaw may be the cause ofrepeated and dramatic failures of biological management around theworld, leading to the collapse of fisheries, ineffectiveness of game man-agement, and inability to control pest outbreaks. The remedy, they argue,is to repair the underlying theory.

QH353 2003-027299 1-55963-009-4AAlliieenn ssppeecciieess aanndd eevvoolluuttiioonn;; tthhee eevvoolluuttiioonnaarryy eeccoollooggyy ooffeexxoottiicc ppllaannttss,, aanniimmaallss,, mmiiccrroobbeess,, aanndd iinntteerraaccttiinngg nnaattiivveessppeecciieess..Cox, George W.Island Press, ©2004 377 p. $40.00 (pa)Not everyone concerned about bioengineering is aware that transgenicspecies also occur naturally. Cox (emeritus, biology, San Diego State U.),the author of Alien Species in North America and Hawaii (Island Press,1999), describes the impact of non- native organisms on native speciesand ecosystems. With examples of such invasions worldwide, he intro-duces the concept of alien species’ propensity for accelerated evolution.The glossary defines terms from “additive genetic variation” to “xenodi-versity.”

QH353 2003-007223 1-55963-903-2IInnvvaassiivvee ssppeecciieess;; vveeccttoorrss aanndd mmaannaaggeemmeenntt ssttrraatteeggiieess..Title main entry. Ed. by Gregory M. Ruiz and James T. Carlton.Island Press, ©2003 518 p. $40.00 (pa)A steep rise in the number and impact of biological invasions has beenobserved for virtually all regions of the earth. This work, edited by Ruiz(director, Marine Invasion Research Laboratory, SmithsonianEnvironmental Research Center) and Carlton (maritime studies, WilliamsCollege), contains 18 chapters studying the transfer mechanisms (orvectors) of invasion, updated from contributions to a November 1999“Conference on Pathways of Nonindigenous Species.” The first group ofcontributions examines pathways for fungi, insects, terrestrial andaquatic vertebrates, snails and slugs, and marine plants. Later essaysdiscuss invasion management and policy with reference to currentpractice in the United States, South Africa, and New Zealand.

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QH366 2004-008054 0-87893-702-1EEvvoolluuttiioonnaarryy tthheeoorryy;; mmaatthheemmaattiiccaall aanndd ccoonncceeppttuuaallffoouunnddaattiioonnss..Rice, Sean H.Sinauer Associates, ©2004 370 p. $49.95 (pa)For graduate students of biology, or other graduate or undergraduate stu-dents who are familiar with the basics of evolutionary biology and cal-culus, Rice explores the mechanics of evolution as illuminated bymathematics, and the conceptual structure of evolutionary theory. Hehopes to convey the sense that evolutionary theory is not just a collectionof separately constructed models, but is a unified subject in which all themajor results are relate to a few basic biological and mathematical prin-ciples.

QH366 2004-003618 0-471-21484-1TThhee tthheeoorryy ooff eevvoolluuttiioonn;; wwhhaatt iitt iiss,, wwhheerree iitt ccaammee ffrroomm,,aanndd wwhhyy iitt wwoorrkkss..Mills, Cynthia.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 218 p. $15.95 (pa)An award-winning science writer-cum-veterinarian traces the evolution ofDarwin’s ideas in the context of competing theories past and present andgaps in the evidence for his own theory. Mills also suggests why evolutionbreeds more contention (and bumper stickers) than the Big Bang theory.The glossary encompasses terms on the scientific and creationism sidesof the debate in this accessible general audience treatment.

QH367 2004-44214 0-313-32122-1EEvvoolluuttiioonn vvss.. ccrreeaattiioonniissmm;; aann iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn..Scott, Eugenie Carol.Greenwood Pr., ©2004 272 p. $49.95An advocate for the teaching of evolution in US schools surveys the sci-entific, religious, educational, and legal implications of a debate that con-tinues almost 80 years after the Scopes trial pitted science against faithin the American classroom. Scott (National Center for Science Education)writes primarily for advanced high school students and undergraduates.She provides information on basic science and the philosophy of scienceto help students understand why creationist critiques of evolution areresisted by scientists. She looks as well at the theological issues involvedthat explain why creationists’ claims are not uniformly accepted by allreligious people. A section on the history of the controversy puts currentheadlines about the teaching of creationism into perspective.

QH367 2004-010747 0-87893-312-3PPhhyyllooggeenneettiicc ttrreeeess mmaaddee eeaassyy;; aa hhooww--ttoo mmaannuuaall,, 22dd eedd..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Hall, Barry G.Sinauer Associates, ©2004 221 p. $31.95 (pa)In this book/CD-ROM package, Hall (University of Rochester, emeritus)helps beginners get started in creating phylogenetic trees from protein ornucleic acid sequence data. Although aimed at molecular and cell biolo-gists who may not be familiar with phylogenetic or evolutionary theory,the book also serves students who may be familiar with phylogenetictheory but are unfamiliar with the tools used to apply the theory. For thissecond edition, all software discussed is available for Mac, PC, and UNIXplatforms, and there is detailed discussion of PAUP and of PHYLIP as analternative to PAUP. The CD-ROM contains files for tutorials in the book,plus trial PAUP software.

QH380 2004-009505 0-87893-091-4SSppeecciiaattiioonn..Coyne, Jerry A. and H. Allen Orr.Sinauer Associates, ©2004 545 p. $89.95The origin of species has spawned much interest and much literature inevolutionary biology over the past two decades, but no book-lengthaccount of the new findings and theories. Coyne (U. of Chicago) and Orr(U. of Rochester) set out to fill that gap. They see the current wave ofresearch as a third phase—after Darwin and his immediate successors’notion of gradual speciation due to ecological isolation or other factors,and the later emphasis on sudden speciation due to mutation. They beginwith the reality and concepts of species and the methods of studying spe-ciation. Then they describe the many varieties of speciation and isolation,reinforcement, selection versus drift, and macroevolution. The volume isof exceptionally high quality.

QH429 2003-047528 0-8018-7403-3FFrraanncciiss GGaallttoonn;; ppiioonneeeerr ooff hheerreeddiittyy aanndd bbiioommeettrryy..Bulmer, Michael G.Johns Hopkins U. Press, ©2003 357 p. $45.00Although primarily remembered today as a proponent of eugenics,Francis Galton (1822-1911) made important scientific contributions in thearea of biometry—the application of statistical methods to the biologicalsciences. His pioneering work would culminate in the discovery of thelaw of ancestral heredity. In this biography, biometrician Bulmer(emeritus, Oxford U.) examines Galton’s life and details the eventualtriumph of biometrical methods in quantitative genetics.

QH434 2003-025478 1-58829-189-8MMiiccrroobbiiaall ggeennoommeess..Title main entry. Ed. by Claire M. Fraser et al. (Infectious disease)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 536 p. $149.50Taking a broad approach at a relatively introductory level, this volumedescribes some of the most common computational tools for genomics,illustrates how genomics can be used to reconstruct the history anddynamism of the microbial world, and indicates the biological infor-mation that can be extracted by genomic studies. Horizontal genetransfer, the importance of comparative genomic analysis, andmicroarray-based gene expression analysis are recurring themes. Specifictopics of the 28 contributions include the bioinformatics of prophageidentification, comparative microbial metabolism, an overview ofprokaryotic evolution and taxonomy, a survey of plant pathogengenomes, and a genomic approach to vaccine development.

QH437 2004-049504 0-393-05083-1JJaaccoobb’’ss llaaddddeerr;; tthhee hhiissttoorryy ooff tthhee hhuummaann ggeennoommee..Gee, Henry.W.W. Norton, ©2004 272 p. $25.95In this accessible general audience treatment, a London science writerasks whether the recent decoding of the human genetic code could orshould fulfill the biblical story of Jacob’s vision of his descendantsbecoming angels. Gee traces the understanding of human life from devel-opmental, modern evolutionary biological, and historical theoreticalviewpoints. To explain individuality and human-mediated directions inevolution, he stresses focusing on the total genome rather than on iso-lated genes.

QH438 2004-003130 0-87893-041-8MMoolleeccuullaarr mmaarrkkeerrss,, nnaattuurraall hhiissttoorryy,, aanndd eevvoolluuttiioonn,, 22dd eedd..Avise, John C.Sinauer Associates, ©2004 684 p. $59.95 (pa)The second edition of this 1994 work features nearly double the numberof references to scientific studies in this relatively new field (the bibliog-raphy is 120 pp.). Biological applications for molecular genetic markersare described in many contexts, making this a useful text for under-graduate and graduate students as well as specialists. Divided into back-ground and applications, the nine chapters consider topics that includethe history of genetic variation; questions of empirical refinement in theclassical-balance debate; molecular techniques, including proteinimmunology, and electrophoresis; molecular markers in conservationgenetics; phylogeny estimation; human forensics; kinship and intraspe-cific geneaology. Both taxonomic and subject indexes are provided.

QH438 2003-052116 0-7546-3237-7RReeccoonnffiigguurriinngg nnaattuurree;; iissssuueess aanndd ddeebbaatteess iinn tthhee nneewwggeenneettiiccss..Title main entry. Ed. by Peter Glasner. (Cardiff papers in qualitativeresearch)Ashgate Publishing Co., ©2004 330 p. $89.95This collection of essays explores issues that arise from the interactionbetween genetics and society. There are sections dedicated to publicunderstanding of genetic concepts, commercialization and health, geneticbanking, genetic screening, and cloning. Each section contains threepapers, for a total 15, written by a variety of journalists, bioethicists,social scientists, health professionals, and commercial representatives. Asmight be guessed from this diverse field of authors, the papers arereadable rather than obscurely academic, and they generally require onlya basic understanding of genetics and biology to comprehend.

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QH441 0-8247-5490-5CChheemmiiccaall ggeennoommiiccss..Title main entry. Ed. by Ferenc Darvas et al.Marcel Dekker, ©2004 357 p. $135.00Darvas, cofounder of the Society for Biomolecular Screening, identifiesthe most influential developments in chemical genomics applicable tofields including proteomics, bioinformatics, microfluidics, drug dis-covery, and toxicology. Early chapters of the book outline definitions andbasics of chemical genomics, covering major experimental approachessuch as in silico chemical genomics and microchip/microarray-basedtechniques. Later chapters focus on specific approaches, discussing thegeneration and utility of small- molecule probes in the study of specificgene products. Case studies in drug discovery are presented, emphasizinglinks between chemical genomics and other fields, such as lipidomicsand DNA patenting.

QH442 2004-004051 0-309-09085-7BBiioollooggiiccaall ccoonnffiinneemmeenntt ooff ggeenneettiiccaallllyy eennggiinneeeerreeddoorrggaanniissmmss..Title main entry. Ed. by Committee on Biological Confinement ofGenetically Engineered Organisms, Board on Agriculture and NaturalResources, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies.National Academies Press, ©2004 255 p. $42.95A decade ago, genetically engineered crop plants were taken out of thelab and into the field. Subsequent concern about agricultural biotech-nology among the public and researchers has increased interest inassuring that certain genetically engineered organisms are kept in con-finement. The peer-reviewed report reviews and evaluates confinementmethods, discusses when and why to consider their use, and assesseshow effectively they can reduce the risks that engineered organisms canpresent to the environment. The 12 authors are experts in biology, bac-teriology, genetics, environmental law, and other disciplines from uni-versities and nonprofit groups across the US.

QH442 2003-026980 1-58829-307-6TThhee GGMMOO hhaannddbbooookk;; ggeenneettiiccaallllyy mmooddiiffiieedd aanniimmaallss,,mmiiccrroobbeess,, aanndd ppllaannttss iinn bbiiootteecchhnnoollooggyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Sarad R. Parekh.Humana Press Inc., ©2004 374 p. $145.00A survey of the GMO field for microbiologists, biotechnologists,molecular biologists, biochemists, and pharmacologists, by scientists andadministrators involved in biotechnology. They review biotechnology as ascientific discipline, show how GMO research is conducted, cover theproblems that have arisen from genetic technology and the tools neededto resolve them, and look at the possible effects of GMO-derived tech-nology in the future. The editor is associated with Dow AgroSciences,Indianapolis.

QH450 92-64-10426-7MMaammmmaalliiaann eemmbbrryyoo ggeennoommiiccss..Title main entry. Ed. by OECD.OECD, ©2003 121 p. $35.00 (pa)Papers, short presentations, and posters from the first InternationalMeeting on Mammalian Embryo Genomics, held in Quebec City, Canada,in July 2002, describe recent work in the field, for all those interested inbiotechnological applications in the field of animal reproduction. Somespecific topics include polyadenylation of oocyte transcripts as markersof developmental competence, systematic analysis of mouse preimplan-tation development, serial analysis of gene expression in preimplantationstate swine embryos, and library subtraction and microarray screeningto isolate oocyte specific transcripts in the cow. There is no subject index.

QH450 2003-020827 1-58829-242-8RRNNAA iinntteerrffeerreennccee,, eeddiittiinngg,, aanndd mmooddiiffiiccaattiioonn;; mmeetthhooddss aannddpprroottooccoollss..Title main entry. Ed. by Jonatha M. Gott. (Methods in molecularbiology; 265)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 435 p. $125.00Molecular biologists, geneticists, and similar scientists detail laboratoryprocedures for investigating some interesting behavior of RNA that hascome to light recently. They write for people working directly in genesilencing, for bioinformaticists trying to identify genomic regions thatencode RNAs that are not translated into proteins, and for geneticists whowant to exploit RNA interference to knock out the expression of indi-vidual genes and examine associated phenotypes. Eight of the 21 papersdescribe methods used in transient and stable gene silencing in worms,flies, trypanosomes, mammals, and plants, emphasizing parameters thatmust be considered for each system. The rest deal with assays andmethods used to study RNA editing mechanisms in a wide range oforganisms.

QH465 2003-022447 0-306-47987-7EEuukkaarryyoottiicc DDNNAA ddaammaaggee ssuurrvveeiillllaannccee aanndd rreeppaaiirr..Title main entry. Ed. by Keith W. Caldecott. (Molecular biologyintelligence unit)Kluwer Academic/Plenum, ©2004 161 p. $135.00Seven contributions from Caldecott (U. of Sussex, UK) and otherresearchers review each of the major types of DNA repair processes ineukaryotic cells. Particular emphasis has been placed on the molecularmechanism by which DNA damage is first detected and then signaled tothe DNA repair systems. Sample topics include mammalian base excisionrepair, the detection and repair of DNA single-strand breaks, and themechanism of DNA non-homologous end-joining.

QH470 2004-002342 0-87969-711-3FFllyy ppuusshhiinngg;; tthhee tthheeoorryy aanndd pprraaccttiiccee ooff DDrroossoopphhiillaaggeenneettiiccss,, 22dd eedd..Greenspan, Ralph J.Cold Spring Harbor Lab., ©2004 191 p. $59.00 (pa)The laboratory manual—the wire binding opens flat on the bench—is forgraduate students and researchers, who are assumed to have anknowledge of genetics at the undergraduate level. The classic methodshave not changed and have been retained from the first edition (no datecited), but the second incorporates several new techniques and variantsof old ones that have been developed. Solutions to the problems areincluded.

QH505 79-188446 0-8243-1833-1AAnnnnuuaall rreevviieeww ooff bbiioopphhyyssiiccss aanndd bbiioommoolleeccuullaarr ssttrruuccttuurree;;vv..3333,, 22000044..Title main entry. Ed. by Douglas C. Rees et al.Annual Reviews, ©2004 520 p. $189.00Representing the recent progress in the field, these 20 articles discusstopics like: enzyme-mediated DNA looping, misassembly of membraneproteins, conformational spread, DNA topoisomerases, dihydrofolatereductase, x-ray diffraction, bacterial cytoskeleton, tethering, rotation ofF1ATPase, model systems, mass spectral analysis, protein-DNA recog-nition, unfolding RNA, residual dipoles couplings, and spin distribution.

QH505 2003-105929 0-7167-4372-8BBiioollooggiiccaall pphhyyssiiccss;; eenneerrggyy,, iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn,, lliiffee..Nelson, Philip Charles.W.H. Freeman & Co., ©2004 598 p. $106.50In this text for undergraduates majoring in areas such physics, biology,biochemistry, biophysics, and bioengineering, Nelson (University ofPennsylvania) offers a perspective on the major ideas of physics and theirrelevance in biology, relating ideas to everyday phenomena. The text fea-tures examples based on real data, complete derivations of mathematicalresults, and boxes on historical and cultural connections. Optionaladvanced sections and problems take mathematical development further.The text is for students who have taken first-year physics and calculus.

QH541 2003-024788 1-55963-375-1AAsssseemmbbllyy rruulleess aanndd rreessttoorraattiioonn eeccoollooggyy;; bbrriiddggiinngg tthhee ggaappbbeettwweeeenn tthheeoorryy aanndd pprraaccttiiccee..Title main entry. Ed. by Vicky M. Temperton et al. (Science andpractice of ecological restoration)Island Press, ©2004 439 p. $45.00 (pa)The anthology of 20 studies was inspired by, though apparently does notactually document, an October 2001 workshop in Dornburg, Germany,which gathered scientists from a variety of backgrounds linked by theissue of ecological assembly rules and their applicability to restorationecology and ecological restoration projects. They cover the search for aconceptual framework for restoration ecology, ecological filters as a formof assembly rule, community structure, severely disturbed environments,and disturbances and assembly.

QH541 2003-040090 0-8204-6369-8CCuurrrreerree aanndd tthhee eennvviirroonnmmeennttaall aauuttoobbiiooggrraapphhyy;; aapphheennoommeennoollooggiiccaall aapppprrooaacchh ttoo tthhee tteeaacchhiinngg ooff eeccoollooggyy..Doerr, Marilyn N. (Complicated conversation; v.4)Peter Lang Publishing Inc, ©2004 207 p. $29.95 (pa)Currere, a curriculum theory developed by William Pinar in the 1970sbut not recognized for 20 years, focuses on the educational experience ofthe individual as self-reported. Doerr describes how she has adapted andapplied it in an ecology course for high school students. Then she ana-lyzes it as a science curriculum that is both phenomenological and post-modern. She has not indexed her account.

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QH541 2003-065879 1-56670-641-6EEnnvviirroonnmmeennttaall mmoonniittoorriinngg..Title main entry. Ed. by G. Bruce Wiersma.CRC Pr., ©2004 767 p. $129.95Scientists from universities and environmental regulatory agencies, mostin the US but also in quite a number of other countries, survey theapproaches, methods, and technologies that are currently being used tomonitor the environment. Among their topics are integrated data man-agement for monitoring programs, basic concepts and applications,selecting ecological indicators for monitoring terrestrial systems, moni-toring and assessing the fate and transport of contaminants at asuperfund site, acoustic survey design and reconstruction adequacy,increasing the effectiveness of biological indicators, judging surveyquality in biomonitoring, and the monitoring program of the USEnvironmental Protection Agency.

QH541 2004-007181 0-87893-269-0AA pprriimmeerr ooff eeccoollooggiiccaall ssttaattiissttiiccss..Gotelli, Nicholas J. and Aaron M. Ellison.Sinauer Associates, ©2004 510 p. $34.95 (pa)A core or complementary textbook for graduate or undergraduate stu-dents of biology and ecology who have already had a minimal intro-duction to statistics. Rather than a set of recipes or exercises tied to aparticular software package, it deals with basic and advanced topics instatistics that are important specifically for ecologists and environmentalscientists.

QH545 2003-025152 0-471-09525-7CChheemmiiccaall ccoonncceeppttss iinn ppoolllluuttaanntt bbeehhaavviioorr,, 22dd eedd..Tinsley, Ian J.Wiley-Interscience, ©2004 402 p. $89.95The relatively new field of environmental chemistry seeks to understandand predict the distribution of chemicals introduced into the envi-ronment. Tinsley, environmental and molecular toxicology, Oregon StateUniversity, provides a detailed resource for understanding the currentstate of the field, for intermediate students of chemistry. While tacklingtraditional problems of interactions between water, soil, and air, the textalso explores the uptake of plants from soil and absorption by foliagefrom the air. Although the text focuses on compound behavior, theauthor’s holistic approach emphasizes the subject’s interdisciplinarynature.

QH604 2003-024668 0-471-25071-6CCeellll ccyyccllee aanndd ggrroowwtthh ccoonnttrrooll;; bbiioommoolleeccuullaarr rreegguullaattiioonnaanndd ccaanncceerr,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Gary S. Stein and Arthur B. Pardee.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 800 p. $135.00Stein (cell biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School) andPardee (biological chemistry, molecular pharmacology, Dana-FarberCancer Institute) review important concepts of biomolecular regulationand explain regulatory mechanisms at the cellular, biochemical, genetic,and molecular levels. The book begins with material on the biologicalparameters of cell cycle and growth control in the context of cancer andphysiological regulation, then addresses mechanisms related to the keystages of the cell cycle. After examining cell cycle regulation mediatorslinked to biological control and cancer, growth regulation is examinedfrom a biological perspective in relation to the onset and progression ofcancer. The book concludes with a description of innovative strategies forcancer treatment.

QH604 2004-001496 0-87969-672-9CCeellll ggrroowwtthh;; ccoonnttrrooll ooff cceellll ssiizzee..Title main entry. Ed. by Michael N. Hall et al. (Monograph; 42)Cold Spring Harbor Lab., ©2004 652 p. $135.00According to Hall (Biozentrum U. of Basel, Switzerland), “cell growth hasnot received as much attention as it deserves” given its importance inbasic biology and clinical practice. To redress this situation, 20 chaptersby international experts present evidence from genetic analysis and otherapproaches shaping current thinking about the growth of individual cellsand organs, and regulation of animal and plant cell growth in the con-texts of evolution, development, and responses to physiological condi-tions. Illustrations include some color graphics.

QH631 2002-029562 0-323-01341-4CCeelllluullaarr pphhyyssiioollooggyy..Blaustein, Mordecai P. et al. (Mosby physiology monograph series)Mosby, ©2004 328 p. $35.95 (pa)Because knowledge of cellular and molecular physiology is essential tounderstanding normal and abnormal tissue functioning and the actionsof therapeutic agents, Blaustein and colleagues at the University ofMaryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, review foundation concepts inthe field. They point out that none of these mechanisms were knownbeyond the descriptive level 50 years ago. The text includes a mathrefresher, other technical appendices, and a review exam.

QH671 2003-027914 0-89603-873-4AAppooppttoossiiss mmeetthhooddss aanndd pprroottooccoollss..Title main entry. Ed. by Hugh J. M. Brady. (Methods in molecularbiology; 282)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 304 p. $99.50Experienced researchers in the field of apoptosis describe the techniquesthey have perfected for investigating critical steps of the apoptoticprocess. These reproducible methods range from flow cytometry andimmunohistochemical procedures to kinase activity assays, yeast two-hybrid screening, and the cloning of novel genes by different expression.The protocols follow the series’ format, with each one offering step-by-step laboratory instructions, an introduction outlining the principlebehind the technique, lists of equipment and reagents, and trou-bleshooting tips. Brady is affiliated with University College London, UK.The book will be useful for biologists, biochemists, and neuroscientists.

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QK26 2003-065097 0-88192-635-3IInn ppuurrssuuiitt ooff ppllaannttss;; eexxppeerriieenncceess ooff nniinneetteeeenntthh aanndd eeaarrllyyttwweennttiieetthh cceennttuurryy ppllaanntt ccoolllleeccttoorrss..Short, Philip S.Timber Press, ©2003 351 p. $29.95Those interested in natural history, exploration, and 19th-century travelstories will find the letters and journal entries gathered in this collectionvery satisfying reading. Short (plant taxonomist, Northern TerritoryHerbarium, Australia) supplies brief notes and an introduction to eachentry. The selection, which is loosely based around plant collecting inconnection to Kew Garden in the UK, features accounts of extremely dif-ficult travel in what were then the world’s remotest regions.

QK96 2003-061311 0-88192-605-1FFlloorraa’’ss ppllaanntt nnaammeess..Title main entry.Timber Press, ©2003 376 p. $14.95 (pa)This unusual dictionary lists 20,000 common plant names alphabeticallywith their botanical name so that gardeners and horticulturists in the US,the UK, Australia, and New Zealand can accurately locate plants in cat-alogs or at nurseries and garden stores. Plants with common names ofmore than one word are included under both the standard and invertedforms of their names (e.g., Polypodium glycyrrhiza is listed under licoricefern and fern, licorice). The book can also be used as a companion toFlora: A Gardener’s Encyclopedia.

QK101 2002-016597 0-295-98452-XGGeeoollooggyy aanndd ppllaanntt lliiffee;; tthhee eeffffeeccttss ooff llaannddffoorrmmss aanndd rroocckkttyyppeess oonn ppllaannttss..Kruckeberg, Arthur R.U. of Washington Pr., ©2004 362 p. $25.00 (pa)Kruckeberg (botany, U. of Washington) uses case studies to integrate thestudy of plants with that of the geology underlying them. Topics includethe history of geobotany; geoedaphics and other environmental influ-ences and their reciprocal relationships; landforms, lithology and theirinfluences on plant life; the implications of geoedaphics on systematicsand evolution; geology and the distribution of plants; and humaninfluence on the geology-plant interface. This volume includes a glossaryof technical terms from botany, geology, geomorphology, and soil science.The cloth edition was published in 2002.

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QK115 2003-006884 0-8156-0779-2AA nnaattuurraalliisstt’’ss gguuiiddee ttoo ffoorreesstt ppllaannttss;; aann eeccoollooggyy ffoorreeaasstteerrnn NNoorrtthh AAmmeerriiccaa..Cox, Donald D.Syracuse U. Pr., ©2003 191 p. $19.95 (pa)Having written two other guides to plants, Cox here seeks to help generalreaders better appreciate forest plant species as successful living entitiesand better recognize their importance to humans and the ecology of theearth. He keeps technical terms to a minimum, and glosses those hecannot avoid. This is not an identification key, though some drawingsare included.

QK142 2003-095105 0-9619945-1-7CCoommmmoonn SSoouutthhwweesstteerrnn nnaattiivvee ppllaannttss;; aann iiddeennttiiffiiccaattiioonngguuiiddee..Carter, Jack L. et al.Mimbres Publishing, ©2003 214 p. $20.00 (pa)Lovingly prepared by a biologist (emeritus, Colorado College) and twocontributors, this attractive identification guide begins with an intro-duction inviting novices to enjoy the experience of learning about plants.Each plant is presented with a b&w drawing and descriptive text. A gen-erous section of color photos offers readers some notion of the colors thatcharacterize the woody, herbaceous, cone-bearing, and flowering plantsof the American Southwest. An illustrated glossary and an index tocommon names round out the book.

QK165 2003-011149 0-8139-2251-8AAnn iilllluussttrraatteedd gguuiiddee ttoo eeaasstteerrnn wwooooddllaanndd wwiillddfflloowweerrss aannddttrreeeess;; 335500 ppllaannttss oobbsseerrvveedd aatt SSuuggaarrllooaaff MMoouunnttaaiinn,,MMaarryyllaanndd..Choukas-Bradley, Melanie. Illus. by Tina Thieme Brown,U. of Virginia Press, ©2004 415 p. $39.95The mountain attracts some 200,000 visitors a year, mostly from nearbyWashington DC and Baltimore, and it is primarily for them that Choukas-Bradley describes flowers and plants she has found there. Most growwidely along the eastern seaboard. Line drawings by Tina Thieme Brownaccompany the botanical descriptions and the extensive glossary.

QK203 2004-380975 0-9699505-3-5TThhee ssttaannddiinngg ppeeooppllee;; ffiieelldd gguuiiddee ooff tthhee mmeeddiicciinnaall ppllaannttssffoorr tthhee pprraaiirriiee pprroovviinncceess..Keane, Kahlee and Dave Howarth.Root Woman & Dave, ©2003 216 p. $29.95 (pa)An eco-herbalist and a photographer traversed Canada to observe nativeplants. Paying homage to First Nations’ teachings about “The StandingPeople” (i.e. plants), this spiral-bound guide includes descriptions ofplants listed alphabetically from aspen to wild ginger, a glossary, andinformation about the Save Our Species group and the SOS ethic.

QK375 1-57808-107-6FFlloorraa ooff SSiibbeerriiaa;; vv..88:: RRoossaacceeaaee..Title main entry. Ed. by L. I. Malyschev and A. V. Polozhij.Science Publishers, Inc., ©2004 197 p. $88.00This painstaking study, which was first published in Russian in 1988,provides descriptions and distribution patterns for the genus Rosaceae, afamily of angiosperms that includes 32 genera and 214 species in Siberia.The entries are devoted to each genera and include a list of species, witha description of a selection of the species, their habitat, and range. Eachentry is keyed to plates with b&w drawings of the plants and maps oftheir range. The index is of Latin plant names only. Distributed byEnfield.

QK494 2003-010044 0-85199-741-4CCyyccaadd ccllaassssiiffiiccaattiioonn;; ccoonncceeppttss aanndd rreeccoommmmeennddaattiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by Terrence Walters and Roy Osborne.CABI Publishing, ©2004 267 p. $100.00In April 2002, specialists from around the world on cycad systematicsgathered for a workshop in Miami, Florida, and submitted papers forthis volume. The purpose was to develop a suite of classification guide-lines in support of the advancement of an internationally accepted andstable evolutionary classification for taxa in the plant order Cycadales inlight of the confusion that has been proliferating in proportion to thenumber of advanced technologies, most involving DNA, that have beenapplied to the field. Among the topics are the implications of taxonomicuncertainty and shifting infrageneric concepts in the Cycadales for redlisting and conservation planning, morphological characters useful indetermining species boundaries, in search of the true tree, and manystudies of specific taxa in specific places. Distributed by OxfordUniversity Press.

QK495 2003-065555 0-415-28828-2EEcchhiinnaacceeaa;; tthhee ggeennuuss EEcchhiinnaacceeaa..Title main entry. Ed. by Sandra Carol Miller. (Medicinal and aromaticplants—industrial profiles; v.39)Taylor & Francis, ©2004 276 p. $76.46As patients increasingly turn to alternative medicine, mainstream med-icine’s interest in traditional herbal remedies has followed suit. Miller(anatomy and cell biology, McGill U., Montreal) compiles 19 chapters byinternational scientists from academia and industry presenting infor-mation found in disparate sources on this popular herb said to enhancethe immune system. Topics discussed include Echinacea taxonomy,genetics, cultivation, chemical analysis, quality control issues, and exper-imental assessment of its efficacy and safety in clinical and veterinaryapplications.

QK495 2003-048407 0-88192-591-8HHaawwtthhoorrnnss aanndd mmeeddllaarrss..Phipps, James B. et al. (Royal Horticultural Society plant collectorguide)Timber Press, ©2003 139 p. $24.95In treating these under-valued thorny shrubs and trees of the most hor-ticultural interest, Phipps (biology, U. of Western Ontario) describes thehistory and cultivation of hawthorns and medlars as food, medicine,ornamentals, in folklore, and as a conservation challenge. He includesinformation on preparing specimens for study, an identification key forthe wild and hybrid species described, and color plates.

QK495 2003-066551 1-56579-501-6WWiilldd lloovvee aaffffaaiirr;; eesssseennccee ooff FFlloorriiddaa’’ss nnaattiivvee oorrcchhiiddss..Bransilver, Connie.Westcliffe Publishers, ©2004 128 p. $40.00Though some will be put off by the syrupy tone of the captions and text,no one will be disappointed with the quality of the many color photo-graphs of Florida’s orchids that fill this oversize volume (it’s 9.5x12.25″).Habitat and conservation issues are discussed. There is a bibliography,but no index.

QK522 2003-016919 0-88192-630-2TTrreeee ffeerrnnss..Large, Mark F. and John E. Braggins.Timber Press, ©2004 359 p. $39.95New Zealand botanists introduce these dramatic ferns dating back to theJurassic period, but still evolving. They describe their life cycle, ethnob-otany, increasing use in landscaping, and species from A-Z. They also listtree ferns by geographic region and species that pose nomenclature chal-lenges. The 131 color plates feature plants from Australia to Hawaii.Large teaches at the UNITEX Institute of Technology, Auckland; Bragginsretired from the U. of Auckland.

QK623 2003-060837 0-415-29900-4TThhee mmeettaabboolliissmm aanndd mmoolleeccuullaarr pphhyyssiioollooggyy ooffSSaacccchhaarroommyycceess cceerreevviissiiaaee,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by J. Richard Dickinson and Michael Schweizer.CRC Pr., ©2004 459 p. $129.95Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an important research tool and industrialagent. In this second edition of a collection of research on this organism,Dickinson (yeast metabolism, Cardiff University, Wales) and Schweizer(biochemistry, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland) compile updated andexpanded material reflecting current research results. There are two newchapters on ageing and the molecular organization and biogenesis of thecell wall. Chapters cover life cycle and morphogenesis, carbon andnitrogen metabolism, lipids and membranes, protein trafficking, proteinphosphorylation and dephosphorylation, and stress responses. The bookwill be suitable for both newcomers to the field and for yeast researcherswishing to stay abreast of the latest developments.

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Watch for four stars: ★★★★ The stars you see at the beginning ofsome annotations can help with collection development. They indicatethat a previous edition has been cited in Books for College Libraries,3rd ed., in Guide to Reference Books, or in other standard references.

QK725 0-8493-1981-1TThhee ppllaanntt ccyyttoosskkeelleettoonn cceellll ddiiffffeerreennttiiaattiioonn aannddddeevveellooppmmeenntt..Title main entry. Ed. by Patrick J. Hussey. (Annual plant reviews series;v.10)CRC Pr., ©2004 325 p. $159.95Biochemists, cell biologists, and geneticists from Europe, the US, andAustralia look at the cytoskeleton as a network composed of structuraland regulatory proteins controlled by internal and external stimuli thatresult in different aspects of cell differentiation. They describe the keymolecules of the actin and microtubule networks; such basic functionsattributed to the plant cytoskeleton as cell growth and expansion, mitosis,organelle movement and transport, and signal transduction; and the roleof a stimulus-responsive cytoskeletal network in cells commonly used asmodels for studying cell morphogenesis and signal transduction, amongthem root hairs, pollen tubes, trichomes, and guard cells.

QK881 50-13143 0-8243-0655-4AAnnnnuuaall rreevviieeww ooff ppllaanntt bbiioollooggyy;; vv..5555,, 22000044..Title main entry. Ed. by Deborah P. Delmer et al.Annual Reviews, ©2004 681 p. $173.00Delmer (The Rockefeller Foundation) and Merchant (University ofCalifornia-Los Angeles) present 23 reviews in the areas of basic plant bio-chemistry, genetics, physiology, molecular aspects of plant development,and genomics. Some specific topics investigated include DNA methylationand epigenetics, metabolic channeling in plants, molecular mechanism ofGibberellin signaling in plants, and plastid transformation in higherplants. Phytoestrogens, symbioses of grasses with seedborne fungal endo-phytes, and reactive oxygen species are some other subjects discussed, inaddition to VIGS vectors for gene silencing, visualization of chromosomestructure and organization, and the impact of rising atmospheric carbondioxide.

QK882 2003-023725 1-58829-232-0PPhhoottoossyynntthheessiiss rreesseeaarrcchh pprroottooccoollss..Title main entry. Ed. by Robert Carpentier. (Methods in molecularbiology; v.274)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 344 p. $99.50Carpentier (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada) collects basicand advanced biochemical techniques for isolating, treating, and ana-lyzing photosynthetic materials and processes. Methods presented arefundamental for research work in areas including agriculture, biochem-istry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology, environmental science, forestry,and plant genetics. Each protocol contains step-by-step laboratory instruc-tions, background on principles, lists of equipment, and tips on avoidingcommon pitfalls.

QK882 2004-048173 1-57808-343-5PPhhoottoossyynntthheessiiss;; rreegguullaattiioonn uunnddeerr vvaarryyiinngg lliigghhtt rreeggiimmeess..Das, V. S. Rama.Science Publishers, Inc., ©2004 175 p. $65.00Das (a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy) broadly reviewsthe research literature on light regulation in photosynthesis in higherplant systems, along with some discussion of green algae and cyanobac-terial examples where appropriate. Chapters present the recent state ofknowledge related to photoinhibition; photoprotection; leaf heliotropism,solar tracking, and regulation of light interception, acclimation of photo-synthesis to light environment, and transgenic and biotechnologicalapproaches. The text assumes knowledge of the basics of photosynthesis.Distributed by Enfield.

QK898 2003-104697 1-58603-346-8BBiioollooggyy aanndd bbiiootteecchhnnoollooggyy ooff tthhee ppllaanntt hhoorrmmoonnee eetthhyylleenneeIIIIII;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Biology and Biotechnology ofthe Plant Hormone Ethylene (3d: 2002: Murcia, Spain) Ed. by MiguelVendrell. (NATO science series; ser. 1: Life and behavioural sciences;v.349)IOS Press, ©2003 471 p. $140.00Ethylene is a simple gaseous plant hormone produced by higher plantsand also by bacteria and fungi. Because of its profound effects on fruitand vegetable quality, intensive studies have been carried out on the roleof ethylene in plant growth and development. An April 2002 workshopprovided a forum for the assessment of existing knowledge and theexchange of new ideas on mechanisms of ethylene synthesis, itsgenomics, its role in stress and pathogenesis, its involvement in plantgrowth and development, its interaction with other hormones, and thebiotechnological control of its formation and function. There is no subjectindex.

QK910 2004-5080 0-470-09369-2RReecceenntt ddyynnaammiiccss ooff tthhee MMeeddiitteerrrraanneeaann vveeggeettaattiioonn aannddllaannddssccaappee..Title main entry. Ed. by Stefano Mazzoleni et al.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 306 p. $225.00As part of its work the under the auspices of the EnvironmentProgramme of the European Commission, the ModMED research projectanalyzed the vegetation at sites in Italy, Greece, and Portugal using aerialphoto-interpretation. They showed major expansion of shrubland andforests in previously cultivated and grazed areas, in contrast to the widelyassumed ongoing climate-driven desertification in the Mediterraneanarea. Scientists from outside the project team were commissioned toinvestigate a larger number of sites around the Mediterranean to find outwhat was going on. Mostly from the northern coast of the Mediterranean,they look at the rapid changes that have taken place in the region overthe past half century, at a spatial scale between traditional broad-scalecharacterizations and detailed small-area studies.

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QL52 1-85996-325-0IInnssttaanntt nnootteess aanniimmaall bbiioollooggyy,, 22dd eedd..Jurd, Richard D. (Instant notes)Bios Scientific Publishers, ©2004 300 p. $29.95 (pa)Covering the essentials of animal biology, this textbook reviews theanimal kingdom, phylum by phylum. It also explains key coordinatingprinciples, describes the practices of comparative physiology, and reviewsreproductive physiology and developmental biology from birth throughaging. Jurd teaches biological science at the University of Essex.

QL58 2003-60372 0-486-43275-0QQuuaannttiittaattiivvee zzoooollooggyy,, rreevv..eedd..Simpson, George Gaylord et al.Dover Pub. Co., ©2003 440 p. $26.95 (pa)This classic work focuses on the gathering, handling, and interpretationof numerical data from zoological investigations. Its simple expositionfeatures numerous fully worked and explained examples. Although thebook requires no knowledge of statistics or calculus, readers should befamiliar with elementary algebra and simple algorithms. This is anunabridged republication of the revised edition published by Harcourt,Brace and Company, New York, 1960. The work was originally publishedby McGraw Hill, New York, 1939. The preface is new to this Doveredition. Author information is not given.

QL73 2004-041274 1-58542-335-1TThhee TToowweerr mmeennaaggeerriiee;; tthhee aammaazziinngg 660000--yyeeaarr hhiissttoorryy oofftthhee RRooyyaall CCoolllleeccttiioonn ooff WWiilldd aanndd FFeerroocciioouuss BBeeaassttss kkeepptt aatttthhee TToowweerr ooff LLoonnddoonn..Hahn, Daniel.Putnam, ©2004 260 p. $26.95While infamous for the humans incarcerated there, the Tower of Londoncomplex also housed the royal collection of exotic animals until they weretransferred to the London Zoo upon passage of animal protection acts inthe early 19th century. With a chronology of royal reigns, intriguing anec-dotes, and period illustrations, a London writer traces the menagerie’sacquisition and the evolution of knowledge and attitudes regardinganimals.

QL82 2003-054756 1-4039-1780-9LLeeggiittiimmaaccyy iinn iinntteerrnnaattiioonnaall ssoocciieettyy;; JJaappaann’’ss rreeaaccttiioonn ttoogglloobbaall wwiillddlliiffee pprreesseerrvvaattiioonn..Miyaoka, Isao. (St. Antony’s series)Palgrave Macmillan, ©2004 214 p. $65.00Although initially resistant, Japan adopted the international normsrelated to driftnet fishing and the ivory trade, while continuing to refuseinternational norms in relation to scientific whaling. Traditional expla-nations for why states adopt norms proffered by realists, neoliberals, lib-erals, and constructivists fail to explain Japan’s behavior in these threecases, notes Miyaoka (international politics, Osaka U. of Foreign Studies,Japan). He offers an alternative explanation that rests upon the idea ofcollective legitimization, arguing that international society succeeded inlegitimizing norms in the first two cases, but failed in the last.

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QL126 1-56612-083-7NNeeww cceennssuuss ooff mmaarriinnee lliiffee iinniittiiaattiivvee;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Arctic Biodiversity Workshop (2003: Fairbanks, Alaska) Ed. by KatrinIken and Brenda Konar.U. of Alaska Sea Grant, ©2003 158 p. $7.00 (pa)Along with recommendations that resulted from the gathering, this bookcomprises 17 papers originally read at a workshop in Fairbanks, Alaska,in April 2003. The workshop was held to launch an initiative for thestudy of Arctic Ocean biodiversity within the Census of Marine Lifeprogram—an international research project assessing the diversity, distri-bution, and abundance of marine organisms throughout the world’soceans.

QL151 2004-41961 0-295-98386-8LLiivviinngg wwiitthh wwiillddlliiffee iinn tthhee PPaacciiffiicc NNoorrtthhwweesstt..Link, Russell.U. of Washington Pr., ©2004 392 p. $26.95 (pa)An urban wildlife biologist with the Washington Department of Fish andWildlife, which co-published the book, Link discusses the mammals,birds, reptiles, and amphibians that ordinary city folk ask about mostoften; and answers the most frequent questions: whether they are dan-gerous, how to get rid of them, how to attract and watch them, how toprotect them, and how to find out more about them. The illustrations arein black and white.

QL391 2003-070024 0-8493-1819-XEEaarrtthhwwoorrmm eeccoollooggyy;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss,, 22dd eedd..International Symposium on Earthworm Ecology (5th: 1994: Columbus,Ohio) Ed. by Clive A. Edwards.CRC Pr., ©2004 441 p. $99.95Revised proceedings of a July 1994 symposium held in Columbus, Ohio;the first edition was originally published in 1998, and was followed bytwo further symposia, in Spain (1998) and Wales (2002). Twenty contri-butions are organized into sections on taxonomy, diversity, and biogeog-raphy; biology, ecology, behavior, and physiology; influence on soilorganic matter dynamics, nutrient dynamics, and microbial ecology;effects on soil physical properties and function; interaction with microor-ganisms, invertebrates, and plants; agroecosystems; environmental pol-lution; and waste management. The original chapters have beenextensively revised, and new chapters added on the history of earthwormresearch, increasing soil fertility and promoting plant growth, invasionsof exotic species in North America, and vermiculture and vermicom-posting in Europe.

QL391 0-643-06829-5MMaarriinnee ffllaattwwoorrmmss;; tthhee wwoorrlldd ooff ppoollyyccllaaddss..Newman, Leslie and Lester Cannon.CSIRO, ©2003 97 p. $36.00 (pa)Polyclads, sea creatures found throughout the world, are especially col-orful in tropical waters. In this guide for students of invertebrate zoology,Newman, an authority on polyclad flatworms, and Cannon, retired assenior curator of worms at the Queensland Museum, Australia, explorethe structures, colors, feeding habits, and reproductive behavior of poly-clads, and offer advice on collecting, handling, and identifying them. Anidentification chapter provides high-quality color photos of 200 species.The book is distributed in the US by Antipodes Books & Beyond.

QL435 90-04-12918-9TThhee CCrruussttaacceeaa;; rreevviisseedd aanndd uuppddaatteedd ffrroomm tthhee TTrraaiittéé ddeeZZoooollooggiiee..Title main entry. Ed. by J. Forest and J. C. von Vaupel Klein. (Treatiseon zoology; anatomy, taxonomy, biology)Brill Academic Publishers, ©2004 444 p. $263.00★★★★ Since 1948, when the first volume of this extraordinary classicappeared, we’ve impatiently awaited an English translation of Traité deZoology. The project is now begun—by the great Dutch publishing house,Brill. The first volumes (number 7 of the Traité) dating from 1993, com-prise four numbers, revised and updated by the original and/or newauthors & editors to appear in eight physical volumes of ca. 400 pageseach. The first volume deals with definition, primitive forms and classi-fication; segmentation, tagmata and appendages; integument—mor-phology and biochemistry; chromatophores and pigmentation; moulting,autonomy and regeneration; eyes and vision; other sense organs; andluminous organs and luminescence. Production is exquisite—the usualBrill quality. We’ve yet to learn if the entire Traité which appears in Guideto Reference Books is to be translated; say your best prayers (& buyCrustacea)—to motivate Brill.

QL444 90-04-13649-5SSuubbtteerrrraanneeaann ccooppeeppooddaa ffrroomm aarriidd wweesstteerrnn AAuussttrraalliiaa..Karanovic, Tomislav. (Crustaceana monographs; 3)Brill Academic Publishers, ©2004 366 p. $120.00Karanovic, who is not further identified, reports on subterraneancopepods that have been studied from 164 different localities in theMurchison Region of Western Australia, most found in wells and bores.He describes 31 species of the small crustaceans classified into 16 genera,five families, and the two orders Cyclopoida and Harpacticoida. Four ofthe genera are new: Fierscyclops (Cyclopinae), Hietaleptomescochra andNovantocrella (both Ameirinae), and Australocamptus (Canthocampitdae).Only nine subterranean species from the investigated area have a clearfreshwater origin, while 17 have a marine origin. Though most repre-sentatives are obviously very young stygobiont, the first colonizersprobably came during the Pangean era.

QL561 2003-024564 0-8076-1530-7TThhee fflliigghhtt ooff tthhee mmoonnaarrcchh aanndd ootthheerr rreefflleeccttiioonnss..Braudeau, Michel. Trans. by Sophie Hawkes.George Braziller, Inc., ©2004 111 p. $19.95In six essays plus an introduction and a postscript, a French journalistexplores the migratory, sexual, and other habits of such animals asmonarch butterflies, leatherback turtles, and flea circus fleas, and theneed for their conservation (excepting the fleas). Braudeau’s writing isreminiscent of naturalist/poet Diane Ackerman, who accounts for one ofthe few references. Originally published in 2001 in France by ÉditionsGallimard as La Monarque et Autres Sujets.

QL617 2004-001241 0-309-09097-0EEnnddaannggeerreedd aanndd tthhrreeaatteenneedd ffiisshheess iinn tthhee KKllaammaatthh RRiivveerrBBaassiinn;; ccaauusseess ooff ddeecclliinnee aanndd ssttrraatteeggiieess ffoorr rreeccoovveerryy..Title main entry.National Academies Press, ©2004 397 p. $54.95In 1988, the US Fish and Wildlife Service listed two endemic fishes of theupper Klamath River basin of Oregon and California, the sucker and theLost River sucker, as endangered. In 1997, the National Marine FisheriesService added the Southern Oregon Northern Coastal California cohosalmon as a threatened species. This work addresses the continued sur-vival of coho salmon and shortnose and Lost River suckers in theKlamath River, identifies gaps in the knowledge needed for recovery ofthese species, and offers recommendations for promoting their recovery.

QL622 00-22366 90-04-11577-3TThhee llaarrvvaaee ooff IInnddoo--PPaacciiffiicc ccooaassttaall ffiisshheess;; aann iiddeennttiiffiiccaattiioonngguuiiddee ttoo mmaarriinnee ffiisshh llaarrvvaaee,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Jeffrey M. Leis and Brooke M. Carson-Ewart.(Fauna Malesiana handbook; 2)Brill Academic Publishers, ©2004 850 p. $261.00 (pa)Keis and Carson-Ewart, both affiliated with the Australian Museum,overview larval development in 125 fish families (plus one incertae sedisgroup) of the tropical Indo-Pacific, many of which are important fromboth ecological and fishery perspectives. The handbook documents thefishes’ ontogeny and provides a means to the identify their diverse larvaeto the level of family. B&w drawings and an illustration-based identifi-cation guide accompany detailed descriptive material. The handbookfocuses on the tropical regions of the Indo- Pacific, but many of the 125families also occur in other tropical waters as well as in warmer tem-perate seas. This second, soft-cover edition is essentially the same as thehardback edition, but a number of corrections have been included, andthere is new information added on the Schindleriidae to reflect the dis-covery of a new species.

QL638 2003-069759 0-8493-1514-XBBiioollooggyy ooff sshhaarrkkss aanndd tthheeiirr rreellaattiivveess..Title main entry. Ed. by Jeffrey C. Carrier et al. (CRC marine biologyseries)CRC Pr., ©2004 596 p. $99.95Carrier (biology, Albion College), Musick (Virginia Institute of MarineScience), and Heithaus (marine biology, Florida International U.) presenta review of the biology of the elasmobranch fishes (sharks, skates, andrays), the first such work since 1990. Nineteen chapters synthesize theresearch literature on elasmobranch phylogeny and zoogeography; form,function, and physiological processes; and ecology and life history.

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QL653 2003-018796 1-57233-275-1TThhee aammpphhiibbiiaannss ooff GGrreeaatt SSmmookkyy MMoouunnttaaiinnss NNaattiioonnaallPPaarrkk..Dodd, C. Kenneth.University of Tennessee Press, ©2004 283 p. $24.95 (pa)Dodd is a research zoologist with the U.S. Geological Survey at theFlorida Integrated Science Center. He provides the first guide focusing onthe natural history of the 44 species of amphibians of the past andpresent in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of N. Carolina andTennessee. Following an in- depth overview of amphibians and the envi-ronment in the park, the text contains entries for each of the species; eachentry includes information regarding the species’ etymology, identifi-cation, distribution, life history, abundance and status, and generalremarks. Illustrated with color photographs, diagrams, and maps, thetext will appeal to advanced naturalists and visitors, professional biolo-gists, and park managers.

QL666 2003-049881 0-19-510229-0TThhee eeccoollooggyy,, eexxppllooiittaattiioonn,, aanndd ccoonnsseerrvvaattiioonn ooff rriivveerrttuurrttlleess..Moll, Don. and Edward O. Moll.Oxford U. Press, ©2004 393 p. $64.50Calling river turtles “some of the least known vertebrate species onearth” despite the key roles they play in river ecosystems, D. Moll(biology, Southwest Missouri State U.) and E.O. Moll (emeritus, zoology,Eastern Illinois U.) present original research along with previously pub-lished information for amateur enthusiasts as well as scientists and con-servationists. Cautiously optimistic, they include b&w photos of theinternational turtle trade and conservation efforts, color photos ofbreeding coloration, and an extensive bibliography.

QL666 2003-047895 0-618-16225-9SSeellff--ppoorrttrraaiitt wwiitthh ttuurrttlleess;; aa mmeemmooiirr..Carroll, David M.Houghton Mifflin, ©2004 181 p. $23.00In this memoir, artist and naturalist Carroll (best-known for his booksYear of the Turtle and Swampwalker’s Journal) tells the story of his life,revealing the reasons for his fascination with turtles and theirswampland environs and reflecting on the paths it has taken him. Healso explores his love of art, including many examples from his ownsketchbook along the way.

QL672 2003-007726 0-8139-2242-9TThhee hhiissttoorryy ooff oorrnniitthhoollooggyy iinn VViirrggiinniiaa..Johnston, David W.U. of Virginia Press, ©2003 219 p. $35.00Johnston (ornithology, University of Virginia) traces the history ofornithology in Virginia—from its pre-Columbian beginning, through theearly stages of naturalism and collecting to the modern era of populationstudies. True to the title, this is a historical, not an ornithographic text,and very little experience in either field is needed to enjoy it. Anyone pos-sessing an interest in this subject—from amateur historians and bird-watchers to students and researchers—will find this book useful.

QL696 2004-040541 0-7627-2670-9GGuuiiddee ttoo hhaawwkk wwaattcchhiinngg iinn NNoorrtthh AAmmeerriiccaa,, 22dd eedd..Heintzelman, Donald S. (A Falcon guide)Globe Pequot Press, ©2004 425 p. $16.95 (pa)Venerable ornithologist Heintzelman updates his 1979 guide to incor-porate new knowledge about raptor biology, identification, and the loca-tions where they concentrate during their seasonal migrations. Hediscusses the species, identification and study, types of hawk watching,field equipment, the migration seasons, and the mechanics of flight.Then he describes in detail US and Canadian sites for watchingmigration, bald eagles, and other raptors.

QL696 2003-111126 0-9619839-3-0RReettuurrnn ooff tthhee ppeerreeggrriinnee;; aa NNoorrtthh AAmmeerriiccaann ssaaggaa oofftteennaacciittyy aanndd tteeaammwwoorrkk..Title main entry. Ed. by Tom J. Cade and William Burnham.The Peregrine Fund, ©2003 394 p. $59.50The recovery of the peregrine falcon, whose numbers were decimated byDDT in the 1960s, is due to the devoted actions of a large number ofresearchers and amateurs. The story of their effort is well told in thishandsome volume, which includes 21 chapters by 69 contributors on thebirds and restoration efforts, complimented with 57 sidebars containingautobiographical accounts of the authors’ involvement. The chapter topicsinclude the Madison Peregrine Conference and the struggle to ban DDT,the history and extinction of the Appalachian Peregrine, early peregrinemanagement in the Rocky Mountain West, the Canadian anatum pere-grine recovery program, and the federal role in peregrine recovery.Chapters are included on recovery efforts in Alaska, Canada, Greenland,the Rockies, the Northeast, California, the Midwest, and the Northwest. Aprominent secondary theme is the development of the conservationmovement. The volume is well illustrated with color photos, paintings,and drawings. Cade is emeritus in ornithology at Cornell U., where hefounded The Peregrine Fund; the organization is now located in Boise,Idaho under the direction of Burnham.

QL696 2003-010506 0-8165-2298-7SSttaallkkiinngg tthhee bbiigg bbiirrdd;; aa ttaallee ooff ttuurrkkeeyyss,, bbiioollooggiissttss,, aannddbbuurreeaauuccrraattss..Shaw, Harley G.U. of Arizona Press, ©2004 141 p. $17.95 (pa)Although the real concern of Shaw (a former research biologist for theArizona Game & Fish Department) is the near impossibility of singlespecies management, he builds his extended essay around the biologyand management of Merriam’s wild turkey, native to the southern RockyMountains and the Colorado Plateau. He combines his own experiencesin studying the bird for a state bureaucracy with discussion of theecology of the bird in order to ruminate on how species management canbe marred by political agendas, scientific ignorance, and competing com-mercial and development interests.

QL697 1-55297-925-3TThhee bbiirrdd aallmmaannaacc;; aa gguuiiddee ttoo eesssseennttiiaall ffaaccttss aanndd ffiigguurreessooff tthhee wwoorrlldd’’ss bbiirrddss,, rreevv..eedd..Bird, David M.Firefly Books Ltd., ©2004 460 p. $22.95 (pa)Filled with facts and information, and organized for easier use in thenew edition, this handy guide contains tables and lists on data such asgeneral anatomical references, who’s who in the bird biology and con-servation, bird journals and magazines, housing (for birds), bird-watching gear, bird watching record holders, records for birds, and aglossary. Notably, it includes a full indexed checklist of the world’s birds,with names in Latin and English, and conservation status noted (updatedfor this edition). Bird (his real name, evidently) teaches at McGill U. inMontreal.

QL703 0-643-06714-0IInnttrroodduucceedd mmaammmmaallss ooff tthhee wwoorrlldd;; tthheeiirr hhiissttoorryy,,ddiissttrriibbuuttiioonn aanndd iinnfflluueennccee..Long, John L.CSIRO, ©2003 589 p. $121.50Introduced species pose a threat to biodiversity and contribute to eco-logical disintegration. This work provides an account of the movement of337 species of introduced mammals around the world. Entries on speciesprovide details on the date of introduction, the person or agency respon-sible, the source populations, the location of release, the fate of the intro-ductions, and the impact, if known, of the introduction. There is alsoinformation on species’ behavior. B&w maps and drawings accompanymost entries. The audience for the book includes students of ecologicalsystems management and biological conversation, as well as scientistsand policy makers working in the field. The book is distributed in theUS by Antipodes Books and Beyond, and is co-published by CABI underISBN 0-85199-736-8.

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Assume that all books contain appropriate scholarly paraphernalia.We note if the book should contain, but lacks, a subject index and/or abibliography.

QL713 0-643-06953-4MMaarriinnee mmaammmmaallss;; ffiisshheerriieess,, ttoouurriissmm aanndd mmaannaaggeemmeennttiissssuueess..Title main entry. Ed. by Nick Gales et al.CSIRO, ©2003 446 p. $130.50Gales (Australian Antarctic Division, Australia), Hindell (zoology, U. ofTasmania, Australia), and Kirkwood (Philip Island Nature Park,Australia) have compiled this text from the May 2000 SouthernHemisphere Marine Mammal Conference, which brought together contri-butions from marine mammal researchers, managers, and industry rep-resentatives around the theme of marine mammal and humaninteractions. Broadly speaking, the 21 papers contained herein addressmarine mammals and fisheries, marine mammals and tourism, andmanagement issues. Distributed in the US by Antipodes Books andBeyond.

QL715 2003-007662 0-8018-7416-5WWiilldd mmaammmmaallss ooff NNoorrtthh AAmmeerriiccaa;; bbiioollooggyy,, mmaannaaggeemmeenntt,,aanndd ccoonnsseerrvvaattiioonn,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by George A. Feldhamer et al.Johns Hopkins U. Press, ©2003 1216 p. $175.00★★★★ The first edition, published in 1982, is recommended in Books forCollege Libraries, 3d ed. Feldhamer (zoology, environmental studies,Southern Illinois University) offers zoologists, naturalists, wildlife spe-cialists, and students detailed information on the biology, conservationstatus, and management of 57 mammalian species and species groups.Revised to reflect new biological research and approaches to wildlife con-servation and management developed over the last 20 years, this secondedition provides the most current information on the distribution, phys-iology, ecology, behavior, commercial value, and viability of nongameand big game species. B&w photos and illustrations are included.

QL733 0-643-06635-7AAuussttrraalliiaann mmaammmmaallss;; bbiioollooggyy aanndd ccaappttiivvee mmaannaaggeemmeenntt..Jackson, Stephen.CSIRO, ©2003 524 p. $216.00Jackson (formerly a keeper at Taronga Zoo, Sydney and the Curator ofLife Sciences at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia) provides aguide to animal husbandry of Australian mammals. For each taxonomicgroup, information is provided on taxonomy, natural history, housingrequirements, general husbandry, feeding requirements, handling andtransport, health requirements, behavior, breeding, and artificial rearing.Occasional addendums present special information that doesn’t neces-sarily fit into the above categories. The recent research literature for alltopics is reviewed and cited.

QL733 0-643-06830-9HHaaeemmaattoollooggyy ooff AAuussttrraalliiaann mmaammmmaallss..Clark, Phillip.CSIRO, ©2004 250 p. $175.50Clark (veterinary clinical pathology, Murdoch University, Australia) offersa guide to collecting and analyzing the blood of Australian mammals forhematological studies and the diagnosis and monitoring of disease. Theguide outlines general principles for selecting sites for blood collectionand for handling and analyzing samples to achieve quality results, thendescribes the morphology and functioning of hematological cells, withreference to the known characteristics of Australian mammals in healthand the changes that may be encountered in response to common dis-eases. Color photomicrographs and b&w photos of animals are included.The book is distributed in the US by Antipodes Books and Beyond.

QL737 2003-010942 0-87081-735-3BBaattss ooff tthhee RRoocckkyy MMoouunnttaaiinn WWeesstt;; nnaattuurraall hhiissttoorryy,,eeccoollooggyy,, aanndd ccoonnsseerrvvaattiioonn..Adams, Rick A.U. Press of Colorado, ©2003 289 p. $23.95 (pa)After a general discussion of bat biology and evolution, Adams (bio-logical sciences, U. of Northern Colorado) explores the regional physiog-raphy and zoogeography of bats in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah,Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona in this illustrated work. Over half ofthe volume is devoted to individual profiles of the 31 species of theregion, covering scientific and common names, physical descriptions,information on ecology and behavior, reproduction, and conservationstatus.

QL737 2003-101402 0-309-08632-9DDeecclliinnee ooff tthhee SStteelllleerr sseeaa lliioonn iinn AAllaasskkaann wwaatteerrss;;uunnttaanngglliinngg ffoooodd wweebbss aanndd ffiisshhiinngg nneettss..Title main entry. National Research Council.National Academies Press, ©2003 204 p. $47.00 (pa)Populations of Steller sea lions, especially in the western Gulf of Alaskaand Bering Sea, have been in decline since 1970. In November 2000, anEndangered Species Act consultation proposed more restrictive measureson the management of Alaska’s groundfish fishery to reverse the decline.Concern that the new regulations would bring significant social and eco-nomic disruption prompted Congress to direct the North Pacific FisheryManagement Council to sponsor an independent review on the causes ofthe sea lion decline. This report provides the results of the independentreview. There is no subject index.

QL737 2003-017161 0-15-100646-6EElleepphhaass mmaaxxiimmaass;; aa cceelleebbrraattiioonn ooff tthhee IInnddiiaann eelleepphhaanntt..Alter, Stephen.Harcourt, ©2004 320 p. $25.00Fiction and non-fiction writer Alter (currently Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology) offers an homage to the species and an alarm call for its pro-tection. He draws on his series of journeys to different parts of India in2001-02 as well as myth, art, literature, and some biology and naturalhistory.

QL737 2003-018646 0-89658-590-5TThhee eennccyyccllooppeeddiiaa ooff ddeeeerr;; yyoouurr gguuiiddee ttoo tthhee wwoorrlldd’’ss ddeeeerrssppeecciieess,, iinncclluuddiinngg wwhhiitteettaaiillss,, mmuullee ddeeeerr,, ccaarriibboouu,, eellkk,,mmoooossee,, aanndd mmoorree..Rue, Leonard Lee III.Voyageur Press, ©2003 160 p. $35.00Featuring a wealth of color photographs taken by the author, this ref-erence provides an introduction to deer species around the world. Some45 species are examined, including North American white tailed deer,mule deer, elk, moose, caribou, roe deer, and sambar. Coverage includesphysical descriptions of the deer as well as information on their behavior,habitats, breeding, and relationships with predators. Rue is the author ofsome 28 books on wildlife.

QL737 2004-296039 1-84162-060-2SSoouutthheerrnn AAffrriiccaann wwiillddlliiffee;; aa vviissiittoorr’’ss gguuiiddee..Unwin, Mike.Globe Pequot Press, ©2003 284 p. $24.95 (pa)In a colorful guide putting the wildlife into the environmental context,Unwin draws on his time teaching, publishing, and leading tours in theregion to describe mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, and inver-tebrates. He also discusses habitats, tracks and signs, how to plan andconduct trips, and the seven countries.

QL737 2003-021675 0-8018-7952-3TTaassmmaanniiaann ttiiggeerr;; tthhee ttrraaggiicc ttaallee ooff hhooww tthhee wwoorrlldd lloosstt iittssmmoosstt mmyysstteerriioouuss pprreeddaattoorr..Owen, David.Johns Hopkins U. Press, ©2004 228 p. $25.00Referred to at various times as the Tasmanian tiger, the zebra wolf, thedog-faced opossum, and a host of other names, the thylacine was astriped marsupial predator hunted to extinction by official governmentmandate, with the last one dying in the zoo in 1936. Owen (editor of theAustralian literary journal Island), after briefly reviewing the evolu-tionary history of the animal and reconstructing information about itsecological niche, discusses the two extinctions of the animal. The firsttook place in Australia after the introduction of dingoes some 4000 yearsago. The second, the true focus of the book, was a result of a hysteriathat falsely demonized the animal as a supremely vicious predator anda particular threat to the livestock of European settlers. This hysteria ledto a fifty-year campaign to eradicate the Tasmanian tiger.

QL737 2003-01736 0-89658-640-5WWoollvveess ooff tthhee wwoorrlldd..Fuller, Todd K.Voyageur Press, ©2004 132 p. $29.95Fuller (wildlife ecology, U. Massachusetts, Amherst), a specialist onwolves, writes on their taxonomy, morphology, distribution, methods ofcommunication, land use, social behavior, food, and populations inchapters that will be accessible to the interested general reader. Otherchapters discuss the interaction of wolves with other species and withhumans, and the need for and current policies for conservation of wolfpopulation. The volume is illustrated with superb color photos.Distribution maps are included.

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QL757 2003-025343 1-58829-062-XPPaarraassiittee ggeennoommiiccss pprroottooccoollss..Title main entry. Ed. by Sara E. Melville. (Methods in molecular biologyseries; v.270)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 452 p. $119.50Melville (pathology, U. of Cambridge, UK) notes that because parasiticdiseases tend to strike the poor in poor countries, they are among the“neglected diseases” defined by the World Health Organization. Whilethere have been advances in application of genomics technology to thestudy of diseases such as malaria, “...relatively few of the world’s para-sites will have the luxury of a genome sequencing program.” In twodozen chapters, contributors address the challenges of, and advances inmethods and databases for, studying this vast range of disease-causingorganisms. The step- by-step protocols are in the series’ standard format.

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QM23 2002-032107 0-8248-2585-3AAnnaattoommiiaa;; 11883388..Judd, Gerrit Parmele. Trans. by Esther T. Mookini.U. of Hawai’i Pr., ©2003 181 p. $26.00Following his arrival in 1828, Judd (1803-1873) spent the rest of his lifein Hawaii. The only medical missionary in the Islands, he taught acourse in basic medicine and wrote an anatomy textbook in Hawaiian tointerest his students enrolled at the Mission Seminary. The text includesMookini’s (formerly Hawaiian language, U. of Hawai’i) introductoryessay about Judd and her annotated translation of Judd’s book, Judd’soriginal text complete with anatomical illustrations, and glossaries ofHawaiian-English; muscles, Hawaiian- Latin; English-Hawaiian; andmuscles, Latin-Hawaiian. For linguists, historians, and students ofHawaiian language and culture.

QM23 0-7817-4255-2GGrraanntt’’ss aattllaass ooff aannaattoommyy,, 1111tthh eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Agur, Anne M.R. and Arthur F. Dalley.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005848 p. $68.95 (pa)★★★★ This 11th edition of a book/CD-ROM anatomy atlas preserves theprevious editions’ breadth and variety of anatomical images, with colorillustrations drawn from actual dissections, schematic drawings, surfaceanatomy photographs, overview tables, and diagnostic images that helpstudents correlate anatomy knowledge with clinical practice. New surfaceanatomy images and 100 new color illustrations are included for thisedition, and many illustrations are updated with brighter colors. Thisedition features 250 diagnostic images, included within each chapter andin an overview of sectional imaging at the end of each chapter. The CD-ROM contains 800 images from the text, clips from Acland’s DVD Atlasof Human Anatomy, and 100 USMLE-style review questions. The tenthedition is cited in Brandon/Hill.

QM25 1-58890-281-1CCoolloorr aattllaass ooff uullttrraassoouunndd aannaattoommyy..Block, Berthold.Thieme Medical Publishers, ©2004 281 p. $44.00 (pa)This atlas provides 244 ultrasound sectional images that illustrate theanatomical features scanned in each abdominal plane, accompanied bya colored drawing labeling the organ and vascular structures. Examplescanning routines are the aorta and vena cava in suprarenal transversesections, the liver in longitudinal sections, a transsplenic view of the pan-creas tail, and upper abdominal transverse scans of the kidney.

QM535 2003-058927 0-7817-4150-5SSuurrggiiccaall aannaattoommyy ooff tthhee ffaaccee,, 22dd eedd..Larrabee, Wayne F. et al.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004195 p. $199.00An atlas that describes relevant facial anatomy from a surgeon’s point ofview, as it would be seen in the operating room. The text is supplementedwith both color illustrations and photographs of clinical examples andcadaver dissections. The latest edition seeks to consolidate the infor-mation presented concisely and to demonstrate complex anatomical rela-tionships. The three authors are surgeons in the Pacific Northwest.

QM557 2004-044190 0-7817-5021-0DDiiFFiioorree’’ss aattllaass ooff hhiissttoollooggyy wwiitthh ffuunnccttiioonnaall ccoorrrreellaattiioonnss,,1100tthh eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Eroschenko, Victor P.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005448 p. $49.95 (pa)★★★★ In this book/CD-ROM atlas, Eroschenko (anatomy, University ofIdaho) demonstrates basic histology concepts with detailed color illustra-tions of cells and tissues. In addition to the illustrations, some 70 micro-graphs (new to this edition) provide a realistic rather than idealizedperspective. Sections on functional correlations are included below selectimages to help students study structure and function together. This tenthedition includes 120 new color illustrations, a new chapter on cell andbasic cytology, and an improved format. The enclosed CD-ROM containsself-tests. The book will be useful as a resource for beginning studentsand as a review for advanced students. The ninth edition of the atlas iscited in Brandon-Hill.

QM602 2003-64691 1-84214-133-3AAnn aattllaass ooff hhuummaann pprreennaattaall ddeevveellooppmmeennttaall mmeecchhaanniiccss;;aannaattoommyy aanndd ssttaaggiinngg..Jirásek, Jan E. (Encyclopedia of visual medicine series)Taylor & Francis, ©2004 298 p. $125.96The material in this atlas is divided into two sections: a text describingthe mechanics of human prenatal development and the atlas proper,which features photos of superb quality, mainly in color. Jirásek (Institutefor the Care of Mother and Child, Prague, Czech Republic), whose careerhas been devoted to this topic, begins his text with discussion of the cells,cell cycle and J’stages of human development. Subsequent chaptersdescribe the development of the organ systems, including germ layersand organs and the cardiovascular, skeletal, urinary, genital, digestive,and nervous systems, among others. The photos of the atlas that followsare supplemented with descriptive captions.

QP33 2004-005345 0-87893-315-8AAnniimmaall pphhyyssiioollooggyy..Hill, Richard W. et al.Sinauer Associates, ©2004 770 p. $104.95In this text for a one-semester course for sophomores through beginninggraduate students, Hill (Michigan State University) presents all branchesof modern animal physiology, with a strong emphasis on integrationamong physiological disciplines, ecology, and evolutionary biology. Whilemammals are treated in depth, there is also material on other vertebrategroups, arthropods, and molluscs. Each chapter begins with a briefanimal example to engage student interest, and features summaries andstudy questions, plus numerous color explanatory diagrams, illustrations,and photos. To make the text accessible to a wide audience, an extensiveglossary and appendices on basic mathematical, chemical, and physicalconcepts are included.

QP34 1-85097-091-2CClliinniiccaall oorraall pphhyyssiioollooggyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Timothy S. Miles et al.Quintessence Pub. Co., ©2004 297 p. $85.00To fill a gap in standard physiology textbooks, this volume focuses on thespecialized information needs of dentistry students. Miles (physiology, U.of Adelaide, Australia) introduces a dozen chapters featuring advances inknowledge in the field. International contributors discuss the latestunderstanding of topics ranging from salivary gland malfunction to therelationship between general bone and periodontal health. Lacks clinicalphotographs.

QP34 2003-070029 1-56676-997-3EEsssseennttiiaallss ooff hhuummaann pphhyyssiioollooggyy ffoorr pphhaarrmmaaccyy..Kelly, Laurie J. (CRC Press pharmacy education series)CRC Pr., ©2004 362 p. $59.95Kelly (Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences) reviewsthe fundamentals of physiology relevant to pharmacy practice. The reg-ulation of tissue and organ function for the maintenance of homeostasisis a central focus throughout the text. Kelly begins with a discussion ofcell membrane physiology and nerve cell function. Subsequent chaptersdiscuss the nervous and endocrine systems as the major regulatorysystems in the body. Other chapters present relevant information aboutthe muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, and renal systems.Subsections of chapters frequently refer to pharmacy applications inorder to highlight the relevance of physiology to pharmacotherapeuticpractice.

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QP41 2004-000460 1-58255-301-7AAnnaattoommyy && pphhyyssiioollooggyy mmaaddee iinnccrreeddiibbllyy eeaassyy,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005326 p. $35.95 (pa)Through the heavy use of illustrations and diagrams and the inclusionof frequent sidebars, this text introduces the basics of human anatomyand physiology. After discussions of cell structure and function, genetics,and chemical organization and processes, the presented material isorganized according organ systems.

QP82 0-8247-4700-3BBiiooeelleeccttrroommaaggnneettiicc mmeeddiicciinnee..Title main entry. Ed. by Paul J. Rosch and Marko S. Markov.Marcel Dekker, ©2004 851 p. $195.00Rosch (medicine and psychiatry, New York Medical College) and Markov(International Society of Bioelectricity) collect material on modernmagnet and electromagnetic therapies and attempt to identify conceptsand theories that explain the mechanisms responsible for mediating thebenefits of bioelectromagnetic therapies—in some cases looking at howthese theories may relate to ancient concepts of subtle energies in thebody that are also found in nature. Contributors in physiology, psy-chiatry, electrical engineering, and neurology review the evolution of elec-trotherapay, from TENS to cyberpharmacology, and look at recentdevelopments in bioelectromagnetic medicine. Numerous applications inneurologic, musculoskeletal, soft tissue, and cardiovascular disorders, aswell as cancer, are detailed, with information on modalities such as deepbrain stimulation, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, vagusnerve stimulation, and cardiac pacing. Contributions are restricted toevidence-based medicine supported by references in peer-reviewed publi-cations.

QP88 2002-104876 1-58603-236-4MMeecchhaannoobbiioollooggyy;; ccaarrttiillaaggee aanndd cchhoonnddrrooccyyttee;; vv..22..Title main entry. Ed. by J.-F. Stoltz. (Biomedical and health research;v.52)IOS Press, ©2002 288 p. $116.00The book edition of the journal Biorheology vol. 39, nos. 1,2 (2002)assembles 30 papers from the second international symposium onmechanobiology, held in Paris in April 2001. They cover the mechanicalproperties of cartilage and their modeling, the importance of the effectsof mechanical stress on the physiology of the chondrocyte, and clinicalapplications and cartilage engineering. Specific discussions consider suchtopics as proteoglycan deposition around chondrocytes in agaroseculture, the effect of mechanical stress on cartilage energy metabolism,the ultrasonic characterization of articular cartilage, and the role ofcytokines in osteoarthritis pathophysiology. There is no subject index.

QP88 2004-005045 1-58829-248-7NNuuttrriittiioonn aanndd bboonnee hheeaalltthh..Title main entry. Ed. by Michael F. Holick and Bess Dawson-Hughes.(Nutrition and health)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 702 p. $175.00Holick (medicine, Boston University) and Dawson-Hughes (nutrition,Tufts University) present reviews by bone and nutrition specialists on thelatest findings regarding the role of nutrition in maintaining a healthyskeleton. Topics range from basics of nutrition and bone biology to bonedensity testing and the health effects of dietary macronutrients, minerals,and vitamins. The effects of race, lifestyle, and life stage are examined,and data on calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, zinc, phytoe-strogens, onions, and omega fatty acids are examined. Each chapter pro-vides balanced coverage of both scientific and clinical aspects of bonehealth and offers summary conclusions highlighting major findings. Thebook will be useful for physicians, nurse practitioners, nutritionists, andhealth educators.

QP101 0-7817-5030-XCCaarrddiioovvaassccuullaarr pphhyyssiioollooggyy ccoonncceeppttss.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Klabunde, Richard E.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005235 p. $34.95 (pa)In this book/CD-ROM text, Klabunde (physiology, Ohio University Collegeof Osteopathic Medicine) explains normal heart and circulatory functionin language that is easily understood by first-year medical and alliedhealth students. While the book emphasizes overall cardiovascularfunction, disease states are used to illustrate basic physiological conceptsand to provide a clinical context. Learning features include problems,cases, review questions, and two-color illustrations. The CD-ROM containsthe full text of the book, plus supplemental content covering 20 topics incardiovascular physiology.

QP105 2002-111283 1-85312-899-6WWaallll--fflluuiidd iinntteerraaccttiioonnss iinn pphhyyssiioollooggiiccaall fflloowwss..Title main entry. Ed. by M. W. Collins et al. (Advances incomputational bioengineering)WIT Press, ©2004 188 p. $120.00The seven papers in this slim volume apply mathematical modeling tech-niques to study biological fluid-wall systems, particularly the humancardiovascular system. The two longest papers use one-dimensional non-linear systems to model blood pulse propagation in compliant arteries,and a simplified physical model to explore the effects of weak wall per-meability on lung airway reopening. The other topics are the elastody-namics of saccular aneurysms, a training device for skeletal muscle incardiac assist use, umbilical cord coiling and ductus venosus dilation, anintegral formulation for fluid-structure interaction in hemodynamics,and a differential model of blood flow in a stented artery. No index isprovided. The US office of WIT Press is Computational Mechanics.

QP113 2003-116404 0-88937-286-1HHeeaarrtt aanndd eemmoottiioonn;; aammbbuullaattoorryy mmoonniittoorriinngg ssttuuddiieess iinneevveerryyddaayy lliiffee..Myrtek, Michael.Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, ©2004 201 p. $29.95Until the advent of a new ambulatory heart monitoring method, onlystrong emotions could be measured against the behavior of the heart.Myrtek (psychophysiology, U. of Freiburg, Germany) presents studiesnow possible of the link between heart behavior and run-of- the-millemotions during daily life and sleep. After reviewing principles andmethods, he reports on interoception, perception of emotion, stress andstrain at the workplace and during leisure time, and physiological mon-itoring during the night.

QP121 2004-044149 0-7817-5152-7RReessppiirraattoorryy pphhyyssiioollooggyy;; tthhee eesssseennttiiaallss,, 77tthh eedd..West, John B.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005186 p. $34.95 (pa)Intended to supplement a first year physiology course, this textbookdescribes the structure of the lung, how gases move across the blood- gasbarrier by diffusion, the carriage of the respiratory gases by the blood,the mechanics of breathing, and the regulation of gas exchange. The endof chapter questions have been transposed into the USMLE format for theseventh edition.

QP141 2004-101648 0-534-55986-7AAddvvaanncceedd nnuuttrriittiioonn aanndd hhuummaann mmeettaabboolliissmm,, 44tthh eedd..Groff, James L. et al.Wadsworth Publishing Co., ©2005 600 p. $107.95Intended for nutrition students, this textbook overviews the process ofdigestion in the human body, reviews the primary metabolic pathwaysfor carbohydrates and proteins, describes the absorption and function ofthe various vitamins and minerals, and explains the maintenance of thebody’s homeostatic environment. The fourth edition reflects the latest rec-ommended dietary intakes.

QP141 2004-106296 0-534-58989-8NNuuttrriittiioonn tthhrroouugghh tthhee lliiffee ccyyccllee,, 22dd eedd..Brown, Judith E. et al.Wadsworth Publishing Co., ©2005 479 p. $87.95 (pa)This textbook describes the physiological changes that take place duringeach stage of human growth, explains the role nutrition plays in humandevelopment, and considers problems that can be addressed with nutri-tional remedies. Two chapters are provided for each of the nine stages,with the first covering normal nutrition topics, and the second tacklingnutrition-related conditions and interventions. The second edition fea-tures a case study in each chapter and updates the Dietary ReferenceIntakes.

QP141 2003-111919 0-534-62226-7UUnnddeerrssttaannddiinngg nnuuttrriittiioonn,, 1100tthh eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Whitney, Ellie and Sharon Rady Rolfes.Wadsworth Publishing Co., ©2005 714 p. $90.95Rolfes, a nutritionist, adds new chapter opening and closing scenarios tothis tenth edition of a text/CD-ROM package for undergraduates. The artand layout have been redesigned for this edition, and there are new sec-tions on current and controversial topics. Other learning features includechapter summaries, study questions, and appendices reviewing basicconcepts of chemistry and major metabolic pathways. The CD-ROM con-tains 22 animations clarifying concepts and processes, case studies,practice tests, and an interactive glossary. Whitney has written othercollege text books on nutrition and health.

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QP144 90-76998-32-9DDiieettaarryy ffiibbrree;; bbiioo--aaccttiivvee ccaarrbboohhyyddrraatteess ffoorr ffoooodd aanndd ffeeeedd..Title main entry. Ed. by J. W. van der Kamp et al.Wageningen Academic Publishers, ©2004357 p. $88.00In six chapters comprised of abstracts and expanded versions of paperspresented at the Dietary Fibre 2003 Conference in The Netherlands, inter-national scientists examine issues and research evidence clarifyingaspects of this dietary component of growing interest to consumers.Topics addressed include definitional issues, wide-ranging health claimsfor fiber, intake guidelines, research challenges and developments. Vander Kamp, affiliated with a Dutch nutrition and food research company,overviews conference highlights, recommendations, and emerging per-spectives. This title is distributed in the US by the American Associationof Cereal Chemists.

QP144 2003-058466 1-58716-077-3HHaannddbbooookk ooff ffuunnccttiioonnaall ddaaiirryy pprroodduuccttss..Title main entry. Ed. by Colette Shortt and John O’Brien. (Functionalfoods and nutraceuticals series; 6.0)CRC Pr., ©2004 293 p. $139.95“Let food be thy medicine,” a core principle of holistic medicine, is nowbeing taken seriously by mainstream medicine, the food industry, andconsumers. Shortt, a UK research nutritionist, overviews the distinctionbetween functional foods and nutraceuticals, and market dynamics inthis growth sector. In 14 chapters, international food scientists discuss therole of food in disease prevention and treatment, and the development ofdairy products enhanced with probiotics (beneficial bacteria) and spe-cific nutrients. Guides for evaluating the safety of new products and forgood clinical practice are presented.

QP215 0-8247-0716-8TThheerraappyy ffoorr mmuuccuuss--cclleeaarraannccee ddiissoorrddeerrss..Title main entry. Ed. by Bruce K. Rubin and Cees P.van der Schans.(Lung biology in health and disease; v.188)Marcel Dekker, ©2004 597 p. $195.00Rubin (pediatrics, biomedical engineering, Wake Forest University Schoolof Medicine) and van der Schans (nursing and allied health, Universityfor Professional Education “Hanzehogeschool,” The Netherlands) presenta survey of current medication and devices used for the clearance ofmucus from the lungs. “Phlegmish masters” in physiotherapy, respi-ratory medicine, rehabilitation, and otorhinolaryngology overviewcommon airway mucus clearance methods, the biophysical properties ofmucus, regulation of airway mucus secretion, and outcomes for trials ofmucoactive therapy, then discuss issues related to medications and drugdelivery and consider physical therapy and clearance devices. B&wphotos are included. The book will be of interest to researchers, clini-cians, and therapists.

QP249 2004-040247 0-07-135728-9VVaannddeerr’’ss rreennaall pphhyyssiioollooggyy,, 66tthh eedd..Eaton, Douglas C. and John P. Pooler. (Lange physiology series)McGraw-Hill, ©2004 214 p. $34.95 (pa)In this edition of a classic medical primer, authors from EmoryUniversity School of Medicine incorporate new knowledge of kidneyfunction and the complex relationship between renal function and bloodpressure. Includes clinical examples and study questions with an answerkey.

QP251 2003-027564 0-393-05082-3WWhhyy wwee ddoo iitt;; rreetthhiinnkkiinngg sseexx aanndd tthhee sseellffiisshh ggeennee..Eldredge, Niles.W.W. Norton, ©2004 269 p. $24.95To fully accept the arguments of Richard Dawkins (author of The SelfishGene) and his acolytes, one would be forced to conclude that “we do it”solely because our genes are telling us to reproduce more genes; butgenes don’t drive evolution, argues Eldredge (curator, American Museumof Natural History), especially in social creatures such as humans. In thispopular science work, he discusses a “human triangle” of sexual, repro-ductive, and economic behavior that has increasingly been guided byculture over the past two-and-a-half million years. Furthermore, Eldredgesays, Dawkins’ gene-centric view “has profoundly bad implications forsocial theory and its political implementation.”

QP261 0-415-28795-2OOvvaarriiaann ttooxxiiccoollooggyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Patricia B. Hoyer. (Target organ toxicologyseries)CRC Pr., ©2004 232 p. $129.95Reproductive function in women can be compromised by exposure toxenobiotics (chemicals foreign to an organism) and environmentalfactors. Hoyer (physiology, U. of Arizona) presents 11 papers that addressthe impact of toxicity on the ovaries, first covering general ovarian phys-iology, before moving on to such topics as ovarian toxicity caused by pes-ticides, toxicity caused by endocrine disrupters, phthalate toxicity,hormonal control of ovarian function following chlorotriazine exposure,the role of ovarian metabolism in chemical-induced injury, placentalinduction of ovarian toxicity, chemoresistance in ovarian cancer, epi-demiology of ovarian cancer, and assessment of toxicant-induced alter-ations in ovarian steroidgenesis.

QP301 0-470-84682-8EExxeerrcciissee pphhyyssiioollooggyy;; aa tthheemmaattiicc aapppprrooaacchh..Hale, Tudor. (WILEY sporttexts series)John Wiley & Sons, ©2003 340 p. $145.00Hale (University College, UK) introduces students with no background inhuman biology to fundamentals of the physiological processes involvedin sports performance, focusing on the physiological explanation ofmaximal oxygen uptake. Chapters cover specific physiological systemsinvolved in oxygen delivery and consumption. Two final chaptersevaluate current theories on factors that limit maximal oxygen uptakeand the relationship between fitness and health. Learning featuresinclude objectives, problems, tests, and a glossary of terms and symbols.The text is for students of sports science and physical education takingcourses in exercise physiology, respiratory and cardiovascular physiology,and coaching science.

QP301 2004-000929 0-7360-4837-5PPeerrcceeiivveedd eexxeerrttiioonn ffoorr pprraaccttiittiioonneerrss;; rraattiinngg eeffffoorrtt wwiitthh tthheeOOMMNNII ppiiccttuurree ssyysstteemm..Robertson, Robert J.Human Kinetics Pub., ©2004 171 p. $28.00 (pa)Robertson’s (U. of Pittsburgh) visual rating scale, developed first forchildren and refined for adults, helps fitness specialists, personaltrainers, strength and conditioning coaches, clinical exercise physiolo-gists, and allied health professionals help their clients rate their effortsin order to accurately regulate their conditioning intensity. The 11 picturescales apply to all kinds of exercise. The guide includes sample instruc-tions for what to say to clients in various situations; clinical and field-based perceptual tests for use in aerobic, anaerobic, and resistanceexercise assessments; case studies that present a need and an action plan;and training programs that employ Robertson’s picture system to guideexercise intensity.

QP303 2003-060287 0-306-47999-0FFrroomm bbiippeedd ttoo ssttrriiddeerr;; tthhee eemmeerrggeennccee ooff mmooddeerrnn hhuummaannwwaallkkiinngg,, rruunnnniinngg,, aanndd rreessoouurrccee ttrraannssppoorrtt..Title main entry. Ed. by D. Jeffrey Meldrum and Charles E. Hilton.Da Capo Press, ©2004 213 p. $105.00Meldrum (biological sciences, Idaho State University) and Hilton (anthro-pology, Western Michigan University) present recent work on the tran-sition to human bipedalism. Research presented attempts to answerquestions on when and in what sequence the morphology of human loco-motion appeared, the adaptive implications for the expansion of mobility,and its effects on foraging behavior and resource transportation. B&wphotos of artifacts are included. The book will be of interest to anthro-pologists and students of human evolution. Material originated at a 2000meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, held inSan Antonio, Texas.

QP303 2003-027462 1-55642-491-4KKiinneessiioollooggyy ffoorr ooccccuuppaattiioonnaall tthheerraappyy.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Rybski, Melinda.Slack Inc., ©2004 252 p. $45.95 (pa)Rybski (occupational therapy, The Ohio State University) helpsoccupational therapists manage each step of the kinesiology continuum,from problem identification of client musculoskeletal factors to the finalstage of selecting appropriate intervention strategies, in this book/CD-ROM text for occupational therapists and students. The text describeshow joints, muscles, and bones interact to produce movement, andexplains kinesiology concepts with regard to forces acting on the bodyand how these forces influence movement and intervention with clients.B&w photos and illustrations are included. The CD-ROM contains aninteractive tutorial on goniometry, plus a review of key concepts fromthe text, featuring audio, video, and narration.

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QP303 2004-002355 0-7360-3966-XRReesseeaarrcchh mmeetthhooddss iinn bbiioommeecchhaanniiccss..Robertson, D. Gordon et al.Human Kinetics Pub., ©2004 309 p. $69.00In this resource for new researchers, Robertson (biomechanics, Universityof Ottawa, Canada) provides a foundation in the biomechanical methodsand tools used in quantifying human movement. He shows how the lawsof motion are applied to complex human movements, with material pre-sented in such a way that readers need only a basic knowledge ofNewtonian mechanics and vector algebra to understand. He describes thekinematics of motion using 2D and 3D analysis, then considers thekinetics of motion with respect to quantifying aspects of motion.Techniques described include muscle modeling, computer simulation,and electromyography. Chapter objectives, exercises, and key terms areincluded.

QP310 2003-026043 0-7360-4898-7SScciieennccee ooff fflleexxiibbiilliittyy,, 33dd eedd..Alter, Michael J.Human Kinetics Pub., ©2004 355 p. $49.00Written primarily for health and fitness professionals concerned aboutthe limitations of body flexibility and techniques for the optimal devel-opment of it, this work surveys the scientific and medical literature onflexibility. The author, a former gymnastics coach, broadly covers basicsciences related to flexibility, clinical considerations, principles ofstretching, anatomical (or regional) aspects of flexibility, and a range offunctional aspects.

QP321 2003-013279 0-415-36953-3MMuussccllee ssttrreennggtthh..Title main entry. Ed. by Shrawan Kumar.CRC Pr., ©2004 538 p. $139.95Approaching the topic from the perspective of ergonomics, occupationalsafety, and occupational therapy, 22 papers examine a range of aspectsof muscle force generation, Presented by Kumar (ergonomics,Department of Physical Therapy, U. of Alberta, Canada) the papersdiscuss the generation, measurement, and testing of strength in thevarious muscle groups relevant to industrial production and other occu-pational settings, as well as such topics as design applications of strengthdata, myoelectric manifestations of muscle fatigue, current tools inphysical demands analysis, and strength and disability.

QP355 2004-3973 0-87893-725-0NNeeuurroosscciieennccee,, 33dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Dale Purves et al.Sinauer Associates, ©2004 810 p. $86.95Twenty specialists contribute to the third edition of this textbook forundergraduates, medical students, graduate students in the neuro-sciences, and others studying the operation of the human nervoussystem. The latest edition features new appendices on the brainstem andcranial nerves, and on vascular supply, the meninges, and ventricles; newand revised text boxes throughout, highlighting topics of special interestrelevant to the chapter topics; and revised and expanded full-color illus-trations. A supplementary CD-ROM provides an interactive referenceguide to the structure of the human nervous system.

QP360 2004-010301 0-87893-754-4BBiioollooggiiccaall ppssyycchhoollooggyy;; aann iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo bbeehhaavviioorraall aannddccooggnniittiivvee nneeuurroosscciieennccee,, 44tthh eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Rosenzweig, Mark R. et al.Sinauer Associates, ©2005 622 p. $99.95This undergraduate textbook offers a comprehensive survey of the bio-logical bases of behavior. It describes the development of the nervoussystem, perception and action, regulation and behavior, emotions andmental disorders, and cognitive neuroscience. A companion CD containsstudy questions, animated tutorials, activities, and video clips. Theauthors are affiliated with the University of California at Berkeley,Michigan State University, and Simon Fraser University.

QP360 2003-100573 0-7167-5300-6FFuunnddaammeennttaallss ooff hhuummaann nneeuurrooppssyycchhoollooggyy,, 55tthh eedd..Kolb, Bryan and Ian Q. Whishaw. (A series of books in psychology)Worth Publishers, ©2003 763 p. $103.70Kolb and Whishaw (both affiliated with the U. of Lethbridge, have addednew emphasis on neuroimaging to this fifth edition undergraduate text.There is a new chapter on neuroimaging technology, and new boxes onimaging are included in each of the core chapters. There is also a newchapter on drugs, and the new art program features two-colorillustrations and b&w photos and diagnostic images. Coverage includesbackground for those who are new to the brain, cortical organization,cortical functions, higher functions, and plasticity and disorders.

QP364 2003-027536 1-58829-349-1SSiiggnnaall ttrraannssdduuccttiioonn aanndd tthhee ggaassoottrraannssmmiitttteerrss;; NNOO,, CCOO,,aanndd HH22SS iinn bbiioollooggyy aanndd mmeeddiicciinnee..Title main entry. Ed. by Rui Wang.Humana Press Inc., ©2004 377 p. $155.00Focusing on the signal transduction mechanisms underlying gasotrans-mitters, the 22 contributions in this collection examine the endogenousproduction and physiological function of nitric oxide, carbon monoxide,and hydrogen sulfide, which share common chemical features and bio-logical action modes, but differ from classical neurotransmitters andhumoral factors. Primarily divided into three sections, each openingchapter describes the synthesis and metabolism of a particular gas. Othertopics discussed include the chemical interaction of nitric oxide withprotein thiols, S-nitrosylation of cyclic nucleotide-gated channels, themodulation of ion channels by carbon monoxide in nonvascular tissues,and the role of hydrogen sulfide as an endogenous vasorelaxant factor.

QP408 0-8058-4717-0TThhee nneeuurroobbiioollooggyy ooff lleeaarrnniinngg;; ppeerrssppeeccttiivveess ffrroomm sseeccoonnddllaanngguuaaggee aaccqquuiissiittiioonn..Schumann, John H. et al.Lawrence Erlbaum, ©2004 212 p. $49.95Seven neurobiologists—all members of the Neurobiology of LanguageResearch Group in the Applied Linguistics and TESL Department atUCLA at the time of the writing of this text—contribute a relatively com-prehensive, neurobiological account of certain aspects of second languageacquisition, with the hope of promoting further research on the neuro-biology of language that starts with the brain and moves to behavior. Theauthors describe the neurobiology for motivation, procedural knowledge,declarative knowledge, memory consolidation, and attention, and thenspeculate on how these mechanisms implement the acquisition and useof language. The text assumes background in neurobiology funda-mentals. For researchers and students in applied linguistics, neuro-science, and cognitive science.

QP475 2003-061474 0-07-141187-9VViissuuaall ppeerrcceeppttiioonn;; aa cclliinniiccaall oorriieennttaattiioonn,, 33dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Steven H. Schwartz.McGraw-Hill, ©2004 471 p. $64.95This textbook for courses in visual perception blends basic vision sciencewith clinical applications. It instructs beginning-level clinicians and psy-chologists in visual perceptual processes and describes the noninvasivetechniques that assess them. The third edition features three new practiceexaminations (with answers) to help students to determine their masteryof the material. Schwartz teaches at the State College of Optometry atSUNY New York.

QP517 2004-004802 1-58829-098-0BBiiooccoonnjjuuggaattiioonn pprroottooccoollss;; ssttrraatteeggiieess aanndd mmeetthhooddss..Title main entry. Ed. by Christof M. Niemeyer. (Methods in molecularbiology; 283)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 330 p. $125.00Mostly German scientists, but also some from the rest of Europe andNorth America, speak to scientists ranging from novice to veteran whoare confronting the challenge of semi-synthesizing functional bimolecularreagents for a wide variety of applications including novel biomedicaldiagnostics, therapeutics, and biomaterials. They update many of theclassic techniques and introduce and summarize newer approaches thatgo beyond the pure biomedical applications of bioconjugation. Seven pro-tocols are presented for preparing protein conjugates, seven for synthe-sizing nucleic acid conjugates, six on semi-synthetic glycosyl- andlipid-conjugates of proteins and their implications for medicinal chem-istry, and three on the biofunctionalization of inorganic surfaces.

QP517 2004-006742 1-59033-980-0HHoommoollyyttiicc aanndd hheetteerroollyyttiicc rreeaaccttiioonnss;; pprroobblleemmss aannddssoolluuttiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by Gennady E. Zaikov.Nova Science Publishers, ©2004 340 p. $140.00Zaikov (Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russia) compiles recent workhighlighting the latest research in homolytic and heterolytic reactions.Some specific topics are thermal degradation of biodegradable polymericmaterials, fractal analysis of structure and properties, pectin and poly-acrylamide composite hydrogels, and the relation between morphologyand thermal, mechanical, and fracture properties in rubber modifieddivinylester resins. Other topics examined include epoxy-urethanecopolymers, the extrusion of polymers in ultrasonic action, the transportof water and its effects on properties of cold-curing epoxy adhesives, anda general technique for investigation of biodegradation of materials bymicroorganisms.

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QP517 2004-005164 1-58829-245-2SSiiggnnaall ttrraannssdduuccttiioonn pprroottooccoollss,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Robert C. Dickson and Michael D. Mendenhall.(Methods in molecular biology; 41)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 327 p. $99.50Dickson and Mendenhall, affiliated with the Department of Molecularand Cellular Biochemistry at the University of Kentucky, present repro-ducible techniques for the assay of key signaling molecules, includingimmunoassays, fluorescence-based assays, high-throughput methods,protein modification assays, lipid second-messenger assays, and chro-matin immunoprecipitation techniques. Wherever possible, protocols forthe assay of general classes of signal transduction components have beenidentified so they can be adapted to the assay of any member of thatclass. The protocols follow the series format, with step-by-step instruc-tions, background, and troubleshooting advice.

QP519 2003-028088 1-58829-017-4CCaappiillllaarryy eelleeccttrroopphhoorreessiiss ooff pprrootteeiinnss aanndd ppeeppttiiddeess..Title main entry. Ed. by Mark A. Strege and Avinash L. Lagu. (Methodsin molecular biology; v.276)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 332 p. $125.00For the past couple decades, capillary electrophoresis (CE) has served asan important method for the analysis of proteins and peptides. Collecting15 contributions from researchers using CE, Strege (Eli Lilly andCompany) and Lagu (Lilly Research Laboratories) present a portrait ofthe state of the art. The broad topics explored include approaches for cap-illary coatings and analyte detection via laser- induced fluorescence;techniques for the development of biopharmaceuticals; approaches forperforming affinity capillary electrophoresis for the evaluation of proteinbinding; and the combination of CE, capillary isoelectric focusing, andelectrospray mass spectrometry detection for complex studies of pro-teomics and microfluidics.

QP535 2003-025236 0-470-85810-9TThhee bbiioocchheemmiissttrryy ooff iinnoorrggaanniicc ppoollyypphhoosspphhaatteess,, 22dd eedd..Kulaev, I. S. et al.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 277 p. $145.00Kulaev (Moscow State U.), V. M. Vagabov, and T. V. Kilakovskaya (all bio-chemistry and physiology of microorganisms, Russian Academy ofSciences) discuss current problems relating to the biochemistry of inor-ganic polyphosphates, linear polymers of orthophosphoric acid, whichare important regulatory biopolymers widespread in living organisms.They describe the metabolism of the polymers in prokaryotes andeukaryotes, that is, their role in the cells of organisms at different stagesof evolution; and critically analyze the methods of isolation and quanti-tative assessment of the compounds and the methods of studyingenzymes dependent on them. The first edition appeared in 1979.

QP535 2003-027923 1-58829-237-1NNiittrriicc ooxxiiddee pprroottooccoollss,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Aviv Hassid. (Methods in molecular biology;279)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 246 p. $89.50Updated from the 1999 first edition, the anthology details some of thecurrent methodologies for measuring nitric oxide, many of them dealingwith quantification in biological fluids or tissues. Researchers in manymedical disciplines from Europe, the US, and Asia consider such tech-nologies as capillary electrophoresis, microcoaxial electrodes, the in vivomeasurement of nitric oxide in exhaled air, confocal microscopy, gaschromatography-mass spectroscopy, in situ hybridization, and real-timepolymerase chain reactions. They also discuss measuring novel productsof nitric oxide, and the expression of nitric oxide synthase using viralvectors.

QP551 3-527-30656-0HHiigghhlliigghhttss iinn bbiioooorrggaanniicc cchheemmiissttrryy;; mmeetthhooddss aannddaapppplliiccaattiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Carsten Schmuck and Helma Wennemers.Wiley-VCH, ©2004 571 p. $125.00 (pa)Schmuck (organic chemistry, University of Würzburg, Germany) andWennemers (organic chemistry, University of Basel, Germany) provideadvanced students and those already working in the field with anoverview of bioorganic chemistry. Touching on biomolecules and theirconformation, non-covalent intermolecular interactions, drugdevelopment, diagnostic developments, catalysis, and bioengineering andbioinspired assemblies, contributors in molecular physiology, organicchemistry, and biotechnology offer an account of the latest research inareas such as artificial receptors for the stabilization of beta-sheetstructures, carbohydrate recognition by artificial receptors, combinatorialchemistry in the discovery of catalysts, and inhibitors against humanmast-cell-tryptase in asthma treatment.

QP551 0-470-86261-0RReevveerrssiibbllee pprrootteeiinn aacceettyyllaattiioonn;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium on Reversible Protein Acetylation (2003: NovartisFoundation, London). Ed. by Gregory Bock and Jamie Goode. (NovartisFoundation Symposium; 259)John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 300 p. $140.00Papers from a May 2003 symposium review what has been accomplishedin recent years in the field and look into the future of protein acetylation.Contributors in molecular biology, cancer genetics, and pharmacologyreview the role of histone acetylation and the histone code, discussenzymes involved in acetylation and their biology, detail recent advancesin the acetylation of non-histone proteins, and look at the potential forHDAC inhibitors as anti-cancer agents. They describe research in areassuch as the indexing potential of histone lysine methylation, chromatinmodifications as clues to the regulation of antigen receptor assembly,dual roles of histone deacetylases in the control of cardiac growth, andp300 and DNA repair.

QP552 2004-040699 0-470-86254-8MMaammmmaalliiaann TTRRPP cchhaannnneellss aass mmoolleeccuullaarr ttaarrggeettss;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss....Symposium on Mammalian TRP Channels as Molecular Targets (2003:Novartis Foundation). (Novartis Foundation symposium; 258)John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 275 p. $135.00Papers from a March 2003 symposium report on the latest research inthe transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channel superfamily, in areassuch as mammalian TRP channel subunit assembly, the role of caveolarlipid rafts in plasma membrane localization of TRP channels, assemblyand gating of TRP channels in signalling microdomains, and signallingmechanisms for TRP channels. Other topics discussed include diversityof TRP channel activation, control of TRP channels and store-operatedchannels by protein kinase C, TRP channel 4-deficient mice, TRPchannels as drug targets, TRP channels in oxidative stress, and the dis-tribution of TRP channels in a visceral sensory pathway.

QP552 0-9545232-8-8SSuummooyyllaattiioonn;; mmoolleeccuullaarr bbiioollooggyy aanndd bbiioocchheemmiissttrryy..Title main entry. Ed. by Van G. Wilson.Horizon Bioscience, ©2004 404 p. $174.95SUMO, Small Ubiquitin-like MOdifier, is a ubiquitin-related protein thatcovalently binds to other proteins using a mechanism analogous to, butdistinct from ubiquitin itself. Here researchers, many of whom have beenat the forefront of discovery about it, relate especially the considerablenew information that has been milked from experiment over the pastfive years about the protein and its modifying machinery. They considersuch aspects as the molecular evolution of the proteins, the molecularmechanisms of sumoylation, proteases, E3 ligases, SUMO-2/3 conjugationand de-conjugation pathways, sumoylation in yeast, SUMO modificationsand nucleocytoplasmic transport, the control of gene expression, andviruses. Distributed by Taylor and Francis.

QP561 2003-047263 0-8493-1382-1MMeettaabboolliicc aanndd tthheerraappeeuuttiicc aassppeeccttss ooff aammiinnoo aacciiddss iinncclliinniiccaall nnuuttrriittiioonn,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Luc A. Cynober.CRC Pr., ©2004 755 p. $189.95Cynober (clinical biochemistry, Hotel-Dieu Hospital, France; biologicalnutrition, University of Paris) presents information on amino acid metab-olism in various health and nutritional states and reevaluates data andhypotheses in light of the most recent discoveries in genomics and pro-teomics. This second edition reflects advances in the field over the pastnine years, and includes new material on amino acids requirements inrelation to aging and sport, L-arginine as a nutraceutical in cardiovas-cular disease, technical considerations of amino acid measurements, andnew findings on taurine and other sulfur-containing amino acids.

QP572 2004-003362 0-470-86292-0RReenniinn aannggiiootteennssiinn aanndd tthhee hheeaarrtt..Title main entry. Ed. by Walmor C. De Mello.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 244 p. $165.00Not too long ago, scientists realized that the heart is a target for the reninangiotensin system, and used that knowledge to improve theirunderstanding and prevention of cardiac abnormalities generated bypathological processes. Now, experimental and clinical evidence hasrevealed that there is a local renin angiotensin system in the heart itself,which is involved in important aspects of heart function and dysfunction.It is this cardiac renin angiotensin system that cardiologists from aroundthe world explore here, drawing on information from cell and molecularbiology, transgenic animals, pharmacology, and clinical studies. Theirgoal is to transcend the technological aspects to reveal the truephysiopathological meaning of the system.

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QP601 2003-544947 1-58829-286-XDDiirreecctteedd eennzzyymmee eevvoolluuttiioonn;; ssccrreeeenniinngg aanndd sseelleeccttiioonnmmeetthhooddss..Title main entry. Ed. by Frances H. Arnold and George Georgiou.(Methods in molecular biology; 230)Humana Press Inc., ©2003 383 p. $99.50Directed evolution is the application of evolutionary design to enzymeengineering. Arnold (California Institute of Technology) and Georgiou(University of Texas-Austin) present work by seasoned practitioners,describing their readily reproducible screening strategies for isolatinguseful clones. These techniques have been optimized for sensitivity, highthroughput, and robustness, and are of proven utility for directed evo-lution purposes. The assays presented use a variety of techniques,including genetic complementation, microtiter plates, solid-phase screenwith colorimetric substrates, and flow cytometric screens. Each protocolcontains instructions and notes on how to deal with problems that mayoccur.

QP606 2003-058465 0-8493-1184-5PPCCRR tteecchhnnoollooggyy;; ccuurrrreenntt iinnnnoovvaattiioonnss,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Thomas Weissenteiner et ed.CRC Pr., ©2004 392 p. $119.95 (pa)This collection outlines protocols for preparing a polymerase chainreaction (PCR) experiment, and provides examples of analytical PCR,divided into qualitative and quantitative applications, and examples ofpreparative methods addressing the general problem of how to generatesamples for further analysis and in vitro evolution. The 36 contributionsdescribe template isolation, labeling and cloning, detection of nucleic acidvariation, amplification of unknown sequences, and amplification ofminute amounts of nucleic acids. Rather than updating ten-year-oldchapters, the material in the second edition is all new.

QP606 0-9545232-7-XRReeaall--ttiimmee PPCCRR;; aann eesssseennttiiaall gguuiiddee..Title main entry. Ed. by Kirstin Edwards et al.Horizon Bioscience, ©2004 346 p. $169.95Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a technique for nucleic acidamplification. Writing for both novice and experienced users, Edwards(Health Protection Agency, UK) offers a guide to PCR technologies andapplications and overviews the theory behind PCR techniques. The guidebegins with advice on the selection of an instrument and probe systemand tips on set-up, controls, and validation, then offers an overview ofimportant real-time applications, such as quantitation, expressionanalysis, and mutation detection. Final chapters address the diagnosis ofinfectious diseases. The book is distributed by Taylor & Francis.

QP609 3-527-30677-3LLiippaasseess aanndd pphhoosspphhoolliippaasseess iinn ddrruugg ddeevveellooppmmeenntt;; ffrroommbbiioocchheemmiissttrryy ttoo mmoolleeccuullaarr pphhaarrmmaaccoollooggyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Günter Müller and Stefan Petry.Wiley-VCH, ©2004 336 p. $165.00Lipases and phospholipases are key control elements in mammalianintermediary metabolism. Müller (biochemistry, Aventis Pharma,Germany) and Petry (medicinal chemistry, Aventis Pharma, Germany)assemble experts from different scientific disciplines to provide drugdevelopers with a foundation for lipase-centered drug design. Majoraspects of lipase research are covered, from genomics to drug discovery,structural biology, rational drug design, and drug-lipase interaction, withchapters on areas such as sphingomyelinases and their interaction withmembrane lipids, digestive lipase inhibition, and physiological and phar-macological regulation of triacylglycerol storage and mobilization. Thebook will be of use to medicinal chemists, structural biologists, bio-chemists, and physiologists.

QP613 2003-65063 0-415-30673-6CCaarrbboonniicc aannhhyyddrraassee;; iittss iinnhhiibbiittoorrss aanndd aaccttiivvaattoorrss..Title main entry. Ed. by Claudiu T. Supuran et al. (CRC enzymeinhibitors series)CRC Pr., ©2004 363 p. $139.95Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) are metalloenzymes that regulate importantphysiological functions in plant and animal organisms. Supuran(Universitá degli Studi, Italy) offers an overview of the latest develop-ments in CA research. Research presented surveys the mechanisms ofaction of CAs, reviews the chemistry of CA inhibitors and CA activators,discusses connections between CAs and cancer, and looks at the impor-tance of CAs in gastroenterology, nephrology, and neurology. Chaptertopics include sulfonamide CA inhibitors, metal complexes of heterocyclicsulfonamides as CA inhibitors, cancer-related CA isozymes, and clinicalapplications of CA inhibitors in ophthalmology.

QP620 2004-105362 0-7695-2173-8BBiiooiinnffoorrmmaattiiccss aanndd bbiiooeennggiinneeeerriinngg ((BBIIBBEE 22000044));;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..IEEE International Symposium on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering(4th: 2004: Taichung, Taiwan)Computer Society Press, ©2004 613 p. $218.00 (pa)Reflecting the cross fertilization of ideas between bio-informatics and bio-engineering, these 71 papers from the May 2004 symposium describenew developments in the design of drugs, the study of the molecularstructures and properties of the genetic code of human life, and the rep-resentation and treatment of the human body for injury and disease. The16 sessions explore such areas as medical image processing, geneexpression, transcriptome and functional genomics, homology search,protein-protein interactions, and algorithms. Among the topics are tech-niques for enhancing computation of DNA curvature molecules, a timeseries analysis of microarray data, a dihedral angel database based ondisulfide bonds, and the semantic analysis and synthesis of complex bio-logical systems. No subject index.

QP624 2004-042239 0-471-22616-5AAnnaallyyzziinngg mmiiccrrooaarrrraayy ggeennee eexxpprreessssiioonn ddaattaa..McLachlan, Geoffrey J. et al.Wiley-Interscience, ©2004 320 p. $89.95This review of methodologies for analyzing DNA microarray data isaimed at biostatisticians entering the field of microarray gene expressionand biologists conducting statistical analyses of their own experimentaldata. Using an interdisciplinary approach, McLachlan (statistics, U. ofQueensland), Do (biostatistics, U. of Texas) and Ambroise (Université, deTechnologie de Compiègne, France) focus on tools and procedures forachieving reliable, reproducible results. They also cover the biology andtechnology underlying microarray experiments, as well as data cleaningand normalization.

QP624 0-9545232-9-6DDNNAA aammpplliiffiiccaattiioonn;; ccuurrrreenntt tteecchhnnoollooggiieess aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by Vadim V. Demidov and Natalia E. Broude.Horizon Bioscience, ©2004 335 p. $169.95Seeking to go beyond works that discuss merely one form of DNA ampli-fication (polymerase chain reaction) or look at amplification for thepurpose of narrow goals, Demidov and Broude (both of the Center forAdvanced Biotechnology, Boston U.) present 17 papers discussing a widerange of amplification techniques and applications in an attempt topresent the current state-of-the-art in “the cornerstone of modern biotech-nology.” Four sections explore enzymes used in DNA amplification, ther-mocycling methods of DNA amplification, isothermal methods of DNAamplification, and DNA amplification in detection of non-DNA analytes.Distributed by Taylor & Francis.

QP625 2003-025446 1-58829-243-6TTrriinnuucclleeoottiiddee rreeppeeaatt pprroottooccoollss..Title main entry. Ed. by Yoshinori Kohwi. (Methods in molecularbiology; 277)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 342 p. $115.00Kohwi (Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory) collects techniques for studyingtrinucleotide pathology at the molecular level. Step-by-step protocols covera variety of targets, ranging from DNA and RNA to proteins and wholeanimals, and focus not only on causal genes, but also on their consequentproducts, such as transcription factors, neurotransmitter receptors, pro-teasomes, and mitochondria/oxidation damage. Each protocol follows theseries format, with instructions, background on principles behind thetechniques, lists of equipment, and advice on troubleshooting andavoiding known pitfalls.

QP752 2003-057618 0-471-48984-0TThhee eeiiccoossaannooiiddss..Title main entry. Ed. by Peter Curtis-Prior.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 634 p. $350.00Curtis-Prior (Cambridge Research Institute) collects research on the deriv-atives of 20-carbon-atom fatty acids, known as the eicosanoids. Emphasisis on arachidonic acid and products formed by oxidation and furthertransformation. Researchers in cell biology, pharmacology, and variousbranches of medicine report on the latest eicosanoid research in biosyn-thesis, analytic methods, biochemical and molecular pharmacology,immunology, and the activity of eicosanoids in the circulatory, digestive,nervous, and reproductive systems. Specific topics examined includeprostanoids in pain, biochemical interactions of platelet-activating factorwith eicosanoids, time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay in eicosanoidanalysis, mammalian lipoxygenases, and gas chromatography and massspectrometry in eicosanoid analysis.

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QP771 2003-061662 0-8160-4998-XTThhee eennccyyccllooppeeddiiaa ooff vviittaammiinnss,, mmiinneerraallss aanndd ssuupppplleemmeennttss,,22dd eedd..Title main entry. Tova Navarra.Facts On File, Inc., ©2004 353 p. $65.00The concept of food as medicine has become more mainstream since the1996 edition. A registered nurse who is also a health columnist andTherapeutic Touch and Reiki master, offers a balanced perspective on thenutrients and micronutrients that foods and supplements offer. Afterintroducing issues often debated, she provides an A-Z directory on about900 vitamins, minerals, and supplements. Appendices include standardand vegetarian food guides, a drug-nutrient interactions chart, theAmerican Dietetic Association’s position on “Food and NutritionMisinformation,” a national health agenda, and regulations relating tosupplements and food labeling.

QP772 2003-017985 1-85996-293-9VViittaammiinn CC;; ffuunnccttiioonn aanndd bbiioocchheemmiissttrryy iinn aanniimmaallss aannddppllaannttss..Title main entry. Ed. by Han Asard et al.Bios Scientific Publishers, ©2004 323 p. $145.00Editors Asard (biochemistry, U. of Nebraska, US), May (Vanderbilt U.School of Medicine, US) and Smirnoff (biological sciences, U. of Exeter,UK) present a synthetic text that brings together the scientific under-standing of the role of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in the biology of plantsand animals. Sixteen papers address such topics as the biosynthesis ofascorbic acid, the biotechnology of ascorbic acid manufacture, ascorbicacids role in signaling in plants, organic transport processes, the nonan-tioxidant functions of Vitamin C (especially in relation to the preventionof scurvy), vitamin C and oxidative damage to DNA, uptake and distri-bution in the nervous system, and the use of vitamin C in treating ath-erosclerosis.

QP772 0-8247-0688-9VViittaammiinn EE;; ffoooodd cchheemmiissttrryy,, ccoommppoossiittiioonn,, aanndd aannaallyyssiiss..Eitenmiller, Ronald and Junsoo Lee.Marcel Dekker, ©2004 530 p. $195.00Eitenmiller (U. of Georgia-Athens) and Loo (Chungbuk National U.,Korea) synthesize the vast body of scientific information available onvitamin E related to food science and technology. They cover chemistryand biochemistry; nutrition and health implications; oxidation and therole of vitamin E as an antioxidant in foods; dietary vitamin E supple-mentation for improving oxidative stability in muscle foods, milk, andeggs; the effects of food preparation and storage on the vitamin E contentof food; analyzing tocopherols and tocotrienols in foods, and vitamin Ein the composition of many common foods. They write primarily for foodscientists, but also scientists and students in related fields.

QP801 2003-011477 0-415-30691-4CCooffffeeee,, tteeaa,, cchhooccoollaattee,, aanndd tthhee bbrraaiinn..Title main entry. Ed. by Astrid Nehlig. (Nutrition, brain, and behavior;v.2)CRC Pr., ©2004 237 p. $99.95Sixteen chapters provide a stimulating review of the latest scientific infor-mation on the beneficial and detrimental neurobiological effects of caf-feine, the mild stimulant in coffee, tea, and chocolate. Nehlig (INSERM,the French Medical Research Institute, Strasbourg) notes that currentknowledge indicates that moderate consumption of these substances ishealthful. Several contributors report evidence for the memory-, mood-,and performance-enhancing attributes of coffee. Others address caffeinedependence (though cravings for chocolate are more psychological thanphysiological), its potential for neurodevelopmental damage, and complexrelationship to headaches and other neurological disorders.

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QR46 2004-001473 1-55581-206-6CCoolloorr aattllaass ooff mmeeddiiccaall bbaacctteerriioollooggyy..Title main entry. Ed. by by Luis M. de la Maza et al.Am. Soc. for Microbiology, ©2004 316 p. $139.95The editors (all of the U. of California Irvine, College of Medicine) illus-trate common bacteria found in clinical laboratory settings through thepresentation of 650 four-color photographs. The organization of the pho-tographs closely parallels the Manual of Clinical Microbiology. Followingthe photographs, a final chapter discusses common methods and bio-chemical reactions for identifying pathogenic bacteria.

QR46 0-07-143199-3MMeeddiiccaall mmiiccrroobbiioollooggyy && iinnmmmmuunnoollooggyy;; eexxaammiinnaattiioonn &&bbooaarrdd rreevviieeww,, 88tthh eedd..Levinson, Warren. (A Lange medical book)McGraw-Hill, ©2004 644 p. $39.95 (pa)This review guide contains approximately 600 practice questions and acomplete USMLE-style exam, as well as basic facts about bacteriology,virology, mycology, parasitology, and immunology. Fundamental con-cepts are highlighted, and case studies emphasizes diagnostic infor-mation. Levinson teaches microbiology at the University of California,San Francisco.

QR46 2003-070890 1-55581-288-0PPoocckkeett gguuiiddee ttoo cclliinniiccaall mmiiccrroobbiioollooggyy,, 33dd eedd..Murray, Patrick R.Am. Soc. for Microbiology, ©2004 406 p. $39.95 (pa)The latest edition (reorganized to complement the Manual of ClinicalMicrobiology, 8th ed.) contains condensed information on the detectionand identification of clinically important microbes. The guide (whichadds an author, Shea, for the mycology and mycobacteriology sections)reflects changes in taxonomy and the emergence of new pathogens anddiseases. Useful as a laboratory reference as well as for teaching medicaltechnologists, pathology residents, and infectious disease fellows. Theauthors are associated with the Clinical Microbiology Service, NationalInstitutes of Health.

QR66 2004-47818 0-8493-1818-1HHaannddbbooookk ooff mmiiccrroobbiioollooggiiccaall mmeeddiiaa,, 33dd eedd..Atlas, Ronald M.CRC Pr., ©2004 2051 p. $179.95This third edition of a reference for use in industrial, medical, veterinary,diagnostic, and academic microbiology laboratories includes formula-tions and descriptions of 5,500 classic and modern media used for theidentification, cultivation, and maintenance of bacteria. There is also newinformation on international collections of microorganisms andexpanded information on anaerobes and archaea. Entries are arrangedalphabetically by medium name and include information on compo-sition, preparation, commercial sources, safety precautions, and uses.

QR67 2003-058272 1-55581-221-XMMoolleeccuullaarr mmiiccrroobbiioollooggyy;; ddiiaaggnnoossttiicc pprriinncciipplleess aannddpprraaccttiiccee..Title main entry. Ed. by David H. Persing et al.Am. Soc. for Microbiology, ©2004 724 p. $124.95Intended for clinical microbiologists, this collection explains the technicalprinciples behind culture confirmation and direct detection probes,nucleic acid amplification methods, diagnostic sequencing and mutationdetection, molecular typing methods, and detection methodology, thenapplies the technologies to the detection and characterization of specificbacteria, viral, fungal, and parasitic strains. Topics of the 53 chaptersinclude fluorescence in situ hybridization, molecular phylogeneticanalysis, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, phenotypic testing of humanimmunodeficiency virus type 1 drug susceptibility, detection of agentsassociated with bioterrorism, RNA virus detection, and molecularapproaches for diagnosis of malaria.

QR67 2003-025016 1-58829-117-0PPuubblliicc hheeaalltthh mmiiccrroobbiioollooggyy;; mmeetthhooddss aanndd pprroottooccoollss..Title main entry. Ed. by John F.T. Spencer and Alicia L. Ragout deSpencer. (Methods in molecular biology series; v.268)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 548 p. $125.00The editors (Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos,National Council for Science and Technology, Argentina) present 52papers detailing laboratory techniques for investigating microorganismspathogenic to humans. Sections on bacterial and viral pathogens includediscussion of PCR methods of gene identification, molecular based iden-tification, and other identification and detection methods. Other paperslook at fungi, considering such topics as computerized analysis andtyping, isolation in foods, and determination of toxins. A range of othertypes of pathogens is examined, including amoebae and yeasts. A sig-nificant number of papers discuss production of bacteriocins and otherinhibitors. The use of mice in the study of pathogens and other specialmethods of analysis are considered in the final two sections.

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QR74 92-4-154545-3BBaassiicc llaabboorraattoorryy pprroocceedduurreess iinn cclliinniiccaall bbaacctteerriioollooggyy,, 22ddeedd..Vandepitte, J. et al.World Health Organization, ©2004 167 p. $36.00 (pa)Vandepitte (microbiology, St. Rafaël Academic Hospital, Belgium)includes new sections on stool specimens and serological tests in thissecond edition of a manual for laboratory workers in health centers andhospitals. The manual gives step-by-step instructions for obtaining spec-imens, isolating and identifying bacteria, and assessing their resistanceto antibiotics. Particular attention is given to the need for quality controlof all laboratory procedures. A list of media and reagents needed for theisolation and identification of the most common bacterial pathogens isincluded.

QR74 2004-000332 1-58829-218-5GGeennoommiiccss,, pprrootteeoommiiccss,, aanndd cclliinniiccaall bbaacctteerriioollooggyy;; mmeetthhooddssaanndd rreevviieewwss..Title main entry. Ed. by Neil Woodford and Alan Johnson. (Methods inmolecular biology; 266)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 395 p. $89.50Woodford and Johnson, both affiliated with the Specialist and ReferenceMicrobiology Division of the Health Protection Agency, present reviews ofgenomics applications in bacterial investigation and the understanding ofbacterial pathogenicity. Contributors evaluate the applications ofgenomics to diagnostic bacteriology, highlighting both current and likelyfuture issues. Discussion encompasses genomic approaches to antibac-terial discovery, the nature of pathogenicity, the discovery of newpathogens, and bacterial taxonomics. Introductory material explains therelevance of genomics to the clinical laboratory.

QR82 2004-3049 1-55581-297-XTThhee ppnneeuummooccooccccuuss..Title main entry. Ed. by Elaine I. Tuomanen et al.Am. Soc. for Microbiology, ©2004 427 p. $115.95Medical and biological researchers from around the world summarizethe latest findings about the severe, invasive pathogen of the humanupper respiratory system, which has driven research for over a centurybut managed to weasel past every measure taken against it. They beginby looking at the genome, surface anatomy, and microbial physiology ofthe bacterium itself. Turning to interactions between the host and themicrobe, they consider exposure, colonization, invasion, and infection.Finally, they look at the current topics relating to treatment and pre-vention, among them changing the ecology with antibiotics and vaccines,the clinical relevance of antibiotic resistance, the humoral immuneresponse, and vaccine-induced immunity to infection.

QR100 2004-041048 1-55581-294-5MMiiccrroobbiiaall bbiiooffiillmmss..Title main entry. Ed. by Mahmoud Ghannoum and George O’Toole.Am. Soc. for Microbiology, ©2004 426 p. $115.95Biofilms are loosely defined as communities of microbes associated witha surface (such as plaque on teeth). This volume summarizes what is cur-rently known about microbial biofilms, including their development,resistance to antibiotics, architecture, and role in disease and industry.The volume is introduced with a chapter on the history of biofilmbiology by pioneering researcher J. William Costerton. Ghannoumteaches at Case Western Reserve U. School of Medicine, and O’Toole atDartmouth Medical School.

QR106 2003-009624 0-85199-738-4BBaacctteerriiaa ffrroomm ffiisshh aanndd ootthheerr aaqquuaattiicc aanniimmaallss;; aa pprraaccttiiccaalliiddeennttiiffiiccaattiioonn mmaannuuaall..Buller, Nicky B.CABI Publishing, ©2004 361 p. $120.00 (pa)This manual provides a resource for the identification of bacteria foundin fish and other animals in the aquatic environment, especially farmedaquatic animals. It explains how to interpret biochemical identificationtests, outlines methods for molecular identification of bacteria, and pro-vides identification tables and color photos of cultures. The book will beuseful for researchers in veterinary science, animal health, aquaculture,and microbiology. Buller is affiliated with the Department of Agriculturein the government of Western Australia. The book is distributed byOxford University Press.

QR115 2003-023172 0-8138-0884-7PPrreehhaarrvveesstt aanndd ppoosstt--hhaarrvveesstt ffoooodd ssaaffeettyy;; ccoonntteemmppoorraarryyiissssuueess aanndd ffuuttuurree ddiirreeccttiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by Ross C. Beier et al.Blackwell Publishing, ©2004 455 p. $114.99Focused on unresolved research questions in food safety, the editors (affil-iated with the US Department of Agriculture’s Southern PlainsAgricultural Research Center and the Institute of Food Science andEngineering at Texas A&M U.) present 32 papers assessing the state ofcurrent research and addressing research needs for the future. Thepapers explore such broad topics as pathogen/host interactions; ecology,distribution, and spread of foodborne hazards; antimicrobial resistance;verification tests; decontamination and prevention strategies; and riskanalysis.

QR115 2003-017973 1-56022-273-5TTeessttiinngg ooff ggeenneettiiccaallllyy mmooddiiffiieedd oorrggaanniissmmss iinn ffooooddss..Title main entry. Ed. by Farid E. Ahmed. (Food Products Press; cropscience)Food Products Pr., ©2004 324 p. $69.95Ten American and European academics and researchers contribute tenchapters covering the areas of risks and benefits of GMOs in the foodsupply and environment, sampling concepts and plans in both the EUand the U.S., reference material and standards, protein-based methodsand DNA-based methods of testing, near-infrared spectroscopy, and othermethods that may be of academic/research value or applicable to fieldtesting. For students in food safety courses, food technologists andresearchers, food handlers and suppliers, quality control/assurance staff,and scientists and administrators working in the regulatory arena.

QR180 0-8243-3022-6AAnnnnuuaall rreevviieeww ooff iimmmmuunnoollooggyy;; vv..2222,, 22000044..Title main entry. Ed. by William E. Paul et al.Annual Reviews, ©2004 1040 p. $189.00Paul (National Institutes of Health) collects the latest work in the field ofimmunology. Each chapter contains a research paper with a brief list ofkey words, an abstract, an introduction, and conclusions. The researchexamines specific subjects including transcriptional control of early B celldevelopment, ubiquitin ligases and the immune response, integrins andT cell-mediated immunity, and the biology of mucosal T cells. Other sub-jects detailed include autoimmune and inflammatory mechanisms inatherosclerosis, CD40/CD154 interactions at the interface of tolerance andimmunity, the role of suppressors of cytokine signaling proteins in reg-ulation of the immune response, central memory and effector memoryT cell subsets, and chemokines in innate and adaptive host defense.

QR181 2003-002554 1-55581-246-5IImmmmuunnoollooggyy,, iinnffeeccttiioonn,, aanndd iimmmmuunniittyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Gerald B. Pier et al.Am. Soc. for Microbiology, ©2004 718 p. $79.95This textbook for undergraduate biology and medical students describesthe basic molecular and cellular components of the immune system, thepathogenesis and prevention of infectious diseases, and commonimmune system dysfunctions. Topics of the 27 chapters include anti-bodies, the major histocompatibility complex, antigen processing, the T-cell receptor, vaccines, AIDS, and transplantation immunology. Colorillustrations depict the immunologic processes in conjunction with theirrole in infectious or other diseases.

QR181 2004-000755 0-8153-4093-1TThhee iimmmmuunnee ssyysstteemm,, 22dd eedd..Parham, P.Garland Science, ©2005 431 p. $59.95 (pa)Parham (structural biology, microbiology, immunology, StanfordUniversity) offers an account of how the immune system works in thisintroductory text designed for use in immunology courses for under-graduate, medical, dental, and pharmacy students. The human immunesystem is emphasized throughout, and the text has been designed toconnect the established discoveries of basic research with the practical-ities of clinical immunology. For this second edition, the book includesupdated information and end-of-chapter questions with detailed answers.The second edition also features new figures and icons to clarify con-cepts, increased coverage of human genetics, and expanded treatment ofinnate immunity.

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QR181 2004-007144 0-8153-4101-6IImmmmuunnoobbiioollooggyy;; tthhee iimmmmuunnee ssyysstteemm iinn hheeaalltthh aannddddiisseeaassee,, 66tthh eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by Charles A. Janeway, Jr. et al.Garland Science, ©2005 823 p. $74.95 (pa)This introductory text/CD-ROM is intended for use in immunologycourses for medical students, advanced undergraduate biology students,graduate students, and scientists in other fields. The text presentsimmunology from the perspective of the host’s interaction with an envi-ronment that contains harmful microbes. This sixth edition containschapter discussion questions, plus an extensively revised chapter on theevolution of the immune system. The CD-ROM contains animations basedon figures in the book and videos of experiments. Janeway was affiliatedwith Yale University School of Medicine.

QR182 2003-027639 1-58829-308-4HHaannddbbooookk ooff nnuuttrriittiioonn aanndd iimmmmuunniittyy.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by M. Eric Gershwin et al.Humana Press Inc., ©2004 365 p. $89.50Specialists from around the world offer a concise reference for healthcare providers, scientists working at the interface of delivering thera-peutic or preventative health care, laboratory workers, and non- indus-trialized countries. They emphasize breadth rather than depth, andupdate cited review articles rather than original papers. Among thetopics are the field assessment of nutrition, pregnant and lactatingwomen, trace elements and minerals and immunity, allergies andnutrition, probiotics and prebiotics, malaria, diarrhea and other gas-trointestinal diseases, and HIV. Periodic updated editions are projected.The disk contains the text in a form than can be synchronized to ahandheld device.

QR182 1-85996-039-1IInnssttaanntt nnootteess iinn iimmmmuunnoollooggyy,, 22dd eedd..Lydyard, Peter M. et al. (Instant notes series)Bios Scientific Publishers, ©2004 332 p. $29.95 (pa)Useful as a general summary, but specifically designed to help lifescience and medical students study for examinations in immunology. The2000 first edition has been revised by updating the material, modifyingthe presentation, and augmenting sections on aging and gender. The mul-tiple-choice questions are similar to those used on exams. Distributed byTaylor & Francis.

QR185 2004-002869 1-58829-347-5BB cceellll pprroottooccoollss..Title main entry. Ed. by Hua Gu and Klaus Rajewsky. (Methods inmolecular biology series; v.271)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 289 p. $99.50Gu (microbiology, Columbia University) and Rajewsky (The Center forBlood Research, Harvard Medical School) present a collection of protocolsthat range from the latest inventions and applications to classic methodsin B cell biology, by contributors who are inventors and users of themethods described. The book offers beginning and experiencedresearchers tools for exploring B-lymphocyte development and function inhigher animals, as well as information on designing and modifying aproductive experimental approach. Protocols follow the series format,with step-by-step laboratory instructions, an introduction outlining theprinciple behind the technique, lists of equipment and reagents, and tipson avoiding common pitfalls.

QR185 1-904218-09-1CClliinniiccaall gguuiiddee ttoo pprroossttaattee--ssppeecciiffiicc aannttiiggeenn..Loughlin, Kevin R.Bladon Medical Publishing, ©2004 101 p. $48.00 (pa)Loughlin (surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; urological surgery,Harvard Medical School) provides a concise text for urologists, familypractitioners, and professionals working in prostate cancer clinics.Coverage includes an overview of prostate specific antigen (PSA) as adiagnostic tool, major assay techniques, use of PSA as a managementtool, PSA use following brachytherapy and cryosurgery, and future direc-tions and applications of PSA. Distributed by Martin Hill Consulting.

QR185 2004-5850 1-55581-291-0TThhee iinnnnaattee iimmmmuunnee rreessppoonnssee ttoo iinnffeeccttiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Stefan H.E. Kaufmann et al.Am. Soc. for Microbiology, ©2004 465 p. $115.95Immunologists of course, but also scientists in other medical and bio-logical disciplines review the current understanding of innateimmunity—contrasted with acquired immunity—as informed by recentnotions and techniques from cellular and molecular biology. In sectionson mammalian cells, humoral factors, receptors, and effector responses,they discuss such topics as the biology of macrophages, innate naturalkiller cell responses to infection, urinary tract infection as a model forinnate mucosal immunity, collectins and the acute-phase response, coag-ulation, toll-like receptors and the control of adaptive immunity, antigen-presenting cell receptors, antimicrobial proteins, chemokines, and lipids.

QR185 2003-027917 1-58829-223-1TTuummoorr nneeccrroossiiss ffaaccttoorr;; mmeetthhooddss aanndd pprroottooccoollss..Title main entry. Ed. by Angelo Corti and Pietro Ghezzi. (Methods inmolecular medicine; 98)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 279 p. $99.50Because tumor necrosis factor-alpha plays a pivotal role in the regulationof homeostasis and inflammatory immune responses, it offersresearchers opportunities to develop new drugs for the treatment of dis-orders including cancer, septic shock, and rheumatoid arthritis and otherinflammatory diseases. Contributors survey the basic and transactionalresearch being conducted in this field and describe the methods they’vedeveloped for TNF production, characterization, mutagenesis, anddetection in biological specimens. The intended audience is biochemists,molecular and cellular biologists, pharmacologists, and toxicologists inacademia and industry studying TNF pathophysiology or working ondrug discovery.

QR188 2003-064025 3-8055-7646-3CCoommpplleemmeenntt iinn aauuttooiimmmmuunniittyy..Title main entry. Ed. by George C. Tsokos. (Current directions inautoimmunity; v.7)S. Karger, AG, ©2004 205 p. $172.25Nine review articles by US scientists in a range of medical and biologicaldisciplines discuss the role of complement protein expression and acti-vation in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disease and the ensuing tissuedamages. The complement pathway is a key means by which the bodyrecognizes foreign antigens and pathogens as well as self-tissues thathave undergone injury, ischemia, apoptosis, or necrosis. Among thetopics reviewed are complement receptor 2 and autoimmunity, theintegral role of complement component C4 in human systemic lupus ery-thematosus, complement and autoimmune glomerular diseases, andmembrane complement regulatory proteins in autoimmune and inflam-matory tissue injury.

QR201 92-64-10536-0FFooooddbboorrnnee ddiisseeaassee iinn OOEECCDD ccoouunnttrriieess;; pprreesseenntt ssttaattee aannddeeccoonnoommiicc ccoossttss..Title main entry. Ed. by OECD/WHO.OECD, ©2003 90 p. $24.00 (pa)This report provides information on the incidence and costs of foodbornedisease in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD) countries. Part I reviews the present state of foodborne diseasein OECD countries, looking at issues such as the use of antibiotics inanimal husbandry and bovine spongiform encephalitis (BSE). Part IIsurveys the literature on economic costs associated with foodbornedisease, discusses methodologies employed to quantify them, andpresents quantitative estimates to show their approximate magnitude andpolicy importance. There is no subject index.

QR201 2003-62085 3-8055-7656-0PPrriioonnss;; aa cchhaalllleennggee ffoorr sscciieennccee,, mmeeddiicciinnee,, aanndd ppuubblliicchheeaalltthh ssyysstteemm,, 22dd rreevv..eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Holger F. Rabenau et al. (Contributions tomicrobiology; v.11)S. Karger, AG, ©2004 221 p. $162.00General microbiologists and virologists report the current understand ofprion origin and replication, virulence and pathogenicity, diagnosis andtherapy, transmission and susceptibility, and inactivation and prevention.The second edition incorporates developments both in basic science andpublic health since the 2000 first, such as the general acceptance of theprotein-only hypothesis of prions, issues regarding fighting human andanimal prion diseases, and regulations and veterinary measuresfollowing the first case of a US-born cow diagnosed with BSE. The topicsinclude structural biology, strains and species barriers, the resistant ofinfection agents to decontamination, and experiences from Switzerlandand Germany.

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QR201 0-9545232-6-1PPrriioonnss aanndd pprriioonn ddiisseeaasseess;; ccuurrrreenntt ppeerrssppeeccttiivveess..Title main entry. Ed. by Glenn C. Telling.Horizon Bioscience, ©2004 307 p. $169.95Research into prions and prion diseases has progressed at a rapid pacein recent years, and has shed new light on areas such as transmissiblespongiform encephalopathies. Telling (Center on Aging, University ofKentucky) provides an overview of the pathogenesis, molecular biology,biochemistry, cellular biology, animal models, and immunology ofprions, for researchers working in microbiology, molecular biology, andbiochemistry, and for those in pharmaceutical and biotechnology com-panies. Specific topics include the prion protein in cell culture, bindingand conversion reactions between prion protein isoforms, PrP deletionmutants, and targeting the murine PrP gene. Other subjects are trans-genic mouse models of prion diseases, peripheral pathogenesis, andimmunological advances in prion diseases. The book is distributed byTaylor & Francis.

QR245 0-9542464-8-9PPaatthhooggeenniicc ffuunnggii;; hhoosstt iinntteerraaccttiioonnss aanndd eemmeerrggiinnggssttrraatteeggiieess ffoorr ccoonnttrrooll..Title main entry. Ed. by Gioconda San-Blas and Richard A. Calderone.Caister Academic Press, ©2004 469 p. $199.00San-Blas (Venezuela Institute of Scientific Investigation) and Calderone(Georgetown University) bring together international authors to report onrecent work in fungal interactions with hosts and antifungal antibiotics.They examine the two-way recognition systems that exist between thehost and the fungus, and discuss new initiatives for alternatives to drugtherapy through the development of vaccines and passive antibodytherapy. New work in target development, molecular modeling, and drugresistance, at both the individual organism level and in a biofilm, isdescribed. Readership includes mycologists, biologists, and thoseworking in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. The book is distributedin the US by ISBS.

QR245 0-9542464-7-0PPaatthhooggeenniicc ffuunnggii;; ssttrruuccttuurraall bbiioollooggyy aanndd ttaaxxoonnoommyy..San-Blas, Gioconda and Richard A. Calderone.Caister Academic Press, ©2004 371 p. $199.00The past decade has witnessed a mushrooming of research in the areaof medical mycology. San-Blas (Venezuela Institute of ScientificInvestigation) and Calderone (Georgetown University) present recentwork in the field. Papers on fungal dimorphism and pathogenicity focuson morphogenesis, the cell cycle, and the cell wall of human pathogens,while work on fungal structural biology reviews related to molecular andbiochemical analysis. The use of mathematical modeling in buildingthree-dimensional cell structures in the morphogenetic process is demon-strated, and papers on new taxonomic tools describe novel approachesfor understanding strain variability, the significance of environmentaland patient strains, and the relatedness of uncultured fungi. Of interestto mycologists, biotechnologists, and molecular biologists, the book is dis-tributed in the US by ISBS.

QR342 2004-000803 0-87969-716-4AA ggeenneettiicc sswwiittcchh;; pphhaaggee llaammbbddaa rreevviissiitteedd,, 33dd eedd..Ptashne, Mark.Cold Spring Harbor Lab., ©2004 154 p. $39.00The first edition of this book, published in 1986, became a classic expo-sition of gene regulation, explaining in simple molecular terms how pro-teins bind DNA and turn genes on and off as the virus lambda grows inbacteria. For this third edition, Ptashne (Sloan-Kettering Memorial CancerCenter) adds a chapter describing recent advances that shed light on thelambda’s genetic switch, and discusses recent findings on long-rangeinteractions between proteins bound to widely separated sites on thephage genome. Numerous two-color explanatory illustrations areincluded.

QR359 2003-044279 0-06-001141-6LLaabb 225577;; tthhee ddiissttuurrbbiinngg ssttoorryy ooff tthhee ggoovveerrnnmmeenntt’’ss sseeccrreettPPlluumm IIssllaanndd ggeerrmm llaabboorraattoorryy..Carroll, Michael Christpher.William Morrow & Co., ©2004 289 p. $24.95Plum Island sits two miles off the eastern tip of New York State’s LongIsland and is the site of Lab 257, a U.S. government “Animal DiseaseCenter” that has been riddled with safety problems for much of itshistory. This work charts a history of the germ laboratory’s experimen-tation, examining numerous virus outbreaks and government cover-upsand investigating the links between Plum Island and outbreaks of Lymedisease and West Nile virus possibly brought to shore from Plum Island.

QR360 2003-009529 1-55581-259-7PPrriinncciipplleess ooff vviirroollooggyy;; mmoolleeccuullaarr bbiioollooggyy,, ppaatthhooggeenneessiiss,,aanndd ccoonnttrrooll ooff aanniimmaall vviirruusseess,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by S.J. Flint et al.Am. Soc. for Microbiology, ©2004 918 p. $109.95For this second edition of a text for advanced undergraduates, graduatestudents, and medical students, Flint (molecular biology, PrincetonUniversity) updates material to reflect important advances in the field,and adds more illustrations, a glossary, and a new chapter on viralgenomes. Focus is on concepts and principles, with treatment progressingfrom molecular biology to pathogenesis and infection control. Written ina readable style and generously illustrated with color explanatory dia-grams, chapters focus on specific topics rather than individual viruses,allowing students to visualize common themes that cut across virus fam-ilies.

QR412 2003-023492 1-58829-229-0VVaacccciinniiaa vviirruuss aanndd ppooxxvviirroollooggyy;; mmeetthhooddss aanndd pprroottooccoollss..Title main entry. Ed. by Stuart N. Isaacs. (Methods in molecularbiology; 269)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 396 p. $99.50Recombinant vaccinia viruses are tools for developing new smallpox vac-cines and understanding poxvirus pathogenesis. Isaacs (infectious dis-eases, University of Pennsylvania) presents work by experts inpoxvirology describing techniques for the construction and characteri-zation of recombinant viruses, the study of poxvirus gene transcriptionand DNA replication, and the use of the virus in immunologic and cell-cell fusion assays. Protocols presented follow the series format, with step-by-step instructions, equipment lists, background on principles, andtroubleshooting tips.

QV500 1-86094-346-2SSppaaccee sscciieennccee..Title main entry. Ed. by Louise K. Harra and Keith O. Mason.Imperial College Press, ©2004 513 p. $92.00In a text encouraging multidisciplinary thinking about what may bemore properly called the space sciences, Harra and Mason (U. CollegeLondon) offer graduate-level students a brief tour of the field. The 13other chapters discuss observations from space relating to such areas asclimate, plasma physics, and relativity. Applied statistics and space engi-neering also get coverage. Color plates include images taken by the MarsGlobal Surveyor. Distributed by World Scientific.

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R121 0-8108-4984-4BBllaacckk’’ss mmeeddiiccaall ddiiccttiioonnaarryy,, 4400tthh eedd.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 22000022))Title main entry. Ed. by Gordon Macpherson.Scarecrow Pr., ©2004 — p. $65.00The 40th edition of this venerable reference features complete revision toreflect the changes and new developments in medicine. There are nowover 5000 definitions of medical terms and concepts included in thevolume, with over 100 diagrams and drawings as well as 16 pages ofcolor plates. The entries are designed to provide basic information to thenon-technical reader, though this is also an essential reference for thepractitioner. The numerous appendices include a description of basicfirst aid, a list of addresses for information and aid (all in the UK), adescriptive list of common medical tests and procedures, an overview ofhealth economics, and a full description of the National Health Service.Macpherson is a vice-president of the British Medical Association.

R123 0-8036-0032-1DDuunnmmoorree aanndd FFlleeiisscchheerr’’ss mmeeddiiccaall tteerrmmiinnoollooggyy;; eexxeerrcciisseessiinn eettyymmoollooggyy,, 33dd eedd..Walker-Esbaugh, Cheryl et al.F.A. Davis, ©2004 301 p. $38.95 (pa)This workbook teaches modern medical terminology through an exami-nation of its etymological roots in ancient languages. Lessons in the firsttwo units provide a grounding in Greek and Latin, while those in thethird and fourth focus on particular body systems (i.e., cardiovascular,digestive, musculoskeletal, etc.). Also included are a lesson on biologicalnomenclature; indexes of Latin and Greek suffixes, prefixes, and com-bining forms; and an English-to-Greek/Latin glossary. The third editioncovers the most current medical terminology as found in the 19th ed. ofTaber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary.

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R123 2004-000461 1-58255-300-9MMeeddiiccaall tteerrmmiinnoollooggyy mmaaddee iinnccrreeddiibbllyy eeaassyy,, 22dd eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005377 p. $35.95This is a dictionary of medical terminology that, after discussion of theway medical terms are put together, is broadly organized by the indi-vidual body systems. Sidebars, crossword and other puzzles, and addi-tional materials are included in an effort to make the material more fun.The CD-ROM contains a pronunciation guide to selected terms.

R126 2004-049319 90-04-13757-2TThhee oorriieennttaall ttrraaddiittiioonn ooff PPaauull ooff AAeeggiinnaa’’ss PPrraaggmmaatteeiiaa..Pormann, Peter E. (Studies in ancient medicine; v.29)Brill Academic Publishers, ©2004 337 p. $145.00Pormann (oriental studies, Oxford U.) examines the handbook of seventh-century Alexandrian physician Paul, which is also called Compendium ofthe Pleiades because it consists of seven books. After exploring the Syriacand Arabic sources of the text, he analyzes such aspects as terminology,ophthalmology, simple drugs, lexicography, and the syntax of Greek intoArabic. Then he considers the influence of the work on later writers,focusing on three Arabic texts that were translated into Latin and eagerlyread during the Middle Ages and the early modern period, includingCanon of Medicine by Ibn Sina. Among his conclusions are thePragmateia was written in Greek, translated into Syriac during eighth ornine century, and into Arabic in the ninth century; and that Paul wasknown as the obstetrician, so it is not surprising that it was in this

R133 2004-46467 1-57524-236-2““OOuurr lloorrddss,, tthhee ssiicckk””;; MMccGGoovveerrnn lleeccttuurreess iinn tthhee hhiissttoorryy ooffmmeeddiicciinnee aanndd mmeeddiiccaall hhuummaanniissmm..Title main entry. Ed. by Lawrence D. Longo.Krieger Publishing Co., ©2004 243 p. $37.50Eighteen essays, by eminent physicians, historians, and educators,discuss the philosophy and ethics of health care, ministering to the sick,and professionalism. The essays were developed from annual lecturesdelivered to members of the American Osler Society, a group devoted tothe promotion of medical history and medical humanism; the editorteaches medicine at Loma Linda U. in California. The volume has nosubject index.

R601 2003-018925 0-912111-68-2CChhiinneessee mmeeddiiccaall cchhaarraacctteerrss;; vv..11:: BBaassiicc vvooccaabbuullaarryy..Wiseman, Nigel and Yuhuán Zhang. (Chinese medicine language series)Paradigm Publications, ©2003 233 p. $19.95 (pa)Devoted to the 100 most common medical ideographs of the Chinese lan-guage, this textbook for students or practitioners of Chinese medicineoffers definitions and explanations of simplified and complex ideo-graphs, describes character composition, lists common combinationswith other ideographs, and illustrates the character stroke sequence.Designed as a workbook, the text contains plenty of space for students topractice the ideographs.

R724 0-7735-2784-2TThhee eetthhiiccaall ccaannaarryy;; sscciieennccee,, ssoocciieettyy aanndd tthhee hhuummaann ssppiirriitt..((rreepprriinntt,, 22000000))Somerville, Margaret.McGill-Queen’s U. Press, ©2004 344 p. $22.95 (pa)The founding director of the McGill Centre for Medicine, Ethics, and Lawproposes two concepts that could help a secular society find consensusabout what, if anything, it considers sacred, and what practices it con-siders inherently wrong. They are a profound respect for all life, partic-ularly human life; and a deep respect for the human spirit. Her studywas first published in 2000 by Penguin Books Canada. Distributed in theUS by Cornell University Press Services.

R724 2003-112191 0-7619-7144-0HHeeaalltthh ccaarree eetthhiiccss;; lleessssoonnss ffrroomm iinntteennssiivvee ccaarree..Melia, Kath.Sage Publications, ©2004 152 p. $79.95This sociological study focuses on daily health care practice rather thanon a specific ethical position. Applying the trans-philosophical principlesput forth by Beauchamp and Childress (1994, 2001): respect forautonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, and justice, Melia (U. ofEdinburgh) examines issues that frequently arise in intensive caresettings, e.g. pain management, patients’ rights, and the withdrawal oftreatment. While citing a high-profile U.S. case over discontinuing lifesupport, the author does not otherwise treat American managed care.She concludes that the multidisciplinary teamwork required for ICUpatient care is a good model for health care organization and practicegenerally.

R724 1-85775-851-XMMeeddiiccaall eetthhiiccss aanndd tthhee eellddeerrllyy,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Gurcharan S. Rai.Radcliffe Publishing, ©2004 163 p. $38.00 (pa)Rai, a member of the British Geriatrics Society’s Special Group onMedical Ethics, incorporates changes in British law, including the HumanRights Act of 1998, the British Medical Association’s 2002 guidelines oncardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the publication of the NationalService Framework for Older People, into this second edition of a prac-tical guide for junior medical staff, specialist registrars, and medical stu-dents. New chapters on confidentiality and driving by the elderly are alsoincluded.

R725 2003-017561 0-8047-4250-2EEtthhiiccss aanndd tthhee bbuussiinneessss ooff bbiioosscciieennccee..Eaton, Margaret L.Stanford U. Press, ©2004 534 p. $34.95 (pa)Businesses that produce bioscience products such as gene tests, vaccinesand medical devices are regularly confronted with ethical issues sur-rounding these technologies. This textbook for an advanced under-graduate or graduate level course uses business case studies to illustratethe management of the ethical and social dilemmas involved in devel-oping and marketing medical and biotechnology products. Eaton is aSenior Research Scholar at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics.

R725 1-85775-818-8VVaalluueess iinn pprrooffeessssiioonnaall pprraaccttiiccee;; lleessssoonnss ffoorr hheeaalltthh,, ssoocciiaallccaarree aanndd ootthheerr pprrooffeessssiioonnaallss..Title main entry. Ed. by Stephen Pattison and Roisin Pill.Radcliffe Publishing, ©2004 228 p. $42.00 (pa)In an attempt to break the silence about the relationship between valuesand the professions, Pattison (religious and theological studies, CardiffUniversity) and Pill (general practice, Cardiff University) provide a criticalintroduction to the ways in which values are understood by, and impingeupon, different professional groups. Authors from different academicand practice backgrounds, from philosophy to leisure services, examinea variety of professions. The audience for the book includes individualsin all professional groups, those who organize and legislate for particularprofessions, educators for the professions, and academic researcherswhose work is related to professional practice.

R726 2003-046692 0-375-50638-1TThhee aannaattoommyy ooff hhooppee;; hhooww ppeeooppllee pprreevvaaiill iinn tthhee ffaaccee ooffiillllnneessss..Groopman, Jerome E.Random House, ©2004 248 p. $24.95Basing his views on lessons learned from treating cancer patients, on hisown experience as a patient, and on mind-body research, Dr. Groopman(Harvard Medical School) explains the role of hope in healing. He is theauthor of other popular works on medicine.

R726 2004-000157 1-59147-102-8AAssssiisstteedd ssuuiicciiddee aanndd tthhee rriigghhtt ttoo ddiiee;; tthhee iinntteerrffaaccee ooffssoocciiaall sscciieennccee,, ppuubblliicc ppoolliiccyy,, aanndd mmeeddiiccaall eetthhiiccss..Rosenfeld, Barry.Am. Psychological Assn., ©2004 201 p. $49.95Rosenfeld (psychology, Fordham U.) summarizes, interprets and elabo-rates on the scientific research, case law, and social history in order toinform the future research and policy decisions concerning whetherpeople have a legal right to determine how and when they die. Amongtopics he takes up are the legal status of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, the influence of depression and psychosocial factors onphysician-assisted suicide, and experiences in the Netherlands andOregon.

R726 2002-111970 0-88937-260-8CClliinniiccaall hhaannddbbooookk ooff hheeaalltthh ppssyycchhoollooggyy;; aa pprraaccttiiccaall gguuiiddeettoo eeffffeeccttiivvee iinntteerrvveennttiioonnss,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Paul M. Camic and Sara J. Knight.Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, ©2004 412 p. $49.95The second edition of this health psychology text/reference for graduatestudents and practitioners takes into account advancements made inhealth psychology assessment and treatment since the publication of thefirst edition in 1998. Camic (liberal education, Columbia College Chicago)and Knight (psychiatry, urology, University of California-San Francisco)present foundations of good practice in the field, then present materialon the most important medical conditions psychologists deal with,including cardiovascular and respiratory disorders, chronic pain,diabetes, endocrine and gastrointestinal problems, and AIDS. A finalsection looks at the roles of community, social, spiritual, and creativeinvolvement.

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R726 2003-022128 0-8263-3037-1CClloossiinngg tthhee cchhaarrtt;; aa ddyyiinngg pphhyyssiicciiaann eexxaammiinneess ffaammiillyy,,ffaaiitthh,, aanndd mmeeddiicciinnee..Hsi, Steven D.U. of New Mexico Press, ©2004 214 p. $23.95Hsi was a family doctor in Albuquerque, and tells here of how being apatient with a life-threatening disease and undergoing three heart sur-geries changed his view on what medical practice was and ought to be.He died in 1999 at age 44. His account is augmented by those of localjournalist Jim Belshaw, and his widow Beth Corbin-Hsi, who continuesto operate the clinic they founded together in 1988.

R726 2003-69133 0-333-99034-XCCrriittiiccaall hheeaalltthh ppssyycchhoollooggyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Michael Murray.Palgrave Macmillan, ©2004 257 p. $26.95 (pa)Murray (social and health psychology, Memorial University of NewFoundland, Canada) provides a critical overview of debates within healthpsychology on the nature of the field’s underlying theoretical andmethodological assumptions, touching on different approaches to themeaning of health and illness, the relevance of socio-economic factors,the importance of gender and culture in health and illness, and differentforms of qualitative health research. Contributors in social psychology,nursing, health psychology, and women’s studies provide a critique ofmainstream health psychology.

R726 2004-001999 0-7425-3194-5DDeeaatthh aanndd ddyyiinngg;; aa rreeaaddeerr..Title main entry. Ed. by Thomas A. Shannon. (Readings in bioethics)Rowman & Littlefield, ©2004 140 p. $21.95 (pa)Ten readings represent current and historical legal, ethical, and medicalthinking on issues like the definition of death, prolonging life, tubefeeding, palliative care, and physician-assisted suicide. Contributorsinclude philosophers, psychiatrists, and medical doctors.

R726 2002-018260 1-59147-106-0HHaannddbbooookk ooff cclliinniiccaall hheeaalltthh ppssyycchhoollooggyy;; vv..33:: MMooddeellss aannddppeerrssppeeccttiivveess iinn hheeaalltthh ppssyycchhoollooggyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Roger G. Frank et al.Am. Psychological Assn., ©2004 641 p. $69.95Dr. Dean Ornish’s work with heart disease patients is cited as anexample of a successful behavioral approach to treating a medical con-dition. In this final volume of a series devoted to contributions of behav-ioral medicine to allopathic medicine, Frank (clinical and healthpsychology, U. of Florida) introduces 16 chapters in which U.S. cliniciansand researchers examine psychosocial factors in acute and chronicdisease, psychology as a health science, and its roles in communityhealth and outcome research. Complementary medicine practices arereviewed as offering cost-effective adjuncts to conventional care.

R728 2004-008895 0-8261-2375-9BBuussiinneessss ooff mmeeddiiccaall pprraaccttiiccee;; aaddvvaanncceedd pprrooffiittmmaaxxiimmiizzaattiioonn tteecchhnniiqquueess ffoorr ssaavvvvyy ddooccttoorrss,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by David Edward Marcinko.Springer Publishing Co., ©2004 484 p. $89.95Writing in plain language without technical jargon, Marcinko, a healthcare economist affiliated with Temple University, offers guidance on sur-viving the financial, administrative, and regulatory pressures of medicalpractice. The information presented here will be most applicable to solo,small, or medium group practice and for those physicians who aspire tobe decision makers and administrators. For employed physicians and res-idents, the book will serve as a blueprint for what can be achieved, andfor practice administrators, it will serve as a guide to the next generationof medical networks or more complex large group managementendeavors.

R728 2003-021415 0-7637-3334-2MMaarrkkeettiinngg yyoouurr cclliinniiccaall pprraaccttiiccee;; eetthhiiccaallllyy,, eeffffeeccttiivveellyy,,eeccoonnoommiiccaallllyy,, 33dd eedd..Baum, Neil and Gretchen Henkel.Jones & Bartlett, ©2004 481 p. $79.95Baum teaches at Tulane School of Medicine and Louisiana State U.;Henkel is a professional writer based in California. Designed forpractitioners, their text provides examples from an existing privatepractice on how to attract new patients; develop the loyalty and bondingof current patients; keep staff members motivated, organized, anddedicated to caring for patients; communicate with other physicians,other professionals, and managed care plans; and effectively useconsultants and technology to achieve marketing success. Specificchanges from the second to third edition are not stated.

R728 2003-49097 0-7638-2010-5MMeeddiiccaall ttrraannssccrriippttiioonn,, 22dd rreevv..eedd..Ettinger, Blanche and Alice G. Ettinger.EMCParadigm, ©2004 503 p. $53.25 (pa)Blanche Ettinger (Bronx Community College) and Alice Ettinger (pediatrichematology-oncology, Saint Peter’s University Hospital) have updated thissecond edition of a workbook for students who wish to become tran-scriptionists and medical language specialists to align with the AAMTBook of Style Second Edition. Early chapters provide foundation materialfor success as a medical transcriptionist, and later chapters allow stu-dents to develop transcription skills in the context of specific specialties.Each specialty chapter overviews the structure, function, and conditionsassociated with the specialty, then provides vocabulary, proofreading,and transcription exercises. Dictations are available on CD-ROM or analogcassettes.

R728 2004-006263 1-57947-565-5PPhhyyssiicciiaann ccoommppeennssaattiioonn ssttrraatteeggiieess,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Craig W. Hunter and Max Reiboldt. (Practicesuccess series)American Medical Association, ©2004198 p. $55.00 (pa)Presenting workable solutions for the distribution of compensation, thisguide focuses on issues of security and acceptable income. It also con-siders base pay, incentive pay, benefits, potential equity arrangements,and ethical and legal concerns. The authors are consultants.

R729 2004-007715 0-8261-3346-0PPaattiieenntt ssaaffeettyy;; pprriinncciipplleess aanndd pprraaccttiiccee..Title main entry. Ed. by Jacqueline Fowler Byers and Susie V. White.Springer Publishing Co., ©2004 563 p. $89.95Fifteen chapters by nurses, social workers, and consultants discuss theo-retical aspects of patient safety and present evidence-based strategies forpreventing errors in various clinical settings. Contributors discuss bestpractices, policies and legislation, technological innovations, special pop-ulations, and the role of nursing.

R733 0-07-140238-1IInntteeggrraattiivvee mmeeddiicciinnee CCMMEE ssttuuddyy gguuiiddee..Kligler, Benjamin and Roberta Lee.McGraw-Hill, ©2004 184 p. $55.00 (pa)Presented as the first self-assessment review in integrative medicine, thiscompanion to Kligler & Lee’s Integrative Medicine: Principles for Practicetextbook (ISBN 0-07-140239-X) features 658 questions and answers to helpclinicians merge conventional and CAM therapies into daily practice.Also included is a 360-question test for CME credit. The authors are affil-iated with Beth Israel Medical Center, New York.

R733 2003-052719 0-07-140239-XIInntteeggrraattiivvee mmeeddiicciinnee;; pprriinncciipplleess ffoorr pprraaccttiiccee..Title main entry. Ed. by Benjamin Kligler and Roberta A. Lee.McGraw-Hill, ©2004 936 p. $59.95Drawing on their experiences leading the Integrative Medicine Fellowshipat Beth Israel Medical Center’s Center for Health and Healing, Kligler andLee combine a body systems approach with practical case studies to illus-trate how clinicians can successfully incorporate conventional and alter-native therapies into their daily practice. Useful as a clinical referenceand as a classroom text, the book overviews basic principles of inte-grative medicine, then describes various therapeutic modalities, such asbotanical medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, and homeopathy, and discussesintegrative approaches to specific conditions throughout the life cycle.

R737 1-57947-486-1GGrraadduuaattee mmeeddiiccaall eedduuccaattiioonn ddiirreeccttoorryy;; 22000044--22000055..Title main entry. American Medical association.American Medical Association, ©20041313 p. $75.00This directory contains up-to-date contact and other information on some8,000 ACGME-accredited residency and fellowship programs in theUnited States. It includes comprehensive graduate medical educationprogram listings as well as institutional and program requirements for121 specialties and subspecialties. Certification requirements are givenfor 24 medical specialty boards. The volume also features information onprograms that offer combined specialty training, a list of US medicalschools, and glossary of terms relating to graduate medical education.

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R737 2003-062721 0-7546-3356-XRReefflleeccttiioonn iinn aaccttiioonn;; ddeevveellooppiinngg rreefflleeccttiivvee pprraaccttiiccee iinnhheeaalltthh aanndd ssoocciiaall sseerrvviicceess..Redmond, Bairbre.Ashgate Publishing Co., ©2004 163 p. $54.95This work reviews the design, implementation, and evaluation of amodel of teaching and learning that encourages health and social serviceprofessionals to reflect upon (and presumably change) their attitudes andpractice approach to clients through an engagement with the perspectivesof service users. The author describes how the model was developed inthe context of work involving families with children with intellectual dis-abilities and considers ways in which the model may be transferable toother areas of practice.

R834 2004-007675 0-8261-2425-9TTaasskk--oorriieenntteedd pprroocceesssseess iinn ccaarree ((TTOOPPIICC)) mmooddeell iinnaammbbuullaattoorryy ccaarree.. ((CCDD--RROOMMss iinncclluuddeedd))Rogers, John C. et al. (Springer series on medical education)Springer Publishing Co., ©2004 144 p. $75.95In this book/CD-ROM package, Rogers (family and community medicine,Baylor College of Medicine) describes an innovative way to teach medicalstudents and residents how to care for patients in the primary caresetting. The task-oriented processes in care (TOPIC) model offers guide-lines for optimizing chronic illness, preventive, new problem, and psy-chosocial visits, and visits where a behavior change is recommended.Two CD-ROMs contain teaching handouts, slide sets, templates, scripts,evaluation forms, and video clips. Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Media Player9, QuickTime player, and a browser are required to use the CD-ROMs.

R834 2003-066027 0-7817-4513-6UUSSMMLLEE sstteepp 11 rreeccaallll;; bbuuzzzzwwoorrddss ffoorr tthhee bbooaarrddss,, 22dd eedd..Reinheimer, Brent A. (Recall series editor)Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005467 p. $34.95 (pa)Reinheimer is a physician with the St. Barnabas Health Care System inToms River, New Jersey. The first (1999) edition of this study guideevolved from study notes Reinheimer developed and used in his ownpreparation for taking the USMLE Step I exam. The text has been thor-oughly updated and reorganized into seven chapters, now arranged in alogical sequence—anatomy, behavioral sciences, biochemistry, microbi-ology and immunology, physiology, pharmacology, pathology—followedby a new “Power Review” of helpful hints on preparing for the medicalboards.

R853 2003-020146 0-937548-54-5CClliinniiccaall rreesseeaarrcchh ccoooorrddiinnaattoorr hhaannddbbooookk,, 33dd eedd..Norris, Deborrah.Plexus Publishing Inc., ©2004 144 p. $39.95 (pa)Norris, a clinical trial manager for a major pharmaceutical company, out-lines the various functions required of the clinical research coordinator,research nurse, research assistant, data coordinator, or medical assistantinvolved in the conduct of a clinical study on behalf of a pharmaceuticalcompany or device manufacturer. Regulatory requirements, documen-tation, and legal liability are covered, and sample forms, checklists, andletters are included. This third edition includes new sections on investi-gator responsibilities, data clarification, and adverse-event reporting.

R853 2003-013887 0-8018-7813-6EEtthhiiccaall aanndd rreegguullaattoorryy aassppeeccttss ooff cclliinniiccaall rreesseeaarrcchh;;rreeaaddiinnggss aanndd ccoommmmeennttaarryy..Title main entry. Ed. by Ezekiel J. Emanuel et al.Johns Hopkins U. Press, ©2003 490 p. $39.95 (pa)A team of experts in biomedical ethics associated with the NationalInstitutes of Health and the U. of Virginia present an undergraduate- leveltextbook on the ethics of clinical research in the form of 95 readings. Thereadings are grouped into sections exploring case studies of ethical trans-gression (including the Nuremberg doctors trial and the Tuskegeesyphilis study), ethical and regulatory principles of research withhumans, clinical research design, research participant recruitment,informed consent in research, clinical research with special populations,behavior of clinical investigators, scientific misconduct, challenges to theinstitutional review board system. Each section opens with an intro-ductory consideration of the general issues. A series of appendixesprovide examples of informed consent forms.

R853 2004-296189 3-8055-7655-2GGuuiiddee ffoorr cclliinniiccaall ttrriiaall ssttaaffff;; iimmpplleemmeennttiinngg ggoooodd cclliinniiccaallpprraaccttiiccee..Fortwengel, Gerhard.S. Karger, AG, ©2004 108 p. $34.00 (pa)This workbook and guide overviews the process of adhering to standardsthat ensure the adequate protection of subjects participating in clinicaltrials. Each chapter starts with a short introduction to the topic at hand,followed by a list of the responsibilities of the clinical site staff. Aninventory of required activities before, during, and after the study is sup-plemented by tips and cross references to other sections of the guide.Each chapter concludes with an action checklist and space for notes.

R854 2004-004828 0-309-09152-7NNIIHH eexxttrraammuurraall cceenntteerr pprrooggrraammss;; ccrriitteerriiaa ffoorr iinniittiiaattiioonnaanndd eevvaalluuaattiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Committee for Assessment of NIH Centers ofExcellence Programs et al.National Academies Press, ©2004 211 p. $43.00 (pa)Since the 1960s, the National Institutes of Health has established centerswhere scientists and clinicians can work together to translate funda-mental science to patient care for specific diseases, for example cancer.As more and more advocates requested such centers to investigate dis-eases they focused on, the Institutes and the US Congress, which financesit, asked for a study to help decide which diseases warranted additionalfinancial support to establish Centers of Excellence. The Committee’sreport does not list diseases, but suggests criteria for deciding. It is notindexed.

R855 2001-099063 1-58603-091-4FFuuttuurree ooff hheeaalltthh tteecchhnnoollooggyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Renata G. Bushko. (Studies in healthtechnology and informatics; v.80)IOS Press, ©2002 285 p. $94.00Bushko (founder of the Future of Healthcare Technology Institute)presents 22 papers speculating on the possibilities of technological inno-vation in the medical sciences and what it might portend for the futurestructure and delivery of medical services. The majority of the papersexplore questions related to information and computer technologies, withcontributions discussing such topics as intelligent agent software for med-icine, the development of health information infrastructure in the UnitedStates, the future of security and privacy of medical information, thedevelopment of e-commerce in medicine, the evaluation of new healthcare technologies.

R857 1-55899-745-8AArrcchhiitteeccttuurree aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonn ooff bbiioommaatteerriiaallss aannddbbiioommoolleeccuullaarr mmaatteerriiaallss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium on Architecture and Application of Biomaterials andBiomolecular Materials (2003: Boston, Mass.) Ed. by Joyce Y. Wong et al.(Materials Research Society symposium proceedings; v. EXS-1)Materials Research Society, ©2004 465 p. $60.00 (pa)Held in December of 2003, three related materials science symposiamarked the first appearance of these 87 papers and posters. The sym-posium on “Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering included discussionthree-dimensional constructs, natural and artificial polymers, new tech-nologies, and surface analysis and engineering. “Biological and Bio-inspired Materials Assembly” is the topic of the next symposium, cov-ering such topics as biologically-inspired mineral, DNA, and polymerassembly; self-assembling peptides; bioactive materials; and relatedtopics. Finally, a collection of papers looking at “Biomaterials for DrugDelivery” discuss hydrogels, targeting and modeling systems, andmucosal and micellar drug delivery.

R857 2003-057730 0-87170-790-XHHaannddbbooookk ooff mmaatteerriiaallss ffoorr mmeeddiiccaall ddeevviicceess..Title main entry. Ed. by J.R. Davis.ASM International, ©2003 341 p. $220.00ASM International has been documenting the properties and failuremechanics, of metallic implant materials for the past 20 years, but mostlyin the form of reviews in various volumes of the Metals/ASM Handbookseries. Here staff members compile the information (not the originalarticles) into a single volume that covers implant material selection andapplication; the body/oral environment and its impact on implantmaterial performance; the basic concepts of biocompatibility; tissueattachment mechanisms; biophysical and biomechanical requirements ofimplant materials; corrosion and wear, including the degradation of poly-meric materials; coatings technology, including the use of coatings tofacilitate implant fixation and bone ingrowth; and design considerations,especially failures related to inadequate design.

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R857 2004-043760 0-8031-3471-1TTiissssuuee eennggiinneeeerreedd mmeeddiiccaall pprroodduuccttss ((TTEEMMPPss));; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Symposium on Tissue Engineered Medical Products(TEMPs) (2002: Miami Beach, FL) Ed. by Eliane Schutte et al. (STP;1452)ASTM International, ©2004 266 p. $79.00The 23 papers cover what technology is available and how it is doing,what standards exist and what standards are needed, and what stan-dards are used globally and how by the regulatory bodies for approvals.Among the specific topics are the mechanical evaluation of allograftbone, the endpoint verification of bone demineralization for tissue engi-neered applications, developing standards for characterizing naturalmaterials used in tissue engineered products, and a useful marker forevaluating the safety and efficacy of tissue engineered products.

R859 2004-042862 1-55570-496-4TThhee MMeeddiiccaall LLiibbrraarryy AAssssoocciiaattiioonn eennccyyccllooppeeddiicc gguuiiddee ttoosseeaarrcchhiinngg aanndd ffiinnddiinngg hheeaalltthh iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn oonn tthhee WWeebb;; 33vv..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by P. F. Anderson and Nancy J. Allee.Neal-Schuman, ©2004 822 p. $495.00Designed to help librarians and health care consumers conjure relevantresults from a blank screen, this guide includes helpful informationabout using search engines, communicating with health professionals,and researching a wide range of healthcare topics. Four broad sectionscover diseases and disorders, mental health and mental disorders, lifestages, and reproductive health and wellness; subsections address spe-cific diseases or areas (e.g., children’s health issues, pain and pain man-agement, and alternative health sources. Each subsection begins withinformation about where and how to start researching, then lists specificdiseases and topics along with recommended search terms andimportant web sites. Other search aids include a quick start guide, adetailed table of contents, and a browseable version of the guide on CD-ROM.

R859 2002-116834 1-58603-320-4MMeeddiicciinnee mmeeeettss vviirrttuuaall rreeaalliittyy 1111;; NNeexxttMMeedd;; hheeaalltthhhhoorriizzoonn;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Conference (11th) Ed. by James D.Westwood et al. (Studies in health technology and informatics; v.94)IOS Press, ©2003 422 p. $140.00Papers from the 11th Medicine Meets Virtual Reality (MMVR) meeting(the date and location are not noted) describe potential and emergingmodeling and simulation techniques that would benefit biotechnologyand genomics, novel materials that would revolutionize medical imagingand surgical simulation, and nanotech discoveries that would transformrobotics and networked health care. Specific topics examined include ahaptic model of a bone-cutting burr, online training evaluation in VRsimulators using Gaussian mixture models, and modeling human burninjuries in a three-dimensional virtual environment. Other subjectsinclude 3D jaw modeling and animation, development of an interactiveteaching system based on motion synchrony between physical andvirtual models, and trauma team training in a distributed virtual emer-gency room. There is no subject index.

R860 2003-028290 1-55581-279-1CClliinniiccaall llaabboorraattoorryy mmaannaaggeemmeenntt..Title main entry. Ed. by Lynne S. Garcia et al.Am. Soc. for Microbiology, ©2004 864 p. $149.95This text provides practical information and guidelines on healthcaremanagement, for laboratory directors, managers, chief technologists, andsupervisors, for trainees in healthcare administration and medical labo-ratory technology, and for those studying for board or registry certifi-cation in management. It overviews management principles and howthey apply to the clinical laboratory, discussing financial challengesfacing laboratories and good business practices. There is information onthe impact of the regulatory environment on all aspects of clinical labo-ratory practice. Various management tools are provided, related to per-sonnel, technical, regulatory, and financial responsibilities, includingchecklists, worksheets, forms, and tables. Chapter summaries, glossaries,and cases are included.

R864 1-85775-604-5MMeeddiiccaall rreeccoorrddss;; uussee aanndd aabbuussee..Tranberg, Heidi and Jem Rashbass.Radcliffe Publishing, ©2004 173 p. $48.00 (pa)Discussing both legal and clinical issues, Tranberg and Rashbass, bothaffiliated with the Clinical and Biomedical Computing Unit at theUniversity of Cambridge, UK, provide background and practical guidanceon handling medical records. They explain the current UK legalframework in the context of the Data Protection and Freedom ofInformation Acts and the effects of Section 60 of the Health and SocialCare Bill, and look at issues such as anonymizing data, patients’ rightsto access to records, and developing consent forms for research. The bookis designed to be readable for research ethics committee members,researchers and clinicians, and patients.

R864 2004-001869 0-309-09077-6PPaattiieenntt ssaaffeettyy;; aacchhiieevviinngg aa nneeww ssttaannddaarrdd ffoorr ccaarree..Title main entry. Ed. by Committee on Data Standards for PatientSafety et al.National Academies Press, ©2004 528 p. $44.95Building on the Institute of Medicine reports To Err is Human andCrossing the Quality Chasm, this report provides a road map for the devel-opment and adoption of key health care data standards to support bothinformation exchange and the reporting and analysis of patient safetydata. The report describes a vision of patient safety systems integratedwith clinical information systems and recommends strategies for creatingdata standards that support that vision. Data standards described refernot only to the actual data elements of medical records and patient safetyreports but also to a new cultural standard that uses data to continuouslyimprove patient safety.

RA8 2004-042079 90-411-2273-7WWoorrlldd HHeeaalltthh OOrrggaanniizzaattiioonn..Burci, Gian Luca and Claude-Henri Vignes.Kluwer Law International, ©2004 256 p. $83.00 (pa)Respectively a senior legal officer and a former legal counsel for theOrganization, Burci and Vignes offer a succinct but thorough guide to itin its historical and political context, for practitioners and scholars whodo not necessarily have a medical background. They look at its 1946genesis, constitution, participation, structure, relations with other bodies,functions, finance, data and publications, and a selection of publicationsabout it. Relevant documents are appended. The account was originallypublished as a monograph in the International Encyclopedia ofLaws/Medical Law, for which no date is cited.

RA394 2003-66376 0-333-98599-0CCoommppaarraattiivvee hheeaalltthh ppoolliiccyy..Blank, Robert H. and Viola Burau.Palgrave Macmillan, ©2004 260 p. $24.95 (pa)Blank (public policy, Brunel University, UK) and Burau (public policy,University of Aarhus, Denmark) introduce provision, funding, and gov-ernance in a range of health systems, drawing on experiences inAustralia, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand, the UK, the US, and threeEuropean countries. Encompassing acute, long-term, and preventiveservices, they analyze the impact of variations in the relative emphasison equity, quality, and efficiency in priority setting and service provisionsin these systems, and assess what lessons can be learned about the con-sequences of different public/private mixes, policy, and funding frame-works.

RA394 1-86134-525-9TThhee hheeaalltthh aanndd ssoocciiaall ccaarree ddiivviiddee;; tthhee eexxppeerriieenncceess ooff oollddeerrppeeooppllee,, 22dd eedd..Glasby, Jon and Rosemary Littlechild.Policy Press, ©2004 170 p. $29.95 (pa)Glasby (health services management, University of Birmingham, UK) andLittlechild (social work, University of Birmingham, UK) offer a detailedyet accessible introduction to policy and practice at the interface betweenhealth and social care. Drawing on key research, government policies,and real-life case studies, they explain why partnerships are important,review the legal and policy framework for partnerships, and providesguidance on practice for both students and frontline practitioners. Thebook is distributed by ISBS.

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RA395 2004-049055 0-8204-6560-7AAcccceessssiibbiilliittyy aanndd qquuaalliittyy ooff hheeaalltthh sseerrvviicceess;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..EURO Working Group on Op. Research Applied to Health Services(28th: 2002: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Ed. Mario Jorge Ferreira deOliveira.Peter Lang Publishing Inc, ©2004 287 p. $57.95 (pa)Twenty papers selected from the 2002 annual meeting of the Group coverquality health care, emergency services, evaluating health care, evalu-ating performance, decision support systems, admission systems, infor-mation systems, and performance measurements. Among specific topicsare planning the emergency ambulance service in Rome by a mixedinteger linear programming model, modeling the dynamics of theintensive care unit of a public hospital as a renewal process, and clinicalengineering as a source of input values to The Management EquationMethodology. There is no index.

RA395 0-7619-6175-5IImmpplleemmeennttiinngg cchhaannggee iinn hheeaalltthh ssyysstteemmss;; mmaarrkkeett rreeffoorrmmssiinn tthhee UUnniitteedd KKiinnggddoomm,, SSwweeddeenn,, aanndd tthhee NNeetthheerrllaannddss..Harrison, Michael I.Sage Publications, ©2004 241 p. $99.95In a volume written while a visiting healthcare policy scholar at U.S. uni-versities, Harrison (Bar-Ilan University, Israel Agency for HealthcareResearch and Quality) presents interview-based case studies as a realitycheck for enthusiasm over quasi-market reforms to revitalize healthcaresystems. (The U.S. was excluded due to its for-profit system). Afteroverviewing reforms and administrative frameworks in three Europeancountries considered healthcare leaders, he discusses findings relating toresearch questions on what drives market reforms, their outcomes, andhow policies reflect views on reform. He concludes that both marketreforms and regulations have roles to play in healthcare system change.Methodological notes and data are appended.

RA395 2003-025921 0-7637-3281-8IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo hheeaalltthh ccaarree ddeelliivveerryy;; aa pprriimmeerr ffoorrpphhaarrmmaacciissttss,, 33dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Robert L. McCarthy and Kenneth W.Schafermeyer.Jones & Bartlett, ©2004 725 p. $66.95 (pa)Offering an overview of the U.S. health care delivery system, withattention to recent research and current trends, this volume reviewssocial, organizational, and financial aspects of delivery with an emphasison the needs and responsibilities of pharmacists. Twenty- three chaptersby pharmacists and researchers discuss historical and policy perspectiveson health care, the pharmacy profession, the patient, public health, druguse, ethics, home care, informatics, the government’s role, health eco-nomics, insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and reform.

RA395 0-88645-200-7MMoonneeyy,, ppoolliittiiccss aanndd hheeaatthh ccaarree;; rreeccoonnssttrruuccttiinngg tthhee ffeeddeerraall--pprroovviinncciiaall ppaarrttnneerrsshhiipp..Title main entry. Ed. by Harvey Lazar and France St-Hilaire.IRPP, ©2004 309 p. $27.95 (pa)This collection of essays is based on work prepared for the Commissionon the Future of Health Care in Canada, and its aim is to analyze criticalissues in Canadian federal-province healthcare relations, with a specialemphasis on financial issues. The Institute for Research on Public Policy,a nonpartisan nonprofit organization, and the Institute ofIntergovernmental Relations, a thinktank concerned with federal systemsof governance collaborated to produce this volume. Distributed in the USby Cornell U. Press Services.

RA399 2004-004551 0-7619-8868-8EEvvaalluuaattiioonn ffuunnddaammeennttaallss;; iinnssiigghhttss iinnttoo tthhee oouuttccoommeess,,eeffffeeccttiivveenneessss,, aanndd qquuaalliittyy ooff hheeaalltthh pprrooggrraammss,, 22dd eedd..Fink, Arlene.Sage Publications, ©2005 265 p. $39.95 (pa)Fink (medicine and public health, University of California-Los Angeles)teaches basic concepts and vocabulary for conducting program evalua-tions and reviewing the quality of evaluation research. Numerousexamples of evaluation methods are included, along with evaluationreports and practice exercises. The book can be used for self-study andas a text in departments of education, public health, nursing, publicpolicy, and psychology. This second edition contains an added emphasison outcomes, effectiveness, and quality of evaluations.

RA399 2003-283154 0-7637-2503-XTThhee pprriimmaarryy ccaarree pprroovviiddeerr’’ss gguuiiddee ttoo ccoommppeennssaattiioonn aannddqquuaalliittyy;; hhooww ttoo ggeett ppaaiidd aanndd nnoott ggeett ssuueedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Buppert, Carolyn.Jones & Bartlett, ©2003 412 p. $99.95 (pa)This spiral-bound guide explains Medicare rules and offers practicaladvice on issues of reimbursement and risk. Buppert (an attorney) out-lines a systems approach to understanding the measurement of per-formance, screening and health maintenance, outcomes measurement,tracking functional status, patient satisfaction, malpractice avoidance,reimbursement, billing fraud, Medicare requirements, managed care con-tracts, and related topics. Reproducible checklists are included, both inpaper and electronic (CD-ROM) form.

RA401 2003-023464 0-87389-613-0DDeevveellooppmmeenntt ooff FFDDAA--rreegguullaatteedd mmeeddiiccaall pprroodduuccttss;;pprreessccrriippttiioonn ddrruuggss,, bbiioollooggiiccss,, aanndd mmeeddiiccaall ddeevviicceess..Whitmore, Elaine.ASQ Quality Press, ©2004 202 p. $40.00The revised edition of a volume first published in 1997 as ProductDevelopment for Health Care Products Regulated by the FDA is intended asa foundation for anyone involved in developing pharmaceuticals, bio-logics, or medical devices. It provides an overview of the process ofbringing a new medical product to market; reviews significant changeswithin the FDA that affect the requirements and review of such products;looks at key topics such as clinical outcomes, human factors, and mar-keting objectives; and covers new subjects such as the role of productdevelopment in hazard analysis, recalls, and product liability.

RA401 2003-063646 0-8447-4194-9HHeeaalltthh ccaarree mmaatttteerrss;; pphhaarrmmaacceeuuttiiccaallss,, oobbeessiittyy,, aanndd tthheeqquuaalliittyy ooff lliiffee..Miller, Richard D. and H.E. Frech.AEI Press, ©2004 81 p. $15.00 (pa)Reporting on research funded by major pharmaceutical corporations,Miller, with a Virginia company, and Frech (economics, U. of California-Santa Barbara) analyze the effects of pharmaceutical and other health-care consumption in industrialized countries on health, life expectancy,and mortality due to circulatory disease, cancer, and respiratory diseases.Among their findings is that obesity generally outranks both smokingand drinking as a risk factor. They presented earlier versions of thematerial at symposia in Perth, Australia in June 2001 and York, Englandin July 2001.

RA407 2003-100033 1-58603-322-0EEUURROOHHIISS;; ddeevveellooppiinngg ccoommmmoonn iinnssttrruummeennttss ffoorr hheeaalltthhssuurrvveeyyss..Title main entry. Ed. by Anatoliy Nosikov and Claire Gudex.(Biomedical and health research; v.57)IOS Press, ©2003 192 p. $73.00A joint project of the World Health Organization’s Regional Office forEurope and the European Commission’s BIOMED2 program, EUROHISwas established to develop common survey instruments to allow for thecomparison of national health indicators. The project has resulted in aset of recommended common instruments for indicators related tochronic physical conditions, mental health, alcohol consumption,physical activity, use of curative medical service, use of medicines, use ofpreventive health care, and quality of life. This volume describes theproject and reports on the methodologies used to develop the instru-ments, their field performance, and recommendations for their use.

RA409 2004-040891 0-471-21487-6AApppplliieedd lloonnggiittuuddiinnaall aannaallyyssiiss..Fitzmaurice, Garrett M. et al. (Wiley series in probability and statistics)John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 506 p. $89.95Writing at a technical level suitable for researchers and graduate stu-dents, Fitzmaurice (biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health) pro-vides a rigorous and comprehensive description of modern methods foranalyzing longitudinal data. Focusing on general linear and mixed effectsmodels for continuous responses and on extensions of generalized linearmodels for discrete responses, the book examines in detail the relation-ships among these different models, including their underlying assump-tions and relative merits. Focus is on practical applications, with a rangeof examples drawn from real-world studies. Chapter exercises andhomework problems are included.

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RA409 2003-062086 0-7879-6458-1SSttaattiissttiiccss ffoorr hheeaalltthh ppoolliiccyy aanndd aaddmmiinniissttrraattiioonn uussiinnggMMiiccrroossoofftt EExxcceell..Veney, James E. (Jossey-Bass health care series)Jossey-Bass, ©2003 465 p. $60.00This textbook is intended to serve as the foundation of an introductorycourse in statistics for health care administration or health policy stu-dents. The first six chapters introduce the uses of statistics in healthpolicy and administration, the various capabilities of Microsoft Excel,and foundational notions from probability. Every succeeding chapterexplores the definition and techniques of hypothesis testing. Excel is usedwithout any particular statistics pack to illustrate these techniques, andthe book derives its health-related flavor from the numerous examples,all of which are drawn from health policy and administration.

RA410 0-7506-8796-7CCoonnttrraacctt 22000033;; aa GGPP’’ss gguuiiddee ttoo eeaarrnniinngg tthhee mmoosstt..Cartwright, Simon et al.Butterworth Heinemann, ©2003 171 p. $39.95 (pa)Written by a general practitioner (GP), a specialist medical accountant,and a practice manager, this guide explains the UK’s new GeneralMedical Services (GMS) contract and covers Personal Medical Services(PMS) and private practice as well, with a focus on maximizing profits.Coverage includes information technology, business planning, diversity ofservices, practice size, out-of-hours, quality, enhanced services, andaccess. Appendices provide sample reports and medico-legal paperwork.The book will be useful for GP principals in GMS practices, and theirpractice managers. Cartwright is affiliated with White Horse MedicalPractice, Oxfordshire, UK.

RA410 2003-057160 0-8213-5525-2HHeeaalltthh ffiinnaanncciinngg ffoorr ppoooorr ppeeooppllee;; rreessoouurrccee mmoobbiilliizzaattiioonnaanndd rriisskk sshhaarriinngg..Title main entry. Ed. by Alexander S. Preker and Guy Carrin.The World Bank, ©2004 446 p. $30.00 (pa)A working group of the World Health Organization’s Commission onMacroeconomics and Health presents the conclusions of its research intoalternative approaches to domestic resource mobilization, risk protectionagainst the cost of illness, and the efficient use of resources by providers.The report emphasizes the important of general tax revenues and payroll-based social health insurance contributions in financing health care,especially in non-industrialized countries.

RA412 2003-059598 1-4039-1903-8TThhee ffuuttuurree hheeaalltthh wwoorrkkffoorrccee..Title main entry. Ed. by Celia Davies.Palgrave Macmillan, ©2003 262 p. $65.00Davies (health care, the Open U., UK) presents 12 papers that examinetrends affecting the different players in the healthcare workforce of theUK. Beginning with an examination of patients as an unacknowledgedworkforce, the papers go on to examine changing health care structuresand the positions of informal carers, the clinical workforce, primary careworkers, surgical specialists, public health workers, health care assis-tants, alternative medicine practitioners, general practitioners, and phar-macists. The work concludes with an overview of the trends affecting thehealth workforce as a whole.

RA413 2003-106651 0-309-08931-XHHiiddddeenn ccoossttss,, vvaalluuee lloosstt;; uunniinnssuurraannccee iinn AAmmeerriiccaa..Institute of Medicine. (Insuring health)National Academies Press, ©2003 196 p. $27.00 (pa)About 41 million Americans under age 65 lack health insurance in anysingle year. This report tallies some of the most clearly identifiable eco-nomic and social costs of uninsurance, presenting aggregate estimates inmonetary terms of the costs of health care provided to those who lackhealth insurance that is borne by individuals, public and private pro-grams, and by providers that subsidize uncompensated care; the value ofadditional years of healthier life that would be gained if health insurancewere extended to everyone; and the cost of the additional health care thatwould be provided to the uninsured if they gained health insurance.There is no subject index.

RA418 2003-065716 0-7546-3276-8CCoonnssttrruuccttiioonnss ooff hheeaalltthh aanndd iillllnneessss;; EEuurrooppeeaannppeerrssppeeccttiivveess..Title main entry. Ed. by Ian Shaw and Kaisa Kauppinen.Ashgate Publishing Co., ©2004 143 p. $79.95The social construction of health and illness has come to be one of themajor lines of investigation in medical sociology. Attempting to providerepresentation to the main strands of the field, Shaw (School of Sociologyand Social Policy, U. of Nottingham, UK) and Kauppinen (FinnishInstitute of Occupational Health, U. of Helsinki, Finland) collect ninepapers that investigate, among other topics, comparative lay under-standings of health in Moscow and Helsinki, the growing medicalizationof understandings of depression, justifications offered by lay people intheir resistance to vaccination, and how understandings of health impactthe way Chinese people in Britain differentially use Chinese and westernmedicine.

RA418 2003-046923 1-4039-1569-5CCuullttuurraall aapppprrooaacchheess ttoo tthhee hhiissttoorryy ooff mmeeddiicciinnee;; mmeeddiiaattiinnggmmeeddiicciinnee iinn eeaarrllyy mmooddeerrnn aanndd mmooddeerrnn EEuurrooppee..Title main entry. Ed. by Willem de Blécourt & Cornelie Usborne.Palgrave Macmillan, ©2004 241 p. $50.00Declaring that the “era in which dropping the name of Illich, Althusseror Foucault could clinch an argument, or which bold but simplistic argu-ments about the medical control of women, sexual minorities or ethnicgroups is over,” the editors present 12 papers that attempt to reconstructthe complex webs of social meaning involved in the history of medicine.Among the topics discussed are: the public circulation of medicalknowledge through English Almanacs of the 17th century, the consti-tution of medical authority in the 18th century public sphere, theprocesses by which medical authority was obtained by practitioners, andthe limits of medical power.

RA418 2002-109093 1-58603-275-5PPrreevveennttiioonn aanndd hheeaalltthh pprroommoottiioonn ffoorr tthhee eexxcclluuddeedd aanndd tthheeddeessttiittuuttee iinn EEuurrooppee..Title main entry. Ed. by Pierre Chauvin. (Biomedical and healthresearch; v.56)IOS Press, ©2002 198 p. $92.00Chauvin (National Institute of Health and Medical Research, France)presents the experiences of professionals from public, academic, andother institutions in eight European countries, and their recommenda-tions for improving access to health promotion and disease preventionfor excluded populations. After an overview of health care systems in dif-ferent European countries, various problems and health promotion pro-grams are described, touching on substance abuse and homelessness inSpain, the Roma and social exclusion in Greece, tooth decay preventionamong children of asylum seekers in Geneva, and a workshop for HIV+African women in Paris. There is no subject index.

RA425 0-8243-2725-XAAnnnnuuaall rreevviieeww ooff ppuubblliicc hheeaalltthh;; vv..2255,, 22000044..Title main entry. Ed. by Jonathan E. Fielding et al.Annual Reviews, ©2003 597 p. $179.00Fielding (University of California-Los Angeles) presents recent work inepidemiology and biostatistics, environmental and occupational health,public health practice, social environment and behavior, and healthservices. Some specific topics discussed include public health surveillanceof low-frequency populations, legal and social implications of genetictesting in the workplace, time-series studies of particulate matter, andmodeling infection transmission. Other subjects are the current state ofpublic health in China, lessons learned from public health mass mediacampaigns, international differences in drug prices, and the relationshipbetween physician gender and patient-centered communication.

RA427 2004-001807 1-57947-417-9CClliinniiccaall pprreevveennttiivvee mmeeddiicciinnee,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Richard S. Lang and Donald D. Hensrud.American Medical Association, ©2004814 p. $84.95Aimed at practitioners, both general and specialist, this volume providesguidance in the practice of clinical preventive medicine. Presented byLang (general internal medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation) andHensrud (preventive medicine and nutrition, Mayo Clinic College ofMedicine), 64 chapters first consider basic concepts of preventive med-icine such as biostatistics, epidemiology, laboratory screening, andimaging as a screening tool. The volume then turns to prevention in spe-cific contexts, including behavioral, psychological, physical, and nutri-tional. Age, gender, and race considerations occupy the remainder of thecontributions.

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RA427 2003-105063 0-7619-7448-2HHeeaalltthh pprroommoottiioonn;; ppllaannnniinngg aanndd ssttrraatteeggiieess..Tones, Keith and Jackie Green.Sage Publications, ©2004 376 p. $125.00In this text/reference for health policy planners, the terms “health” and“health promotion” are treated as contested concepts. From a UK per-spective, the authors review various conceptions of health, methods forassessing its determinants, and competing paradigms of health pro-motion. Lauding the World Health Organization for its holistic defini-tions and public policies, the authors present a health action modelencompassing micro- and macro-level influences on an empowering typeof health education, and related models for planning and advocacy.Examples of health promotion projects and tables and figures supportthe analysis.

RA427 2003-106175 0-7619-4180-0HHeeaalltthh pprroommoottiioonn pprraaccttiiccee;; ppoowweerr aanndd eemmppoowweerrmmeenntt..Laverack, Glenn.Sage Publications, ©2004 157 p. $29.95 (pa)Laverack, a Canadian consultant who has worked in health promotion atthe community, regional, and national levels, provides an introduction tothe practice of health promotion as a political activity that attempts to getat the underlying social determinants of disease. He discusses the impor-tance of power relations—or providing people with the capacity to changetheir lives and their living conditions—and outlines a methodology forplanning, implementing, and evaluating empowering health promotionprograms.

RA427 2004-007486 0-7879-7185-5MMaannaaggiinngg hheeaalltthh pprrooggrraammss aanndd pprroojjeeccttss..Longest, Beaufort B.Jossey-Bass, ©2004 296 p. $48.00Longest (health policy and management, University of Pittsburgh) definesthe work of managers in health programs and projects. The book isstructured around core project management activities, such as strate-gizing, designing, and leading, and facilitative activities, such as decisionmaking, communicating, and marketing. Program planning, budgeting,and staffing issues are also examined. The intended audience for thebook includes students in public health, health management, and otherhealth professions.

RA427 2004-47781 0-8213-5767-0TThhee mmiilllleenniiuumm ddeevveellooppmmeenntt ggooaallss ffoorr hheeaalltthh;; rriissiinngg ttoo tthheecchhaalllleennggeess..Title main entry. Ed. by The World Bank.The World Bank, ©2004 186 p. $25.00 (pa)This report provides data on the status of five health-related goals—reducing extreme poverty and hunger; reducing the mortality rate inchildren under five; reducing maternal deaths; fighting HIV/AIDS,malaria and other diseases; and improving access to water and sani-tation. The book identifies the constraints of progress and recommendspolicy solutions.

RA427 0-07-471332-9TThheeoorryy iinn aa nnuuttsshheellll;; aa pprraaccttiiccaall gguuiiddee ttoo hheeaalltthhpprroommoottiioonn tthheeoorriieess,, 22dd eedd..Nutbeam, Don and Elizabeth Harris.McGraw-Hill, ©2004 81 p. $24.95 (pa)Nutbeam (Sydney University) and Harris (University of New South Wales)overview the main elements of current health promotion theories forunderstanding the health behavior of individuals, the behavior changeprocess in communities, organizational change, and the development ofpublic policy. The second edition adds sections on community organi-zation, evidence-based policy making to promote health, and healthimpact assessment.

RA427 2003-013581 1-891853-56-2TTrruuee wwaarrnniinnggss aanndd ffaallssee aallaarrmmss;; eevvaalluuaattiinngg ffeeaarrss aabboouutttthhee hheeaalltthh rriisskkss ooff tteecchhnnoollooggyy,, 11994488--11997711..Mazur, Allan.Resources for the Future, ©2004 191 p. $18.95 (pa)Examining 31 cases of human health warnings raised in the 1950s and1960s about such technologies as fluoridation, DDT, cyclamate, nuclearweapons testing, and birth-control pills, Mazur (public affairs, SyracuseU.) tests four hypotheses about the validity of warnings: true warningsare more likely to come from conventional scientific channels andsources, false alarms are more likely to have sponsors with biases againstthe producer of the alleged hazard, “hyped” media coverage is morelikely to indicate false alarms, & “derivative” warnings arising frompopular social issues are more likely to indicate false alarms.

RA440 2003-066065 0-471-38771-1AApppplliieedd ssppaattiiaall ssttaattiissttiiccss ffoorr ppuubblliicc hheeaalltthh ddaattaa..Waller, Lance A. and Carol A. Gotway. (Wiley series in probability andstatistics)John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 494 p. $94.95Intended for graduate students and researchers familiar with basic prob-abilistic concepts and statistical methods, this textbook gathers spatialstatistical ideas developed in a broad variety of areas and discusses themin the context of routinely occurring spatial questions in public health.Waller (biostatistics, Emory University) and Gotway (Centers for DiseaseControl) introduce statistical methods for the analysis of spatial point pat-terns, extend them to identifying disease clusters, and outline methodsfor regression modeling using spatially referenced exposure and diseasedata.

RA448 2004-271589 0-7575-0637-2HHeeaalltthh iinn AAmmeerriiccaa;; aa mmuullttiiccuullttuurraall ppeerrssppeeccttiivvee,, 22dd eedd..Nakamura, Raymond M.Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co., ©2003 493 p. $59.95 (pa)Writing in a style accessible to undergraduates and graduate students,Nakamura (California Polytechnic State University) discusses healthissues that US racial and ethnic minority populations face. He reviewstraditional healing theories of various cultures, and explores the familyand its role in the health of family members. Stress factors common toracial and ethnic minority Americans, such as gang violence, areexamined, and issues of diet, drug and alcohol use, and gender are dis-cussed. This fourth edition includes expanded coverage of humanisticand behavioral theories in a chapter on mental health.

RA448 2003-69010 0-313-32477-8PPrraaeeggeerr hhaannddbbooookk ooff BBllaacckk AAmmeerriiccaann hheeaalltthh;; ppoolliicciieess aannddiissssuueess bbeehhiinndd ddiissppaarriittiieess iinn hheeaalltthh,, 22dd eedd;; 22vv..Title main entry. Ed. by Ivor L. Livingston.Praeger, ©2004 911 p. $149.95American medical and social scientists—including representatives of suchcross-over disciplines as epidemiology and social work—present 47original scholarly accounts of a variety of areas relating to the health ofBlacks, or African Americans. They cover cardiovascular and relatedchronic conditions; general chronic conditions; lifestyle, social, andmental outcomes; sociopolitical, environmental, and structural chal-lenges; and ethics, research, technology, and social policy issue. Amongspecific topics are a community perspective of hypertension, the lifeexpectancy of the black male, and African-Americans in the health-careworkforce. The first edition was published in 1994; the second presents20 new chapters and updates of the others. The two volumes are pagedsequentially and indexed together.

RA562 2004-001783 1-55581-268-6MMoolleeccuullaarr eeppiiddeemmiioollooggyy ooff iinnffeeccttiioouuss ddiisseeaasseess;; pprriinncciipplleessaanndd pprraaccttiicceess..Riley, Lee. W.Am. Soc. for Microbiology, ©2004 348 p. $109.95Designed as both a textbook and a reference, this volume introduces epi-demiologists, microbiologists, clinicians and students to the principles,methods, and applications of molecular epidemiology. Particularemphasis is placed on bacterial infectious diseases. Topics include (forexample) distinguishing epidemic and endemic occurrence of infectiousdiseases; determining attributable risks in community- or institution-acquired infections; and identifying genetic determinants of diseasetransmission. Riley teaches public health at U. of California, Berkeley.

RA564 2004-002553 1-55766-715-2WWoommeenn wwiitthh ddiissaabbiilliittiieess aaggiinngg wweellll;; aa gglloobbaall vviieeww..Walsh, Patricia Noonan and Barbara LeRoy.Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., ©2004 166 p. $29.95 (pa)Drawing on the oral histories of 160 women in 18 countries, Walsh (dis-ability studies, University College Dublin) and LeRoy (developmental dis-abilities, Wayne State University) look at what women with intellectualdisabilities experience as they age and explore contributing factors tohealthy aging for this population. They discuss the importance of eco-nomic factors, health and nutrition, recreation, and relationships, andexamine the influence of disability policies and programs on all of thesefactors.

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RA566 2003-018496 0-415-31808-4CCllaayy’’ss hhaannddbbooookk ooff eennvviirroonnmmeennttaall hheeaalltthh,, 1199tthh eedd..Clay, Henry Hurrell. Ed. by W. H. Bassett.Spon Press, ©2004 952 p. $280.00★★★★ This 19th edition of a reference on environmental health containsnew material on areas such as management of environmental health inNorthern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, and the relationship betweenpublic health, environmental health, and sustainable development. Thereis also new material on the law of communicable diseases, housing con-ditions and health, toxic and dangerous substances, meat hygiene, con-taminated land, and the role of environmental health in the control ofanimals. Bassett is series editor of Clay’s Library of Health and theEnvironment. The 18th edition, published in 1999, is cited in Walford’sGuide to Reference Material. Spon Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis.

RA566 2003-004325 0-415-28844-4HHeeaalltthhyy cciittiieess aanndd uurrbbaann ppoolliiccyy rreesseeaarrcchh..Title main entry. Ed. by Takehito Takano.Spon Press, ©2003 3083 p. $72.00In introducing the Healthy Cities Project by the World HealthOrganization’s Collaborating Centre for Healthy Cities and Urban PolicyResearch, Takano (Tokyo Medical and Dental U.), the center’s director,notes that half the world’s population is now urbanized. To foster projectexpansion, 11 conference-based papers review research activities andlessons learned since 1986, health indicators, sustainability principles,and the use of advanced technologies to promote health. Project profilesare appended. Spon Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis.

RA601 92-890-1363-XFFoooodd aanndd hheeaalltthh iinn EEuurrooppee;; aa nneeww bbaassiiss ffoorr aaccttiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Aileen Robertson et al. (WHO regionalpublications: European series; no.96)World Health Organization, ©2004 385 p. $90.00Prepared by sections of the World Health Organization RegionalCommittee for Europe, this report reviews and analyzes the data onnutritional health, food borne disease, and food safety and public healthconcerns about the supply and security of food in Europe. Afterreviewing the data, the report considers policies and strategies foraddressing concerns raised by the food-related issues.

RA638 2003-018817 0-309-08979-4FFiinnaanncciinngg vvaacccciinneess iinn tthhee 2211sstt cceennttuurryy;; aassssuurriinngg aacccceessssaanndd aavvaaiillaabbiilliittyy..Title main entry. Institute of Medicine.National Academies Press, ©2004 247 p. $37.00 (pa)This report presents the results of an evaluation of financing for vaccinepurchases. The purpose of the evaluation was to design a finance strategyto assure access to the social benefits of vaccines while also encouragingthe availability of new and future vaccine products within the health caresystem. The study examines what is known about current vaccinefinance arrangements and identifies strategies that could resolve theuncertainties of existing vaccine purchasing systems in the public andprivate health care sectors. The study lacks a subject index.

RA643 2003-53656 1-4039-1888-0AAIIDDSS aanndd SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaa;; tthhee ssoocciiaall eexxpprreessssiioonn ooff aappaannddeemmiicc..Title main entry. Ed. by Kyle D. Kauffman and David L. Lindauer.Palgrave Macmillan, ©2004 195 p. $69.95More than 5 million South Africans are infected with the virus thatcauses AIDS; more than 600,000 children are orphans to the disease,which Desmond Tutu has called “the new apartheid.” In this collection,two economists with an interest in the social issues that affect people indeveloping nations take a broad, multidisciplinary approach to explorehow South Africa became the HIV capital of the world, and what it coulddo to address the problem. The nine chapters are an outgrowth of a two-day conference held at Wellesley College in April 2002. The contributorsare US and South African scholars and medical practitioners.

RA643 2003-58074 1-4039-2063-XGGlloobbaall hheeaalltthh aanndd ggoovveerrnnaannccee;; HHIIVV//AAIIDDSS..Title main entry. Ed. by Nana K. Poku and Alan Whiteside. (Thirdworld quarterly)Palgrave Macmillan, ©2004 203 p. $65.00Recognizing that the World Bank and International Monetary Fund haveeclipsed the World Health Organization in formulating health and socialpolicy, especially for unindustrialized countries, scholars and practi-tioners in health, economics, and politics look at the changing politicaleconomy of health, emphasizing the increased role of profit- makingnon-state actors in providing and delivering essential health services.They also consider the impact and effective governance of HIV/AIDS,focusing on the power relations that drive the epidemic, frustrate the pos-sibility of alleviation and recovery, and marginalize not only individualsbut entire regions and continents who suffer from it. There is no index.

RA643 2004-000044 0-8261-4495-0HHIIVV//AAIIDDSS aanndd oollddeerr aadduullttss;; cchhaalllleennggeess ffoorr iinnddiivviidduuaallss,,ffaammiilliieess,, aanndd ccoommmmuunniittiieess..Title main entry. Ed. by Charles A. Emlet.Springer Publishing Co., ©2004 199 p. $35.95Emlet (social work, University of Washington) collects recent work on theimpact of HIV/AIDS on people 50 years of age and older, looking atproblems and issues at the individual, family, and community levels.HIV-associated dementia and aging, depression in older adults livingwith HIV disease, and nursing home experiences of older AfricanAmericans are some topics explored. While much of the material wasoriginally published as a special issues of the Journal of Mental Healthand Aging, new chapters have been added on demographics, prevention,and coalition building across systems of care.

RA643 2004-004726 0-7808-0675-1IInnffeeccttiioouuss ddiisseeaasseess ssoouurrcceebbooookk;; bbaassiicc ccoonnssuummeerr hheeaalltthhiinnffoorrmmaattiioonn aabboouutt nnoonn--ccoonnttaaggiioouuss bbaacctteerriiaall,, vviirraall,, pprriioonn,,ffuunnggaall,, aanndd ppaarraassiittiicc ddiisseeaasseess sspprreeaadd......Title main entry. Ed. by Karen Bellenir. (Health reference series)Omnigraphics, Inc., ©2004 634 p. $78.00This reference provides information about non-contagious infectious dis-eases that can be spread by contaminated food and drinking water, byinsects and animals, or by contact with microorganisms in the envi-ronment. Individual chapters provide details about causative organisms,spread of the disease, symptoms, and treatments. Special sections focuson bioterrorism and recent research. Material is drawn from documentsand excerpts from publications issued by the National Institutes of Healthand its subagencies, as well as documents from various organizationsand associations.

RA643 2004-005892 0-309-09115-2MMeeaassuurriinngg wwhhaatt mmaatttteerrss;; aallllooccaattiioonn,, ppllaannnniinngg,, aanndd qquuaalliittyyaasssseessssmmeenntt ffoorr tthhee RRyyaann WWhhiittee CCaarree AAcctt..Title main entry.National Academies Press, ©2004 302 p. $42.00 (pa)The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act,enacted in 1990, provides funding to cities, states, and other public andprivate entities to provide care and support services to individuals withHIV and AIDS who have low incomes and little or no insurance. Thisreport, written by academics and practitioners in health management,health policy, medicine, and health law, provides an improvedframework for evaluating the distribution of CARE Act resources andproposes a framework for assessing quality of care provided to HIV-infected persons. There is no subject index.

RA643 2002-156771 0-8018-7427-0MMoorrttaall sseeccrreettss;; ttrruutthh aanndd lliieess iinn tthhee aaggee ooff AAIIDDSS..Klitzman, Robert and Robert Bayer.Johns Hopkins U. Press, ©2003 218 p. $42.00Basing their study on interviews with men and women representative ofgroups infected/affected by AIDS, Klitzman, a psychiatrist, and Bayer(both in sociomedical sciences, Columbia U.) examine the disclosuredecisions that people make in current social, medical, and public healthpolicy contexts. Influenced by philosophers Sissela Bok and DavidNyberg, they are most interested in how moral issues are played out inreal life. The 1990s interview guide is appended.

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Watch for four stars: ★★★★ The stars you see at the beginning ofsome annotations can help with collection development. They indicatethat a previous edition has been cited in Books for College Libraries,3rd ed., in Guide to Reference Books, or in other standard references.

RA643 2003-023323 1-58826-263-4WWaaiittiinngg ttoo hhaappppeenn;; HHIIVV//AAIIDDSS iinn SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaa;; tthhee bbiiggggeerrppiiccttuurree..Walker, Liz et al.Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., ©2004143 p. $25.00 (pa)Walker (Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research, South Africa)combines compelling color and b&w photos with the voices of scholars,health and advocacy practitioners, and victims of the AIDS epidemic toexamine the social, cultural, and historical aspects of HIV/AIDS in SouthAfrica. Drawing on material presented at “AIDS in Context,” an April2001 conference held in Johannesburg, she summarizes factors leadingto the spread of AIDS in southern Africa, and looks at sex roles and therelationship between sex and power in South Africa. She describespopular explanations of HIV/AIDS among South Africa’s poor, noting theuse of traditional healers and the resurgence of virginity testing, and dis-cusses efforts at prevention, and treatment.

RA643 92-1-120375-9YYoouunngg ppeeooppllee——ppaarrttnneerrss iinn HHIIVV//AAIIDDSS pprreevveennttiioonn..Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.United Nations Publications, ©2003 80 p. $20.00 (pa)The epicenter of the HIV/AIDS pandemic is shifting from Africa to Asia.This book explains factors that put young people at risk, and presentscase studies of joint UN-national prevention projects in several Asiancountries, which focus on life skills training, peer-to- peer education, andcommunity partnerships. Statistics, international mandates, and a read-ership survey form are included.

RA644 2003-027266 0-309-09060-1AAddvvaanncciinngg pprriioonn sscciieennccee;; gguuiiddaannccee ffoorr tthhee nnaattiioonnaall pprriioonnrreesseeaarrcchh pprrooggrraamm..Title main entry. Institute of Medicine.National Academies Press, ©2004 258 p. $43.00 (pa)The Institute’s Committee on Transmissible SpongiformEncephalopathies: Assessment of Relevant Science advises researchers,research institutions, and funders about what knowledge is missing andhow best to go about acquiring it to understand, detect, diagnose,prevent, and perhaps someday treat the prion diseases. A final reportassesses the risk to the US military. The report was written before the dis-covery of a cow in the US with the related bovine form, BSE. A glossarywithout pronunciation guides is included, but no index.

RA644 2003-052815 0-8261-1895-XCCoonndduuccttiinngg rreesseeaarrcchh iinn lloonngg--tteerrmm ccaarree sseettttiinnggss..Cleary, Brenda Lewis.Springer Publishing Co., ©2004 119 p. $32.95Cleary has practiced as a gerontological clinical nurse specialist inprimary and long-term care, and now directs a state agency assuringnursing resources for citizens of North Carolina. Here she presents apractical guide to help increase research in both nursing homes andhome settings, filling a gap she finds in the available literature forgraduate students and others interested in improving the science of long-term care.

RA644 2004-007115 0-309-09154-3LLeeaarrnniinngg ffrroomm SSAARRSS;; pprreeppaarriinngg ffoorr tthhee nneexxtt ddiisseeaasseeoouuttbbrreeaakk;; wwoorrkksshhoopp ssuummmmaarryy..Title main entry. Ed. by Stacey Knobler et al.National Academies Press, ©2004 359 p. $42.00 (pa)Twenty-two papers presented during the September 2003 Forum onMicrobial Threats sponsored by the Institute of Medicine describe theemergence and detection of the SARS coronavirus, the economic fall- outof the SARS epidemic, the microbiology of the coronavirus genus, and thedevelopment of diagnostics and therapeutics to control SARS. The finalsection considers how SARS might reemerge and how the world canprepare for the next major outbreak of an infectious disease. No index isprovided.

RA644 2002-192187 0-325-07123-3LLoorrddss ooff tthhee ffllyy;; sslleeeeppiinngg ssiicckknneessss ccoonnttrrooll iinn BBrriittiisshh EEaassttAAffrriiccaa,, 11990000--11996600..Hoppe, Kirk Arden.Praeger, ©2003 203 p. $67.00The sleeping sickness control efforts of British colonialists in Uganda andTanzania were a major form of environmental and social engineering, inwhich control officials forcibly depopulated areas infested with the tsetsefly (the carrier of sleeping sickness) and mobilized African labor to clearspaces and create barriers between fly-infested zones and “strategicallylocated” new villages. In his environmental and cultural history of thesleeping sickness control strategies, Hoppe (history, U. of Illinois atChicago) argues that the interventions were central to the occupation andorganization of what the colonial power considered politically and eco-nomically marginal areas of the colonies. He further argues that anemerging and masculine gendered cultural and political authority ofscience was a profound influence on the shape of colonial sleepingsickness control, while African responses to control interventions shapedboth scientific understanding and the formation and implementation ofsleeping sickness control policy.

RA644 2003-000137 0-452-28507-0TThhee ssppeecckklleedd mmoonnsstteerr;; aa hhiissttoorriiccaall ttaallee ooff bbaattttlliinnggssmmaallllppooxx..Carrell, Jennifer Lee.Plume, ©2003 474 p. $16.00 (pa)Carrell, a regular contributor to Smithsonian Magazine, tells the story ofLady Mary Montgau and Dr. Zabdiel Boylston, two iconoclastic figureswho flouted 18th-century medicine by borrowing folk knowledge fromAfrican slaves and Eastern women in an effort to save their childrenfrom smallpox. Their efforts helped give birth to the modern science ofimmunology. B&w historical illustrations are included. There is nosubject index.

RA645 2003-021238 0-8014-4243-5NNoobbooddyy’’ss hhoommee;; ccaannddiidd rreefflleeccttiioonnss ooff aa nnuurrssiinngg hhoommeeaaiiddee..Gass, Thomas Edward. (Culture and politics of health care work)ILR Press, ©2004 189 p. $21.95Gass has applied his psychology degree in a variety of settings, includinga three-and-a-half-year period working in a for-profit long- term-carefacility in the Midwest, first as a nursing aide and then as a director ofsocial services. He draws on that experience to take readers into theworld of a nursing home, in an account that is intimate, stark, funny,and poignant—and a wake-up call to Americans of the need to act nowto make nursing homes a better place to live and work. No subject index.

RA649 2003-011450 1-888799-79-XPPllaagguueess && ppooxxeess;; tthhee iimmppaacctt ooff hhuummaann hhiissttoorryy oonneeppiiddeemmiicc ddiisseeaassee,, 22dd eedd..Bollet, Alfred Jay.Demos Medical Publishing, Inc., ©2004237 p. $29.95 (pa)Bollet (medicine, Yale U.) has written widely about medical history, espe-cially during the 19th century, and some of the chapters here are revisedfrom articles he has published elsewhere. The first edition (no datenoted) looked at the impact of diseases on history, emphasizing new dis-eases that were emerging at the time. The second reverses the per-spective, looking instead at how human activity has impacted diseases.Syphilis, the influenza pandemic of 1918-19, beriberi, scurvy, anthrax,and SARS are among the topics.

RA776 2003-111918 0-534-63558-XAAnn iinnvviittaattiioonn ttoo hheeaalltthh,, 1111tthh eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Hales, Dianne.Wadsworth Publishing Co., ©2005 652 p. $72.95 (pa)In addition to current guidelines on nutrition and heart risk factors andupdated information on substance abuse, this text includes a new chapteron health from a lifespan perspective and consumer information on alter-native medicine. The CD-ROM offers wellness analysis and study tools.Auxiliary online resources are available. Dates of previous iterations andthe author’s affiliation are not given.

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RA776 2003-026323 0-309-09063-6TTeessttoosstteerroonnee aanndd aaggiinngg;; cclliinniiccaall rreesseeaarrcchh ddiirreeccttiioonnss..Title main entry. Institute of Medicine.National Academies Press, ©2004 219 p. $39.00 (pa)Reviewing clinical studies on the affects of testosterone on aging, thisstudy assesses the current state of knowledge concerning the risks andbenefits of testosterone therapy. It addresses health outcomes and sug-gests directions for future research. Appendices include data sources andmethods, lists of studies, testosterone levels in clinical studies, and expla-nations of common acronyms.

RA778 2003-064026 0-306-48073-5EEnnccyyccllooppeeddiiaa ooff wwoommeenn’’ss hheeaalltthh..Title main entry. Ed. by Sana Loue and Martha Sajatovic.Kluwer Academic/Plenum, ©2004 710 p. $250.00Loue and Sajatovic (both with the Case Western Reserve U. School ofMedicine, Cleveland, Ohio) have done an admirable job of assembling acoherent reference on a broad subject. The initial, longer essays providean overview of the history of women’s health in the US, disparities inwomen’s health and health care, women in the health professions and inthe workforce, and notable women in the field. A sampling of entries:adolescence, Alzheimer’s disease, Elizabeth Blackwell, cardiovasculardisease, chronic pain, femininity, gangs, harm reduction, obesity,patients’ rights, quality of life, and sexual abuse. The entries, which aresigned, are in language that will be accessible to the general reader. Eachentry includes a list of suggested reading and cross references. Reflectingthe breadth of subjects described, the contributors practice in the fieldsof medicine, psychology, psychiatry, law, dentistry, nursing, osteopathy,social work, and midwifery, among others, in the US.

RA778 2003-019344 1-57331-459-5WWoommeenn’’ss hheeaalltthh aanndd ddiisseeaassee;; ggyynneeccoollooggiicc aannddrreepprroodduuccttiivvee iissssuueess;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Athens Congress on Women’s Health and Disease (5th: 2002) Ed. byGeorge Creatsas et al. (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences;v.997)N.Y. Academy of Sciences, ©2003 390 p. $140.00 (pa)Proceedings of a September 2002 conference held in Athens, Greece,bringing together internationally known authorities to discuss the con-temporary challenges of women’s health and disease. Forty-two contri-butions are organized into sections on endocrine pathophysiology;fertility, reproduction, and assisted reproduction technologies; maternal-fetal endocrinology; recent developments in contraception; endometriosis;gynecological endoscopy; conservative management of gynecological dis-eases; and menopause. A sampling of topics: leptin in female adoles-cence, mild stimulation in in vitro fertilization, endocrine-related causesand consequences of intrauterine growth retardation, oral contraceptionover the age of 40, treatment strategies for endometriosis, laparoscopyand oncology, androgens and antiandrogens, and breast cancer and hor-monal replacement therapy. No subject index.

RA784 2004-006088 0-02-865990-2NNuuttrriittiioonn aanndd wweellll--bbeeiinngg AA ttoo ZZ;; 22vv..Title main entry. Ed. by Delores C.S. James.Macmillan Publishing Co., ©2004 652 p. $175.00Prepared for students and the general public, this two-volume referencepresents fundamental, starting-point information on various aspects ofnutrition—the type of information covered in general nutrition foundationcourses. The signed entries, arranged alphabetically, include featuressuch as sidebars, definitions, and a bibliography, as well as an internetresource. Both volumes include the complete index, a glossary, and atopical outline. Entries includes biographies and cover topics relevant tobody processes, weight management, diseases, dietary habits, the foodindustry and food safety, health risks and assessment, nutrients andchemical properties of food, nutritional deficiencies, nutrition at variousstages of life, careers, and standards and guidelines. Editor James is affil-iated with the U. of Florida health science education department; the con-tributors are professionals in relevant fields.

RA790 2004-4632 0-275-98320-XHHaavveennss;; ssttoorriieess ooff ttrruuee ccoommmmuunniittyy hheeaalliinngg..Jason, Leonard and Martin Perdoux. (Contemporary psychology)Praeger, ©2004 158 p. $39.95Thomas Moore (Care of the Soul) reminds readers that people in need are“...wounded souls, not twisted personalities.” Psychologist Jason (DePaulU., Chicago) and art therapist Perdoux discuss reasons for the shrinkageof supportive American communities. As examples of a cost-effectivehealth model, they present success stories of communities of peers (butnot other support groups) coping with addiction, chronic illnesses, andaging. Appendices include resources and methodological notes on aparticipatory action research project on chronic fatigue syndrome.

RA790 2003-006467 0-87840-145-8RRaattiioonniinngg ssaanniittyy;; eetthhiiccaall iissssuueess iinn mmaannaaggeedd mmeennttaall hheeaalltthhccaarree..Title main entry. Ed. by James Lindemann Nelson. (Hastings Centerstudies in ethics)Georgetown U. Pr., ©2003 182 p. $44.95Nelson (philosophy, Michigan State U.) introduces ten chapters in whichclinicians, scholars, and bioethicists examine dilemmas in fairly allo-cating scarce mental health resources. Their views and case studies treatissues “not innocent” of historical and power contexts, e.g., physicianethics vs. managed care’s fiscal bottom line, changing norms, and degreeof need. The editor explores moral theories relevant to applying the“worse-off principle.” Other contributors counter the “prudent insurer”argument that services should be determined by insurance choices.

RA966 2004-001871 0-309-08893-3AAccaaddeemmiicc hheeaalltthh cceenntteerrss;; lleeaaddiinngg cchhaannggee iinn tthhee 2211ssttcceennttuurryy..Title main entry. Ed. Linda T. Kohn.National Academies Press, ©2004 202 p. $39.00 (pa)Academic health centers are facing changes that will impact their rolesin education, research, and patient care. This study explores how thesehealth centers will need to redirect each of their roles so they are able tomeet the challenges of health care provision. Financing methods,training, research programs, and the design of clinical care areexamined. There is no subject index. Kohn is affiliated with The NationalAcademies Committee on the Roles of Academic Health Centers in the21st Century.

RA967 2003-284094 1-931862-26-5HHVVAACC ddeessiiggnn mmaannuuaall ffoorr hhoossppiittaallss aanndd cclliinniiccss..Title main entry.ASHRAE Publications, ©2003 298 p. $109.00This manual provides a reference on the design, installation, and com-missioning of HVAC systems for hospitals and outpatient clinics. Themanual covers environmental comfort, infection control, energy conser-vation, life safety, and operation and maintenance, providing designstrategies known to meet applicable standards and guidelines. It also con-tains information on disaster planning and provides best practice rec-ommendations on temperature, humidity, air exchange, and pressurerequirements for various types of rooms found in hospitals. A chapter onterminology defines medical terms for the design engineer. A separatefold-out chart is included, comparing engineering best practices with AIAguidelines and the ASHRAE Handbook.

RA969 2003-065937 0-7817-4258-7HHoossppiittaall eeppiiddeemmiioollooggyy aanndd iinnffeeccttiioonn ccoonnttrrooll,, 33dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by C. Glen Mayhall.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©20042060 p. $189.00New chapters address the many new challenges and problems facing hos-pital epidemiologists and infection control specialists, including thethreat of bioterrorism, emerging diseases such as SARS, new accredi-tation regulations, and increasing concerns about medical errors andtheir prevention. The 113 chapters are arranged in sections coveringapplied epidemiology and biostatistics; healthcare quality improvement;informatics in healthcare epidemiology; epidemiology and prevention ofnosocomial infections (seven sections); disinfection and sterilization; pre-vention of infections related to construction, renovation, demolition, andventilation systems; antimicrobial agents; current literature; organizationand implementation of infection control programs; hospital epidemiologyand infection control in special settings; bioterrorism; and emerginginfectious diseases and healthcare epidemiology. The second edition(1999) is cited in Brandon/Hill

RA971 1-85775-814-5CCoommpplleexxiittyy aanndd hheeaalltthhccaarree oorrggaanniizzaattiioonn;; aa vviieeww ffrroomm tthheessttrreeeett..Title main entry. Ed. by David Kernick.Radcliffe Publishing, ©2004 370 p. $58.00 (pa)Editor Kernick, a British research GP who previously worked as achemical engineer, explores the practical applications of complexitytheory to the operation of health-care organizations as an ecosystemrather than along mechanical lines. The contributors are policymakers,consultants, economists, and health-care providers in the UK and NorthAmerica. The intended audience is anyone involved in the planning,management, commissioning, or delivery of health care.

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RA971 2003-041887 0-7355-4695-9OOSSHHAA ccoommpplliiaannccee gguuiiddee ffoorr mmeeddiiccaall eemmppllooyyeerrss,, 22dd eedd..Busick, Jennifer et al.Aspen Publishers, Inc., ©2004 — p. $159.50The goal of this guide is to provide employers with the knowledge andframework for a safer work environment. The digest of general industrysafety and health standards contained in one chapter is designed to aidmedical employers and safety personnel in understanding OSHA stan-dards. A separate chapter provides information on OSHA’S basic trainingrequirements. The book also contains standards most frequently over-looked and violated by employers, compliance checklists, sample safetyplans, and chapters on OSHA’s administration, recordkeeping, andhazard communication. Material is presented in a 10.5x11.5″ three-ringbinder.

RA972 1-57947-487-XGGMMEEDD ccoommppaanniioonn;; aann iinnssiiddeerr’’ss gguuiiddee ttoo sseelleeccttiinngg aarreessiiddeennccyy pprrooggrraamm 22000044--22000055..Title main entry.American Medical Association, ©2004436 p. $42.00 (pa)Intended for medical students, this reference book uses a grid-style layoutto present numerous data elements for 4100 GME specialty programs.Among the information provided for each entry are: the average hoursof duty per week, maximum hours of consecutive duty, the availabilityof moonlighting, salaries, research rotation and duration, the availabilityof child care, the alternative medical curriculum, Spanish-languageinstruction, and start dates.

RA973 2004-044417 0-8204-6495-3EEuurrooppeeaann ppeerrssppeeccttiivveess oonn cchhrroonniiccaallllyy iillll ppeeooppllee..Gavrilovici, Ovidiu. (European social inclusion; v.11)Peter Lang Publishing Inc, ©2004 235 p. $41.95 (pa)Not a textbook, exactly, but a Resource Bank Book for one of the optionalmodules in the study program European Perspectives on Social Inclusionfor a degree of European Master of Development Studies in Social andEducational Sciences, awarded at seven universities. It introduces stu-dents to issues and research approaches relating to the social exclusionof the chronically ill. It is not indexed.

RA975 2002-156770 0-8018-7420-3GGoovveerrnnaannccee ooff tteeaacchhiinngg hhoossppiittaallss;; ttuurrmmooiill aatt PPeennnn aannddHHooppkkiinnss..Kastor, John A.Johns Hopkins U. Press, ©2004 356 p. $55.00Having conducted interviews with hundreds of administrators, physi-cians, and other professionals at the academic medical centers of the U.of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins U., Kastor (U. of Maryland School ofMedicine) analyzes the debates surrounding recent drives to change thegovernance structures and acquire corporate independence for the twoteaching hospitals. After reporting on events without much editorialcomment, he seeks to identify the drivers of changes in governance,focusing on questions of problems in governance, financial causes, andthe role of leadership.

RA997 92-4-156249-8LLoonngg--tteerrmm ccaarree iinn ddeevveellooppiinngg ccoouunnttrriieess;; tteenn ccaassee--ssttuuddiieess..Title main entry. Ed. by J. Brodsky et al.World Health Organization, ©2003 461 p. $45.00 (pa)This report describes the changing realities determining the need andresources for long-term care in 10 developing countries: the People’sRepublic of China, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mexico, theRepublic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Ukraine. Case studies werewritten by national health care experts, with the professional guidanceand support of the JDC-Brookdale Institute and the World HealthOrganization. The book is presented as part of a project to prepare aframework for guiding the development of long-term care policies indeveloping countries. The report lacks a subject index.

RA1051 2004-045385 0-88135-278-0CCaattaalloogg ooff tthhee RRoobbeerrtt LL.. SSaaddooffff LLiibbrraarryy ooff FFoorreennssiiccPPyysscchhiiaattrryy aanndd LLeeggaall MMeeddiicciinnee..McKenzie, Joan. Ed. by Edward T. Morman.Watson Publishing Intl., ©2004 178 p. $45.00Over the course of forty years, Robert Sadoff (director, Center for Studiesin Social-Legal Psychiatry, U. of Pennsylvania) has collected 7000 bookson legal medicine and forensic psychiatry. He recently donated 4000 ofthem to the library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia as thefoundation of a library focusing on the history of forensic psychiatry.This volume catalogs those works, published in the 18th, 19th, and 20thcenturies. The catalog alphabetically lists works providing brief topicalinformation and basic publishing information.

RA1063 2003-027503 1-58829-414-5FFoorreennssiicc ppaatthhoollooggyy rreevviieewwss;; vv..11..Title main entry. Ed. by Michael Tsokos. (Forensic pathology reviews)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 365 p. $99.50Tsokos (forensic pathology, University of Hamburg, Germany) presentsreviews of recent medical and legal advances in the field of forensicpathology, concentrating on common pathological entities encountered indaily forensic routine, with some material on pathological conditionsrarely seen in the autopsy room. Complementing classic texts in the field,authors explore new avenues for analyzing the pathology of burnedbodies, traumatic brain injury, death by drug abuse, sudden infantdeath, and fatalities from kicking and trampling. Procedures for givingexpert testimony are also discussed. The book will be of interest toforensic and clinical pathologists, police investigators, and medicalexaminers.

RA1148 2004-000027 1-59147-101-XEEvvaalluuaattiinngg sseexxuuaall hhaarraassssmmeenntt;; ppssyycchhoollooggiiccaall,, ssoocciiaall,, aannddlleeggaall ccoonnssiiddeerraattiioonnss iinn ffoorreennssiicc eexxaammiinnaattiioonnss..Foote, William E. and Jane Goodman-Delahunty.Am. Psychological Assn., ©2005 242 p. $49.95Foote, a forensic psychologist in private practice, and Goodman-Delahunty, director of the postgraduate program in forensic psychologyat the University of New South Wales, Australia, provide psychologistswith essential information for conducting an evidence-based forensic con-sultation on sexual harassment. They review the clinical and social sci-entific literature on sexual harassment and apply these findings to issuesthat psychologists must consider when preparing forensic reports andtestimony. Existing research is integrated with current case law on sexualharassment.

RA1151 2003-027253 0-415-94789-8CCuullttuurraall ccoommppeetteennccee iinn ffoorreennssiicc mmeennttaall hheeaalltthh;; aa gguuiiddeeffoorr ppssyycchhiiaattrriissttss,, ppssyycchhoollooggiissttss,, aanndd aattttoorrnneeyyss..Tseng, Wen-Shing et al.Brunner-Routledge, ©2004 322 p. $49.95Tseng, Daryl Matthews, and Todd S. Elwyn (all psychiatry, U. of Hawaii)are specialists respectively in cultural psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, andlaw. They offer professionals in mental health and law a frameworkaddressing the cultural aspects of mental health. Among the topics aregeneral cultural issues in forensic psychiatric assessment, cultural aspectsof psychiatric disorders in the forensic context, and cultural considera-tions of the legal regulation of psychiatry and medical practice.

RA1213 2003-055232 0-415-31168-3AA ssmmaallll ddoossee ooff ttooxxiiccoollooggyy;; tthhee hheeaalltthh eeffffeeccttss ooff ccoommmmoonncchheemmiiccaallss..Gilbert, Steven G.CRC Pr., ©2004 266 p. $35.95 (pa)Focusing on the health effects of common toxic agents in the home andenvironment, Gilbert (environmental and occupational health services, U.of Washington; Institute of Neurotoxicology and Neurological Disorders,Seattle) lucidly introduces the principles of applied toxicology and riskassessment. Case studies, resources, a glossary, and an exercisedemonstrating the importance of dosage enhance this primer forstudents in relevant fields.

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RA1220 2004-43999 0-415-27180-0PPrreeddiiccttiinngg cchheemmiiccaall ttooxxiicciittyy aanndd ffaattee..Title main entry. Ed. by Mark T.D. Cronin and David J. Livingstone.CRC Pr., ©2004 445 p. $99.95Twenty contributions explain the application of the computationalmethods of quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSARs) to riskmanagement of environmental toxicity. Presented by Cronin (LiverpoolJohn Moores U., UK) and Livingstone (U. of Portsmouth, UK), firstdescribe basic methodology before presenting a range of QSARs for bothhuman health endpoints, and environmental toxicity and fate. Three finalchapters present examples of applications such as an approach to toxicityassessment based on the integrated use of non- animal tests and QSARsused by governmental regulatory agencies.

RA1226 2003-024672 0-470-86780-9CChhiirraall ppoolllluuttaannttss;; ddiissttrriibbuuttiioonn,, ttooxxiicciittyy aanndd aannaallyyssiiss bbyycchhrroommaattooggrraapphhyy aanndd ccaappiillllaarryy eelleeccttrroopphhoorreessiiss..Ali, Imran and Hassan Y. Aboul-Enein.Halsted Pr., ©2004 344 p. $175.00One of the two enantiomers of a chiral pollutant may be more toxic thanthe other, note Imran (National Institute of Hydrology, India) and Aboul-Enein (King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia) (in which order theyare cited by the CiP data), and the two may differ in uptake, metabolism,and excretion. They also point out that about one quarter of agrochem-icals are chiral in nature, among them pesticides that are applied in theform of racemates. Clearly, environmental scientists might like to tellthem apart, but the analytic techniques have generally been developed forpharmaceuticals not pollutants. Therefore, they discuss the distribution,toxicities, and art of analyzing chiral pollutants by the various methodsof gas and liquid chromatography.

RA1229 2003-024018 0-471-26883-6PPrrooccttoorr aanndd HHuugghheess’’ cchheemmiiccaall hhaazzaarrddss ooff tthhee wwoorrkkppllaaccee,,55tthh eedd..Hathaway, Gloria J. and Nick H. Proctor.Wiley-Interscience, ©2004 785 p. $150.00Hathaway, a consultant in environmental toxicology, and Proctor, directorof product safety at a major consumer products company, provide a ref-erence for health professionals who need toxicology data on chemicalsencountered in various work settings. Introductory chapters cover toxico-logical concepts, clinical manifestations of exposure, the diagnosis ofoccupational disease, and industrial hygiene aspects of chemical expo-sures. The bulk of the book consists of 625 alphabetically arrangedentries on individual compounds, with information on chemical formula,CAS number, 2003 ACGIH threshold limit values, physical properties,and sources and routes of exposure. Toxicological data is also included,with information on both acute and chronic effects related to knownexposure levels. This fifth edition updates some 600 entries, and addsmaterial on new compounds.

RA1270 2004-43568 0-7484-0910-6CChheemmiiccaall ppeessttiicciiddeess:: mmooddee ooff aaccttiioonn aanndd ttooxxiiccoollooggyy..Stenersen, Jørgen.CRC Pr., ©2004 276 p. $79.95Stenerson (ecotoxicology, U. of Oslo, Norway) brings together observationsfrom across the biological sciences in order to produce a textbook intro-ducing the modes of action of pesticides at the target site and theiruptake, distribution, and degradation in the ambient environment.Encouraging students to consult relevant textbooks during their readingof this work for a more comprehensive understanding, he provideschapters on pesticide interference with organic processes, specificenzyme inhibitors, interference with nerve signal transduction, pesticidesthat act as signal molecules, translocation and degradation of pesticides,resistance to pesticides, and pesticides as environmental hazards.

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RB40 2004-044148 0-7817-4611-6CClliinniiccaall cchheemmiissttrryy;; pprriinncciipplleess,, pprroocceedduurreess,, ccoorrrreellaattiioonnss,,55tthh eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Michael L. Bishop et al.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005730 p. $69.95Bishop, an application specialist working in the private sector, hasrevised and updated this text for students in clinical laboratory scienceto incorporate the latest technologies and techniques in clinical chemistry.Seeking to strike a balance between analytical principles and techniquesand correlation of laboratory results, the text contains new informationon topics such as toxicology and geriatrics, new case studies, andexpanded material on endocrinology.

RB43 2004-001166 0-471-49919-6MMoolleeccuullaarr aannaallyyssiiss aanndd ggeennoommee ddiissccoovveerryy..Title main entry. Ed. by Ralph Rapley and Stuart Harbron.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 372 p. $60.00 (pa)Rapley (University of Hertfordshire, UK) and Harbon, a consultant inenzyme technology, present an overview of recent developments in thefield of molecular-based diagnostics of disease markers. Following a his-torical overview of pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics, experts inthe field illustrate the latest techniques with examples from their ownlaboratories and describe approaches to the identification of new targetcompounds. The book will be useful to students in courses on molecularmedicine, biotechnology, and molecular biology, and will also be of useas a reference for researchers in the biotechnology and pharmaceuticalindustries.

RB57 0-8493-3059-9CCoolloorr aattllaass ooff tthhee aauuttooppssyy.. ((CCDD--RROOMM))Wagner, Scott A.CRC Pr., ©2004 — p. $199.95This is the CD-ROM version of the book about which Book News wrote:For death investigators, law enforcement officials, and other profes-sionals who work with pathologists and other physicians on autopsies,Wagner (pathology, Indiana U.) explains step-by-step not only what isdone in the process, but why and how. Because the autopsy is primarilya visual study of the diseases and injuries of the human body, he usesimages to tell how the forensic pathologist develops opinions of the causeand manner of death. His topics include purpose and philosophy; cir-cumstantial and medical history; external examination; internal exami-nation; organ and tissue removal; examining individual organs;examining the head, skull, brain, and spinal cord; microscopic exami-nation; and the laboratory analysis of drugs, chemicals, and microor-ganisms. He includes review questions.

RB111 2003-65889 0-7817-4733-3RRuubbiinn’’ss ppaatthhoollooggyy;; cclliinniiccooppaatthhoollooggiicc ffoouunnddaattiioonnss ooffmmeeddiicciinnee,, 44tthh eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by Emanuel Rubin et al.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©20051587 p. $89.95★★★★ The third edition of this standard is cited in Brandon-Hill; the sub-title, which is new to this fourth edition, reflects the continued emphasison addressing pathology as the bedrock of medical practice and relatingpathologic changes to clinical manifestations of disease. The text alsomaintains its emphasis on clarity of presentation, including plenty ofgraphic representations (the first edition, published in 1988, was the firstteaching text to utilize line drawings and diagrammatic representationsof disease processes). Editor-in-chief Rubin and four associate editors areall affiliated with Jefferson Medical College of Thomas JeffersonUniversity; they lead a crew of 44 contributors.

RB113 2004-006362 1-58255-338-6JJuusstt tthhee ffaaccttss;; ppaatthhoopphhyyssiioollooggyy..Title main entry.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005406 p. $34.95 (pa)Intended for students and nurses, this guide reviews the underlyingmechanisms and physiologic changes that occur with the most com-monly encountered diseases and disorders. Arranged by body system,each of the 13 chapters begins with a brief overview of the major patho-physiologic concepts specific to that system, followed by alphabetizedentries on the individual disorders that list causes, symptoms, and themost current nursing and medical management practices. Spiral binding.

RB127 2004-043589 0-931092-51-5TThhee ggeenneettiiccss ooff ppaaiinn..Title main entry. Ed. by Jeffrey S. Mogil. (Progress in pain researchand management; v.28)IASP Press, ©2004 349 p. $78.00Genetics more than any other biological approach can explain why somepeople experience more pain than others and receive less benefit fromexisting analgesics. Sixteen scholarly articles from international contrib-utors describe the application of genetic techniques to the problem ofpain and consider the knowledge that has so far resulted. Three themedsections review the techniques that are allowing the study of pain mech-anisms at the genetic level; describe the progress being made in labanimals and humans in identifying the genes responsible for individualdifferences; and explore the practical and ethical issues that face painresearchers. The editor is associated with the Centre for Research on Pain,McGill U., Montreal.

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RB127 2003-025346 1-58829-103-0PPaaiinn rreesseeaarrcchh;; mmeetthhooddss aanndd pprroottooccoollss..Title main entry. Ed. by David Z. Luo. (Methods in molecular medicine;99)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 303 p. $99.50In order to aid the development of pain medicine, researchers in anumber of biomedical disciplines provide step-by-step methods and pro-tocols for investigating pain transduction: the mechanisms of differenttypes of pain, among them various insults to the peripheral nervoussystems, sensitized spinal circuits, and altered signals ascending to ordescending from the brain. The topics include assessing acute thermalnociception in laboratory animals, modeling diabetic sensory Europa inrats, trigeminal neuronal recording in animal models of orofacial pain,single-cell laser capture microdissection and RNA amplication, functionalgenomic analysis using hybridization arrays, and knockout mousemodels.

RB127 2004-048277 0-931092-52-3PPssyycchhoollooggiiccaall mmeetthhooddss ooff ppaaiinn ccoonnttrrooll;; bbaassiicc sscciieennccee aannddcclliinniiccaall ppeerrssppeeccttiivveess..Title main entry. Ed. by Donald D. Price and M. Catherine Bushnell.(Progress in pain research and management; v.29)IASP Press, ©2004 308 p. $63.00The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) regards painas a multidimensional phenomenon. Prefatory remarks note that recentdevelopments have greatly expanded understanding of the neural basesof the placebo effect, attention, expectation, emotions, suggestions andhypnosis on pain perception. Price (neuroscience, oral and maxillofacialsurgery, U. of Florida) and Bushnell (anesthesia, dentistry, McGill U.)introduce the psychological and neurophysiological processing of painand general mechanisms of pain modulation. International experts treatspecific pain reduction mechanisms. Brain scans illustrate how psycho-logical factors mediate imaged activity indicative of pain sensation.

RB131 2002-104884 1-58603-243-7FFrreeee rraaddiiccaallss,, nniittrriicc ooxxiiddee,, aanndd iinnffllaammmmaattiioonn;; mmoolleeccuullaarr,,bbiioocchheemmiiccaall,, aanndd cclliinniiccaall aassppeeccttss..Title main entry. Ed. by Aldo Tomasi et al. (NATO science series. SeriesI: Life and behavioural sciences; v.346)IOS Press, ©2003 255 p. $116.00This book reports on topics taught and discussed at a September 2001NATO Advanced Study Institute. Initial chapters introduce the generalknowledge necessary to understand the inflammatory process and therole played by free radicals and oxidative stress. The interplay betweeninflammatory molecules and cell signaling is also dealt with in depth.Later chapters are dedicated to nitric oxide, redox regulation, and antiox-idant function in inflammation. Final chapters are devoted to diseaseswhere inflammation pays a dominant role, such as septic shock, end-stage renal disease, and neurodegenerative, ischemic, and lung diseases.There is no subject index.

RB150 2004-001625 1-888799-81-1FFaattiigguuee iinn mmuullttiippllee sscclleerroossiiss;; aa gguuiiddee ttoo ddiiaaggnnoossiiss aannddmmaannaaggeemmeenntt..Krupp, Lauren B.Demos Medical Publishing, Inc., ©200493 p. $19.95 (pa)This physicians guide briefly discusses the impact of fatigue on thepatient with MS, the potential etiologies underlying MS-related fatigue, itsworkup and diagnosis, the measurement of fatigue, and pharmacologicaland non-pharmacological management strategies. Krupp is a physician.

RB155 2004-002458 0-87969-721-0IIss iitt iinn yyoouurr ggeenneess??;; tthhee iinnfflluueennccee ooff ggeenneess oonn ccoommmmoonnddiissoorrddeerrss aanndd ddiisseeaasseess tthhaatt aaffffeecctt yyoouu aanndd yyoouurr ffaammiillyy..Reilly, Philip R.Cold Spring Harbor Lab., ©2004 288 p. $19.95 (pa)Geneticist and physician Reilly (Tufts U.) uses plain language to explainthe role that genes play in susceptibility to disease. Over 90 conciseentries cover common diseases, disorders, and conditions. Arrangedchronologically from conception through old age, they describe thegenetic components of such conditions as endometriosis, cleft palate,autism, handedness, Alzheimer’s disease, endocrine disorders, and avariety of cancers. Mental illnesses and drug and alcohol addiction arealso addressed.

RB212 2003-106137 0-89089-471-XSSeexx aanndd ggeennddeerr ddiiffffeerreenncceess iinn hheeaalltthh aanndd ddiisseeaassee..Langley, Ricky L.Carolina Academic Press, ©2003 358 p. $35.00 (pa)An epidemiologist for the North Carolina Department of Health andHuman Services, Langley set out differences between males and femalesin such matters as the anatomy and function of organs, how diseasesmanifest, the efficacy and side effects of medicines, the role of hormonesin how diseases manifest, the prevalence of particular diseases, and otheraspects of health and disease. His arrangement is by biological system.There is no index.

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RC46 2004-44931 0-07-139140-1HHaarrrriissoonn’’ss pprriinncciipplleess ooff iinntteerrnnaall mmeeddiicciinnee,, 1166tthh eedd..;; 22vv..Title main entry. Ed. by Dennis L. Kasper et al.McGraw-Hill, ©2005 2607 p. $149.00★★★★ The 15th edition of Harrison’s is cited by Brandon/Hill as both an“initial purchase” and as part of a “minimal core collection.” New to the16th edition of this substantial work is a heightened focus on clinicalpractice, with emphasis given to the approach to the patient, differentialdiagnosis, treatment options, and disease prevention. Some topics arenew or receive expanded treatment, including the immune system andHIV/AIDS, stem cell and gene transfer in clinical medicine, radiationtherapy, Clostridium difficile-associated disease, bioterrorism, diseasescreening, perimenopausal management, hormone replacement therapy,end-of-life care, and a new multi- chapter section on critical care med-icine. Of the staggering 379 chapters, 46 are new or by new authors andthe remainder have been revised. The new edition also features colorillustration throughout rather than the additional color atlas of earliereditions.

RC46 2003-028167 0-632-05162-0MMeeddiicciinnee,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by John S. Axford and Chris A. O’Callaghan.Blackwell Publishing, ©2004 1229 p. $69.95 (pa)Axford (St. George’s Hospital Medical School) and O’Callaghan (JohnRadcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford) present a core text for medicalstudents, designed in collaboration with students. The text offers detailedoverview information on the basic structure, function, and biology ofeach body system and on the clinical presentations of diseases of eachsystem. There is a focus on evidence-based medicine, and attention isgiven to the impact of medicine and disease on patients’ lives. The artprogram provides color clinical photos, b&w diagnostic images, andcolor illustrations. Learning features include summaries, tips on emer-gency situations, key points, and checklists.

RC48 2003-022939 1-4051-0388-4BBlluueepprriinnttss cclliinniiccaall pprroocceedduurreess..Marbas, Laurie L. et al. (Blueprints)Blackwell Publishing, ©2004 227 p. $39.95 (pa)Marbas (resident, family medicine, Texas Tech University Health SciencesCenter) presents step-by-step instructions for performing almost 100health care procedures, illustrated with 300 color photos and two-colorillustrations, in this wire-ring-bound manual for medical students, resi-dents, PAs, NPs, and other health care practitioners. Sections arearranged by anatomical region, and each set of instructions includes listsof equipment and information on complications and post-procedure care.Appendices offer information on taking a complete history and a listSpanish/English terms.

RC48 2003-051686 0-7817-3790-7PPrriimmaarryy ccaarree ffoorr wwoommeenn,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Phyllis C. Leppert and Jeffrey F. Peipert.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004972 p. $99.00Leppert (obstetrics and gynecology, St. Louis University) and Peipert(obstetrics, gynecology, and community health, Brown University MedicalSchool) have added new material to reflect current research on the bio-logical differences between the sexes at all levels, and include newchapters on pharmacology, chronic pain, and uterine leiomyomas. Thebook offers core knowledge on primary care for women, with detailedchapters presented in sections on principles of care, age specific issues,reproductive tract and endocrine problems, and problems of variousother body systems.

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RC55 0-323-02973-6FFeerrrrii’’ss cclliinniiccaall aaddvviissoorr;; iinnssttaanntt ddiiaaggnnoossiiss aanndd ttrreeaattmmeenntt,,22000055 eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Fred F. Ferri.Mosby, ©2005 1380 p. $59.95Ferri (community health, Brown Medical School) provides a reference ondiagnosis and patient management for primary care physicians. Thisedition is updated to cover new medical problems such as SARS, andnow includes ICD-9-CM codes for all topics. Section I describes 680medical disorders in detail, and Section II lists possible causes for dif-ferent signs and symptoms. Clinical algorithms guide readers throughthe decision-making process for 193 presenting complaints, and SectionIV assists in the interpretation of 208 lab tests. Section V offers guidelineson prevention and screening, and an appendix provides basic infor-mation on complementary and alternative medicine.

RC55 2003-061203 0-7817-2806-1TThhee iinntteerrnnaall mmeeddiicciinnee ppeerriipphheerraall bbrraaiinn..Talreja, Deepak et al.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005928 p. $34.95 (pa)Put together by a team of doctors from the Mayo Clinic, the AmericanCollege of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and The American College ofPreventative Medicine, this handbook provides brief information on awide spectrum of internal medicine pathologies, with condition- specificentries providing information on etiology, examination symptoms, diag-nostic history, laboratory studies, treatment, and prognosis.

RC58 2004-049883 0-323-03000-9SSwwaannssoonn’’ss ffaammiillyy pprraaccttiiccee rreevviieeww;; aa pprroobblleemm--oorriieenntteeddaapppprrooaacchh,, 55tthh eedd..Tallia, Alfred F. et al.Mosby, ©2005 794 p. $69.95 (pa)Written mainly for family medicine residents, this board review guidecontains approximately 2100 practice questions. The questions areorganized around sample cases, presenting clinical scenarios andrequiring practical problem-solving. Diagnostic and treatment summariesand explanations for the correct answers are provided.

RC65 2003-066117 0-7817-4774-0FFiieelldd gguuiiddee ttoo tthhee ddiiffffiiccuulltt ppaattiieenntt iinntteerrvviieeww,, 22dd eedd..Platt, Frederic W. and Geoffrey H. Gordon. (Field guide series)Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004297 p. $32.95 (pa)Intended for primary care physicians, this pocket size handbook outlinesstrategies for eliciting a patient’s medical history, listening actively,expressing empathy, giving information, and offering reassurance as wellas skills for addressing difficult situations. The second edition addschapters on patience, curiosity, communicating with colleagues, and dis-closing unexpected outcomes.

RC66 2003-066549 0-07-142191-2CCaassee ffiilleess;; iinntteerrnnaall mmeeddiicciinnee..Title main entry. Ed. by Eugene C. Toy et al.Lange Med. Books/McGraw-Hill, ©2004560 p. $29.95 (pa)Developed at the University of Texas-Houston Medical School, these 60clinical vignettes share diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to help stu-dents pass the USMLE Step 2. After describing a sample patient’ssymptoms and examination findings, each case summarizes the mostlikely diagnosis and etiology, walks through the clinical approach to thedisease, and provides comprehension questions for practice.

RC66 2004-044926 0-07-142184-XFFiirrsstt aaiidd ffoorr tthhee UUSSMMLLEE SStteepp 22 CCSS..Le, Tao et al.McGraw-Hill, ©2004 280 p. $34.95 (pa)Le, a fellow in allergy and immunology at Johns Hopkins University,offers a thorough exam preparation guide for the new USMLE Step 2 CS,and gives advice on study and exam strategies for the clinical encounters.The guide includes step-by-step strategies for interacting with stan-dardized patients, including “difficult patients,” and detailed descrip-tions of high-yield physical exam maneuvers. Minicases representingcommon complaints help students develop a working set of differentialdiagnoses, and full-length cases simulate the real exam.

RC71 2004-000128 1-4051-0433-3AAddvvaanncceedd cclliinniiccaall sskkiillllss aanndd pphhyyssiiccaall ddiiaaggnnoossiiss,, 22dd eedd..Berg, Dale.Blackwell Publishing, ©2004 396 p. $45.95 (pa)Berg (advanced physical diagnosis, Jefferson Medical College andHarvard Medical School) presents a step-by-step approach to diagnosisand management of common clinical problems. Topics are organized inhead to toe order with each chapter covering basic and advanced exam-ination and numerous possible diagnoses. This second edition offersupdated b&w and color photos of classic findings and specific steps ina variety of procedures, plus expanded material on musculoskeletalexamination for sports injuries.

RC71 2003-063939 1-4051-0368-XIInn aa ppaaggee,, ssiiggnnss && ssyymmppttoommss..Title main entry. Ed. by Scott Kahan and Ellen G. Smith.Blackwell Publishing, ©2004 214 p. $29.95 (pa)This resource for medical students and clinicians provides the definition,differential diagnosis, workup procedure, and treatment options fornearly 180 of the most commonly encountered diseases and disorders.Written by students, residents, and practitioners, each of the alphabeti-cally arranged entries in this slim volume is one page in length. Kahanis an intern at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, and Smith isDirector of Education at the Harrisburg Family Practice ResidencyProgram in Pennsylvania.

RC76 2003-061420 0-07-140923-8DDeeGGoowwiinn’’ss ddiiaaggnnoossttiicc eexxaammiinnaattiioonn,, 88tthh eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Richard F. LeBlond et al.McGraw-Hill, ©2004 1077 p. $44.95 (pa)This long-established point-of-care guide to the undifferentiated patientprovides a framework for beginning the diagnostic exam and relatessigns from physical examination to underlying pathophysiology. It thusassists the clinician in reviewing the diagnostic possibilities from whichto select a limited differential diagnosis.

RC86 2003-070658 0-13-114231-3EEmmeerrggeennccyy ccaarree,, 1100tthh eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Limmer, Daniel and Michael F. O’Keefe.Prentice Hall, ©2005 959 p. $69.33This textbook introduces the skills EMT-Basics need to assess trauma andmedical patients, initiate transport to the hospital, and treat patientsexperiencing respiratory, cardiac, diabetic, allergic, overdose, environ-mental, and behavioral emergencies. The tenth edition adds threechapters on acute abdominal emergencies, geriatric patients, and EMSresponse to terrorism. The CD-ROM contains triage simulations, streetscene exercises, a virtual airway tour, an atlas of injuries, and anatomyanimations.

RC86 2004-044962 0-07-141716-8FFiirrsstt eexxppoossuurree ttoo eemmeerrggeennccyy mmeeddiicciinnee..Title main entry. Ed. by Lance H. Hoffman et al.McGraw-Hill, ©2004 467 p. $32.95 (pa)Written for clerks beginning their rotation, this handbook profiles thepractice of emergency medicine, describes the procedures involved, andoffers guidance for evaluation and diagnosis. Chapters focus on specificprocedures, complaints, and disorders.

RC86 2003-056537 0-13-113607-0IInntteerrmmeeddiiaattee eemmeerrggeennccyy ccaarree;; pprriinncciipplleess && pprraaccttiiccee..Bledsoe, Bryan E. et al.Prentice Hall, ©2004 1335 p. $66.67 (pa)Bledsoe (emergency medicine, University of North Texas Health SciencesCenter) offers a foundation of essential practical skills and explains theirunderlying principles in this text for Intermediate-level students. The textcovers fundamentals of Intermediate-level practice, patient assessment,trauma emergencies, medical emergencies, and special considerationssuch as terrorist attacks. Learning features include chapter objectives,case studies, key terms, and color photos, plus margin notes on culturalconsiderations, legal issues, and safety tips. A separate workbook con-tains test questions and exercises.

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RC86 0-7216-3898-8SSaauunnddeerrss mmaannuuaall ooff ccrriittiiccaall ccaarree;; CCDD--RROOMM PPDDAA ssooffttwwaarree..Title main entry. Ed. by James A. Kruse, et al.W.B. Saunders Co., ©2004 — p. $84.95Intended for intensivists and other acute care practitioners, this softwareprovides quick access to the text version of the Manual, which was pub-lished in 2003. Coverage includes etiology, differential diagnosis, clinicalmanifestations, lab findings, diagnostic methods, and therapeuticapproaches for common and uncommon diseases, syndromes, and dis-turbances of homeostasis from the perspective of the ICU setting. Othersections deal with trauma and postoperative topics, monitoring, andcritical pharmacology. This PDA version is for Palm OS, Windows CE, orPocket PC.

RC88 92-4-154615-8PPuubblliicc hheeaalltthh rreessppoonnssee ttoo bbiioollooggiiccaall aanndd cchheemmiiccaallwweeaappoonnss;; WWHHOO gguuiiddaannccee,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry.World Health Organization, ©2004 340 p. $34.20 (pa)The World Health Organization updates its 1970 report Health aspects ofchemical and biological weapons. The report is intended to provideguidance to member states on public health preparations for respondingto the deliberate use of biological and chemical agents to cause harm. Sixchapters consider the ways such agents may endanger public health, usestandard principles of risk management to outline steps towards prepa-ration, discuss the role of domestic and international law in pre-paredness planning, and identify available sources of internationalassistance.

RC172 2004-040378 0-7432-3685-8PPllaagguuee;; tthhee mmyysstteerriioouuss ppaasstt aanndd tteerrrriiffyyiinngg ffuuttuurree ooff tthheewwoorrlldd’’ss mmoosstt ddaannggeerroouuss ddiisseeaassee..Orent, Wendy.Free Press, ©2004 276 p. $25.00The plague germ Yersinia pestis/ has killed tens of millions of people in itsthree known pandemics, according to freelance science journalist Orent, andshe warns that if terrorists could get their hands on plague weaponized bySoviet scientists it could kill millions more in a fourth. She introducesreaders to one of those scientists, Igor V. Domaradskij, describing his Janus-faced work in researching the possibilities of using plague as a weapon. Shethen discusses some of the science of the plague, offering a number of rein-terpretations of the conventional scientific understanding of its ability tocause virulent epidemics. She also explores the history of the three pan-demics of plague and examines the possibilities of a forth.

RC180 2003-107490 1-56053-606-3PPoossttppoolliioo ssyynnddrroommee..Title main entry. Ed. by Julie K. Silver and Anne C. Gawne.Hanley & Belfus, ©2004 323 p. $34.95 (pa)Silver (physical medicine and rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School)and Gawne (director of the post-polio clinic at the Roosevelt WarmSprings Institute for Rehabilitation) present 18 chapters covering themajor aspects of post-polio syndrome and its management in rehabili-tation clinics. The authors review the literature and include some of theirown clinical and research experiences.

RC262 2003-018225 0-7890-2167-6HHaannddbbooookk ooff ccaanncceerr--rreellaatteedd ffaattiigguuee..Patarca-Montero, Roberto. (Haworth research series)Haworth Pr., ©2004 483 p. $89.95Focusing exclusively on fatigue as it relates to oncology, Patarca- Montero(clinical immunology, University of Miami) examines the causes, impact,and treatment of fatigue before, during, and after cancer treatment. Heidentifies fatigue’s effects on the body and mind and offers solutions tomaximize care for all types of cancer victims, drawing on documentedclinical studies from around the world. The book is written to be acces-sible to both cancer patients and health care providers of all disciplines.

RC262 0-8247-5437-9IInnffeeccttiioonnss iinn ccaanncceerr ppaattiieennttss..Title main entry. Ed. by John N. Greene.Marcel Dekker, ©2004 534 p. $175.00The 39 chapters in this volume identify the infections most commonlyencountered in patients with each type of cancer malignancy, and char-acterize susceptibility to different infections over the course of a chronicprogressive malignancy. Separate sections address the infectious compli-cations of hematologic lymphoreticular malignancies (such as hairy cellleukemia, multiple myeloma, and Hodgkin’s disease), the infectious com-plications of solid tumors (such as lung, breast, and liver cancer), andsystem specific infections in cancer patients. Other topics include infec-tions associated with radiation therapy, catheter-related infections, para-sitic diseases in cancer patients, HIV-related malignancies, prevention ofinfection, and immunization against infectious diseases.

RC266 2003-026076 0-7637-3276-1AA ccaanncceerr ssoouurrccee bbooookk ffoorr nnuurrsseess,, 88tthh eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Claudette G. Varricchio et al.Jones & Bartlett, ©2004 580 p. $46.95 (pa)Varricchio (National Institute of Nursing Research) presents nurses,nursing students, nursing faculty, and other health professionals with thelatest information on common cancers and strategies for nursing care.Leaders in oncology nursing provide accessible information on incidence,risk factors, early detection, diagnostic evaluation and staging, prognosis,side effects, and long-term sequelae. This eighth edition includes newchapters on advances in symptom management, current information onthe biology of cancer, expanded coverage of underserved populations,and new perspectives on pediatric oncology.

RC268 2004-000342 1-58829-076-XCCaanncceerr cchheemmoopprreevveennttiioonn;; vv..11:: PPrroommiissiinngg ccaanncceerrcchheemmoopprreevveennttiivvee aaggeennttss..Title main entry. Ed. by Gary J. Kelloff et al. (Cancer drug discoveryand development)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 697 p. $195.00Kelloff (National Institutes of Health) surveys emerging research in thediscovery and development of chemopreventives. For each agent, con-tributors review the relevant mechanisms of action, the criteria for pop-ulations benefiting from intervention, safety and pharmacodynamics,clinical study design, and early associated cellular and molecular bio-markers of carcinogenesis. The pharmacologic and/or mechanisticclasses discussed range from antimutagens, anti- inflammatories, and thenuclear receptor superfamily, to signal transduction modulators, antioxi-dants, nutraceuticals, vitamins, and minerals. Chemopreventives dis-cussed include both extensively studied groups and those with recentlyidentified potential.

RC268 2004-040578 1-58829-500-1CChheecckkppooiinntt ccoonnttrroollss aanndd ccaanncceerr,, vv..22:: AAccttiivvaattiioonn aannddrreegguullaattiioonn pprroottooccoollss..Title main entry. Ed. by Axel H. Schönthal. (Methods in molecularbiology series; v.281)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 358 p. $115.00Schönthal (molecular microbiology and immunology, University ofSouthern California) collects reproducible experimental protocols for thestudy of the molecular components of checkpoint controls and their reg-ulation. Described in step-by-step detail, these techniques offer such novelapproaches as the use of genome databases and siRNA to analyze howcells of the human body can escape surveillance to grow into a tumor.Additional experimental models are provided for the manipulation ofcheckpoint pathways and the analysis of the resulting consequences forthe cellular phenotype.

RC268 2004-040578 1-58829-214-2CChheecckkppooiinntt ccoonnttrroollss aanndd ccaanncceerr,, vv..11:: RReevviieewwss aanndd mmooddeellssyysstteemmss..Title main entry. Ed. by Axel H. Schönthal. (Methods in molecularbiology series; v.280)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 318 p. $99.50Intracellular checkpoint controls make up a network of signal trans-duction pathways that protect cells from external stresses and internalerrors. Schönthal (molecular microbiology, University of SouthernCalifornia) reviews the complexities of checkpoint controls and the modelsystems available to study them. He introduces important components ofcheckpoint controls, describes their interactions, and highlights the rele-vance of these processes to the problem of cancer. The book will be ofinterest to academic and pharmaceutical researchers studying cellulargrowth and checkpoint regulation.

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RC268 2004-000359 1-59147-110-9GGeenneettiicc tteessttiinngg ffoorr ccaanncceerr;; ppssyycchhoollooggiiccaall aapppprrooaacchheess ffoorrhheellppiinngg ppaattiieennttss aanndd ffaammiilliieess..Patenaude, Andrea Farkas.Am. Psychological Assn., ©2004 305 p. $59.95In this resource for mental health professionals, Patenaude, a practicingpsychologist (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children’s Hospital ofBoston) and professor (psychology, Harvard Medical School), addressesthe consequences of advances in genomics for psychotherapy and familytherapy. She provides basic information about genetics, but her primarysubject is counseling patients with an inherited predisposition to cancerwho have had or are considering genetic testing. Patenaude discusseschildren and genetic testing, social and ethical considerations, andgenetics and social changes. She also offers extensive resources for infor-mation on cancer genetics and genetic counseling.

RC270 1-85775-877-3TTrruusstt mmee II’’mm aa ccaanncceerr ppaattiieenntt..Finegan, Wesley C.Radcliffe Publishing, ©2004 177 p. $29.95 (pa)From his perspective as a British physician specializing in palliative med-icine who became a cancer patient himself, Dr. Finegan offers tips onoptimizing the doctor-patient relationship in regard to specific symptomsand related psychosocial and legal issues. He includes a glossary ofmedical terms, reproducible patient pain and medication records, andUK resources. Lacks an index.

RC271 2003-69522 0-7817-4270-6CCoommppaanniioonn hhaannddbbooookk ttoo TThhee cchheemmootthheerraappyy ssoouurrcceebbooookk,,22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Michael C. Perry et al.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004535 p. $49.95 (pa)Perry (medical oncology, University of Missouri) has added informationon emerging agents, and current perspectives on the expanded role ofchemotherapy in treatment, to this second edition of a pocket (4.5x8″) ref-erence on specific drugs and treatment regimens used in cancerchemotherapy. The opening section provides site-specific cancer stagingtables, treatment recommendations, and combination therapy regimens,with chapters on toxicity grading, dose modifications, and precautions.Anticancer agents are listed alphabetically and profiled, and a finalsection explores techniques for controlling side effects of cancertreatment.

RC271 2003-027863 1-58829-250-9PPrrootteeaassoommee iinnhhiibbiittoorrss iinn ccaanncceerr tthheerraappyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Julian Adams. (Cancer drug discovery anddevelopment)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 312 p. $155.00Adams, a pharmaceutical researcher, brings together academic and phar-maceutical investigators to examine the emerging therapeutic possibilitiesof proteasome inhibitors in cancer. Contributors address broad issues ofdrug development for new cancer agents, then review basics of bio-chemistry and early discoveries in cell biology related to proteasome, anddescribe the development of rationales to test proteasome inhibitors incancer models. The development of one product, bortezomib, isexamined in depth, alone and in combination with standard chemother-apies. Readership for the book includes hematologists, oncologists,researchers, and medicinal chemists.

RC280 2003-028089 0-89603-706-1BBiioollooggyy aanndd mmaannaaggeemmeenntt ooff mmuullttiippllee mmyyeelloommaa..Title main entry. Ed. by James R. Berenson. (Current clinical oncology)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 366 p. $125.00Berenson (Institute for Myeloma and Bone Cancer Research) collects workby physicians and clinical researchers on the latest advances in thebiology and treatment of bone marrow-based malignancy. On the bio-logical side, authors review characteristics of malignant cells anddescribe the roles played by oncogenic changes, chromosomal anomalies,Kaposi’s sarcoma, and cytokines. New epidemiological findings andprognostic factors are also analyzed. On the clinical side, the authorsdetail conventional treatment regimens and discuss newer experimentalapproaches involving immunologic targeting, inhibitors of drugresistance, and antitumor agents. Readership for the book includes hema-tologists, researchers, and drug developers.

RC280 0-8247-5418-2CChheemmootthheerraappyy ffoorr ggyynneeccoollooggiiccaall nneeooppllaassmmss;; ccuurrrreenntttthheerraappyy aanndd nnoovveell aapppprrooaacchheess..Title main entry. Ed. by Roberto Angioli et al. (Basic and clinicaloncology)Marcel Dekker, ©2004 685 p. $235.00Angioli (obstetrics and gynecology, University of Rome, Italy) documentsrecent advances in gynecological oncology, abdominal and pelvic surgery,and molecular biology in this reference for physicians and surgeons. Thebook begins with material on basic principles of chemotherapy, withemphasis on the mechanisms of action of various drugs, and onimmunotherapy, gene therapy, and pharmacogenomics. General clinicalaspects of chemotherapy are discussed, such as supportive treatments,management of complications, and psychological support, and there isinformation on how to write a clinical protocol. Final chapters detail therecommended therapeutic management of cancer for each organ of thelower female genital tract.

RC280 2004-002702 1-58829-304-1MMaannaaggeemmeenntt ooff pprroossttaattee ccaanncceerr,, 22dd eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by Eric A. Klein. (Current clinical urology series)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 667 p. $165.00For this second edition of a book/CD-ROM package, Klein (urology,Cleveland Clinic Foundation) has updated and revised material to includethe latest developments that will shape the direction of clinical practiceand research over the next decade. There are accounts of the latest trendsin diagnosis and mortality, PSA screening, chemoprevention, biopsy tech-niques, and sural nerve grafting. New chapters reflect progress in themanagement of locally advanced disease, the use of nomograms topredict outcomes, the medical management of erectile dysfunction, andsurgery vs radiation. Chapters on open and laparoscopic techniques,quality of life, and the management of rising PSA after therapy havebeen updated. The ebook on the companion CD-ROM can be downloadedto a PC or PDA.

RC280 2004-042743 3-8055-7740-0MMoolleeccuullaarr ppaatthhoollooggyy ooff tthhee ppiittuuiittaarryy..Title main entry. Ed. by George Kontogeorgos and Kalman Kovacs.(Frontiers of hormone research; v.32)S. Karger, AG, ©2004 300 p. $199.25The emergence of pituitary immunostaining and other technologies haveallowed for significant advances in molecular pituitary pathology.Intending to cover the range of current knowledge and stimulate furtherresearch, Kontogeorgos (pathology, General Hospital of Athens G.Gennimatas, Greece) and Kovacs (laboratory medicine and pathobiology,St. Michael’s Hospital, U. of Toronto, Canada) present 17 papers from aninternational group of competitors discussing issues such as gene muta-tions, cell cycle defects, structural cell biology, protein expression, peptidediagnostic imaging, and familial and acquired syndromes.

RC280 1-903734-37-1PPrroossttaattee ccaanncceerr,, 44tthh eedd..Kirby, Roger S. and Michael K. Brawer. (Fast facts)Health Press International, ©2004 100 p. $19.95 (pa)Kirby (urology, St. George’s Hospital, London) and Brawer (NorthwestProstate Institute, Northwest Hospital, Seattle) provide a concise, evidence-based guide to information that urologists and family physicians need toadvise, support, and manage their patients with prostate cancer. Thefourth edition updates findings since publication of the third (2001)edition, and includes discussion of the pros and cons of PSA testing,innovations in treatment at all stages, and possible preventativemeasures.

RC281 0-471-49939-0PPssyycchhoossoocciiaall aassppeeccttss ooff ppeeddiiaattrriicc oonnccoollooggyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Shulamith Kreitler and Myriam Weyl BenArush.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 456 p. $80.00Psycho-oncologist Kreitler (U. of Tel Aviv, Israel) and pediatric oncologistArush (Rambam Medical Center, Israel) present a textbook that summa-rizes the current knowledge on the psychosocial aspects of pediatriconcology, as well as a number of relevant medical aspects. Papers alsodescribe a number of psychosocial intervention approaches and tech-niques.

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RC311 92-4-156264-1GGlloobbaall ttuubbeerrccuulloossiiss ccoonnttrrooll;; ssuurrvveeiillllaannccee,, ppllaannnniinngg,,ffiinnaanncciinngg WWHHOO rreeppoorrtt 22000044..Title main entry. Ed. by World Health Organization.World Health Organization, ©2004 218 p. $18.00 (pa)This report charts progress in global TB control and, in particular,progress in implementing the DOTS strategy, an internationally recom-mended approach to TB control. Statistical tables, with informationreported in English, French, and Spanish, provide an update of progressin TB control for most World Health Organization (WHO) member statesand other territories. The annual report’s review of the planning processincludes, for the first time, an assessment of collaborative TB/HIV activ-ities in many countries and steps being taken to manage drug resistance.The report lacks a subject index.

RC339 2002-110084 0-7619-4111-8CCaarrll RRooggeerrss,, 22dd eedd..Thorne, Brian. (Key figures in counselling and psychotherapy)Sage Publications, ©2003 134 p. $74.95Originally published in 1992 (and then reprinted almost annually until2001), this concise study explains the core ideas of Carl Rogers’ (1902-1987) theories about human beings and effective therapy, discusses histherapeutic practices, and considers their implications for an under-standing of human growth and relationships. Criticisms of his approachand an assessment of his overall influence are represented, and a shortbiography and bibliography are included. The author introduces thissecond edition by asserting Rogers’ continuing importance as a source ofwisdom in light of recent world events, but he does not say what changes(if any) have been made to the book.

RC339 0-7619-4770-1QQuuaalliittaattiivvee mmeetthhooddss ffoorr hheeaalltthh rreesseeaarrcchh..Title main entry. Ed. by Judith Green and Nicki Thorogood.(Introducing qualitative methods)Sage Publications, ©2004 262 p. $99.95This book is intended for public health, primary care, health promotion,and nursing practitioners and managers in both developed and devel-oping countries, especially those with little previous experience of socialscience theory, who need to commission, use, or conduct qualitativeresearch. It introduces some of the debates in qualitative methodology,demonstrates the uses of qualitative designs and methods of data gener-ation in a range of health research projects, and suggests ways forreaders to improve their own research practice. The book can also beused to introduce social research students to some of the methodologicalpossibilities and challenges of researching health. Editors Green andThorogood are affiliated with the London School of Hygiene and TropicalMedicine.

RC346 2004-040838 0-7817-4631-0NNeeuurroollooggyy ffoorr tthhee nnoonn--nneeuurroollooggiisstt,, 55tthh eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by William J. Weiner and Christopher G. Goetz.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004610 p. $59.95 (pa)Intended for internists, family practitioners, and psychiatrists, this col-lection of 29 chapters describes common nervous system disorders andoutlines their neuroanatomical background, differential diagnosis, evalu-ation recommendations, and treatment options. The opening chaptersreview the clinical use of neurologic diagnostic tests, neuroradiology, andexamination of the comatose patient. The fifth edition adds discussionson rehabilitation efforts and alternative interventions.

RC347 2003-070025 0-415-28031-1MMoolleeccuullaarr nneeuurroottooxxiiccoollooggyy;; eennvviirroonnmmeennttaall aaggeennttss aannddttrraannssccrriippttiioonn--ttrraannssdduuccttiioonn ccoouupplliinngg..Title main entry. Ed. by Nasser H. Zawia.CRC Pr., ©2004 236 p. $129.95Ten contributions characterize the role of specific transcription factorfamilies in neurotoxicity, various models of growth and neurodegener-ation, the role of DNA repair in the nervous system, and the impact ofneurotoxicants on a variety of cell signaling intermediates. Zinc fingertranscription factors, the rel/nuclear factor-kappa B family of factors,transgenic animal models of specific neurodegenerative disorders, envi-ronmental toxins that selectively affect the central nervous system, andgenetic studies on alcohol- related diseases are covered. An introductorychapter overviews methods of monitoring gene expression, recombinantDNA technology, and types of genetically engineered animals. EditorZawia is a professor of toxicology at the University of Rhode Island.

RC347 0-7234-3239-2NNeeuurrooppaatthhoollooggyy;; aa rreeffeerreennccee tteexxtt ooff CCNNSS ppaatthhoollooggyy,, 22dd eedd..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Ellison, David et al.Mosby, ©2004 741 p. $365.00The second edition of this reference work features a greatly expanded listof references and many new figures, tables, and boxes with data.Designed as a thorough and accessible reference for the pathologist, thereare sections on pathogenesis/etiology, clinical aspects, and diagnosis—with practical advice on diagnosis and discussion of differential diag-nosis—for each disease and condition. The chapters are heavily illustratedwith tables and color photographs. Among the topics are pathologic reac-tions in the CNS, pediatric malformations, vascular disease, head andspine injuries, chronic and subacute viral infections of the CNS, demyeli-nating diseases, nutritional and metabolic disorders, and toxic injury.The CD-ROM, called an “image bank”, contains the text’s illustrations,which total more than 2500 images of photographs, line drawings, tables,and diagnostic images. Four of the six authors of the text teach andpractice in the UK, Leila Chimelli is in Brazil; Harry V. Vinters is in theUS.

RC349 2004-042953 88-470-0251-6DDiisseeaasseess ooff tthhee bbrraaiinn,, hheeaadd aanndd nneecckk,, ssppiinnee;; ddiiaaggnnoossttiicciimmaaggiinngg aanndd iinntteerrvveennttiioonnaall tteecchhnniiqquueess;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Diagnostic Course in Davos (36th: 2004: Davos,Switzerland) Ed. by G. K. von Schulthess and Ch. L. Zollikofer.Springer-Verlag Italia, ©2004 200 p. $99.00 (pa)The lectures and seminars of this annual course are directed towardsexperienced radiologists and clinicians as well as those in training.Twenty topics were presented, including brain tumors, neuroimaging ofthe cerebral vessel, imaging and management of acute stroke, brainischemia, demyelinating diseases, brain degeneration and aging, infes-tious diseases of the central nervous system, and cerebral infections. Eachessay includes discussion the imaging techniques employed alongsidedetailed description of the various existing conditions. A list of suggestedreading is provided for each essay. The volume is illustrated with b&wplates. It is not indexed.

RC350 2004-005193 1-58829-078-6HHaannddbbooookk ooff nneeuurrooccrriittiiccaall ccaarree.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by Anish Bhardwaj et al. (Current clinicalneurology series)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 337 p. $59.50 (pa)A handy reference for clinicians by contributors in neurology, neuro-surgery, anesthesiology, and critical care medicine and nursing, mostlyat Johns Hopkins Hospitals. Among the chapter titles are coma andaltered consciousness, subarachnoid hemorrhage, infectious disorders,neurological monitoring in the intensive care unit, and brain death andorgan donation. The entire text that can be downloaded from the diskonto a computer or onto a hand-held reading device even more discretethan the pocket-sized volume.

RC350 2003-66791 0-7216-9418-7TTeexxttbbooookk ooff nneeuurrooiinntteennssiivvee ccaarree..Title main entry. Ed. by A. Joseph Layon et al.W.B. Saunders Co., ©2004 907 p. $110.00The 32 chapters of this textbook cover the treatment of neurologicaldisease and injury often encountered in emergency care. Initial chaptersdiscuss a full range of topics, including basic neuroanatomy, neuroradi-ologic imaging, neurophysiology, neurologic disease, endovascular neu-rosurgery and neuroradiology, central nervous sytem neoplasia,hemmorrhagic cerebrovascular disease, stereotactic and functional neu-rosurgery, pediatric neurosurgery, central nervous sytem infections, andacute stroke. A section on specific problems includes chapters on elevatedintracranial pressure, altered mental status, and ethical issues. Twochapters are included on the future of the field. Written for critical andintensive care specialists and residents, this text will be useful to all whopractice in the field of neurology. The editors teach and practice at theU. of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville.

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RC355 2003-065888 0-7817-4646-9MMaannuuaall ooff nneeuurroollooggiicc tthheerraappeeuuttiiccss,, 77tthh eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Martin A. Samuels.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004578 p. $39.95 (pa)Samuels (Nuerologist-in-Chief, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, HarvardMedical School) presents a new and reorganized edition of his clinicalneurology handbook that reflects the growing subspecialties of neu-rology. Standardized chapters cover head and spine trauma, epilepsy,dizziness, neck and back pain, sleep disorders, neurooncology, multiplesclerosis, motor and peripheral neuropathies, neuromuscular junctiondisorders, chronic pain, headache and facial pain, stroke and cere-brovascular disorders, movement disorders, behavioral neurology anddementia, neuroophthalmology, toxic and metabolic disorders, and infec-tions of the central nervous system.

RC359 2003-060500 0-7817-4327-3IInnffeeccttiioonnss ooff tthhee cceennttrraall nneerrvvoouuss ssyysstteemm,, 33dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by W. Michael Scheld et al.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004939 p. $239.00The third edition features expanded discussion of transmissiblespongiform encephalopsies, suppurative intracranial phlebitis, andoverall revision, with 22 of the 50 chapters rewritten by new authors. Thetext includes introductory chapters on the diagnosis of CNS infections,with discussion of the diagnostic tests. Chapter topics include acute bac-terial meningitis, HIV, rabies, fungal infections, spirochetal infections,protozoal and helminthic infections, chronic meningitis, neurosurgicalmanagement, and prevention. The editors teach and practice at threeinstitutions, the U. of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, the U. ofAlabama at Birmingham, and the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.The contributors are specialists who practice in the US, Europe, Israel,and Japan.

RC372 0-8247-5043-8EEppiilleeppssyy;; sscciieennttiiffiicc ffoouunnddaattiioonnss ooff cclliinniiccaall pprraaccttiiccee..Title main entry. Ed. by Jong M. Rho et al. (Neurological disease andtherapy; v.64)Marcel Dekker, ©2004 510 p. $165.00Mostly neurologists and pharmacologists, but also other biomedicalresearchers, explore the physical aspects of the episodic neurological dis-order, which have only been recognized for the past century of the manymillennia the condition has been known. They cover the scientific foun-dations, anti-epileptic drugs, epilepsy surgery, alternative therapies, othermodulators of the epileptic state, and the future of epilepsy therapy.Among specific topics are epilepsy as a channelopathy, nonsynapticmechanisms in seizures and epilepto-genesis as targets for clinical man-agement, the ketogenic diet, the impact of neuroendocrine factors onseizure genesis and treatment, and the intraoperative optical imaging ofepileptiform and functional activity.

RC372 2003-022445 0-306-47860-9RReecceenntt aaddvvaanncceess iinn eeppiilleeppssyy rreesseeaarrcchh..Title main entry. Ed. by Devin K. Binder and Helen E. Scharfman.(Advances in experimental medicine and biology; v.548)Kluwer Academic/Plenum, ©2004 253 p. $149.50Binder (neurological surgery, University of California-San Francisco) andScharfman (pharmacology and neurology, Columbia University) shedlight on recent investigations in selected areas of epilepsy research.Contributors in neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, and pharmacologydescribe genetic approaches to studying mouse models of human seizuredisorders, and describe recent work in synaptic plasticity and epilepto-genesis, the role of the GABA transporters in epilepsy, gap junctions andthe initiation of seizures, the functional role of proinflammatory andanti-inflammatory cytokines in seizures, and using the immune systemto target epilepsy.

RC377 2003-065478 88-470-0195-1EEaarrllyy iinnddiiccaattoorrss,, eeaarrllyy ttrreeaattmmeenntt,, nneeuurroopprrootteeccttiioonn iinnmmuullttiippllee sscclleerroossiiss..Title main entry. Ed. by O. Hommes and G. Comi. (Topics inneuroscience)Springer-Verlag Italia, ©2004 199 p. $139.00In light of evidence that irreversible brain damage accumulates veryearly in the course of multiple sclerosis, scientists from Europe, Israel,and the US review the main neurobiological, magnetic resonanceimaging, and clinical aspects of the early phases of the disease, high-lighting mechanisms of irreversible axonal damage and the role playedby the interaction of glia and the axon. Their topics include inflam-mation, demyelination, and axonal degeneration as three aspects of thepathogenesis revealed by Campath-1H treatment; a phase I/II study withRiluzole of neuroprotective treatment in primary progressive multiplesclerosis; neuropathy and disease progression; imaging for tissue char-acterization in multiple sclerosis and other white matter diseases; andsunlight and vitamin D.

RC377 2003-019802 0-7890-2380-6OOccccuuppaattiioonnaall tthheerraappyy pprraaccttiiccee aanndd rreesseeaarrcchh wwiitthh ppeerrssoonnsswwiitthh mmuullttiippllee sscclleerroossiiss..Title main entry. Ed. by Marcia Finlayson.Haworth Pr., ©2003 148 p. $39.95Finlayson (occupational therapy, University of Illinois) explores occupa-tional therapy (OT) issues arising from multiple sclerosis (MS) and offerssuggestions on ways to enhance OT practice and research MS patients.Contributors from Europe, Australia, Canada, and the US, in diversefields including OT, medicine, and psychology, offer new perspectives onassessment and intervention and provide information that can be usedfor broader program planning. This book has been co- published simul-taneously as Occupational Therapy in Health Care, vol. 17, nos. 3/4, 2003.

RC382 0-8247-5455-7TThheerraappyy ooff PPaarrkkiinnssoonn’’ss ddiisseeaassee,, 33dd rreevv..eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Rajesh Pahwa et al. (Neurological disease andtherapy; 63)Marcel Dekker, ©2004 606 p. $195.00Designed for neurologists with an interest in the therapeutics ofParkinson’s disease, this work presents 39 chapters that review the dif-ferent treatment approaches to Parkinson’s diseases, examining thestrengths and weaknesses of common therapies using levodopa, thedopamine agonists, and COMT inhibitors, as well as surgical and moreexperimental treatments involving transplantation, stem cells, andtrophic factors. Selected by a team of editors from the U. of KansasMedical Center and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, the papers alsodiscuss therapy for nonmotor symptoms and nonmedical managementapproaches.

RC386 2003-065579 1-58562-175-7BBrraaiinn ssttiimmuullaattiioonn iinn ppssyycchhiiaattrriicc ttrreeaattmmeenntt..Title main entry. Ed. by Sarah H. Lisanby. (Review of psychiatry; v.23,no.1)American Psychiatric Pubg., ©2004 153 p. $34.95 (pa)Five articles review novel means of electrically stimulating the centralnervous system to study and treat psychiatric diseases. Among them aretranscranial magnetic stimulation for depression and schizophrenia,deep brain stimulation, magnetic seizure therapy, and vagus nerve stim-ulation. The 2004 series comprises four volumes.

RC386 2004-47735 0-7216-2905-9DDiiaaggnnoossttiicc iimmaaggiinngg;; bbrraaiinn..Osborn, Anne G. et al. (Diagnostic imaging series)Amirsys, ©2004 — p. $249.00Placing emphasis on images over text, Osborn and Harnsberger (bothteach and practice radiology at the U. of Utah School of Medicine)founded a publishing company called Amirsys, which is distributed byElsevier Health Sciences; and they and eight other radiologists preparedthis comprehensive guide to brain imaging. Divided into pathology-basedand anatomy-based diagnoses, each entry for a diagnosis features adrawing and numerous color photos and b&w radiologic images,including an “image gallery” with descriptive captions. The text in eachentry consists of an inset box with key facts and a bulleted outline ofpoints on terminology, imaging findings, differential diagnosis,pathology, clinical issues, diagnostic checklist, and selected references. Anintroduction and overview are provided for many of the major areas,including congenital malformations, stroke, neoplasms and tumorlikelesions, and ventricles and cisterns.

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RC386 2004-000500 0-87893-288-7FFuunnccttiioonnaall mmaaggnneettiicc rreessoonnaannccee iimmaaggiinngg.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Huettel, Scott A. et al.Sinauer Associates, ©2004 492 p. $79.95Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has become a majorresearch technique in cognitive neuroscience. The authors (all affiliatedwith the Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, Duke U.) provide an intro-duction to the field in a textbook geared to be accessible to beginning stu-dents. After discussing the principles and history of the field, chapterscover the physics of fMRI, the biological properties of the signal, researchdesign and experimental analysis, and future directions. The CD-ROMcontains study questions, lab exercises, MRI data results, and a glossary.

RC388 2003-020644 1-58829-158-8HHaannddbbooookk ooff ssttrrookkee pprreevveennttiioonn iinn cclliinniiccaall pprraaccttiiccee..Title main entry. Ed. by Karen L. Furie and Peter J. Kelly. (Currentclinical neurology)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 310 p. $99.50Furie and Kelly, both affiliated with the neurology department atMassachusetts General Hospital, bring together resources that physiciansneeds to assess and treat patients at high risk of stroke. Contributorsprovide background data on major risk factors, such as hypertension,lipids, diabetes, tobacco, and alcohol, discuss the results of epidemio-logical and clinical trials that support proposed interventions, and offerpractical advice on lifestyle changes for prevention and on therapiesincluding lipid management, hormonal therapy, and angioplasty. Thebook will be useful to cardiologists, primary care doctors, internists, andnurse practitioners.

RC392 2004-000976 1-932603-03-4MMiiggrraaiinnee aanndd ootthheerr hheeaaddaacchheess..Silberstein, Stephen D. and William B. Young. (AAN press quality of lifeguide)Demos Medical Publishing, Inc., ©2004193 p. $19.95 (pa)Headache specialists at Thomas Jefferson U. Hospital, Philadelphia,overview the history of treating headaches; distinguish migraines fromother headaches; discuss theories about causes, and treatment options(standard and alternative); and list resources.

RC418 0-07-139088-XCCuurrrreenntt ddiiaaggnnoossiiss && ttrreeaattmmeenntt iinn ffaammiillyy mmeeddiicciinnee..South-Paul, Jeannette E. et al. (Lange medical book)Lange Med. Books/McGraw-Hill, ©2004750 p. $59.95 (pa)A team of editors from the U. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, U. ofKentucky College of Medicine, and Uniformed Services U. of the HealthSciences offer a reference resource from common conditions seen inambulatory practice. The reference is written for primary care traineesand practicing physicians practicing continuity of care in family med-icine. Organized according to the developmental lifespan, 59 chaptersaddress common conditions found in childhood, adolescence, the adultreproductive years, and maturity. Chapters address evidence- based rec-ommendations, culturally related aspects of conditions, pharmacologicand alternative therapies, the impact of illness on the family, patient edu-cation, and end-of-life issues.

RC424 2003-101684 0-205-34790-8AArrttiiccuullaattiioonn aanndd pphhoonnoollooggiiccaall ddiissoorrddeerrss,, 55tthh eedd..Bernthal, John E. and Nicholas W. Bankson.Allyn & Bacon, ©2004 434 p. $91.80As an introduction to the nature and treatment of disorders of the speechsound system, this textbook describes the normal function of speechsound articulation, normal phonological development, factors related tothe presence of phonological disorders, their assessment and remedi-ation, and phonology as it relates to language and dialectal variations.The fifth edition adds a final chapter on phonological awareness.

RC437 2002-152164 0-8018-7377-0TThhee ccoonncceeppttss ooff ppssyycchhiiaattrryy;; aa pplluurriissttiicc aapppprrooaacchh ttoo tthheemmiinndd aanndd mmeennttaall iillllnneessss..Ghaemi, S. Nassir.Johns Hopkins U. Press, ©2003 337 p. $49.95Primarily approaching the topic from the perspective of Anglo-Americananalytic philosophy, Ghaemi (psychiatry, Harvard Medical School)examines the conceptual underpinnings of psychiatric theory andpractice and attacks the dogmatism of individual schools of psychiatryor even eclectic approaches, as they fail to be truly pluralist. His explo-ration first considers questions of both scientific method and profes-sional ethics. Later chapters apply the resulting conceptual framework tocontroversies related to the nature of mental illness, diagnostic schemes,individual psychopathologies, and the value and limits of psychotherapyand psychopharmacology.

RC437 2004-000156 1-59147-109-5FFaacciinngg hhuummaann ssuuffffeerriinngg;; ppssyycchhoollooggyy aanndd ppssyycchhootthheerraappyyaass mmoorraall eennggaaggeemmeenntt..Miller, Ronald B.Am. Psychological Assn., ©2004 321 p. $49.95In most undergraduate psychology programs there is a disconnectbetween scientific psychology and the moral purposes of clinical practice,argues Miller (psychology, St. Michael’s College). In order to overcomethis deficit, predicated on a quantitative approach to clinical research, heargues for the importance of narrative case studies in building aknowledge base for the successful practice of psychotherapy. Inreasserting the importance of case studies, Miller argues that their moraldimensions should be central to communicating how to be a betterclinician.

RC437 1-57230-988-1TThhee iinnssiiddeerr’’ss gguuiiddee ttoo mmeennttaall hheeaalltthh rreessoouurrcceess oonnlliinnee,,rreevv..eedd..Grohol, John M. (The clinician’s toolbox)Guilford Pr., ©2004 326 p. $23.95 (pa)Grohol, a clinical psychologist and web architect, describes search tools,newsgroups, listservs, and databases that will be of interest to mentalhealth professionals, and reviews and rates hundreds of mental healthweb sites. Appendices offer a glossary, a brief guide to getting online, andinstructions for creating a simple web page. This revised edition lists 50new sites, and contains new material on online security and spam.

RC438 2003-022543 1-59051-113-1MMyy lliiffee iinn tthheeoorryy..Rangell, Leo.Other Press LLC, ©2004 363 p. $35.00American psychoanalyst Rangell examines the theory of psychoanalysisas he has studied it and participated in its development for more thanhalf of the century it has existed. He espouses one unified theory of ofpsychoanalysis, and considers the pluralistic approach of many analyststo be at the root of the field’s decline as an inspirational intellectualdiscipline.

RC440 2003-010340 1-57230-934-2RReewwaarrddiinngg ssppeecciiaallttiieess ffoorr mmeennttaall hheeaalltthh cclliinniicciiaannss;;ddeevveellooppiinngg yyoouurr pprraaccttiiccee nniicchhee..LoPresti, Rona and Edward L. Zuckerman. (The clinician’s toolboxseries)Guilford Pr., ©2004 357 p. $26.00 (pa)LoPresti and Zuckerman, psychologists in private practice, providegeneralist clinicians with the tools to transform their careers throughspecialization. They invite readers to match their interests and skills with70 specialty services in five broad areas, focusing on rewarding, non-managed-care opportunities where demand is high and professionalcompetition is low, and offer suggestions for business planning andmarketing.

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RC450 2003-019788 0-8014-4195-1CClliinniiccaall ppssyycchhiiaattrryy iinn iimmppeerriiaall GGeerrmmaannyy;; aa hhiissttoorryy ooffppssyycchhiiaattrriicc pprraaccttiiccee..Engstrom, Eric J. (Cornell studies in the history of psychiatry)Cornell U. Press, ©2003 295 p. $49.95In the late 1860s, German psychiatrists envisioned clinical hospitals (orasylums) removed from urban settings as the future of the profession.However by 1917, the end of the period studied by Engstrom (Center forHuman and Health Sciences, Humboldt U., Germany), smaller universityclinics in urban settings “had come to represent the epitome of profes-sional power and knowledge in German psychiatry.” In discussing thehistorical reasons for this shift from the perspective of economies ofpower and knowledge, Engstrom analyzes the debates over professionaljurisdictions over the various psychiatric tasks, including laboratory andclinical research, professional training, and “socio-hygienic prophylaxis.”

RC451 2004-007738 1-878978-49-7DDeevveellooppmmeennttaall ddiissaabbiilliittiieess;; eettiioollooggyy,, aasssseessssmmeenntt,,iinntteerrvveennttiioonn,, aanndd iinntteeggrraattiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by W. Larry Williams.Context Press, ©2004 363 p. $45.95 (pa)Researchers, clinicians, educators, and service administrators synthesizethe current knowledge about developmental disabilities, many from theperspective of behavior analysis. They treat in turn basic research,clinical treatment, and community integration, addressing such topics asbehavioral phenotypes in neurodevelopmental disabilities, pharmaceu-tical interventions, and improving educational opportunities for studentswith developmental disabilities. No index is provided.

RC451 2003-064154 0-8058-4172-5TThhee mmeennttaall hheeaalltthh ooff rreeffuuggeeeess;; eeccoollooggiiccaall aapppprrooaacchheess ttoohheeaalliinngg aanndd aaddaappttaattiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Kenneth E. Miller and Lisa M. Rasco.Lawrence Erlbaum, ©2004 429 p. $99.95In contrast to the dominant medical model of psychiatry, the ecologicalframework emphasizes culturally- and strength-based psychosocial inter-ventions in non-threatening community settings. In introducing ten dis-cussions of issues and applications of such models for treating thegrowing refugee population, Miller (San Francisco State U.) and Rasco (U.of California, Berkeley) overview the human situation behind the sta-tistics and ecological principles. In conclusion, they summarize inno-vative features of the projects presented, remaining challenges and futuredirections for practitioners and researchers.

RC451 2003-98799 0-7618-2788-9TThhee ppeerriillss ooff mmaassccuulliinniittyy;; aann aannaallyyssiiss ooff mmaallee sseexxuuaallaannxxiieettyy,, sseexxuuaall aaddddiiccttiioonn,, aanndd rreellaattiioonnaall aabbuussee..Philaretou, Andreas G.Univ. Press of America, ©2004 191 p. $30.00 (pa)Philaretou (family and consumer sciences, Western Michigan U.) reflectson his own biography in order to explore “the negative impact ofessentialist masculine gender socialization on men’s lives.” He connectshis socialization into Greek-Cypriot culture of the 1970s and 80s withgeneral issues related to non-clinical male sexual anxiety, arguing thatthe traditional gender scripting and sexual oppression of a patriarchalsociety can lead to sexual anxiety. He then discusses the ways in whichsuch scripting can be overcome through the re- narration of lifelongsexual scripts.

RC451 0-8020-8600-4RReevveennggee ooff tthhee WWiinnddiiggoo;; tthhee ccoonnssttrruuccttiioonn ooff tthhee mmiinndd aannddmmeennttaall hheeaalltthh ooff NNoorrtthh AAmmeerriiccaann aabboorriiggiinnaall ppeeoopplleess..Waldram, James B. (Anthropological horizons)U. of Toronto Pr., ©2004 414 p. $29.95 (pa)A medical anthropologist, Waldram (psychology, U. of Saskatchewan)examines knowledge about North American Aboriginal mental health,who has generated that knowledge, how it has been generated andcommunicated, and its implications for Aboriginal peoples. Theemphasis is not on the mental health of Aboriginal people itself, butrather on the intellectual traditions that have shaped how, from theperspective of mind and culture, order and disorder, Aboriginal peopleshave been portrayed. The author’s intent is to critically assess theenormous amount of information about Aboriginal mental health,deconstruct it, identify misleading notions, and offer suggestions forpossible changes, where warranted.

RC454 1-903734-53-3PPssyycchhiiaattrryy hhiigghhlliigghhttss,, 22000033--0044..Title main entry. Ed. by Malcolm Lader. (Fast Facts)Health Press International, ©2004 98 p. $19.95 (pa)Lader (emeritus, clinical psychopharmacology, King’s College London,UK) asked the contributors of the 12 chapters to highlight importantchanges and advances in their area of the psychiatric fields, in order toprovide a quick survey for clinicians wishing to keep abreast of recentresearch. The chapters cover a select range of topics, including geneticresearch in the psychoses, neurological issues of schizophrenia, thenatural history of bipolar disorder, cannabis and psychosis, non-phar-macological treatments for anxiety disorders, and cancer and mood dis-orders. Distributed by Martin Hill Consulting.

RC455 2003-027340 0-470-86089-8DDSSMM--IIVV--TTRR mmeennttaall ddiissoorrddeerrss;; ddiiaaggnnoossiiss,, eettiioollooggyy,, aannddttrreeaattmmeenntt..Title main entry. Ed. by Michael B. First and Allan Tasman.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 1323 p. $225.00First (clinical psychiatry, Columbia University) and Tasman (psychiatryand behavioral sciences, University of Louisville) provide a detailedsurvey of the diagnosis, epidemiology, course, differential diagnosis, eti-ology, and somatic and psychosocial treatment of the various mental dis-orders identified in the DSM-IV-TR. The organization of the book closelyparallels the layout of disorders in the DSM-IV- TR, but the amount ofspace allocated to each disorder in this book varies according to itsclinical importance. Early chapters cover general concepts of diagnosis,etiology, and treatment, and later chapters look at a number of childhooddisorders, before delving into adult disorders. Separate chapters aredevoted to specific substance- related disorders, and there are alsochapters on psychological factors affecting medical conditions andmovement disorders induced by psychiatric medication.

RC455 2003-049523 0-8058-4924-6HHaannddbbooookk ooff ccuullttuurree,, tthheerraappyy,, aanndd hheeaalliinngg..Title main entry. Ed. by Uwe P. Gielen et al.Lawrence Erlbaum, ©2004 433 p. $99.95Twenty-six international scholars from psychology, anthropology, psy-chiatry, and related disciplines contribute 20 chapters examining theinteraction of cultural, social, psychological, and biological variablesinfluencing therapy, counseling, and psychological healing. Coverageincludes basic issues in culture, therapy, and healing, and specifichealing traditions in Asia, the Americas, Africa, and the Arab world. Forstudents, scholars, and practitioners in psychology, psychiatry, therapy,counseling, medicine, social work, medical anthropology, and similarhealing and helping professions.

RC455 2004-000026 1-59147-142-7TTaaxxoommeettrriiccss;; ttoowwaarrdd aa nneeww ddiiaaggnnoossttiicc sscchheemmee ffoorrppssyycchhooppaatthhoollooggyy..Schmidt, Norman B. et al.Am. Psychological Assn., ©2004 198 p. $39.95The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, complainSchmidt (psychology, Florida State U.), Kotova (a doctoral candidate inclinical psychology, U. of Iowa), and Joiner (psychology, Florida State U.)treats psychopathologies as categories or taxa, completely neglecting thepossibility of dimensions or continua of symptoms. They call for, andbegin the development of “an applied data-analytic tool that discerns cat-egories from continua, and further, that establishes defining indicatorsof presumed categories.” In order to achieve this task, they review recentresearch on “taxometrics” (first developed by Paul Meehl) and analyzeseveral new large data sets.

RC456 2003-050102 0-7817-4367-2WWaasshhiinnggttoonn mmaannuuaall ppssyycchhiiaattrryy ssuurrvviivvaall gguuiiddee..Title main entry. Ed. by Keith S. Garcia. (Washington manual survivalguide series)Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2003201 p. $27.95 (pa)This pocket-sized handbook offers concise guidance to the basics of psy-chiatry, including the approach to the patient, common disorders, anddifficult situations. Written for residents, it offers details on adverse drugevents, patient notes, the evaluation process, interview skills, documen-tation, psychotropic agents, and related issues. The authors teach at theWashington School of Medicine in St. Louis.

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RC459 2003-063564 1-58562-130-7CCoorree ccoommppeetteenncciieess ffoorr ppssyycchhiiaattrriicc eedduuccaattiioonn;; ddeeffiinniinngg,,tteeaacchhiinngg,, aanndd aasssseessssiinngg rreessiiddeenntt ccoommppeetteennccee..Andrews, Linda Boerger and John William Burruss.American Psychiatric Pubg., ©2004 145 p. $32.50 (pa)After overviewing the accreditation process for clinical training programsand board certification of practitioners, Andrews and Burruss (BaylorCollege of Medicine, Houston, TX) introduce the general and psy-chotherapy competencies and assessment tools. Evaluation forms areappended.

RC459 2003-069070 0-393-70446-7LLeeaarrnniinngg ppssyycchhootthheerraappyy;; aa ttiimmee--eeffffiicciieenntt,, rreesseeaarrcchh--bbaasseedd,,aanndd oouuttccoommee--mmeeaassuurreedd ttrraaiinniinngg pprrooggrraamm,, 22dd eedd..Beitman, Bernard D. and Dongmei Yue.W.W. Norton, ©2004 413 p. $40.00 (pa)Beitman (psychiatry, U. of Missouri-Columbia) and Yue (California PacificMedical Center, San Francisco) provide an updated edition of theirtextbook for programs training residents in psychotherapy. The secondedition includes two new modules on basic listening skills and termi-nation, and a new experimental module of case formulation; the latterhas been tested only on a limited run with the authors’ trainees, and theyseek further feedback from potential users on how it might be modified.

RC465 2003-065594 1-58562-157-9CCPPTT hhaannddbbooookk ffoorr ppssyycchhiiaattrriissttss,, 33dd eedd..Schmidt, Chester W. et al.American Psychiatric Pubg., ©2004 140 p. $39.00 (pa)This spiral handbook describes the psychiatric evaluation and thera-peutic procedure codes as documented in the Physicians’ current proce-dural terminology (CPT) manual, discusses the evaluation andmanagement codes used most frequently by mental health professionals,and considers private health insurance issues. The third edition takesinto account changes brought about by HIPAA. Spiral binding.

RC465 2003-070870 1-58562-139-0TTrreeaattmmeenntt ccoommppaanniioonn ttoo tthhee DDSSMM--IIVV--TTRR ccaasseebbooookk..Title main entry. Ed. by Robert L. Spitzer et al.American Psychiatric Pubg., ©2004 334 p. $39.00 (pa)Spitzer (Columbia U.; New York State Psychiatric Institute), who helpedrevise the 3rd and 4th editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manualof Mental Disorders, presents practitioners’ discussions of 34 case studiesof patients with diagnoses including anorexia nervosa (“Close to theBone”), self-defeating personality disorder (“Goody Two-Shoes”), andsocial phobia (“The Jerk”).

RC466 2004-002979 0-8261-2255-8PPllaannnneedd ggrroouupp ccoouunnsseelliinngg;; aann aalltteerrnnaattiivvee ggrroouupp mmeetthhooddffoorr rreelluuccttaanntt cchheemmiiccaallllyy ddeeppeennddeenntt aanndd ppssyycchhiiaattrriiccppaattiieennttss..Biancoviso, Anthony N. et al.Springer Publishing Co., ©2004 256 p. $39.95Two professors at Fordham University and a psychologist affiliated withthe Antioch New England Graduate School outline a planned group coun-seling (PGC) method for achieving limited but significant social andtherapeutic goals with reluctant patients. Each single session workshopidentifies a specific goal written on a blackboard and uses the “goingaround” technique, systematically inviting every group member torespond to psychological questions. Sample PGC plans for developingintrapersonal and interpersonal skills are provided.

RC467 2002-1078709 0-9719587-5-0TThhee cclliinniiccaall ssttuuddyy ooff ssoocciiaall bbeehhaavviioorr.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 11996688))Peterson, Donald R. (Foundations of psychology)Percheron Press, ©2004 254 p. $34.50 (pa)Faced with impending responsibility for major academic clinical andcounseling psychology programs, Peterson (Rutgers U.) set out his mani-festo for a comprehensive, scientifically grounded, pragmatically effectiveprofession of psychology. Here he contributes a new introduction puttinghis 1968 work in the context of later developments. Percheron Press is thereprint imprint of Eliot Werner Publications.

RC467 2003-023166 1-59147-119-2CClliinniiccaall ssuuppeerrvviissiioonn;; aa ccoommppeetteennccyy--bbaasseedd aapppprrooaacchh..Falender, Carol A. and Edward P. Shafranske.Am. Psychological Assn., ©2004 348 p. $49.95Falender and Shafranske (both psychology, Pepperdine U.) present aresource text for mental health professionals currently providing super-vision in academic, training, and treatment situations, and for studentsand practitioners studying supervision research for the first time. Theauthors critically examine the theoretical and empirical literature andpresent a competency-based model of clinical supervision. Coverageincludes effective practices in supervision, technical competence, personalfactors, the therapeutic and supervisory alliance, diversity competence,ethical and legal responsibilities and case management, and evaluation.

RC467 2003-115330 0-7619-4768-XAA sshhoorrtt iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo cclliinniiccaall ppssyycchhoollooggyy..Cheshire, Katherine and David Pilgrim. (A short introduction to thetherapy professions)Sage Publications, ©2004 162 p. $74.95This book aims to provide an account of British clinical psychology thatis both descriptive and critical. A sociological framework is adopted tolocate clinical psychology within the network of psychiatry, social work,mental health nursing, counseling, and psychotherapy. Early chaptersprovide background on historical context and the knowledge base of theprofession, and later chapters describe training, careers, and changingroles in the profession. A glossary of therapeutic approaches is included.The book will be useful for anyone thinking about a career in clinicalpsychology or in the early stages of training. Author information is notgiven.

RC469 2001-053737 1-58562-068-8DDSSMM--IIVV--TTRR gguuiiddeebbooookk..First, Michael et al.American Psychiatric Pubg., ©2004 501 p. $59.50 (pa)The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition,Text Revision is the US standard for diagnosis by mental health cliniciansand researchers, but is so excruciatingly comprehensive as to be relativelyindigestible. The guide describes the overall landscape of the mothervolume, annotates its diagnostic criteria to clarify them, facilitates differ-ential diagnosis, indicates historical contexts and controversies under-lying changes, and suggests some future directions for psychiatricclassification. It covers the 2000 edition.

RC473 2004-000158 1-59147-040-4IInntteerrpprreettiivvee gguuiiddee ttoo tthhee MMiilllloonn CClliinniiccaall MMuullttiiaaxxiiaallIInnvveennttoorryy,, 33dd eedd..Choca, James P.Am. Psychological Assn., ©2004 379 p. $49.95This book is designed to help mental health professionals, particularlyclinical psychologists, understand and interpret the third version of theMillon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI-III). By way of a review of theliterature, Choca (psychology, Roosevelt University) discusses the design,development, and operating characteristics of the inventory and thebasics of personality style theory, and provides a step-by-step method forinterpreting the MCMI- III, along with extensive case report examples.Emphasis is on practical applications of the MCMI-III in conjunction withother psychological tests.

RC473 2003-065581 1-58562-177-3NNeeuurrooppssyycchhiiaattrriicc aasssseessssmmeenntt..Title main entry. Ed. by Stuart C. Yudofsky and H. Florence Kim.(Review of psychiatry series; v.23, n.2)American Psychiatric Pubg., ©2004 208 p. $34.95 (pa)In the context of the information revolution about the brain- behaviorlink, Yudofsky and Kim (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas)introduce five chapters on current clinical practice in the physical andneuropsychiatric examination of psychiatric patients. Contributors reviewissues and indications for laboratory testing (e.g., for Alzheimer’sdisease), and developments in brain imaging. Sample images areincluded.

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RC480 2003-062794 0-89042-376-8AAmmeerriiccaann PPssyycchhiiaattrriicc AAssssoocciiaattiioonn pprraaccttiiccee gguuiiddeelliinneess ffoorrtthhee ttrreeaattmmeenntt ooff ppssyycchhiiaattrriicc ddiissoorrddeerrss,, ccoommppeennddiiuumm 22000044..American Psychiatric Association.American Psychiatric Pubg., ©2004 1091 p. $64.00 (pa)This handbook for aiding clinical decision-making and maintaining cer-tification contains 11 patient care guidelines from The American Journalof Psychiatry. Following a guideline for evaluating adults, guidelines (e.g.,on Alzheimer’s disease, HIV/ AIDS, panic disorder) appear in the sameorder as in the DSM-IV- TR. Revised guidelines treat schizophrenia, majordepressive disorder, eating disorders, and suicidal behaviors. Theguideline on substance abuse disorders, currently being updated, is notincluded. The guideline development process is explained.

RC480 2003-065593 1-58562-067-XTThhee aarrtt aanndd sscciieennccee ooff bbrriieeff ppssyycchhootthheerraappiieess;; aapprraaccttiittiioonneerr’’ss gguuiiddee..Title main entry. Ed. by Mantosh J. Dewan et al. (Core competencies inpsychotherapy)American Psychiatric Pubg., ©2004 307 p. $38.50 (pa)Dewan (psychiatry and behavioral sciences, State U. of New York, UpstateMedical U., Syracuse) introduces 11 chapters responding to the need oftrainees in the mental health professions for practical advice on how toconduct the short-term therapies favored by managed care. Afteroverviewing the theoretical frameworks of cognitive and other forms ofbrief therapy, contributors focus on goals, assessment, and techniques.

RC480 2003-66375 0-333-94763-0DDooiinngg tthheerraappyy bbrriieeffllyy..Bor, Robert et al.Palgrave Macmillan, ©2004 202 p. $26.95 (pa)Covering the use of brief therapy within different schools of thought, Bor,a consultant clinical psychologist at the Royal Free Hospital, London,shows how counselors can work not just briefly but work differentlyrather than presenting a diluted version of their usual longer-term ther-apeutic models. He outlines the principles of a new trans-theoreticalmodel and illustrates its application in case examples. The book will bevaluable to students and professionals in counseling, psychotherapy, andcare.

RC480 2002-017300 0-9716190-1-8TThhee hhaannddbbooookk ooff EErriicckkssoonniiaann ppssyycchhootthheerraappyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Brent B. Geary and Jeffrey K. Zeig.Milton H. Erickson Foundation, ©2001569 p. $69.95Forty-one international academics and practitioners contribute to this col-lection of papers honoring the work and legacy of Milton H. Erickson.Thirty-six contributions are organized into a section on principles andone on practices. A sampling of topics: social influence, expectancytheory, and Ericksonian hypnosis; transference/countertransference; psy-chobiological principles; anxiety disorders; dealing with chronic illness;applying Ericksonian methods to the aging population; weight loss;addictions; sex therapy; indirect work with couples; approaches forchildren and adolescents; and approaches from self-hypnosis for utilizingyour unconscious potentials.

RC480 95-14435 0-7657-0023-9IInnttrriiccaattee eennggaaggeemmeennttss;; tthhee ccoollllaabboorraattiivvee bbaassiiss oofftthheerraappeeuuttiicc cchhaannggee..Frankel, Steven A.Jason Aronson, ©2004 262 p. $34.95 (pa)Frankel, an experienced psychoanalyst and psychotherapist, retraces hissearch for principles by which to determine the best approach to thepractice; describes the relationship-unit model he found best, whichemphasizes collaborative reassessment as a source of data; and suggestsways of applying it. He draws from many case studies.

RC480 2003-62795 0-89042-377-6QQuuiicckk rreeffeerreennccee ttoo tthhee AAmmeerriiccaann PPssyycchhiiaattrriicc AAssssoocciiaattiioonnpprraaccttiiccee gguuiiddeelliinneess ffoorr tthhee ttrreeaattmmeenntt ooff ppssyycchhiiaattrriiccddiissoorrddeerrss;; CCoommppeennddiiuumm 22000044..American Psychiatric Association.American Psychiatric Pubg., ©2004 201 p. $32.00 (pa)This handbook for maintaining certification in the field contains tenquick reference guides derived from the full text for each guideline pub-lished in The American Journal of Psychiatry. Topics include treatingAlzheimer’s disease, HIV/ AIDS, and schizophrenia, and assessing sui-cidal behaviors. A Web site is listed for Continuing Medical Educationcredit. Lacks an index.

RC480 2004-005803 0-275-98196-7SSeeeekkiinngg tthhee ccoommppaassssiioonnaattee lliiffee;; tthhee mmoorraall ccrriissiiss ffoorrppssyycchhootthheerraappyy aanndd ssoocciieettyy..Goldberg, Carl and Virginia Crespo. (Psychology, religion, andspirituality)Praeger, ©2004 205 p. $39.95Goldberg, a longtime psychotherapist, and Crespo, a medical and psy-chiatric social worker, present case studies and anecdotes from acrosscenturies and cultures that explore how people achieve a compassionatelife—one in which empathy, altruism, and concern for others win outover the competing impulses of hatred and arrogance. The work iden-tifies seven factors that are crucial to achieving the compassionate life.It’s intended primarily for psychotherapists and psychoanalysts—who theauthors say too often fail to recognize the importance of compassion andmorals in the struggle to be human—and also for lay readers seekingsolutions to what can be seen as a moral crisis in contemporary society.

RC483 2004-042127 3-8055-7764-8LLiitthhiiuumm ttrreeaattmmeenntt ooff mmoooodd ddiissoorrddeerrss;; aa pprraaccttiiccaall gguuiiddee;;66tthh,, rreevv.. eedd..Schou, Mogens.S. Karger, AG, ©2004 75 p. $26.50 (pa)It has been 11 years since Schou (biological psychiatry, Aarhus U.,Denmark) updated his guide for physicians, nurses, and other careproviders, which was first published in 1980. He has totally rewritten itand added a chapter on lithium’s protective action against suicide. Hediscusses the disorders; the treatment; being in treatment; managingtreatment; side effects; and pregnancy, delivery, and breastfeeding.

RC488 2003-027250 0-415-94657-3AAsssseessssmmeenntt ooff ccoouupplleess aanndd ffaammiilliieess;; ccoonntteemmppoorraarryy aannddccuuttttiinngg--eeddggee ssttrraatteeggiieess..Title main entry. Ed. by Len Sperry. (The family therapy andcounseling series)Brunner-Routledge, ©2004 284 p. $39.95Sperry (counseling, Florida Atlantic University) brings together majorassessment tools relevant to working with couples and families. The bookprovides strategies for using various assessment tools and observationalmethods as well as information on critical treatment issues and legalquestions regarding premarital decisions, separation, divorce, and childcustody. Case material illustrates assessment tools and strategies, alongwith side-by-side summary profiles that provide instant comparisonsamong instruments.

RC488 2002-069043 1-891944-97-5EExxppeerriieennttiiaall ppssyycchhootthheerraappyy wwiitthh ccoouupplleess;; aa gguuiiddee ffoorr tthheeccrreeaattiivvee pprraaggmmaattiisstt..Fisher, Rob.Zeig, Tucker and Theisen, ©2002 265 p. $44.95 (pa)Couple psychotherapy can be significantly deepened and expedited byusing present-time experience in the assessment process and by incorpo-rating experiential interventions, says Fisher. Presumably a practitionerhimself, he explains to fellow therapists how to do it, detailing the appli-cation of a broad variety of experiential techniques and interventions.

RC488 2003-66372 1-4039-0472-3FFaammiillyy tthheerraappyy iinn cchhaannggiinngg ttiimmeess,, 22dd eedd..Barnes, Gill Gorell. (Basic texts in counselling and psychotherapy)Palgrave Macmillan, ©2004 231 p. $26.95 (pa)Barnes, a practicing family therapist and a consultant with the Institutefor Family Therapy in London, offers insight and examples on workingwith a variety of different types of family forms in this book for profes-sional therapists and therapists in training. Emphasis in this secondedition is on working in a context of cultural diversity in which life tran-sitions such as marriage, divorce, and bereavement affect the lives of gayand heterosexual families.

RC488 2004-002101 0-7890-2546-9FFeemmiinniisstt ppeerrssppeeccttiivveess iinn mmeeddiiccaall ffaammiillyy tthheerraappyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Anne M. Prouty Lyness.Haworth Pr., ©2004 142 p. $39.95Lyness, a feminist medical family therapist, presents work by feministsin several fields who offers their ideas, research, and personal experi-ences to show how gender, culture, and other diversity issues affectmedical treatment. Clinicians, researchers, trainers, and students in med-icine, social work, and family therapy can use the book to examinemedical issues that are most relevant to women and families. The bookhas been co-published simultaneously as Journal of Feminist FamilyTherapy, vol. 15, nos. 2/3, 2003.

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RC488 2003-070681 1-56887-088-4GGrroouupp tthheerraappyy;; aann iinntteeggrraattiivvee ccooggnniittiivvee ssoocciiaall--lleeaarrnniinnggaapppprrooaacchh..Woody, Robert Henley.Professional Resource Press, ©2004 159 p. $24.95 (pa)Woody (psychology, University of Nebraska) provides professional edu-cators and mental health practitioners with a theoretical basis foradopting and applying an integrative cognitive social-learning approachto group therapy. To clarify theory and technique, transcribed excerptsfrom an actual therapy group are included, and the author’s commentsabout the communications, interactions, processes, and behaviors thatoccur in the group sessions explain theory and techniques. The book willbe useful for professionals as well as graduate students in education andmental health.

RC489 2004-041485 0-393-70441-6BBooddyy--mmiinndd ppssyycchhootthheerraappyy;; pprriinncciipplleess,, tteecchhnniiqquueess,, aannddpprraaccttiiccaall aapppplliiccaattiioonnss..Aposhyan, Susan M.W.W. Norton, ©2004 292 p. $32.00Aposhyan developed BMP, which integrates somatic techniques into thebasic framework of psychotherapy, and has been teaching it to psy-chotherapists for two decades. She has found that many of therapists areconcerned about boundary violations and the confusing use of touch, sohere she presents them a simple and safe approach that does not rely ontouch, but is fundamentally about somatic awareness and body-mindintegration.

RC489 2003-048226 0-275-97500-2CCiinneemmaa aanndd lliiffee ddeevveellooppmmeenntt;; hheeaalliinngg lliivveess aanndd ttrraaiinniinnggtthheerraappiissttss..Peake, Thomas H.Praeger, ©2004 139 p. $57.95Peake (psychology, Florida Tech) demonstrates how insights about lifedevelopment can be found in movies, arguing that they portray puzzles,joys, sorrows, and solutions more vividly than conventional or scholarlywriting. He explores life span development; power and possibilities;medical, spiritual, and psychological dimensions; culture, gender, andgeneration; humor, hungers, and health; generational resonance; trainingtherapists; and diversions, fascinations, and awards.

RC489 2004-3611 0-8261-2285-XCCooggnniittiivvee--bbeehhaavviioorraall ccaassee ffoorrmmuullaattiioonn aanndd ttrreeaattmmeennttddeessiiggnn;; aa pprroobblleemm--ssoollvviinngg aapppprrooaacchh..Nezu, Arthur M. et al.Springer Publishing Co., ©2004 292 p. $42.95Because patients rarely present a classic textbook case, trying to fittogether a treatment plan from the textbooks can be frustrating, espe-cially when there’s additional pressure for efficiency from managed-carepolicies. The three authors (two of them are associated with Drexel U.and one is in private practice) guide therapists through a model ofclinical decision-making that takes variability into account to solveproblems. They set out a process for determining short-term goals, long-term goals, treatment targets, and potential interventions for treatmenttargets for 11 common disorders and problems, including majordepressive disorder, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-trau-matic stress, borderline personality, and anger problems.

RC489 2003-065580 1-58562-178-1CCooggnniittiivvee--bbeehhaavviioorr tthheerraappyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Jesse H. Wright. (Review of psychiatry; v.23,n.3)American Psychiatric Pubg., ©2004 168 p. $34.95 (pa)The five articles synthesize the current state of cognitive-behavior therapyfrom such perspectives as its application to schizophrenia and bipolar Idisorder, computer-assisted therapy, patients with physical illnesses, andchildren and adolescents. The volume is one in a series of four publishedin 2004 for clinicians, instructors, and researchers.

RC489 2004-041181 0-398-07498-4CCooggnniittiivvee--bbeehhaavviioorraall tthheeoorriieess ooff ccoouunnsseelliinngg;; ttrraaddiittiioonnaallaanndd nnoonnttrraaddiittiioonnaall aapppprrooaacchheess..Sapp, Marty.C.C. Thomas, ©2004 251 p. $61.95In this work for clinicians, Sapp (educational psychology, University ofWisconsin-Milwaukee) discusses both traditional and nontraditional cog-nitive-behavioral approaches to theories of psychotherapy. The bookopens with a discussion of psychotherapy efficacy research, thenpresents criteria for critiquing traditional and nontraditional cognitive-behavioral theories of counseling. The paradigms of Pavlov, Watson, andSkinner are covered, and various approaches are described in detail,including cognitive therapy, transactional analysis, and Adlerian therapy.

RC489 2003-112274 1-4129-0074-3CCooggnniittiivvee hhuummaanniissttiicc tthheerraappyy;; BBuuddddhhiissmm,, CChhrriissttiiaanniittyy aannddbbeeiinngg ffuullllyy hhuummaann..Nelson-Jones, Richard.Sage Publications, ©2004 252 p. $99.95The director of the Cognitive Humanistic Institute in Thailand introducescognitive humanistic therapy (CHT) as an approach to psychotherapy,self-therapy, and personal practice emphasizing human rather thandivine matters, reason, and—unlike cognitive behavior therapy—mindskills amenable to improvement. With case study examples and descrip-tions of such CHT practices as challenging the illusions of an inde-pendent self and mental efficiency, Nelson-Jones presents the skilledclient model, i.e. a collaborative practitioner-client relationship towardcultivation of such higher-order skills. Among CHT research implicationsis the view of many of people’s problems in Western materialistic soci-eties as systemic rather than individual.

RC489 2003-01226 0-7890-2349-0FFrroomm mmeennaarrcchhee ttoo mmeennooppaauussee;; tthhee ffeemmaallee bbooddyy iinnffeemmiinniisstt tthheerraappyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Joan C. Chrisler.Haworth Pr., ©2004 218 p. $34.95In introducing a dozen essays and four book reviews, Chrisler (psy-chology, Connecticut College, New London) notes that feminist theory andtherapy has tended to focus on women’s physique rather than physiologyin compensating for sexist views. The contributors, most are members ofthe Society for Menstrual Cycle Research, treat reproductive health andtransitions as positive, relevant clinical issues. One points out that post-partum depression can also affect men, and another reviews theprovocative book, Is Menstruation Obsolete? (Coutinho & Segal, 1999).This volume was co-published as Women and Therapy, v.27, no.3/4, 2004.

RC489 1-85343-788-3FFrroomm tthhee eecclliippssee ooff tthhee bbooddyy ttoo tthhee ddaawwnn ooff tthhoouugghhtt..Ferrari, Armando B.Free Association Books, ©2004 251 p. $29.95 (pa)Eight essays by psychoanalyst Ferrari, originally published between 1992and 2000, present his revision of psychoanalytic theory and its implica-tions for clinical practice. His primary hypothesis is that the body, as per-ceived and experienced by the subject, has a fundamental role in thedevelopment of mental functions. It is, in fact, the “Concrete OriginalObject,” a subjective nucleus that exists before any kind of introjection.He applies his hypothesis to modifications of Freud’s “OedipalConstellation,” identity and ego, and other psychoanalytic concepts.Distributed in the US by ISBS.

RC489 94-45157 0-7657-0019-0GGeettttiinngg ssttaarrtteedd;; aann iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo ddyynnaammiiccppssyycchhootthheerraappyy.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 11999955))Kotin, Joel.Jason Aronson, ©2004 304 p. $34.95 (pa)Written for therapists to read early in their training, this book providesinformation about one approach to working with patients. Early chaptersdescribe approaches to the initial interview of a new patient and offer anoutline for exploring the patient’s personal history, then introduce somebasic theoretical concepts. The remainder of the book consists of chapterson each of the three phases of psychotherapy interspersed with sectionson specific technical issues. Author information is not given.

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RC489 2003-016014 0-7619-2684-4TThhee hhaannddbbooookk ooff nnaarrrraattiivvee aanndd ppssyycchhootthheerraappyy;; pprraaccttiiccee,,tthheeoorryy,, aanndd rreesseeaarrcchh..Title main entry. Ed. by Lynne E. Angus and John McLeod.Sage Publications, ©2004 404 p. $79.95The “narrative turn” in psychotherapy entails practitioners seeing theirwork as appreciating client stories and helping clients “re- author” theirlife stories. Twenty-one chapters, presented by Angus (York U., UK) andMcLeod (U. of Abertay Dundee, UK) bring together different strands ofthinking about narrative and psychotherapy. Contributions first addressthe broad underlying conceptual issues and debates. Postructuralist, cog-nitive narrative, experiential, relational constructivist, and otherapproaches to using narrative are then described. Other papers explorequestions of narrative identity and self-multiplicity and their implicationsof psychotherapeutic practice. Also explored are strategies of narrativeassessment.

RC489 2003-017997 1-59147-100-1HHeeaalliinngg pplloottss;; tthhee nnaarrrraattiivvee bbaassiiss ooff ppssyycchhootthheerraappyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Amia Lieblich et al. (The narrative study oflives)Am. Psychological Assn., ©2004 222 p. $49.95In these ten chapters, psychotherapists consider the relationship betweentherapy and storytelling. Drawing from their experiences with a widerange of clients, the contributors argue that effective interventions oftenrely on the co-construction of healing narratives. Case studies illustratehow therapists and clients negotiate conflict, and complexity, present thetypes of stories that animate the therapeutic process, and discuss howtherapy affects life stories.

RC489 2003-067757 0-333-96021-1AAnn iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo ppssyycchhooddyynnaammiicc ccoouunnsseelllliinngg..Spurling, Laurence. (Basic texts in counselling and psychotherapy)Palgrave Macmillan, ©2004 156 p. $26.95 (pa)In this resource for students and practitioners, Spurling (counseling, U.of London) provides an introduction to the basic principles of psychody-namic counseling. He examines both fundamental aims and theoreticalconcepts as well as the practical techniques associated with it. Particularattention has been paid to the involvement of counselors working withclients with severe emotional and psychological problems and theinfluence of organizational settings on counseling work.

RC489 1-85343-723-9PPssyycchhooaannaallyyttiicc eemmppaatthhyy..Bolognini, Stefano.Free Association Books, ©2004 191 p. $29.95 (pa)A training and supervising psychoanalyst of the Italian PsychoanalyticSociety, Bolognini explores the concept of empathy as experienced by psy-choanalysts during therapy, seeking primarily to demystify the facile andsuperficial meaning often assigned to the term. The book is translatedfrom the Italian, but no mention is made of an Italian edition. Onlynames are indexed. Distributed in the US by ISBS.

RC489 2004-003664 1-59102-184-7RRaattiioonnaall eemmoottiivvee bbeehhaavviioorr tthheerraappyy;; iitt wwoorrkkss ffoorr mmee——iittccaann wwoorrkk ffoorr yyoouu..Ellis, Albert.Prometheus Books, ©2004 270 p. $21.00 (pa)Psychotherapist, marriage and family counselor, and sex therapist Ellisexplains how he has used the approach he runs an institute promotingin his own life to cope with physical, social, and emotional problemsranging from childhood headaches to his divorces. He also explainsexamples where it has not helped.

RC495 2003-070871 1-58562-190-0TTrraannccee aanndd ttrreeaattmmeenntt;; cclliinniiccaall uusseess ooff hhyyppnnoossiiss,, 22dd eedd..Spiegel, Herbert and David Spiegel.American Psychiatric Pubg., ©2004 545 p. $52.00 (pa)In the 25 years since the last edition there is still little cross- fertilizationbetween clinicians and researchers regarding hypnosis, according to H.Spiegel (psychiatry, Columbia U.) and his son, D. Spiegel (psychiatry, inte-grative medicine, Stanford U. Medical Center). In this integrative effort,they define the phenomenon, debunk misconceptions, review the liter-ature, and discuss their Hypnotic Induction Profile for assessing hypno-tizability and its relation to psychopathology and treatment outcomes.Case studies illustrate clinical applications.

RC504 2003-25342 1-59385-009-3PPssyycchhooaannaallyyttiicc ppssyycchhootthheerraappyy;; aa pprraaccttiittiioonneerr’’ss gguuiiddee..McWilliams, Nancy.Guilford Pr., ©2004 353 p. $45.00McWilliams (psychoanalytic theory and therapy, Rutgers U.) introducesthe fundamental aspects of psychotherapy to students and trainees inpsychology, counseling, psychiatry, general medical practice, social work,nursing, or faith-based practice. The principles operate across popula-tions, pathologies, and even sometimes radically different paradigms cur-rently in vogue. She includes an annotated bibliography.

RC512 2003-100426 0-88937-270-5IIRRAAOOSS;; iinntteerrvviieeww ffoorr tthhee rreettrroossppeeccttiivvee aasssseessssmmeenntt ooff tthheeoonnsseett aanndd ccoouurrssee ooff sscchhiizzoopphhrreenniiaa aanndd ootthheerr ppssyycchhoosseess..Häefner, H. et al.Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, ©2003 60 p. $48.00 (pa)This manual offers help for new users of the updated Interview for theRetrospective Assessment of the Onset of Schizophrenia (IRAOS) and pro-vides guidance on applying the instrument, dealing with codingproblems, and understanding the correspondence between IRAOS, otherpsychopathology scales, and ICD-10 research criteria. The manual offersdetailed information on changes between the two version of the IRAOS,and includes answers to frequently asked questions.

RC514 2003-111403 0-7618-2663-7WWhhaatt iiss sscchhiizzoopphhrreenniiaa aanndd hhooww ccaann wwee ffiixx iitt??Shean, Glenn D.Univ. Press of America, ©2004 116 p. $25.00 (pa)This work presents a balanced overview of research and theory on thecauses and treatment of schizophrenia, summarizing the work of clini-cians and researchers working within different theoretical frameworks.Written at a sophisticated yet accessible level, the book covers the historyof the diagnosis, symptoms of the disease, diathesis-stress and systemsmodels, biological and psychosocial models, and life in the community.Author information is not given.

RC520 2004-42205 0-275-98152-5UUnnddeerrssttaannddiinngg ppaarraannooiiaa;; aa gguuiiddee ffoorr pprrooffeessssiioonnaallss,,ffaammiilliieess,, aanndd ssuuffffeerreerrss..Kantor, Martin.Praeger, ©2004 252 p. $39.95Paranoia is usually not recognized, and its sufferers—especially men—areridiculed and taken advantage of because they are expected to behave asthough they were able to reason freely, says psychiatrist Kantor. He haswritten many guides for therapists and patients to various mental dis-orders, and here addresses one he calls surprisingly common and wide-spread, which can take benign as well as malignant, and covert as wellas overt forms.

RC523 2003-051141 0-618-22125-5LLeeaarrnniinngg ttoo ssppeeaakk AAllzzhheeiimmeerr’’ss;; aa ggrroouunnddbbrreeaakkiinnggaapppprrooaacchh ffoorr eevveerryyoonnee ddeeaalliinngg wwiitthh tthhee ddiisseeaassee..Coste, Joanne Koenig.Houghton Mifflin, ©2003 240 p. $24.00This guide for families presents an approach to caring for people withAlzheimer’s disease that emphasizes the importance of communicatingwith patients by focusing on their emotional language. Topics include, forexample, understanding the diagnosis, respectfully stopping the patientfrom driving, establishing a plan of care, and enriching the patient’s life.Supplemental information found in the appendix includes listings ofsupport organizations and home health care products. Coste is a boardmember of the American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease

RC531 2003-057890 1-58562-149-8FFeeaarr aanndd aannxxiieettyy;; tthhee bbeenneeffiittss ooff ttrraannssllaattiioonnaall rreesseeaarrcchh..Title main entry. Ed. by Jack M. Gorman.American Psychiatric Pubg., ©2004 284 p. $39.95 (pa)Researchers mostly in psychiatry and psychology, but also other bio-medical disciplines demonstrate how the understanding of fear andanxiety in humans can be better understood by combining results frombasic neuroscience, the neuroimaging of both animals and humans, andcareful clinical observation into common themes, hypotheses, and evenconcrete conclusions.

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RC531 2003-015738 1-57230-972-5GGeenneerraalliizzeedd aannxxiieettyy ddiissoorrddeerr;; aaddvvaanncceess iinn rreesseeaarrcchh aannddpprraaccttiiccee..Title main entry. Ed. by Richard G. Heimberg et al.Guilford Pr., ©2004 446 p. $55.00Heimberg (psychology, Temple University) reviews current knowledge ongeneralized anxiety disorder (GAD). Early chapters examine GAD diag-nosis and describe its features, with material on the epidemiology of thedisorder and the role of temperament and the environment. Laterchapters present recent research together with new conceptualizations ofGAD and its mechanisms. Clinical considerations examined includeassessment methods and various interventional approaches. A finalsection examines special populations. Readership for the book includespractitioners, researchers, and students.

RC537 2004-003898 1-59102-192-8CCoonnqquueerriinngg ddeepprreessssiioonn aanndd aannxxiieettyy tthhrroouugghh eexxeerrcciissee..Johnsgard, Keith W.Prometheus Books, ©2004 305 p. $20.00 (pa)Johnsgard (psychology, emeritus, San Jose State University) identifies thehealth hazards posed by the Western lifestyle, examines the relationshipbetween exercise and mood, describes the numerous health benefits ofaerobic exercise, and advocates the strengths of exercise therapy fortreating patients suffering from depression, anxiety, and substancedependence.

RC537 2003-028090 1-58829-139-1PPhhaarrmmaaccootthheerraappyy ooff ddeepprreessssiioonn.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by Domenic A. Ciraulo and Richard I. Shader.Humana Press Inc., ©2004 349 p. $89.50Ciraulo (Boston U. School of Medicine) and Shader (Tufts U. School ofMedicine) present 10 chapters collectively intended as an overview of anti-depressant therapy for clinicians. Authors review the research literaturerelated to biological theories of depression, clinical pharmacology andantidepressants, geriatric depression, bipolar depression, treatment ofdepression in psychotic disorders, substance abuse and depression,depressive disorders in the context of AIDS, diagnosis and treatment ofdepression during pregnancy and lactation, antidepressant treatments inposttraumatic stress disorder, and antidepressant therapy in children andadolescents. The CD-ROM contains an e-book version of the text.

RC537 2003-069707 1-58562-084-XPPssyycchhooddyynnaammiicc ttrreeaattmmeenntt ooff ddeepprreessssiioonn..Busch, Fredric N. et al.American Psychiatric Pubg., ©2004 204 p. $32.95 (pa)The authors (all of the Weill Medical College of Cornell U.) present anpsychodynamic approach to depression therapy that they feel more fullyaddress the neurophysiological and psychological complexity ofdepression by combining psychotherapeutics with the possible use ofpharmacological agents. The therapy they outline “is applicable to theinternal struggles that contribute to affective disorders and that are com-plementary to the biological source of some depressive illnesses.”

RC547 2002-152162 0-8018-7326-6UUnnddeerrssttaannddiinngg sslleeeepplleessssnneessss;; ppeerrssppeeccttiivveess oonn iinnssoommnniiaa..Neubauer, David N.Johns Hopkins U. Press, ©2003 192 p. $45.00This resource for clinicians and researchers describes the links tyinginsomnia to the characteristics of “normal” sleep—links which revealsleeplessness as a problem that may be effectively studied in psycho-logical terms. Using examples drawn from patients studied at the JohnsHopkins Sleep Disorders Center, Neubauer examines the varied kindsand degrees of sleeplessness. He then outlines an integrated approach toevaluation and treatment.

RC548 2004-043440 0-8058-4080-XEEppiiddeemmiioollooggyy ooff sslleeeepp;; aaggee,, ggeennddeerr,, aanndd eetthhnniicciittyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Kenneth L. Lichstein et al.Lawrence Erlbaum, ©2004 238 p. $24.50 (pa)The some 50 published epidemiological studies on sleep reveal almostnothing about the distribution of either insomnia or normal sleep, chargethese researchers from the universities of Tennessee and Memphis,because they are methodologically tortured and virtually ignore normalsleepers. Their own study collected two weeks of sleep diaries anddaytime functioning questionnaires from 772 randomly selected residentsof the Memphis area, ranging in age from 20 to 98, equally divided bymen and women, and about 30% African American. They document thestudy and report their conclusions.

RC550 2003-025438 1-59033-834-0WWoorrlldd wwaarr IIII;; nneeuurrooppssyycchhiiaattrriicc ccaassuuaallttiieess,, oouutt ooff ssiigghhtt,,oouutt ooff mmiinndd..Gottschalk, Louis A.Nova Science Publishers, ©2004 121 p. $22.00In this memoir, Gottschalk considers the neuropsychiatric casualties ofWorld War II that he witnessed while serving as a military neuropsychi-atrist at the US Public Health Service Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas from1944 to 1946. He describes some of the stressors that led to mental break-downs in his patients, such as enduring the close quarters of submarineduty or surviving a naval attack. Finally, he contends that the devel-opment of a mental disorder during military service is not at all sur-prising and should not be considered as shameful.

RC552 2003-027252 0-415-94609-3BBeeyyoonndd aa sshhaaddooww ooff aa ddiieett;; tthhee tthheerraappiisstt’’ss gguuiiddee ttoottrreeaattiinngg ccoommppuullssiivvee eeaattiinngg..Matz, Judith and Ellen Frankel.Brunner-Routledge, ©2004 403 p. $34.95Writing for a professional readership, Matz, director of the ChicagoCenter for Overcoming Overeating, and Frankel, affiliated with theMassachusetts Eating Disorder Association, point to research indicatingthat dieting exacerbates the diet-binge cycle and present a sound methodof solving, rather than controlling, compulsive eating. They explore theroots of compulsive eating and invite readers to examine their own atti-tudes toward food, weight and dieting.

RC552 2003-027357 0-8040-1064-1BBooddyy ssttoorryy..De Pree, Julia Knowlton.Ohio University Press, ©2004 148 p. $13.95 (pa)In a personal and cultural analysis of anorexia nervosa, poet De Pree(French, Agnes Scott College, Atlanta) writes candidly of her bout withthis disorder. She includes a reading guide for book groups.

RC552 0-8247-4867-0CClliinniiccaall hhaannddbbooookk ooff eeaattiinngg ddiissoorrddeerrss;; aann iinntteeggrraatteeddaapppprrooaacchh..Title main entry. Ed. by Timothy D. Brewerton.Marcel Dekker, ©2004 577 p. $175.00Including sociocultural, psychological, and biomedical approaches to theunderstanding of eating disorders in the collection, Brewerton (MedicalU. of South Carolina) presents 23 papers intended to collectively providean overview of current progress in clinical research on anorexia nervosa,bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. Topics covered include diag-nosis and assessment, epidemiology, course of illness, etiology, riskfactors, medical and psychiatric comorbidity, and treatment approaches.

RC552 2003-026044 0-7360-4219-9DDiissoorrddeerreedd eeaattiinngg aammoonngg aatthhlleetteess;; aa ccoommpprreehheennssiivvee gguuiiddeeffoorr hheeaalltthh pprrooffeessssiioonnaallss..Beals, Katherine A.Human Kinetics Pub., ©2004 255 p. $45.00Sporting academic credentials both in nutrition and in exercise scienceand physical education, Beals synthesizes and evaluates current researchon disordered eating in athletes in order to encourage the practical appli-cation of the ample information available in the scientific literature. Shewrites primarily for health, fitness, and sports professionals, but does notassume any specialized knowledge.

RC552 2003-017547 1-57230-953-9EEaarrllyy iinntteerrvveennttiioonn ffoorr ttrraauummaa aanndd ttrraauummaattiicc lloossss..Title main entry. Ed. by Brett T. Litz.Guilford Pr., ©2004 338 p. $40.00Thirty mental health specialists from the U.S. and Australia contribute 16chapters addressing the conceptual, empirical, and applied issues per-taining to early intervention for trauma and traumatic loss. Coverageincludes the psychological demands of the condition; the course of acuteadaptation and recovery; risk factors for chronic posttraumatic diffi-culties; early intervention for very young children, older children, andadults; and the lessons learned from early intervention with specific pop-ulations, including survivors of 9-11, sexual assault, motor vehicle acci-dents, and military combat, as well as emergency and relief servicespersonnel in need of help themselves. For students, clinicians,researchers, planners, and policymakers.

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RC552 2003-022677 1-59051-111-5HHiissttoorryy bbeeyyoonndd ttrraauummaa;; wwhheerreeooff oonnee ccaannnnoott ssppeeaakk,,tthheerreeooff oonnee ccaannnnoott ssttaayy ssiilleenntt..Davoine, Françoise and Jean-Max Gaudillière.Other Press LLC, ©2004 282 p. $30.00 (pa)Psychoanalysts Davoine and Gaudilliére (both Ecole des Hautes Etudes enSciences Sociales, Paris) argue that the unspoken horrors of war, betrayal,dissociation, and disaster handed down the generations in the families ofboth patients and therapists are revived in the therapeutic relationship,but also provide the keys to the healing process.

RC552 2003-028287 1-59147-144-3PPssyycchhoollooggiiccaall aasssseessssmmeenntt ooff aadduulltt ppoossttttrraauummaattiicc ssttaatteess;;pphheennoommeennoollooggyy,, ddiiaaggnnoossiiss,, aanndd mmeeaassuurreemmeenntt,, 22dd eedd..Briere, John.Am. Psychological Assn., ©2004 281 p. $34.95 (pa)The original 1997 edition of this work was written in response to the rel-atively recent growth in knowledge surrounding psychological traumaand availability of trauma specific assessment devices. Given the con-tinuing expansion of knowledge related to these issues, Briere (psychiatry,U. of Southern California) updates and expands the first edition dis-cussing new trauma-relevant tests and including information on addi-tional forms of trauma (such as mass violence against noncombatants)and the range of potential posttraumatic responses.

RC552 2003-062887 0-7546-4165-1WWaarr aanndd rreeddeemmppttiioonn;; ttrreeaattmmeenntt aanndd rreeccoovveerryy iinn ccoommbbaatt--rreellaatteedd ppoossttttrraauummaattiicc ssttrreessss ddiissoorrddeerr..Dewey, Larry.Ashgate Publishing Co., ©2004 246 p. $49.95Incorporating illustrative case material from 65 veterans he has treatedover two decades, Dewey (Chief of Psychiatry at the Boise, Idaho VeteranAffairs Medical Center) explores how the trauma of war effects veteransmorally, spiritually, and existentially, in addition to the more commonlydiscussed symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. He also describeshis thoughts on the process of treatment, including chapters on under-standing conditioned responses, the use of group therapy, the role ofhumor in treatment, and the related issues of sleep and medication.Finally, he examines how veterans use concepts of sin, confession, mercy,forgiveness, redemption, and love in confronting their experiences of war.

RC553 2003-112439 1-57167-498-5SSuuppppoorrttiinngg iinnddiivviidduuaallss wwiitthh aauuttiissmm ssppeeccttrruumm ddiissoorrddeerr iinnrreeccrreeaattiioonn..Coyne, Phyllis and Ann Fullerton.Sagamore Publishing, ©2004 300 p. $24.95 (pa)In eleven chapters the contributors examine recreational opportunities forpeople with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), including defining the roleof parents, assessing experiences, planning and supporting recreationalevents, and creating strategies for developing recreational skills. Theydescribe how to include and support people with ASD in parks andrecreation agencies, youth service organizations, and camp programs.They also include methods of assessment to ensure people with ASD getthe most from their recreational experience. Appendices give resources,web sites, and related organizations.

RC554 2003-014621 0-7890-1789-XFFaammiillyy ttrreeaattmmeenntt ooff ppeerrssoonnaalliittyy ddiissoorrddeerrss;; aaddvvaanncceess iinncclliinniiccaall pprraaccttiiccee..Title main entry. Ed. by Malcolm M. MacFarlane. (Haworth marriageand family therapy)Haworth Pr., ©2004 409 p. $49.95In introducing a dozen contributed chapters, a community mental healthcenter therapist in Ontario, Canada, notes many clinicians’ fascinationwith personality disorders as often unacknowledged “shadow” parts ofourselves. Treating such patients is challenging in part because of fre-quent lack of family support for change. Contributors discuss familytreatment models (e.g., structural analysis of social behavior, interper-sonal reconstructive therapy) for such disorder categories as obsessive-compulsive, passive-aggressive, and narcissistic, but not antisocial orschizoid types.

RC554 2003-067246 1-932462-09-0AA tthheerraappiisstt’’ss gguuiiddee ttoo tthhee ppeerrssoonnaalliittyy ddiissoorrddeerrss;; tthheeMMaasstteerrssoonn aapppprrooaacchh,, aa hhaannddbbooookk aanndd wwoorrkkbbooookk..Masterson, James F. and Anne R. Lieberman.Zeig, Tucker and Theisen, ©2004 187 p. $24.95 (pa)Contributors from the Masterson Institute introduce the fundamentalconcepts, theories, and treatment approaches of James F. Masterson, syn-thesizing the material of his 14 books and many articles. The second partis a workbook in the form of a questionnaire to enable practitioners toapply the skills they have learned in the first part.

RC556 2003-007657 0-8018-7526-9SSeexxuuaall ddiissoorrddeerrss;; ppeerrssppeeccttiivveess oonn ddiiaaggnnoossiiss aanndd ttrreeaattmmeenntt..Fagan, Peter Jerome.Johns Hopkins U. Press, ©2004 151 p. $40.00Fagan (medical psychology, Johns Hopkins U. School of Medicine) baseshis discussion of sexual disorders on the idea that there are four differentways (or perspectives) of viewing a clinical case, an approach to clinicalpsychiatry first developed by McHugh and Slavney in The Perspectives ofPsychiatry (1986). The perspectives method examines sexual disorders asa disease, as dimensions of strengths and weaknesses of individuals, asbehaviors, and as a result of the individuals life story. Fagan considersthe application of each of these perspectives in turn and discusses theways clinicians can use them in relation to each other in order to achievea more comprehensive treatment plan.

RC556 1-903734-45-2SSeexxuuaall ddyyssffuunnccttiioonn..Plaut, S. Michael et al. (Fast Facts)Health Press International, ©2004 128 p. $19.95 (pa)Plaut (psychiatry, U. of Maryland) Alessandra Graziottin (obstetrics- gyne-cology, H SanRaffaele Resnati, Milan, Italy) and Jeremy P. W. Heaton(urology, Queen’s U., Ontario) provide nonspecialist physicians with basicinformation about sexual dysfunction and its treatment.

RC560 2003-021812 1-59147-005-6AAsssseessssmmeenntt ooff ppaarrttnneerr vviioolleennccee;; aa hhaannddbbooookk ffoorrrreesseeaarrcchheerrss aanndd pprraaccttiittiioonneerrss..Rathus, Jill H. and Eva L. Feindler.Am. Psychological Assn., ©2004 394 p. $59.95This resource for researchers and practitioners offers detailed descrip-tions and critiques of over 70 assessment tools for domestic violenceinvolving intimate partners. Three types of methods are discussed:interview, self-report measures, and analogue assessment/behaviorcoding. Coverage includes how each instrument was developed, as wellas its reliability, validity, target population, and limitations. Rathus andFeindler (both psychology, Long Island U.) also collaborated on a com-panion volume, entitled Assessment of Family Violence, which focuses onmeasures pertaining to children, adults, and families.

RC560 2002-156666 0-7890-0708-8TTrraannssggeennddeerr eemmeerrggeennccee;; tthheerraappeeuuttiicc gguuiiddeelliinneess ffoorrwwoorrkkiinngg wwiitthh ggeennddeerr--vvaarriiaanntt ppeeooppllee aanndd tthheeiirr ffaammiilliieess..Lev, Arlene Istar.Haworth Pr., ©2004 467 p. $69.95Lev, a family therapist in Albany, NY, takes a feminist family- systemsperspective that approaches transgenderism as a normal and potentiallyhealthy variation of human expression. Positing that transgenderedpeople are not “mentally ill,” but rather are trying to adapt and copewith an untenable culture, she describes a therapeutic empowermentmodel for clinical assessment and advocacy on behalf of gender-variantpeople. Re-examining the historic therapeutic focus, she writes, “forcesthe clinical community to re-evaluate some of its cherished philosophiesof treatment, including the validity of the diagnosis of gender identitydisorder, the surgical treatment of intersexed babies, and the mandatedtreatment of gender-variant children and adolescents.”

RC564 92-1-148174-0BBuulllleettiinn oonn nnaarrccoottiiccss;; vv..5555,, nnooss..11&&22,, 22000033:: TThhee pprraaccttiiccee ooffddrruugg aabbuussee eeppiiddeemmiioollooggyy..Title main entry. Ed. by United Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeUnited Nations Publications, ©2003 140 p. $25.00 (pa)Twelve articles contributed by 22 international academics andresearchers examine various aspects of drug abuse epidemiology.Coverage includes developing a global perspective on drug consumptionpatterns and trends; epidemiology and drug control policies; multi- citynetworks and monitoring systems; and case studies from Australia, theU.S., the Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa, Mexico, and Russian on methodsand issues in developing drug information systems and networks.

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RC564 1-85775-624-XCCaarree ooff ddrruugg uusseerrss iinn ggeenneerraall pprraaccttiiccee;; aa hhaarrmm rreedduuccttiioonnaapppprrooaacchh,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Berry Beaumont.Radcliffe Publishing, ©2004 190 p. $42.00 (pa)Beaumont, a UK general practitioner and non-executive director of theNational Treatment Agency, adds new chapters on stimulants, families,and continuing professional development, to this second edition of anoverview for general practitioners, practice nurses, and health visitorstreating patients who use illegal drugs. A new chapter on drug userswith special needs looks at drug use and homelessness, pregnantpatients, parents, young people, and members of minority groups.Written in plain language, the book is accessible for those in self-help andadvocacy organizations.

RC564 0-8247-5042-XDDuuaall ddiiaaggnnoossiiss aanndd ppssyycchhiiaattrriicc ttrreeaattmmeenntt;; ssuubbssttaannccee aabbuusseeaanndd ccoommoorrbbiidd ddiissoorrddeerrss,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Henry R. Kranzler and Joyce A. Tinsley.(Medical psychiatry; 8)Marcel Dekker, ©2004 573 p. $195.00Editors Kranzler and Tinsley, both affiliated with the U. of ConnecticutHealth Center, present a resource for the clinical care of dually diagnosedpatients suffering from a substance use disorder in combination with apsychiatric or medical disorder. This second edition describes newtreatment models and advances in diagnosis and etiology, including newchapters on the comorbidity of alcohol and drug use disorders, com-pulsive gambling, and HIV and other medical disorders directly relatedto substance abuse. The book will interest clinicians and researchersinvolved in the empirical and theoretical dimensions of comorbidity. Thefirst edition was published in 1998 as Dual Diagnosis and Treatment:Substance Abuse and Comorbid Medical and Psychiatric Disorders, editedby Henry R. Kranzler and Bruce J. Rounsaville.

RC564 2003-012240 0-7890-1644-3GGrroouupp ppssyycchhootthheerraappyy aanndd rreeccoovveerryy ffrroomm aaddddiiccttiioonn;;ccaarrrryyiinngg tthhee mmeessssaaggee..Roth, Jeffrey D.Haworth Pr., ©2004 163 p. $34.95This resource for helping professionals describes how psychotherapeuticand twelve-step groups promote recovery from addiction by breakingmembers’ patterns of isolation. Addiction psychiatrist Roth’s experientialapproach guides the reader through a “virtual” recovery group meetingthat provides a model of group function. Sample topics include addictionas a family disease; the higher power of the group as a symbol ofauthority; and the development of prayer and meditation as group ana-lytic functions.

RC564 2003-013729 1-57230-800-1OOvveerr tthhee iinnfflluueennccee;; tthhee hhaarrmm rreedduuccttiioonn gguuiiddee ffoorrmmaannaaggiinngg ddrruuggss aanndd aallccoohhooll..Denning, Patt et al.Guilford Pr., ©2004 328 p. $16.95 (pa)Denning, director of clinical services and training at the Harm ReductionTherapy Center, offers an innovative alternative to 12-step programs forreaders experiencing problems with substance abuse. She explains the-ories of harm reduction and addiction, and suggests strategies foravoiding or reducing harm if readers choose to continue to use alcoholand drugs. She also gives advice on quitting, outlines different types oftreatment styles and settings, and gives tips on explaining harmreduction to family and friends.

RC564 2003-012416 0-7890-1801-2TTrreeaattiinngg ccoo--ooccccuurrrriinngg ddiissoorrddeerrss;; aa hhaannddbbooookk ffoorr mmeennttaallhheeaalltthh aanndd ssuubbssttaannccee aabbuussee pprrooffeessssiioonnaallss..Hendrickson, Edward L. et al. (Haworth addictions treatment)Haworth Pr., ©2004 243 p. $49.95Three social workers in Virginia argue that professionals in both mentalhealth and substance abuse need to be aware of the significant numberof people who are affected by problems in the both fields, and to beknowledgeable about how to treat such people. They look at the inci-dence, co-occurring disorders, assessment, goals and themes oftreatment, various treatment approaches, outside support, supervisingstaff, and measuring change.

RC566 2003-053594 0-452-28505-4IIlllleeggaall ddrruuggss;; aa ccoommpplleettee gguuiiddee ttoo tthheeiirr hhiissttoorryy,, cchheemmiissttrryy,,uussee aanndd aabbuussee..Gahlinger, Paul M.Plume, ©2004 456 p. $20.00 (pa)Rational discussion of drug use is nearly impossible in the United Statesand “the result is a general level of ignorance that does not diminish usebut does increase harm,” according to Gahlinger (medicine, U. of Utah).In this work he both presents an overview of drug issues and individ-ually examines the use and effects of 178 drugs that are illegal in theUnited States. His overview includes a history of drug use from theNeanderthals to the present, looks at the increasing prohibition of drugsin the U.S. over the course of the 20th century, discusses drug andemployment issues, and examines the basic biology of drug use. Entrieson individual drugs typically describe how their history, how they aremade, their psychoactive and health effects, and recommendations incase of overdose.

RC569 2003-446129 1-84184-365-2MMeetthhaaddoonnee mmaatttteerrss;; eevvoollvviinngg ccoommmmuunniittyy mmeetthhaaddoonneettrreeaattmmeenntt ooff ooppiiaattee aaddddiiccttiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Gillian Tober and John Strang.Martin Dunitz, ©2003 302 p. $79.95In twenty-five articles, contributors describe how methadone is both a“panacea and a poison,” especially as it is used in U.K. community set-tings. Topics include a history of methadone treatment, the dynamics ofprofessional and patient relationships, withdrawal, methadone byinjection, dependence, additional drugs, illicit use, strategies to deliverservice, methadone in pregnant women and the young, and reviews ofstudies. Distributed by Taylor & Francis.

RC582 2003-026171 0-8153-4102-4CCaassee ssttuuddiieess iinn iimmmmuunnoollooggyy;; aa cclliinniiccaall ccoommppaanniioonn,, 44tthheedd..Rosen, Fred S. and Raif Geha.Garland Science, ©2004 288 p. $36.95 (pa)Rosen (Center for Blood Research, Harvard Medical School) and Geha(immunology, allergy, and rheumatology, Boston Children’s Hospital)present 42 clinical cases that illustrate essential points about the mecha-nisms of immunity. For this fourth edition, seven new cases have beenadded that illustrate both recently discovered genetic immunodeficienciesand some more familiar diseases. Basic scientific facts for each case arefollowed by the case history, a summary of the diseases, and questionsand discussion points. Color photos and b&w diagnostic images areincluded.

RC583 2003-107602 0-88937-278-0AAbbssttrraaccttss;; WWoorrlldd AAlllleerrggyy CCoonnggrreessss——XXVVIIIIII IICCAACCII;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..World Allergy Organization Congress (18th: 2003: Vancouver, Canada).(Allergy & Clinical Immunology International — Journal of the WorldAllergy Organization; supplement no.1, 2003)Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, ©2003 247 p. $74.95 (pa)Abstracts of papers presented at a September 2003 conference shed lighton recent developments in allergy diagnosis, therapy, and prevention.Some areas covered at the conference include allergen characterization,animal models of disease, clinical immunology, mast cells and basophils,atopy prediction and prevention, rhinitis therapy, drug and food allergy,and occupational asthma. Other topics are airway disease, skin diseaseand dermatitis, IgE and in vitro testing, pharmacotherapy, and urticaria,angioedema, and anaphylaxis.

RC585 2003-114207 0-88937-279-9AAlllleerrggyy ffrroonnttiieerrss aanndd ffuuttuurreess;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium of the Collegium Internationale Allergologicum (24th: 2002:Bermuda) Ed. by John Bienenstock et al.Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, ©2004 353 p. $69.95Research from a November 2002 symposium summarizes the state of theart across a spectrum of experimental and clinical research in the fieldof allergy. Each selection begins with a summary of results and containsan introduction, information on material and methods, discussion ofresults, and conclusions. Material is organized in sections on genes andthe environment, allergens, T-cells and dendritic cells, eosinophils andneutrophils, asthma, food allergy and anaphylaxis, allergic skin diseases,diagnostics, and immunotherapy. Some specific topics include neu-roimmune dysbalance in bronchial asthma, therapy of latex allergy withrecombinant scFv antibody fragments, and spontaneous development ofhuman mast cell lines.

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RC600 2003-026938 1-58706-031-0SStteemm cceellll tthheerraappyy ffoorr aauuttooiimmmmuunnee ddiisseeaassee..Title main entry. Ed. by Richard K. Burt and Alberto M. Marmont.Landes Bioscience, ©2004 489 p. $119.00Burt (immunotherapy, Northwestern University) and Marmont (stem celltransplantation, San Martino’s Hospital, Italy) present coverage of basicimmunology as a foundation for later treatment of the basic science,clinical aspects, and new questions being raised in the field of stem cellbiology. Themes examined include stem cell transplantation, the differenttypes of stem cells, the use of autologous hematopoietic stem cells, allo-genic stem cell sources, and ethical questions surrounding the use ofembryonic stem cells. Some specific topics include autologous stem celltransplantation in animal models of autoimmune diseases, axonal injuryand disease progression in multiple sclerosis, immunology of sclero-derma, and molecular and cellular pathogenesis of systemic lupus ery-thematosus.

RC607 1-931233-83-7AAnnaallyyssiiss ooff ssoocciiaall aassppeeccttss ooff mmiiggrraanntt llaabboouurreerrss lliivviinngg wwiitthhHHIIVV//AAIIDDSS uussiinngg ffuuzzzzyy tthheeoorryy aanndd nneeuuttrroossoopphhiicc ccooggnniittiivveemmaappss..Kandasamy, W.B. Vasantha and Florentine Smarandache.American Research Press, ©2004 471 p. $35.00 (pa)The authors, both mathematicians, examine the real world of poormigrant laborers living with HIV/AIDS in rural India. They find that tra-ditional analyses of these issues and populations are inadequate to findand address root causes and consequences of this complicated situation.They show how applying fuzzy theory and neutrosophic logic can rep-resent the reality of the feelings, actions, and assumptions of thesehuman beings and their society, including their mutual ambiguities,inconsistencies, and complexities. The appendices include the linguisticquestionnaire, a table of statistics, and programs in C.

RC607 0-8213-5848-0BBaattttlliinngg HHIIVV//AAIIDDSS;; aa ddeecciissiioonn mmaakkeerr’’ss gguuiiddee ttoo tthheepprrooccuurreemmeenntt ooff mmeeddiicciinneess aanndd rreellaatteedd ssuupppplliieess..Title main entry. Ed. by Yolanda Tayler.The World Bank, ©2004 152 p. $15.00 (pa)Forty million people worldwide are currently living with HIV/AIDS. Thisguide for agencies and donors adapts the World Bank’s guidelines on theprocurement of health goods to the HIV/AIDS context, and sets out prin-ciples for ensuring that such procurements will fit within an overall well-functioning supply management system for HIV/AIDS medicines andrelated supplies. Attention is also paid to related matters such as productselection, quality assurance, and intellectual property rights systems indifferent countries.

RC628 2003-013815 1-55849-429-4RReevvoollttiinngg bbooddiieess??;; tthhee ssttrruuggggllee ttoo rreeddeeffiinnee ffaatt iiddeennttiittyy..LeBesco, Kathleen.U. of Massachusetts Press, ©2004 162 p. $18.95 (pa)Although fat bodies may be considered by the larger society as aestheti-cally “revolting,” LeBesco (communication arts, Marymount ManhattanCollege) argues that in political and social contexts, they are revoltingagainst received notions about health, beauty, and nature. She examinesrecent political discourse about fat bodies in order to explore the way dif-ferent constructs of fatness disrupt (or enforce) normality. She discussesthe way that fat bodies in the United States are marked as “failed cit-izens,” explores the political implications of fashions for “fat(ter)women,” analyzes popular culture depictions of fatness as a disability,and explores the use of the Internet in offering alternative narrativesthrough the disembodiment of discourse.

RC630 2004-005311 1-58255-340-8JJuusstt tthhee ffaaccttss;; fflluuiiddss && eelleeccttrroollyytteess..Title main entry.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005241 p. $34.95 (pa)Leaving aside the theoretical discussion, this spiral-bound handbook usesbulleted lists, illustrations, flowcharts, and tables to present the mostbasic information on fluids and electrolytes. Specific sections cover fluidimbalances, electrolyte imbalances, acid-base imbalances, disorders thatcause imbalances, and treatments.

RC632 2004-101319 1-931981-24-8CCoonntteemmppoorraarryy ddiiaaggnnoossiiss aanndd mmaannaaggeemmeenntt ooffddyysslliippiiddeemmiiaass iinn wwoommeenn..Mosca, Lori.Handbooks in Health Care, ©2004 173 p. $19.95 (pa)Until recently, women were not considered prone to cardiovasculardisease. In setting the record straight, Mosca (preventive cardiology,Columbia U. College of Physicians), the lead author of the 2004 AmericanHeart Association Evidence-based Guidelines for Women, explains sex-specific symptoms and the assessment and treatment options (includingalternative ones) for predisposing lipid abnormalities. Dietary guidelinesare general. Appendices include drugs affecting lipoprotein metabolismand the AHA clinical recommendations.

RC633 1-58890-193-9CCoolloorr aattllaass ooff hheemmaattoollooggyy;; pprraaccttiiccaall mmiiccrroossccooppiicc aannddcclliinniiccaall ddiiaaggnnoossiiss,, 22dd rreevv..eedd..Theml, Harald et al.Thieme Medical Publishers, ©2004 198 p. $37.00 (pa)This pocket-size guide discusses the physiology and pathophysiology ofblood cells (especially methods and test procedures), normal cells of theblood and hematopoetic organs, abnormalities of the white cell series,erythocyte and thrombocyte abnormalities, and the cytology of organbiopsies and exudates. In addition to providing the basic methodology,the book features about 260 color illustrations detailing clinical aspects.Numerous tables and flow charts outline the process of differential diag-nosis. The authors are doctors specializing in hematology/oncology,clinical chemistry, and leukemia diagnostics.

RC643 2003-273138 3-8055-7543-2TTwwoo ddeeccaaddeess ooff aadduulltt TT--cceellll lleeuukkeemmiiaa aanndd HHTTLLVV--11rreesseeaarrcchh..Title main entry. Ed. by Kazuo Sugamura et al. (Gann monograph oncancer research; no.50)S. Karger, AG, ©2003 366 p. $292.25Mostly drawn from the April 2001 symposium titled “Two Decades sincethe Discovery of the Viral Pathogenesis of ATL” and hosted by theJapanese Cancer Association, 30 papers present recent research results onadult T-cell leukemia (ATL) and its etiological, virus human T-cellleukemia virus type I (HTLV-I). After a number of medico-historical con-tributions, papers discuss aspects of molecular pathogenesis, mecha-nisms of disease development, animal disease models, prevention andtherapy, and epidemiology.

RC647 2004-540706 1-58706-058-2MMoolleeccuullaarr mmeecchhaanniissmmss ooff ddiisssseemmiinnaatteedd iinnttrraavvaassccuullaarrccooaagguullaattiioonn..ten Cate, Hugo and Marcel Levi. (Medical intelligence unit)Landes Bioscience, ©2003 226 p. $139.00Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) likely plays a contributingrole in a range of sever diseases and is thought to be significantly relatedto fibrinolysis and inflammation. Fourteen papers, presented by Cate(internal medicine, U. of Maastricht, the Netherlands) and Levi (vascularand internal medicine, U. of Amsterdam, the Netherlands), exploremolecular aspects of DIC such as tissue factors, diseases specific mecha-nisms, regulation by the Protein C system, genetic risk factors, andtreatment strategies.

RC660 2003-100108 1-56053-562-8DDiiaabbeetteess..Colwell, John A. (Hot topics)Hanley & Belfus, ©2003 255 p. $29.95 (pa)This handbook for medical professionals provides current informationon the management of diabetes mellitus and its complications. It presentsan evidence-based approach to developing a rational, effective, andintensive management strategy. Recent advances, including newtreatment options and drug therapies, are highlighted. Colwell teachesmedicine at the Medical University of South Carolina.

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Watch for four stars: ★★★★ The stars you see at the beginning ofsome annotations can help with collection development. They indicatethat a previous edition has been cited in Books for College Libraries,3rd ed., in Guide to Reference Books, or in other standard references.

RC660 0-7234-3317-8DDiiaabbeetteess aanndd rreellaatteedd ddiissoorrddeerrss..Ross, Stuart and Roger Gadsby. (Rapid Reference series)Mosby, ©2004 148 p. $19.95 (pa)Ross (medicine, U. of Calgary, Canada) and Gadsby (primary care, U. ofWarwick, UK) provide a pocket textbook for primary care and hospitalphysicians and other healthcare professionals. Acknowledging the differ-ences in emphasis in diabetic care around the world, the text aims to beas inclusive as possible while promoting the concept that individualizedtreatment of the diabetic patient leads to the greatest benefits. Coverageincludes definition, classification, and diagnosis; delivery of care; oralantihyperglycemic agents; insulin; microvascular complications; meta-bolic syndrome; hypoglycemia; hyperglycemic emergencies; and preg-nancy.

RC660 0-7817-3861-XDDiiaabbeetteess iinn wwoommeenn;; aaddoolleesscceennccee,, pprreeggnnaannccyy,, aannddmmeennooppaauussee,, 33dd eedd..Reece, E. Albert et al.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004492 p. $99.00This resource for health care professionals provides detailed guidelineson the diagnosis, prevention, and management of diabetes in womenthroughout the lifespan. Thirty-four contributions from clinicians andresearchers are arranged into sections on general medical and primarycare; metabolic considerations; the fetus and placenta; pregnancy com-plicated by gestational diabetes; pregnancy complicated by pre-existingdiabetes; and peripartum and neonatal care. The third edition containsinformation on new immunotherapeutic strategies aimed at preventingtype I diabetes in high-risk women. Editor Reece teaches at the U. ofArkansas College of Medicine.

RC660 2004-007053 0-470-86576-8SSttaaggeedd ddiiaabbeetteess mmaannaaggeemmeenntt;; aa ssyysstteemmaattiicc aapppprrooaacchh,, 22ddeedd..Mazze, Roger S. et al.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 441 p. $140.00Staged Diabetes Management (SDM) has been used since 1988 as a sys-tematic approach to preventing, diagnosing, and treating diabetes via evi-dence-based clinical practice guidelines and key decision pointalgorithms called “DecisionPaths.” Among SDM goals are fostering apatient-centered team care approach. The authors, with the InternationalDiabetes Center in Minneapolis, address diabetes and metabolic syn-drome, therapeutic principles, specific populations, complications, andtreatment options in in- and out-patient settings. The appendix includesprogram needs assessment and patient chart audit forms, a sampleDecisionPath, and patient education topics. The date of the first editionis not given.

RC660 1-58890-005-3TTeexxttbbooookk ooff ddiiaabbeettiicc nneeuurrooppaatthhyy..Gries, F. Arnold et al.Thieme Medical Publishers, ©2003 394 p. $89.00Diabetic neuropathy, according to the editors (a quartet variously affil-iated with the German Diabetes Research Institute at Heinrich Heine U.,Germany; the Diabetic Complications Lab, Aberdeen U., Scotland; and theMayo Clinic, US), is a serious, yet relatively neglected, aspect of chronicdiabetic complications. Their goal is to present a systematic review of dia-betic neuropathy that covers both physiology of the nervous system andthe pathology and pathophysiology of neuropathy in its various diabeticforms. Special emphasis is placed on the clinical presentation of neu-ropathy. Also discussed in a final chapter are socioeconomic aspects.

RC662 2003-0116181 1-931981-27-2CCoonntteemmppoorraarryy ddiiaaggnnoossiiss aanndd mmaannaaggeemmeenntt ooff ttyyppee 22ddiiaabbeetteess..Hsueh, Willa A. et al.Handbooks in Health Care, ©2004 432 p. $22.50 (pa)Hsueh (medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University ofCalifornia-Los Angeles) offers a detailed overview of the diagnosis andmanagement of type 2 diabetes in this pocket (4.5x7″) handbook.Coverage includes pathophysiology, insulin resistance, and hyper-glycemia and tissue damage, as well as goals of therapy, glucose control,dyslipidemia, nephropathy in diabetes, hypertension and its treatment,and new treatment options for erectile dysfunction.

RC667 2003-059615 0-07-142264-1HHuurrsstt’’ss tthhee hheeaarrtt,, 1111tthh eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Valentin Fuster et al.McGraw-Hill, ©2004 2472 p. $150.00★★★★ A Brandon/Hill Medical List suggested initial purchase. The 11thedition of this classic work contains 108 chapters, 10 of them new, and40% of them substantially revised. Updated references have been addedthroughout. Newly added chapters are devoted to the human genome andgenetic basis of disease, high and low risk coronary and noncoronaryatherothrombotic plaques, imaging technology, and new developments inpathophysiology and treatment. ACC/AHA clinical practice guidelines areused and clearly identified throughout. Social issues and heart diseaseare the subject of five chapters, with topics including insurance issues,behavioral medicine, and complementary and alternative medical ther-apies. Each chapter contains a detailed initial outline of its contents forease of use and a full list of references. The contributors teach andpractice mainly in the US.

RC667 2003-059615 0-07-142265-XHHuurrsstt’’ss tthhee hheeaarrtt,, 1111tthh eedd..;; 22vv..Title main entry. Ed. by Valentin Fuster et al.McGraw-Hill, ©2004 2472 p. $165.00★★★★ Easier on the lifting muscles, this two-volume edition is preferablein situations where the one-volume edition would be impractical. Citedin Brandon/Hill as a suggested initial purchase.

RC674 2004-000459 1-58255-337-8CCaarrddiioovvaassccuullaarr ccaarree mmaaddee iinnccrreeddiibbllyy eeaassyy..Title main entry.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005314 p. $35.95 (pa)Written by a team of registered nurses, this illustrated reference reviewsthe basics of cardiovascular care. It includes chapters on anatomy andphysiology, assessment, diagnostic tests and procedures, treatments,arrhythmias, inflammatory and valvular disorders, degenerative dis-orders, vascular disorders, and emergencies and complications. A guideto the relevant drugs is also featured.

RC681 3-8055-7710-9PPaatthhoopphhyyssiioollooggyy,, eevvaalluuaattiioonn aanndd mmaannaaggeemmeenntt ooff vvaallvvuullaarrhheeaarrtt ddiisseeaasseess;; vv..22..Symposium Valves in the Heart of the Big Apple (2002: New York, NY)Ed. by Jeffrey S. Borer and O. Wayne Isom. (Advances in cardiology;v.41)S. Karger, AG, ©2004 190 p. $163.75Developed from papers presented at a May 2002 symposium (“Valves inthe Heart of the Big Apple”), 22 contributions report on the selection ofpatients for surgery, current surgical approaches, complex congenitalabnormalities involving heart valves, and cellular and molecular patho-physiology of myocardial dysfunction. More specifically, topics includeheart failure in aortic regurgitation, valve surgery in the asymptomaticpatient with aortic regurgitation, and bioprosthetic mitral valvereplacement in patients aged 60-70, to name just a few. Volume 2 com-plements the first volume from the conference published in 2002, whichcovered valvular disease pathophysiology, epidemiology, and evaluationand management strategies; the current volume covers areas not dis-cussed in the first and updates information on prognostication and man-agement issues.

RC683 2003-023262 1-4051-1960-8DDyynnaammiicc eelleeccttrrooccaarrddiiooggrraapphhyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Marek Malik and A. John Camm.Blackwell Publishing, ©2004 637 p. $140.00Malik (cardiac electrophysiology, St. George’s Hospital Medical School,UK) and Camm (clinical cardiology, St. George’s Hospital Medical School,UK) assemble electrophysiologists, clinical cardiologists, and physicians,many of whom are leading experts in their fields, to describe techniquesin electrocardiography. Material is organized so that clinicians andresearchers may focus on the technical details of how techniques are per-formed, how they are properly applied, and what they mean to the cli-nician. Sections deal with heart rate variability, baroreflex, ischemicpatterns, ventricular repolarization, atrial fibrillation, ventriculararrhythmias, and electrocardiogram of an implanted device. Informationpresented is of interest to clinicians and researchers.

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RC683 2003-066074 0-7817-5202-7IInnttrroodduuccttoorryy gguuiiddee ttoo ccaarrddiiaacc ccaatthheetteerriizzaattiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Ronnier J. Aviles et al.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004155 p. $45.00 (pa)Aviles (Cardiovascular Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)summarizes information that newcomers need in the cardiac catheteri-zation laboratory in an easy-to-read format with clinical pearls, trou-bleshooting tips, and b&w medical images. The book will be useful forphysicians, physicians in training, cath lab nurses, and personnelembarking on a career in coronary angiography.

RC683 2004-005312 1-58255-341-6JJuusstt tthhee ffaaccttss;; EECCGG iinntteerrpprreettaattiioonn..Title main entry.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004293 p. $34.95 (pa)This spiral-bound handbook outlines the eight-step method for ECG inter-pretation, along with the procedure for analyzing 12-lead ECG’s. It alsoprovides data on all common arrhythmias and the characteristics ofpacemakers. The information appears in lists, flowcharts, and tables foreasy reference. The contributors are registered nurses.

RC685 2003-007401 0-452-28526-7BBeeffoorree tthhee hheeaarrtt aattttaacckkss..Superko, H. Robert.Plume, ©2003 344 p. $14.00 (pa)A California cardiologist stresses that one size does not fit all patients interms of prevention. Dr. Superko offers individualized risk assessment,diet, exercise, medication, and supplement plans.

RC685 2003-058613 88-470-0231-1CCaarrddiiaacc aarrrrhhyytthhmmiiaass 22000033;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Workshop on Cardiac Arrhythmias (8th: 2003: Venice,Italy) Ed. by Antonio Raviele.Springer-Verlag Italia, ©2004 921 p. $169.00This substantial volume contains 122 papers first presented at the 8thInternational Workshop on Cardiac Arrhythmias, held in October 2003 inVenice, Italy. The papers are grouped into the topics of clinical aspectsand cardioversion; rhythm control and rate control; electrical therapy,transcatheter and surgical ablation; prevention of thromboembolic com-plications, supraventricular tachyarrhythmias; ventricular arrhythmiasand sudden death; implantable cardioverter defibrillator,, and hemody-namics and cardiac pacing. Individual paper topics include managingpacemaker/ICD failure and infection, identifying patients who willrespond to cardiac resynchronization therapy, public access defibril-lation, sleep apnea, genetics of sinus node disease, and catheter laserballoon ablation. The contributors are specialists in medical departmentsand hospitals in Europe, Canada, and the US.

RC685 2003-066794 0-7216-0323-8CCaarrddiiaacc eelleeccttrroopphhyyssiioollooggyy;; ffrroomm cceellll ttoo bbeeddssiiddee,, 44tthh eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Douglas P. Zipes and José Jalife.W.B. Saunders Co., ©2004 1144 p. $259.00Completely revised to reflect developments in the field, the fourth editionof this comprehensive text continues to present a dual focus on the basicscience of cardiac electrophysiology and its clinical applications. Newchapters have been added on mechanisms of atrial fibrillation; themolecular and structural bases of HCN, stretch-activated, and inward rec-tifier channels; contraction-excitation feedback; nerve sprouting andarrhythmias; mechanisms of ventricular fibrillation; transgenic andknockout models of cardiac arrhythmias; Brugada syndrome; and cate-cholaminergic and short-coupled ventricular tachycardia. Each chapterbegins with an outline and concludes with a list of references. Zipes iswith the Indiana U. School of Medicine; Jalife, the SUNY Upstate MedicalU. in Syracuse. There are over 200 contributors, most of them in the US,but many in Europe, and some in Asia.

RC685 3-88763-104-8MMeettaabboolliicc ccaarrddiioommyyooppaatthhyy,, 22dd rreevv..eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by H. Böhles and A.C. Sewell.Medpharm Scientific Publishers, ©2004166 p. $79.95To provide practical information for physicians who make diagnostic andtherapeutic decisions regarding patients with cardiomyopathy,contributors identified only by name present 15 articles on the currentunderstanding of cardiomyopathies of metabolic origin. Among theirtopics are morphological presentation, possibilities and frontiers ofmyocardial biopsy in childhood, cardiac involvement in glycogen storagediseases, pericardial effusion refractive to the therapy in an infant withthe carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome, and cardiovascularinvolvement in Gaucher disease. No date is noted for the first edition,nor a reason for the second. Distributed in the US by CRC Press.

RC685 2004-000363 1-4051-2199-8RReessyynncchhrroonniizzaattiioonn aanndd ddeeffiibbrriillllaattiioonn ffoorr hheeaarrtt ffaaiilluurree;; aapprraaccttiiccaall aapppprrooaacchh..Title main entry. Ed. by David L. Hayes et al.Blackwell Publishing, ©2004 228 p. $60.00Bringing together aspects of device therapy, heart failure management,and sudden cardiac death, the authors (variously of the Mayo Clinic ofMedicine, Stanford U. School of Medicine, and North Shore UniversityHospital) seek to increase the clinical understanding of device therapy forpatients suffering from ventricular dysfunction and heart failure. Eightchapters discuss biventricular pacing devices, device implantation, theuse of echocardiography in cardiac resynchronization therapy,implantable defibrillators, and related topics.

RC692 1-84214-269-0AAttllaass ooff aatthheerroosscclleerroossiiss;; pprrooggrreessssiioonn aanndd rreeggrreessssiioonn,, 22ddeedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM))Stary, Herbert C. (The encyclopedia of visual medicine series)Parthenon Pub. Group, ©2003 — p. $99.95This is the CD-ROM version of a book about which Book News wrote:Stary (pathology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) offersphysicians and researchers a pathology-based framework of mor-phologies of atherosclerotic vascular lesions, which provides a basis forcorrelation with morphologies determined by a variety of clinicalimaging techniques and for recognizing changes in lesion progression,stabilization, or regression. The bulk of the [material] consists of illus-trations from systemic studies of human populations and from studiesof atherosclerosis regression in rhesus monkeys. For this second edition,illustrations are presented in color.

RC692 2003-055434 0-8493-2102-6DDiieettaarryy pprrootteeiinnss aanndd aatthheerroosscclleerroossiiss..Debry, Gerard.CRC Pr., ©2004 340 p. $169.95Following an overview of epidemiologic and clinical data on the linkbetween protein consumption and coronary heart disease, Debry(emeritus, nutrition and metabolic diseases, U. Henri Poincaré, Nancy,France) reviews data from animal and human studies on protein effectson cholesterol and lipid metabolism, atherosclerosis, hypertension, andthrombosis. He concludes that conflicting results are due to species dif-ferences, varying experimental protocols, the particular protein studied,and confounding by concurrent fat and fiber intake. An amino acidindex supplements the subject index.

RC694 2003-027907 1-57059-686-7HHeemmoossttaassiiss aanndd tthhrroommbboossiiss,, 22dd eedd..DeLoughery, Thomas G. (Vademecum)Landes Bioscience, ©2004 217 p. $45.00 (pa)This wire-comb-bound, pocket (5.5x8″) handbook offers guidance on rec-ognizing, diagnosing, and managing common and uncommon hemo-static problems that health care providers often face in clinical practice.For this second edition, DeLoughery (Oregon Health Science University)devotes more attention to thrombotic disorders and their therapy, intro-duces new anticoagulants, and reviews the results of many randomizedclinical trials. There is also a new chapter on pediatric thrombosis.

RC702 2004-006721 1-55642-568-6CClliinniiccaall mmaannaaggeemmeenntt nnootteess aanndd ccaassee hhiissttoorriieess iinnccaarrddiiooppuullmmoonnaarryy pphhyyssiiccaall tthheerraappyy..Reid, W. Darlene and Fang Chung.Slack Inc., ©2004 304 p. $32.00 (pa)Reid (U. of British Columbia) and Chung (Burnaby Hospital, BritishColumbia) describe the role of physical therapists in assessing and man-aging cardiopulmonary conditions, including examination techniques,interpretation of radiology and laboratory results, and an overview oftherapeutic interventions. In nineteen case studies they present conditionsincluding trauma, acute myocardial infarction, aspiration pneumoniaand cystic fibrosis, with questions and answer guides for each.Appendices include reports on clinical trials.

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RC733 1-85097-104-8BBrreeaatthh mmaallooddoorr aa sstteepp--bbyy--sstteepp aapppprrooaacchh..Steenbergh, Daniel van.Quintessence Pub. Co., ©2004 95 p. $48.00 (pa)Van Steenberghe (periodontology, Catholic University of Leuven) presentsa practical and systematic approach doctors and dentists can use todiagnose and treat patients experiencing bad breath. He lists questions toask patients consulting for breath malodor or exhibiting symptomsduring an appointment, describes the major causes by body system, andwalks through the patient examination process, illustrated by color pho-tographs. The final section recommends treatments for oral, ENT, bron-chopulmonary, esophagal, and gastrointestinal pathologies.

RC735 2003-027704 1-58255-335-1RReessppiirraattoorryy ccaarree mmaaddee iinnccrreeddiibbllyy eeaassyy..Title main entry.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005344 p. $35.95 (pa)This text provides coverage across the continuum of respiratory nursingcare, from anatomy and physiology through assessment, treatment, andemergencies. Written in simple language with numerous margin notesand tips, whimsical illustrations, boxes of brief explanations, and step-by-step instructions illustrated with b&w photos, the text is designed forbeginning and intermediate students, and can be used as a reference foracute care nurses who have respiratory care patients in a variety of hos-pital, home care, and hospice settings. Chapter quizes, a few colorexplanatory diagrams, a glossary, and a reference guide to laboratorytests are included.

RC737 1-903734-47-9OObbssttrruuccttiivvee sslleeeepp aappnneeaa..Phillips, Barbara and Matthew T. Naughton. (Fast Facts)Health Press, ©2004 74 p. $19.95 (pa)Phillips (pulmonary and critical care medicine, U. of Kentucky College ofMedicine, US) and Naughton (allergy, immunology, and respiratory med-icine, Alfred Hospital and Monash U., Australia) present a brief clinicalguide to the diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep apnea.Chapters present information on epidemiology and risk factors, clinicalpresentation, medical complications, diagnosis, medical management,surgery, and future trends.

RC776 1-899541-99-3CChhrroonniicc oobbssttrruuccttiivvee ppuullmmoonnaarryy ddiisseeaassee..MacNee, William and Stephen I. Rennard. (Fast facts series)Health Press International, ©2004 129 p. $24.00 (pa)This concise handbook provides basic information on chronic obstructivepulmonary disease, with sections on pathology, etiology and history,clinical features, lung function tests, imaging, smoking cessation, therapyin stable disease, acute exacerbations, and future trends. MacNee is a pro-fessor of respiratory and environmental medicine and the University ofEdinburgh. Rennad is a professor of internal medicine at the Universityof Nebraska.

RC801 2004-296958 1-57439-182-8AA tthheerraappeeuuttiicc gguuiiddee ttoo ccoommmmoonn pprroobblleemmss iinnggaassttrrooeenntteerroollooggyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Chandra Prakash and Joyce A. Generali.Facts & Comparisons, ©2003 440 p. $23.95 (pa)Penned largely by doctors from the Washington U. School of Medicine,this shirt-pocket-sized handbook presents concise information related tomanagement options and pharmacotherapeutic agents in gastroen-terology. A textual section on common presentations, investigations, andmanagement options for common conditions precedes a drug mono-graph providing information on indications, administration and dosage,contraindications, warnings, interactions, and adverse reactions.

RC802 2004-004159 0-8261-1865-8CCaarree ooff ggaassttrrooiinntteessttiinnaall pprroobblleemmss iinn tthhee oollddeerr aadduulltt..Title main entry. Ed. by Sue E. Meiner. (Springer series on geriatricnursing)Springer Publishing Co., ©2004 254 p. $45.95Gastrointestinal problems impact seniors disproportionately. Meiner(nursing, U. of Nevada, Las Vegas) thus introduces a dozen chapters fol-lowing the general pattern of discussing a specific GI disorder, its cause,physiology, nursing care and quality-of-life issues. Besides a discussion ofgeneral symptoms and nutrition, conditions are treated logically from theupper to lower GI tract. A chapter is devoted to irritable bowel syndrome,but inflammatory bowel disease and alternative medicine get minimaltreatment.

RC802 2004-004328 1-55642-665-8TThhee hhaannddbbooookk ooff ddiiggeessttiivvee ddiisseeaasseess..Minocha, Anil.Slack Inc., ©2004 434 p. $35.95 (pa)This pocket (4.25x7″) handbook provides clinical information essential tothe management of various digestive disorders in a quick referenceformat. It offers practical tips for treatment, as well as common errors toavoid, based on digestive complaints and symptoms. Treatment contro-versies are outlined, and information on generic and brand nameproducts and their dosages is given. The inclusion of actual decision-making processes, along with management options, allows physicians todiagnose and treat an array of ailments.

RC802 2003-047532 0-7817-4372-9TThhee WWaasshhiinnggttoonn mmaannuuaall ggaassttrrooeenntteerroollooggyy ssuubbssppeecciiaallttyyccoonnssuulltt..Title main entry. Ed. by Aaron Shiels. (Washington manualsubspecialty consult series)Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004162 p. $29.95 (pa)In a series written by physicians familiar with what information is usefulin the initial evaluation of patients, Shiels (Washington U. School ofMedicine, St. Louis) collects 25 concise chapters on treating specific gas-trointestinal symptoms and diseases.

RC804 2003-024115 1-57059-572-0GGaassttrrooiinntteessttiinnaall eennddoossccooppyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Jacques Van Dam and Richard C.K. Wong.(Vademecum)Landes Bioscience, ©2004 251 p. $45.00 (pa)Featuring 26 chapters by doctors and other researchers, this handbookreviews the basic information and offers specific instructions concerning:informed consent, conscious sedation and monitoring, antibiotic prophy-laxis, endoscopic electrosurgery, the benign esophagus, esophagealmanometry, pH testing, gastrointestinal foreign bodies, GI bleeding,variceal bleeding, lasers, pregnant patients, percutaneuos endoscopic gas-tronomy and jejunostomy, small bowel endoscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP,pancreatic disease, ultrasound, liver biopsy, pediatric patients, and othertopics.

RC858 2003-054597 3-8055-7613-7DDiisseeaasseess ooff tthhee ppaannccrreeaass;; aaccuuttee ppaannccrreeaattiittiiss,, cchhrroonniiccppaannccrreeaattiittiiss,, nneeooppllaassmmss ooff tthhee ppaannccrreeaass,, 22dd eedd..Buchler, Markus.S. Karger, AG, ©2004 212 p. $82.00Intended for general practitioners and students in their clinical study,this illustrated encyclopedia takes an interdisciplinary approach to thebasis, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the pancreas. For eachdisease, the volume discusses characteristics cases, an atypical case, def-initions and classification, and other basic topics. The authors includesurgeons with German hospitals and the Mayo clinic.

RC862 2004-296084 88-470-0174-9TTeexxttbbooookk--aattllaass ooff iinntteessttiinnaall iinnffeeccttiioonnss iinn AAIIDDSS..Title main entry. Ed. by Daniele Dionisio.Springer-Verlag Italia, ©2003 506 p. $149.00Specialists from ten countries are the contributors to this wide- rangingtext on intestinal infections associated with the HIV/AIDS virus. Thirtychapters provide detailed coverage of diseases found in poor countries,where antiretroviral drugs are unavailable, and other differences in thedisease occurring due to geography and type of care. Initial chaptersprovide an historical essay on intestinal parasitoses, a natural history ofHIV infection, and the immunopathogenesis of AIDS. Among the topicsof the subsequent chapters are oral infections, ultrastructural pathology,bacteria, mycobacteria, microsporidia, fungal infections, Strongyloidesstercoralis, enteric viruses, new trends in PCR-based diagnostic methods,and the clinical problems found in Latin America. Notable are the colorand b&w plates of photomicrographs which illustrate the textthroughout. Dionisio is a specialist in infectious disease at PistoiaHospital, Pistoia, Italy.

RC872 2004-003925 1-4051-0400-7BBlluueepprriinnttss uurroollooggyy..Zaslau, Stanley. (Blueprints)Blackwell Publishing, ©2004 170 p. $39.95 (pa)In this pocket-size reference (4.5x8″), Zaslau (urology, West VirginiaUniversity School of Medicine) presents essential information on urologyfor medical students on rotations or studying for the USMLE Steps 2 and3. B&w diagnostic images are included. Appendices offer test questionsand explained answers, a list of commonly prescribed medications inurology, and an overview of opportunities in urology.

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RC872 2003-065952 0-7817-5307-4GGeenniittaall ddeerrmmaattoollooggyy aattllaass..Title main entry. Ed. by Libby Edwards.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004253 p. $99.00Edwards (dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine) offerspractical and detailed visual guidance needed for the accurate diagnosisand treatment of a wide range of commonly encountered dermatologiclesions of the genitalia. Some 440 color photos illustrate common diseasepresentations, and entries on specific diseases and conditions give infor-mation on etiology, clinical features, pathology, differential diagnosis,and treatment. In addition to disease-specific coverage, there is dis-cussion of anatomy, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, the immuno-suppressed patient, pediatric genital disease, and vaginitis and balanitis.Material is grouped by morphological appearance and disease presen-tation.

RC904 2003-058910 0-7817-4377-XTThhee WWaasshhiinnggttoonn mmaannuuaall nneepphhrroollooggyy ssuubbssppeecciiaallttyy ccoonnssuulltt..Title main entry. Ed. by Irfan A. Agha et al and Gopa B. Green. (TheWashington manual subspecialty consult series)Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004292 p. $29.95 (pa)Agha (medicine, St. Louis University) and Green (medicine, WashingtonUniversity) overview issues relevant to the care of patients with renal dis-eases from a nephrologist’s perspective. Diagnostic approaches, patho-physiologic concerns, and key management strategies are emphasized.The manual also provides a framework for addressing renal failure incommonly encountered scenarios, and discuses acid- base and electrolytedisorders in detail, with stress on issues related to diagnosis and man-agement. An overview of renal replacement therapies and drug-dosingprinciples in renal disease is included.

RC925 2003-105543 1-56053-604-7MMaannaaggeemmeenntt ooff ppaattiieennttss wwiitthh nneeuurroommuussccuullaarr ddiisseeaassee..Bach, John R.Hanley & Belfus, ©2004 414 p. $34.95 (pa)This book explores noninvasive options for the management of neuro-muscular disease. Thirteen chapters by doctors and rehabilitation spe-cialists discuss all stages of evaluation and management, physicalintervention, and prolonged quality survival. Specific chapters focus onissues like disease assessment, nutrition, cardiac management, conven-tional “end-stage” management, respiratory muscle aid, pediatric respi-ratory management, and quality of life and ethical concerns.

RC925 2002-43191 0-07-137180-XMMyyoollooggyy;; bbaassiicc aanndd cclliinniiccaall,, 33dd eedd..;; 22vv..Title main entry. Ed. by Andrew G. Engel and Clara Franzini-Armstrong.McGraw-Hill, ©2004 1960 p. $395.00For the third edition of this major reference work, all chapters wererevised or written anew, and eight new chapters were added: onextraocular muscles, immune mechanisms in muscle diseases, Bethlemmyopathy, x-linked vacuolar myopathies, myofibrillar myopathies,cardio-myopathies associated with muscular dystrophies, generalizedperipheral nerve hyper-excitability, and hereditary inclusion bodymyopathies. An international group of 97 specialists contributed 70chapters, which are grouped into three major parts: scientific basis,general approaches to neuromuscular diseases, and diseases of muscle.Among the 36 chapters on diseases are 12 on muscular dystrophies.Other topics include parasitic myositis, disorders of lipid metabolism,myoglobinura, lysosomal metabolism and its relevance to skeletalmuscle, neuromuscular transmission, the extracellular matrix, andmolecular physiology of the cross-bridge cycle. Engel is at the Mayo ClinicCollege of Medicine in Rochester, Minn.; Franzini-Armstrong is in thedepartment of cell and developmental biology at the U. of PennsylvaniaSchool of Medicine.

RC927 0-07-141027-9CCuurrrreenntt rrhheeuummaattoollooggyy ddiiaaggnnoossiiss && ttrreeaattmmeenntt..Title main entry. Ed. by John B. Imboden et al.Lange Med. Books/McGraw-Hill, ©2004508 p. $59.95 (pa)Intended for primary care providers, specialists, and trainees, this ref-erence offers assessment and management solutions for the entire rangeof rheumatologic diseases, from soft-tissue problems such as bursitis tocommon disabling conditions like rheumatoid arthritis. Taking aproblem-oriented approach to the subject, it provides a review of rheu-matic disease and offers a practical overview of current treatments,including critical assessments of complementary and alternative treat-ments.

RC927 1-903734-49-5RRhheeuummaattoollooggyy hhiigghhlliigghhttss,, 22000033--0044..Title main entry. Ed. by John D. Isaacs. (Fast Facts)Health Press International, ©2004 112 p. $19.95 (pa)Isaacs (clinical rheumatology, U. of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) introducesa dozen concise but decently-referenced expert reviews on “what’sin/out” in research and treatment of arthritis and related disorders. Thebook is not indexed. Distributed by Martin Hill Consulting.

RC930 0-7234-3224-4OOrrtthhooppaaeeddiicc ppaatthhoollooggyy,, 44tthh eedd..Bullough, Peter G.Mosby, ©2004 560 p. $199.00For pathologists and residents as well as orthopedic surgeons, radiolo-gists, and oncologists, this text comprises a lavishly illustrated presen-tation of the pathology of musculoskeletal disease. Coverage includesdiscussion of the pathologic and clinical appearance of arthritic dis-orders, metabolic disturbances, soft tissue tumors, bone tumors, and rareentities. New material in this edition enhances coverage of diagnostictechniques such as immunohistochemistry and cytogenetics, neoplasticbone disease, and the latest classification and grading schemes. AuthorBullough (Weill Medical College of Cornell University) prepared the texthimself, joined by only two contributors.

RC930 0-7817-3946-2YYoocchhuumm aanndd RRoowwee’’ss eesssseennttiiaallss ooff sskkeelleettaall rraaddiioollooggyy,, 33ddeedd..;; 22vv.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Yochum, Terry R. and Lindsay J. Rowe.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©20051842 p. $235.00Especially designed for chiropratic practitioners and students, though itwill be used by others in medicine, this text presents analysis for allaspects of skeletal radiology, accompanied by a wealth of radiographicimages. The 18 chapters describe topics that include normal skeletalanatomy and radiographic positioning, measurements in skeletal radi-ology, scoliosis, skeletal dysplasias, arthritic disorders, infection, andhematologic and vascular disorders. New to this edition is a chaptercalled “masqueraders of musculoskeletal disease,” on the images of con-ditions and parts of the body that can mimic musculoskeletal com-plaints. The 11 contributing authors are radiologists; four are associatedwith the Logan College of Chiropractic in Chesterfield, Missouri. Yochumdirects the Rocky Mountain Chiropractic Radiological Center in Denver;Rowe teaches diagnostic radiology at the U. of Newcastle in Australia.

RC939 2004-009069 1-58890-250-1IImmaaggiinngg ssttrraatteeggiieess ffoorr tthhee sshhoouullddeerr..Maeurer, Juergen.Thieme Medical Publishers, ©2004 168 p. $109.00Maeurer (radiology, Humboldt University, Germany) provides diagnosticstrategies for evaluating the shoulder with radiological modalities, in thisreference for musculoskeletal radiologists and orthopedic surgeons. Thefirst chapter provides a concise description of the anatomy of the normalshoulder and shows how the bony and soft tissues appear in radi-ographs, ultrasound, CT, and MR imaging studies. Further chapters areorganized according to pathology, and show how trauma, degenerativeand inflammatory changes, and tumors are visualized with eachmodality. One chapter is devoted to pediatric patients. A wealth of b&wdiagnostic images illustrate principles.

RC939 2003-57379 0-7216-0148-0TThhee sshhoouullddeerr,, 33dd eedd;; 22vv.. ((DDVVDDss iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by Charles A. Rockwood, Jr. et al.W.B. Saunders Co., ©2004 1417 p. $249.00The new edition of this classic work covers the foundations of shoulderfunction and dysfunction, practical approaches for patient evaluation,and the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of shoulder-relatedinjuries and conditions. Nearly one third of the material comes from newauthors, including expanded coverage of shoulder arthroscopy and newinformation on anesthesia for shoulder surgery, neurologic problems,and muscle ruptures affecting the shoulder girdle. Other topics includeglenohumeral arthritis and its management; occupational shoulder dis-orders; fractures, dislocations, and acquired problems of the shoulder inchildren; the shoulder in sports; the stiff shoulder; fractures of theclavicle; and glenohumeral instability. The DVDs contain video clips thatdemonstrate how to perform open and arthroscopic surgical techniques.

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RC951 2003-058469 0-8493-2051-8CCoommppaarrttmmeenntt ssyynnddrroommeess;; ddiiaaggnnoossiiss,, ttrreeaattmmeenntt,, aannddccoommpplliiccaattiioonnss..Styf, Jorma.CRC Pr., ©2004 301 p. $139.95In hopes that what is presented as the first comprehensive text on thesubject will facilitate diagnosis and treatment of patients with com-partment syndromes, Dr. Styf (orthopedic surgery U. of Göteborg,Sweden) defines compartment syndrome as a condition in which ele-vated intramuscular pressure impairs function in a delimited anatomicalarea (e.g., a leg or the abdomen). With the aid of b&w and color illus-trations, he discusses the causes, pathophysiology, and symptoms ofacute and chronic forms; complications; measurement of intramuscularpressure; and surgical and non-operative treatments.

RC953 2003-061802 0-398-07456-9AArrtt tthheerraappyy wwiitthh oollddeerr aadduullttss;; aa ssoouurrcceebbooookk..Title main entry. Ed. by Rebecca C. Perry Magniant.C.C. Thomas, ©2004 244 p. $56.95Art therapist Magniant introduces 11 contributed chapters by noting that,while only five percent of her profession reported working with olderadults, this figure is expected to climb as baby boomers enter seniorliving and care facilities. Case studies focus on specific populations (e.g.Alzheimer’s patients, grandmothers raising adolescent children), andenrichment techniques that can be adapted for group and individual set-tings. The text includes samples of artwork and recommended readings.The American Art Therapy Association is mentioned but contact infor-mation is not listed.

RC953 2003-026202 0-7360-4656-9FFuunnccttiioonnaall ffiittnneessss ffoorr oollddeerr aadduullttss..Brill, Patricia A.Human Kinetics Pub., ©2004 129 p. $27.00 (pa)Brill, a consultant on fitness and wellness programs, offers a guide foractivity professionals working with adults over the age of 65, especiallythose who are unable to complete activities of daily living because of poorfunctional fitness levels. She provides 30-minute activity programsdeveloped to improve upper- and lower-body strength, balance, range ofmotion, and functional performance, designed to fit into a variety of par-ticipant needs and institutional budgets. Exercises are illustrated withsimple b&w drawings and a few photos. There is no subject index.

RC961 2003-015301 0-632-06496-XLLeeccttuurree nnootteess oonn ttrrooppiiccaall mmeeddiicciinnee,, 55tthh eedd..Title main entry. Geoff Gill and Nick Beeching.Blackwell Publishing, ©2004 352 p. $39.95 (pa)Intended for use as a textbook for medical students or a quick referencefor practitioners, this volume emphasizes the clinical aspects of problem-solving and patient management in the tropics. Coverage includes majorillnesses such as malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS as well as other dis-eases such as liver flukes, encephalitis, and Guinea worm infection. Thefifth edition features a new chapter on refugee health that covers human-itarian disasters, control of epidemics, and health assessment of asylumseekers. The editors and contributors are affiliated with the LiverpoolSchool of Tropical Medicine.

RC967 1-85775-617-7PPrraaccttiiccaall eetthhiiccss iinn ooccccuuppaattiioonnaall hheeaalltthh..Title main entry. Ed. by Peter Westerholm et al.Radcliffe Publishing, ©2004 348 p. $58.00 (pa)In these 25 chapters, doctors, public health consultants, epidemiologists,jurists, and scholars of environmental and occupational health examinethe ethical challenges confronting occupational health professionals.Particular attention is given to the ethical issues inherent in theireveryday work. Chapters discuss topics like: research-informed practice,risk assessment, workplace interventions, health surveillance, disabilityassessment, sickness absence management, drug testing, geneticscreening, trade unions, and whistle blowing. The volume offers tools forethical analysis and presents case studies illustrating key principles.

RC968 2004-007869 1-55642-632-1AAtthhlleettiicc ttrraaiinniinngg iinn ooccccuuppaattiioonnaall sseettttiinnggss..Finkam, Susan.Slack Inc., ©2004 150 p. $35.95 (pa)Finkam, a Certified Athletic Trainer, instructs pre-service and in- serviceathletic trainers on offering services in the corporate and industrial envi-ronment. She overviews the marketplace and the opportunities itpresents, then gives advice on how athletic trainers can practice effec-tively in this environment, offering ideas on marketing, proposal andcontract writing, and service delivery. Numerous example forms areincluded.

RC1005 2004-000181 0-7360-4830-8DDiivviinngg sscciieennccee..Strauss, Michael B. and Igor V. Aksenov.Human Kinetics Pub., ©2004 395 p. $27.95 (pa)Two experts in diving physiology and medicine, Strauss (hyperbaric med-icine, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center) and Aksenov (medicine,University of Florida) show divers how to manage each stage of a divesafely and successfully. Written to bridge the gap between an intro-ductory diving manual and the specialized content of a diving medicinetext, the book describes what happens to the body underwater and howand why it happens, and provides summary tables, definitions, b&willustrations, and case reports to illustrate concepts.

RC1135 93-26189 1-56347-660-6SSppaaccee bbiioollooggyy aanndd mmeeddiicciinnee;; vv..44:: HHeeaalltthh,, ppeerrffoorrmmaannccee,,aanndd ssaaffeettyy ooff ssppaaccee ccrreewwss..Title main entry. Ed. by Lawrence F. Dietlein and Igor D. Pestov.A.I.A.A., ©2004 325 p. $105.95This volume examines the medical and associated organizationalmeasures used to maintain the health of space crews and to support theirperformance before, during, and after space flight. Written by both NASAresearchers and members of the Russian State Research Center, whichdelayed publication, the 14 papers discuss astronaut selection and cos-monaut training, methods of monitoring the health of crew members,protection against the hazards of space flight, and safety issues. The inci-dence of disease and injury in space, the post-flight rehabilitation ofspace crews, the ergonomic design of workstations, and the terrestrialbenefits gained from space exploration are also outlined.

RC1210 2003-019506 0-8036-1139-0TThheerraappeeuuttiicc mmooddaalliittiieess,, 33dd eedd..Starkey, Chad.F.A. Davis, ©2004 421 p. $54.95For the third edition of this clearly organized and well illustrated volume,Starkey (Northeastern U., Boston) has added sections on fluidotherapy,hyperberic oxygen therapy, and magnet therapy (the latter because ther-apists get so many questions about this clinically unproven technique)and administrative procedure. Introductory chapters describe injuryresponse, physiology and psychology of pain, treatment planning, andadministrative concerns. The modalities of treatment, grouped in sectionson cold and superficial heating agents, deep-heating agents, electricalstimulation, mechanical and light modalities, are described in sectionsthat focus in sequential stages on the technology, the therapeutic objec-tives, and the applications.

RC1220 2004-043848 1-56663-578-0SSaavviinngg tthhee ppiittcchheerr;; pprreevveennttiinngg ppiittcchhiinngg iinnjjuurriieess iinn mmooddeerrnnbbaasseebbaallll..Carroll, Will.Ivan R. Dee, Inc., ©2004 202 p. $24.95More than half of all starting pitchers in the major leagues will end upon the disabled list, and teams at every level are losing on the fieldbecause their pitchers are unable to perform. These are problems Carrollis familiar with as the author of a daily column for the BaseballProspectus Web site that focuses on player injuries. His guide for pitchers,Little League parents, and baseball fans analyzes how pitching injurieshappen and how to prevent them. The work is based in part on theresearch of Tom House, the pitching coach for Nolan Ryan and MarkPrior, and the work of orthopedic surgeon James Andrews and hisAmerican Sports Medicine Institute.

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RC1220 2003-065132 0-07-141209-3WWiinntteerr ssppoorrttss mmeeddiicciinnee hhaannddbbooookk..Title main entry. Ed. by James L. Moeller and Sami F. Rifat.McGraw-Hill, ©2004 411 p. $49.00 (pa)Aimed at physicians, physical therapists, and athletic trainers, this ref-erence deals with the medical problems commonly encountered bywinter sport athletes. The first four chapters discuss general topics suchas cardiac physiology and cold injury. Each of eleven remaining chapterscovers the history, physiology, and mechanics of a specific sport andaddresses the most prevalent medical and musculoskeletal problemsassociated with it. The editors are sports medicine practitioners inAuburn Hills, Michigan.

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RD27 0-7216-9074-2BBaassiicc sscciieennccee ffoorr ssuurrggeeoonnss;; aa rreevviieeww..Argenta, Louis C.W.B. Saunders Co., ©2004 823 p. $52.95 (pa)Argenta (plastic and reconstructive surgery, Wake Forest Medical Center)presents basic knowledge on how tissues respond to surgical treatment,problems associated with specific types of surgical patients, and commonchallenges related to surgical practice. Coverage includes molecular inter-actions, biochemistry, immunology, and anatomy and physiology, andthere is material on practical issues such as nutrition, transfusiontherapy, and infections. Designed to be applicable to any surgical spe-cialty, the book also contains specialty-specific coverage of applied phys-iology and embryology. B&w anatomical illustrations are included.

RD31 1-85315-571-3RReecceenntt aaddvvaanncceess iinn ssuurrggeerryy;; 2277..Title main entry. Ed. by C.D. Johnson and I. Taylor. (Recent advancesin surgery)Royal Society of Medicine, ©2004 245 p. $65.00 (pa)This annual publication of the Royal Society of Medicine covers recenttrends in surgery, with detailed reviews of advancing areas in surgicalsubspecialties. It also reflects changes to (British) professional exams.Seventeen papers discuss blood transfusion, abdominal compartmentsyndrome, hernia repair, randomized control trials, current roles andfuture prospects for practitioners, breast cancer prevention, and topicsspecifically relating to gastrointestinal, vascular, and endocrine surgery.

RD31 2004-046677 0-7216-0409-9SSaabbiissttoonn tteexxttbbooookk ooff ssuurrggeerryy;; tthhee bbiioollooggiiccaall bbaassiiss ooffmmooddeerrnn ssuurrggiiccaall pprraaccttiiccee,, 1177tthh eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by Courtney M. Townsend et al.W.B. Saunders Co., ©2004 2388 p. $159.00★★★★ The first edition of this enduring text was published in 1936; the16th edition, published in 2001, is endorsed by Brandon-Hill as a sug-gested initial purchase. Clearly, the editors have known how to keep thiswork updated over the years. The 17th edition features new: contributors,chapters, color layout, color illustrations, and an included CD-ROM,which contains the book’s illustrations for use in PowerPoint presenta-tions. Editor Townsend (U. of Texas, Galveston) led the editorial team offour to shape material from some 150 contributors into 76 chapters usefulto surgeons and future surgeons. Arrangement is in sections on basicprinciples, perioperative management, trauma and critical care, trans-plantation and immunology, surgical oncology, various organs andsystems, and specialties, such as pediatric, plastic, hand, and gynecologicsurgery.

RD33 0-8247-4622-8LLaappaarroossccooppiicc ssuurrggeerryy;; pprriinncciipplleess aanndd pprroocceedduurreess,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Daniel B. Jones et al.Marcel Dekker, ©2004 595 p. $165.00The 42 chapters of this text provide principles and applications for a fullarray of the procedures now carried out with laparaosocpy, includinginguinal hernias, appendectormy, colorectal surgery, splenecomy,esophagectomy, and obesity surgery. Initial chapters provide detailedguidelines for the history of the procedure, patient selection and prepa-ration, anesthesia, hand- assisted approach, suture and knot tying, andultrasonography, among other topics. The second edition has been exten-sively revised to reflect new technologies and procedures such as gastricbypass, adjustable band, ventral hernia repair, robotic surgery and theuse of videotrainers, simulators, virtual reality, and teleproctoring fortraining. The chapters are illustrated with b&w photos and drawings,and include a list of surgical tips and selected readings, making this auseful pre-clinic resource for surgical residents. All the contributors teachand practice in the US.

RD34 2002-102751 1-56053-535-0SSuurrggeerryy && ttrraauummaa..Brochert, Adam. (Platinum vignettes)Hanley & Belfus, ©2002 102 p. $23.95 (pa)Brochert, a resident in the Department of Radiology at the MedicalCollege of Georgia, presents 50 case scenarios and clinical vignettes, alongwith information on diagnosis, pathophysiology, b&w diagnostic images,diagnostic strategies, and patient management issues. Important “buzz-words” are set in bold type to alert readers to material most commonlytested on the USMLE Step 2 exam.

RD37 2003-114234 0-323-02519-6CCuurrrreenntt ssuurrggiiccaall tthheerraappyy,, 88tthh eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by John L. Cameron.Mosby, ©2004 1343 p. $159.00For the 8th edition, Cameron (surgery, Johns Hopkins MedicalInstitutions, Baltimore) has reduced the size of the volume and focusesmore strictly on the most current therapy in each area of surgery. The272 chapters have been rewritten, almost all by new authors. Chaptersare organized by parts of the body; individual chapter topics includeesophageal tumors, Mallory-Weiss syndrome, refactory ascites, commonbile duct stones, transplantation of the pancreas, thyroiditis, brachio-cephalic reconstruction, deep venous thrombosis, nerve injuries, and elec-trolyte disorders. Twenty-one chapters describe various laparoscopicsurgeries. Each chapter includes brief descriptions of pathophysiology,diagnosis, treatment, complications, outcome after surgery, among othertopics. Surgical techniques are described in detail, illustrated with clearb&w drawings and some photos.

RD37 0-7216-3950-XEEsssseennttiiaall ssuurrggiiccaall sskkiillllss,, 22dd eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMMss iinncclluuddeedd))Sherris, David A. and Eugene B. Kern.W.B. Saunders Co., ©2004 223 p. $49.95 (pa)For this second edition of a text/CD-ROM package on basics of surgicaltechniques, Sherris (otolaryngology, State University of New York- Buffalo)and Kern (medicine, Mayo Foundation) have added new material onareas such as endoscopy, and have revised the section on suture, needles,and knots to include illustrations for both right-handed and left-handedsurgeons. Several simple operations are now illustrated. The CD-ROM hasbeen expanded to two disks for this edition, with new video and film ani-mations. Illustrations and photos in the text are in b&w. Readershipincludes medical students and residents.

RD37 2003-044666 0-7817-4368-0TThhee WWaasshhiinnggttoonn mmaannuuaall ssuurrggeerryy ssuurrvviivvaall gguuiiddee..Title main entry. Ed. by Jeremy Goodman et al. (Washington manualsurvival guide series)Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2003321 p. $27.95 (pa)Intended for surgery residents, this pocket-sized guide offers advice con-cerning daily routines, research and resources, preoperative care, radi-ology and vascular studies, common calls, common problems, criticalcare, tubes and drains, and surgical subspecialties. Eighty- six briefchapters present the basic information on a wide range of specific topics,with supporting algorithms and notes.

RD81 2004-042591 0-323-02044-5AAdduulltt ppeerriiooppeerraattiivvee aanneesstthheessiiaa;; tthhee rreeqquuiissiitteess iinnaanneesstthheessiioollooggyy..Cole, Daniel J. and Michelle Schlunt.Mosby, ©2004 542 p. $79.95Cole (anesthesiology, Mayo Medical School) and Schlunt (anesthesiology,Loma Linda School of Medicine) explain basic principles, clinical con-cepts, and management options of adult perioperative anesthesia.Essential topics such as preoperative evaluation and testing, operatingroom safety, and patient positioning are covered, and specific guidanceis presented on anesthesia subspecialties including thoracic, orthopedic,and plastic surgery. Special topics such as obesity and geriatrics areexplored, and current ASA guidelines are provided. The book can beused as a review for certification and as a reference for clinical practice.

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All books cited here are new, and all are in print and available.We prepare entries from bound books only, never galleys.

RD82 2004-042741 88-470-0252-4WWoorrlldd FFeeddeerraattiioonn ooff SSoocciieettiieess ooff AAnnaaeesstthheessiioollooggiissttss;; 5500yyeeaarrss..Title main entry. Ed. by A. Gullo and J. Rupreht.Springer-Verlag Italia, ©2004 322 p. $79.95 (pa)This commemorative volume contains 22 chapters recounting the historyof the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) by 23members from 15 countries. The chapter topics include the WFSA andthe World Health Organization, the WFSA Congresses, the Federation’sdevelopment between 1955-1972, and between 1982-2002. Some of thechapters are devoted to the history of the Federation in different coun-tries, including Australia, Japan, Europe, Russia, South Africa, and theU.S. Other topics include biographical notes on WFSA presidents, theWFSA archives, its finances, education achievements, and its statutes andbylaws committee (the Statutes and Bylaws are included in an appendix).There are name and publication indexes, but no subject index.

RD84 2004-042567 0-323-02042-9RReeggiioonnaall aanneesstthheessiiaa;; tthhee rreeqquuiissiitteess iinn aanneesstthheessiioollooggyy..Rathmell, James P. et al.Mosby, ©2004 218 p. $79.95Rathmell (anesthesiology, University of Vermont College of Medicine)presents essential material on regional anesthesia for trainees in anes-thesiology preparing for the board-certification examination and for sea-soned practitioners preparing for re-certification. Sections cover anatomyand physiology, pharmacology, regional anesthetic techniques, safety andcomplications, and specialty considerations. Key concept boxes allowreaders to easily skip chapter material. B&w diagnostic images andanatomical illustrations are included.

RD87 2003-059697 0-323-02043-7CCaarrddiiaacc aanndd vvaassccuullaarr aanneesstthheessiiaa;; tthhee rreeqquuiissiitteess iinnaanneesstthheessiioollooggyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Jacqueline M. Leung. (The requisites)Mosby, ©2004 216 p. $79.95Thirteen chapters by anesthesiologists and other doctors discuss cardiacphysiology, cardiovascular monitoring, drugs, pacemakers and otherdevices, cardiopulmonary bypass, ischemic heart disease, valvular heartdisease, congenital heart disease, off-pump cardiac surgery, noncardiacsurgery, less common diseases, thoracic aortic disease, and vascularsurgery. Approximately 100 illustrations, as well as many case studies,support the major points.

RD97 2004-044163 0-7817-5001-6FFoouunnddaattiioonnss ooff aatthhlleettiicc ttrraaiinniinngg;; pprreevveennttiioonn,, aasssseessssmmeenntt,,aanndd mmaannaaggeemmeenntt,, 33dd eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Anderson, Marcia K et al.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004799 p. $79.95In this text for advanced students in athletic training, Anderson(Bridgewater State College) addresses conditions and injuries seen in thephysically active population across the lifespan. The text can be used ina general upper-level athletic training class or integrated into a specificinjury assessment or evaluation class. Students should have priorcoursework in applied musculoskeletal anatomy and introductory ath-letic training. The previous edition, published in 2000, was titled SportsInjury Management. This edition offers an expanded art program andnew chapters on cardiovascular, neurologic, and endocrine conditions.

RD97 2003-53884 0-7216-0014-XPPhhyyssiiccaall rreehhaabbiilliittaattiioonn ooff tthhee iinnjjuurreedd aatthhlleettee,, 33dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by James R. Andrews, MD, et al.W.B. Saunders Co., ©2004 680 p. $99.00Physical therapists specializing in athletic rehabilitation from across theUS and Canada explain the current science and practice of therapeuticexercises for athletes who have undergone surgery to treat injuries. Theprimary readers are intended to be practicing clinicians, but editors andcontributors do take account of the fact that the 1991 and 1998 editionshave also been used extensively as textbooks. Among the changes hereare updated rehabilitation protocols, six new chapters on various topics,rehabilitation guidelines reflecting current usage, and the chapter onmodalities revised to more of a clinical efficacy model.

RD118 0-8247-4045-9RReeccoonnssttrruuccttiivvee ssuurrggeerryy ooff tthhee cchheesstt,, aabbddoommeenn,, aanndd ppeellvviiss..Title main entry. Ed. by Gregory R. D. Evans.Marcel Dekker, ©2004 473 p. $180.00Evans (surgery, Center for Biomedical Engineering, University ofCalifornia-Irvine) provides details on the most common operative proce-dures encountered by plastic surgeons. Each chapter includes anassessment of a particular defect, indications for the operation, and infor-mation on pathophysiology, operative techniques, and post- operativecare. Some conditions and surgical techniques explained include surgicalinfections of the chest, alloplastic reconstruction of chest wall deformities,outcomes in chest wall construction, reconstruction of the abdomen andpelvis with the tensor fascia lata, and filet flap reconstruction ofabdominal and pelvic defects from external hemipelvectomy. B&w sur-gical photos are included.

RD119 2003-027300 0-7637-3266-4AAeesstthheettiicc mmeeddiicciinnee;; pprraaccttiicciinngg ffoorr ssuucccceessss..Kuechel, Marie Czenko.Jones & Bartlett, ©2004 382 p. $79.95 (pa)Consultant Kuechel explains how to successfully build and manage anaesthetic medicine practice. Topics include (for example) targetingpotential clients, disseminating marketing messages, and developinghuman resources. The advantages and disadvantages of the multi-provider practice are outlined in the appendix. Sample forms such as apatient satisfaction survey and referral log are also provided. The volumedoes not contain bibliographical references.

RD119 2004-007336 1-57626-191-3TThhee MMAACCSS--lliifftt sshhoorrtt ssccaarr rrhhyyttiiddeeccttoommyy..Tonnard, Patrick L. and Alexis M. Verpaele.Quality Medical Pub., ©2004 285 p. $320.00Tonnard and Verpaele (both: plastic surgery, Gent U. Hospital, Belgium)offer facial aesthetic surgeons information and advice to help them max-imize face-lift results while minimizing risks and complications. Theydiscuss basic principles and rationale, patient selection, operative proce-dures, case examples of surgical plans and operative results, secondaryand ancillary procedures, and problems and complications. Color photo-graphs, and diagrams accompany the text.

RD123 2003-012534 1-4051-1256-5TThhoommaass’’ hheemmaattooppooiieettiicc cceellll ttrraannssppllaannttaattiioonn,, 33dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Karl G. Blume et al.Blackwell Publishers, ©2004 1563 p. $375.00★★★★ The second edition (1999) is cited in Brandon/Hill; the mostevident change of the third edition of this revered text is the addition of“Thomas” to the title, in honor of Nobel Laureate E. Donnall Thomas(emeritus, U. of Washington School of Medicine), the pioneer in the field.Aside from chapter revisions throughout, ten new chapters cover suchtopics as stem cell expansion; the theory and application of non-mye-loablative regimens prior to allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation;and the experimental basis for transplantation for autoimmune diseases,long-term complications, and other conditions. The initial section, on thescientific basis for hematopoietic cell transplantation, contains 32chapters on such topics as molecular aspects of stem cell renewal, geneticmanipulation of hematopoietic stem cells, pharmacologic purging ofbone marrow, and mechanisms of tolerance. In all, 110 chapters aregrouped in eight sections on patient-related issues, sources ofhematopoietic cells for human transplant, complications and their man-agement, allogeneic and autologous transplantation for acquired diseases,allogeneic transplantation for inherited disease, and a single chapter onthe future of the field. The contributors are mainly from the US.

RD129 2003-059290 1-4020-1271-3EEdduuccaattiinngg,, eevvaalluuaattiinngg,, aanndd sseelleeccttiinngg lliivviinngg kkiiddnneeyy ddoonnoorrss..Title main entry. Ed. by Robert W. Steiner.Kluwer Academic Pubs., ©2004 164 p. $105.00This work provides information and advice on policy and procedure formedical centers that perform living donor kidney donations. Eightchapters, presented by Steiner (U. of California at San Diego), addressquestions of ethics, quality of life after renal transportation, risk esti-mation of disease for donors, education and counseling for potentialdonors, and practices and ethical positions among transplant centers.

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RD139 2004-042572 0-323-02216-2PPeeddiiaattrriicc aanneesstthheessiiaa;; tthhee rreeqquuiissiitteess iinn aanneesstthheessiiaa..Litman, Ronald S. (The requisites in anesthesia)Mosby, ©2004 361 p. $79.95Litman (anesthesiology and pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania)presents essential knowledge on pediatric anesthesia for residents inanesthesiology. Material is written with the assumption that the readerpossesses basic knowledge of adult anesthesia, and there is specialemphasis on the differences between pediatric and adult anesthesiapractice. Early chapters cover the birth transition and pediatric physi-ology and pharmacology, followed by chapters on diseases found inchildren, and pre-, intra-, and post-operative pediatric care. A separatesection is devoted to pediatric anesthesia subspecialty care. Clinical sce-narios and b&w photos are included.

RD533 2002010305 1-57626-100-XAAttllaass ooff mmiinniimmaall aacccceessss ssppiinnee ssuurrggeerryy,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed., by John J. Regan & Isador Lieberman.Quality Medical Pub., ©2004 563 p. $275.00This practical atlas describes the tools, techniques, and approaches forperforming thoracoscopic and laparoscopic spine surgery that results inless pain and shorter recovery time for the patient. Thirty contributorsaddress anesthetic issues and complications, provide patient selectionguidelines, and illustrate specific surgical techniques through color pho-tographs and drawings, including some relatively new technologies.Originally published as Atlas of Endoscopic Spine Surgery in 1995; thesecond edition reflects advances in disc replacement, motion preser-vation, microendoscopic decompression, and micro-TLIF, and the recentFDA approval of bone morphogenetic protein 2.

RD536 2003-051392 0-323-01457-7CCuurrrreenntt tthheerraappyy iinn tthhoorraacciicc aanndd ccaarrddiioovvaassccuullaarr ssuurrggeerryy..Title main entry. Ed. by Stephen C. Yang and Duke E. Cameron.Mosby, ©2004 833 p. $159.00Yang (thoracic surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)and Cameron (surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)provide a review all topics in thoracic and cardiac surgery as well assurgery on the thoracic aorta in this reference for academicians, students,residents, fellows, and practitioners. Issues of etiology and pathogenesisare addressed briefly, but the main focus is on surgical techniques, withadditional pointers on work-up, postoperative management, andavoidance of pitfalls. The book features chapters on HIV infection, pul-monary metastases, complications of pulmonary and esophagealresection, and lung volume reduction surgery. Other highlights includediscussion of transesophageal echocardiography, the Ross procedure, andmechanical circulatory support. B&w surgical illustrations and medicalimages are included.

RD536 2003-066602 0-8151-2613-1SSuurrggiiccaall ffoouunnddaattiioonnss;; eesssseennttiiaallss ooff tthhoorraacciicc ssuurrggeerryy..Kaiser, Larry R. and Sunil Singhal.Mosby, ©2004 366 p. $79.00Kaiser (U. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) and Singhal (The JohnsHopkins School of Medicine) provide the essentials of thoracic conditionsand surgical procedures through compact descriptions, MR and CTimages, flow charts, and line drawings. Topics include diagnostic proce-dures and perioperative care, surgical procedures for lung cancer andemphysematous lung disease, and treatment for non- pulmonary condi-tions such as tracheal injuries and pleural diseases.

RD557 2004-001181 1-58890-219-6SShhoouullddeerr aanndd eellbbooww ttrraauummaa..Title main entry. Ed. by Raffy Mirzayan and John M. Itamura.Thieme Medical Publishers, ©2004 213 p. $139.00Mirzayan and Itamura, both affiliated with the Department ofOrthopedic Surgery at the University of Southern California, offer guide-lines on the most important surgical procedures for shoulder and elbowtrauma, for orthopedic surgeons, traumatologists, shoulder and elbowsurgeons, and physical therapists. They provide practical instructions fortreating shoulder and elbow fractures and dislocations, intra-articulardistal humerus fractures, radial head fractures and replacement, andproximal humerus fractures, and cover newer pre-contoured implantsand fixation methods. Descriptions of each procedure include surgicaltips and pearls and warn of potential pitfalls and complications.Procedures are amply illustrated with b&w, step-by-step surgical photosand illustrations.

RD559 2004-1175 0-86577-981-3MMaasstteerrCCaasseess;; hhaanndd aanndd wwrriisstt ssuurrggeerryy..Plancher, Kevin D.Thieme Medical Publishers, ©2004 581 p. $169.00Utilizing a new approach to the surgical textbook, the authors provideconcise discussions of 90 clinical conditions using one specific clinicalcase as an example for each. Chapters are arranged by type of injury orcondition, including environmental injuries, infections, nerve injuries,vascular disorders, wrist instability (and arthroscopy), congenital anom-alies, and tumors. Each unit begins with a short history and clinicalpresentation of the case used as example, followed by brief notes aboutthe physical examination, diagnostic studies, differential diagnoses, diag-nosis, and nonsurgical management. Sections describing the surgicaltreatment of the condition are longer and include illustrations—often incolor. Alternative treatment methods and possible complications are alsodiscussed.

RD560 2004-270349 3-13-139271-1MMiinniimmaaxx ffrraaccttuurree ffiixxaattiioonn..Weber, Bernhard G. (AO masters’ cases)Thieme Medical Publishers, ©2004 208 p. $199.00Weber (1927-2002) synthesizes the techniques in cold orthopedics andtrauma surgery that were developed in the orthopedic department of theCounty Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland from 1960 to 1994; he was headof the department from 1976 to 1986. For specialists in orthopedicsurgery who are familiar with the AO principles and the AO textbooks,he discusses selected fracture subjects. Among them are asepsis and therisk of infection, the MINIMAX principle for fracture care in adults,lower leg fractures with and without the involvement of the ankle joint;open fractures of the lower leg; trauma of the ankle joint and of its neigh-borhood; biodynamics, classification, and treatment of nonunions; andautogenous bone transplantation. Color photographs and drawings, andoriginal x-rays are abundant.

RD561 2003-065907 0-7817-4081-9DDiissoorrddeerrss ooff tthhee ppaatteellllooffeemmoorraall jjooiinntt,, 44tthh eedd..Fulkerson, John P.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004374 p. $129.00Fulkerson (orthopedics) presents current guidelines on the diagnosis andtreatment of patellofemoral joint and knee disorders. He combinesmaterial on basic anatomy, biomechanics, and physical examination withdetailed information on a range of disorders and guidance on their sur-gical and non-surgical management. Surgical techniques are amply illus-trated with b&w surgical photos and diagnostic images on almost everypage. This fourth edition contains new chapters on imaging andarthroscopy of the patellofemoral joint, with new illustrations using thelatest imaging modalities. There is also expanded material on topics suchas non-arthritic anterior knee pain, patellar subluxation, patellar dislo-cation, articular cartilage lesions in patellofemoral pain patients, and sur-gical treatment of patellofemoral chondrosis.

RD563 2003-065928 0-7817-4437-7FFoooott aanndd aannkkllee..Title main entry. Ed. by David B. Thordarson. (Orthopaedic surgeryessentials)Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004333 p. $99.00Thodarson (orthopedic surgery, University of Southern California) pro-vides orthopedic residents with their first exposure to foot and anklesurgery. The book covers almost all aspects of orthopedic foot and anklesurgery in an introductory fashion, and will help residents prepare fortreatment of most foot and ankle problems and study for the orthopedicin-service exam and the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery writtenexam. Although some surgical techniques are presented, focus is on theessential information needed to evaluate a patient’s condition and tobegin treatment planning. B&w surgical photos, medical images, andanatomical drawings are included on every page.

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RD594 2003-028187 1-58890-174-2MMiiccrrooeelleeccttrrooddee rreeccoorrddiinngg iinn mmoovveemmeenntt ddiissoorrddeerr ssuurrggeerryy..Title main entry. Ed. by Zvi Israel, Kim J. Burchiel.Thieme Medical Publishers, ©2004 220 p. $149.00Israel (movement disorder surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Israel)and Burchiel (neurosurgery, Oregon Health and Science University)provide an overview of the art of microelectrode recording in surgery formovement disorders, offering an understanding of the basics as well asuseful clinical information for experienced practitioners. The bookexamines the scientific basis and background of microrecording, types ofresults, and controversies and future directions in the field, and detailstechniques for data analysis, signal processing and pattern recognition,target selection, and other critical issues. B&w diagnostic images areincluded on almost every page. The book will be useful for neurosur-geons, neurologists, and neurophysiologists undertaking complexmovement disorder procedures.

RD595 2004-42740 0-7216-9241-9NNeeuurroossuurrggiiccaall ppaaiinn mmaannaaggeemmeenntt..Title main entry. Ed. by Kenneth A. Follett, Jr.W.B. Saunders Co., ©2004 287 p. $110.00Practicing and teaching neurosurgeons, anesthesiologists, and pain spe-cialists, almost all American, provide a practical reference for neurosur-geons working in pain medicine, and a concise source of information forphysicians in other specialties about neurosurgically-relevant pain dis-orders and therapies. They cover fundamental considerations in paintreatment, pain syndromes of neurosurgical importance, neurosurgicalpain therapies, and miscellaneous topics. Among the last are physicalmedicine and rehabilitation, the multidisciplinary pain treatmentprogram, disability and impairment, and building and maintaining aneurosurgical pain practice.

RD598 0-7234-3232-5CCoommpprreehheennssiivvee vvaassccuullaarr aanndd eennddoovvaassccuullaarr ssuurrggeerryy.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by John W. Hallett et al.Mosby, ©2004 712 p. $199.00In this book/CD-ROM resource, Hallett (surgery, Tufts medical School)compiles work by some 80 internationally respected vascular surgeonsand interventional radiologists. Each disease chapter follows a consistentformat, from basic science, clinical presentation, and non- invasive andinvasive testing through medical and surgical management, complica-tions, outcome, and follow-up. Focus is on challenges faced in everydaypractice, and basic science is integrated only where clinically relevant.Learning features include clinical vignettes and some 720 color photos,line drawings, and charts. The CD-ROM contains all of the book’s illus-trations as slide presentations.

RD598 2004-043906 0-443-06620-5VVaassccuullaarr aanneesstthheessiiaa,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Joel A. Kaplan et al.Churchill Livingstone, ©2004 423 p. $149.00Kaplan (anesthesiology, University of Louisville) details anestheticapproaches used for vascular surgical patients and for patients withcardiac disease who are undergoing major non-cardiac surgery. The bookcovers essential knowledge on cardiovascular anatomy, physiology, andpharmacology; preoperative assessment and management; specific peri-operative considerations; and postoperative management. Throughout,cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology are incorporated into dis-cussions of patient management during different vascular surgical pro-cedures. This second edition is revised and expanded to reflect advancesin the field since 1991.

RD598 1-903734-51-7VVaassccuullaarr ssuurrggeerryy hhiigghhlliigghhttss 22000033--0044..Title main entry. Ed. by Alun H. Davies. (Fast facts)Health Press International, ©2004 117 p. $19.95 (pa)Twenty-five internationally recognized experts contribute 14 chapters onthe latest findings for venous disease diagnosis, treatment, and treatmentoutcomes. Coverage includes hyperhidrosis, popliteal entrapment, longsaphenous vein ablation, external wrapping of the long saphenous vein,schlerotherapy in venous disease, deep vein thrombosis diagnosis, therole of statins in treating peripheral arterial disease, regional anesthesiafor vascular surgery, the effect of renal disease on surgical outcomes,abdominal aortic aneurysm, complications of arteriovenous fistula, andblood conservation in thoracic aortic surgery with total cardiopulmonarybypass. No subject index.

RD598 2004-040989 0-7216-4071-0VVaassccuullaarr ttrraauummaa,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Norman M. Rich et al.W.B. Saunders Co., ©2004 667 p. $99.00In this update of the 1978 edition, Rich (emeritus, vascular surgery,Uniformed Services U. of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD) provides aunique historical perspective on vascular injuries and the control of hem-orrhage incurred in civilians and wars up to the 20th century. Other mil-itary and civilian trauma specialists treat principles applying to vasculartrauma generally and to “damage control,” imaging and interventionalradiology, and specific types of injuries and complication. Future direc-tions briefly touched upon include new drugs that target earlier stages inthe coagulation process and perhaps even the venous wall itself. The well-illustrated volume concludes with Dr. Rich’s historic collection of vascularreferences.

RD686 2004-041767 0-7216-0013-1TTeexxttbbooookk ooff aarrtthhrroossccooppyy.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by Mark D. Miller et al.W.B. Saunders Co., ©2004 862 p. $299.00Striving to be comprehensive, this textbook features 81 chapters on thetechnology and basic skills used in arthroscopy, the basic approach usedto diagnose and image each part of the body, and the surgical proceduresand techniques for each anatomical area. Each of the chapters on sur-geries include an initial “nutshell” outline, a history of treatment, anddescription of the physical examination, imaging, indications and con-traindications, surgical technique, postoperative management, complica-tions, and a list of references. Copious images, most of them photos andsome video clips of actual surgeries, are included with each chapter. Theeditors are with the U. of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville andthe Rush U. Medical Center in Chicago, where they teach sports medicineand orthopedic surgery. The majority of the contributors are in the US.

RD732 1-58890-260-9PPeeddiiaattrriicc ffrraaccttuurreess aanndd ddiissllooccaattiioonnss..Laer, Lutz von.Thieme Medical Publishers, ©2004 518 p. $129.00According to von Laer (former director of the Trauma Division at theBasel Pediatric Hospital in Basel, Switzerland), treatment of pediatricfractures and dislocations has, for the most part, involved the experienceand indications from adult trauma management applied to children.Basing his work on clinical studies conducted with children, he providesa medical textbook on the treatment and management of pediatricbroken bones. Most chapters discuss the management of specific injuries,but the author does include introductory material on general science,treatment, and clinical considerations.

RD732 2004-041766 0-7216-0364-5RReevviieeww ooff oorrtthhooppaaeeddiiccss,, 44tthh eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Mark D. Miller.W.B. Saunders Co., ©2004 704 p. $69.95 (pa)Intended for residents and orthopedic surgeons, this textbook reviews thebasic sciences and subspecialties in the orthopedic field, and summa-rizes the current methods being used to treat sports injuries, reconstructbones, assess foot and hand problems, classify bone tumors, and reha-bilitate patients. Five of the 12 chapters have been rewritten by differentcontributors for the fourth edition.

RD755 2003-066640 0-07-141024-4EEmmeerrggeennccyy mmeeddiicciinnee;; jjuusstt tthhee ffaaccttss,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by O. John Ma et al.McGraw-Hill, ©2004 671 p. $55.00 (pa)Intended for emergency physicians preparing for board exams, this studyguide reviews in bulleted format the pathophysiology, clinical features,diagnosis, and treatment of injuries and diseases commonly seen in theemergency room. The 195 chapters cover cardiovascular disease, gas-trointestinal traumas, pediatrics, toxicology, environmental injuries, andneurology. The second edition is keyed to Emergency medicine: a compre-hensive study guide, 6th ed.

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RD768 2002-001825 1-57626-121-2LLuummbbaarr iinntteerrbbooddyy ffuussiioonn tteecchhnniiqquueess;; ccaaggeess,, ddoowweellss aannddggrraaffttss..Title main entry. Ed. by Regis W. Haid et al.Quality Medical Pub., ©2003 358 p. $190.00Admitting that the continuing development and approval of new tech-niques for spine surgery will at some point supplant those promulgatedhere, neurosurgeons and other surgeons describe techniques currentlybeing used to augment lumbar interbody fusion. They begin with generalconsiderations, among them indications for lumbar interbody fusion,and the biomechanics of lumbar interbody cages. Then they focus in turnon anterior and posterior lumbar interbody fusion, with discussions ofsuch aspects as the laparoscopic technique, lordotic tapered cages, tran-foraminal lumbar interbody fusion, and ray cages. Surgical outcomesand new frontiers are considered in the last section from such perspec-tives as a comparison of fusion outcomes and complication avoidanceand revision.

RD768 2004-271398 1-58890-264-1MMRR iimmaaggiinngg ooff tthhee ssppiinnee aanndd ssppiinnaall ccoorrdd..Title main entry. Ed. by Detlev Uhlenbrock.Thieme Medical Publishers, ©2004 518 p. $149.00In this translation of the German edition published by Thieme in 2001as MRT der Wirbelsäule und des Spinalkanals, Dr. Uhlenbrock (radiology,St.-Josefs-Hospital, Dortmund, Germany) comments that some readersmay be surprised that a book on this subject has reached such a length.Due to advances in magnetic resonance (MR) resolution and newsequences, MR’s diagnostic significance is much greater than it wasseveral years ago. Contributors to nine chapters review the physics of MRsystems and their applications in imaging the spinal cord in cases ofdisease, malformation, trauma, aging, guiding surgery, and post-surgicalassessment. The text contains 1305 illustrations and boxed summaries.

RD771 1-903734-44-4AAnnkkyylloossiinngg ssppoonnddyylliittiiss..Khan, Muhammad Asim. (Fast Facts)Health Press International, ©2004 84 p. $19.95 (pa)This concise handbook describes the features of analyzing spondylitisand explains the importance of accurate assessment. It then discusses theevidence concerning the efficacy of established therapeutic options andconsiders recently developed disease-modifying and disease-controllinganti-rheumatic agents. The authors are rheumatologists with Europeanhospitals. The volume is intended for primary care physicians.

RD771 2003-018362 1-57626-134-4MMooddeerrnn aanntteerriioorr ssccoolliioossiiss ssuurrggeerryy..Title main entry. Ed. by Lawrence G. Lenke et al.Quality Medical Pub., ©2004 727 p. $275.00Lenke (scoliosis and spinal reconstructive surgery, Washington UniversitySchool of Medicine) and a group of expert contributors provide clinicalinformation on scoliosis surgery for a broad audience of professionals.The book begins with detailed chapters on spinal biomechanics, curveclassification, radiographic scoring, and patient medical considerations.Clinical applications are then addressed in sections on surgicalapproaches and operative procedures, with attention given to instrumen-tation systems and techniques and to minimally invasive approaches. Asection on treatment of other pathologic conditions, such as juvenile sco-liosis and cerebral palsy, is also included. A final section looks atemerging developments in the field. Color surgical photos and b&w diag-nostic images are included.

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RE48 0-7216-0140-5TThhee MMaassssaacchhuusseettttss EEyyee aanndd EEaarr IInnffiirrmmaarryy iilllluussttrraatteeddmmaannuuaall ooff oopphhtthhaallmmoollooggyy,, 22dd eedd..Kaiser, Peter K. et al.W.B. Saunders Co., ©2004 537 p. $59.95 (pa)Illustrated throughout with color photographs, this quick reference guidefor clinicians covers the diagnosis and treatment of ophthalmic disordersin an atlas-style format. Using a consistent layout, the entries contain thedefinition, etiology, symptoms, signs, differential diagnosis, evaluation,management, and prognosis for each condition. The second edition fea-tures two new appendices: a history and examination primer and a drugguide. Kaiser is a staff surgeon with the Cole Eye Institute in Cleveland.

RE72 2004-000350 1-55642-648-8CCeerrttiiffiieedd oopphhtthhaallmmiicc tteecchhnniicciiaann eexxaamm rreevviieeww mmaannuuaall,, 22ddeedd..Ledford, Janice K.Slack Inc., ©2004 256 p. $35.95 (pa)This study guide contains some 1,300 exam-style questions and explainedanswers covering essential information needed for certification as anophthalmic technician. Topics covered include clinical optics, ocularmotility, visual fields, contact lenses, tonometry, ocular pharmacology,and photography. B&w photos and diagrams complement material byproviding visual interpretation. Study tips and a brand name drug listare included. Ledford is a freelance medical writer with experience inophthalmic assisting.

RE80 2003-065181 0-07-140941-6OOpphhtthhaallmmiicc ooffffiiccee pprroocceedduurreess;; aa sstteepp--bbyy--sstteepp aapppprrooaacchh..Chern, Kenneth C. et al.McGraw-Hill, ©2004 230 p. $59.95 (pa)Intended for practicing ophthalmologists, emergency room physicians,and students, this manual outlines the steps of 40 eye procedures fortreating the cornea and external disease, glaucoma, cataracts, the retina,tear ducts, and eyelid lacerations. Each procedure lists the equipmentneeded, a step-by-step description of the technique, special precautions,and black-and-white illustrations.

RE87 1-58890-184-XOOccuullooffaacciiaall ppllaassttiicc ssuurrggeerryy;; ffaaccee,, llaaccrriimmaall ssyysstteemm,, aannddoorrbbiitt..Title main entry. Ed. by John L. Wobig and Roger A. Dailey.Thieme Medical Publishers, ©2004 290 p. $149.00Wobig and Dailey, both affiliated with the Casey Eye Institute at OregonHealth & Sciences University, introduce general problems in ophthalmicfacial plastic surgery and describe surgical procedures to consider forcorrecting the abnormality, providing details on related anatomy, back-ground, and management techniques for each disorder covered. Coveragemoves from external to internal structures, with some 400 b&w illustra-tions depicting anatomy and techniques. The book will be useful as a ref-erence for practicing physicians in facial and oculofacial plastic surgery,ophthalmology, cosmetic surgery, and related specialties. It can also serveas a course reference and study guide for residents and fellows.

RE91 2003-059589 0-89128-871-6FFuunnccttiioonnaall vviissiioonn;; aa pprraaccttiittiioonneerr’’ss gguuiiddee ttoo eevvaalluuaattiioonn aannddiinntteerrvveennttiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Amanda Hall Lueck.AFB Press, ©2004 521 p. $59.95 (pa)Emphasizing the need for collaboration and cooperation across medical,education, rehabilitation, and social service disciplines, this volume pro-vides a primary reference tool for those engaged in work related to lowvision rehabilitation and service delivery. It provides information aboutthe functional vision evaluation and instruction process, offering anoverview of low vision care, outlining the critical elements in assessmentmethodology, and detailing intervention methods. Ten chapters featurecontributions by optometrists, psychologists, learning pathologists, reha-bilitation specialists, and educators.

RE336 2003-027756 1-55642-636-4LLaassiikk ccoommpplliiccaattiioonnss;; ttrreennddss aanndd tteecchhnniiqquueess,, 33dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Howard V. Gimbel and Ellen E. AndersonPenno.Slack Inc., ©2004 204 p. $79.95 (pa)This reference, written for experienced laser-assisted in-situ ker-atomileusis (LASIK) surgeons seeking help with rare complications, canalso be used as an introduction to LASIK for novice refractive surgeons.For this third edition, Gimbel (ophthalmology, Loma Linda University)and Penno (Gimbel Eye Center, Canada) have added new material onwavefront-based LASIK, custom ablation, LASEK, and the use of solidstate lasers to make the LASIK flap. Chapters cover trends in the fieldand detail specific techniques, focusing on prevention and proper man-agement of complications. Cases present examples of pre-, intra-, andpostoperative and late postoperative complications and managementapproaches. Color surgical photos illustrate cases, techniques, andequipment on every page.

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RE451 2003-027796 1-55642-696-8MMaasstteerr tteecchhnniiqquueess iinn ccaattaarraacctt aanndd rreeffrraaccttiivvee ssuurrggeerryy..Title main entry. Ed. by F. Hampton Roy and Carlos Walter Arzabe.Slack Inc., ©2004 296 p. $174.95Roy (ophthalmology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences) andArzabe (Hospital del Ojo, Bolivia) present the latest advances in cataractand refractive surgery in this illustrated reference for surgeons. Chapterson new and emerging techniques include indications and contraindica-tions, surgical details, and material on results and complications.Dislocation and decentration of intraocular lenses, laser cataractextraction, and surgical implantation of telescopic intraocular lenses aresome of the cataract procedures covered. Refractive techniques detailedinclude LASIK, LASEK, and PRK for astigmatism, conductive thermoker-atoplasty for hyperopia, and surgical reversal of presbyopia. Color sur-gical photos are included.

RE451 2004-000340 1-55642-679-8PPhhaaccoo cchhoopp;; mmaasstteerriinngg tteecchhnniiqquueess,, ooppttiimmiizziinngg tteecchhnnoollooggyy,,aanndd aavvooiiddiinngg ccoommpplliiccaattiioonnss.. ((DDVVDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))..Title main entry. Ed. by David F. Chang.Slack Inc., ©2004 262 p. $159.95The technique of phaco chop—a means of dividing the nucleus of the lensof the eye during surgical treatment of cataracts—is believed by Chang(clinical professor, U. of California at San Francisco) and his collaboratorsto be the safest method of treating simple and difficult cataracts. Theyset forth their case for that position by reviewing the techniques of theprocedure, moving from basic horizontal and vertical chopping and theirrecommended uses; through discussion of the phacodynamics ofchopping, the configuration of the phaco machine, and the avoidanceand management of complications; and concluding with an explorationof the application of bimanual, microincisional cataract surgery. TheDVD contains two hours of supplemental instructional video.

RE551 2004-002675 1-55642-609-7OOppttiiccaall ccoohheerreennccee ttoommooggrraapphhyy ooff ooccuullaarr ddiisseeaasseess,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Joel S. Schuman et al.Slack Inc., ©2004 714 p. $289.95Since its introduction in 1991, optical coherence tomography (OCT) hasbeen mainly used by clinicians for retinal images. In this new edition,the authors describe the principals of its use in the diagnosis and careof glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology, and the anterior segment as well asin the more usual retinal conditions. Schuman (U. of Pittsburgh Schoolof Medicine), Carmen Puliafito (U. of Miami School of Medicine) andJames Fujimoto (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and their co-authors compare color OCT images with fundoscopic and fluoresceinangiographic images for a wide range of conditions, ranging from dia-betic retinopathy, retinal vascular diseases and macular degeneration, tocorneal and anterior segment anomalies. They also compare OCT imagesto those of other diagnostic tools such as MRI and CT. Intended mainlyfor use by clinicians, this book also includes appendices on the physicalprinciples of OCT and scanning and image-processing protocols.

RE871 0-7506-5528-3GGllaauuccoommaa;; aa ccoolloouurr mmaannuuaall ooff ddiiaaggnnoossiiss aanndd ttrreeaattmmeenntt,,33dd eedd..Slamon, John F. and Jack J. Kanski.Butterworth-Heinemann, ©2004 168 p. $75.00Salmon (consultant ophthalmic surgeon, Oxford Eye Hospital, UK) andKanski (consultant ophthalmic surgeon, King Edward VII Hospital, UK)present a revised overview of the diagnosis and management ofglaucoma for trainee ophthalmologists and optometrists, updatingmaterial on genetics, imaging techniques, and new medications. Thematerial is illustrated with a large number of color photographs and linedrawings.

RE992 2004-001029 1-4051-1342-1CClliinniiccaall oorrtthhooppttiiccss,, 22dd eedd..Rowe, Fiona.Blackwell Publishing, ©2004 357 p. $59.95 (pa)Rowe (orthoptics, U. of Liverpool) presents a revised edition of her ref-erence text on orthoptics, covering anatomy, innervation of extra- ocularmuscles, and orthoptic investigation, as well as diagnosis and man-agement of concomitant and incomitant strabismus, ocular motility, andrelated disturbances. In addition to incorporating recent clinical andresearch findings, she includes new figures and tables and substantiallyrevises chapters on topics such as heterotopia and nystagmus. Theglossary of definitions contains new additions of diagnostic aids, diag-nostic abbreviations, and illustrative case reports.

RF46 2004-040988 0-7216-9076-9CCoommpprreehheennssiivvee rreevviieeww ooff oottoollaarryynnggoollooggyy..Ruckenstein, Michael J.W.B. Saunders Co., ©2004 283 p. $79.00 (pa)Ruckenstein (otorhinolaryngology, Hospital of the University ofPennsylvania) reviews the factual basis of the specialty for those familiarwith otolaryngology. Chapters on otology/neurotology, rhinology, dis-orders of the oral cavity and oropharynx, laryngology, disorders andtrauma of the head and neck, and facial plastic surgery present materialin a standardized format, with general considerations and bulleted factslisted under headings for specific conditions. Histopathology andimaging are not covered.

RF121 2003-283271 1-58890-139-4AA ppoocckkeett gguuiiddee ttoo tthhee eeaarr..Menner, Albert L. (Thieme flexibook)Thieme Medical Publishers, ©2003 145 p. $29.00 (pa)An otolaryngologist in private practice, Menner offers a quick referenceon ear and hearing problems for nonspecialist health care workers,medical students on ear-nose-throat rotation, and even residents in thespecialty. He discusses such aspects as audiometric concepts, equipmentand methods for examinations, and disorders of the three parts of theear.

RF260 2003-022585 1-58890-166-1VVeessttiibbuullaarr ffuunnccttiioonn;; eevvaalluuaattiioonn aanndd ttrreeaattmmeenntt..Desmond, Alan.Thieme Medical Publishers, ©2004 228 p. $59.00In this introduction to the clinical, scientific, and economic demands ofthe field of balance disorders, Desmond (audiology, Blue Ridge Hearingand Balance Clinic) overviews the clinical fundamentals of anatomy,physiology, testing, and interpretation, covering the full range of exami-nation techniques. He reviews the rationale and cost- effectiveness ofstarting a vestibular laboratory, and gives advice on how to build a suc-cessful practice, with tips on business aspects and on buying equipment,plus sample referral slips and newspaper ads. This hands-on guide forbeginners will also be useful as a reference for audiologists, otolaryngol-ogists, and physical therapists.

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RG101 0-7216-0588-5GGyynneeccoollooggyy;; ttoopp 110000 ddiiaaggnnoosseess;; ppoocckkeett PPCC vveerrssiioonn.. ((CCDD--RROOMM))Hricak, Hedvig et al. (PocketRadiologist)W.B. Saunders Co., ©2004 323 p. $83.95The Pocket PC version of this software presents key facts, imagingfindings, differential diagnosis, pathology, and clinical issues for 100common diagnoses. The diagnoses are arranged in nine sections: neo-plasm primary, neoplasm mets, Rx-related lesions, congenital, inflam-mation, miscellaneous, pseudolesions, normal variants, and infection. Itshould prove useful for practicing physicians and residents using PocketPC 2002 or 2003 (ARM, PXA250 or PXA255 processor).

RG101 0-7216-0462-5GGyynneeccoollooggyy;; ttoopp 110000 ddiiaaggnnoosseess..Hricak, Hedvig et al. (PocketRadiologist)W.B. Saunders Co., ©2004 323 p. $62.95 (pa)Designed for practicing physicians and residents, this book presents keyfacts, imaging findings, differential diagnosis, pathology, and clinicalissues for 100 common diagnoses. The diagnoses are arranged in ninesections: neoplasm primary, neoplasm mets, Rx-related lesions, con-genital, inflammation, miscellaneous, pseudolesions, normal variants,and infection.

RG101 0-7216-0461-7GGyynneeccoollooggyy;; ttoopp 110000 ddiiaaggnnoosseess;; PPaallmm OOSS vveerrssiioonn.. ((CCDD--RROOMM))Hricak, Hedvig et al. (PocketRadiologist)W.B. Saunders Co., ©2004 323 p. $83.95The Palm OS version of this software presents key facts, imagingfindings, differential diagnosis, pathology, and clinical issues for 100common diagnoses. The diagnoses are arranged in nine sections: neo-plasm primary, neoplasm mets, Rx-related lesions, congenital, inflam-mation, miscellaneous, pseudolesions, normal variants, and infection. Itshould prove useful for practicing physicians and residents using Palm-powered PDA devices (Palm OS version 3.5 or greater).

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RG105 2003-066534 0-8261-1626-4GGuuiiddeelliinneess ffoorr nnuurrssee pprraaccttiittiioonneerrss iinn ggyynneeccoollooggiiccpprraaccttiicceess,, 88tthh eedd..

Hawkins, Joellen Watson et al.Springer Publishing Co., ©2004 435 p. $52.95 (pa)For this eighth edition of a guide to nursing management of commongynecological conditions seen in community-based and ambulatory set-tings, Hawkins (nursing, University of Connecticut) has added new infor-mation on contraceptive methods, smoking cessation, osteoporosisassessment, management of abnormal Pap smears, and the latest CDCguidelines for management of STDs. About 110 pages of appendices offerhealth history and consent forms and patient education handouts. Newpatient materials are included on polycystic ovary syndrome, the contra-ceptive ring, FemCap, and the contraceptive patch.

RG110 2004-049966 0-07-136978-3OObbsstteettrriiccss && ggyynneeccoollooggyy;; jjuusstt tthhee ffaaccttss..Title main entry. Ed. by Patrick Duff et al.McGraw-Hill, ©2004 210 p. $59.95 (pa)Useful as a review to prepare for certification or as a clinical refresher,this reference presents material in standardized, bulleted format empha-sizing key points of epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features,diagnosis, management, maternal-fetal considerations, complications,and after care. Sections cover obstetrics, preventive care, gynecology,reproductive endocrinology, and gynecological oncology. Duff is professorof obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Florida.

RG111 2004-044198 0-7817-4879-8OObbsstteettrriiccss aanndd ggyynneeccoollooggyy rreeccaallll,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by F. John Bourgeois. (Recall series)Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005582 p. $32.95 (pa)This handbook uses a question-and-answer format to review majorknowledge areas in obstetrics and gynecology, including: maternal phys-iology, female pelvic anatomy, prenatal care, labor and delivery, post-partum, ectopic pregnancy, hematological disease, multiple gestation,hypertensive disorders, pulmonary diseases, teratogenicity, neurologicaldisorders, thyroid disease, gynecological infections, pelvic pain,endometriosis, contraception, menstruation, infertility, menopause,breast cancer, ovarian neoplasms, vaginal cancer, urinary incontinence,and related topics.

RG112 2004-044189 0-7817-2679-4OObbsstteettrriiccss aanndd ggyynneeccoollooggyy,, 55tthh eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by Mark Morgan and Sam Siddighi. (Nationalmedical series for independent study)Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004498 p. $36.95 (pa)In this book/CD-ROM study guide, Morgan (University of PennsylvaniaMedical Center) and Siddighi (Loma Linda Medical Center) providecurrent information in outline format on general principles of OB/GYN,reinforced by clinically relevant information. Some 200 USMLE-style ques-tions and explained answers, plus a comprehensive exam, will help stu-dents prepare for the USMLE Step 2. For this fifth edition, all materialhas be updated, and there is a new chapter on benign breast disease. Thebook will be useful for students in OB/GYN rotation.

RG133 2004-002761 0-7637-2288-XRReepprroodduuccttiivvee hheeaalltthh;; wwoommeenn aanndd mmeenn’’ss sshhaarreeddrreessppoonnssiibbiilliittyy..Anderson, Barbara A.Jones & Bartlett, ©2005 236 p. $44.95 (pa)In ten chapters scholars of health, sociology, anthropology, women’sstudies, and religion present an agenda for reproductive health reflectingthe shared responsibilities of men and women, the value of communitysupport, and the demands of human rights. Chapters discuss ethics,expectation and life paths, cultural scripts, family planing, adoption,infertility, infections, violence, and environmental and behavior threats.

RG482 2003-066792 0-7216-9194-3PPeellvviicc fflloooorr ddiissoorrddeerrss..Title main entry. Ed. by Alain Bourcier et al.W.B. Saunders Co., ©2004 478 p. $99.00Intended for urologists, gynecologists, and proctologists, this referenceaddresses pathologic and clinical problems of the three pelvic visceralorgans and relates them to the basic function and integrity of the pelvicfloor. The 47 contributions review gross and functional anatomy, theconservative management of the lower urinary tract and anorectalfunction, the diagnosis and evaluation of pelvic floor disorders,rehabilitation techniques, and pharmacologic and surgical approaches totreating pelvic floor disorders. Specific topics include normal sexualfunction in men and women, urinary incontinence in the elderly, pelvicfloor re-education, and biofeedback therapy.

RG527 2003-023726 1-58829-270-3HHaannddbbooookk ooff cclliinniiccaall llaabboorraattoorryy tteessttiinngg dduurriinngg pprreeggnnaannccyy..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by Ann M. Gronowski and Gillian Lockitch.(Current clinical pathology series)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 454 p. $145.00Gronowski (pathology and immunology, obstetrics and gynecology,Washington University School of Medicine) and Lockitch (pathology andlaboratory medicine, Children’s and Women’s Health Center of BritishColumbia, Canada) present work by practicing specialists in pathology,laboratory medicine, and obstetrics, summarizing the latest scientificfindings and revealing their experiences in the use and interpretation oflaboratory testing for pregnant patients and patients experiencingrecurrent pregnancy loss. The authors explain currently used testmethods and technologies for the nontechnical reader, and providedetails for laboratory professionals. An appendix compiles normal testranges for the three trimesters of pregnancy. The book is for lab techni-cians, medical technologists, and clinical chemists.

RG629 2002-152399 0-8018-7345-2CCoonncceeiivviinngg rriisskk,, bbeeaarriinngg rreessppoonnssiibbiilliittyy;; ffeettaall aallccoohhoollssyynnddrroommee && tthhee ddiiaaggnnoossiiss ooff mmoorraall ddiissoorrddeerr..Armstrong, Elizabeth M.Johns Hopkins U. Press, ©2003 277 p. $42.95Armstrong (sociology and public affairs, Princeton U.) does not questionthe existence of fetal alcohol syndrome, but does explore what is and isnot known about drinking during pregnancy and the harm it causes,and how this issue is representative of the way in which even limitedand uncertain knowledge gets transformed in the public imagination andthen translated into public policy. The text examines the continuities anddiscontinuities in how American medicine has viewed the relationshipbetween alcohol and reproduction over the past 150 years, and howmedical knowledge has been powerfully influenced by social context, pre-vailing morality, and social norms, particularly those concerning gender.

RG761 1-85343-718-2TThhee ccaaeessaarreeaann..Odent, Michel.Free Association Books, ©2004 162 p. $25.00Odent, a French obstetrician who introduced the concepts of hospitalbirthing rooms and birthing pools, addresses continuing questionsrelated to caesarean birth, looking at reasons behind widely varying ratesof the procedure, why other risky procedures have not been eliminatedby the caesarean, and the long-term consequences for infants andmothers, as well as the impact of caesarean birth on trends in head size,the future of the midwifery-obstetrics relationship, and the possibility ofa gentler society of citizens born by caesarean. The book is distributedin the US by ISBS.

RG950 0-7735-2690-0RReeccoonncceeiivviinngg mmiiddwwiiffeerryy..Title main entry. Ed. by Ivy Lynn Bourgeault et al.McGill-Queen’s U. Press, ©2004 335 p. $29.95 (pa)The “renaissance” of Canadian midwifery, suggest editors Bourgeault(sociology, McMaster U., Canada), Benoit (sociology, U. of Victoria,Canada), and Davis Floyd (anthropology, U. of Texas at Austin, US), restsupon complex blends of indigenous, provincial, and international modelsof maternity care and has come to serve as a inspirational model formany of outside of Canada. They present 14 papers that together aim toprovide an account of the historical and cultural roots of midwifery; itsevolving regulatory and institutional status; and differences in practiceacross ethnic, socio-economic, and regional groups. Distributed in the USby Cornell U. Press Services.

RG951 2003-048933 0-7668-5993-2DDeellmmaarr’’ss mmaatteerrnnaall--iinnffaanntt nnuurrssiinngg ccaarree ppllaannss,, 22dd eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Luxner, Karla L.Delmar Learning, ©2005 305 p. $38.95 (pa)Providing detailing information on caring for clients during pregnancy,labor and delivery, the postpartum period, and the newborn/infantperiod, this guide focuses on the development of nursing care plans. Ittakes into account physiological, psychological, and social events sur-rounding childbirth, and promotes individualized interventions. A com-panion CD serves as an interactive and customizable care plan kit.Luxner is an RNC and ND.

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RJ48 2003-068639 0-8385-0303-9AApppplleettoonn && LLaannggee rreevviieeww ooff ppeeddiiaattrriiccss,, 66tthh eedd..Viessman, Sara S. and Martin I. Lorin.Appleton & Lange, ©2004 296 p. $34.95 (pa)Questions and explained answers, plus a practice test, offer a review ofpediatric topics and preparation for pediatric certification or recertifi-cation exams. This sixth edition is revised to reflect the USMLE’semphasis on problem solving and clinical vignette-style questions.Viessman is affiliated with the Center for Educational Development andSupport at Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network. Lorin teachespediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine.

RJ102 2003-064259 0-313-33041-7CChhiillddrreenn aanndd yyoouutthh iinn ssiicckknneessss aanndd iinn hheeaalltthh;; aa hhiissttoorriiccaallhhaannddbbooookk aanndd gguuiiddee..Golden, Janet et al. (Children and youth; history and culture)Greenwood Pr., ©2004 242 p. $55.00This volume provides an historical overview of the major issues in infant,child, and adolescent health in the U.S. from the colonial period to thepresent. In the first section, six original essays address such topics as themental health of children and youth and health education for children.A selection of primary sources is provided in the second section. Thevolume concludes with an extensive bibliography of secondary sources.

RJ131 2004-040065 0-205-42063-XIInnffaannttss aanndd cchhiillddrreenn;; pprreennaattaall tthhrroouugghh mmiiddddllee cchhiillddhhoooodd,,55tthh eedd..Berk, Laura E.Allyn & Bacon, ©2005 511+ p. $74.67 (pa)This textbook begins with a discussion of the theory and history of childdevelopment research, followed by coverage of the foundations of devel-opment, and stage-by-stage examinations of physical, cognitive, and emo-tional and social development. The major theories and research strategiesare detailed and the interrelations between the types of development andthe contributions of both biological and environmental factors areemphasized. Berk teaches psychology at Illinois State University.

RJ211 0-19-856245-4RRoobboottss aanndd ssccrreeww tthheeoorryy;; aapppplliiccaattiioonnss ooff kkiinneemmaattiiccss aannddssttaattiiccss ttoo rroobboottiiccss..Davidson, Joseph and Kenneth H. Hunt.Oxford U. Press, ©2004 458 p. $164.50This text by Davidson (mechanical and aerospace engineering, ArizonaState U.) and the late Hunt (emeritus, mechanical engineering, MonashU., Australia) treats the capabilities and limitations of the mechanics ofrobot motion, particularly relying on the mathematical application ofscrew theory, which underlies areas of the mechanics of statics and first-order kinematics. After introducing screw theory, they explore applica-tions related to spatial serial robot-arms, assembly-configurations ofserial robot-arms, in-parallel actuation, and static stability in leggedvehicles.

RJ216 2003-022400 0-7637-4585-5BBrreeaassttffeeeeddiinngg aanndd hhuummaann llaaccttaattiioonn,, 33dd eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by Jan Riordan.Jones & Bartlett, ©2005 819 p. $99.95Riordan (nursing, Wichita State University) covers clinical topics andoffers problem-solving guidance for practicing lactation consultants andstudents preparing for the IBCLC examination. For this third edition,there is updated material reflecting the latest research in the field andon current professional issues such as reimbursement and setting up alactation consultant practice. Chapter summaries are also new to thisedition. The CD-ROM contains about 100 digital photos depicting actualsituations related to breastfeeding, to be used in assessing clinicalproblems, studying for IBCLC certification, or developing PowerPoint pre-sentations.

RJ216 1-85775-866-8IInnffaanntt ffeeeeddiinngg aanndd nnuuttrriittiioonn ffoorr pprriimmaarryy ccaarree..Bentley, Donald et al.Radcliffe Publishing, ©2004 147 p. $58.00 (pa)A pediatrician and a pediatric nutritionist from Britain review the prin-ciples behind breastfeeding and formula feeding, and outline the nutri-tional requirements and clinical management of premature and lowbirth-weight babies. Practitioners are provided with information in plainlanguage to help answer mothers’ questions about weaning, unconven-tional diets, vitamins, gastrointestinal disorders, allergies, hyperactivity,obesity, the prevention of heart disease, faltering growth, dental decay,the role of probiotics, and food poisoning.

RJ245 2004-006673 1-58255-347-5PPeeddiiaattrriicc nnuurrssiinngg mmaaddee iinnccrreeddiibbllyy eeaassyy..Title main entry.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005634 p. $35.95 (pa)Covering pediatric fundamentals such as principles of growth and devel-opment, and a range of disorders that affect children of all ages, this ref-erence for nursing students features margin notes, humorous icons, colorillustrations, and step-by-step instructions for procedures, plus memoryjoggers, quizzes, checklists, and advice on cultural issues.

RJ385 2004-42649 0-07-141668-4EEsssseennttiiaall ppeeddiiaattrriicc aalllleerrggyy,, aasstthhmmaa aanndd iimmmmuunnoollooggyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Raoul L. Wolf.McGraw-Hill, ©2004 212 p. $49.95 (pa)Writing for practitioners in general practice, Wolf (pediatric allergy,asthma, and immunology, University of Chicago Children’s Hospital)offers a concise guide to the diagnosis and treatment of asthma, allergicdisorders, immunodeficiencies, and disorders of immune function in theneonate, child, and adolescent. In-depth coverage and concise reviews aresupplemented by case examples, summaries, tables, and checklists.

RJ418 2003-027066 0-7817-4059-2PPeeddiiaattrriicc eennddooccrriinnoollooggyy;; mmeecchhaanniissmmss,, mmaanniiffeessttaattiioonnss,, aannddmmaannaaggeemmeenntt..Title main entry. Ed. by Ora H. Pescovitz and Erica A. Eugster.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004839 p. $149.95Pescovitz and Eugster, both affiliated with the Section for PediatricEndocrinology/Diabetology at Indiana University School of Medicine,provide essential information on the mechanisms, diagnosis, and man-agement of pediatric endocrine disorders. Aspects of human devel-opment and physiology are combined with information on etiology,diagnosis, and treatment. Within each of the traditional endocrinesystems, contemporary molecular genetics and developmentalendocrinology are presented, followed by material on specific clinical dis-orders and therapeutic strategies. Interspersed throughout the book arechapters devoted to emerging issues such as childhood obesity, shortstature, and treatment of children with disorders of sexual differenti-ation. B&w photos and diagnostic images are included.

RJ486 2003-070891 1-58562-176-5DDeevveellooppmmeennttaall ppssyycchhoobbiioollooggyy..Title main entry. Ed. by B.J. Casey. (Review of psychiatry; v.23, n.4)American Psychiatric Pubg., ©2004 179 p. $34.95 (pa)Casey (developmental psychobiology, Cornell University) collects reviewsof recent work in the field, shedding light on how behavioral and neuralsystems develop and how adaptive and atypical patterns influencelearning and experience. An introduction provides a foundation ofessential themes and questions pursued in developmental psychobiology,and chapters describe the latest research results on the developmentalpsychobiology of early attachment, reading disability, Tourette’s syn-drome, and the developmental neurobiology of infant facial processing.A few color images are included.

RJ486 2003-023396 1-59385-011-5SScchhooooll nneeuurrooppssyycchhoollooggyy;; aa pprraaccttiittiioonneerr’’ss hhaannddbbooookk..Hale, James B. and Catherine A. Fiorello.Guilford Pr., ©2004 328 p. $35.00 (pa)Hale (pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; psychology, YeshivaU.) and Fiorello (psychology, Temple U.) provide practitioners withcurrent information on brain-behavior relationships and suggestions forapplying these findings in educational and clinical settings. Coverageincludes a review of practices in school psychology assessment ofcognitive processes; brain- behavior relationships; neuropsychologicalapproaches in assessment interpretation; linking assessment tointervention; intervention strategies for children with reading,mathematics, and written language disorders; and developmentalpsychopathology and related interventions.

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RJ496 2004-040430 0-8058-4662-XDDeevveellooppmmeennttaall llaanngguuaaggee ddiissoorrddeerrss;; ffrroomm pphheennoottyyppeess ttooeettiioollooggiieess..Title main entry. Ed. by Mabel L. Rice and Steven F. Warren.Lawrence Erlbaum, ©2004 411 p. $89.95A conference was called for May 2002 in Tempe, Arizona in response tothe observation that over the previous decade that there had beenimportant developments in the understanding of inherited and environ-mental components of language disorders in children. Attendees, andauthors of the 15 papers published here, are scholars with active researchprograms funded by the US National Institutes of Health involvingvarious clinical groups of children with language impairments. Theysummarize discoveries from their programs, look at the converging out-comes and common scientific gaps or challenges, and suggest new direc-tions of research into the nature and etiology of developmental languagedisorders.

RJ496 2003-064076 88-470-0225-7PPeeddiiaattrriicc hhyyddrroocceepphhaalluuss..Title main entry. Ed. by G. Cinalli et al.Springer-Verlag Italia, ©2004 461 p. $209.00Cinalli (pediatric neurosurgery, Santobono-Pausilipon Children’s Hospital,Italy) presents the latest work in the management of pediatric hydro-cephalus, reflecting recent changes in the field related to modern radio-logical investigations and the latest management techniques. An openingchapter is devoted to genetics, and there is a wealth of material onendoscopy. Some aspects that were ignored in previous books on thetopic are covered extensively here, such as growth and puberty in hydro-cephalus, and hydrocephalus and epilepsy, and classical concepts, suchas the development of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pathways, CSF hydro-dynamics, and the pathophysiology of hydrocephalus, are covered in newways. Treatment costs are considered in a chapter on cost analysis ofshunt surgery versus endoscopic surgery. Information is illustrated withb&w and color diagnostic images. The audience for the book includesneurosurgeons, pediatricians, radiologists, and endocrinologists.

RJ499 2003-105902 0-88282-242-XMMeennddiinngg wwoouunnddeedd mmiinnddss;; sseeeekkiinngg hheellpp ffoorr aa mmeennttaallllyy iillllcchhiilldd..Henry, Beth.New Horizon Press, ©2004 224 p. $14.95 (pa)Henry has researched mental illness and interviewed mental health pro-fessionals for several years, and is currently forming a nationwideadvocacy group. In this candid account, she shares her personal experi-ences as the stepmother of Tommy, her young, mentally ill stepson.Following a detailed description of her five years of trying to care forTommy and his younger, also mentally-traumatized, brother—while atthe same time trying to keep her blended family and new marriagetogether—Henry provides a more generalized guide for readers on how tobecome an advocate for a mentally ill child. No subject index. Forparents, mental healthcare providers, and policy makers.

RJ499 2003-025509 1-57331-479-XRRoooottss ooff mmeennttaall iillllnneessss iinn cchhiillddrreenn..Title main entry. Ed. by Jean A. King et al. (Annals of the New YorkAcademy of Sciences; v.1008)N.Y. Academy of Sciences, ©2003 316 p. $135.00 (pa)King (psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical Center) presentspapers from a March 2003 conference highlighting research approachesto mental health disorders in children. The premise of the conferencewas that the common symptoms observed in several childhood disordersmay reflect special features of behavioral or neural development thatmay act synergistically with environmental challenges to confer eithersusceptibility or resilience to childhood mental illness. Some specifictopics examined include ineffective parenting as a precursor of psycho-pathic traits and delinquency in Hispanic females, brain imaging studiesof the anatomical and functional consequences of preterm birth forhuman brain development, and neural substrates underlying impulsivity.There is no subject index.

RJ502 2003-020437 1-57230-957-1TTrreeaattiinngg ppaarreenntt--iinnffaanntt rreellaattiioonnsshhiipp pprroobblleemmss;; ssttrraatteeggiieessffoorr iinntteerrvveennttiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Arnold J. Sameroff et al.Guilford Pr., ©2004 304 p. $40.00Sameroff (psychology, University of Michigan) presents a range of ther-apies that address the connections between infant-caregiver relationshipsand infant mental health. The book first establishes an overarchingmodel for understanding different types of problems in infant mentalhealth. Specific therapeutic models are then presented. While the modelsreflect the diverse research traditions of contributors, they share anemphasis on collaborating with families. Guidelines on which clients willbe best served by each treatment model are included, along with illus-trative case material.

RJ503 2003-010343 1-57230-787-0SSttrraaiigghhtt ttaallkk aabboouutt ppssyycchhoollooggiiccaall tteessttiinngg ffoorr kkiiddss..Braaten, Ellen and Gretchen Felopulos.Guilford Pr., ©2004 259 p. $16.95 (pa)In this guide for parents, Braaten and Felopulos, staff psychologists at thePsychology Assessment Center, Massachusetts General Hospital forChildren, explain the role testing plays in diagnosing and devisingtreatment plans for dyslexia, ADHD, autism, depression, and otherchildhood problems. They describe what to expect as testing unfolds,explain how to understand numerical scores and jargon-filled reports,and outline options at each step of the process. Brief lists of organiza-tions and web sites are included.

RJ504 2003-114208 0-88937-271-3CClliinniiccaall hhaannddbbooookk ooff ppssyycchhoottrrooppiicc ddrruuggss ffoorr cchhiillddrreenn aannddaaddoolleesscceennttss..Title main entry. Ed. by Kalyna Z. Bezchlibnyk-Butler and Adil S.Virani.Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, ©2004 306 p. $49.95 (pa)This plastic-spiral-bound, 10x7″ handbook compiles the latest informationfrom the published literature (scientific data, controlled clinical trials,and case reports) and from clinical experience in compact charts andbulleted lists for each class of psychotropic drug used in children andadolescents. Structured similarly to the publisher’s Clinical Handbook ofPsychotropic Drugs, the reference includes for each class of drugs state-ments on use in children and adolescents, approved and off-label indi-cations, and information on doses, adverse effects, and otherconsiderations relevant to these age groups. The book will be useful forpsychiatrists, psychologists, physicians, nurses, and other mental healthprofessionals.

RJ505 2004-001187 0-415-94861-4GGrroouupp wwoorrkk wwiitthh aaddoolleesscceennttss aafftteerr vviioolleenntt ddeeaatthh;; aammaannuuaall ffoorr pprraaccttiittiioonneerrss..Salloum, Alison.Brunner-Routledge, ©2004 170 p. $19.95 (pa)Written for parents and professionals working with young people, thishandbook combines recent research, theory, and practical guidelines topresent a 10-week model to help adolescents cope with grief and trauma.It supplies activities for each session, handouts, sample forms, and othertools. Salloum is a social worker with the Children’s Bureau of NewOrleans.

RJ506 2003-017062 1-57230-981-4AAnnxxiieettyy ddiissoorrddeerrss iinn cchhiillddrreenn aanndd aaddoolleesscceennttss,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Tracy L. Morris and John S. March.Guilford Pr., ©2004 395 p. $45.00Approximately 20% of all children and adolescents will experience ananxiety disorder at some time. In the seventeen articles of this secondedition, contributors examine these disorders, including their neurobi-ology, characteristics, assessment, and their treatment, including cog-nitive-behavioral psychotherapy, medications, and prevention strategies.The disorders under study include generalized anxiety disorder, socialand specific phobias, separation anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder,and post-traumatic stress disorder.

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RJ506 2004-100326 1-931981-29-9CCoonntteemmppoorraarryy ddiiaaggnnoossiiss aanndd mmaannaaggeemmeenntt ooff aatttteennttiioonn--ddeeffiicciitt//hhyyppeerraaccttiivviittyy ddiissoorrddeerr,, 33dd eedd..Arnold, L. Eugene.Handbooks in Health Care, ©2004 206 p. $19.95 (pa)This guide to clinical decision-making for a syndrome known for some150 years, but still controversial, covers issues in the diagnosis andtreatment of ADHD with drugs. Stressing a team approach, Dr. Arnold(emeritus, psychiatry, Ohio State U.) also provides guidance on life spanissues, alternative treatments, and consulting a specialist. Chaptersinclude a review quiz. References and resources are interspersed in thetext.

RJ506 1-85775-882-XDDiiffffiiccuulltt ccoonnssuullttaattiioonnss wwiitthh aaddoolleesscceennttss..Donovan, Chris and Heather C. Suckling.Radcliffe Publishing, ©2004 130 p. $42.00 (pa)Drawing on the results of a project organized by the Royal College ofGeneral Practitioners Adolescent Task Group, Donovan (chair, BrentCenter for Young People, UK) and Suckling (The Royal Free MedicalSchool, UK) offer insight on how general practitioners can deal withissues affecting young people. After a description of the project and asummary of the consultations that were discussed, contributors considerfactors that can make adolescent consultations difficult and provide per-sonal perspectives on consulting with adolescents.

RJ506 2003-020510 1-57230-973-3HHeellppiinngg aaddoolleesscceennttss aatt rriisskk;; pprreevveennttiioonn ooff mmuullttiipplleepprroobblleemm bbeehhaavviioorrss..Biglan, Anthony et al.Guilford Pr., ©2004 318 p. $40.00Biglan (Oregon Research Institute) presents clinical and public health per-spectives on the causes and consequences of adolescent behaviorproblems. Contributors review the epidemiology of serious youthproblems, then discuss risk and protective factors for problem behavior,looking at biological, family, school, peer, and community influences.They describe treatment approaches, and address ways to promote thedevelopment and dissemination of research-based intervention models atthe community, state, and national levels.

RJ506 2004-43772 0-86569-332-3PPrreevveennttiinngg eeaattiinngg ddiissoorrddeerrss aammoonngg pprree--tteeeenn ggiirrllss;; aa sstteepp--bbyy--sstteepp gguuiiddee..Menassa, Beverly Neu.Praeger, ©2004 113 p. $34.95Menassa, a mental health counselor, examines eating disorders fromsocial-cultural and feminist perspectives, then presents a 10-session guideto prevention that engages pre-teen girls in activities that empower themthe think critically about media messages, make healthy food choices,deal with stress, and accept their bodies. Sixty pages of appendices offerforms and questionnaires, activities and information packets for sessions,and resource materials for parents.

RJ506 2003-021885 1-59311-084-7TTrreeaattiinngg cchhiillddrreenn’’ss ppssyycchhoossoocciiaall pprroobblleemmss iinn pprriimmaarryyccaarree..Title main entry. Ed. by Beth G. Wildman and Terry Stancin.Information Age Publishing, ©2004 292 p. $31.95 (pa)This text is a product of the April 2001 Kent Psychology Forum, an inter-disciplinary, annual think tank hosted by Kent State U., designed todevelop strategies and potential solutions to better serve the mental healthneeds of children seen in primary care settings. Nineteen American aca-demics and practitioners contribute 11 chapters on research strategies forimproving identification and treatment of psychosocial problems byprimary care physicians, and ways to implement and evaluate theefficacy of prevention interventions and alternative methods of care.

RJ507 2003-005268 0-7890-1543-9RReebbuuiillddiinngg aattttaacchhmmeennttss wwiitthh ttrraauummaattiizzeedd cchhiillddrreenn;;hheeaalliinngg ffrroomm lloosssseess,, vviioolleennccee,, aabbuussee,, aanndd nneegglleecctt..Kagan, Richard.Haworth Pr., ©2004 374 p. $59.95A psychologist who works with children in crisis who have lost trust inadults due to parental abuse or neglect presents his approach, based onattachment theory and research, to rebuilding such bonds. He explainstools for facilitating trauma therapy, in particular, his Real Life Heroeslife-story workbook (Haworth, 1998). Appendices includes sampleassessment forms and a suggested game therapy format. Dr. Kagan isaffiliated with a mental health center in Albany, NY, and the NationalChild Traumatic Stress Network.

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RK52 2004-007472 0-86715-443-8EEtthhiiccaall qquueessttiioonnss iinn ddeennttiissttrryy,, 22dd eedd..Rule, James T. and Robert M. Veatch.Quintessence Pub. Co., ©2004 320 p. $35.00 (pa)Rule (professor emeritus, University of Maryland Dental School) andVeatch (medical ethics, Georgetown University) have added a new firstchapter on the history and development of the professions to this secondedition of book designed to sensitize dental professionals to theimportant role of ethics in dentistry and to provide a general approachto ethical reasoning in dental-related problem solving. Individual casediscussions have been expanded to contain more background materialand additional guidance in the techniques of ethical problem solving,while the total number of cases has been reduced from 111 to 88. Twelvenew cases invite discussion on ethical issues faced by the entire pro-fession of dentistry.

RK60 2003-071031 0-7817-4090-8CClliinniiccaall pprraaccttiiccee ooff tthhee ddeennttaall hhyyggiieenniisstt,, 99tthh eedd..Wilkins, Esther M.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©20051189 p. $74.95This massive textbook and reference offers focused guidance on basicclinical skills and the major areas of dental hygiene. Sixty-six chaptersdiscuss the role of the dental hygienist, the preparation for appointments,assessment, care planning, prevention, treatment, and patients withspecial needs. Particular attention is given to patient communication andethical aspects of care. Wilkins teaches peridontology at Tufts University.

RK240 1-85097-069-6CClliinniiccaall iinnvveessttiiggaattiioonnss ooff mmeeddiiccaall ddeevviicceess iinn ddeennttiissttrryy;;ssppeecciiffiiccaattiioonn,, iinntteerrpprreettaattiioonn,, aanndd pprraaccttiiccaall gguuiiddaannccee..Groten, Martin et al.Quintessence Pub. Co., ©2004 158 p. $50.00 (pa)Two German professors and one from Creighton University review thelegal bases and requirements that should be observed when testingdental materials and devices in Europe and the U.S., and offer guidelinesfor designing and conducting a clinical study. They discuss contractualregulations between the clinical research unit and the sponsor, risk man-agement, patient insurance, the ethics of the physician-patient rela-tionship, common principal study designs, and statistical considerations.

RK361 2003-065160 0-8016-7978-8PPeerriiooddoonnttiiccss;; mmeeddiicciinnee,, ssuurrggeerryy,, aanndd iimmppllaannttss..Title main entry. Ed. by Louis F. Rose et al.Mosby, ©2004 990 p. $90.00Containing sections on pathobiology, evaluation, treatment planning,nonsurgical therapy, surgery, multidisciplinary care, and periodontalmedicine, this textbook provides full coverage of the profession.Individual chapter topics include immunoinflammatory response, localcontributing factors, radiography, the electronic patient record, acute con-ditions, conscious sedation, principles and practice of periodontalsurgery, and role of occlusion. Seven chapters are devoted to systemicconsiderations, including the effect of tobacco smoking and alcohol useon periodontal diseases and clinical dental and periodontal managementof the medically compromised patient. As is typical for this publisher, thevolume is heavily illustrated with color plates. The signed chapters werewritten by 47 contributors, most of whom practice in the US.

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RK521 1-85097-094-7OOrrtthhooddoonnttiicc ccoonncceeppttss aanndd ssttrraatteeggiieess..Linden, Frans P.G.M. van der.Quintessence Pub. Co., ©2004 309 p. $186.00Van der Linden (emeritus, orthodontics, U. of Nijmegen, the Netherlands)provides detailed instruction to practicing orthodontists on concepts andtreatments for a full range of orthodontic scenarios. Eighteen chapterscover topics that include complications during the transition of incisors,use of interceptive orthodontic procedures, removable appliances,headgear, and headgear-plate combinations. Chapters on treatment aredevoted to the areas of impacted canines, class II division 2 malocclu-sions, asymmetries, open bites and non-occlusion, and missing incisors.Chapters are included on the correction of incisors in adults and effectiveretention. The volume is heavily illustrated throughout with color photosof individual cases as well as computer simulations of various conditions.

RK521 2004-002202 0-86715-431-4RRiisskk mmaannaaggeemmeenntt iinn oorrtthhooddoonnttiiccss;; eexxppeerrttss’’ gguuiiddee ttoommaallpprraaccttiiccee..Title main entry. Ed. by Thomas M. Graber et al.Quintessence Pub. Co., ©2004 238 p. $128.00Specialists in Europe and the US have contributed the 15 chapters of thistext, which defines the etiopathology of conditions that may occur fromorthodontic treatment and methods for recognizing malpractice aspectsand avoiding malpractice in orthodontic treatment. With particularattention to potential adverse tissue or system reactions, ten chaptersexplore topics that include enamel color alterations, enamel effectsduring bonding-debonding and treatment with fixed appliances, damageto tooth-supporting tissues in orthodontics, polymers, and orthodontictreatment for the medically compromised patient. The five chapters onrisk management were written by specialists in litigation, in dental mal-practice, insurance, and professional liability. The text, which is well illus-trated with color and b&w photos, is written in non-legal language andis intended for orthodontists.

RK667 4-87417-796-4AAttllaass ooff oorraall aanndd mmaaxxiillllooffaacciiaall rreehhaabbiilliittaattiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Kan-ichi Seto.Quintessence Pub. Co., ©2003 112 p. $80.00Seto (oral and maxillofacial surgery, Tsurumi University, Japan) presentsdetails on the use of both surgical and dental prosthetic techniques inoral and maxillofacial rehabilitation. Foundation material reviews classi-fication of maxillofacial prostheses, surgical simulation for maxillofacialprosthesis, and issues related to conversation, mastication, and deglu-tition. Subsequent chapters describe specific procedures in step-by-stepdetail and illustrate them with color photos of devices and surgical tech-niques. Chapters are in sections on maxillary defects, defects of palateand oropharyngeus, mandibular and facial defects, and radiation stents.

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RL74 2004-003923 1-4051-0441-4BBlluueepprriinnttss ddeerrmmaattoollooggyy..Campen, Rebecca B. (Blueprints)Blackwell Publishing, ©2004 175 p. $28.95 (pa)Covering commonly encountered conditions and commonly prescribedmedications, this pocket (4.5x8″) guide offers a concise overview of der-matology. Useful for medical students in elective rotations and for stu-dents studying for USMLE Steps 2 and 3, the book features self- tests,color clinical photos on almost every page, and an index on career andresidency opportunities.

RL74 1-85343-748-4SSkkiinn ddiisseeaassee;; aa mmeessssaaggee ffrroomm tthhee ssoouull:: AA ttrreeaattiissee ffrroomm aaJJuunnggiiaann ppeerrssppeeccttiivvee ooff ppssyycchhoossoommaattiicc ddeerrmmaattoollooggyy..Maguire, Anne.Free Association Books, ©2004 206 p. $25.95 (pa)Maguire is a specialist dermatologist, trained in London and Paris, andan analytical psychologist, trained at the C. G. Jung Institute, Zurïch, wholectures widely and is in private practice in London. In this text, sheexamines the unconscious psychic background of acute, but mainlychronic skin diseases. Coverage includes background on the discipline ofdermatology and the psyche; the role of the skin in mythology, the OldTestament, and fairy tales; case studies of a number of dermatologicalconditions which explore the unconscious psychic background to thoseconditions; and the archetypal background of skin disease. No subjectindex. Distributed by ISBS.

RL74 0-8247-5315-1UUrrttiiccaarriiaa aanndd aannggiiooeeddeemmaa..Title main entry. Ed. by Malcom W. Greaves and Allen P. Kaplan.Marcel Dekker, ©2004 484 p. $175.00Greaves (dermatology, Singapore General Hospital) and Kaplan (med-icine, Medical University of South Carolina) examine every type ofurticaria and angioedema, review mechanisms common to all types ofthese disorders, and discuss the uses and limitations of existing andemerging treatment regimens, including alternative therapeuticapproaches. They provide clinicians with guidance on diagnosis andmanagement, and discuss the uses and limitations of antihistamines andalternative therapeutic approaches in light of recent insights into themolecular basis of urticaria and angioedema. There is also discussion ofthe clinical significance of recently discovered autoimmune mechanismsin chronic idiopathic urticaria, and their impact on patient management.In addition to clinicians, the book will also be of interest to immunolo-gists, cell biologists, and pharmacologists.

RL81 0-8247-5677-0PPhhoottooddaammaaggeedd sskkiinn..Title main entry. Ed. by David J. Goldberg.Marcel Dekker, ©2004 208 p. $150.00Photodamage to skin from ultraviolet radiation can range from the cos-metic to basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma.Goldberg (dermatology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and New JerseyMedical School) presents eight contributions that examine currentknowledge of benign and malignant forms of photodamage, discussingclinical manifestations of damage, laser and light source treatment, andtopical treatments.

RL95 2003-058092 0-07-139660-8TTeexxttbbooookk ooff ddeerrmmaattooppaatthhoollooggyy,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Raymond L. Barnhill.McGraw-Hill, ©2004 1093 p. $275.00Thirty-seven chapters, written by specialists who teach and practicemainly in the US, are arranged in five parts: inflammatory reactions inthe skin; predominantly noninflammatory conditions; infections; prolif-erations—hamartomas, hyperplasias, and neoplasias; and disorders ofnails and the oral mucosa. Among the specific topics: spongoitic der-matitis, disorders of pigmentation, helminthic diseases, tumors of theepidermis, and cutaneous metastases. Appendices discuss laboratorymethods and molecular biologic techniques for the diagnosis of cuta-neous lymphomas. The text is exceptionally clear in its organization andis well illustrated. The second edition has been revised throughout toreflect current research and treatments. In addition, over 100 new colormicrophotographs have been added. Much of the revision was carriedout by the associate editor, A. Neil Crowson (U. of Oklahoma andRegional Medical Laboratory, Tulsa). Barnhill is with the U. of MiamiSchool of Medicine.

RL131 1-899541-73-XAAccnnee..Layton, Alison et al. (Fast Facts)Health Press International, ©2004 86 p. $19.95 (pa)Layton, a consultant dermatologist at Harrogate District Hospital, UK,highlights several features of acne, including etiology and clinical pres-entation, and reviews treatments available, along with their respectivemodes of action and potential adverse effects. Numerous color clinicalphotos and illustrations are included.

RL243 1-903734-32-0EEcczzeemmaa aanndd ccoonnttaacctt ddeerrmmaattiittiiss..Berth-Jones, John et al. (Fast Facts series)Health Press, ©2004 94 p. $19.95 (pa)The prevalence of eczema and contact dermatitis means that most non-dermatologist physicians will likely have some involvement in their man-agement. With that audience in mind, dermatologists Berth-Jones (U.Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, UK), Tan (Norfolk and Norwich U.Hospitals, UK) and Maibach (U. of California at San Francisco, US)present a clinical primer on the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of thevarious forms of eczema and contact dermatitis. The text is illustratedwith color photographs and drawings.

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RL243 1-85315-552-7KKeeyy aaddvvaanncceess iinn tthhee cclliinniiccaall mmaannaaggeemmeenntt ooff aattooppiicceecczzeemmaa..Title main entry. Ed. by Rod J. Hay and Malcolm H.A. Rustin.Royal Society of Medicine, ©2004 61 p. $25.00 (pa)Drawn from a symposium held in London, these 11 papers address boththe cause and prevention of atopic eczema, a common childhood skindisorder, exploring the role of environmental agents which break downthe skin barrier, community aspects of care in an inner city environment,the efficacy of herbal therapies, and strategies for nursing intervention.B&w photographs are provided.

RL790 0-8247-4305-9VViittiilliiggoo;; pprroobblleemmss aanndd ssoolluuttiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by Torello Lotti and Jana Hercogová. (Basic andclinical dermatology; 29)Marcel Dekker, ©2004 502 p. $195.00Lotti (U. of Florence, Italy) and Hercogová (Motol U. Hospital, Charles U.,Czech Republic) provide updated scientific and clinical information onthe progressive depigmentation disorder of vitiligo and other clinicallyrelevant hypomelanotic disorders (sometimes misdiagnosed as vitiligo)through the presentation of 48 scientific and medical papers. A pair ofopening contributions explore the history of scientific knowledge of thedisease and discuss other historical and psycho-anthropological aspects.

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RM45 2003-012397 0-7890-1844-6AA ssoocciiaall hhiissttoorryy ooff mmeeddiicciinneess iinn tthhee ttwweennttiieetthh cceennttuurryy;; ttoobbee ttaakkeenn tthhrreeee ttiimmeess aa ddaayy..Crellin, John K. (Pharmaceutical heritage; pharmaceutical care throughhistory)Pharmaceutical Products, ©2004 340 p. $59.95Crellin (history of medicine, Memorial U., Newfoundland) is not con-cerned here with the discovery or chemistry of medicine, but with thesocial, medical, and pharmaceutical influences that shaped the everydayavailability and usage of medicines during the 20th century in NorthAmerica and England. After reviewing the background from the 17th tothe 19th centuries, he divides the 20th into two equal halves. He writesfor people who wonder how they came to taking one medicine ratherthan another, either as self-care or as a doctor’s prescription, and foranyone involved in the pharmaceutical industry at any stage.

RM138 1-58255-297-5LLiippppiinnccootttt’’ss nnuurrssiinngg ddrruugg gguuiiddee 22000055.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Karch, Amy M.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©20041470 p. $37.95 (pa)Karch (clinical nursing, University of Rochester School of Nursing)presents nursing considerations related to drug therapy in this 4.5x8″book/CD-ROM reference for students and professionals. Coverage encom-passes drugs commonly encountered by nurses and drugs whose usecommonly involves significant nursing intervention. After a concisereview of the nursing process, information on specific drugs in presentedin alphabetical entries. Almost 150 pages of appendices provide referencematerial. The mini-CD-ROM contains information on the 200 most com-monly prescribed drugs, plus 200 customizable patient- teachingprintouts.

RM138 1-58255-322-XNNuurrssiinngg 22000055 ddrruugg hhaannddbbooookk.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©20041394 p. $38.95 (pa)This 25th anniversary edition adds newly approved drugs, a chapter ondrug safety, and an expanded English-Spanish drug phrase translator.General information is offered on drug therapy actions, reactions, andlife-span issues. Chapters on classes of drugs from anti-infectives tovitamins include nursing considerations, alerts, and cross-references to acolor photo guide. The companion mini- CD contains monographs oncommonly-used drugs, patient education sheets, and a link to an aux-iliary Web site.

RM170 2004-004870 1-58255-339-4JJuusstt tthhee ffaaccttss;; II..VV.. tthheerraappyy..Title main entry.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005308 p. $34.95 (pa)This wire-spiral-bound review and reference presents essential facts onfundamentals and advanced techniques of I.V. therapy, along with tables,charts, key points, and detailed b&w illustrations of equipment and pro-cedures. Chapters cover fundamental peripheral I. V. therapy, centralvenous therapy, I. V. medications, transfusions, chemotherapy transfu-sions, and parenteral nutrition.

RM184 2003-069581 0-8493-1651-0AAccuuppuunnccttuurree;; aann aannaattoommiiccaall aapppprrooaacchh..Dung, Houchi et al.CRC Pr., ©2004 180 p. $99.95One of the coauthors relates that Dung (U. of Texas Health Science Center,San Antonio) convinced him of acupuncture’s legitimacy. Afteroverviewing Western interest in, and issues with, this ancient Chinesemodality, and their preference for the term “neuromodulation” overacupuncture, the three authors present classical and nonclassical pointsfor stimulating the nervous system for managing pain and other condi-tions. The reference include illustrations, a review of neuroanatomy,glossary, and companion Web site.

RM236 2003-021421 0-7637-3241-9TThhee ddiieettiittiiaann’’ss gguuiiddee ttoo vveeggeettaarriiaann ddiieettss;; iissssuueess aannddaapppplliiccaattiioonnss,, 22dd eedd..Mangels, Reed et al.Jones & Bartlett, ©2004 587 p. $59.95Nutritionists Virginia Kisch Messina (listed first in the CiP data and onthe cover), Mangels, and Mark Messina update their guide to help col-leagues and other health care professionals counsel vegetarian clients. Allthe chapters have been revised, and new ones added on the fatty acidneeds of vegetarians, the role of phytochemicals in the diet, theincreasing importance of soyfoods for vegetarians, and the role of carbo-hydrates in healthy diets. No date is noted for the first edition.

RM262 2004-040869 0-7817-4845-3AApppplliieedd tthheerraappeeuuttiiccss;; tthhee cclliinniiccaall uussee ooff ddrruuggss,, 88tthh eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Mary Anne Koda-Kimble et al.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004— p. $165.00Material is presented through the use of problematized case studies pre-sented as contextualized questions throughout each chapter. Topics movefrom general principles to therapies for conditions that include cardiacand vascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, renal, solid organ transplan-tation, nutrition issues, dermatology, arthritis, women’s health, psy-chiatry, substance abuse, pediatric, and geriatric health. New to the 8thedition of this massive textbook are chapters on cultural sensitivity, end-of-life care, and smoking cessation. Updates incorporate new therapiesand research, and numerous figures and tables of major trials, drug clas-sification, and other information.

RM301 2004-001115 1-58255-293-2CClliinniiccaall pphhaarrmmaaccoollooggyy mmaaddee iinnccrreeddiibbllyy eeaassyy,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005410 p. $35.95 (pa)Following an overview of pharmacology basics for medical and nursingstudents covering such topics as drug development and mechanisms ofaction, chapters with review quizzes focus on specific classes of drugs,their pharmacodynamics, and potential adverse reactions and drug inter-actions. A companion Web site offers updates on drugs. The first editionwas published in 2001.

RM301 2003-062073 0-8493-2084-4CClliinniiccaall ssttuuddiieess mmaannaaggeemmeenntt;; aa pprraaccttiiccaall gguuiiddee ttoo ssuucccceessss..Cook, Simon.Interpharm / CRC, ©2004 108 p. $119.95In this survival guide for project managers running clinical studies,Cook, an independent consultant in the UK, outlines a framework forproject management based on seven core themes: goals, budgets, time,resources, measurement, communication, and training. He overviews thedrug development process and trends that are driving change, then looksat how modern management theory can be brought to bear on the spe-cialized demands of clinical trials. Covering practical aspects of writingand costing a study, organizing an investigator meeting, and improvingpatient enrollment in a study, the book offers good practice guidelines,case histories, and anecdotal and visual examples to aid in rememberingkey points.

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RM301 2003-026662 1-58212-054-4HHaannddbbooookk ooff bbaassiicc pphhaarrmmaaccookkiinneettiiccss;; iinncclluuddiinngg cclliinniiccaallaapppplliiccaattiioonnss,, 66tthh eedd..Ritschel, Wolfgang A. and Gregory L. Kearns.American Pharmacists Assn., ©2004 432 p. $54.95Ritschel (pharmacology and cell biophysics, University of Cincinnati) andKearns (pediatric pharmacology, University of Missouri) consolidate prin-ciples and techniques of pharmacokinetics in this reference for practi-tioners, researchers, and students involved in various applications ofpharmacokinetics. For this sixth edition, 13 of the previous edition’s 38chapters have been updated, and new chapters on pharmacogenetics andpharmacogenomics have been added in recognition of the influence ofgenetic constitution on the enzymes and transporters that influence drugdisposition and action. Pharmacokinetic data profiles on an additional220 drugs have been added to the appendix. The book is distributed byMcGraw Hill.

RM301 0-8247-5465-4NNeeww ddrruugg ddeevveellooppmmeenntt;; rreegguullaattoorryy ppaarraaddiiggmmss ffoorr cclliinniiccaallpphhaarrmmaaccoollooggyy aanndd bbiioopphhaarrmmaacceeuuttiiccss..Title main entry. Ed. by Chandrahas G. Sahajwalla. (Drugs and thepharmaceutical sciences)Marcel Dekker, ©2004 596 p. $175.00The development process of pharmaceuticals in the United States is fre-quently attenuated by the regulatory environment governing clinicalpharmacology and biopharmaceutics. Aiming his text at students andnew scientists in the industry and government, Sahajawalla (Center forDrug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration) pro-vides 25 papers that combine discussion of scientific and regulatory prin-ciples and provide guidance on incorporating considerations of the twointo drug development investigations. The papers are organized into sec-tions dealing with history and basic principles, in vitro and pre-clinicalstudies, clinical pharmacology, biopharmaceutics, and special interesttopics.

RM301 2003-060530 0-7817-4678-7PPrriinncciipplleess ooff pphhaarrmmaaccoollooggyy;; tthhee ppaatthhoopphhyyssiioollooggiicc bbaassiiss ooffddrruugg tthheerraappyy..Title main entry. Ed. by David E. Golan et al.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005856 p. $64.95 (pa)Golan (medicine, Harvard Medical School) integrates relevant knowledgefrom the basic biomedical sciences to explains aspects of drug therapy.Discussion of the therapeutic and adverse reactions of drugs in theframework of the drug’s mechanism of action enables students to gaina deeper understanding surpassing, and content reflects recent advancesin biological and biomedical science to improve understanding of mech-anisms of drug action at the molecular level. Each chapter begins with aclinical case specific to a target system, followed by relevant biochem-istry, physiology, and pathophysiology of the system and discussion ofdrugs and drug classes that affect the system. Final chapters cover drugdiscovery and development, new drug evaluation, drug regulation, andpharmacogenomics.

RM301 1-58255-321-1SSpprriinngghhoouussee nnuurrssee’’ss ddrruugg gguuiiddee 22000055,, 66tthh eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©20051454 p. $35.95 (pa)This drug reference alphabetically lists 750 common generic drugs alongwith their indications and dosages, contraindications, adverse reactions,interactions, effects of lab results, pharmacokinetics, action, availableforms, and nursing process. The sixth edition highlights rapid-onset inter-actions in blue. Intended for nursing students, the mini-CD contains apharmacology self-test and a matching game.

RM301 92-4-154631-XWWHHOO mmooddeell ffoorrmmuullaarryy,, 22000044..Title main entry. Ed. by World Health Organization.World Health Organization, ©2004 528 p. $36.00 (pa)Designed to complement the World Health Organization’s Model List ofEssential Drugs, this formulary is designed as a resource for countriesconsidering the development of their own model formulary. Organizedby therapeutic categories, the formulary provides information on thetherapeutic uses of the drugs from the Model List, including uses, con-traindications, precautions, dosages, and adverse effects.

RM301 92-4-156265-XTThhee WWoorrlldd HHeeaalltthh rreeppoorrtt 22000044;; cchhaannggiinngg hhiissttoorryy..Title main entry. Ed. by World Health Organization.World Health Organization, ©2004 169 p. $27.00 (pa)In September 2003, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNAIDS, andthe Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria declared lackof access to AIDS treatment with antiretroviral medicines a global healthemergency. These organizations launched an effort to provide 3 millionpeople in developing countries with antiretroviral therapy by the end of2005. This report shows how a comprehensive HIV/AIDS strategy linkingprevention, treatment, care, and support for people living with the viruscould save the lives of millions of people in poor and less-developed coun-tries.

RM302 2003-021008 1-58829-249-5HHaannddbbooookk ooff ddrruugg--nnuuttrriieenntt iinntteerraaccttiioonnss.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by Joseph Boullata et al. (Nutrition and health)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 563 p. $145.00Boullata (pharmacy, Temple University) brings together contributorsreviewing common and some less common drug-nutrient interactionsand clinical approaches to their effective management. The book/CD-ROM package explores every major aspect of the problem, including drugand nutrient disposition, enzyme systems, and the influence of food,nutrients, and non-nutrient components on drug effects and disposition.Separate chapters examine the effects of substances including caffeine,alcohol, and garlic, and reviews offer detailed information on the majordrugs that affect the cardiovascular and nervous systems, with emphasison the antiepileptics. The CD-ROM contains an Adobe e-Book version ofthe book, which can be viewed on a computer or handheld device. Thebook can be used as a reference by physicians, pharmacists, dieticians,and food scientists.

RM302 2004-268665 1-57439-197-6MMaannaaggiinngg cclliinniiccaallllyy iimmppoorrttaanntt ddrruugg iinntteerraaccttiioonnss..Hansten, Philip D. and John R. Horn.Facts & Comparisons, ©2004 692 p. $68.95 (pa)Deriving this text from their more comprehensive Drug InteractionsAnalysis and Management, doctors of pharmacy Hanstern and Horndevote this work to discussion to those prescription and nonprescriptionmedication pharmacodynamic interactions with the greatest potentialityfor creating harm. Each discussion of the interactions provides infor-mation on risk factors, related drugs, and management options. The sec-tions on mechanism and clinical evaluations included in the larger DrugInteractions Analysis have been omitted.

RM315 88-21704 0-88937-284-5CClliinniiccaall hhaannddbbooookk ooff ppssyycchhoottrrooppiicc ddrruuggss,, 1144tthh eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Kalyna Z. Bezchlibnyk-Butler et al.Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, ©2004 333 p. $57.95 (pa)This plastic-spiral-bound, 11x8.5″ handbook allows quick access todetailed comparisons of available drugs and succinct information onindications and effects, dosing pharmacokinetics, adverse effects, with-drawal, and toxicity, as well as pediatric and geriatric considerations, usein pregnancy, and drug interactions. This 14th edition features a newsection on drugs for treatment of dementias, information on newlyapproved drugs for treating opiate dependency, and revised CYP-450information on antidepressants and antipsychotics. There is also a newsection on augmentation strategies in ADHD treatment, a revised sectionon unapproved treatments, and updates on interactions of antipsychoticswith herbal preparations.

RM315 92-4-156235-8NNeeuurroosscciieennccee ooff ppssyycchhooaaccttiivvee ssuubbssttaannccee uussee aannddddeeppeennddeennccee..Title main entry. Ed. by WHO.World Health Organization, ©2004 264 p. $45.00 (pa)The report synthesizes the considerable new findings and theories thathave emerged over recent decades. It covers brain mechanisms, biobe-havioral processes underlying dependence, the psychopharmacology ofdependence for different drug classes, the genetic basis of dependence,concurrent disorders, ethical issues in research, and implications forpublic health policy.

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RM666 2003-023367 0-85199-807-0CCoonnssttiittuueennttss ooff mmeeddiicciinnaall ppllaannttss;; aann iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo tthheecchheemmiissttrryy aanndd tthheerraappeeuuttiiccss ooff hheerrbbaall mmeeddiicciinnee;; 22dd eedd..Pengelly, Andrew.CABI Publishing, ©2004 172 p. $30.00 (pa)Pengelly, a lecturer in herbal therapies at the U. of Newcastle, New SouthWales, originally wrote the reference as an undergraduate text, but it’salso useful for health practitioners, lecturers, researchers, and producersof herbal remedies. A non-chemist writing for other non-chemists, hedescribes the chemical structures of plants as a means of explainingwhat makes each herb work. The revised edition includes an expandedintroduction to plant molecular structures and adds chapters on fixedoils and triterpenoids. Distributed by Oxford U. Press.

RM666 0-8493-1961-7HHeerrbbaall ddrruuggss aanndd pphhyyttoopphhaarrmmaacceeuuttiiccaallss;; aa hhaannddbbooookk ffoorrpprraaccttiiccee oonn aa sscciieennttiiffiicc bbaassiiss,, 33dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Max Wichtl.CRC Pr., ©2004 704 p. $279.95In recent years St. John’s wort is but one example of a plant making thetransition from classical herbal tea remedy to standardized extract andphytopharmaceutical—evidence of increased knowledge and acceptanceof medical plant research. The previous English edition of this work wasbased on the second German edition of Teedrogen und Phytopharmaka;the fourth German edition appeared in 2002, so a new translation wasundertaken. The translators also took on the task of adapting the bookto include pertinent British, Canadian, and US regulations for herbalproducts. Each of some 200 herbs is thoroughly represented with colorphotos and coverage of synonyms, origin, constituents, indications, teapreparations, phytomedicines, authentication, adulteration, and storage,along with literature citations and excerpts from the GermanCommission E monograph on uses, risks, warnings and actions. Ageneral chapter introduces the subject. Indexing is by indications and bysubject, and a list of English-Latin terms is included.

RM666 3-88763-094-7MMeeddiicciinnaall aanndd aarroommaattiicc ppllaannttss iinn tthhee IInnddiiaann OOcceeaanniissllaannddss..Gurib-Fakim, Ameenah and Thomas Brendler.Medpharm Scientific Publishers, ©2004567 p. $169.95In order to redress the under-representation of flora from the MascareneIslands, Cormoros, Seychelles, and Madagascar in the scientific literature,Gurib-Fakim and Brendler discuss some 350 medicinal and aromaticplants of the region, selected for their usefulness, popularity, and rarity.As far as they know, some plants, especially from Seychelles andComoros, are here monographed for the first time, so there is little infor-mation available about their phytochemistry and pharmacology. Whereinformation on traditional uses is concerned, they say, they have madeefforts to respect intellectual property rights. For each plants, theyprovide general information, family, vernacular names, etymology,botanical description, distribution and ecology, conservation status, partused, chemistry, pharmacology, and use in traditional medicine.Chemical diagrams, line drawings, and color photographs are included.

RM713 2004-040849 0-7817-4264-1MMaannaaggeerriiaall aanndd ssuuppeerrvviissoorryy pprriinncciipplleess ffoorr pphhyyssiiccaalltthheerraappiissttss,, 22dd eedd..Nosse, Larry J. et al.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005516 p. $54.95In this second edition of an introduction to the business end of physicaltherapy, the authors have expanded material to reflect the many leg-islative, economic, and educational events that have affected the physicaltherapy profession over the last four years. They explain business man-agement techniques, provides background on healthcare, law, values, andethics, and explains fundamentals of organization and management,human resources, service marketing, managing money, accreditation,and risk management. Individual and group case studies are included.

RM721 2004-046575 0-7817-3970-5IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo mmaassssaaggee tthheerraappyy.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Braun, Mary Beth and Stephanie H. Simonson.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005490 p. $52.95 (pa)In this textbook for entry-level massage therapy students, the authorsproceed from basic anatomical and physiological information to massagetherapy techniques. They also offer a brief history of massage and coversuch topics as ethics and professionalism, terminology, communicationand documentation, equipment and environment, and massage therapybusiness concepts. The CD-ROM contains three- dimensional models ofthe anatomy of the muscles and soft tissues.

RM735 2003-019517 0-8036-1137-4CCoonncceeppttuuaall ffoouunnddaattiioonnss ooff ooccccuuppaattiioonnaall tthheerraappyy,, 33dd eedd..Kielhofner, Gary.F.A. Davis, ©2004 284 p. $54.95Frustrated that the conceptual basis of occupational therapy often justseems to be based on ad hoc borrowings from other fields, Keilhofner(occupational therapy, U. of Illinois at Chicago) seeks to place the natureand practice of occupational therapy into a coherent framework basedon its own terms. He proposes a model of knowledge organization inoccupational therapy consisting of three concentric layers: the paradigm,the conceptual practice layer, and related knowledge not unique to occu-pational therapy. Each of these is examined in turn, with the comparativediscussion of the field’s current conceptual practice models occupying acentral place in the discussion.

RM735 2003-104380 1-56900-178-2TThhee ooccccuuppaattiioonnaall tthheerraappyy mmaannaaggeerr,, 44tthh eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Guy L. McCormack et al.Am. Occupational Therapy Assn., ©2003642 p. $79.00 (pa)Twenty-five contributions explore the skill sets needed by the occupa-tional therapy manager, outline client evaluation principles and differentstyles of leadership, overview the strategic planning and budget process,and provide guidelines for writing a business plan and securing reim-bursement. The fourth edition adds chapters on cultural competency, uni-versal systems of health care, and marketing.

RM735 2003-019038 0-7890-2066-1SSuurrvviivviinngg 99//1111;; iimmppaacctt aanndd eexxppeerriieenncceess ooff ooccccuuppaattiioonnaalltthheerraappyy pprraaccttiittiioonneerrss..Title main entry. Ed. by Pat Precin.Haworth Pr., ©2003 197 p. $39.95Precin (Pathways to Housing) collects firsthand account from occupa-tional therapy providers and their clients involved in the aftermath of the9/11 terrorist attack. Contributors highlight the needs of different groupsof clients, from survivors in hospitals to firefighters and rescue workers,and stress the importance of changing therapeutic styles during thelengthy coping process to adapt to the changing needs of the client. Thiswork has been co-published simultaneously as Occupational Therapy inMental Health, vol. 19, nos. 3/4, 2003.

RS61 2003-016162 0-7890-1625-7PPhhaarrmmaaccyy iinn WWoorrlldd WWaarr IIII..Worthen, Dennis B.Haworth Pr., ©2004 279 p. $49.95Now retired from the industry, Worthen is a scholar at the Lloyd Libraryand Museum in Cincinnati and teaches the history of pharmacy. Here heassembles the accounts of over 300 people about their or their relative’sexperience as a pharmacist at home or in theater from 1941 to 1945. Hecovers prewar practice, education, selective service, drugstores in the wareffort, pharmacy operations and corps, the military, and the returningveterans.

RS75 3-88763-101-3IInnddeexx nnoommiinnuumm;; iinntteerrnnaattiioonnaall ddrruugg ddiirreeccttoorryy,, 1188tthh eedd..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by Swiss Pharmaceutical Society.Medpharm Scientific Publishers, ©20041823 p. $239.95The 18th edition of this essential reference has been completely updatedand revised. Organized alphabetically by International NonproprietaryName (INN), each entry includes the chemical names, synonyms, drugnames (in German, French, Spanish, and Latin) and commercial trade-marks for all countries. The chemical designation, structural formula,and empirical formula with the molecular mass are included for eachdrug. The entire text is in English, except for the initial guidelines andindexes, which are in English, French, and German. Initial indexes areby therapeutic category, ATC category (Anatomical TherapeuticalChemical classification of the World Health Organization), and ATCvetcategory (for veterinary drugs). Concluding indexes are by brand nameand drug synonym, ATC codes, and ATCvet codes, so that users haveseveral means for locating a drug’s INN entry. The CD-ROM contains theaddress and links to over 17,000 pharmaceutical manufacturers.Distributed in the US by CRC Press.

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RS98 2003-065420 0-8493-1446-1MMaannaaggiinngg pphhaarrmmaaccyy pprraaccttiiccee;; pprriinncciipplleess,, ssttrraatteeggiieess,, aannddssyysstteemmss..Title main entry. Ed. by Andrew M. Peterson. (CRC Press pharmacyeducation series)CRC Pr., ©2004 518 p. $69.95Highlighting the growing impact of technology throughout pharmacy,Peterson (managed care pharmacy practice, Philadelphia College ofPharmacy) supplies background for analyzing managerial systems andunderstanding trends affecting the pharmacy profession. Authors indiverse fields such as human resources, education, and management, aswell as pharmacy, provide basic background on management andsystems theories, then cover specifics of managing human resources,accounting, inventory control, and purchasing, and overview the UShealth care system and major business and policy changes affecting theprofession. The book is designed for students in the professional years oftheir pharmacy curricula.

RS122 2003-092224 1-4107-3744-6HHaannddbbooookk ooff ccoommppuutteerr aanndd ccoommppuutteerriizzeedd ssyysstteemmvvaalliiddaattiioonn ffoorr tthhee pphhaarrmmaacceeuuttiiccaall iinndduussttrryy..Goldman, Stephen Robert.1st Books Library, ©2003 459 p. $85.00 (pa)This handbook details methods for sustainable compliance with GxPsand 21 CFR Part 11 validation requirements regarding computerizedsystems in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical deviceindustry. The handbook follows FDA guidelines and best industry prac-tices in defining roles, responsibilities, and requirements of system vali-dation. Chapters cover areas including planning and implementation,standard operating procedures (SOPs) for validation, regulatory require-ments and policies, design qualifications, and testing. Author infor-mation is not given.

RS122 2003-062071 0-07-136259-2PPhhaarrmmaacceeuuttiiccaall ccaarree pprraaccttiiccee;; tthhee cclliinniicciiaann’’ss gguuiiddee,, 22dd eedd..Cipolle, Robert J. et al.McGraw-Hill, ©2004 394 p. $59.95A textbook for students or practitioners introducing pharmaceutical care,defined as a patient-centered practice in which the practitioner assumesresponsibility for a patient’s drug-related needs and is held accountablefor this commitment. The 1998 edition has been revised and updated inlight of subsequent research.

RS189 2003-056518 0-415-27519-9AA hhaannddbbooookk ooff bbiiooaannaallyyssiiss aanndd ddrruugg mmeettaabboolliissmm..Title main entry. Ed. by Gary Evans.CRC Pr., ©2004 390 p. $129.95Techniques, methodology, and theory of bioanalysis, pharmacokinetics,and metabolism are examined from the perspective of scientists workingon research and development in the pharmaceutical industry, in thishandbook for senior undergraduates and postgraduates studying drugmetabolism in courses such as pharmaceutical science, physiology, andtoxicology. Coverage includes sample preparation, mass spectrometry andquantitative bioanalysis, pre-clinical pharmacokinetics, and whole bodyautoradiography, as well as in vitro techniques for investigating drugmetabolism, and identification of drug metabolites in biological fluidsusing spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques. Evans has 25 yearsof experience in research and development in the pharmaceuticalindustry.

RS189 0-8247-5041-1NNeeww ddrruugg aapppprroovvaall pprroocceessss;; aacccceelleerraattiinngg gglloobbaallrreeggiissttrraattiioonnss,, 44tthh eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Richard A. Guarino (Drugs and thepharmaceutical sciences; v.139)Marcel Dekker, ©2004 635 p. $165.00Guarino, president of an independent clinical research and consultingfirm, explains the latest requirements and techniques for submitting newpharmaceutical product applications globally for prescription andgeneric drugs, devices, and biologics. The content, assembly, and strategicapproaches for filing US and global submissions of Investigational andNew Drug Applications, Biologic License Applications, Abbreviated NewDrug Applications, and Supplemental New Drug Applications aredetailed in step-by-step format. The third edition was published as NewDrug Approval Process: Third Edition, The Global Challenge.

RS192 2003-063460 0-8493-2243-X2211 CCFFRR PPaarrtt 1111;; ccoommpplleettee gguuiiddee ttoo iinntteerrnnaattiioonnaall ccoommppuutteerrvvaalliiddaattiioonn ccoommpplliiaannccee ffoorr tthhee pphhaarrmmaacceeuuttiiccaall iinndduussttrryy..López, Orlando.CRC Pr., ©2004 243 p. $179.95This guide delineates the organization, planning, verification, and docu-mentation activities and procedural controls required for compliancewith FDA regulations related to international computer validation in thepharmaceutical industry. The guide shows how to comply with computersystems validation requirements, while highlighting and integrating Part11 requirements into the entire computer validation program. Regulatorycompliance is placed within the context of quality assurance, and theimportance of integrating validation into the system life cycle using astructured top-down approach is stressed. Information is applicable tocomputer systems for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, and medicaldevice applications.

RS192 2003-065586 0-8493-2340-1FFaacciilliittyy vvaalliiddaattiioonn;; tthheeoorryy,, pprraaccttiiccee,, aanndd ttoooollss..Wrigley, Graham C.CRC Pr., ©2004 140 p. $149.95Wrigley (Journal of Validation Technology) describes policies, guidelines,and regulations related to good manufacturing practices (GMPs) in thepharmaceutical industry and explores the relationship between theseGMPs and the validation process. He outlines the theory and clarifies thephilosophy and key principles of validations such as the life-cycleapproach and qualification practices, and provides advice on avoidingcommon pitfalls, constraints a validation team must deal with, and thedanger of not adopting and following recommended best practices.Examples of validation documents and SOPs are included, along with aglossary of validation terminology.

RS192 2004-43813 0-8493-1944-7IIssoollaattiioonn tteecchhnnoollooggyy;; aa pprraaccttiiccaall gguuiiddee,, 22dd eedd..Coles, Tim.CRC Pr., ©2004 221 p. $199.95UK-based Coles has been active in the field of pharmaceutical isolationtechnology for 20 years. Suitable for both experienced and beginning pro-fessionals, the second edition of Coles’ text reflects significant changes inthe acceptance and the understanding of isolation technology in the fiveyears since publication of the first edition. Revised and updatedthroughout, the text provides descriptions of and comments on newguidelines and standards, and describes technological advances, such asthe new breed of sanitizing gas generators. Illustrated with b&w photo-graphs, diagrams, and charts.

RS192 0-85369-573-3PPhhaarrmmaacceeuuttiiccaall iissoollaattoorrss;; aa gguuiiddee ttoo tthheeiirr aapppplliiccaattiioonn,,ddeessiiggnn aanndd ccoonnttrrooll..Title main entry. Ed. by Brian Midcalf et al.Pharmaceutical Press, ©2004 252 p. $45.00 (pa)Edited by the Pharmaceutical Isolator Working Party of the UK NationalHealth Service Pharmaceutical Assurance Committee, this work considersthe basic concepts, definitions, and standards necessary in the design,construction, commissioning, maintenance, and use of pharmaceuticalisolators. The guide is meant to provide useful information for pur-chasers, users, and manufacturers involved in standard setting and mon-itoring. Chapters address transfer and access devices, siting of isolatorsand clothing regimes, decontamination and disinfection, physical andmicrobiological monitoring, leak testing, and validation.

RS199 0-8247-5320-8MMiiccrroobbiiaall ccoonnttaammiinnaattiioonn ccoonnttrrooll iinn ppaarreenntteerraallmmaannuuffaaccttuurriinngg..Title main entry. Ed. by Kevin L. Williams.Marcel Dekker, ©2004 721 p. $195.00Microbiologists and chemists working at prominent private laboratoriesin the U.S. review the processes being used to produce drugs injecteddirectly into body tissues, blood vessels, and body compartments; detailspecific methods of achieving contamination control over various routesthat could bring contaminants into contact with product and processes;and describe techniques for sampling and gauging the microbiologicalstate of critical environments, in-process materials, and final product.Topics of the 23 contributions include pharmaceutical water purificationsystems, the selection and validation of chemical disinfectants, types ofsterile filtration, endotoxin contamination control, and rapid methods ofmicrobial identification.

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RS200 2003-066753 0-8493-1729-0AAddvvaanncceedd pphhaarrmmaacceeuuttiiccss;; pphhyyssiiccoocchheemmiiccaall pprriinncciipplleess..Kim, Cherng-ju.CRC Pr., ©2004 498 p. $149.95Kim (pharmaceutical science, Loma Linda University) explains basicmechanistic and quantitative interpretation skills needed to solve physicalpharmacy related problems in this guide for students and professionals.He supplies background on thermodynamics, ionic equilibria, solutionsand distribution, surface chemistry and colloids, kinetics, diffusion, andpolymer science, and outlines the research on diffusion through a mem-brane and the use of polymers in dosage forms. He demonstrates thedevelopment of formulae and models and describes their use for avariety of formulation situations.

RS200 2003-051451 0-8493-1752-5HHaannddbbooookk ooff pphhaarrmmaacceeuuttiiccaall mmaannuuffaaccttuurriinngg ffoorrmmuullaattiioonnss;;66vv..Niazi, Sarfaraz K.CRC Pr., ©2004 1684 p. $1,495.00This set, highly valuable for its consistent approach, comprises sixvolumes that provide detailed information about six different types ofdosage forms: sterile products, compressed solids, uncompressed solids,liquid products, semisolid products, and over-the-counter products. Eachvolume’s preface gives a historic overview of a dosage form, followed bydetailed chapters on regulatory and manufacturing requirements. Theinitial chapters of v.1, on compressed solids, treat bioavailability andbioequivalence studies for orally administered drugs, and give guidancefor formulation. Volume 4, on semisolid products, features chapters onchanges to approved new drug applications, postapproval changes, sta-bility testing, and evaluation of stability data in retest periods, amongother topics. The volume on sterile products addresses inspection of man-ufacturing facilities, new applications, and manufacturing formulations.Following such introductory chapters, the remainder of each volume istaken up with the formulations of the drugs, which are presented inalphabetical order. The entry for each drug includes an initialdescription, a table containing a bill of materials, and a list of manufac-turing directions. Each volume is separately indexed; there is no cumu-lative index, nor is there a cumulative table of contents. Niazi, who isbased in Illinois, has published a wealth of articles and books in thefields of pharmaceutical formulation, biopharmaceutics, and pharmaco-kinetics of drugs.

RS201 2003-63742 0-8412-3839-1CCaarrrriieerr--bbaasseedd ddrruugg ddeelliivveerryy..Title main entry. Ed. by Sönke Svenson. (ACS symposium series; 879)American Chemical Society, ©2004 346 p. $145.00Because the creation of drug delivery technologies requires an under-standing of the material properties for drug delivery carriers, interactionsamong carriers and active pharmaceutical ingredients, and interactionsof carriers and active ingredients with the human body, there is a needfor research in a range of fields, including materials science, chemicalengineering, pharmaceutics, and medical sciences. Svenson (DendriticNanotechnologies, Inc.) presents the proceedings of an April 2002 sym-posium after which the book is titled; a meeting intended to bringtogether contributions from across these disciplines. In three sections, 21papers address the use of liposomes and tubules as carriers; use of poly-meric micelles and endosomolytic agents for, respectively, drug and genedelivery; and use of micro- and nanoparticulate carriers in drug delivery.

RS403 0-471-21480-9CCoonntteemmppoorraarryy ddrruugg ssyynntthheessiiss..Li, Jie-Jack et al.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 221 p. $89.95Written by members of Pfizer Global Research and Development forchemists entering the pharmaceutical industry, this work profiles thesynthesis of fourteen representative pharmaceutical products in order todemonstrate the multidisciplinary nature of the endeavor. For each drug,they provide a historical introduction and the biological, pharmaco-logical, pharmakinetic, and drug metabolism background beforedetailing the drug’s synthesis.

RS403 3-527-30431-2MMoolleeccuullaarr bbiioollooggyy iinn mmeeddiicciinnaall cchheemmiissttrryy..Title main entry. Ed. by Th. Dingermann et al. (Methods and principlesin medicinal chemistry; v.21.)Wiley-VCH, ©2004 413 p. $175.00In this work for pharmaceutical chemists, molecular biologists, andmedical researchers, Dingermann (pharmaceutical biology, JohannWolfgang Goethe University, Germany) presents the latest research on theuse of techniques from molecular biology in the study of drugs and theiraction. The book deals with molecular targets and cellular assay tech-nologies, then looks at the use of techniques in the stereoselective syn-thesis of natural compounds and their mimics, and in the synthesis ofDNA-derived drugs or protein drugs. Questions related to analysis areaddressed, and issues in kinetics, metabolism, and toxicology areexplored. Other subjects are gene knockout models, enantioseparation ofchiral drugs, affinity chromatography, and the pharmacogenomics ofbioavailability and elimination.

RS418 2004-047477 1-58829-261-4CChheemmooiinnffoorrmmaattiiccss;; ccoonncceeppttss,, mmeetthhooddss,, aanndd ttoooollss ffoorr ddrruuggddiissccoovveerryy..Title main entry. Ed. by Jürgen Bajorath. (Methods in molecular biologyseries; v.275)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 524 p. $125.00Bajorath (Bothell Research Center) presents a survey of key concepts,methods, and pharmaceutical applications in the field of chemoinfor-matics. Investigators from diverse areas explain the theory behind con-cepts of molecular similarity and diversity, describe efforts to usechemoinformatics approaches to virtual and high- throughput screening,and look at the latest developments in multidimensional QSAR analysis.They detail methods for describing molecular chirality and conforma-tional parameters, and for predicting the drug-like character and basicADME properties of compounds by modeling their putative interactionswith cytochrome P450 isoforms. The book will be of interest to compu-tational and medicinal chemists, pharmaceutical researchers, and bio-and chemoinformatics scientists.

RS431 2003-013963 1-58829-177-4HHaannddbbooookk ooff aannttiiccaanncceerr pphhaarrmmaaccookkiinneettiiccss aannddpphhaarrmmaaccooddyynnaammiiccss.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by William D. Figg and Howard L. McLeod.(Cancer drug discovery and development)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 623 p. $175.00Figg (National Cancer Institute) and McLeod (Washington UniversitySchool of Medicine) supply an overview of experimental and clinicalprocesses that lead to anticancer drugs, creating a reference that coversall steps of the drug development process, from the identification ofcancer-specific targets to phase III clinical trials. Leading investigatorsfurnish guidance on clinical trial design, preclinical screening, and thedevelopment and validation of bioanalytic methods, and describe tech-niques such as in vitro modeling and SAR analysis. The book sketches aroadmap to anticancer drug development from discovery to NDA sub-mission, and will be of interest to pharmacologists, basic scientists, andmedicinal chemists.

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RT5 2003-023638 0-8142-0959-9HHaannddlliinngg tthhee ssiicckk;; tthhee wwoommeenn ooff SStt.. LLuukkee’’ss aanndd tthheennaattuurree ooff nnuurrssiinngg,, 11889922--11993377..Olson, Tom and Eileen Walsh. (Women and health)Ohio State U. Pr., ©2004 225 p. $49.95Basing their narrative on archival investigations of St. Luke’s Hospitaland Nurse Training School in St. Paul, Minnesota, Olson (nursing, U. ofHawaii) and Walsh (an independent historian) challenge the profession-alization framework of nursing historiography. Instead of accepting theview that nursing steadily advanced in succeeding stages of knowledge-based professionalization, they see nursing as having developed amidstclashing views of the nature of nursing, with many nurses defendingtheir work as a skills-based craft.

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RT37 2003-9051633 0-88920-446-2FFlloorreennccee NNiigghhttiinnggaallee oonn ppuubblliicc hheeaatthh ccaarree..Nightingale, Florence. Ed. by Lynn McDonald. (The collected works ofFlorence Nightingale; v.6)Wilfrid Laurier U. Press, ©2004 701 p. $95.00Drawing from 200 archives and private paper collections, McDonald(sociology, U. of Guelph, Canada) presents published and unpublishedwritings of health reformer Florence Nightingale as part of a 16- volumecollection of her complete writings. While not containing every aspect ofNightingale’s work on public health (related materials are included involumes such as Society and Politics), this volume contains writings onthe reform of workhouse nursing, the nature of health and disease, therole of medicine, and preventive health measures. Her Notes on Nursingfor the Labouring Classes is presented in full, as are essays on the pro-fessionalization of nursing in the British workhouse infirmaries. Lettersby Nightingale are presented as a form of “case notes” for her daily workwith the urban and rural poor.

RT42 2003-021422 0-7637-3183-8HHoolliissttiicc nnuurrssiinngg;; aa hhaannddbbooookk ffoorr pprraaccttiiccee,, 44tthh eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Barbara Montgomery Dossey et al.Jones & Bartlett, ©2005 942 p. $62.95 (pa)In this handbook endorsed by the American Holistic Nursing Association(AHNA) that updates the 2000 edition, Montgomery and her colleagueswith a holistic nursing consulting firm in western states have compileda comprehensive treatment of the core values, objectives, and modalitiesof alternative and complementary practice. Each chapter contains healerreflections and directions for future research in bodymind areas fromnutrition to spirituality. The text also contains the AHNA standards.

RT51 2004-043215 0-8036-1161-7NNuurrssee’’ss ffaasstt ffaaccttss;; yyoouurr qquuiicckk ssoouurrccee ffoorr ccoorree cclliinniiccaallccoonntteenntt,, 33dd eedd..Holloway, Brenda Walters.F.A. Davis, ©2004 635 p. $27.95 (pa)Holloway (nursing, U. of South Alabama) provides a pocket reference(4.5x8″) with answers to questions she has frequently heard from stu-dents and practicing nurses, some relating to specialties and others togeneral topics such as assessment, anatomy and pathology. Earlier edi-tions appeared in 1996 and 2001.

RT74 2003-065927 0-7817-5065-2NNuurrssiinngg pprreecceeppttoorrsshhiipp;; ccoonnnneeccttiinngg pprraaccttiiccee aanndd eedduuccaattiioonn..Myrick, Florence and Olive Yonge.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004199 p. $42.95 (pa)Myrick and Yonge, both affiliated with the University of Alberta, Canada,provide practicing nurses with a framework and conceptual resource fortheir role in the preceptorship experience and describe dimensions of thepreceptor experience. The book can also be used to augment ongoingworkshops for staff nurse preceptors, and to supplement course materialin clinical or practicum courses in which preceptorship is used forstudent learning in the practice setting.

RT79 2003-067309 0-8261-2044-XAAccaaddeemmiicc nnuurrssiinngg pprraaccttiiccee..Title main entry. Ed. by Lois K. Evans and Norma M. Lang. (Springerseries on the teaching of nursing)Springer Publishing Co., ©2004 278 p. $52.95Convinced that “nursing holds many of the solutions to the... problemsfacing healthcare systems today,” U. of Pennsylvania School of Nursing(UPSON) professors present 13 chapters examining aspects of academicnursing’s mission and ways to implement goals aimed at integrating edu-cation, research, and clinical practice components in the field. In per-spectives from work over the past decade or so, contributors (most withUPSON) discuss innovative models, initiatives, and support systems.

RT79 2004-008870 0-8261-3445-9NNuurrssiinngg ssttuuddeenntt rreetteennttiioonn;; uunnddeerrssttaannddiinngg tthhee pprroocceessss aannddmmaakkiinngg aa ddiiffffeerreennccee..Jeffreys, Marianne R.Springer Publishing Co., ©2004 310 p. $44.95In response to a nursing shortage that is projected to become even moresevere, Jeffreys (nursing, City U. of New York-College of Staten Island)presents an organizing framework for understanding how to retainnursing students. She looks at identifying at-risk students, developingdiagnostic-prescriptive strategies to facilitate success, guiding innovationin teaching and educational research, and evaluating strategyeffectiveness.

RT81 2003-021856 1-57387-192-3PPaatthhwwaayyss ttoo nnuurrssiinngg;; aa gguuiiddee ttoo lliibbrraarryy aanndd oonnlliinneerreesseeaarrcchh iinn nnuurrssiinngg aanndd aalllliieedd hheeaalltthh..Tucker, Dennis C. and Paula Craig.Information Today, Inc., ©2004 117 p. $24.95 (pa)Tucker, a public and university library veteran, and Craig, e-learningcoordinator at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, describe essentialresearch sources and techniques for nursing students, healthcareresearchers, and nurse practitioners who need to gather informationindependently. Covering both physical libraries and online resources,they explain how each can be used to its best advantage, and describesix major components necessary to the development of informationretrieval skills in the nursing and allied health fields.

RT82 2003-026077 0-8036-0797-0CClliinniiccaall jjuuddggmmeenntt aanndd ccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn iinn nnuurrsseepprraaccttiittiioonneerr pprraaccttiiccee..Chase, Susan K.F.A. Davis, ©2004 349 p. $32.95 (pa)Chase (nursing, Florida Atlantic University) helps nurse practitioner stu-dents bridge the clinical gap between acute and community care to carein a primary care setting. Highlighting techniques used to gain patientconfidence to obtain a complete patient history, she provides numerouscase examples of interviewing techniques, sample dialogues, diagrams ofprocesses, sample documentation excerpts, and algorithms to guidedecision making. The book can be used as a supplement to primary-caremanagement texts in clinical management courses.

RT82 2004-000379 1-58255-336-XNNuurrssee pprraaccttiittiioonneerr’’ss qquuiicckk rreeffeerreennccee ttoo cclliinniiccaall ffaaccttss..Title main entry.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005466 p. $42.95 (pa)Intended for use in a wide range of nurse practitioner settings—fromacute care to long-term care—this quick reference guide begins by cov-ering the steps of a thorough patient assessment with diagnostic flow-charts for the most common presenting symptoms. Succeeding chapterscover common laboratory tests, common x-ray result illustrations, ECGinterpretation, dermatologic disorders, disease management for an arrayof diseases and disorders, common emergency problems, common pro-cedures, drug hazards (including overdoses), preventive care promotion,and complementary therapies.

RT86 2004-005335 1-55642-579-1TThheerraappeeuuttiicc iinntteerraaccttiioonn iinn nnuurrssiinngg..Williams, Christine L.Slack Inc., ©2004 110 p. $31.95 (pa)Williams (nursing, U. of Miami) and Davis (physical therapy, U. ofMiami) and their contributors show that practitioners and students whounderstand themselves can communicate and promote health more effec-tively with patients in special circumstances. They offer strategies to com-municate with children, the cognitively impaired, the critically ill, andpatients with psychiatric illnesses. Strategies include developing positiveinterview techniques, using methods of cross-cultural communication,and conducting practice exercises.

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RX71 2003-010925 1-59102-109-XHHoommeeooppaatthhyy;; hhooww iitt rreeaallllyy wwoorrkkss..Shelton, Jay W.Prometheus Books, ©2004 319 p. $22.00 (pa)Shelton (physics, Santa Fe Preparatory School) analyzes the history, theremedies, the theories, and the effectiveness of homeopathy. He offers evi-dence against the two chief principles of homeopathic practice (“the lawof similars” and “potentization”) and suggest alternative explanations asto why most people who visit homeopaths get better. He also pursues thequestion of why so many people attribute their healing to the homeo-pathic remedies rather than other factors.

RZ401 2004-274603 1-58890-106-8IIddeennttiiffyyiinngg aanndd ttrreeaattiinngg bblloocckkaaggeess ttoo hheeaalliinngg;; nneewwaapppprrooaacchheess ttoo tthheerraappyy--rreessiissttaanntt ppaattiieennttss..Strittmatter, Beate.Thieme Medical Publishers, ©2004 257 p. $49.00 (pa)Strittmatter (German Academy for Acupuncture and Auriculomedicine)explains principles of focus diagnosis, a method of complementarymedicine widely practiced in Europe, in a way that is practice- orientedand easy to understand for the non-acupuncturist. Concentration is onfocus-related methods of the standard curriculum of ear acupuncture.Sections cover basics, practical application, and training, equipment, andpractice aids. Numerous b&w photos and illustrations are included.

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S494 2002-074095 0-8213-5205-9FFrroomm ssllaasshh--aanndd--bbuurrnn ttoo rreeppllaannttiinngg;; ggrreeeenn rreevvoolluuttiioonnss iinntthhee IInnddoonneessiiaann uuppllaannddss..Title main entry. Ed. by François Ruf and Frederic Lançon. (WorldBank regional and sectoral studies)The World Bank, ©2004 341 p. $25.00 (pa)Many of the sustainable innovations relevant to agriculture in the tropicalIndonesia uplands remain unrecognized because they have beendeveloped by the farmers themselves, argue the editors. Basing their bookaround fieldwork conducted in 40 small regions of Indonesia, theypresent 18 contributions exploring how these innovations can recognizedand diffused by government policy. Many of the contributions are basedon the recognition that slash and burn agriculture can be remarkablyefficient provided there is enough time for land to lie fallow in tree-basedagriculture.

S494 0-643-06876-7SSuussttaaiinnaabbllee aaggrriiccuullttuurree,, 22dd eedd..Mason, John.CSIRO, ©2003 205 p. $45.00 (pa)Addressing the farmer who wishes to incorporate sustainable practicesinto his or her farming systems, this work introduces conceptual andpractical fundamentals of sustainable agriculture. Chapters describe theapplication of sustainability concepts to management of soils and water;pest and disease control; natural weed control and cultivation; man-agement of crops and pastures, tree plantings, and animals; and selectionof products for use in farming. Distributed in the US by Antipodes Booksand Beyond.

S539 2003-026713 0-86554-849-8SStteewwaarrddss ooff tthhee llaanndd;; tthhee AAmmeerriiccaann FFaarrmm SScchhooooll aannddGGrreeeeccee iinn tthhee ttwweennttiieetthh cceennttuurryy..Marder, Brenda L.Mercer University Press, ©2004 502 p. $30.00 (pa)Marder is a New-Hampshire-based historian of Europe and particularlyof Greece, where she has lived and worked periodically for nearly 40years. The first part of her history, covering 1904-49, was published in1979 by the East European Quarterly in Boulder, Colorado; she only cor-rects inaccuracies and some grammar oversights, but does not try tomake the geography of that time conform to today’s. The second partpicks up in the post-war era and extends to the 1980s. The official nameof the school is the Thessalonika Agricultural and Industrial Institute,and her epilogue discusses why there is such an establishment.

S540 0-8247-5491-3SSuussttaaiinnaabbllee aaggrriiccuullttuurree aanndd tthhee iinntteerrnnaattiioonnaall rriiccee--wwhheeaattssyysstteemm..Title main entry. Ed. by Rattan Lal et al. (Books in soils, plants, andthe environment)Marcel Dekker, ©2004 532 p. $175.00This reference identifies knowledge gaps, defines priorities, and formu-lates recommendations for the improvement of the rice-wheat farmingsystem. It discusses new systems of rice intensification and managementwhile using case studies to illustrate the application of no-till and con-servation farming to the rice-wheat system. Chapters specifically addresstopics like food security, obstacles to no-till farming, applications of no-till farming in South Asia, adaptations of no-till methods, social and eco-nomic issues, and networking and international cooperation.

S583 2004-046176 0-8412-3828-6AAggrriiccuullttuurraall aapppplliiccaattiioonnss iinn ggrreeeenn cchheemmiissttrryy..Title main entry. Ed. by William M. Nelson. (ACS symposium series;887)American Chemical Society, ©2004 206 p. $120.00A dozen studies examine how less environmentally damaging techniquesof chemical processing and agriculture do and might further contributeto each other. Among their topics are green chemistry and the path tosustainable agriculture, plant essential oils as green pesticides for pestand disease management, enhancing ethanol yield from the corn drygrind process by converting the kernel fiber fraction, studies withatrazine on the green remediation of herbicides, the in-process bioreme-diation of organic waste-containing aqueous solvents, managing thesoybean cyst nematode by using a biorational strategy, the potential ofentomopathogenic fungi as biological control agents against the formosansubterranean termite. The symposium was held in Orlando, Florida inApril 2002. Distributed by Oxford University Press.

S589 2003-059613 0-8493-1067-9MMuullttii--ssccaallee iinntteeggrraatteedd aannaallyyssiiss ooff aaggrrooeeccoossyysstteemmss..Giampietro, Mario. (Advances in agroecology series)CRC Pr., ©2004 437 p. $98.96Announcing a fundamental paradigm shift in the scientific study ofagroecosystems, Giampietro (National Institute of Research on Food andNutrition, Italy) explains the theoretical reasoning behind the paradigmshift, sets forth his own theory of multiscaled integrated analysis, andexplains its application. He first looks at the implications of the failureof reductionism and explains the importance of a “postnormative”science that recognizes the role of scientists in setting governance in theface of uncertainty and legitimate contrasting values. He then develops atrio of conceptual tools for dealing with those implications—the multi-scale mosaic effect, impredicative loop analysis, and the “unavoidablenecessity of developing useful narratives to surf complex time”—andaddresses the use of these conceptual tools.

S592 0-8247-5324-0PPrriinncciipplleess ooff ssooiill pphhyyssiiccss..Lal, Rattan and Manoj K. Shukla.Marcel Dekker, ©2004 716 p. $95.00Lal (soil science, The Ohio State University) and Shukula (naturalresources, The Ohio State University) cover physical, mechanical, andhydrological properties and processes of soil, with particular reference toagricultural, hydrological, and environmental applications, in this text forundergraduate and graduate students in soil and environmental sciences.Emphasis is on understanding the impact of the physical properties andprocesses of soil on agricultural and forestry production, sustainable useof soil and water resources, and the environment, especially waterquality and the greenhouse effect. Chapter problems and b&w photos areincluded.

S592 2004-43574 0-8493-1294-9SSooiill oorrggaanniicc mmaatttteerr iinn ssuussttaaiinnaabbllee aaggrriiccuullttuurree..Title main entry. Ed. by Fred Magdoff and Ray R. Weil. (Advances inagroecology)CRC Pr., ©2004 398 p. $99.95Magdoff (U. of Vermont), Well (U. of Maryland) and other researcherscontribute eleven chapters on soil organic matter (SOM) and its influenceon soils’ structure, nutrients, water storage, chemical composition, andability to deal with plant pests. Chapter topics include sustainable man-agement strategies, stimulatory effects of SOM, suppression of soil-bornediseases, fungi, buffering, tillage, plant nutrition, crop rotation, and theinteractions of SOM with earthworms and microorganisms to promotegrowth.

S600 2003-12333 1-56022-972-1AAggrroommeetteeoorroollooggyy;; pprriinncciipplleess aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss ooff cclliimmaatteessttuuddiieess iinn aaggrriiccuullttuurree..Mavi, Harpal S. and Graeme J. Tupper.Food Products Pr., ©2004 364 p. $59.95Intended to serve the broad interest of those interested in the applicationof meteorology to agriculture, this work contains 11 contributions pro-filing broad areas of agrometeorology. Among the individual topicsaddressed are the role of solar radiation in plant growth, climatologicalmethods for managing water resources, drought monitoring, remote-sensing applications, computer modeling, and the impact of climatechange on agriculture.

SB117 0-8247-4800-XSSeeeeddss hhaannddbbooookk;; bbiioollooggyy,, pprroodduuccttiioonn,, pprroocceessssiinngg,, aannddssttoorraaggee,, 22dd eedd..Desai, Babasaheb B.Marcel Dekker, ©2004 787 p. $195.00Desai, formerly professor of biochemistry at Mahatma Phule AgriculturalUniversity, India, presents basic information in seed biology, production,and processing in this text and reference for upper-level undergraduateand graduate students, teachers in agronomy, horticulture, animal hus-bandry, and botany, and researchers in the seed industry. The book dealswith practical methods of producing seeds and improving the geneticand physiologic characteristics of some 80 major and minor corps, andaddresses modern biotechnological aspects, such as production of syn-thetic seeds, loss-reduction biotechnologies of seeds, and new develop-ments in the seed production business and industry. This second editioncontains three new chapters on micropropagation, genetically modifiedor transgenic seeds and crops, and world food security. The first editionof this book was published as Seeds Handbook: Biology, Production,Processing, and Storage, Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1997.

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SB123 2002-156768 0-8018-7405-XDDaannggeerroouuss lliiaaiissoonnss??;; wwhheenn ccuullttiivvaatteedd ppllaannttss mmaattee wwiitthhtthheeiirr wwiilldd rreellaattiivveess..Ellstrand, Norman Carl. (Syntheses in ecology and evolution)Johns Hopkins U. Press, ©2003 244 p. $65.00A geneticist who directs the Biotechnology Impacts Center at the U. ofCalifornia, Riverside aims to provide a balanced perspective on fears thatgenetically-engineered crops will lead to such disasters as superweedsand the extinction of wild crops. Through a running example, he intro-duces basic concepts and genetic implications of the naturalhybridization of plants. He reviews ecological, genetic, and other optionsfor managing transgene flow, e.g., bordering a seed production field withdifferent “pollen trap” plants to mitigate pollen immigration.

SB123 2003-020235 0-300-10049-3FFaarrmmeerrss’’ bboouunnttyy;; llooccaattiinngg ccrroopp ddiivveerrssiittyy iinn tthheeccoonntteemmppoorraarryy wwoorrlldd..Brush, Stephen B. (Yale agrarian studies series)Yale University Press, ©2004 327 p. $37.50Over the course of generations, pre-industrial human agriculture left abounty of crop diversity across the earth. Bringing together a quartercentury of research on the subject and his own field work in thePeruvian Andes, Mexico, and Turkey, Brush (agricultural and environ-mental science, U. of California at Davis) investigates questions related topatterns of agricultural crop diversity, the impact of farming changessuch as industrialization, and methods of conserving diversity. He looksat the questions through lenses of evolutionary science and anthropo-logical ethnobiology. Central to the discussion is the notion of geneticerosion, and Brush discusses both likely causes and possible policy solu-tions.

SB123 2004-042884 1-57808-300-1IInn vviittrroo aapppplliiccaattiioonn iinn ccrroopp mmaannaaggeemmeenntt..Title main entry. Ed. by editors, Abdul Mujib et al.Science Publishers, Inc., ©2004 320 p. $88.00To keep pace with developments in the field of plant biotechnology,Mujib (botany, Hamdard U., New Delhi, India) and international col-leagues offer a review of current and emerging trends in in vitro lab tech-niques. The 18 chapters treat basic science and application areas such asthe role of plant tissue culture in plant improvement generally, andinduced mutation for producing specific crops with greater diseaseresistance and yield. Mijib defends against concerns over genetically-mod-ified food production, by looking to strategies that extend plants’ owndisease resistance rather than transfer genes from other species.

SB123 2004-042861 1-57808-302-8TTrraannssggeenniicc ccrroopp pprrootteeccttiioonn;; ccoonncceeppttss aanndd ssttrraatteeggiieess..Title main entry. Ed. by Opender Koul and G.S. Dhaliwal.Science Publishers, Inc., ©2004 420 p. $97.50Koul (Insect Biopesticide Research Center, India) and Dhaliwal (PunjabAgricultural University, India) focus on critical issues surrounding trans-genic crops in both developed and developing countries. After anoverview of the development of transgenic crops and their role in plantprotection, chapters detail research on transgenic crops expressing Bt pro-teins, insect-resistant transgenic crops, genetically modified herbicide-tol-erant crops, transgenic rice for disease resistance, and resistancemanagement strategies for Bt corn in the US. A final chapter looks at eco-logical, economic, and social aspects of transgenic crop protection in thedeveloping world. The book is distributed by Enfield.

SB125 2003-282106 1-889538-59-0PPrruunniinngg ttrreeeess,, sshhrruubbss && vviinneess..Cutler, Karan Davis. (Brooklyn Botanic Garden all-region guides)Brooklyn Botanic Garden, ©2003 119 p. $9.95 (pa)“Good pruning is like good acting: it is invisible.” So says a Vermontgarden writer in this new series issued by a leading botanic garden.Cutler explains the general rationale of pruning, techniques for specifictypes of plants (e.g., conifers, roses, hedges), and the proper tools. Colorillustrations include topiaries, vines that need guidance, and correct vs.incorrect cutting angles. The concise guide includes resources.

SB191 2003-105942 1-891127-33-0CCoorrnn;; cchheemmiissttrryy aanndd tteecchhnnoollooggyy,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Pamela J. White and Lawrence A. Johnson.Am. Assn. of Cereal Chemists, ©2003 892 p. $229.00White (food science, Iowa State University) and Johnson (Center for CropsUtilization Research, Iowa State University) presents the latest research oncorn breeding, composition, production, harvest, use, and economics ofcorn. This second edition contains new chapters on genetic modificationsof corn, popcorn and ornamental corn, and mycotoxins in corn, plus newmaterial on how the corn plant has been used to create other value-addedmaterial, such as corn fiber oil, and new industrial practices for pro-cessing corn. The book will be of interest to academic, government, andindustrial scientists from a variety of disciplines, including agriculturaland biosystems engineering, agronomy, crop and grain science, foodscience, genetics, and plant pathology.

SB191 1-920901-00-0PPaaddddyy ssooiill sscciieennccee..Kyuma, Kazutake.Kyoto University Press, ©2004 280 p. $34.95Kyuma (Kyoto University) explains the interactions between human, envi-ronmental, biological, and chemical factors that protect the long- termproductivity of rice paddy soils in this text/reference for students andresearchers concerned with maintaining the sustainability of wet riceagriculture. Chapters cover changes in paddy soils in the annual cycle ofsubmergence and drainage, the solubility and redox equilibria of ironsystems in submerged paddy soils, long-term morphological changesinduced by alternating submergence and drainage of paddy soils, andfertility evaluation and rating of paddy soils in tropical Asia. The bookis distributed in the US by ISBS.

SB299 0-8493-2364-9RRaappeesseeeedd aanndd ccaannoollaa ooiill;; pprroodduuccttiioonn,, pprroocceessssiinngg,,pprrooppeerrttiieess aanndd uusseess..Title main entry. Ed. by Frank D. Gunstone.CRC Pr., ©2004 222 p. $164.95Gunstone (Scottish Crop Research Institute) collects work on rapeseed oiland its close relative, canola oil, shedding light on production (agro-nomic) aspects, extraction, refining, and processing. Chemical compo-sition, physico-chemical properties, food, and non-food uses areconsidered in detail, and a chapter is included on future prospects inareas such as genetic manipulation. The book is for oils and fats chemistsand technologists in the food and oleochemical industries, chemical engi-neers in the processing industry, nutritionists, and seed technologists.The book is co-published by Blackwell, and distributed in North Americaby CRC Press.

SB318 1-57808-279-XCCrroopp mmaannaaggeemmeenntt aanndd ppoosstthhaarrvveesstt hhaannddlliinngg ooffhhoorrttiiccuullttuurraall pprroodduuccttss;; vv..44:: DDiisseeaasseess aanndd ddiissoorrddeerrss ooffffrruuiittss aanndd vveeggeettaabblleess..Title main entry. Ed. by Ramdane Dris et al.Science Publishers, Inc., ©2004 333 p. $92.00Scientists can do little as yet about disorders and diseases of fruits andvegetables, but their research can help producers manage their cropscarefully before and after harvest. Contributors from Europe, SouthAmerican and the U.S. offer the results of their research on such issuesas applying antagonistic microorganisms before harvest, controlling dis-orders in apples and pears, assessing the influence of calcium on tipburn, controlling fungal organisms on citrus fruits, grapes, and straw-berries, and reducing chilling injuries on citrus fruits.

SB320 2003-058983 1-58834-112-7HHoommee ggaarrddeennss aanndd aaggrroobbiiooddiivveerrssiittyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Pablo B. Eyzaguirre and Olga F. Linares.Smithsonian Books, ©2004 296 p. $40.00After introducing theoretical and methodological aspects of studyinghome-garden culture, scientists and conservationists present case studiesof ways in which garden practices in tropical areas contribute to agri-cultural biodiversity and sustainability. Eyzaguirre (International PlantGenetics Resources Institute, Maccarese, Italy) and Linares (SmithsonianTropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panama) conclude that home gardensplay key roles as both cultural and biological spaces. B&w photos featuregardens from Vietnam to Cuba.

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SB353 2003-065360 0-8493-1043-1MMuusshhrroooommss;; ccuullttiivvaattiioonn,, nnuuttrriittiioonnaall vvaalluuee,, mmeeddiicciinnaalleeffffeecctt,, aanndd eennvviirroonnmmeennttaall iimmppaacctt,, 22dd eedd..Chang, Shu-Ting and Philip G. Miles.CRC Pr., ©2004 451 p. $159.95In this edition of Edible Mushrooms and Their Cultivation (1989), Chang(Chinese U. of Hong Kong) and Miles (State U. of New York, Buffalo) addnew material and references on mushroom biology. After defining thismacro-fungus broadly and overviewing this new field, they describemany species of mushrooms playing a growing role in a sustainablenongreen revolution. In addition to discussing biotechnological methodsfor, and socio-political barriers to, producing species of nutritional andmedicinal value, the authors explain how mushrooms can be used torecycle organic matter.

SB369 2003-067339 1-57808-337-0CCiittrruuss;; pprroodduuccttiioonn,, ppoosstthhaarrvveesstt,, ddiisseeaassee aanndd ppeessttmmaannaaggeemmeenntt..Mukhopadhyay, S.Science Publishers, Inc., ©2004 277 p. $78.00Various aspects of production, postharvest technology, and disease andpest management of citrus are described in this work for students,researchers, nurserymen, orchardists, and horticulturalists. Chapters dealwith citrus taxonomy and genetic diversity, commercial citrus varietiesand hybrids, rootstocks and their uses, and polyembryony and detectionof embryos, as well as citrus production technology, postharvest tech-nology, and diseases and pests of citrus and their management.Appendices list commercial citrus varieties, and provide essential facts onselected rootstocks and insect pests. Color photos are included. The bookis distributed by Enfield.

SB379 2004-042858 1-57808-340-0BBaannaannaa iimmpprroovveemmeenntt;; cceelllluullaarr,, mmoolleeccuullaarr bbiioollooggyy,, aannddiinndduucceedd mmuuttaattiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by S. Mohan Jain and Rony Swennen.Science Publishers, Inc., ©2004 382 p. $110.00This book reports the results of a coordinated research project on thetechnical aspects of modifying one of the world’s major food crops toimprove resistance to disease and enhance other favorable characteristics.(Involved in the project: The Belgium Administration for DevelopmentCooperation, the International Network for the Improvement of Bananaand Plantain, and the FAO/IAEA.) The material is arranged in sectionson cell and tissue culture, and mutation induction; pests and diseases;molecular cytogenetics; genomics; and genetic transformation. EditorsJain (International Atomic Energy Agency) and Swennen (Laboratory ofTropical Crop Improvement, Catholic U. of Leuven, Belgium) bringtogether 30 technical contributions and round out the volume with asummary of the project’s achievements with regard to developingresearch tools for germplasm characterization and improvement throughinduced mutations, cryopreservation, somatic embryogenesis, somaclonalvariation, and genetic engineering. The volume is not indexed.

SB407 2003-056762 0-88192-606-XPPllaannttiinngg tthhee nnaattuurraall ggaarrddeenn..Oudolf, Piet and Henk Gerritsen.Timber Press, ©2003 144 p. $34.95This first English edition updates Designing with Plants and Dream Plantsfor the Natural Garden (undated), which inspired a recent European trendof growing wildflowers and ornamental grasses. Dutch garden designersoffer plant descriptions, color photos, tips, and resources for natural-looking, low-maintenance gardens. A notable feature lists how manyplants to grow per area (though US gardeners will have to convert fromthe metric system).

SB413 2003-022318 0-88192-645-0AAmmeerriiccaann aazzaalleeaass..Towe, L. Clarence.Timber Press, ©2004 146 p. $29.95Azalea enthusiast Towe has observed American azaleas in their nativehabitats for some 25 years, and contributes articles to Journal of theAmerican Rhododendron Society. He provides an overview of the speciesand some of their variations and hybrids that can be found in the wild,and information on collecting, growing, and landscaping with the plants.He also discusses propagation and traits which can be used to bringabout fundamental changes in the way they look, without loosing theiridentity as American azaleas. Technical but accessible to the generalreader, the text is illustrated with b&w and color photographs, maps, anddiagrams.

SB413 2003-015698 0-88192-618-3TThhee ccoolloorr eennccyyccllooppeeddiiaa ooff hhoossttaass..Grenfell, Diana and Michael Shadrack.Timber Press, ©2004 407 p. $49.95The Prince of Wales introduces this treatment of these popular perennialsby members of the British Hosta and Hemerocallis Society. After tracingtheir natural history, cultivation, niche in garden design, and nemeses,the authors describe some 750 species organized by color(green/blue/variegated) with color illustrations showing their diversity.The volume includes color hardiness zone maps and international hostaresources.

SB413 2003-019953 0-88192-639-6HHiippppeeaassttrruumm;; tthhee ggaarrddeenneerr’’ss aammaarryylllliiss..Read, Veronica M. (Royal Horticultural Society plant collector guide)Timber Press, ©2004 296 p. $34.95A British horticultural writer-exhibitor shares her expertise and passionfor these showy subtropical bulbs. After tracing the history of theAmaryllis vs.Hippeastrum taxonomic debate, Read describes amaryllisspecies and hybrids. Features include color photos, information on com-mercial production, cultivation tips (e.g. the recipe for a potting mix for-mulated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), and a foreword by itsdirector.

SB422 2003-056520 0-88192-617-5AArrmmiittaaggee’’ss ggaarrddeenn aannnnuuaallss;; aa ccoolloorr eennccyyccllooppeeddiiaa..Armitage, Allan M.Timber Press, ©2004 368 p. $49.95After introductory remarks that include his profession of love for allplants “as long as they look good,” Armitage (horticulture, U. of Atlanta,Georgia) provides plant descriptions with his color photos of Abelmoschus(ornamental okra) to zinnia, guidelines for selecting plants for specificniches, and the USDA hardiness zone map. The volume is intended as acomplement to the more in-depth Armitage’s Manual of Annuals,Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials.

SB423 2003-016619 0-88192-625-6EEnnccyyccllooppeeddiiaa ooff wwaatteerr ggaarrddeenn ppllaannttss..Speichert, C. Greg and Sue Speichert.Timber Press, ©2004 386 p. $49.95The founders of Water Gardening magazine and the American WaterGarden Society present a photographic reference to the range of plantsavailable to the water gardener. They cover marginal plants, floatingplants, bog plants, and submerged plants in addition to the more pre-dictable waterlilies and lotuses. The photos are scrumptious and the textis thorough, offering information on hardiness, culture, propagation,landscape uses, and pests and diseases, as well as introductory chapterson pots, soils, and fertilizers. Oversize: 8.75x11.25″.

SB439 2003-63438 0-88192-632-9TThhee nnaattuurraall hhaabbiittaatt ggaarrddeenn.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 11999944))Druse, Kenneth.Timber Press, ©2004 256 p. $29.95 (pa)Lavishly illustrated with color photographs, this volume (which firstappeared in hardback in 1994) contains advice and examples on how totransform land back into native habitat, whether prairie, wood, desert,or wetland. Druse, who is based in the eastern US, describes individualgardens that have been adapted to each of these types of garden, andincludes a source guide and a list of native plant societies.

SB453 2003-057274 0-88192-619-1RReessttoorriinngg AAmmeerriiccaann ggaarrddeennss;; aann eennccyyccllooppeeddiiaa ooff hheeiirrlloooommoorrnnaammeennttaall ppllaannttss,, 11664400--11994400..Adams, Denise Wiles.Timber Press, ©2004 419 p. $39.95Interest in heirloom plants is a growing trend. Based on nursery catalogsand other documentation of three centuries of ornamental plants grownin US gardens, a horticultural consultant/plant historian traces the culti-vation of such plants and early garden styles cross-country. She includesplant descriptions with the earliest American citation; period b&w andcolor illustrations; and lists of all-American plants, regional plants, andhistorical plant

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SB472 2003-025241 0-13-033041-8DDeessiiggnniinngg tthhee llaannddssccaappee;; aann iinnttrroodduuccttoorryy gguuiiddee ffoorr tthheellaannddssccaappee ddeessiiggnneerr..Bertauski, Tony.Prentice Hall, ©2005 370 p. $34.00 (pa)Bertauski (Trident Technical College) takes readers through the landscapedesign process step by step in this text for horticulture students in anintroductory landscape design course. Focusing on residential design, thetext begins with the first meeting with clients and proceeds through func-tional concepts, design principles, and plant and hardscape materials,and concludes with presentation of the final product to the client.Appendices cover estimating materials, computer design, and attractingand repelling wildlife. The role of the computer in the design process isalso introduced. B&w photos and sketches are included on every page.

SB475 2003-101633 3-7913-2922-7LLaabbyyrriinntthhss && mmaazzeess..Hohmuth, Jürgen.Prestel, ©2003 175 p. $55.00Labyrinths, where a single path leads to the center, and mazes, whichhave dead ends and false paths, are the subject of this handsome,oversize (11.75x11.75″) volume. The text describes the history, con-struction, meanings, and uses of mazes and labyrinths in short essaysinterspersed with plates and captions. As described in the concludingessay, the superb aerial photographs were ingeniously taken using acamera attached to a small zeppelin that Hohmuth transportedthroughout Europe for this project. The decision to create a labyrinth ofthe captions, by interweaving alternate lines of identifying anddescriptive text in different fonts, so potentially annoying, is in factdelightful. A map is included with a numbered list of each site featured;they’re found in the UK, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Switzerland,Italy, Austria, Germany, and Sweden.

SB608 2002-116454 0-89054-302-XFFuussaarriiuumm hheeaadd bblliigghhtt ooff wwhheeaatt aanndd bbaarrlleeyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Kurt J. Leonard and William R. Bushnell.Amer. Phytopathological Soc., ©2003 512 p. $89.00Leonard (plant pathology, University of Minnesota) and Bushnell (CerealDisease Laboratory, University of Minnesota) present an account of thecurrent knowledge on the nature of Fusarium head blight, the damageit causes, and the present state of research to control it. The book beginswith a chapter on the history of this crop disease, then covers pathogenand disease development, mycotoxins, and resistance, and closes with ananalysis of the economic impact of Fusarium head blight in the US anda chapter describing the social consequences of the disease for ruralAmerica. Much of the book is written from a North American per-spective, with emphasis on Fusarium graminearum as the main causalagent.

SB617 00-39260 1-893441-11-3AA gguuiiddee ttoo ppllaanntt ppooiissoonniinngg ooff aanniimmaallss iinn NNoorrtthh AAmmeerriiccaa..Knight, Anthony P. and Richard G. Walter.Teton NewMedia, ©2001 637 p. $60.00 (pa)Knight (veterinary medicine) and Walter (biology, both Colorado State U.)offer veterinarians, livestock owners, and students a guide arranged bythe biological systems affected; for example sudden death, the digestivesystem, skin and liver, and congenital defects and reproductive failure.Within each chapter are sections on the poisons that might be at work,and descriptions and color photographs of plants that might be theirsource. A glossary without pronunciation guides and an alphabetical listof plants by their common names are provided.

SB728 2003-002492 1-56022-942-XCCoonncciissee eennccyyccllooppeeddiiaa ooff ppllaanntt ppaatthhoollooggyy..Vidhyasekaran, P. (Food products press)Food Products Pr., ©2004 619 p. $129.95The former director of an Indian University’s Center for Plant ProtectionStudies and author of other Haworth Press books on plant pathologyintroduces this resource for scientists, students, and policymakersengaged in protecting plants. After tracing developments in the field, thevolume covers the current classification of some 1,500 pathogens; diag-nosis of major cultivated crop diseases; physiology of pathogenesis; bio-logical, chemical, and bioengineered methods of disease control; and theemergence of new proteins in infected plants. The glossary includes thelatest nomenclature. Lacks illustrations.

SB945 2003-025538 0-7382-0894-9LLooccuusstt;; tthhee ddeevvaassttaattiinngg rriissee aanndd mmyysstteerriioouuss ddiissaappppeeaarraanncceeooff tthhee iinnsseecctt tthhaatt sshhaappeedd tthhee AAmmeerriiccaann ffrroonnttiieerr..Lockwood, Jeffrey Alan.Basic Books, ©2004 294 p. $25.00As an entomologist, Lockwood (natural sciences and humanities, U. ofWyoming) found the explanation of the Rocky Mountain locust’sextinction ecologically implausible, and reopened the case, at first forentirely objective reasons and using purely professional methods. But thestory was embedded in the history of the US west and entangled with anumber of controversies.

SB951 2003-056078 0-566-08542-9PPeessttiicciiddeess;; aann iinntteerrnnaattiioonnaall gguuiiddee ttoo 11880000 ppeesstt ccoonnttrroollcchheemmiiccaallss,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by G.W.A. Milne.Ashgate Publishing Co., ©2004 609 p. $165.00The 2000 Ashgate Handbook of Pesticides and Agricultural Chemicals ishere extensively revised. It focuses on the primary chemical substancesthat make up pesticide formulations used today mainly in agriculturaland public health environments, as well as those no longer in use.Commonly applied bactericides and some recently developed pesticideshave been added, and their current status with US EnvironmentalProtection Agency identified. The 1,844 unique chemical entities are pre-sented in 17 functional categories such as acaricides, animal repellants,fungicides, herbicides, mulluscicides, plant growth regulators, safeners,and miscellaneous chemicals. A directory of manufacturers and sup-pliers is appended. CAS Registry and EINECS numbers, and names andsynonyms are indexed.

SB998 2004-045724 90-04-13921-4NNeemmaattoollooggyy;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Congress of Nematology (4th: 2002: Tenerife, Spain). Ed.by R.C. Cook and D.J. Hunt. (Nematology monographs and perspectives;v.2)Brill Academic Publishers, ©2004 865 p. $199.00 (pa)Papers from a June 2002 meeting shed light on recent research in themanagement of nematode crop pests, plant breeding for resistance, nem-atode interactions with plants, nematode interactions with otherorganisms, nematode ecology, aspects of nematode biology, marine andfreshwater nematodes, and the pine wood nematode. Some specific sub-jects examined include nematodes as mutualists, cell cycle genes asmarkers to study the ontogeny of nematode feeding sites in plant roots,biosystematics of entomopathogenic nematodes, and nematode diversityin Costa Rican conservations areas. Other topics include non-chemicalcontrol of root-knot nematodes, nematode management in subsistencefarming systems in Mexico, and molecular markers for resistance to cystnematodes in potatoes. There is no subject index.

SD129 2003-066591 0-295-98398-1JJaacckk WWaarrdd TThhoommaass;; tthhee jjoouurrnnaallss ooff aa FFoorreesstt SSeerrvviiccee cchhiieeff..Thomas, Jack Ward. Ed. by Harold K. Steen.U. of Washington Pr., ©2004 417 p. $30.00As Forest Service Chief during the Clinton administration, Thomas kepta regular journal discussing his activities in defining Forest Service policyand his involvement in such controversies as that surrounding theNorthern Spotted Owl and the timber salvage rider. His journals coverthe national politics of forestry for his entire tenure, from his issuing ofthe “Thomas Report” on the Spotted Owl in 1990 to the end of his tenureas Forest Service Chief in 1996.

SD143 2003-068813 0-231-12916-5EEmmuullaattiinngg nnaattuurraall ffoorreesstt llaannddssccaappeedd ddiissttuurrbbaanncceess;;ccoonncceeppttss aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by Ajith H. Perera et al.Columbia University Press, ©2004 315 p. $74.50An editorial team from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources’Ontario Forest Research Institute and the Canadian Forest Service’s GreatLakes Forestry Centre bring together North American forestry andecology researchers to address questions arising from the debate over theemulation of natural forest disturbances. Twenty-two contributionsaddress conceptual questions such as what emulation involves and theecological reasons for engaging in emulation; case studies from acrossNorth America that detail the characterization of natural disturbancesand the development of templates for their emulation through forestmanagement (with a greater focus on fire regimes); and the expectationsof stakeholders and economic, planning, and policy feasibility ofemulation.

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SD387 2003-022406 1-55963-789-7PPoossiittiivvee iimmppaacctt ffoorreessttrryy;; aa ssuussttaaiinnaabbllee aapppprrooaacchh ttoommaannaaggiinngg wwooooddllaannddss..McEvoy, Thomas J.Island Press, ©2004 268 p. $25.00 (pa)Senator James Jeffords’ foreword sets the tone for this balanced view offorest management, which was acknowledged by the National ForestryAssociation as the best forestry book of the year 2004. After a historicaloverview of forest use, McEvoy (environment and natural resources, U. ofVermont) explains forest ecosystems and sustainable harvesting andplanning practices. Resources are listed.

SD393 2004-43984 0-8213-5755-7SSuussttaaiinniinngg ffoorreessttss;; aa ddeevveellooppmmeenntt ssttrraatteeggyy.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry.The World Bank, ©2004 80 p. $25.00 (pa)This book/CD-ROM report charts a path for the World Bank’s proactiveengagement in the forest sector. It describes a strategy emphasizing gov-ernment and local ownership of forest policies, development of institu-tions to ensure good governance, and the mainstreaming of forestconcerns into national development planning. The CD-ROM containsbackground material on how the strategy was developed, World Bankpolices, a video, and information on the forest’s role in poverty reductionand economic development.

SD397 2004-001198 92-808-1084-7MMaannggrroovvee mmaannaaggeemmeenntt aanndd ccoonnsseerrvvaattiioonn;; pprreesseenntt aannddffuuttuurree..Title main entry. Ed. by Marta Vannucci.United Nations University Pr., ©2004 324 p. $21.95 (pa)The United Nations University, UNESCO’s Man and BiosphereProgramme, and the International Society for Mangrove Ecosystemsjointly sponsored an international workshop in March 2000 on Okinawa.The 22 papers that emerged discuss the structure and function, man-agement, and uses and policies of the tropical and subtropicalecosystems. Contributors and case studies are from around the world.

SD411 2003-016396 0-85199-802-XFFoorreesstt bbiiooddiivveerrssiittyy;; lleessssoonnss ffrroomm hhiissttoorryy ffoorr ccoonnsseerrvvaattiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by O. Honnay et al. (IUFRO research series)CABI Publishing, ©2004 285 p. $110.00From Europe and the US, forest researchers, other biological scientists,geographers, ecologists, and even a historian show how to investigate thepast of an ecosystem—in this case, forests—and the impact of variousfactors on biodiversity within it, and to use the results of such study toinform deliberate measures taken to preserve or even reconstruct biodi-versity in the system now. Among the topics are the Holocene structureof northwest European temperate forest induced from palaeo-ecologicaldata, and the short-term and mid-term response of ground beetle com-munities to disturbance by regeneration felling. The 19 papers are froma January 2003 symposium in Leuven, Belgium. Distributed by OxfordUniversity Press.

SD421 2003-024155 0-300-10048-5AAfftteerr tthhee ffiirreess;; tthhee eeccoollooggyy ooff cchhaannggee iinn YYeelllloowwssttoonneeNNaattiioonnaall PPaarrkk..Title main entry. Ed. by Linda L. Wallace.Yale University Press, ©2004 390 p. $55.00Plant and fire ecologist Wallace (U. of Oklahoma) provides a compre-hensive scientific summary of the effects of the dramatic fires that toreacross Wyoming and Montana in 1988. Even before the ashes had cooled,scientists from many disciplines began research, asking critical questionsabout the extent and intensity of the fires and initiating studies todetermine the effects on geology, hydrology, plant and animal ecology,aquatic ecosystems, and landscape and ecosystem structure and function.The collection shows that the largest effects were found to have been feltat the smallest scales, and that the long-term devastation that had beenpredicted did not come to pass.

SD421 0-643-06926-7AAuussttrraalliiaa bbuurrnniinngg;; ffiirree eeccoollooggyy,, ppoolliiccyy aanndd mmaannaaggeemmeennttiissssuueess..Title main entry. Ed. by Geoffrey Cary et al.CSIRO, ©2003 268 p. $36.00 (pa)Major fire events in Australia early in the 21st century inspired aNational Fire Forum to be scheduled for February 2003 in Canberra; asmall gathering was intended, but the devastating fire there a monthearlier brought over 250 people. The 38 papers discuss such aspects ofbushfires as ecology and environment, fire behavior and regimens,people and property, policy and institutional arrangements, andIndigenous land and fire management. Distributed in the US byAntipodes.

SD421 0-643-06904-6LLaannddssccaappee aanndd bbuuiillddiinngg ddeessiiggnn ffoorr bbuusshhffiirree aarreeaass..Ramsay, Caird and Lisle Rudolph.CSIRO, ©2003 104 p. $36.00 (pa)This handbook integrates the latest science about what Americans callwildfires with design approaches to increasing the survivability ofbuildings and their residents. Ramsey, who helped develop Australianstandards for construction in vulnerable areas, and Rudolph, anarchitect, co-produced an award-winning video based on a disastrous1983 fire. After overviewing wildfire causes, they detail fire-resistantbuilding and landscape design options. Distributed in the U.S. byAntipodes Books & Beyond.

SD643 2003-018032 1-891853-66-XCChhiinnaa’’ss ffoorreessttss;; gglloobbaall lleessssoonnss ffrroomm mmaarrkkeett rreeffoorrmmss..Title main entry. Ed. by William F. Hyde et al.Resources for the Future, ©2003 224 p. $26.95 (pa)Selected from a June 2001 symposium of researchers, project managers,and government officials in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, 10 papersreview and synthesize research observations on the impacts of China’srural, industrial, and financial reforms since 1978 on the forest sector.Among the topics are taxes and fees in the Southern Collective ForestRegion, investment in forestry, and forest environments and biodiversity.

SD643 2003-008345 1-84407-023-9LLooccaall ffoorreesstt mmaannaaggeemmeenntt;; tthhee iimmppaaccttss ooff ddeevvoolluuttiioonnppoolliicciieess..Title main entry. Ed. by David Edmunds and Eva Wollenberg.Earthscan Publications Ltd., ©2003 208 p. $32.50 (pa)This collaborative study, edited by Edmunds and Wollenberg (researchfellows at the Center for International Forestry Research, Indonesia),examines the possibilities for placing sustainable management of forestsunder local control of poor forest-dependent communities. Based onresearch conducted devolution efforts in China, India, and thePhilippines, six chapters explore the inherent limitations in devolution,collectively arguing that such policies can have a negative impact on localforest users, especially if there is a lack of genuine transfer of significantdecision-making authority and institution building among the poor com-munities. Distributed by Stylus.

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SF203 0-643-06941-0FFeeeeddiinngg ccoonncceennttrraatteess;; ssuupppplleemmeennttss ffoorr ddaaiirryy ccoowwss,, rreevv eedd..Kellaway, Roy and Tim Harrington.Landlinks Press, ©2004 171 p. $45.00 (pa)Kellaway, an animal nutritionist and agricultural consultant, andHarrington, a ruminant technical manager at an agricultural productsmanufacturer, explain the rationale and procedures for feeding concen-trates to pasture-fed cows to achieve high milk production per cow perhectare. B&w photos are included. The book was first published in 1993by the Dairy Research and Development Corporation. This revised editiondocuments the results of research conducted since 1993, particularly inthe area of grains supplementation. The book is distributed in the US byAntipodes Books and Beyond.

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SF395 92-64-10416-XAAggrriiccuullttuurree,, ttrraaddee aanndd tthhee eennvviirroonnmmeenntt;; tthhee ppiigg sseeccttoorr..Title main entry.OECD, ©2003 186 p. $54.00 (pa)Put together by the Organization for Economic Co-operation andDevelopment’s Joint Working Party on Agriculture and the Environment,this report explores linkages between pig livestock production and theenvironment. The report looks at developments in the structure, tech-nology, and management practices of pig production; discusses OECDsupport policies for pig producers; examines impacts of trade liberal-ization; and explores policy measures addressing environmental issues inthe pig agricultural sector.

SF406 2004-003218 1-59147-145-1LLaabboorraattoorryy aanniimmaallss iinn rreesseeaarrcchh aanndd tteeaacchhiinngg;; eetthhiiccss,, ccaarree,,aanndd mmeetthhooddss..Title main entry. Ed. by Chana K. Akins et al.Am. Psychological Assn., ©2004 274 p. $59.95Contributors mostly in psychology offer advice primarily to facultymembers who wish to start a laboratory animal research program or touse animals in teaching at smaller institutions such as four-year collegesand high schools. They cover the ethical framework for using animals inresearch, practical aspects of methodological and animal welfare con-cerns in conducting behavioral research with animals, creative strategiesin institutions with limited resources, and an overview of the regulationsinvolved.

SF433 2004-052821 0-7432-2232-6HHooww ddooggss tthhiinnkk;; uunnddeerrssttaannddiinngg tthhee ccaanniinnee mmiinndd..Coren, Stanley.Free Press, ©2004 351 p. $26.00Coren (psychology, U. of British Columbia) has written many books ondogs and dog-human interaction and speaks publicly through the mediaon this popular subject. Here he writes for a general, but serious-mindedaudience, balancing factual information with anecdotes, speculation, andanalysis of various misconceptions to discuss canine intellect, sensoryapparatus, emotions, personality traits, and social consciousness.

SF610 2003-063713 0-7546-4053-1VVeetteerriinnaarryy mmeeddiicciinnee;; aa gguuiiddee ttoo hhiissttoorriiccaall ssoouurrcceess..Hunter, Pamela. (Studies in British business archives)Ashgate Publishing Co., ©2004 611 p. $114.95This guide points to primary source material on the history of veterinarymedicine. The book opens with a brief history of veterinary medicinefrom the 14th century to the present, then describes the types of recordslisted, the type of information they contain, and their likely uses by dif-ferent types of researchers. The bulk of the book contains entries on sur-viving historical records relating to veterinary medicine and theprofession in the UK. Included are practices, associations, companies,schools, government agencies, the armed services, zoos, and researchinstitutes.

SF748 2004-046570 0-7817-4243-9TTaasskkss ffoorr tthhee vveetteerriinnaarryy aassssiissttaanntt.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Pattengale, Paula.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005553 p. $45.95 (pa)This wire-spiral-bound book/CD-ROM reference will help veterinary assis-tants perform tasks and procedures. Step-by-step instructions are pre-sented in a consistent format for each task, with directions onpreparation, procedures, and follow-up. This edition contains 30 newb&w illustrations for skills such as animal restraint and administrationof medication. The CD-ROM contains videos of selected tasks, images ofsurgical instruments, and printable competency records. The book can beused as a classroom text and as a reference for assisting staff on duty ina veterinary facility.

SF756 2004-043759 1-58326-053-6CCoommppeennssaattiioonn && bbeenneeffiittss;; vviittaall ssttaattiissttiiccss ffoorr yyoouurrvveetteerriinnaarryy pprraaccttiiccee,, 33dd eedd..Title main entry.AAHA Press, ©2004 122 p. $94.00 (pa)Tables and text present the results of a 2003 survey of small- animal vet-erinary practices across the US to help practice managers gauge thesalary and benefits packages they offer from several angles, includinggeographic region, job title, size of practice, and years of experience. Newto the third edition are an analysis of the factors that affect vet salaries,including gender and years of experience, and a “story behind thenumbers” section describing significant differences in salaries and ben-efits by geographic region, metro status, and size of practice.

SF757 2003-12011 0-85199-614-0PPooiissoonnoouuss ppllaannttss aanndd rreellaatteedd ttooxxiinnss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Symposium of Poisonous Plants (6th: 2001: Glasgow,Scotland) Ed. by T. Acamovic et al.CABI Publishing, ©2004 586 p. $140.00Eighty-six refereed papers, representing the majority of those presentedat the August 2001 Symposium of Poisonous Plants, explore biochemicalaspects of plant toxins and their effects in animals and humans, pri-marily from the perspective of the concerns of agriculture. In addition tonumerous chemical analyses of toxins and veterinary studies of the roleof plants in animal disease and intoxication, the few of the papers strayfrom the norm, including a profile of Victor Chesnut, a pioneer in thefield; considerations of investigative lab and field procedures; and dis-cussions of control strategies of poisonous plants. Distributed by OxfordU. Press.

SF757 2003-061242 1-893441-95-4VVeetteerriinnaarryy hhiissttoollooggyy.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Eurell, Jo Ann Coers. (Quick look series in veterinary medicine)Teton NewMedia, ©2004 101 p. $39.00 (pa)This book/CD-ROM package is designed for students in veterinary med-icine and technology who are taking the histology course, interns and res-idents preparing for their specialty board examinations, and practicingveterinarians and technicians who wish to update their generalknowledge of histology. Two-page spreads cover the normal histology ofdomestic animals, with detailed two-color illustrations, brief overviews,and notes on differences between species. The CD-ROM contains some500 histologic specimens and three short videos showing cross sectionviews. Eurell teaches in the College of Veterinary Medicine at theUniversity of Illinois.

SF767 2003-023511 1-58829-257-6GGeerrmm cceellll pprroottooccoollss;; vv..22:: MMoolleeccuullaarr eemmbbrryyoo aannaallyyssiiss,, lliivveeiimmaaggiinngg,, ttrraannssggeenneessiiss,, aanndd cclloonniinngg..Title main entry. Ed. by Heide Schatten. (Methods in molecular biology;v.254)Humana Press Inc., ©2004 418 p. $125.00Twenty-five contributions detail laboratory techniques for the manipu-lation of primordial germ cells, the small population of cells that differ-entiate into gametes in sexually reproducing organisms. Following anearlier volume on the same topic, this volume is primarily concernedwith molecular egg analysis, live egg imaging, nuclear cloning, oocytepreservation techniques, and other egg manipulation techniques. EditorSchatten (veterinary pathobiology, U. of Missouri-Columbia) also includesprotocols of molecular and molecular imaging techniques.

SF768 2003-066026 0-7817-4333-8FFuunnccttiioonnaall aannaattoommyy aanndd pphhyyssiioollooggyy ooff ddoommeessttiicc aanniimmaallss,,33dd eedd..Reece, William O.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005513 p. $54.95 (pa)Reece (veterinary medicine, Iowa State University of Science andTechnology) explains animal systems and their function in this intro-ductory text for pre-veterinary or veterinary tech students, and for stu-dents in animal-related curricula. Gross and microscopic anatomicalstructures are explored to help students build a basic foundation forfuture study and clinical practice. This third edition contains a newchapter on basics of structure and function, with explanations ofanatomical terms and orientation, and expanded coverage of avian-spe-cific physiology to reflect the role of poultry in agriculture.

SF780 2004-002510 0-8138-2939-9PPaatthhooggeenneessiiss ooff bbaacctteerriiaall iinnffeeccttiioonnss iinn aanniimmaallss,, 33dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Carlton L. Gyles et al.Blackwell Pub. Professional, ©2004 456 p. $124.99In this reference for graduate students, researchers, and specialists inmicrobiology, pathology, and infectious diseases, Gyles (veterinary micro-biology, Ontario Veterinary College, Canada) consolidates knowledge onthe pathogenesis of animal disease caused by various species or groupsof bacteria. Recent developments are placed in the context of the overallpicture of infectious diseases, and authors from both medical and animalhealth research describe events at the molecular, cellular, organ, andwhole-animal levels. This third edition contains two new introductorychapters on mechanisms in pathogenesis and evolutionary changes thatimpact pathogenesis.

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SF780 2004-008413 0-8138-0379-9VVeetteerriinnaarryy mmiiccrroobbiioollooggyy,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Dwight C. Hirsh et al.Blackwell Publishing, ©2004 536 p. $84.99This textbook for veterinary students covers the bacterial, fungal, andviral pathogenic agents in animal disease. Chapters discuss the generalcharacteristics of the host-parasite relationship, laboratory diagnosis, anti-microbial treatment and prevention, the various infectious agentsaffecting veterinary species, and the impact of infectious agents on thehost’s organ systems. The focus throughout is on pathogenic mechanismsand processes, diagnosis, and principles of resistance, prevention, andtherapy.

SF991 2003-022236 1-4051-0748-0BBrreeeedd pprreeddiissppoossiittiioonnss ttoo ddiisseeaassee iinn ddooggss aanndd ccaattss..Gough, Alex and Alison Thomas.Blackwell Publishing, ©2004 235 p. $59.99 (pa)Practicing veterinarians Gough and Thomas provide a reference to thediseases and disorders of dogs and cats that are inherited or are moreprevalent in certain breeds. The book contains listings of dog and catbreeds and the diseases and disorders to which they are believed to bepredisposed, together with details on the mode of inheritance, whereknown. Summaries of diseases are provided in a final section. Color andb&w photos and diagnostic images are included.

SF992 00-59976 1-893441-06-7DDeerrmmaattoollooggyy ffoorr tthhee ssmmaallll aanniimmaall pprraaccttiittiioonneerr..Mueller, Ralf S. (Made easy series)Teton NewMedia, ©2000 151 p. $38.00 (pa)Mueller (veterinary medicine, Colorado State University) offers a practicalintroduction to veterinary dermatology in this 6x8.5″ wire-comb-boundguide for small animal practitioners. The guide will help practitionersdiagnose and manage skin diseases seen every day in practice and allowthem to perform a solid workup in patients with rare or complicatedskin diseases that require referral to a veterinary dermatologist. Colorphotos illustrating conditions are included. There is no subject index.

SH171 2003-273846 1-888807-12-1BBiioosseeccuurriittyy iinn aaqquuaaccuullttuurree pprroodduuccttiioonn ssyysstteemmss;; eexxcclluussiioonnooff ppaatthhooggeennss aanndd ootthheerr uunnddeessiirraabblleess..Title main entry. Ed. by Cheng-Sheng Lee and Patricia J. O’Bryen.World Aquaculture Society, ©2003 293 p. $80.00 (pa)This text presents a collection of 16 papers from a July 2001 workshopheld in Honolulu, Hawaii to gather information about biosecuritymeasures used against the spread of bacterial diseases, viral diseases,and parasites in production systems for major aquaculture species, espe-cially through early detection and prevention. A sampling of topics: pan-demics and the aquatic environment, bi-directional response betweenstress and infection linked by neuroimmune change, control strategy forviral disease of salmonids and flounder, a microbiological approach tothe alleviation and prevention of disease in shrimp farms in Central andSouth America, and biosecurity and health management for intensivemollusk culture. No subject index.

SH283 2003-066641 90-04-13618-5RRuussssiiaann ffiisshheerriieess mmaannaaggeemmeenntt;; tthhee pprreeccaauuttiioonnaarryyaapppprrooaacchh iinn tthheeoorryy aanndd pprraaccttiiccee..Honneland, Geir. (Publications on ocean development; v.43)Martinus-Nijhoff, ©2004 190 p. $81.00Honneland (Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway) draws on a decade and ahalf of practical and research engagement with Russian fisheries todiscuss the principles and practices of management, which he notes arenot set out in any official document. He examines the fisheries underinvestigation, the emergence of the precautionary approach to them, hisresearch methods, the legal and political context, the structure and prin-ciples of management at the federal and regional levels, scientific adviceand quota allocation, technical regulation and enforcement, andprospects for a precautionary fisheries.

SK321 2004-270906 1-59228-207-5EEaaggllee ddrreeaammss;; sseeaarrcchhiinngg ffoorr lleeggeennddss iinn wwiilldd MMoonnggoolliiaa..Bodio, Stephen J.The Lyons Press, ©2003 216 p. $22.95Himself a falconer as well as travel writer, Bodio journeyed to Mongolia,the birthplace of the practice, to try to find the hunters with eagles thathe had seen pictures of in the 1950s. Here is his account of research andexplorations.

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T10 2003-12349 0-415-32209-XGGuuiiddeelliinneess ffoorr ddeevveellooppiinngg iinnssttrruuccttiioonnss..Inaba, Kay et al.Taylor & Francis, ©2004 147 p. $49.95 (pa)This book introduces a new way to effectively communicate technicalinstructions. Underlying principles and rules are provided for simplifyingstep-by-step instructions and writing easy-to-follow instructions. Simplesentence structures and basic action verbs are outlined for use in mostinstructions, and tips on using graphics in instructions are offered.Numerous examples are illustrated with b&w drawings and photos.

T10 2002-042671 0-89503-247-3PPoowweerr aanndd lleeggiittiimmaaccyy iinn tteecchhnniiccaall ccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn;; vv..IIII::SSttrraatteeggiieess ffoorr pprrooffeessssiioonnaall ssttaattuuss..Title main entry. Ed. by Teresa Kynell-Hunt and Gerald J. Savage.(Baywood’s technical communications series)Baywood Publishing Co., ©2004 219 p. $44.95Kynell-Hunt (English, Northern Michigan University) and Savage(English, Illinois State University) collect work by academics and practi-tioners in technical communications who seek to redefine the role of thetechnical communicator. Authors challenge contemporary notions onwhat it means to be a technical communicator and propose strategies inthe arenas of curriculum, research, philosophy, and social interventionsfor achieving greater authority and influence in the field. An intro-duction provides an overview of the issues covered and a context for theanalyses. The book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners intechnical and business communication.

T14 2003-010584 0-415-27956-9TThhee ccyybbeerrcciittiieess rreeaaddeerr..Title main entry. Ed. by Stephen Graham. (Routledge urban readerseries)Routledge, ©2004 444 p. $34.95 (pa)Featuring contributions from writers representing 12 disciplines, thisreader examines the ways in which cities, urban life, and new infor-mation and communications technologies intersect. Containing 32 spe-cially commissioned pieces as well as 31 previously published essays, itdiscusses recent experiences of innovations in digital technologies incities around the world. Sample topics include Webcameras and the telep-resent landscape; e-tailing services located in Japanese convenience stores;and public Internet “cabins” catering to middle- and low-income resi-dents of Lima. Distributed by Taylor & Francis.

T14 2003-024479 0-7425-3293-3PPoosstthhuummaanniittyy;; tthhiinnkkiinngg pphhiilloossoopphhiiccaallllyy aabboouutt tthhee ffuuttuurree..Cooney, Brian.Rowman & Littlefield, ©2004 205 p. $24.95 (pa)Cooney (philosophy, Centre College, Kentucky) introduces the key con-cepts of philosophy using examples and images designed to grab theattention of undergraduate students. Among his topics are the demon asevil scientist, whether machines can think, the endgame of multicellu-larity, and a visit to a planet of artificial intelligence.

T15 2003-006813 0-8018-7808-XLLeeoonnaarrddoo ttoo tthhee IInntteerrnneett;; tteecchhnnoollooggyy aanndd ccuullttuurree ffrroomm tthheeRReennaaiissssaannccee ttoo tthhee pprreesseenntt..Misa, Thomas J. (Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology)Johns Hopkins U. Press, ©2004 324 p. $56.95Arising from curiosity about whether da Vinci was truly the “prophet ofautomation,” this scholarly study goes beyond the specific technologiesthat drove the Industrial Revolution to trace the complex economic,social, and cultural dynamics that stimulated technological advances.Taking a middle ground in the debate over new technologies’ benefitsand their sociopolitical consequences, Misa also examines the interfacebetween modern technology and aesthetics. Illustrations range fromRenaissance architecture to a Dutch Internet cafe.

T26 2003-048783 0-393-32552-0GGuuiiddee ttoo BBrriittaaiinn’’ss wwoorrkkiinngg ppaasstt..Burton, Anthony.W.W. Norton, ©2003 191 p. $24.95 (pa)Exploring the beginnings of the industrial revolution in England throughbuildings and structures left behind and available for viewing by thepublic, this work regionally lists sites of mills, pumping stations, powerplants, railway infrastructure, and other remnants of the industrial rev-olution, many of which are now museums. The listings are accompaniedby color photographs of a number of the sites listed.

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T39 2003-064767 0-275-96674-7TThhee iinnvveennttiivvee ssppiirriitt ooff AAffrriiccaann AAmmeerriiccaannss;; ppaatteenntteeddiinnggeennuuiittyy..Sluby, Patricia Carter.Praeger, ©2004 313 p. $39.95Sluby is a registered patent agent and a former US primary patentexaminer. Here she reveals the depth and breadth of African-Americaninventiveness through their patents over the course of US history. Part ofher story is that slaves having no property rights, their owners claimedpatents for their inventions, which reinforced the impression by manythat African Americans were not capable of creative thought.

T47 2004-000155 1-57912-367-8PPaatteennttss;; iinnggeenniioouuss iinnvveennttiioonnss;; hhooww tthheeyy wwoorrkk aanndd hhoowwtthheeyy ccaammee ttoo bbee..Ikenson, Ben.Black Dog and Leventhal, ©2004 288 p. $19.95This work profiles a little more than 100 patents granted by the U.S.Patent Office, from those that have transformed our lives, such as theinternal combustion engine and the artificial heart, to those that are rel-atively less revolutionary, such as the Chia Pet and the lava lamp. Eachentry provides a brief description of what the invention does, describeshistorical background, explains how the invention works, and includes arepresentative quote from the inventor’s patent application and an illus-tration. Other examples of patents profiled include air conditioning, thesmoke detector, the escapable coffin, the jukebox, the cotton gin, and theautomated teller machine. Also included are inventor profiles of ThomasEdison, Alessandra Volta, Dean Kamen, and Nikola Tesla.

T50 2004-003464 0-87389-620-3TThhee mmeettrroollooggyy hhaannddbbooookk.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by Jay Bucher.ASQ Quality Press, ©2004 544 p. $85.00Fundamental and advanced concepts of the practice of metrology areintroduced in this book/CD-ROM reference for metrology professionals,those who work in or manage metrology and calibration laboratories,and those preparing for the American Society for Quality’s (ASQ’s)Certified Calibration Technician exam. Quality systems are described indepth, and metrology concepts are explained. A section on mathematicsand statistics covers their use in measurement, and later chaptersdescribe best practices for managing a metrology department of cali-bration laboratory. The CD-ROM contains statistical tools, formulae, andother appendices. Bucher is affiliated with the ASQ.

T55 2003-021862 1-55553-612-3MMaakkiinngg ttiimmee;; LLiilllliiaann MMoolllleerr GGiillbbrreetthh,, aa lliiffee bbeeyyoonndd““CChheeaappeerr bbyy tthhee ddoozzeenn..””Lancaster, Jane.Northeastern University Press, ©2004 415 p. $35.00In her book Cheaper by the Dozen, first published in 1948, Lillian Gilbrethportrayed herself as nonworking mother attempting to take care of 12children as her engineer husband applied ideas of efficiency to the home.The success of that book, suggests her biographer, obscured Gilbreth’sreal contributions as a working mother and as a celebrated engineer inher own right. In this biography, her role as a working mother and herexpertise in motion studies is related to her many accomplishments indesigning labor-saving devices.

T55 2003-055644 0-7546-3435-3TTeeaammiinngg uupp;; ccoommppoonneennttss ooff ssaaffeettyy uunnddeerr hhiigghh rriisskk..Title main entry. Ed. by Rainer Dietrich and Kateri Jochum.Ashgate Publishing Co., ©2004 135 p. $69.95Problems of human communication and interaction can lead to dan-gerous accidents and errors in high-risk situations. Seven essays explorequestions of team interaction. Dietrich (psycholinguistics, Humboldt U.,Germany) and Jochum (the coordinator for the colloquium from whichthese essays were taken) present seven contributions from academics andresearchers exploring the question of human interaction in space travel,in policing settings, on large-scale construction sites, in disaster reliefoperations, in aviation, and in medicine.

T57 90-6764-398-XQQuueeuueeiinngg tthheeoorryy..Bocharov, P.P. et al. (Modern probability and statistics)VSP Publications, ©2004 446 p. $270.00Concentrating on problems and approaches that are the most frequentlyused, this book aims to familiarize readers with tools, techniques, andapplications of queueing theory. The main body of the book is precededby an introductory chapter devoted to preliminary topics from proba-bility theory. Later chapters offer formal descriptions of queueingsystems, including Markov queueing systems, then delve intoM/G/1/infinity systems, M/G/1/r less-than-or- equal-to-infinity systems,and BMAP/SM/1/r less-than-or- equal-to-infinity systems. Great attentionis also paid to MAP/G/1/r queueing systems with special service disci-plines such as priority systems. Author information is not given. VSP isa subsidiary of Brill Academic Publishers.

T57 0-471-44454-5SSyysstteemm ssaaffeettyy ffoorr tthhee 2211sstt cceennttuurryy;; tthhee uuppddaatteedd aannddrreevviisseedd eeddiittiioonn ooff SSyysstteemm ssaaffeettyy 22000000..Stephans, Richard A.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 385 p. $89.95Stephans, a member of the System Safety Society, summarizes the currentstate of “front-end” risk control techniques. The text serves as a resourcefor both students and practitioners, offering basic information about theidentification, evaluation, analysis, and control of hazards in compo-nents, systems, subsystems, processes, and facilities. Integrating changesin the field that have occurred since the publication of the first edition,this edition includes a new section on professionalism for system safetyand other safety practitioners, and updated material on protectingagainst external threats in light of the global terrorist threat.

T58 2003-062639 0-566-08559-3BBuuyyiinngg iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn ssyysstteemmss;; sseelleeccttiinngg,, iimmpplleemmeennttiinngg aannddaasssseessssiinngg ooffff--tthhee--sshheellff ssyysstteemmss..James, David.Gower Publishing, ©2004 128 p. $89.95Writing for technology and other organizational managers, James (aPrincipal Engineer for a UK supplier of automation systems) provides anoverview of the information systems procurement process and describesa framework for making cost- risk decisions inherent in the procurementprocess. He leads the reader through a step-by-step approach to pro-curement discussing such topics as who should be involved in thedecision-making process, selecting suppliers and vendors, and managingand evaluating implementation. Distributed by Ashgate.

T58 2003-065157 1-55570-493-XIInnffoorrmmaattiioonn aarrcchhiitteeccttuurree;; ddeessiiggnniinngg iinnffoorrmmaattiioonneennvviirroonnmmeennttss ffoorr ppuurrppoossee..Title main entry. Ed. by Alan Gilchrist and Barry Mahon. (Managinginformation for the knowledge economy)Neal-Schuman, ©2004 266 p. $75.00This book is composed of 12 essays and five case studies, each exploringan aspect of information architecture, a nascent field that has not yetbeen fully defined. While detailed and rigorous, the contributions are notopaque to the non- expert and are readable by anyone with a casualacquaintance with computer networking and organizational terminology.The material is divided into four broad categories on the design envi-ronment, software environments, management of metadata, and the userinterface. The book is aimed at anyone with an occupation that makes itreasonable to describe them as an “information professional.”

T58 2003-065985 0-8493-2032-1IInnffoorrmmaattiioonn tteecchhnnoollooggyy ccoonnttrrooll aanndd aauuddiitt,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Frederick Gallegos et al.Auerbach Pub., ©2004 849 p. $89.95Gallegos (California State Polytechnic University) offers an introductoryreference for beginning IT auditors, explaining foundation concepts of ITaudit and control, analyzing the process of audit and review, exploringIT governance and control, discussing the steps that align IT decisionswith business strategy, and outlining project management processes. ITacquisition and implementation, the auditing of IT operations in bothstandalone and global environments, and emerging issues are alsoaddressed. Learning features include chapter summaries, review ques-tions, quizes, and exercises. The book is distributed by CRC.

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T58 2004-101915 0-7695-2108-8IInnffoorrmmaattiioonn tteecchhnnoollooggyy;; ccooddiinngg aanndd ccoommppuuttiinngg;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss;; 22vv..International Conference on Information Technology: Coding andComputing (5th: 2004: Las Vegas, NV) Ed. by Pradip K. Srimani et al.Computer Society Press, ©2004 — p. $374.00 (pa)The 297 papers of this two-volume proceedings were first presented atthe Fifth International Conference on Information Technology, held inApril 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The papers, which report on researchby engineers worldwide, are grouped into several major topics, includinginformation assurance and security; IT education, curriculum andassessment; e-commerce/education; web and IR technologies; and datamining. Individual paper topics include a security protocol for certifiede-goods delivery, accountability logic for mobile payment protocols,achieving distributed trusted services, impact of professions in systemsdevelopment, and a mathematical model of similarity and clustering.Author indexed only.

T58 2004-041026 1-58053-828-2IInntteeggrraatteedd IITT pprroojjeecctt mmaannaaggeemmeenntt;; aa mmooddeell--cceennttrriiccaapppprrooaacchh..Bainey, Kenneth R. (Artech House project management library)Artech House, ©2004 481 p. $83.00Using real-world policies, roles and responsibilities, templates, processflows, and checklists, Bainey (an IT officer for the Government ofAlberta) presents an approach to integrate IT project management. Heexamines common problems, offers suggestions for improving commu-nications, and discusses best practices. Particular attention is given to therelationships between business processes, project demands, and infor-mation technology.

T58 2004-003747 1-59140-367-7MMaannaaggiinngg ccoorrppoorraattee iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn ssyysstteemmss eevvoolluuttiioonn aannddmmaaiinntteennaannccee..Title main entry. Ed. by Khaled M. Khan and Yan Zhang.Idea Group Publishing, ©2005 376 p. $69.95 (pa)For undergraduate and graduate students in technology-related pro-grams, this text covers recent developments in systems maintenanceresearch and practice. It includes issues such as evolving legacy systemsto e-business, applying patterns for re-engineering legacy systems to theWeb, architectural recovery of legacy systems, and evolving legacysystems into software components. The authors teach at the U. of WesternSidney, Australia.

T58 2004-007905 1-55617-877-8SSccaaddaa;; ssuuppeerrvviissoorryy ccoonnttrrooll aanndd ddaattaa aaccqquuiissiittiioonn,, 33dd eedd..Boyer, Stuart A.ISA, ©2004 219 p. $79.00 (pa)Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) is a technology thatenables users to collect data from distant facilities and send controlinstructions to those facilities. This text provides introductory technicalmaterial about SCADA systems. Written in accessible language anddesigned for self-study, the text addresses the layout of SCADA systemsand deals with communications and the basic building blocks of SCADAsystems. Chapter exercises and examples from many industries areincluded. The text is for managers, supervisors, engineers, operators, andtechnicians who will use SCADA systems, and for students in technicalschools. Author information is not given.

T174 3-527-30750-8NNaannootteecchhnnoollooggyy;; aann iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo nnaannoossttrruuccttuurriinnggtteecchhnniiqquueess..Köhler, Michael and Wolfgang Fritzsche.Wiley-VCH, ©2004 272 p. $155.00Nanotechnology has become a major line of inquiry in recent scientificresearch. Köhler (physical chemistry and microreaction technology,Technical U. of Ilmenau, Germany) and Fritzsche (biotechnicalmicrosystems, Institute for Physical High Technology, Germany) presentan introduction to the principles of creating nanostructures and theiruses. Chapters cover molecular basics, the microtechnological founda-tions of the field, the preparation of nanostructures, nanotechnical struc-tures, characterization of nanostructures, nanotransducers, and technicalnanosystems.

T174 2004-041716 0-8194-5186-XNNaannoommeetteerr ssttrruuccttuurreess;; tthheeoorryy,, mmooddeelliinngg,, aanndd ssiimmuullaattiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Akhlesh Lakhtakia. (Handbook ofnanotechnology)SPIE, ©2004 474 p. $88.00The eight contributions in this volume summarize recent developmentsin sculptured thin films, atomistic computer simulation of nanoscalesystems, nanoscale fluid mechanics, and quantum information pro-cessing. The researchers, who are affiliated with universities in severalcountries, also describe the optical properties of photonic band gap struc-tures, review the physical principles and expected commercial applica-tions of quantum dots, formulate the nano- electromagnetics oflow-dimensional structures exemplified by carbon nanotubes, andoverview theoretical approaches to nanomechanics.

T174 2003-024000 0-7546-3928-2TTeecchhnnoollooggyy aanndd kknnoowwlleeddggee ttrraannssffeerr iinn CChhiinnaa..Li-Hua, Richard. (The Chinese economy series)Ashgate Publishing Co., ©2004 160 p. $89.95After establishing a theoretical framework for analyzing the technologytransfer process between construction industries in different counties, Li-Hua (business, U. of Northumbria-Newcastle) presents results from twostudies of international joint venture projects in the People’s Republic ofChina. A case study was conducted on a huge Sino-foreign joint venturedemonstration project at Ziaolangdi in Henan Province. Then a struc-tured survey was carried out in Xinjiang, Henan, and Jiangsu Provinces.The findings suggest important implications for the relationship betweentechnology transfer and economic development, and that technology andknowledge transfer is not possible across too big a gap in economic devel-opment.

T339 2003-021257 0-7890-0425-9PPaatteenntt aanndd ttrraaddeemmaarrkk iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn;; uusseess aanndd ppeerrssppeeccttiivveess..Title main entry. Ed. by Virginia A. Baldwin.Haworth Pr., ©2001 182 p. $34.95With an Internet connection and a Web browser, any researcher, inventor,genealogist, scientist, or engineer can search U.S., European, and inter-national patent databases. However, patent information has been definedas “gray” literature because it’s difficult to find a specific piece of infor-mation among everything that’s available. Editor Baldwin (an engi-neering librarian at the U. of Nebraska, Lincoln, as well as her state’spatent and trademark librarian) and nine contributors fill out the shadesof gray with full-color information on the historical, practical, business,and research aspects of patent and trademark data. Published simulta-neously as Science and Technology Libraries, vol. 22, nos. 1/2, 2001.

T357 2003-058145 0-13-177983-4EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg ggrraapphhiiccss wwiitthh AAuuttooCCAADD 22000044..Bethune, James D.Prentice Hall, ©2004 757 p. $91.00Bethune (Boston University) covers the standards and conventions of tech-nical drawing that are in line with national standards, and usesAutoCAD 2004 to apply these standards. The text begins with coverage ofbasic line drawing commands, and progresses through more complexcommands, ending with 3-dimensional and solid modeling. A solid mod-eling approach is applied to descriptive geometry, with discussions on thetrue lengths of lines and shapes of planes, point and plane locations, andproperties between lines and planes. Step-by-step directions for softwarecommands are demonstrated with b&w illustrations and screen captureson every page. Solved exercises and open-ended design problems areincluded. Because this 2004 edition does not include a disk, exercises forChapter 8 are now presented on grids so that the dimensions can beeasily derived.

T385 0-321-22044-7AAddoobbee IIlllluussttrraattoorr CCSS;; CCrreeaattiivvee SSttuuddiioo,, tteecchhnniiqquueess ffoorrddiiggiittaall aarrttiissttss..Cohen, Luanne Seymour.Adobe Press, ©2004 335 p. $40.00 (pa)Rather than providing a comprehensive “bible” on this Adobe software,a former Adobe systems’ creative director offers a how- to manual forproducing graphic and photographic effects with the latest version ofIllustrator CS for the Macintosh and Windows. The target audience isthose familiar with its basic tools and commands. Shortcuts and amethod for avoiding color shift problems are appended.

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T385 0-596-00618-7AAddoobbee PPhhoottoosshhoopp CCSS;; oonnee--oonn--oonnee.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))McClelland, Deke.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 465 p. $39.95 (pa)An Adobe certified expert combines a dozen full-color illustrated, step-by-step lessons on this leading digital image editing software with twohours of video instruction on the companion CD-ROM.

T385 2003-054848 0-13-113816-2AAuuttooCCAADD iinn 33 ddiimmeennssiioonnss uussiinngg AAuuttooCCAADD 22000044.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Ethier, Stephen J. and Christine A. Ethier.Prentice Hall, ©2004 502 p. $65.00 (pa)This hands-on, lab- and exercise-intensive tutorial offers a visual look at3D modeling, blending theory and practice to explain both abstract con-cepts involved in mastering computer-aided drafting and three dimen-sions and in the application of that theory. This edition of thebook/CD-ROM text features additional labs, a re-ordering of learning con-cepts to meet current 3D modeling methods, a color insert that displaysimages of completed projects, a tear-out reference chart, and outlines ofthree important application programs. The CD- ROM contains modelfiles. Some background in computer-aided design is assumed. Theauthors are consultants in the private sector.

T385 2004-090734 1-59200-369-9BBeeggiinnnniinngg OOppeennGGLL ggaammee pprrooggrraammmmiinngg.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Astle, Dave and Kevin Hawkins.Course Technology, ©2004 310 p. $29.99 (pa)Appropriate for programmers familiar with C++, this guide explains howto develop games using high performance graphics and game libraries,introducing both functions for creating objects in a 3D scene and movingobjects around in the scene. Topics include primitives, transformations,matrices, colors, texture mapping, and vertex arrays. The CD-ROM con-tains source code, a math primer, advanced chapters, and the OpenGLeasy extension library.

T385 0-7695-2171-1CCoommppuutteerr ggrraapphhiiccss iinntteerrnnaattiioonnaall;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..CGI Conference on Computer Graphics and Applications (21st: 2004:Crete, Greece).Computer Society Press, ©2004 650 p. $71.00 (pa)This book contains the proceedings of a June 2004 conference dealingwith topics in computer graphics, such as mesh representation, surfacemodeling and rendering, image-based rendering, illumination models,collision detection, virtual humans, deformable objects, and computeranimation. Some specific topics include modeling and animating cartoonhair with NURBS surfaces, point set surface editing techniques based onlevel-sets, a virtual light field approach to global illumination, andbounding volumes for linearly interpolated shapes. Other topics are sim-plification of vector fields over tetrahedral meshes, tiled shadow maps,and extracting 3D stylized accentuation effects from a painted image.There is no subject index.

T385 2004-90732 1-59200-350-8TThhee ddaarrkk ssiiddee ooff ggaammee tteexxttuurriinngg.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Franson, David.Course Technology, ©2004 197 p. $39.99 (pa)Franson analyzes the textures in creepy 3D first person shooter gamesand graphics in his favorite movies, and demonstrates how to re-createthem with Photoshop and a digital camera. The tutorials walk throughtechniques for texturing metal panels, brick walls, stone floors, dragonskin, planet surfaces, and a spaceship deck. The CD-ROM contains ademonstration version of Photoshop CS, a Photoshop tutorial, and imagefiles.

T385 2003-017335 0-13-141082-2DDiissccoovveerriinngg AAuuttooCCAADD 22000044..Dix, Mark and Paul Riley.Prentice Hall, ©2004 766 p. $65.00 (pa)Beginning with coverage of basic two-dimensional entities and workingthrough discussions of text and other complicates, leading to isometricdrawing and three-dimensional modeling, this activity book provides anintroduction to AutoCAD 2004. Individual chapters focus on elements likelines, circles, layers and color, template drawings, arcs and polar arrays,text, dimensions, polylines, blocks and attributes, isometric drawing,wireframe models, surface models, and solid models. The authors arecomputer design trainers.

T385 2003-115724 1-59200-307-9GGaammee aarrtt ffoorr tteeeennss.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Pardew, Les.Course Technology, ©2004 288 p. $29.99 (pa)Intended for high school students who don’t have access to artinstruction, this guide explains the different tools used to create art on acomputer and provides step-by-step instructions for creating 2D ani-mation in Corel Painter, and building 3D models of exteriors, interiors,game objects, and characters. The CD-ROM contains a personal learningedition of Maya and chapter files.

T385 2004-002908 1-58965-019-0GGaarrddnneerr’’ss gguuiiddee ttoo ccoolllleeggeess ffoorr mmuullttiimmeeddiiaa aannddaanniimmaattiioonn,, 44tthh eedd..Gardner, Garth.GGC Publishing, ©2004 318 p. $39.95 (pa)For high school students and graduating seniors or anyone interested inthe field, a directory of US community colleges, colleges, and universitiesthat offer undergraduate or graduate programs in computer graphicsand animation. Entries provide information on tuition, facilities, studentbody size, curriculum specialty, deadlines, and admissions.

T385 2003-025387 1-58450-332-7IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo ccoommppuutteerr ggrraapphhiiccss,, 22dd eedd..Bungartz, Hans-Joachim et al.Charles River Media, ©2004 262 p. $49.95In this guide to programming computer graphics, Bungartz (computerscience, University of Stuttgart, Germany) begins by explaining basics ofgenerating images from scratch on a computer screen, then moves on tomodeling and representing a three-dimensional figure. A final chapteraddresses applications of mapping techniques and image processing.This second edition includes expanded material on geometrical attri-bution of three-dimensional objects, global illumination, and visuali-zation. A new appendix offers 10 pages of problems. The book wasoriginally published in German by Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn Verlag,Wiesbaden, Germany, as Einführung in die Computergraphik. 2. Auflage.

T385 2003-023350 1-59327-041-0TThhee ooffffiicciiaall BBlleennddeerr 22..33 gguuiiddee;; ffrreeee 33DD ccrreeaattiioonn ssuuiittee ffoorrmmooddeelliinngg,, aanniimmaattiioonn,, aanndd rreennddeerriinngg.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by Ton Roosendaal and Stefano Selleri.No Starch Press, ©2004 768 p. $49.95 (pa)Written by the Blender Foundation, this guide walks through themodeling, materials, and lighting commands available in the Blenderopen source graphics suite to create 3D scenes, introduces object andcharacter animation techniques and Blender’s rendering engine, andexplains how to use animation as a modeling tool and Blender as a videoeditor. The reference section lists hotkeys, buttons, and windows. The CD-ROM contains Blender for all platforms, Python documentation, anddemo animations.

T385 2003-058342 0-321-17348-1OOppeennGGLL pprrooggrraammmmiinngg gguuiiddee;; tthhee ooffffiicciiaall gguuiiddee ttoolleeaarrnniinngg OOppeennGGLL,, vveerrssiioonn 11..44,, 44tthh eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by OpenGL Architecture Review Board, DavidShreiner et al.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 759 p. $59.99 (pa)This introduction to the OpenGL graphics system explains how to drawa properly colored and lit 3D object on the computer screen and how toadd sophisticated effects and images to a 3D scene. The fourth editioncovers the new core capabilities of OpenGL versions 1.3 and 1.4, such ascube map textures, multiple draw vertex arrays, and secondary color forpost-texturing application.

T385 2003-103155 0-7695-2075-8SShhaappee mmooddeelliinngg aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Conference on Shape Modeling and Applications (2004:Genova, Italy). Ed. by Franca Giannini and Alexander Pasko.Computer Society Press, ©2004 402 p. $177.00 (pa)A June 2004 conference brought together researchers from around theworld to exchange ideas and experiences related to various aspects ofshape modeling and processing. Papers from the conference focus mainlyon modeling implicit surfaces, surface meshes, point sets and subdivisionsurfaces, shape retrieval, feature-based modeling and deformations, andinteractive modeling. Some specific topics include stroke-input methodsfor immersive styling environments, modeling the coronary artery tree,view-dependent streaming of progressive meshes, robust watermarkingof point-sampled geometry, mold accessibility via Gauss map analysis,nonlinear polynomial systems, and multi- minimizations for shapecontrol of fully free-form deformation features. There is no subject index.

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T385 2003-277150 0-13-100855-2SSoolliidd mmooddeelliinngg wwiitthh II--DDEEAASS,, 22dd eedd..Sorby, Sheryl A.Prentice Hall, ©2003 242 p. $49.00 (pa)This handbook offers instruction for using I-DEAS as a design tool.Taking a 3-D approach to modeling, the book describes the designprocess in the context of concurrent engineering. It then proceeds todiscuss topics like the I-DEAS work environment, file management,sketching, revolution, 3-D constraints, feature-based modeling, lofting,sweeping, and extracting data. Each chapter includes a set of “guidedtours,” outlining the features of I-DEAS. Sorby teaches at MichiganTechnological University.

T385 2004-106118 0-7695-2137-1TThheeoorryy aanndd pprraaccttiiccee ooff ccoommppuutteerr ggrraapphhiiccss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Conference on Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics(2004: Bournemouth, UK) Ed. by Mark W. Jones.Computer Society Press, ©2004 233 p. $169.00 (pa)Thirty papers from the June 2004 conference present new solutions beingdeveloped for data visualization, virtual environments, animation inter-faces, rendering, modeling, and imaging. Works in progress analyzerequirements for the visualization of ontological evolution, multiple toolactions for virtual sculpting, and the distribution of clutter within avirtual scene. Other topics include an XML-based system for presentingvirtual museum exhibitions, the effect of music on the perception of ani-mated sequences, a new integration of photogrammetry and laserscanning for image-based rendering, user validation of image qualityassessment algorithms, and real-time simulation of small scale impactdebris using hierarchical particle systems. No subject index is provided.

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TA1 0-7844-0721-5TTrraannssaaccttiioonnss ooff tthhee AAmmeerriiccaann SSoocciieettyy ooff CCiivviill EEnnggiinneeeerrss((iinnssttiittuutteedd 11885522));; vv..116688,, 22000033..Title main entry.Am. Society of Civil Engineers, ©2004924 p. $289.00Abstracts are compiles for all Society journal and periodical papers andtechnical notes, Civil Engineering-ASCE feature articles, special publica-tions, and Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice published by theSociety during 2003. Journal articles are arranged by journal, which inturn are presented alphabetically; other types of articles follow in alpha-betical order by title. Subject and author indexes provide specific entry.Full information is provided on the author, and any subsequent dis-cussion of the paper is cited. Other sections include the President’sannual address, award and prize winners, and memoirs.

TA140 2004-049299 0-393-73107-3EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg aarrcchhiitteeccttuurree;; tthhee vviissiioonn ooff FFaazzlluurr RR.. KKhhaann..Khan, Yasmin Sabina.W.W. Norton, ©2004 416 p. $55.00Khan holds degrees in civil engineering, structural engineering, andstructural mechanics, and is the daughter of structural engineer, FazlurR. Khan (1929-1982). She provides an insightful account of the life andcareer of her father, focusing on his role in modern architectural history.The text explores not only Khan’s technical achievements, but also the cul-tural and economic climate in which he operated, as well as the “per-sonal attributes that shaped his ambitions for engineering andarchitecture.” Illustrated with b&w photographs and diagrams.

TA151 2003-055215 0-8493-1587-5CCRRCC hhaannddbbooookk ooff eennggiinneeeerriinngg ttaabblleess..Title main entry. Ed. by Richard C. Dorf. (Electrical engineeringhandbook series)CRC Pr., ©2004 628 p. $99.95Dorf (electrical and computer engineering, University of California-Davis) presents reference material on electrical and computer engi-neering, civil and environmental engineering, chemical engineering,chemistry and material science, mechanical engineering, and generalengineering and mathematics. The 450 tables and figures are compiledfrom 51 books and include the most important data widely used by theengineering practitioner, encompassing engineering methods, materials,devices, chemistry, and mathematics. Biomedical engineering, signal pro-cessing, mechatronics, MEMS and NEMS, communications, and oceanengineering are some of the areas covered.

TA166 0-8493-2342-8CCoonntteemmppoorraarryy eerrggoonnoommiiccss,, 22000044;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Annual Conference on Contemporary Ergonomics (2004: Swansea, UK)Ed. by Paul T. McCabe.CRC Pr., ©2004 567 p. $69.95 (pa)Some 100 papers were selected from abstracts for presentation at the con-ference and inclusion in these proceedings as camera-ready copy sub-mitted by the authors. Contributors from around the world discuss suchmatters as inclusive design, interface design, modelling and usability, bio-mechanics, musculoskeletal disorders, road transport, rail, air trafficcontrol, defense, human reliability, patient safety, warnings, methods,and general ergonomics. Among the highlights is a case of cybersickness.

TA169 2003-069580 1-58488-471-1DDeessiiggnn aanndd aannaallyyssiiss ooff aacccceelleerraatteedd tteessttss ffoorr mmiissssiioonnccrriittiiccaall rreelliiaabbiilliittyy..LuValle, Michael J. et al.Chapman & Hall / CRC, ©2004 236 p. $99.95This study presents innovative theory and methods for recognizing andhandling complicated cases. The theory integrates a physical under-standing of underlying phenomena and the statistical modeling of obser-vation “noise” to provide a single framework for accelerated testing. Thetreatment include general approaches compatible with various softwarepackages. The authors are reliability specialists working in privateindustry.

TA174 0-7695-2159-2RRaappiidd ssyysstteemm pprroottoottyyppiinngg;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..IEEE International Workshop on Rapid System Prototyping (15th: 2004:Geneva, Switzerland)Computer Society Press, ©2004 245 p. $170.00 (pa)Papers from a 2004 workshop present the latest work from academiaand industry on how to design, test, and validate better hardware andsoftware systems in less time and for less money. Material represents per-spectives from disciplines including software, hardware, CAD tools, sim-ulation, verification and validation, prototyping, and testing.Technologies involved include software systems, reconfigurable com-puting, and custom hardware; applications covered range from aerospaceto telecommunications in military and commercial sectors. Some specificsubjects examined are automatic generation of virtual prototypes, self-reconfiguration of communication interfaces, and rapid prototyping ofan integrated testing and debugging unit. There is no subject index.

TA350 2003-014087 1-903996-51-1DDiissccrreettee ssyysstteemmss..Axisa, François. (Modelling of mechanical systems; v.1)Kogan Page Science, ©2004 436 p. $150.00The first in a four-volume, self-contained textbook for engineering andphysical science students studying structural mechanics and fluid-structure coupled systems at the graduate level. The other three cover thebasic structural elements beams, plates, and shells; fluid- structure inter-action in the absence of permanent flow; and flow- induced vibration.Distributed by Stylus.

TA357 1-85312-704-3AAddvvaanncceess iinn fflluuiidd mmeecchhaanniiccss VV;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Conference on Advances in Fluid Mechanics (5th: 2004:Libson. Portugal) Ed. by M. Rahman et al. (Advances in fluidmechanics)WIT Press, ©2004 454 p. $275.00This book contains edited papers presented at a March 2004 conferenceon the latest developments in theoretical and computational fluidmechanics. Material is organized in sections on advanced computationalmethods, hydrodynamics, wave studies, multiphase flow, biofluids, andindustrial applications. Transcritical transitions in swirling quasi-columnar flows, motions of floating bodies in time harmonic waves, anddeposition of small particles from turbulent flows are some subjects dis-cussed. Other topics examined include viscometric studies of oil- in-watermixtures at low shear rates, simulation of blood flow inhuman vessels,and simulation of complex biological flows and flow control problemson Cartesian grids. There is no subject index. The US office of WIT Pressis Computational Mechanics.

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TA357 1-85312-986-0CCoommppuuttaattiioonnaall mmeetthhooddss iinn mmuullttiipphhaassee ffllooww 22;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Conference on Computational Methods in Multiphase Flow(2d: 2003: Santa Fe, NM) Ed. by A.A. Mammoli and C.A. Brebbia.(International series on advances in fluid mechanics)WIT Press, ©2004 438 p. $217.00The principle difficulty in modeling multiphase flows, according toeditors Mammoli (U. of New Mexico, US) and Brebbia (Wessex Instituteof Technology, UK), is the problem of differing length scales, with cou-pling in one or both directions. This problem requires the application ofa diversity of numerical approaches and techniques. This diversity isreflected in the range of topics treated in this volume, the proceedings ofan international conference on computational methods, held inNovember of 2003. Forty papers are organized into sections examiningmultiphase flow systems, multiphase flow and heat transfer, particle-flow interaction, experiment and theory of suspension, continuum sus-pension models, interface phenomena, bubble and drop dynamics,bubble flows, and cavitation. The US office of WIT Press isComputational Mechanics.

TA357 0-7918-0210-8FFlluuiidd ttrraannssiieennttss iinn ppiippeelliinnee ssyysstteemmss;; aa gguuiiddee ttoo tthhee ccoonnttrroollaanndd ssuupppprreessssiioonn ooff fflluuiidd ttrraannssiieennttss iinn lliiqquuiiddss iinn cclloosseeddccoonndduuiittss,, 22dd eedd..Thorley, A.R. David.ASME, ©2004 279 p. $160.00Thorley (fluid engineering, emeritus, City University, UK) has added newmaterial on wave speeds in plastically deforming tubes, air vessel design,four-quadrant head and torque characteristics for pumps, and air reliefand vacuum-breaking valves to this second edition of a text/reference forgraduate students in engineering who need insight on fluid transientphenomena. Basic concepts on fluid transients are explained, and prac-tical methods for the control of transients are reviewed, employing onlysuch theory as is necessary. Discussion of applications follows, with pres-entation of eight examples, a short outline of computer modeling, and asection on accidents and incidents. A reference section providesnumerous charts, tables, and other data useful for transient assessments.

TA365 2003-015379 0-415-29649-8AAccoouussttiicc aabbssoorrbbeerrss aanndd ddiiffffuusseerrss;; tthheeoorryy,, ddeessiiggnn,, aannddaapppplliiccaattiioonn..Cox, Trevor J. and Peter D’Antonio.Spon Press, ©2004 405 p. $144.00Co (acoustic engineering, Salford University, UK) and D’Antonio, CEO ofa diffuser firm, explain how to measure, model, design, optimize, andapply diffusers and absorbers to alter the acoustic conditions of rooms,semienclosed spaces, and outdoor environments. They blend coverage oftraditional designs with modern developments, covering practical andtheoretical aspects of absorbers and diffusers. Concepts are illustratedwith examples of installations and case studies. The book will be usefulas a resource for new and experienced acousticians seeking an under-standing of the evolution and current state of the art in diffuser researchand practice. Spon Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis.

TA401 0-87849-939-3DDeessiiggnniinngg,, pprroocceessssiinngg aanndd pprrooppeerrttiieess ooff aaddvvaanncceeddeennggiinneeeerriinngg mmaatteerriiaallss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss;; 22vv..Designing, Processing and Properties of Advanced EngineeringMaterials (3d: 2003: Jeju, Korea) Ed. by S.-G. Kang and T. Kobayashi.(Materials science forum; vs.449-452)Trans Tech Publications, ©2004 1352 p. $319.00 (pa)The papers of this two-volume proceedings were first presented at the3rd International Symposium on Designing, Processing and Properties ofAdvanced Engineering Materials, held in Jeju, South Korea in Novemberof 2003. The topics of the plenary and keynote lectures include asym-metric rolling as a means of texture and ridging control and grainrefinement of aluminum alloy and steel sheets, high performance mate-rials development, toughness assessment of materials, and aerosol depo-sition method for fabrication of nanocrystal ceramic layer. The remainingpapers concern the design, properties and development of advanced engi-neering materials; and bio-materials, smart materials, and surface mod-ification. The great majority of the contributors are engineers in SouthKorea and Japan; some are in the US and the UK. Distributed by Enfield.

TA403 2003-064977 0-13-048185-8EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg mmaatteerriiaallss tteecchhnnoollooggyy;; ssttrruuccttuurreess,, pprroocceessssiinngg,,pprrooppeerrttiieess,, aanndd sseelleeccttiioonn,, 55tthh eedd..Jacobs, James A. and Thomas F. Kilduff.Prentice Hall, ©2005 883 p. $114.00Jacobs (technology, Norfolk State University) and Kilduff (Thomas NelsonCommunity College) have reorganized the fifth edition of this text for stu-dents in engineering and industrial technology programs, breakinglarger modules into smaller ones and grouping them into units. The textis designed to present fundamentals of materials science for studentswho have not completed formal courses in chemistry, physics, or mathe-matics beyond algebra. Coverage encompasses basic concepts of mate-rials science, engineering, and technology dealing with traditional as wellas advanced materials. There is new coverage in this edition of surfacescience and engineering, nanotechnology, morphing, and smart mate-rials.

TA403 2002-115801 1-57590-147-1GGuuiiddee ttoo tthhee uussee ooff mmaatteerriiaallss iinn wwaatteerrss..Davies, Michael and P.J.B. Scott.Natl/Assn/Corrosion/Engrs, ©2003 596 p. $132.00 (pa)Davies and Scott, directors of an international corrosion consultingcompany, cover all construction materials used in potable and fresh-waters, seawater, and industrial water in this reference for engineers,managers, plant operators, and inspectors involved in materials deci-sions, corrosion prevention, and installations in aquatic environments.They summarize the state of the art of building in aqueous environmentsin terms of materials properties, biological factors, and the effects ofwater properties and composition, and describe all major applications ofmaterials in water, examining problems in water treatment, monitoring,and control. Information provided is intended to be detailed enough toallow readers to make informed decisions in specific cases. B&w photosare included.

TA403 2004-004219 0-471-45475-3HHaannddbbooookk ooff aaddvvaanncceedd mmaatteerriiaallss;; eennaabblliinngg nneeww ddeessiiggnnss..Wessel, James K.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 645 p. $125.00Wessel, an advanced materials consultant, brings together the latest infor-mation designers and product engineers need to know about advancedmaterials and their properties. Taking a comparative approach gearedtowards problem solving and material selection, academics andresearchers in materials science and mechanical engineering describecharacteristics of specific materials and give data on corrosion resistance,then look at advances in manufacturing and nondestructive evaluation.The book will serve as a bridge between the practitioner and the materialsupplier involved in engineering, designing, manufacturing, andstudying products that use advanced materials, and will also be usefulto students in materials science.

TA404 1-85312-988-7CCoommppuuttaattiioonnaall mmeetthhooddss iinn mmaatteerriiaallss cchhaarraacctteerriissaattiioonn;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Conference on Computational Methods in MaterialsCharacterisation (2003: Santa Fe, NM) Ed. by A.A. Mammoli and C.A.Brebbia. (High performance structues and materials series)WIT Press, ©2004 350 p. $193.00In these proceedings of the November 2003 conference, contributors con-sider how complex microstructures determine materials’ physical prop-erties and behavior, and work to bridge the gap between experimentationand modeling in materials characterization. Section topics includeparameter identification, optimization of materials, thermomechanicalbehavior, damage mechanisms, composites, foams, polymers, concretes,and interface phenomena. Editors Mammoli (U. of New Mexico) andBrebbia (Wessex Institute of Technology) include an index of authors, butno subject index. The US office of WIT Press is Computational Mechanics.

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TA405 2002-108881 1-85312-955-0LLaarrggee ddeeffoorrmmaattiioonn pprroocceesssseess ooff ssoolliiddss;; ffrroomm ffuunnddaammeennttaallssttoo nnuummeerriiccaall ssiimmuullaattiioonn aanndd eennggiinneeeerriinngg aapppplliiccaattiioonnss..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Doltsinis, Ioannis. (High performance structures and materials, no. 5)WIT Press, ©2004 475 p. $249.00Intended as a supplement for an advanced course in computational solidmechanics, this text describes the behavior of elastic and inelastic mate-rials, and develops numerical techniques for solving deformationproblems based on finite element representation. Doltsinis (StuttgartUniversity) applies the modeling and algorithmic concepts to superplasticforming processes, plastic deformation processes, and paste extrusion,and considers thermomechanically coupled deformation processes, thesolution of coupled systems, and problems with random variables. TheCD-ROM contains animated models in Quicktime movie format. The USoffice of WIT Press is Computational Mechanics.

TA409 0-87849-938-5AAddvvaanncceess iinn ffrraaccttuurree aanndd ffaaiilluurree pprreevveennttiioonn;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss;;22vv..Conferences on Fracture and Strength of Solids (5th) and Physics &Chemistry of (2d: 2003: Sendai, Japan) Ed. by Kikuo Kishimoto et al.(Key engineering materials; vs.261-263)Trans Tech Publications, ©2004 1714 p. $388.00 (pa)The 271 papers (most are six pages in length) of these two volumes werepresented at two conferences, the Fifth International Conference onFracture and Strength of Solids and the Second International Conferenceon Physics and Chemistry of Fracture and Failure Prevention, held inOctober 2003 at the Tohoku U. in Sendai, Japan (where some of theeditors teach and one of the organizing bodies is based). The mainsubject areas are fracture and fracture mechanics, dynamic behavior ofsolids, interfacial problems, electrical devices and systems, computationalanalyses and fracture simulations, and optimization. There were threeinvited lectures, on continuum analyses for intersonic and supersonicfracture, the size effects of hair-sized structures on torsion, andanisotropic and isotropic elasticity. Among the topics of individual papersare the effect of Columbic force on piezoelectric fracture, reliabilityanalysis in flip chip package under thermal cycling, and implementationof inter-element model for crack growth simulation. Thirty countrieswere represented by the contributors. Distributed by Enfield.

TA417 2004-051812 0-7844-0742-8NNDDTT mmeetthhooddss aapppplliieedd ttoo ffaattiigguuee rreelliiaabbiilliittyy aasssseessssmmeenntt ooffssttrruuccttuurreess..Title main entry. Ed. by Fatigue and Fracture Reliability Committee etal.Am. Society of Civil Engineers, ©2004 159 p. $55.00 (pa)Nine applications cases are collected here, demonstrating non- destructivetest (NDT) methods in fatigue and fracture reliability assessment of struc-tures. Applications look at problems such as steel girder bridges, air-frame systems, welded connections, and bridge components (includingconcrete slabs) which were subjected to fracture failure. The book will beof use to instructors and graduate students in structural engineeringcourses, as well as structural engineers.

TA417 2004-4489 1-57117-046-4NNoonnddeessttrruuccttiivvee tteessttiinngg hhaannddbbooookk,, 33dd eedd;; vv..55::EElleeccttrroommaaggnneettiicc tteessttiinngg..Title main entry. Technical ed. by Satish S. Udpa. Ed. by Patrick O.Moore.Am.Soc. Nondestructive Testing, ©2004524 p. $60.99The 19 chapters of this clearly organized text, written by an internationalgroup of specialists, cover current techniques and methods with anemphasis on numerical techniques and standardization of measurementsand designations (according to the Unified Numbering System). Initialchapters provide an introduction to electromagnetic testing, its history,principles, modeling, and probes. Other chapter topics include eddycurrent instrumentation, signal and image processing, remote fieldtesting, magnetic flux leakage testing, microwave testing, primary metalsapplications, and aerospace applications of eddy current testing. The textis well illustrated with numerous diagrams and some b&w photos. Aglossary is included. Upda teaches at Michigan State U. in East Lansing;Moore is with the American Society for Nondestructive Testing.

TA418 2002-110636 1-56677-335-0CCoorrrroossiioonn sscciieennccee;; aa rreettrroossppeeccttiivvee aanndd ccuurrrreenntt ssttaattuuss iinnhhoonnoorr ooff RRoobbeerrtt PP.. FFrraannkkeenntthhaall;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium on Corrosion Science...in Honor of Robert P. Frankenthal(2002: Philadelphia, PA) Ed. by G.S. Frankel et al. (Proceedings; v.2002-13.)Electrochemical Society, ©2002 604 p. $89.00This book contains papers presented at a May 2002 symposium on his-torical perspectives and the latest developments in corrosion science.Passivity and oxidation, localized corrosion, environmental cracking,coatings and inhibition, corrosion-related failure, and corrosion mecha-nisms and techniques are major themes. Some subjects examined are thekinetics of fireside chlorine corrosion in power plant boilers, surfaceenergy as a variable in electrochemistry, passive film growth kinetics foriron and stainless steel, and the contribution of surface analysis to cor-rosion science. Other topics include etch tunnels in aluminum, hydrogenembrittlement, and pitting corrosion. There is no subject index.

TA418 1-55899-722-9FFeerrrrooeelleeccttrriicc tthhiinn ffiillmmss XXIIII;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium on Ferroelectric Thin Films (12th: 2003: Boston, MA) Ed. bySusanne Hoffmann-Eifert et al. (Materials Research Society symposiumproceedings; v.784)Materials Research Society, ©2004 583 p. $95.00Selected papers from a December 2003 symposium highlight the latesttechnological and scientific advances in ferroelectric thin films.Presentations discuss significant progress in ferroelectric device tech-nology along with continuing developments in novel oxide materials,their properties, characterization techniques, and the fundamental under-standing of ferroelectricity in thin films. Advances in high-density ferro-electric non-volatile memories (FeRAMS) are described, shedding light onissues of material integration, metal oxide electrodes use, and the effectof stress on capacitors. There is special emphasis on heterostructures ofsilicon substrates and oxide thin films, and on the thermal stability ofthese interfaces.

TA418 2004-009195 1-59033-975-4LLeeaaddiinngg eeddggee rreesseeaarrcchh oonn ppoollyymmeerrss aanndd ccoommppoossiitteess..Title main entry. Ed. by Yuri B. Monakov et al.Nova Science Publishers, ©2004 199 p. $140.00Twelve chapters summarize recent advances in the chemistry and prop-erties of polymers and composite materials. Presented by Monakov(Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences), Zaikov(N.M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy ofSciences), and Dalinkevich (N.N. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics,Russian Academy of Sciences), the papers are largely based on work con-ducted at Russian, Georgian, Ukrainian, and Byelorussian researchcenters. Examples of topics discussed include a cutting machine for pro-cessing of soft polymeric waste, the design and method of calculation ofan acoustic extruder head for manufacturing of long polymeric profileproducts, and macromolecular effects in the reactions ofpolyvinylchloride destruction.

TA418 0-8247-4620-1MMeecchhaanniiccaall wweeaarr ffuunnddaammeennttaallss aanndd tteessttiinngg,, 22dd eedd..Bayer, Raymond G. (Mechanical engineering; 172)Marcel Dekker, ©2004 399 p. $185.00Updating his 1994 original edition, Bayer (a Fellow of the AmericanSociety for Testing and Materials) incorporates new tribological researchinto this new work explaining thermal and oxidative wear mechanisms,behavior, and phenomena; discussing wear testing methodology; anddetailing 20 phenomenological and 11 operational wear tests. New appen-dixes include tables on threshold stress for galling and sliding wear rela-tionships for different contact situations. Also included is a glossary ofwear mechanisms, related terms, and phenomena.

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TA418 0-87849-940-7PPrrooggrreessss iinn aaddvvaanncceedd mmaatteerriiaallss aanndd pprroocceesssseess;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Yugoslav Materials Research Society (5th: 2003: Herceg Novi, Yugoslavia)Ed. by Dragan P. Uskokovic.Trans Tech Publications, ©2004 583 p. $198.00 (pa)In this volume, Uskokovic (Institute of Technical Sciences of the SerbianAcademy of Sciences and the Arts, Serbia and Montenegro), Milonjic(Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Serbia and Montenegro), andRakovic (Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Serbia and Montenegro)include 93 papers first presented at the Fifth Yugoslav Materials ResearchSociety Conference (September 2003). The papers, penned by researchersfrom within and without Serbia and Montenegro, are presented in sec-tions covering thin films and nanostructures, solid state phenomena,advanced materials, nanomaterials, spectroscopic characterization, syn-thesis and processing, powders and ceramics, composites, and biomate-rials. Distributed by Enfield.

TA418 0-8247-4872-7SSuurrffaaccee mmooddiiffiiccaattiioonn aanndd mmeecchhaanniissmmss;; ffrriiccttiioonn,, ssttrreessss,,aanndd rreeaaccttiioonn eennggiinneeeerriinngg..Title main entry. Ed. by George E. Totten and Hong Liang.Marcel Dekker, ©2004 756 p. $195.00Totten (ASM International) and Liang (mechanical engineering,University of Alaska) compile studies on various residual stresses,reaction processes and mechanisms, heat treatment methods, plasma-based techniques, and modeling, simulation, and design strategies tooffer an understanding of surface structural changes that occur duringvarious engineering procedures. Early chapters examine the formation oftemperature fields created as a result of friction during heat treatment,weld, and curing, and their role in residual stress formation. Laterchapters overview reaction processes and mechanisms, and look at theeffects of surface modification technologies and related mechanisms.Final chapters provide guidelines for designing for wear life and fric-tional performance. The book will be useful as a reference for materialscientists and engineers, mechanical engineers, and tribologists.

TA418 1-86058-460-8TToottaall vveehhiiccllee tteecchhnnoollooggyy;; ffiinnddiinngg tthhee rraaddiiccaall,,iimmpplleemmeennttiinngg tthhee pprraaccttiiccaall;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..IMechE Automobile Division Southern Centre Conference on Total...(2004: Brighton, UK) Ed. by P.R.N. Childs and R.K. Stobart.Professional Engineering Pub., ©2004 309 p. $378.00Twenty-four papers, presented by Childs and Stobart (both of the U. ofSussex, UK), collectively draw together distinct areas of automotive designand engineering in order to encourage broaden the perspectives ofdesigners frequently engaged in narrow, specialized activities. The papersindividually address aspects of vehicle dynamics and control, control anddesign of the power train, vehicle safety, human-centered design, envi-ronmental vehicle propulsion, vehicle design, experimental techniques,and control systems technology. Distributed in the US by ASME.

TA455 2003-057732 0-87170-789-6CChhaarraacctteerriizzaattiioonn aanndd ffaaiilluurree aannaallyyssiiss ooff ppllaassttiiccss..Title main entry.ASM International, ©2003 482 p. $175.00This book offers a collection of ASM Handbook articles on how engi-neering plastics are characterized in terms of properties and per-formance. It approaches the subject of characterization from a generalstandpoint of engineering design, materials selection, and failureanalysis. The first section introduces fundamental elements of engi-neering plastics and covers composition, processing, and structural influ-ences on their properties and performance. The second section containsarticles on synthesizing and analyzing the requirements of a plastic partin terms of function, shape, process, and materials. Later sections coverthe physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of plastics, and dealwith failure analysis.

TA455 2004-003363 0-471-49626-XAAnn iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo tthhee mmeecchhaanniiccaall pprrooppeerrttiieess ooff ssoolliiddppoollyymmeerrss,, 22dd eedd..Ward, I.M. and J. Sweeney.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 382 p. $55.95 (pa)Ward and Sweeney, both affiliated with the IRC in Polymer Science andTechnology at the University of Leeds, UK, introduce the mechanicalbehavior of solid polymers, adding new material on mechanical relax-ations and anisotopy, composites modeling, nonlinear viscoelasticity, andfracture of tough polymers to this second edition. The accessibleapproach of the book has been retained for this edition, with eachchapter designed to be self-contained and the theory and applications ofthe subject introduced where appropriate. Chapter problems and mathe-matical appendices are included. The book is for students of materials,chemistry, physics, and engineering.

TA455 0-87170-801-9JJooiinniinngg ooff aaddvvaanncceedd aanndd ssppeecciiaallttyy mmaatteerriiaallss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Conference on Joining of Advanced and Specialty Materials (6th: 2003:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Ed. by T.J. Lienert et al.ASM International, ©2004 168 p. $110.00 (pa)Papers from an October 2003 conference report on progress in methodsfor joining advanced and specialty materials to similar and dissimilarmaterials. A variety of topics are covered, including friction stir welding,solid-state processing, brazing and soldering, TLP/interfacial reactions,nondestructive testing of weldments, fusion welding processes, andmicro-joining/lasers. Specific areas of research described include reac-tions between constituents of two molten nickel-base superalloys andceramic materials, inspection of friction stir welds using arrays, theo-retical models to describe properties of magnesium alloy fusion welds,and bonding mechanisms in gold wire crescent bonding. There is nosubject index.

TA455 2004-106078 0-7354-0188-8MMaatteerriiaallss pprroocceessssiinngg aanndd ddeessiiggnn:: MMooddeelliinngg,, ssiimmuullaattiioonnaanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss ((NNUUMMIIFFOORRMM 22000044));; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss;; 22vv..Int’l Conference on Numerical Methods in Industrial Forming Processes(8th: 2004: Columbus, Ohio) Ed. by Somnath Ghosh et al. (AIPconference proceedings; v.712)American Institute of Physics, ©20042298 p. $375.00The two massive volumes of this proceedings contain many of the paperspresented at the 8th International Conference on Numerical Methods inIndustrial Forming Processes, held at the Ohio State U. (where the editorsteach and carry out their research in mechanical engineering) in June2004. The papers are grouped according to topic, except for those pre-sented as plenary and keynote lectures. Among the topics of the latter areCAE for injection molding, finite element procedures for formingprocesses, constitutive modelling of dissipative solids, and the modellingof polycrystalline microstructure in 3D. The major topics under whichthe remaining papers are grouped include polymer processing; compositematerials,; bulk forming, rolling, extrusion, drawing, and forging; sheetmetal forming; hydroforming and superplastic forming; casting, welding,and sintering; machining; non-conventional materials processing; mod-elling materials at micro- and nano-scales; and advances in numericalmethods. Author index only.

TA455 0-87849-494-4NNaannooddiiffffuussiioonn;; ddiiffffuussiioonn iinn nnaannoossttrruuccttuurreedd mmaatteerriiaallss..Title main entry. Ed. by D.L. Beke. (Journal of Metastable andNanocrystalline Materials; v.19, 2004)Trans Tech Publications, ©2004 177 p. $98.00 (pa)The present state of the field of nanodiffusion is overviewed here. Basicaspects of the diffusion processes occurring at the nanoscale are treated,and results concerning diffusion kinetics in various types of technologi-cally important nanomaterials are presented. Materials discussed includenanomagnetic materials, thin-films and multilayers for X-ray or neutronmirrors and for magneto-electronic applications, and semiconductornanosystems. Some specific topics include diffusion mechanisms in grainboundaries, destratification mechanisms in coherent multilayers, andnanoscale effects in diffusion. Also published as Journal of Metastableand Nanocrystalline Materials, v.19; the book is distributed By Enfield.

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TA491 0-471-66737-4MMaaccrroommoolleeccuulleess ccoonnttaaiinniinngg mmeettaall aanndd mmeettaall--lliikkee eelleemmeennttss;;vv..33:: BBiioommeeddiiccaall aapppplliiccaattiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by Alaa S. Abd-El-Aziz et al. (Series: title)Wiley-Interscience, ©2004 218 p. $125.00Edited by a five-person team of North American academic chemists, thisis the third volume of a new series dedicated to the chemistry of largestructures where the metal and metalloid atoms are (largely) covalentlybonded into the macromolecular network within or pendant to thepolymer backbone. This volume focuses on biomedical applications, witheight papers examining such topics as metal- labeled DNA on surfaces,organotin macromolecules as anticancer drugs, polymeric ferrocene con-jugates as antiproliferative agents, polymeric platinum-containing drugsin the treatment of cancer, and new organic polyacid-inorganic com-pounds for improved dental materials.

TA645 0-471-59356-7LLiinneeaarr aanndd nnoonnlliinneeaarr ssttrruuccttuurraall mmeecchhaanniiccss..Nayfeh, Ali H. and P. Frank Pai. (Wiley series in nonlinear science)Wiley-Interscience, ©2004 746 p. $95.00Bridging the gap between the practicing engineer and the applied math-ematician, Nayfeh (engineering, Virginia Tech) and Pai (mechanical andaerospace engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia) present mathe-matically consistent derivations of structural theories, detail basic prin-ciples of linear and nonlinear structural mechanics, and show how toperform nonlinear structural analysis. The book is designed to be usedas a reference for structural engineers as well as a graduate-level text.

TA645 2002-111310 1-85312-946-1OOppttiimmiissaattiioonn mmeecchhaanniiccss iinn nnaattuurree..Title main entry. Ed. by M.W. Collins et al. (Design and nature; v.4)WIT Press, ©2004 154 p. $112.00Part of a series dedicated to common scientific laws in natural and man-made materials, this collection of eight papers explores structural char-acteristics of wood and bone, as well as the biomimetic relationshipbetween wood and bone on the one hand, and man-made structures andmaterials on the other. Among the topics presented by the editors (all ofwhom are from the Faculty of Engineering, Science, and the BuiltEnvironment; London South Bank U.; UK) are wood as an engineeringmaterial, uniform stress in biological load carriers, wood properties inshipbuilding, the structural efficiency of trees, and biomimetic tissueengineering scaffolds. The US office of WIT Press is ComputationalMechanics.

TA654 2003-65422 0-8493-1439-9EEaarrtthhqquuaakkee eennggiinneeeerriinngg;; ffrroomm eennggiinneeeerriinngg sseeiissmmoollooggyy ttooppeerrffoorrmmaannccee--bbaasseedd eennggiinneeeerriinngg..Title main entry. Ed. by Yousef Bozorgnia and Vitelmo V. Bertero.CRC Pr., ©2004 —- p. $189.95Following a brief overview of traditional methods, Bozorgnia andBertero, both affiliated with the Pacific Earthquake Engineering ResearchCenter at the University of California-Berkeley, detail recent advances inengineering seismology, engineering geology, geotechnical engineering,and engineering characterization of ground motion, presenting recentresearch findings, design guidelines, and future challenges. Coverageincludes geoscience principles needed to define seismic hazards, deter-ministic and probabilistic methods of analysis, performance-based earth-quake engineering, behavior and procedures for different structuralsystems, and seismic design and analysis of nonstructual elements.

TA654 2003-052401 0-7844-0684-7OOuuttddoooorr hhuummaann ccoommffoorrtt aanndd iittss aasssseessssmmeenntt;; ssttaattee ooff tthheeaarrtt..Title main entry.Am. Society of Civil Engineers, ©2004 68 p. $25.00 (pa)Why on earth the Society’s Aerodynamics Committee would be con-cerned about people’s comfort outdoors is quickly explained: to under-stand and perhaps mitigate the impact that a tall building can have onwind conditions in the immediate surround. The report looks at elementsof the microclimate, methods of determining wind conditions, wind cri-teria and control measures, and assessing thermal comfort. Nearly halfthe slim volume is devoted to technical appendices.

TA654 2004-049718 0-7844-0725-8SSnnooww llooaaddss;; aa gguuiiddee ttoo tthhee uussee aanndd uunnddeerrssttaannddiinngg ooff tthheessnnooww llooaadd pprroovviissiioonnss ooff AASSCCEE 77--0022..O’Rourke, Michael and Peter D. Wrenn.Am. Society of Civil Engineers, ©2004133 p. $49.00 (pa)Intended for practicing structural engineers and students, this guidedescribes the snow loading provisions in section 7.0 of the SEI/ASCEStandard 7-02, Minimum design loads for buildings and other structures,and illustrates the application of the provisions through at least oneexample for each of the 12 subsections. The worked examples includeuniform snow load on a narrow gable roof, unbalanced snow load on asawtooth roof, parapet wall drift, and sliding snow load on a commercialgable roof.

TA654 1-85312-706-XSSttrruuccttuurreess uunnddeerr sshhoocckk aanndd iimmppaacctt VVIIIIII;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Conference on Structures Under Shock and Impact [SUSI](8th: 2004: Crete, Greece) Ed. by N. Jones et al.WIT Press, ©2004 518 p. $298.00A March 2004 conference brought together academic and industrialresearchers investigating the shock and impact responses of structuresand materials. Papers from the conference describe the results of theo-retical, numerical, and experimental studies on structures, as well asinvestigations into material properties under dynamic loading conditions.Material is organized in sections on impact and blast loads, missile pen-etration and explosion, seismic engineering applications, energyabsorbing studies, crashworthiness and impact biomechanics, behaviorof structural concrete, behavior of composites, and material response tohigh rate loading. The book will be of interest to engineers from military,nuclear, aeronautical, transportation, and other backgrounds. There is nosubject index. The US office of WIT Press is Computational Mechanics.

TA658 1-85312-984-4EEaarrtthhqquuaakkee rreessiissttaanntt eennggiinneeeerriinngg ssttrruuccttuurreess IIVV..Title main entry. Ed. by G. Latini and C.A. Brebbia. (Advances inearthquake engineering series; 13)WIT Press, ©2003 379 p. $211.00Featuring recent research and specific case histories, this work containsa selection of contributions presented at the Fourth InternationalConference on Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures, sheddinglight on developments in earthquake resistant design, reinforced concretestructures, bridges and building structures, ground motion and siteeffects, seismic design criteria, historical buildings and monuments, soilstructure interactions, seismic isolation and control, soil dynamics,retrofit, steel structures, underground and lifeline structures, and riskreduction. Some specific topics examined include seismic behavior of rec-tangular concrete beams, earthquake risk to the Inca’s architectural her-itage, model properties of cracked reinforced concrete structures, anddynamic simulation on volcanic sediment transport. A few b&w photosare included. The US office of WIT Press is Computational Mechanics.

TA660 1-86058-431-4GGuuiiddee ttoo ssttoorraaggee ttaannkkss aanndd eeqquuiippmmeenntt..Long, Bob and Bob Garner.Professional Engineering Pub., ©2004 556 p. $561.00Written for specifiers, designers, constructors, and users of ambient andlow-temperature storage tanks, this guide provides practical informationon the design, selection, and use of vertical cylindrical storage tanks.Other tank types are also covered, but in less detail. Although emphasisis on practical information, basic theory is covered as well. Chaptersfollow a logical sequence, starting with a general history of storage tanksand the design of tanks for the storage of products at ambient tempera-tures, followed by sections on material selection, fabrication, erection,foundations, layout, venting, seismic design, and operation of tanks. Aparallel series of chapters is concerned with tanks for the storage ofproducts at low temperatures. A classification guide classifies tanksaccording to type, capacity, materials of construction, and productsstored. Companies providing ancillary products and services are listedalphabetically and by country. Long is affiliated with Whessoe HeavyEngineering Ltd.; Garner is a consultant to McTay Engineering. The bookis distributed in the US by ASME. There is no subject index.

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TA660 2003-061067 0-8493-1592-1MMeecchhaanniiccss ooff llaammiinnaatteedd ccoommppoossiittee ppllaatteess aanndd sshheellllss;;tthheeoorryy aanndd aannaallyyssiiss,, 22dd eedd..Reddy, J. N.CRC Pr., ©2004 831 p. $99.95Reddy (mechanical engineering, Texas A&M University) incorporatesadvances in the field over the past seven years in this second edition ofa text and reference on the theories, analytical solutions, and modelingof laminated composite plate and shell structures. There is a new chapteron the theory and analysis of laminated shells, and there are new dis-cussions of smart structures and functionally graded materials.Additional exercises and examples are also included. Early chaptersreview mathematical preliminaries, virtual work principles, and varia-tional methods, and later chapters cover various types of analysis for dif-ferent kinds of laminated composite materials. The book can be used asa reference for engineers, and as a text for a graduate course on theoryand analysis of composite laminates.

TA705 2003-015438 0-415-25939-8EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg ggeeoollooggyy aanndd ccoonnssttrruuccttiioonn..Bell, F. G.Spon Press, ©2004 797 p. $157.50Bell, a former professor of geology at the University of Natal, SouthAfrica, concentrates on the influence of geology on construction, fromsite investigation to waste disposal and contaminated land, in this ref-erence for practitioners in geology, engineering, and construction.Chapters cover open excavation and slopes, subsurface excavations, foun-dation conditions, hydrogeology, routeways, reservoirs and dam sites,river and coastal engineering, derelict and contaminated land, and geo-logical materials used in construction. International case studies areincorporated throughout and b&w photos are included.

TA710 2002-116429 1-85312-959-3DDiissccoonnttiinnuuuumm mmeecchhaanniiccss;; uussiinngg ffiinniittee aanndd ddiissccrreetteeeelleemmeennttss.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Mohammadi, S.WIT Press, ©2003 308 p. $193.00This graduate textbook introduces the mathematical and computationalconcepts of contact mechanics and applies the combined finite/discreteelement method to complex fracture and flow analysis. Mohammadi(civil engineering, University of Tehran) discusses normal contact algo-rithms, the theory of frictional contact, contact detection procedures,object representation, and methods for considering the load transfer incrack regions. The CD-ROM contains a limited version of the UTdem dis-crete element code. The US office of WIT Press is ComputationalMechanics.

TA713 2004-041030 0-7844-0720-7TThheerrmmaall aannaallyyssiiss,, ccoonnssttrruuccttiioonn,, aanndd mmoonniittoorriinngg mmeetthhooddssffoorr ffrroozzeenn ggrroouunndd..Title main entry. Ed. by Dave C. Esch.Am. Society of Civil Engineers, ©2004492 p. $195.00 (pa)Esch, retired from the Alaska Department of Transportation, presentsdescriptions of methods used to control freezing and thawing of soils inengineered facilities, material on the calculations used to predict thethermal consequences and analyze the benefits of various approaches,and information on field monitoring methods for monitoring thermalperformance. Ground thermometry, active freezing techniques, and per-mafrost thaw beneath buried pipelines are examined. Much of thematerial is drawn from Thermal Design Considerations in Frozen GroundEngineering, ASCE, 1985. Four new chapters cover recent developments inthe field and offer an overview of the forecasts and anticipated conse-quences of climate change on cold regions.

TA775 2004-051903 0-7844-0743-6CCuurrrreenntt pprraaccttiicceess aanndd ffuuttuurree ttrreennddss iinn ddeeeepp ffoouunnddaattiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by Jerry A. DiMaggio and Mohamad H. Hussein.(Geotechnical special publication; no.125)Am. Society of Civil Engineers, ©2004475 p. $69.00 (pa)In this collection of new research and classic papers in the constructionof deep foundations, contributors examine dealing with difficult soils,designing to accommodate set-up, working with current and future con-struction of cast-in-place deep foundations and micropiles, testing forsafety, and considering seismic and dynamic measurements. Sectionsinclude lists of publications and reports, and a list of theses supervisedby Dr. George Gobel (U. of Colorado), to whom this volume is dedicated.

TA800 90-5809-669-6NNoorrtthh AAmmeerriiccaann ttuunnnneelliinngg;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))The North American Tunneling Conference (2004: Atlanta, Georgia) Ed.by Levent Ozdemir.A.A. Balkema, ©2004 614 p. $149.00This book/CD-ROM package contains papers from an April 2004 con-ference on the management of underground projects, public policy andunderground projects, advances in technology, and case studies. Papersexamine management issues such as risk allocation and controlling costs,and discuss issues related to security infrastructure and key nationalassets, financing of underground projects, and transit oriented devel-opment. New advances in technology are described in areas ofmechanical tunneling, non-mechanized construction, and analysis anddesign of underground construction, and case studies address specializedurban construction, conventional underground construction, andmachine mining in soft ground, hard rock, and mixed- face conditions.The book will be of interest to all those involved in infrastructure, tun-neling, and underground construction. There is no subject index. Thebook is distributed in the US by Ashgate.

TA1005 2004-046300 0-7844-0730-4AApppplliiccaattiioonnss ooff aaddvvaanncceedd tteecchhnnoollooggiieess iinn ttrraannssppoorrttaattiioonneennggiinneeeerriinngg;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Int’l Conference on App. of Advanced Technologies in TransportationEngineering (8th: 2004: Beijing, China) Ed. by Kumares C. Sinha.Am. Society of Civil Engineers, ©2004683 p. $125.00 (pa)The 125 papers explore technical innovations and analytic tools forimproving transportation infrastructure and providing more efficienttransportation operations. Many of the case studies are from China.Among the overall themes are intelligent transportation systems, trafficflow theory and predictions, network modeling, traveler informationsystems, advanced technologies for road bridges, traffic control and man-agement, analyzing and evaluating road performance, highway materialsand testing, highway operations, and public transportation. Engineers,administrators, and researchers may find useful information.

TA1006 2004-040015 0-13-035124-5FFuunnddmmeennttaallss ooff ttrraannssppoorrttaattiioonn eennggiinneeeerriinngg;; aa mmuullttiimmooddaallaapppprrooaacchh..Fricker, Jon D. and Robert K. Whitford.Prentice Hall, ©2004 776 p. $118.00Intended for an introductory course in transportation engineering, thistextbook emphasizes the relationship between the different phases of atransportation project. It seeks to familiarize students with the standardterminology and resources relating to transportation engineering, providescenarios for analysis, and present numerous problem-soling examples.Chapters cover transportation basics, traffic flow, highway design, mod-eling supply and demand, planning and evaluation, safety, intersectiondesign, pavement design, public mass transport, air transportation,freight, and sustainability.

TA1632 0-7695-2158-4CCoommppuutteerr vviissiioonn aanndd ppaatttteerrnn rreeccooggnniittiioonn;; CCVVPPRR 22000044;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss;; 22vv.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (22d: 2004:Washington, D.C.)Computer Society Press, ©2004 1959 p. $400.00 (pa)The 261 papers of this hefty two-volume proceedings were first presentedat the 22d IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision andPattern Recognition, held in June 2004 in Washington, D.C. The papersare grouped into session topics that include calibration/stereo, low levelvision, sensors, statistical methods, detection and tracking, medical appli-cations, motion, object recognition and sensors, and surveillance andrecognition. Individual paper titles include algebraic solution for thevisual hull, segment-based stereo matching using graph cuts, space-timevideo completion, joint feature-basis subset selection, tracking loose-limbed people, segmentation using multi-scale clues, visual odometry,and Gibbs likelihoods for Bayesian tracking. Author index only. The CD-ROM contains the papers in digital format.

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TA1632 0-7695-2128-2PPaatttteerrnn rreeccooggnniittiioonn;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss;; 44vv..International Conference on Pattern Recognition (17th: 2004: Cambridge,UK) Ed. by Josef Kittler et al.Computer Society Press, ©2004 3914 p. $626.00 (pa)The 321 papers and 625 poster presentations contained in this four-volume proceedings, from the 17th International Conference on PatternRecognition (August 2004), U. of Cambridge, UK, discuss computer visionand robotics; pattern recognition; neural networks; image and signal pro-cessing; and biomedical, multimedia and e-commerce applications.Among the topics related to the first theme: auto-calibration of multi-pro-jector display walls, automatic recognition of blooming flowers, proba-bilistic people tracking for occlusion handling, and classifier domains ofcompetence. Document analysis is the topic of 33 papers, including dis-cussion of recognition of graphics and document imaging. Among thethemes relevant to image and signal processing are image coding andcompression, fingerprint processing, volumetric image processing,grouping and segmentation, and texture and color analysis. Papers onmultimedia and other applications focus on architecture, technology, andtools. Each volume contains a name index. There is no subject index.

TA1634 2004-101930 0-7695-2127-4CCoommppuutteerr aanndd rroobboott vviissiioonn;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Canadian Conference on Computer and Robot Vision (1st: 2004:London, Ontario)Computer Society Press, ©2004 510 p. $191.00 (pa)This collection of 38 papers and 29 posters from the May 2004 conferencereports on research and development activities in computer vision, robotvision, image processing, medical imaging, and pattern recognition. Thepapers examine such subjects as the extension of statistical face detectionto face tracking, Bayesian segmentation supported by neighborhood con-figurations, and robust estimation of camera rotation, translation, andfocal length. The poster topics include the limits of second generationwatermarks, ANN-based visibility prediction for camera placement invision metrology, and the application of augmented reality to industrialtele-training. No subject index is provided.

TA1634 2004-106484 0-7695-2179-7CCoooorrddiinnaatteedd aanndd mmuullttiippllee vviieewwss iinn eexxpplloorraattoorryyvviissuuaalliizzaattiioonn ((CCMMVV 22000044));; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Conference on Coordinated & Multiple Views inExploratory Visualization (2004: London, England) Ed. by JonathanRoberts.Computer Society Press, ©2004 130 p. $156.00 (pa)Papers from a July 2004 conference discuss the state of the art and futureopportunities in the field, in the areas of visualization environments andcoordination, tight coupling, multiforms and techniques, and applica-tions of coordinated and multiple views. Topics explored include coordi-nating views for data visualization and algorithmic profiling, integratingUML views and visual cues, and supporting protocol-based care in med-icine via multiple coordinated views. Other subjects are exploiting mul-tiple views to support visual exploration and mining, and parallelcoordinates for exploring properties of subsets. There is no subject index.

TA1637 2004-104547 0-7695-2122-3AAuuttoommaattiicc ffaaccee aanndd ggeessttuurree rreeccooggnniittiioonn;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition (6th: 2004:Seoul, Korea).Computer Society Press, ©2002 436 p. $245.00 (pa)Papers from a May 2004 conference report on current research and devel-opment as well as new applications of automated face and gesture recog-nition. Major themes of the conference are gait recognition, facerecognition, face detection and tracking, facial expression analysis,human motion analysis, and gesture recognition. Some subjectsexamined include an automated face reader for fatigue detection, ear bio-metrics, an enhanced human face image searching system using rele-vance feedback, and face verification using adapted generative models.Other topics include detecting dance motion structure through musicanalysis, monocular reconstruction of human motion by qualitativeselection, and 3D hand posture recognition by training contour variation.There is no subject index.

TA1637 2004-106470 0-7695-2178-9CCoommppuutteerr ggrraapphhiiccss,, iimmaaggiinngg aanndd vviissuuaalliizzaattiioonn;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualization (CGiV04) (2004: Penang,Malaysia) Ed. by Ebad Banissi et al.Computer Society Press, ©2004 276 p. $185.00 (pa)A July 2004 conference explored the integration of science and artthrough the medium of computer technology. Papers from the conferenceshed light on the latest work in computer graphics and imaging,reporting on research in areas such as visual inventory inspection usingoptical character recognition, adaptive parameter selection for improvedfuzzy image enhancement, a face detection system based on feature-based chrominance color information, and food handling and packagingusing computer vision. Results are also presented on subjects includinga unified framework for user-controlled simplification, fuzzy set geo-metric modeling, and image subtraction for real-time moving objectextraction. There is no subject index.

TA1637 2004-043570 0-8493-1900-5PPrraaccttiiccaall hhaannddbbooookk oonn iimmaaggee pprroocceessssiinngg ffoorr sscciieennttiiffiicc aannddtteecchhnniiccaall aapppplliiccaattiioonnss,, 22dd eedd..Jähne, Bernd.CRC Pr., ©2004 610 p. $119.95This handbook explains basic and advanced concepts of image pro-cessing, provides a collection of algorithms, and demonstrates the algo-rithms with real-world scientific and technical applications. Updatingthis second edition to keep current with progress in the field of imageprocessing, Jähne (University of Heidelberg) offers expanded material onapplications in areas such as the automotive industry and qualityinspection, an in-depth analysis of statistics and random variables forimage processing, and a new chapter on classification. Organizedaccording to tasks, each chapter includes a summary, an outline of back-ground, practical tips, and numerous b&w illustrations. A section ofcolor illustrations is also included. Although a mathematical appendix isprovided for review, readers should be familiar with matrix algebra andthe Fourier transform.

TA1650 0-643-09041-XDDiiggiittaall iimmaaggee ccoommppuuttiinngg;; tteecchhnniiqquueess aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss;; 22vv..Biennial Australian Pattern Recognition Society Conference - DICTA2003 (7th: 2003: Sydney, Australia) Ed. by Changming Sun et al.CSIRO, ©2003 1039 p. $225.00 (pa)The DICTA Program Committee selected 108 of 155 submissions to beincluded in these two volumes. The first section contains abstracts of fourof the five invited talks as well as a paper by the fifth invited speaker,Henk Heijmans (CWI, The Netherlands), titled “Reversible DataEmbedding Based on the Haar Wavelet Decomposition.” The remainingcontributions cover topics such as object recognition, scene under-standing, photogrammetry, multimedia, image segmentation, image reg-istration, medical and biomedical imaging, mathematical morphology,computer graphics, visualization, virtual and immersive environments,digital video communications, multi-view and stereo vision, motionanalysis and surveillance, automation and robotics, imaging applications,and image processing and analysis.

TA1750 2004-044059 0-471-21573-2LLiigghhttwwaavvee tteecchhnnoollooggyy;; ccoommppoonneennttss aanndd ddeevviicceess.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Agrawal, Govind P.Wiley-Interscience, ©2004 427 p. $89.95This first of two volumes conceived together as an up-to-date account ofall major aspects of lightwave technology (including lasers, optical fibers,and nonlinear optics) describes a number of silica- and semiconductor-based optical devices. Agrawal (Institute of Optics, U. of Rochester)emphasizes physical understanding of the devices, but does addresssome engineering aspects. He covers devices made with optical fiber andplanar waveguides, as well as those that are needed for modernlightwave systems. Each chapter includes selected exercise problems,while the CD-ROM contains additional problems and a software packageuseful for solving problems.

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TA1750 1-55899-723-7MMaatteerriiaallss aanndd ddeevviicceess ffoorr ssmmaarrtt ssyysstteemmss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium on Materials and Devices for Smart Systems (2003: Boston,MA) Ed. by Yasubumi Furuya et al. (Materials Research Societysymposium proceedings; v.785)Materials Research Society, ©2003 525 p. $91.00Seventy papers from a December 2003 symposium demonstrate the rapidexpansion of the field of smart devices, including those that are poten-tially biocompatible, and highlight the need for continued nano- andmicrostructural improvements of metallic, ceramic, and polymeric smartmaterials. Papers are in sections on ferroelectric and piezoelectric mate-rials and devices, shape memory alloys, electroactive polymers, carbonnanotube and magnetic based materials, photonic and optic materials,active materials systems and MEMS, materials and devices for smartsystems, and sensor materials and devices. Some specific topics includesimulations of high-strain electrostrictive chlorinated terpolymers, andpiezoelectric transformers for space applications.

TA1800 98-6135 0-19-516255-2CCiittyy ooff lliigghhtt:: tthhee ssttoorryy ooff ffiibbeerr ooppttiiccss,, rreevv..eedd..Hecht, Jeff.Oxford U. Press, ©2004 340 p. $18.95 (pa)This paperback edition of a work first published by Oxford in 1999 hasa new final chapter, on the second phase in fiber- optics, when stock inbandwith technology became overvalued and went bust in the late 1990s.The book is valuable for its clear descriptions of the technology whilealso tracing the careers and development of the people and companiesthat made this a dominant industry. Hecht, an engineer, writes onscience and technology in the UK.

TA4418 3-527-30659-5NNaannoommaatteerriiaallss bbyy sseevveerree ppllaassttiicc ddeeffoorrmmaattiioonn;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Conference on Nanomaterials by Severe Plastic Deformation (2002:Vienna, Austria) Ed. by Michael Zehetbauer and Ruslan Z. Valiev.Wiley-VCH, ©2004 840 p. $325.00These proceedings of a December 2002 conference review recent researchin nanomaterials and severe plastic deformation (SPD). Themes span thespectrum from general physical properties of nanostructured materialsto the unique properties of SPD nanomaterials, the modeling of prop-erties and of SPD production of nanocrystalline materials, the peculiar-ities of nanostructures evolving during SPD, X-ray diffraction, thethermostability of nanocrystalline materials, and current and futureapplications of nanomaterials from SPD. More specifically, topics includemechanically activated powder metallurgy, twist extrusion, atomisticmodeling of strength of nanocrystalline metals, the influence of type andpath deformation on microstructural evolution during SPD, diffusion innanocrystalline metals and alloys, titanium alloys, and superplasticforming capability.

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TC401 2004-049834 0-7844-0738-XWWaatteerr rreessoouurrcceess aanndd eennvviirroonnmmeennttaall hhiissttoorryy;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Environmental and Water Resources Institute Meeting (2004: Salt LakeCity, Utah.) Ed. by Jerry R. Rogers et al.Am. Society of Civil Engineers, ©2004285 p. $49.00 (pa)Material from a summer 2004 meeting examines the history and functionof early water projects. There is a focus on Utah and regional water devel-opment, and five papers offer an account of sedimentation engineeringfrom antiquity to the modern era. A historical b&w photo essay isincluded, showing the construction of the Strawberry Valley project inUtah. Other categories covered are US water, international water, waterand environmental agencies and programs, laboratories and libraries,and water and environmental organizations.

TC540 90-5809-632-7HHyyddrraauulliiccss ooff ddaammss aanndd rriivveerr ssttrruuccttuurreess;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))International Conference on Hydraulics of Dams and River Structures(2004: Tehran, Iran) Ed. by Farhad Yazdandoost and Jalal Attari.A.A. Balkema, ©2004 449 p. $149.00Papers collected here, presented at an April 2004 conference, will serveboth the research and professional communities dealing with devel-opment issues within the water sector. The conference brought togetherresearchers and practitioners to exchange views and experiences onhydraulics of structures associated with rivers and dams. Papers onadvances related to hydraulic structures examine hydrodynamic forces,intakes and outlets, energy dissipators, reservoir sedimentation, andstepped spillways. Material on river structures reports on work in sedi-mentation around structures, numerical approaches in hydrodynamics ofriver flow, river response to hydraulic structures, and hydroinformaticapplications. The book is distributed in the US by Ashgate.

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TD171 2004-007135 0-471-21599-6GGeeooeennvviirroonnmmeennttaall eennggiinneeeerriinngg;; ssiittee rreemmeeddiiaattiioonn,, wwaasstteeccoonnttaaiinnmmeenntt,, aanndd eemmeerrggiinngg wwaassttee mmaannaaggeemmeenntttteecchhnnoollooggiieess..Sharma, Hari D. and Krishna R. Reddy.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 968 p. $195.00Sharma, a consultant in geoenvironmental and geotechnical engineering,and Reddy (civil and environmental engineering, University of Illinois)outline environmental laws and regulations, provide geochemical andgeotechnical background, and explain fundamentals of groundwater flowand contaminant transport in this resource for students and profes-sionals in environmental, geotechnical, and civil engineering and forenvironmental regulators and administrators at local, state, and federallevels. After chemical, geochemical, and geotechnical background, thebook examines sources of contamination, risk assessment, and remedi-ation technologies, then presents information on the design and evalu-ation of landfills and surface impoundments. Final chapters describeemerging technologies such as beneficial uses of closed landfills, recy-cling bioreactors, and in- situ capping of subaquatic waste sediments.Example problems, cases, and questions are included.

TD177 2003-063452 1-880611-36-8QQuuaannttiittaattiivvee ssttrruuccttuurree--aaccttiivviittyy rreellaattiioonnsshhiippss ffoorr ppoolllluuttiioonnpprreevveennttiioonn,, ttooxxiicciittyy ssccrreeeenniinngg,, rriisskk aasssseessssmmeenntt,, aanndd WWeebbaapppplliiccaattiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by John D. Walker.SETAC, ©2003 259 p. $60.00 (pa)Walker (US Environmental Protection Agency) provides a guide to currentpractices related to the regulatory acceptance of quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSARs). A chapter for new practitioners offers aglossary and explains statistical terms, factors to consider when devel-oping QSARs, and development and validation methods. Later chaptersdetail current practices and QSARs for pollution prevention, toxicityscreening, risk assessment, and Web applications. The book concludeswith a chapter on future challenges facing QSAR developers and users.

TD193 0-8247-5471-9FFiieelldd ssaammpplliinngg;; pprriinncciipplleess aanndd pprraaccttiicceess iinn eennvviirroonnmmeennttaallaannaallyyssiiss..Conklin, Alfred R.Marcel Dekker, ©2004 355 p. $135.00Conklin (agriculture and chemistry, Wilmington College) outlines proce-dures for taking air, water, soil, biological, and other samples that willyield a representative and accurate measurement of the conditions andconcentrations of components present in a field. The practical textbookexplains the importance of developing a field sampling plan and keepinga project notebook, describes geostatistical and GPS tools, suggests pro-tocols for transporting and storing the samples, and overviews the basicprinciples of analytical methods.

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TD194 2003-021890 1-84407-042-5SSttrraatteeggiicc eennvviirroonnmmeennttaall aasssseessssmmeenntt iinn aaccttiioonn..Therivel, Riki.Earthscan Publications Ltd., ©2004 276 p. $39.95 (pa)In the words of Therivel (Oxford Brookes U. School of Planning, UK),“Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is a process that aims to inte-grate environmental and sustainability considerations in strategicdecision-making.” She offers a manual on the design and implemen-tation of SEA programs, particularly focusing on the implementation ofthe European Union Directive 2001/42/EC “on the assessment of theeffects of certain plans and programmes on the environment.” and theUnited Nations Economic Commission for Europe Protocol on SEA.Distributed by Stylus.

TD195 2003-61568 0-7190-6558-5CClliimmaattee cchhaannggee aanndd tthhee ooiill iinndduussttrryy;; ccoommmmoonn pprroobblleemm,,vvaarryyiinngg ssttrraatteeggiieess..Skjrsæth, Jon Birger and Tora Skodvin. (Issues in environmentalpolitics)Manchester U. Pr., ©2003 246 p. $74.95Instead of studying the effectiveness of policy by analyzing the chain ofconsequences flowing from it to the corporations that are its target, theresearchers—two political scientists based at Norway’s Fridtjof NansenInstitute and the U. of Oslo—chose a bottoms-up approach: They lookeddirectly at oil industry decision-making related to climate change, andwhy corporations in similar business contexts choose very differentstrategies to confront a common problem. They interviewed officials withExxonMobil, Shell, and Statoil as well as representatives of the environ-mental movement, governments, and other business organizations. Ofinterest to students and researchers interested in national and interna-tional politics and business environmental management. Distributed byPalgrave.

TD196 1-57477-139-6IInn ssiittuu aanndd oonn--ssiittee bbiioorreemmeeddiiaattiioonn ssyymmppoossiiuumm;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss.. CCDD--RROOMMInternational In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium (7th:Orlando, FL) Ed. by Victor S. Magar and Mark E. Kelley.Battelle Press, ©2004 —- p. $295.00Contaminated sites are creating significant environmental problemsaround the world. These proceedings on CD-ROM include 306 papers ontopics such as environmental forensics and remediation of sites with per-chlorate, creosote, chlorophenol, pesticide, PCB/dioxin, EDC and PAH con-tamination. Techniques include in situ substrate injection, naturalattenuation, site closure, fungal technologies, treatment of metals andmining waste, and strategies for reclaiming landfills, nitrate-contami-nated groundwater, wetlands, sediments, and lagoons. Contributors andattendees included scientists, engineers, and regulators, as well asremedial site owners. This CD-ROM can be fully searched and includes acopy of Adobe Reader (version 6.01).

TD201 2004-002614 1-57278-189-0CCoonnttrrooll ooff ooddoorrss aanndd eemmiissssiioonnss ffrroomm wwaasstteewwaatteerrttrreeaattmmeenntt ppllaannttss..Title main entry. Ed. by prepared by Control of Odors and Emissionsfrom Wastewater Treatment Plants Task Force of the WaterEnvironment Federation. (WEF manual of practice; n.25)Water Environment Federation, ©2004537 p. $84.00 (pa)Intended as a practical reference for professionals involved in managingair emissions from wastewater systems, this work examines practicaltopics related to odor control and potentially toxic air emissions control.Chapters cover characteristics and measurement of odor and toxic airemissions, relevant regulations and policies, potential emission sources,control strategies, containment and ventilation from treatment facilities,and public communications. A number of chapters deal address gas-phase treatment techniques.

TD223 1-58321-311-2WWaatteerr fflluuoorriiddaattiioonn pprriinncciipplleess aanndd pprraaccttiicceess,, 55tthh eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by American Water Works Association. (Manualof water supply practices; M4)State U. of New York Pr., ©2004 89 p. $85.00 (pa)This manual presents guidelines to assist decision makers in planningfluoridation installation, engineers in designing them, and water utilitypersonnel in operating them. This fifth edition incorporates updates inareas such as health effects, state and federal regulations, and defluori-dation treatment. Chapters cover history, theory, and chemicals, fluori-dation system planning, equipment and installation, operation andmaintenance, and defluoridation.

TD224 2004-001359 1-891853-86-4CCoommmmoonn wwaatteerrss,, ddiivveerrggiinngg ssttrreeaammss;; lliinnkkiinngg iinnssttiittuuttiioonnss ttoowwaatteerr mmaannaaggeemmeenntt iinn AArriizzoonnaa,, CCaalliiffoorrnniiaa,, aanndd CCoolloorraaddoo..Blomquist, William A. et al.Resources for the Future, ©2004 205 p. $30.95 (pa)Blomquist (political science, Indiana U.-Purdue U.), Schlager (publicadministration and policy, U. of Arizona), and Heikkila (internationaland public affairs, Columbia U.) comparatively analyze water man-agement regimes in California, Arizona, and Colorado—three states withsimilar water resource problems but divergent laws and organizationalstructures—in order to highlight the role of institutions in theimprovement of resource management.

TD224 2003-63643 0-8412-3812-XWWaatteerr qquuaalliittyy aasssseessssmmeennttss iinn tthhee MMiissssiissssiippppii DDeellttaa;;rreeggiioonnaall ssoolluuttiioonnss aanndd nnaattiioonnaall ssccooppee..Title main entry. Ed. by Mary T. Nett et al. (ACS symposium series;877)American Chemical Society, ©2004 284 p. $134.50In 1995, scientists and others formed a coalition known as theMississippi Delta Management Systems Evaluation Area Project to assessthe influence of selected agricultural “best practices” on water qualityand ecological stability. This volume provides background informationon agricultural and water quality issues in the region and presents indi-vidual research results from the project. The final chapters addresswatershed management and discuss applications of the research resultsto national water quality goals. Distributed by Oxford U. Press.

TD225 2003-025336 1-55849-445-6PPoolliittiiccaall wwaatteerrss;; tthhee lloonngg,, ddiirrttyy,, ccoonntteennttiioouuss,, iinnccrreeddiibbllyyeexxppeennssiivvee,, bbuutt eevveennttuuaallllyy ttrriiuummpphhaanntt hhiissttoorryy ooff BBoossttoonnHHaarrbboorr——aa uunniiqquuee eennvviirroonnmmeennttaall ssuucccceessss ssttoorryy..Dolin, Eric Jay.U. of Massachusetts Press, ©2004 240 p. $34.95Traveling back to the founding of the city, but concentrating his story onthe latter half of the 20th century, the author discusses the politicalbattles that have raged over the sewer management in Boston and thepollution of Boston Harbor. Much of the narrative is concerned with thefounding of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority and its sewagemanagement projects.

TD345 2003-066097 1-84277-243-0TThhiirrssttyy ppllaanneett;; ssttrraatteeggiieess ffoorr ssuussttaaiinnaabbllee wwaatteerrmmaannaaggeemmeenntt..Hunt, Constance Elizabeth.Zed Books, ©2004 302 p. $22.50 (pa)Biologist ad environmentalist Hunt has worked extensively in interna-tional policy and global campaigns for water management and conser-vation. Here she argues that water can longer be managed simply byallocating its use between various human and conservation demands, butthe water cycle and the ecosystems that support it must be maintained.Distributed by Palgrave.

TD365 0-7844-0737-1CCrriittiiccaall ttrraannssiittiioonnss iinn wwaatteerr aanndd eennvviirroonnmmeennttaall rreessoouurrcceessmmaannaaggeemmeenntt.. ((CCDD--RROOMM))Title main entry. Ed. by Gerald Sehlke et al.Am. Society of Civil Engineers, ©2004 — p. $235.00This CD-ROM contains the proceedings of the World Water andEnvironmental Resources Congress held June 27-July 1, 2004, in Salt LakeCity, Utah, sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

TD380 1-58321-320-1FFiieelldd mmeeaassuurreemmeenntt mmeetthhooddss ffoorr aarrsseenniicc iinn ddrriinnkkiinnggwwaatteerr..McNeill, Laurie S. et al.American Water Works Assn., ©2004 74 p. $125.00 (pa)In response to the strengthening of EPA regulations, the American WaterWorks Association recently developed and tested a relatively inexpensivefield method for quantifying arsenic levels in drinking water samples.The method allows water utilities to measure arsenic on-site, rather thansending samples to a laboratory for analysis. This report describes themethods and materials needed for field- testing arsenic levels and givesthe results of preliminary tests of the procedure at various water utilities.The volume is not indexed.

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TD427 2003-545048 0-309-08514-4TThhee OOiill SSppiillll RReeccoovveerryy IInnssttiittuuttee;; ppaasstt,, pprreesseenntt,, aanndd ffuuttuurreeddiirreeccttiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by National Research Council.National Academies Press, ©2003 165 p. $30.25 (pa)The Oil Spill Recovery Institute (OSRI) is a small organization based inCordova, Alaska. Established as part of the Oil Spill Prevention Act of1990, it was charged to identify and develop methods to deal with oilspills in Arctic and subarctic environments and research the long-rangeeffects of oil spills on the natural resources, economy, and people ofPrince William Sound and its adjacent waters. This report assesses OSRI’sstrengths and weaknesses, with special emphasis on whether the activ-ities supported are addressing the OSRI mission, whether the processesused are sound, and whether the research and technology projects are ofhigh quality. There is no subject index.

TD430 2004-051813 0-7844-0741-XAAddvvaanncceess iinn wwaatteerr aanndd wwaasstteewwaatteerr ttrreeaattmmeenntt..Title main entry. (ASCE book series on environmental and waterresources engineering)Am. Society of Civil Engineers, ©2004585 p. $110.00 (pa)This book provides information on the application of innovative tech-niques for water and wastewater treatment, with an emphasis on pol-lutant and pathogen removal. Described in detail are the practice andprinciples of wastewater treatment in areas such as sustainable devel-opment, nutrient removal, bioplastics production, biosolid digestion,pathogen reduction, metal leaching, surface and subsurface constructedwetland, and wastewater reclamation. The audience for the bookincludes environmental engineers and scientists involved in the practiceof environmental engineering.

TD430 2003-065830 1-56670-675-0MMaatthheemmaattiiccss mmaannuuaall ffoorr wwaatteerr aanndd wwaasstteewwaatteerr ttrreeaattmmeennttppllaanntt ooppeerraattoorrss..Spellman, Frank R.CRC Pr., ©2004 689 p. $89.95 (pa)This manual provides a detailed and self-contained overview of the math-ematics required for all plant operators, regardless of their level oflicensure and experience. Offering a step-by-step instruction in mathbasics and advanced operator concepts, the manual explains appliedmath concepts for pumping and filtration, biosolid digestion, dewatering,and disposal. Some 1,700 practical math problems illustrate typical ques-tions from state licensure examinations. The book is intended to be acces-sible to those with little or no experience in plant operations, yet stillvaluable to practitioners at the highest level of licensure.

TD434 1-58321-321-XEEmmeerrggeennccyy ppoowweerr ssoouurrccee ppllaannnniinngg ffoorr wwaatteerr aannddwwaasstteewwaatteerr..Title main entry. Ed. by Ellermeier, Fred J. et al.American Water Works Assn., ©2004 142 p. $90.00 (pa)In response to recent, large power outages in the United States and thethreat they pose to water services, this guide reviews key factors for waterutilities to consider when performing an electrical power reliabilityassessment and designing a fixed-mount engine generator installation. Asample scenario demonstrates the potential compounding effects a failurein the commercial power supply has on regional wastewater treatmentsystems, local water treatment systems, and the surrounding community.The appendices contain a standby power information checklist, scenarioplanning worksheets, and four case studies. The authors work for Black& Veatch Water Americas Division. No index is provided.

TD441 2004-052776 1-58321-329-5UUssiinngg ooxxiiddaannttss ttoo eennhhaannccee ffiilltteerr ppeerrffoorrmmaannccee..Title main entry. Ed. by William C. Becker et al.American Water Works Assn., ©2004 160 p. $205.00 (pa)Research shows that the application of an oxidant before filtration cansignificantly reduce filtered water particle counts. This report describesin detail a project that applied this research to on-site operations,including the science behind the project, its design, and the results oftesting. It includes studies on the effects of oxidation on particle surfaceproperties, filtration performance, and also considers coagulant typesand raw water quality. The report includes recommendations for oper-ating criteria for water treatment plants.

TD442 2004-046179 1-58321-213-2IInntteeggrraatteedd mmeemmbbrraannee ssyysstteemmss..Title main entry. Ed. by Jan C. Schippers et al.American Water Works Assn., ©2004 705 p. $205.00This report evaluates the use of integrated membrane systems (IMS) forthe control of microbials and disinfection by-product precursors, basedon research undertaken in California, Missouri, Florida, and Holland. Inaddition to system productivity and fouling assessment, research focuseson disinfection assessment, synthetic organic chemical removal, bio-logical stability, corrosivity, and costs, as well as coagulation-sedimen-tation filtration, flat-sheet cell testing, and membrane filmcharacterization. A final chapter provides guidelines for conductingfurther IMS pilot studies.

TD491 2004-043713 1-58321-308-2DDeevveellooppiinngg rraatteess ffoorr ssmmaallll ssyysstteemmss..Title main entry. (AWWA manual; M54)American Water Works Assn., ©2004 59 p. $60.00 (pa)This manual for managers and operators of small water systems (thoseserving a population of less than 10,000) and their financial and engi-neering advisors focuses on the unique attributes of small water systemsas related to financial planning and determination of rates for services.The manual can be used as a guide in the development of financialplans, revenue requirements, rate analyses, and rate design. Chapterscover customer accounts and usage data, preparing a financial plan,determining a pattern of revenue increases and test-year revenue require-ments, rate design, and special considerations. An appendix presentsalternative cash flow plans.

TD491 2003-070800 1-58321-300-7EExxtteerrnnaall ccoorrrroossiioonn;; iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo cchheemmiissttrryy aanndd ccoonnttrrooll,,22dd eedd..Title main entry. (AWWA manual; M27)American Water Works Assn., ©2004 85 p. $90.00 (pa)For professional water utility operators, a guide to how and why cor-rosion occurs in water distribution systems, how the corrosion potentialof an environment is evaluated, and how proven corrosion preventionand control measures operate. The general principles and examples,while not intended to replace the services of a corrosion engineer, canhelp operators lay the foundation for an effective corrosion-controlprogram to benefit both the public and the utility.

TD491 1-58321-326-0OOppttiimmiizziinngg ccoorrrroossiioonn ccoonnttrrooll iinn wwaatteerr ddiissttrriibbuuttiioonnssyysstteemmss..Title main entry. Ed. by Steven J. Duranceau et al.American Water Works Assn., ©2004 271 p. $205.00 (pa)This report describes research conducted to develop and demonstrate anon-line corrosion control monitoring method using a multi-elementsensor based on electrochemical techniques, designed for monitoring cor-rosion processes in potable water distribution systems. The projectdescribed here sought to develop and test on-line, real-time electro-chemical sensors for monitoring corrosivity in water distributionsystems, use real-time corrosion sensors to screen corrosion inhibitors foruse in treatment of drinking water, and demonstrate the use of electro-chemical noise information for corrosion control applications in thepotable water industry. The report lacks a subject index.

TD491 2003-060084 1-58321-292-2PPrroobblleemm oorrggaanniissmmss iinn wwaatteerr;; iiddeennttiiffiiccaattiioonn aanndd ttrreeaattmmeenntt,,33dd eedd..Title main entry. (AWWA manual; M7)American Water Works Assn., ©2004 145 p. $95.00 (pa)This revision of the 1995 American Water Works Association (AWWA)manual of water supply practices covers the biology, ecology, and controlof major types of aquatic pests. Appendices include results of the 1989AWWA survey on nuisance organisms —which prompted this iteration,suggestions for optimizing conventional water treatment, and color platesof such undesirables as disease-causing protozoa and filter-cloggingalgae. The 1966 edition by Ingram and Bartsch appeared under the title,Animals Associated with Potable Water Supplies.

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TD491 2003-063633 1-58321-288-4RReeccoommmmeennddeedd pprraaccttiiccee ffoorr bbaacckkffllooww pprreevveennttiioonn aanndd ccrroossss--ccoonnnneeccttiioonn ccoonnttrrooll,, 33dd eedd..Title main entry. (AWWA manual; M14)American Water Works Assn., ©2004 134 p. $90.00 (pa)This report provides guidance concerning the recommended proceduresand practices for using a cross-connections control program to reduce therisk of contamination or pollution. Chapters focus on: program adminis-tration; backflow principles; backflow-prevention assembly application,installation, and maintenance; and, typical hazards. Appendices coverassembly test procedures, model ordinance, common symbols, AWWAApolicy, abbreviations of organizations, and web resources.

TD491 2004-043748 1-58321-274-4SStteeeell ppiippee——aa gguuiiddee ffoorr ddeessiiggnn aanndd iinnssttaallllaattiioonn,, 44tthh eedd..Title main entry. (AWWA manual; M11)American Water Works Assn., ©2004 241 p. $90.00 (pa)This manual provides a review of experience and design theoryregarding steel pipe used for conveying water. This fourth edition of themanual was approved in March 2003, and includes a new discussion ofchemistry, casting, and heat treatment, plus new discussion of stress eval-uation in spiral-welded pipe. There is revised material on ring girderdesign, and material on fittings and appurtenances is revised to reflectthe provisions of AWWA C208-96. There is also a new section on instal-lation of flanged joints. While the cover of the book reads “Steel WaterPipe: A Guide for Design and Installation,” the title page reads, “SteelPipe: A Guide for Design and Installation.”

TD662 2003-054631 1-56670-636-XMMaannaaggeemmeenntt ooff ccoommbbiinneedd sseewweerr oovveerrfflloowwss..Title main entry. Ed. by Richard Field et al.Lewis Publishers, ©2004 238 p. $139.95What’s a city to do with wastewater from showers and rain-inducedsewer overflows? This volume reports on the U.S. government’s efforts tomitigate pollution from combined-sewer overflow (CSO). In introducingfive contributed chapters, Field, with the Environmental ProtectionAgency’s National Risk Management Research Laboratory in Edison, NJ,frames this engineering and funding challenge in the context of the CleanWater Act (1987). Experts in the field cover CSO characterization,watershed impacts, and management options (e.g., pretreatment, conser-vation programs) that can be used by cities developing Long-Term CSOControl Plans.

TD789 2003-064866 1-57808-323-0WWaassttee mmaannaaggeemmeenntt..Title main entry. Ed. by editors A.L. Juhasz et al.Science Publishers, Inc., ©2004 355 p. $75.00Juhasz (University of South Australia) presents recent work on importantissues of waste management, providing an outline of the currentknowledge of processes associated with contaminant sorption, transport,and plant uptake, and provides case studies highlighting waste man-agement strategies currently being used in the Australasia- Pacific region.Chapters are based on selected papers presented during the SecondInternational Conference on Contaminants in the Soil Environment, heldin December 1999 in New Delhi, India, and a workshop titled TowardsBetter Management of Wastes and Contaminated Sites in the Australasia-Pacific Region, held in May 2000 in Adelaide, Australia. The book is dis-tributed by Enfield.

TD796 0-7918-3736-XNNoorrtthh AAmmeerriiccaann wwaassttee ttoo eenneerrggyy;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..North American Waste to Energy Conference (12th: 2004: Savannah,GA).ASME, ©2004 283 p. $120.00 (pa)Sponsored by the Integrated Waste Services Association, the AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers, and the Solid Waste Association ofNorth America, the May 2004 conference that gave rise to this collectionof 27 papers explored waste to energy as “an environmentally soundalternative,” corrosion mitigation for waste combustors, waste to energyfacility projects and innovations, and new technology for waste to energyprocesses. In addition to the papers, 7 speaker and panel abstracts areincluded, discussing such topics as the emergence of conversion tech-nologies in California, accrediting greenhouse gas credits for marketing,and practical applications for ash reuse.

TD878 1-57477-143-4RReemmeeddiiaattiioonn ooff ccoonnttaammiinnaatteedd sseeddiimmeennttss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss.. ((CCDD--RROOMM))International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments(2d: 2003: Venice, Italy) Ed. by Marco Pellei and Augusto Porta.Battelle Press, ©2004 — p. $195.00Battelle has for a long time provided some of the most important con-ferences on contamination and remediation. This meeting aired theproblems of contaminated sediments, the nature of contaminated sedi-ments and the risks they pose. The 117 papers on this fully searchableCD-ROM address characterization studies; risk assessment; innovativeassessment technologies; toxicity measurements of metals and other con-taminants in sediments; ports and harbor management; confinement,capping, and management of dredged materials; and a variety of in situand ex situ treatment options, including biological and physical-chemicalprocesses, monitored natural recovery, and beneficial reuse.

TD898 2003-271364 0-309-08724-4EEnndd ppooiinnttss ffoorr ssppeenntt nnuucclleeaarr ffuueell aanndd hhiigghh--lleevveellrraaddiiooaaccttiivvee wwaassttee iinn RRuussssiiaa aanndd tthhee UUnniitteedd SSttaatteess..Title main entry. National Research Council.National Academies Press, ©2003 137 p. $33.75 (pa)An end point for spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste is asustainable, safe, and secure disposition of the material. This report, pre-pared as a joint effort of Russian and America experts, describes quan-tities and locations of spent nuclear fuel and high- level waste in Russiaand the US, presents plans for managing and disposing of these wastes,and provides a technical assessment of interim and final end pointsbeing considered. The focus of the study is on assessment of technicalfactors rather than evaluation of government policy. The report lacks asubject index.

TD898 92-64-10396-1PPuubblliicc ccoonnffiiddeennccee iinn tthhee mmaannaaggeemmeenntt ooff rraaddiiooaaccttiivveewwaassttee;; tthhee CCaannaaddiiaann ccoonntteexxtt;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Workshop on Public Confidence in the Management ofRadioactive Waste (2002: Ottawa, Ont., Canada) (Radioactive wastemanagement)OECD, ©2003 195 p. $52.00 (pa)Public confidence in radioactive waste management decision making isaffected by considerations such as public participation, social justiceissues, and access to information. An October 2002 workshop broughttogether a range of Canadian stakeholders to present their views and todebate related issues with delegates from radioactive waste managementprograms in 14 countries. Summaries, full papers, and reports of dis-cussions from the workshop focus on key areas such as social concernsat play in radioactive waste management, how these concerns can beaddressed, and development opportunities for local communities. Thereis no subject index.

TD1060 2004-051814 0-7844-0740-1NNaattuurraall aatttteennuuaattiioonn ooff hhaazzaarrddoouuss wwaasstteess..Title main entry. (ASCE book series on environmental and waterresources engineering)Am. Society of Civil Engineers, ©2004245 p. $75.00 (pa)When the available technologies prove incapable of remediating land andwater resources that have been contaminated with petroleum hydro-carbons or other chemicals, the attractive alternative described here isnatural attenuation, which relies on the natural assimilative capacity ofthe site to reduce or stabilize contaminants to desirable levels. Scientistsand engineers from US universities, companies, and government agenciescontributed to this report on the process itself and its application in dif-ferent contexts, and such aspects as site characterization and long termmonitoring. There is no index.

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Assume that all books contain appropriate scholarly paraphernalia.We note if the book should contain, but lacks, a subject index and/or abibliography.

TD1060 2003-023093 0-471-45599-7WWiilleeyy’’ss rreemmeeddiiaattiioonn tteecchhnnoollooggiieess hhaannddbbooookk;; mmaajjoorrccoonnttaammiinnaanntt cchheemmiiccaallss aanndd cchheemmiiccaall ggrroouuppss.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Lehr, Jay H.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 1271 p. $150.00Lehr (senior scientist, AR Environmental Services, Inc.) lists 901 techno-logical solutions to chemical contaminant problems. Entries present asummary of the technology, technical and cost performance reports,shortened reference information (see below), and vendor information. Anopening index lists “every conceivable chemical of concern” and steersreaders to relevant technologies described in the rest of the text. A furthersection categorizes the references according to their relevance to totalcosts, technology costs, general studies, or technology descriptions. TheCD-ROM contains the complete bibliographic citations for the references.

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TE228 2003-068740 0-415-31086-5TThhee hhuummaann ffaaccttoorrss ooff ttrraannssppoorrtt ssiiggnnss..Title main entry. Ed. by Cándida Castro and Tim Horberry.CRC Pr., ©2004 273 p. $99.95In a rare compilation of the major work on transport signs from the per-spective of drivers, pedestrians, and pilots, Castro (psychology, U. ofGranada) and Horberry (Monash U. Accident Research Center, Australia)introduce the different types of internationally-recognized signs, signagerequirements, and research issues (e.g., the effectiveness of text-based vs.pictorial signs). Sixteen contributions provide historical context, andexamine motivational, design, and cross-cultural aspects, and newIntelligent Transportation Systems technologies like Variable MessageSigns. Illustrations feature examples of sign layouts.

TF5 0-7918-4163-4AASSMMEE//IIEEEEEE jjooiinntt rraaiill ccoonnffeerreennccee;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..ASME/IEEE Joint Rail Conference (27th: 2004: Baltimore, Maryland)ASME, ©2004 221 p. $110.00 (pa)Papers from an April 2004 conference report on recent work related torail vehicle crashworthiness, traction power systems, vehicle/track inter-action and vehicle dynamics, vehicle system safety and efficiency,improvements in quality and costs using computers and software,mechanical passenger car systems, and improvements in systems safetyand efficiency using communications equipment. Linear synchronousmotor propulsion of small transit vehicles, suspension dynamics anddesign optimization of a high speed railway vehicle, a multi-level-boarding bi-level commuter car for the North American market, and arailway corridor control system using ultra wideband radio technologyare some areas explroed. There is no subject index.

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TH139 2003-056622 0-06-000434-7HHiigghh sstteeeell;; tthhee ddaarriinngg mmeenn wwhhoo bbuuiilltt tthhee wwoorrlldd’’ss ggrreeaatteessttsskkyylliinnee..Rasenberger, Jim.HarperCollins, ©2004 376 p. $26.95Writing for a general audience, New York Times contributor Rasenbergerprofiles ironworkers past and present, offering a window into a dan-gerous occupation that has earned ironworkers the nickname, “cowboysof the skies.” Along the way he describes the construction of early ironbuilding of the 19th century; explores the risky lives of past ironworkers,exemplified by the tragic 1907 collapse of the Quebec Bridge; and pro-vides a contemporary portrait of ironworkers engaged in raising newskyscrapers in New York City in the 21st century.

TH213 2003-025400 0-86380-283-4IImmpprroovviinngg ccoonnssttrruuccttiioonn ccooooppeerraattiioonn;; nneeww tthheeoorreettiiccaalliinnssiigghhttss iinnttoo hhooww aanndd wwhhyy..Phua, Florence. (Current directions in real estate and construction; 1)Research Studies Press, ©2004 197 p. $52.50 (pa)The series is intended to synthesize research being undertakenworldwide in real estate and construction for academics and studentsintending to go into actual practice. Phua (built environment, U. of NewSouth Wales) finds that in Honk Kong, construction companies may beperforming well on their own and are competitive with one another, butthe collectivist predisposition of most Chinese inherently emphasizes in-group versus out-group relationships that may lead to weakness whencooperative effort is required. Distributed in North America by AIDC.

TH425 2003-063835 0-7844-0712-6PPrriinncciipplleess ooff aapppplliieedd cciivviill eennggiinneeeerriinngg ddeessiiggnn..Choi, Ying-Kit.Am. Society of Civil Engineers, ©2004227 p. $79.00 (pa)Consulting engineer Choi hopes that applied civil engineering design willone day be taught in a civil engineering curriculum so young engineerswill not have to learn on the job. If so, he suggests his book as a textbook.Meanwhile, he explains to young practitioners and students how toprepare final design documents, but expects that more senior engineersand contractors might want to take a peek at the information now andthen as well. He covers the reason for and function of the documents,construction drawings, technical specifications, and cost estimate.

TH439 2003-064271 0-88173-321-0HHaannddbbooookk ooff ffaacciilliittyy aasssseessssmmeenntt..Piper, James.Fairmont Pr., ©2004 452 p. $135.00Piper, an engineer who has performed assessments on educational, com-mercial, industrial, and religious facilities, walks through a formalprocess to identify, evaluate, and report the condition of a facility’sphysical plant. Separate chapters provide guidelines and forms forrecording problems in every component of a building’s mechanicalsystems, electrical systems, shell, site, interior structure and finishes, andtransportation systems. The author lists the most common defects foundin various types of roofs and walls, floors and ceilings, heating andcooling systems, piping and restrooms, transformers, lighting, elevators,and outdoor recreational facilities.

TH2235 2004-047720 0-8031-3475-4BBuuiillddiinngg ffaaccaaddee mmaaiinntteennaannccee,, rreeppaaiirr,, aanndd iinnssppeeccttiioonn..Symposium on Building Facade Maintenance, Repair, and Inspection(2002: Norfolk, Va.) Ed. by Jeffrey L. Erdly and Thomas A. Schwartz.(ASTM special technical publication; 1444)ASTM International, ©2004 326 p. $99.00When buildings loose face, people down below can get hurt, but onlyeight US cities have established any system for inspecting buildingfacades, and those vary widely in thoroughness, effectiveness, andenforcement. The symposium was called to parallel the Society’sStandard E 2270 Standard Practice for Periodic Inspection of BuildingFacades for Unsafe Conditions, approved in the spring of 2003. The twodozen papers cover the purpose and background to facade ordinances,addressing historic buildings, investigation and data collection tech-niques, material and repair techniques, and miscellaneous matters.

TH2275 2003-059929 0-393-73121-9WWiinnddooww ssyysstteemmss ffoorr hhiigghh--ppeerrffoorrmmaannccee bbuuiillddiinnggss..Title main entry. Ed. by John Carmody et al.W.W. Norton, ©2004 400 p. $50.00Carmody (Center for Sustainable Building Research, University ofMinnesota) provides information and performance data on the energyefficiency, interior environment, and technical considerations that drivewindow design decisions. He guides designers through general designissues relating to windows, and discusses conventional and emergingwindow technologies. A decision-making process for design and selectionof windows is provided, which shows the impact of many design vari-ables on energy and indoor environment performance in offices andschools. Also included are case studies of recent examples of window andfacade design in commercial buildings. B&w and color photos and plansare included.

TH6012 2003-062363 0-88173-449-7IInnffoorrmmaattiioonn tteecchhnnoollooggyy ffoorr eenneerrggyy mmaannaaggeerrss..Capehart, Barney L.Fairmont Pr., ©2004 426 p. $145.00Capehart (industrial and systems engineering, University of Florida)teaches energy managers basic concepts and principles of informationtechnology (IT) and shows them how to purchase, install, and operatecomplex, Web-based energy information and control systems. The bookaddresses concepts the typical energy or facility manager might need,with emphasis on computer networking, use of facility operation data-bases, and sharing of data using the Web and the TCP/IP communica-tions protocol. After an introduction to IT for energy managers, chaptersare arranged in sections on areas such as data collection and input,network security, relational database choices for EIS and ECS systems,and techniques for utility data Web page design. The book is co-publishedby Marcel Dekker, Inc.

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TH7684 2004-006447 0-471-09532-XVVeennttiillaattiioonn ffoorr ccoonnttrrooll ooff tthhee wwoorrkk eennvviirroonnmmeenntt,, 22dd eedd..Burgess, William A. et al.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 424 p. $99.95This work is presented as an explanatory companion to the AmericanConference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists Industrial VentilationManual and cannot be understood without it. Burgess (emeritus, occu-pational health engineering, Harvard School of Public Health),Ellenbecker (industrial hygiene, U. of Massachusetts Lowell), andTreitman (vice president, Softpro Inc., a software consulting company)aim to provide the rationale behind the manual and provide aframework for its use. Frequently referring to figures and tables con-tained in the manual, the authors describe the theory behind principalsof airflow, airflow measurement techniques, general exhaust ventilation,hood design, chemical laboratory ventilation, design of single- and multi-hood systems, fans and blowers, air cleaning systems, replacement-airsystems, quantification of hood performance, and application of compu-tational fluid dynamics to ventilation system design.

TH9035 2003-021414 0-8018-7938-8TThhee mmoolldd ssuurrvviivvaall gguuiiddee;; ffoorr yyoouurr hhoommee aanndd ffoorr yyoouurrhheeaalltthh..May, Jeffrey C. and Connie L. May.Johns Hopkins U. Press, ©2004 214 p. $18.95 (pa)Husband and wife team Jeffrey and Connie May combine his skills andknowledge as a home inspector and certified indoor air quality profes-sional with her experience as a writer and educator to create a resourcetext about household molds and the scientific principles behind them.Coverage includes what mold is, the conditions contributing to itsgrowth, how indoor mold can affect health, how to find sources of con-tamination, small-scale cleanup jobs, and professional remediation. Thebook is serious but is accessible to the general reader concerned aboutthis common household problem.

TH9503 2002-151370 0-8018-6791-6EEaattiinngg ssmmookkee;; ffiirree iinn uurrbbaann AAmmeerriiccaa,, 11880000--11995500..Tebeau, Mark.Johns Hopkins U. Press, ©2003 425 p. $49.95During the period 1800-1950, as America experienced swift industrial-ization and urban growth, sweeping blazes killed hundreds of peopleand destroyed property in cities around the country. Drawing upon firedepartment and insurance company archives, Tebeau analyzes how thechanging practices of firefighters, the strategies of insurers, and the riseof urban building codes would ultimately combine to conquer citydwellers’ fear of fire. Tebeau (whose father was a fireman) teaches U.S.history at Cleveland State University.

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TJ151 0-8311-2727-9MMaacchhiinneerryy’’ss hhaannddbbooookk,, 2277tthh eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))..Title main entry.Industrial Press, ©2004 2694 p. $149.95★★★★ The new edition of this standard reference for the metalworkingindustry, which is cited in Guide to Reference Books, is packaged as athumb-indexed, small-format book (5x7.25″), with an included CD-ROM.Presenting a range of basic and advanced material, this “toolbox” pro-vides industry fundamentals and standards for mechanical and manu-facturing engineers, designers, draftsmen, toolmakers, and machinists.This edition offers a more user-friendly organization, plus more mathcoverage, from fractions through engineering economics, and new orrevised materials on topics including cutting tools, screw threads,symbols and abbreviations, disc springs, properties and materials, andsheet metal. The CD-ROM contains interactive math problems, plus thecontents of the book in Adobe Acrobat PDF.

TJ163 2003-062834 0-7918-0208-6IInndduussttrriiaall eenneerrggyy ssyysstteemmss;; aannaallyyssiiss,, ooppttiimmiizzaattiioonn,, aannddccoonnttrrooll..Putman, Richard E.ASME, ©2004 298 p. $110.00This book details industrial energy management systems, a frameworkwhich enables management, systems analysts, and performance engi-neers to develop and apply an operating strategy for the on-line opti-mization and control of energy systems in industrial plants. Techniquesare described for equipment selection and flowsheet adjustments toreduce plant energy consumption without affecting the productivecapacity of the plant. Applications case studies and mathematical appen-dices are included. Putnam was a pioneer in the field of industrialenergy management systems.

TJ211 2004-000049 0-309-08987-5DDiiggiittaall ppeeooppllee;; ffrroomm bbiioonniicc hhuummaannss ttoo aannddrrooiiddss..Perkowitz, Sidney.Joseph Henry Press, ©2004 238 p. $24.95Perkowitz (physics, Emory University) recounts the many artificial crea-tures that have been imagined by authors and scientists since the timeof Greek mythology, reviews past attempts by inventors to create syn-thetic beings, and assesses current theories guiding research on themind-body interface, artificial limbs, robotic movement, sensors fordetecting light and sound, electronic brains, and digital consciousness.

TJ213 2004-001322 1-55617-873-5BBaassiicc aanndd aaddvvaanncceedd rreegguullaattoorryy ccoonnttrrooll;; ssyysstteemm ddeessiiggnn aannddaapppplliiccaattiioonn,, 22dd eedd..Wade, Harold L.ISA, ©2004 372 p. $86.00 (pa)Intended for control system engineers working in the chemical, refining,paper, and utility industries, this book reviews the general characteristicsof processes and control loops, provides an intuitive feel for feedbackcontrol behavior, and explains how to obtain the required control actionwithout paying the feedback penalty. The second edition adds materialon inverted decoupling, model predictive control, and FF function blocks.

TJ213 0-8247-5470-0DDiiffffeerreennttiiaallllyy ffllaatt ssyysstteemmss..Sira-Ramírez, Herbertt and Sunil K. Agrawal. (Control engineering)Marcel Dekker, ©2004 467 p. $185.00Differential flatness is a property of some dynamic systems that allowsfor the simplification of feedback controller design problems to sets ofdecoupled linear time invariant systems through the parametrization ofsystem variables in terms of a finite set of independent variables (or flatoutputs) and a finite number of their time derivatives. Sira-Ramírez(emeritus, engineering, U. de Los Andes, Venezuela) and Agrawal(mechanical engineering, U. of Delaware, US) describe the use of theflatness property in a variety of controlled dynamical systems, pro-ceeding from elementary to complex systems. Chapters cover, amongother topics, time-varying linear systems, discrete-time linear systems,infinite dimensional linear systems, multivariable nonlinear systems,mobile robots, and non- differentially flat systems.

TJ223 2003-062448 0-13-061890-XFFuunnddaammeennttaallss ooff pprrooggrraammmmaabbllee llooggiicc ccoonnttrroolllleerrss,, sseennssoorrss,,aanndd ccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonnss,, 33dd eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Stenerson, Jon.Prentice Hall, ©2004 654 p. $101.00This third edition of a text/CD-ROM package retains the previousedition’s simple writing style and includes new chapters on safety andlockout/tagout, Rockwell Automation addressing, fundamentals ofprocess control and instrumentation, process control systems, and fun-damentals of robotics. There is new information on the configurationand use of DeviceNet, and on information on ControlLogix PLCs andaddressing. Each chapter begins with a generic approach and explainstopics through generic examples, then gives examples for specific con-trollers and provides programming exercises. The CD-ROM contains sim-ulators based on Rockwell Automation PLC programming, and softwarethat enables readers to learn programming on a home computer.

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TJ260 2001-088659 1-85312-893-7HHeeaatt aanndd fflluuiidd ffllooww iinn mmiiccrroossccaallee aanndd nnaannoossccaalleessttrruuccttuurreess..Title main entry. Ed. by M. Faghri and B. Sundén. (International serieson developments in heat transfer, no.13)WIT Press, ©2004 374 p. $187.00Faghri (mechanical engineering, University of Rhode Island) and Sundén(heat transfer, Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden) present the latestwork in heat transfer and fluid flow in micro- and nanoscale structures.Chapters follow a unified outline and presentation to aid accessibility.Coverage includes miniature and microscale energy systems, nanostruc-tures for thermoelectric energy, heat transport in superlattices andnanowires, thermomechanical formation and thermal detection ofpolymer nanostructures, two-phase flow microstructures in thin geome-tries, and numerical issues related to modeling and numerical imple-mentations of flow and heat transfer at micro- and nanoscales. The bookwill be of interest to graduate researchers and engineers in industry andconsultancy. There is no subject index. The US office of WIT Press isComputational Mechanics.

TJ265 2003-026143 1-59033-914-2AAddvvaanncceess iinn ffiinniittee ttiimmee tthheerrmmooddyynnaammiiccss;; aannaallyyssiiss aannddooppttiimmiizzaattiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Lingen Chen and Fengrui Sun.Nova Science Publishers, ©2004 240 p. $87.00Contributors from the Naval U. of Engineering in Wuhan, China, discusstheir work in finite time thermodynamics, bridging gaps betweenphysics and engineering and between thermodynamics, heat transfer,and fluid dynamics. The collection of 20 papers reviews the state of theart and presents recent developments, with the stated intention of aidingin the analysis and design of thermodynamic systems with improvedperformance. The work is in English, but the translation is choppy.

TJ267 2003-069481 1-57524-247-8CCoommpprreessssoorr aaeerrooddyynnaammiiccss.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 11998899))Cumpsty, N. A.Krieger Publishing Co., ©2004 517 p. $79.50Cumpsty (engineering, Cambridge University) has written a text on com-pressor aerodynamics that could serve either as a reference to workingengineers or as an introduction to the subject for engineers in training.In general, the material is approached from a pragmatic, engineeringperspective, which means most of the more complicated mathematics areleft to references. However, a thorough background in fluid mechanicsand engineering thermodynamics is assumed, and only graduate stu-dents and professionals will find this book comprehensible.

TJ778 0-632-06434-XGGaass ttuurrbbiinnee ppeerrffoorrmmaannccee,, 22dd eedd..Walsh, Philip P. and Paul Fletcher.ASME, ©2004 646 p. $120.00“Performance is the end product that a gas turbine company cells,” notesFletcher (of Rolls-Royce Industrial & Marine Gas Turbines Ltd.), arguingthat engineers from all disciplines, as well as marketing staff, mustunderstand the fundamentals of performance. Primarily addressing theengineers, he combines explanations of the fundamentals of performancefor all gas turbine configurations and applications with a wealth of ref-erence material, including a statistical database and a list of formulae hehopes will be useful to even the experienced gas turbine engineer.

TJ807 0-8204-5955-0HHaannddbbooookk ooff rreenneewwaabbllee eenneerrggiieess iinn tthhee EEuurrooppeeaann UUnniioonn;;ccaassee ssttuuddiieess ooff aallll mmeemmbbeerr ssttaatteess iinn ccoollllaabboorraattiioonn wwiitthhSStteeffaann LLaannggee,, SStteeffaann KKöörrnneerr,, MMiisscchhaa BBeecchhbbeerrggeerr aannddGGrraahhaamm JJoohhnnssoonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Danyel Reiche.Peter Lang Publishing Inc, ©2002 270 p. $26.95 (pa)Reiche (research fellow, Environmental Policy Research Unit, Free U. ofBerlin, Germany) presents a survey of renewable energy applications inthe member states of the European Union. The material is presented inthe form of single-country case studies. Each case study looks at an indi-vidual country’s current energy policy, the most important institutionalactors, governmental instruments for promoting renewable energies,obstacles for renewable energies, and renewable potentials. Preceding thecase studies is a pair of essays on comparative data and renewableenergies at the regional level.

TJ808 2004-41370 0-8493-2031-3RReenneewwaabbllee eenneerrggyy ssyysstteemmss;; ddeessiiggnn aanndd aannaallyyssiiss wwiitthhiinndduuccttiioonn ggeenneerraattoorrss..Godoy Simões, M. and Felix A. Farret. (Power electronics andapplications series)CRC Pr., ©2004 358 p. $99.95Until the 1960s, abundant fossil fuels seemed to make the inductiongenerator unnecessary. However, the need for distributed generation andrenewable energy have brought it back. Simões and Farret describe thebasics of renewable energy and electric generation, the steady state andtransient models of the induction generator, and the self-excited inductiongenerator. They explain construction features, power electronics forinterfacing induction generators, scalar, vector, and optimized controls,simulation tools, and the economics of induction generation-basedrenewable systems. Appendices include an introduction to fuzzy logicand statements in C and Pascal for a simulation of a self-excitedinduction generator.

TJ930 2002-116505 1-57590-148-XFFuussiioonn--bboonnddeedd eeppooxxyy ((FFBBEE));; aa ffoouunnddaattiioonn ffoorr ppiippeelliinneeccoorrrroossiioonn pprrootteeccttiioonn..Kehr, J. Alan.Natl/Assn/Corrosion/Engrs, ©2003 587 p. $148.00 (pa)This reference provides information on the uses and processes of fusion-bonded epoxy (FBE) pipecoating materials and their place in pipelinecorrosion mitigation. Illustrated with color photos on almost every page,the book covers the chemistry of FBE and different types of FBE coatings,including multilayer FBE external pipeline coatings, three-layer FBE-poly-olefin coatings, internal FBE pipe linings, custom and pipeline-rehabili-tation coatings, and joint coatings and linings. FBE application processes,quality assurance, pipe handling and installation, cathodic protectionwith FBE-based coating systems, and coating specifications and stan-dards are some other areas examined. Appendices of standards, abbre-viations, and acronyms are included.

TJ930 2004-046128 0-7918-0217-5PPrroocceessss ppiippiinngg;; tthhee ccoommpplleettee gguuiiddee ttoo AASSMMEE BB3311..33,, 22dd eedd..Becht, Charles.ASME, ©2004 283 p. $80.00In this reference for those responsible for the design and mechanicalintegrity of process piping, Becht, president of an engineering consultingcompany, provides background information, a historical perspective, andcommentary on the ASME B31.3 Code requirements for process pipingdesign and construction. This second edition applies to the 2004 editionof ASME B31.3, incorporating the addition of weld joint strengthreduction factors in creep regime, alternative flexibility analysis rules,and rules for occasional loads at elevated temperatures. Appendices offerinformation useful for pressure design and flexibility analysis and guide-lines for computer flexibility analysis and design of piping systems withexpansion joints.

TJ1075 0-8247-4873-5MMeecchhaanniiccaall ttrriibboollooggyy;; mmaatteerriiaallss,, cchhaarraacctteerriizzaattiioonn,, aannddaapppplliiccaattiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by George E. Totten and Hong Liang.Marcel Dekker, ©2004 496 p. $195.00Scientists from industry and academia around the world synthesizeinformation on surface characterization and various aspects of tribologyinto a single volume to serve as a reference for engineers and scientists,and a textbook for a graduate or advanced undergraduate course on tri-bology and wear. The first part describes surface characterizationmethodologies, concentrating on the chemical and physical structure ofsurfaces. The second focuses on a selection of specific characterizationmethods, among them metal cutting, metal forming, textile manufac-turing, and biotribology. Chapters also look at biocompatible metals andalloys; and at epilimization barrier films, a relatively little known processto prevent oil from spreading and creeping in lubricating applications.

TJ1165 2004-003848 1-56990-357-3MMooddeerrnn mmaacchhiinnee sshhoopp;; gguuiiddee ttoo mmaacchhiinniinngg ooppeerraattiioonnss..Chapman, Woodrow W.Hanser/Gardner Pub., ©2004 958 p. $49.95This reference compiles text, tables, and diagrams from Modern MachineShop’s Handbook for the Metalworking Industries, offering in-depthcoverage of machining operations, calculations, tooling components,speeds and feeds, and other parameters for designers and machinists.Nontraditional topics such as micromachining with lasers, electricaldischarge machining, superfinishing, and waterjet cutting are alsodiscussed. Information is arranged in sections on measurement,machining centers, computer numerical control, indexable inserts, jigsand fixtures, and metalworking operations.

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TJ1180 2002-116421 1-85312-990-9LLaasseerr mmeettrroollooggyy aanndd mmaacchhiinnee ppeerrffoorrmmaannccee VVII;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Conference on Laser Metrology, Machine Tool, CMM, and RobotPerformance (6th: 2003: Huddersfield, UK) Ed. by D.G. Ford.WIT Press, ©2003 590 p. $286.00Fifty papers from the 2003 conference report on cutting-edge technologyand techniques for assessing the performance of machine tools and meas-uring machines. Work on the enhancement of machine performancealong with the latest developments in calibration, certification, and stan-dardization are also presented. Topics include energy and temperatureanalysis in grinding, curve fitting with arc spline for NC tool path gen-eration, form evaluation algorithms in coordinate metrology, activevibration control of machine tool structures, and modeling the dynamicbehavior of a ball-screw system. The US office of WIT Press isComputational Mechanics.

TJ1185 2003-64974 0-19-514206-3MMeettaall ccuuttttiinngg pprriinncciipplleess,, 22dd eedd..Shaw, Milton C. (Oxford series on advanced manufacturing; 5)Oxford U. Press, ©2005 651 p. $89.00This graduate engineering textbook analyzes the two-dimensional cuttingprocess used to produce mechanical components, relates general physicsand tribology to tool wear and cutting temperatures, and describes rep-resentative three-dimensional cutting operations, namely milling anddrilling. The second edition adds five chapters on modeling of chip for-mation, wavy chips, sawtooth chips, precision engineering, non-cuttingapplications.

TJ1280 2004-002376 0-8155-1490-5TTrriibboollooggyy ooff aabbrraassiivvee mmaacchhiinniinngg pprroocceesssseess..Title main entry. Ed. by Ioan D. Marinescu et al.William Andrew Pub., ©2004 724 p. $145.00Marinescu (Precision Micro-Machining Center, University of Toledo) con-siders the processes of the abrasive machining system and the tribo-logical factors which control the efficiency and quality of these processes.Principles of tribology are used to explain how kinematic factors affectthe size, shape, and variability of the material being removed, and howthey influence the wear of the abrasive tool, the process forces andenergy, and the surface roughness and integrity of the workpiece. Withan emphasis on grinding, chapters cover areas such as kinematic modelsof abrasive contacts, contact mechanics, fluid delivery, and tribochem-istry of abrasive machining. Accessible to technicians, graduate students,and undergraduates.

TJ1330 2004-004400 1-56990-359-XMMooddeerrnn mmaacchhiinnee sshhoopp’’ss gguuiiddee ttoo tthhrreeaaddss,, tthhrreeaaddiinngg,, aannddtthhrreeaaddeedd ffaasstteenneerrss..Chapman, Woodrow W.Hanser/Gardner Pub., ©2004 596 p. $46.95This third and final volume of abridged editions extracted from Modernmachine shop’s handbook for the metalworking industries featuresenlarged tables and diagrams for the production and use of fasteners inengineering, general manufacturing, and the aircraft industry. Thehandbook lists specifications for unified screw threads, bolted joints, tapthread limits, thread rolling, single point threading, nut and washerdimensions, socket head screws, and blind rivets.

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TK9 3-89578-158-4DDiiccttiioonnaarryy ooff eelleeccttrriiccaall eennggiinneeeerriinngg,, ppoowweerr eennggiinneeeerriinnggaanndd aauuttoommaattiioonn;; GGeerrmmaann--EEnngglliisshh--CChhiinneessee..Bezner, Heinrich.Siemens AG, ©2004 1870 p. $89.95A 1998 English-German dictionary (Publicis MCD Verlag, Erlangen) is thebasis for this work, which has been expanded to include Chinese. Themain entries are in English, with German and Chinese translations. Anindex of German entries provides access for German-speakers seeking totranslate terms into English. There is no index of Chinese listings, andpresumably, Chinese speakers will use the dictionary as an aid to under-standing English and German documents (but non-Chinese speakerswon’t be able to do the reverse). The entries comprise a wide selection ofterms and acronyms from engineering literature. The book is distributedin the US by Wiley.

TK10 2004-102372 0-7695-2125-8EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg ooff ccoommppuutteerr--bbaasseedd ssyysstteemmss ((EECCBBSS 22000044));;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..IEEE Conference and Workshop on Engineering of Computer-BasedSystems (11th: 2004: Brno, Czech Republic) Ed. by V. Dvorak & M.Sveda.Computer Society Press, ©2004 558 p. $215.00 (pa)Computer-based systems is an emerging discipline concerned with thedesign, development, deployment, and analysis of complex systemswhose behavior is largely determined or controlled by computers. A May2004 conference was dedicated to formulating and advancing methodsfor engineering computer-based systems. Papers from the conferencereport on the latest work in areas such as modeling, SW architecture, per-formance analysis and optimization, SW techniques, distributed andmobile embedded systems, formal techniques, system architecture, CBStools, simulation, requirements engineering, model-based development,engineering of autonomic systems, and issues related to the security,interoperability, and applications of mobile agent systems. There is nosubject index.

TK17 2003-19994 0-15-100586-9DDaarrkk lliigghhtt;; eelleeccttrriicciittyy aanndd aannxxiieettyy ffrroomm tthhee tteelleeggrraapphh ttootthhee xx--rraayy..Simon, Linda.Harcourt, ©2004 357 p. $25.00This is a cultural history of the advent of electricity in the second half ofthe 19th century. Simon (English, Skidmore College) examines how,despite the (rather fantastic) promises of electricity’s promoters,Americans maintained a fear and distrust of bringing electric power intotheir homes, yet paradoxically seemed to accept electrotherapy as a sci-entifically-valid treatment for a host of ailments. She examines howbeliefs rooted in vitalism, spiritualism, and science contributed to atti-tudes towards electricity and its connection to the human body and dis-cusses manifestations of cultural anxiety centering on electricity.

TK23 92-1-120180-2EElleeccttrriicc ppoowweerr iinn AAssiiaa aanndd tthhee PPaacciiffiicc,, 11999999 aanndd 22000000..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and thePacific.United Nations Publications, ©2003 52 p. $35.00 (pa)Produced by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and thePacific (ESCAP), this volume provides comparative economic, social, andenvironmental data pertinent to the electricity sectors of the region. Thework opens with an analysis and overview of electric power developmentat the regional level and selected statistical tables on fuel consumption,electricity losses, export/import of electricity, decentral units, and CO2emission for some countries. The remainder of the volume containscountry and area profiles, discussing energy sector development, powersector development, and stakeholders in electricity sector development.The CD-ROM reproduces the publication and also contains its Webversion, which provides additional data and country and regionalprofiles.

TK146 2004-005525 0-7645-4196-XAAuuddeell pprraaccttiiccaall eelleeccttrriicciittyy,, 55tthh eedd..Rosenberg, Paul.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 466 p. $35.00 (pa)Rosenberg (Iowa State U.) introduces the fundamentals of electricity andcommon applications, including house wiring, lighting, cables, electricheating, and generating. Before discussing such construction-relatedapplications, he first explains the basics of electrical circuits, test proce-dures, and electromagnetic induction. He includes numerous illustrationsof circuit diagrams and electrical devices, as well as a relatively extensive.

TK146 2003-023688 0-13-923970-7EEsssseennttiiaallss ooff eelleeccttrriiccaall aanndd ccoommppuutteerr eennggiinneeeerriinngg..Kerns, David V. and J. David Irwin.Prentice Hall, ©2004 654 p. $96.00Intended for all freshman engineering students, this textbook introducescircuits, electronics, and electromechanical systems in the context ofvarious applications drawn from all engineering fields, covering theessential elements needed to pass the electrical engineering portion of theFundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. Steady-state power analysis,amplifiers, semiconductors, switches, and digital logic circuits are amongthe technologies described.

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TK1001 0-7918-4162-6AASSMMEE ppoowweerr 22000044;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..ASME Power Conference (2004: Baltimore, Maryland) (PWR; v.35/FACT;v.25)ASME, ©2004 764 p. $220.00 (pa)Papers from a spring 2004 conference are presented in sections on com-ponents, plant systems, and design engineering; operations, maintenance,reliability, availability, and maintainability; combined cycles, combustionturbines, steam turbines, and generators; fuels, combustion, andemission issues; and renewable and advanced energy systems. Some spe-cific topics include the effect and remedy of nozzle loads on boiler feedpumps, waterwall quench crack inspection without cleaning of scaf-folding, an improved analytical approach to steam turbine heat transfer,preoperation cleaning requirements for HRSG units, and combined cycleplant performance monitoring. Other subjects covered include spectro-scopic analysis of fuel lean flames for propulsion applications, improvingcoal-fired power plant performance, and capturing the energy of oceanwaves. There is no subject index.

TK1345 2003-278294 0-393-32469-9TThhee wwaarrnniinngg;; aacccciiddeenntt aatt TThhrreeee MMiillee IIssllaanndd.. ((rreepprriinntt,,11998822))Gray, Mike and Ira Rosen.W.W. Norton, ©2003 294 p. $14.95 (pa)Now a California-based engineer and writer, Gray is the author of TheChina Syndrome; formerly with 60 Minutes, New York-based Rosen issenior producer of Prime Time Thursday. Originally published in 1982,their text was the first account of the Three Mile Island accident basedon interviews with key operating personnel. The reprint incorporatesinformation about renewed discussions about energy and the envi-ronment, and energy alternatives; current thinking on nuclear energy inlight of 9-11 and increased terrorism; and a new, final chapter on ThreeMile Island itself, where new facts are still being unearthed. Accessibleto general readers concerned with current energy issues.

TK1347 0-7735-2691-9DDeeeepp wwaatteerrss;; tthhee OOttttaawwaa rriivveerr aanndd CCaannaaddaa’’ss nnuucclleeaarraaddvveennttuurree..Krenz, Kim.McGill-Queen’s U. Press, ©2004 168 p. $44.95Retired now from a career with the Canadian atomic energy industry,Krenz provides an informal, first-hand account of the early days of theCanadian atomic energy project during World War II and of the principalevents that led to the development of the Canadian nuclear powerconcept, CANDU. Leaving the technical, economic, and political aspectsto others, he focuses on the psychological aspects of atomic energy.Distributed in the US by Cornell University Press Services.

TK2514 0-8247-4105-6HHaannddbbooookk ooff eelleeccttrriicc mmoottoorrss,, 22dd rreevv..eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Hamid A. Toliyat and Gerald B. Kliman.(Electrical engineering and electronics; 120)Marcel Dekker, ©2004 805 p. $235.00For this second edition of a handbook for electrical engineers, Toliyat(electrical engineering, Texas A&M University) and Kliman (electricalengineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) have added new materialon high-horsepower motor applications and special-purpose motors, andon recent advances in tools for motor analysis and design, benefits anddrawbacks of electronic controls, new methods in failure detection, andthe increasing application of microprocessor-based relays and circuitbreaker controls. Coverage encompasses controls, protection, environ-mental and mechanical considerations, reliability, and other topics asso-ciated with electric motors. The book will be of use to engineersconcerned with the design, selection, specifications, purchasing, testingmethods, and maintenance of electric motors.

TK2551 0-8247-5653-3TTrraannssffoorrmmeerr eennggiinneeeerriinngg;; ddeessiiggnn aanndd pprraaccttiiccee..Kulkarni, S.V. and S.A. Khaparde. (Power engineering)Marcel Dekker, ©2004 476 p. $150.00Kulkarni and Khaparde (both of the Department of ElectricalEngineering, Indian Institute of Technology, India) incorporate theoryand application of modern computational techniques in their treatmentof transformer engineering. They emphasize aspects they feel have beenneglected in other works, including magnetizing asymmetry, zero-sequence reactance characteristics, stray looses and related theory ofeddy currents, short-circuit forces and withstand, part winding reso-nance phenomena, and insulation design. Other topics covered in thetext’s 12 chapters include surge phenomena, cooling systems, structuraldesigns, and special transformers.

TK2931 0-7918-4165-0FFuueell cceellll sscciieennccee,, eennggiinneeeerriinngg aanndd tteecchhnnoollooggyy;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering andTechnology (2d: 2004: Rochester, NY) Ed. by R.K. Shah and S.G.Kandlikar.ASME, ©2004 693 p. $220.00 (pa)Papers from a June 2004 conference disseminate the latest advances infuel cell systems from the international community. Material is organizedin sections on areas such as water transport phenomena in fuel cells,computational modeling and analysis of PEM fuel cells, proton exchangemembrane fuel cell components, modeling and analysis of solid oxidefuel cell (SOFC) stacks and systems, and power conditions. Work in SOFChybrid systems, carbon and molten carbon fuel cells, and directmethanol fuel cells is described. Some specific topics include marineapplications of fuel cell technology, high- performance polymer electrolytemembrane fuel cell electrodes, numerical modeling of a disk shapeplanar SOFC, and direct conversion of coal-derived carbon in fuel cells.There is no subject index.

TK3091 2004-043334 0-88173-471-3TTrraannssmmiissssiioonn lliinnee rreelliiaabbiilliittyy aanndd sseeccuurriittyy..Pansini, Anthony J.Fairmont Pr., ©2004 335 p. $84.00Pansini, a licensed professional engineer and Life Fellow of IEEE, tacklesproblems of reliability caused by the deregulation of electric utilities andproblems of security created by the events of September 11th. He suggestssolutions, related to the design, construction, maintenance, and operationof transmission facilities, for maintaining and improving the reliabilityof deregulated transmission systems, and covers the NationalTransmission Grid Study in depth. Some phenomena occurring inelectric theory are reviewed in less technical terms for nonengineers.B&w photos and illustrations are included.

TK5101 2003-117149 0-7695-2096-0CCoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn nneettwwoorrkkss aanndd sseerrvviicceess rreesseeaarrcchh ((CCNNSSRR22000044));; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Conference on Communication Networks and Services Research (2d:2004: Fredericton, Canada) Ed. by Ali A. Ghorbani.Computer Society Press, ©2004 364 p. $177.00 (pa)This proceedings of the May 2004 conference on communication net-works and services presents new developments in mobile systems, archi-tectures for combined voice and data sources, algorithms and protocols,communication technologies, and web information retrieval. Topics ofthe 41 papers include the practical design of single feed truncated cornermicrostrip antenna, a framework for context-aware content adaptationand delivery, a recursive EM algorithm for finite mixture models,network intrusion detection using a competitive learning neural network,and a topic sharing infrastructure for weblog networks. Eight postersconclude the volume. No subject index is provided.

TK5101 2004-047640 1-58053-491-0EEsssseennttiiaallss ooff mmooddeerrnn tteelleeccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonnss ssyysstteemmss..Kularatna, Nihal and Dileeka Dias. (Artech House telecommunicationslibrary)Artech House, ©2004 368 p. $89.00In this overview for practitioners in the telecom industry, Kularatna(power electronics and instrumentation, University of Auckland, NewZealand) and Dias (electronics and telecommunication engineering,University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka) focus on essentials needed to rapidlyunderstand and master the latest implementation and development tech-niques in telecommunications. With emphasis on practical techniques formodeling, testing, and system management, coverage encompasses every-thing from the telephone through integrated circuits, tracking develop-ments in semiconductor technology in parallel with those in thecommunications technologies that they enable. Special attention isdevoted to systems software, especially applications software for 3Gproducts.

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TK5101 2003-103157 1-58603-338-7TTeelleeccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn,, tteelleeiimmmmeerrssiioonn,, aanndd tteelleexxiisstteennccee;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..CREST Symposium on Telecommunication, Teleimmersion, andTelexistence (2002: University of Tokyo). Ed. by Susumu Tachi.IOS Press, ©2003 163 p. $68.00Telexistence is the concept of overcoming limitations of time and spaceby presenting a sensation of existence in a virtual sense. Technologybased on this concept enables users to meet and talk as if they share thesame space and time, even if they are far apart from each other. Tachi(information physics and computing, University of Tokyo, Japan)presents papers from a December 2002 symposium reporting on progresstowards the goal of developing mutual telexistence communicationsystems. B&w and a few color images are included. There is no subjectindex.

TK5102 2004-044054 0-471-45346-3AAccoouussttiicc eecchhoo aanndd nnooiissee ccoonnttrrooll;; aa pprraaccttiiccaall aapppprrooaacchh..Hänsler, Eberhard and Gerhard Schmidt. (Adaptive and learningsystems for signal processing, communications, and control)Wiley-Interscience, ©2004 444 p. $89.95Drawing on the work of the Signal Theory Group of Darmstadt U. ofTechnology where Hänsler teaches electrical engineering and a privateaudio research group (in Ulm, Germany) with which Schmidt is affil-iated, this text covers basic acoustic principles and algorithms and theirapplications to the growing need for echo/ noise control. Single-channelrather than multi-channel systems are emphasized. Undergraduate-levelfamiliarity with signal processing and linear system theory is assumed.Includes technical appendices.

TK5102 2003-024763 1-903996-35-XCCoommmmuunniiccaattiinngg ssyysstteemmss && nneettwwoorrkkss;; ttrraaffffiicc &&ppeerrffoorrmmaannccee..Fiche, Georges and Gérard Hébuterne. (Innovative technology series.Information systems and networks)Kogan Page Science, ©2004 528 p. $145.00Fiche, a researcher in performance and telecommunication systems, andHébuterne (French National Institute of Telecommunications) explain therange of analytical tools and techniques used to ensure traffic per-formance and quality of service of telecommunication systems and net-works, providing a methodology that can be applied to all phases ofdevelopment, from conception to exploitation. Architectures and func-tions from the point of view of performance are described, and the basicconcepts of teletraffic are introduced. This is followed by definitions ofquality of service and normalization and descriptions of appropriatetools (such as probability theory and statistics) and techniques (such asreliability and queueing theory) of evaluation. These tools and techniquesare demonstrated through the use of models and simulation techniquesin industrial environments. Distributed by Stylus.

TK5102 2003-105686 0-7645-4188-9CCrryyppttooggrraapphhyy ffoorr dduummmmiieess..Cobb, Chey. (For dummies)John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 304 p. $24.99 (pa)A computer security expert who has worked for private industry and theUS government demystifies cryptology for all wishing to ensure that theironline transactions are secure. She covers cryptology’s everyday uses (e.g,in ATMS, network passwords); differences in encryption algorithms;encryption cracking software; cryptiquette; common terms and mistakes;and import/export regulations on encryption technologies. Key items areusefully summarized in an e-commerce manager’s checklist.

TK5102 2003-055587 0-8493-1427-5NNoonnlliinneeaarr ssiiggnnaall aanndd iimmaaggee pprroocceessssiinngg;; tthheeoorryy,, mmeetthhooddss,,aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by Kenneth E. Barner and Gonzalo R. Arce.(Electrical engineering & applied signal processing)CRC Pr., ©2004 535 p. $99.95Detailing recent advances in nonlinear theory and methods, 13 chaptersdiscusses signal processing theory and nonlinear approaches to a broadrange of applications, including data traffic modeling, imageenhancement, and genomics. After discussion of filter analysis, nonlinearfilter class design, and signal analysis, chapters address the specifics ofsuch topics as blind and semiblind channel estimation, statistical imagemodeling and processing using wavelet-domain hidden Markov models,and self-organizing maps. Editors Barner and Arce (both: U. of Delaware)have organized contributions from electrical and computer engineersfrom the US (mostly), Canada, and Europe.

TK5102 2004-003963 0-8194-5435-4SSeennssoorr aanndd ddaattaa ffuussiioonn;; aa ttooooll ffoorr iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn aasssseessssmmeennttaanndd ddeecciissiioonn mmaakkiinngg..Klein, Lawrence A.SPIE, ©2004 317 p. $75.00Klein, a consultant in data and sensor fusion applications, describes thebenefits of sensor fusion by considering the characteristics of infrared,microwave, and millimeter-wave sensors. Data fusion algorithms dis-cussed in detail include classical inference, Bayesian inference, Dempster-Shafer evidential theory, artificial neural networks, voting logic asderived from Boolean algebra expressions, and fuzzy logic. The text canbe used in courses on multisensor, multitarget data fusion techniques fortracking and identification of potential targets.

TK5103 2004-049719 1-58053-757-X33GG CCDDMMAA22000000 wwiirreelleessss ssyysstteemm eennggiinneeeerriinngg..Yang, Samuel C. (Artech House mobile communications library series)Artech House, ©2004 255 p. $96.00Yang (California State University) explains complex technology in termsof its basic concepts and offers advice on the design, optimization, andmanagement of a CDMA2000 wireless network. This book covers the the-oretical foundations of the system, its key requirements and features,power control and hand-off functionalities, system performance anddesign, and network architecture. It also includes a detailed presentationof 1xEV-DO, explaining the differences between 1xEV-DO and CDMA2000and the ways they work in tandem.

TK5103 0-470-86776-0AAddvvaanncceedd wwiirreelleessss ccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonnss;; 44GG tteecchhnnoollooggiieess..Glisic, Savo.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 857 p. $155.00Wireless electronic communication is the concern here, rather than, forexample smoke signals or a printed page. Glisic (U. of Oulu, Finland)focuses on elements of future fourth-generation systems that provideadaptability and reconfigurability, and the degree to which these featurescan improve the system performance. He does review the conventionaltechnologies as well, but his main interest lies in systems glimmering atthe edge of possibility still far from any drawing board. The main themesare adaptive modulation and coding, multiple access, transceiver inte-gration, and wireless communication networks. Readers are assumed tobe engineers deeply embedded in communications research or design.

TK5103 2004-049721 1-58053-504-6BBlluueettooootthh sseeccuurriittyy..Gehrmann, Christian et al. (Artech House computing security libraryseries)Artech House, ©2004 204 p. $85.00The authors (all affiliated with Ericsson Mobile Platforms) offer a treatiseon the security-related aspects of Bluetooth, the wireless communicationstechnology. After an overview of the whole Bluetooth security archi-tecture, they present chapters discussing key management, security algo-rithms and their design principles, the broadcast encryption function,access control mechanisms, and attacks on Bluetooth security. All of thesechapters are based on the Bluetooth version 1.2 specification. The authorsalso provide discussion of possible enhancements to the specificationincluding key management improvements and location tracking pre-vention measures.

TK5103 2004-011593 0-7645-6951-1BBrrooaaddbbaanndd bbiibbllee,, ddeesskkttoopp eedd..Gaskin, James E.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 586 p. $24.99 (pa)Intended for home computer users and small businesses, this bookexplains how broadband is connected to a home or office, compares theprimary broadband service providers, describes the servers and networkdevices that help organize a small PC network and protect data, andsurvey the various wired and wireless connection options.

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TK5103 2001-096406 1-58705-074-9DDWWDDMM nneettwwoorrkk ddeessiiggnnss aanndd eennggiinneeeerriinngg ssoolluuttiioonnss.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Gumaste, Ashwin and Tony Antony.Cisco Press, ©2003 346 p. $55.00Gumaste (Center for Advanced Telecommunications Systems andServices, University of Texas) and Antony (Optical Networking Group,Cisco Systems) overview dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM)technology and explain how to design, implement, and maintain DWDMin a network, in this book/CD-ROM package for network engineers andarchitects and others designing WDM networks. The book is intended tobridge the gap between physical layer and network layer technologies.The CD-ROM contains demo software.

TK5103 1-932266-91-7MMaannaaggiinngg aanndd sseeccuurriinngg aa CCiissccoo ssttrruuccttuurreedd wwiirreelleessss--aawwaarreenneettwwoorrkk..Wall, David et al.Syngress Media, Inc., ©2004 469 p. $59.95 (pa)This guide offers the foundational information needed in the design anddeployment of good Cisco SWAN installations. It provides instructions tohelp configure a network, manage authentication, and implement specialfeatures. Chapters focus on topics like: wired versus wireless, designingwireless aware LANs, WLAN roaming, IP multicast, guest networkaccess, implementation, security, rouge AP detection, wireless LANVLANs, and quality of service.

TK5103 0-471-37313-3MMoobbiillee aadd hhoocc nneettwwoorrkkiinngg..Title main entry. Ed. by Stefano Basagni et al.Wiley-IEEE Press, ©2004 461 p. $79.95To create a guide to the rapidly evolving technology of mobile ad hoc net-working, the editors asked experts to address various aspects of researchand development in that field. The topics include off-the-shelf enablers,IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth technology, routing approaches, and security in adhoc networking. Reflecting the layered model used in mobile ad hoc net-working, the chapter subjects are cross-layered, addressing functions thatare implemented by combining mechanisms belonging to differentlayers.

TK5103 2003-069582 0-8493-1631-6MMoobbiillee iinntteerrnneett;; eennaabblliinngg tteecchhnnoollooggiieess aanndd sseerrvviicceess..Title main entry. Ed. by Apostolis K. Salkintzis. (Electrical engineeringand applied signal processing series)CRC Pr., ©2004 — p. $129.95Academic and industry specialists in mobile and multimedia networkingfrom Europe and the US address the technological challenges of pro-viding internet service to anyone, anywhere, anytime; and examine someof the recent technology designed to deal with them. One of the majorconcerns is the mobility-management techniques that are necessary whenthe user’s point of network attachment can constantly change, and theydiscuss both the macromobility and micromobility protocols extensively.They also review the key technical challenges of multicasting in mobileenvironments and the most promising technologies that can support it.Some of the technologies are novel.

TK5103 2003-102482 1-55752-746-6OOppttiiccaall ffiibbeerr ccoommmmuunnccaattiioonnss ccoonnffeerreennccee;; ppoossttccoonnffeerreenncceeddiiggeesstt..Conference on Optical Fiber Communication (2003: Atlanta, Ga.)(Trends in optics and photonics series; v.86)Optical Society of America, ©2003 802 p. $160.00 (pa)Papers from a recent conference describe work in fibers and propa-gation, amplifiers and lasers, grating, photonic band gap and signal con-ditioning, optoelectronic devices, and optical switching, wavelengthseparation, and planar waveguide devices. Some specific subjectsexamined are tunable dispersion compensation, optical regeneration,fiber lasers, polymer waveguides, optical network economics andplanning, and design and characterization of Bragg gratings. Other sub-jects are analog distribution, novel materials, and measurement andmodeling technologies. There is no subject index.

TK5103 2003-063763 0-471-45133-9TTeelleeccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn ssyysstteemm eennggiinneeeerriinngg,, 44tthh eedd..Freeman, Roger L. (Wiley series in telecommunications and signalprocessing)Wiley-Interscience, ©2004 991 p. $125.00Freeman, a consultant in telecommunications and system engineering,incorporates developments in telecommunications since 1996 into thisfourth edition of a reference on telecommunication networks. There arenew chapters on areas such as asynchronous transfer mode, broadbandtechnologies, network management, voice over IP, and connectivities ofPCs via servers and networks. Covering both North American and ITU-Tpractice, the reference explains concepts necessary for an understandingof the design of practical telecommunication networks, whether theycarry voice, data, facsimile, telemetry, or video. The reference is for man-agers, technicians, engineers, and students.

TK5103 1-931836-03-5WWaarrDDrriivviinngg;; ddrriivvee,, ddeetteecctt,, ddeeffeenndd;; aa gguuiiddee ttoo wwiirreelleesssssseeccuurriittyy..Hurley, Chris.Syngress Media, Inc., ©2004 495 p. $49.95 (pa)“WarDriving is the act of [physically] moving around a specific area andmapping the population of wireless access points for statistical purposes”that can be used to identify security problems in wireless and other net-works. Information security engineer Hurley introduces the practice ofWarDriving, describing the necessary practices, software, and hardwareneeded. He also describes his experiences in organizing WarDriving con-tests and considers how to apply WarDriving lessons to improvingwireless network security. Distributed by O’Reilly.

TK5104 2003-064927 0-8058-4962-9CCoommmmuunniiccaattiioonnss ssaatteelllliitteess;; gglloobbaall cchhaannggee aaggeennttss..Title main entry. Ed. by Joseph N. Pelton et al. (Telecommunications)Lawrence Erlbaum, ©2004 387 p. $39.95 (pa)Fifteen interdisciplinary essays provide a broad overview of the world ofsatellite communications. Presented by Pelton (director, Space andAdvanced Communication Research Institute, George Washington U.),Oslund (telecommunication, George Washington U.), and Marshall (aformer president of a global satellite broadcast services company) theessays cover technology, history, politics, economics, media issues,societal impacts, and future trends. Largely synoptic in approach, theessays address such individual topics as the geopolitical institutions ofsatellite communications; recent developments in launch vehicles; satel-lites and the Internet; the relationship between commercial and militaryuses of space communications; and satellites, tele-education, and tele-health.

TK5104 2003-064648 0-8194-5185-1SSaatteelllliittee ccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonnss ffoorr tthhee nnoonnssppeecciiaalliisstt..Chartrand, Mark R. (SPIE Press monograph; PM128)SPIE, ©2004 437 p. $80.00This book is a dizzyingly broad but thoroughly non-technical survey ofthe entire field of commercial satellite communications. Almost everyconceivable aspect of the field is covered, from legal and regulatoryissues, to signal processing, to orbital calculations, to satellite engineering.Chartrand has gone to great lengths to accommodate his non-technicalaudience; for example, even Kepler’s Laws, which govern orbits, havebeen cast in nonmathematical terms. This emphasis necessarily reducesthe depth of the treatment, but within this limitation Chartrand has pro-vided as much detail as possible. Virtually anyone involved or interestedin satellite communications but lacking a technical background will findthis book useful; some examples cited in the introduction include pro-fessionals in marketing, law, finance, and journalism.

TK5105 2003-271276 0-596-00290-4880022..1111 sseeccuurriittyy..Potter, Bruce and Bob Fleck.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2003 176 p. $34.95 (pa)Focusing on wireless LANs in general and 802.11-based networks in par-ticular, Potter (VeriSign) and Fleck (Secure Software) outline strategiesand implementations for deploying a secure wireless network. Theyexplain how the 802.11 protocols work and how an attacker will attemptto exploit weak spots within a network, and suggest methods for lockingdown a wireless client machine and securely configuring a wirelessaccess point.

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TK5105 2003-057821 0-8493-1346-5TThhee AABBCCss ooff LLDDAAPP;; hhooww ttoo iinnssttaallll,, rruunn,, aanndd aaddmmiinniisstteerrLLDDAAPP sseerrvviicceess..Voglmaier, Reinhard E.Auerbach Pub., ©2004 414 p. $69.95 (pa)For network and systems administrators, Voglmaier explains how theLightweight Directory Access Protocol which is used to access directoriesof information on computer networks. Most of the information availableonline, he says, is buried in product documentation, so he has picked outwhat is useful and compiled it into a non-product-specific guide. He dis-cusses the protocol, basics, models, practical details, distributed architec-tures, directory-serve administration, web services, and designingdirectory services. Distributed by CRC.

TK5105 2003-101873 0-7645-2606-5AAppaacchhee TToommccaatt bbiibbllee..Eaves, Jon et al.John Wiley & Sons, ©2003 817 p. $49.99 (pa)This reference guide describes the basics of Tomcat and web applica-tions, then provides instruction concerning packaging, compiling,deploying applications, configuration, and advanced techniques.Individual chapters cover: installation, creating web applications, Ant,IDE, WAR, configuring the server, administration and management appli-cations, debugging, security, frameworks, SOAP, load balancing and clus-tering, tools and utilities, customization, and related topics. The authorsinclude a software engineer, a software developer, and an internet projectmanager.

TK5105 2004-011609 0-7645-7286-5AASSPP..nneett 22..00 bbeettaa pprreevviieeww..Evjen, Bill.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 443 p. $39.99 (pa)This book introduces new features and capabilities of ASP.NET 2.0, cov-ering aspects including Visual Studio 2005, application and page frame-works, site navigation, themes and skins, membership and rolemanagement, SQL cache invalidation, and portal frameworks and webparts. Readers should be familiar with previous versions of ASP.NET.Evjen is founder of the International .NET Association.

TK5105 2004-049997 0-7356-2033-4AAsssseessssiinngg nneettwwoorrkk sseeccuurriittyy..Lam, Kevin et al.Microsoft Press, ©2004 553 p. $49.99 (pa)Written by members of the Microsoft security team, this book presentsnetwork testing strategies, including vulnerability scanning and pene-tration testing. It provides guidance on how to perform security assess-ments, uncover vulnerabilities, and apply appropriate countermeasures.A companion CD contains the text of the book, plus tools and scripts forsecuring email, databases, and web servers.

TK5105 2003-92628 0-672-32487-3BBEEAA WWeebbLLooggiicc sseerrvveerr 88..11 uunnlleeaasshheedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Artiges, Mark et al.Sams, ©2004 1445 p. $59.99 (pa)The text presents comprehensive instruction to BEA WebLogic Server,written by developers from Gamma Enterprise Technologies andWebLogic specialists. The chapters explain the use of various applicationsin combination with WebLogic, including J2EE technologies (J2EE version1.3 is covered), web technologies, and Enterprise JavaBeans. Security andadministration are also chapter topics. The CD-ROM contains a developeredition of WebLogic Platform 8.1. The book’s users will need knowledgeof Java and experience in distributed application development.

TK5105 2003-107081 0-7645-4404-7BBeeggiinnnniinngg DDrreeaammwweeaavveerr MMXX..Brown, Charles et al. (Programmer to programmer series)Wrox Press, Inc., ©2003 779 p. $49.99 (pa)Intended for novices who own Windows XP Professional or Windows2000, this guide introduces the basic tools of Dreamweaver MX for cre-ating a hobbyist web site, builds a soccer fan site using server- side tech-niques, and describes the building block architecture for reusing sectionsof code in a company web site. Step-by-step instructions show how towork with cascading style sheets, construct hyperlinks using frames, addlogic to ASP pages, track users, display a list with available events, addMacromedia Flash objects, and restrict access to a specific page.

TK5105 2004-272119 0-7645-5524-3BBeeggiinnnniinngg DDrreeaammwweeaavveerr MMXX 22000044..Brown, Charles E. et al. (Wrox beginning guides)Wrox Press, Inc., ©2004 762 p. $39.99 (pa)This introduction to Dreamweaver MX 2004 uses step-by-step examples todemonstrate basic features, walking readers through the creation of threefunctional Web sites, and also takes a look at the code that Dreamweavergenerates. Those who are new to the world of Web development can usethe book to learn about Web site development using Dreamweaver. Thebook will also be useful for those who have done some Web site pro-gramming in the past but are new to Dreamweaver. Author informationis not given.

TK5105 2002-105412 1-58705-110-9CCCCIIEE pprraaccttiiccaall ssttuuddiieess;; sseeccuurriittyy.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Bokotey, Dmitry et al. (CCIE self-study)Cisco Press, ©2003 1071 p. $75.00Written by three Cisco Certified Internetworking Experts (CCIEs), this textprovides preparation guidance to those about to take the one-day labexam that, along with the written qualification exam, is required for cer-tification in the specialized security track for Cisco’s CCIE program. Thework tutors readers through the presentation of a number of practicelabs that combine to form a “step-by-step build-out of a complete securitylab environment.” Eight chapters cover connectivity, IP routing, securitypractices, authentication and virtual private networks, firewalls,intrusion detection, and eight sample lab scenarios. The CD-ROM con-tains the solutions to the lab scenarios.

TK5105 2002-107269 1-58720-067-8CCCCSSPP CCiissccoo SSeeccuurree PPIIXX ffiirreewwaallll aaddvvaanncceedd eexxaammcceerrttiiffiiccaattiioonn gguuiiddee.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Bastien, Greg and Christian Abera Degu. (CCSP self-study)Cisco Press, ©2003 433 p. $49.95A guide to help security or network professionals prepare to pass eitherthe 9EO-111 or 642-521 Cisco Secure PIX Firewalls Advanced exams aspart of the process of attaining the CCSP certification or a focused PIXcertification. Each chapter includes a quiz to help readers identify whatareas they need to study further. The disk contains a test bank with over200 practice exam questions. There is no bibliography.

TK5105 2002-108141 1-58720-070-8CCCCSSPP CCiissccoo SSeeccuurree VVPPNN eexxaamm cceerrttiiffiiccaattiioonn gguuiiddee..Roland, John F. and Mark J. Newcomb. (CCSP self-study)Cisco Press, ©2003 562 p. $49.95Intended for network administrators preparing to take either the 9E0- 121or 642-511 Cisco Secure VPN (CSVPN) exam, this book walks through theprocess of implementing internet protocol security (IPSec) using pre-shared key on the Cisco VPN 3000 series concentrators, and reviewsinstructions for configuring the Cisco VPN client firewall feature set andthe VPN 3002 hardware client for remote access. The CD-ROM contains200 practice questions for a simulated exam.

TK5105 2002-109166 1-58705-120-6CCiissccoo CCaattaallyysstt QQooSS;; qquuaalliittyy ooff sseerrvviiccee iinn ccaammppuuss nneettwwoorrkkss..Flannagan, Michael E. et al.Cisco Press, ©2003 414 p. $55.00Quality of service (QoS) refers to the capability of a network to providebetter service to selected network traffic over various LAN and WAN tech-nologies. Concentrating exclusively on the application of QoS in thecampus environment, Flannagan (Cisco Systems) provides insight intothe operation of QoS on the Cisco family of switches. He presents QoSfrom the campus LAN perspective, using architectural overviews, config-uration examples, and real-world deployment case studies to explain howQoS operates, the different components involved, and how QoS can beimplemented on Cisco Catalyst platforms.

TK5105 2004-006559 1-58450-341-6CCiissccoo IIPP rroouuttiinngg pprroottooccoollss;; ttrroouubblleesshhoooottiinngg tteecchhnniiqquueess..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Anand, Vijay and K. Chakrabarty.Charles River Media, ©2004 409 p. $49.95 (pa)This guide presents different methods of problem isolation and trou-bleshooting in routing information protocol (RIP), interior gatewayrouting protocol (IGRP), enhanced interior routing gateway protocol(EIGRP), open shortest path first (OSPF), intermediate system-to-interme-diate system (IS-IS), and border gateway protocol (BGP) networks. Thebook can also be skimmed in preparation for the Cisco internet trou-bleshooting support exam #642-831. The CD-ROM contains source code,tables, and multiple choice questions.

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TK5105 2002-105112 1-58713-097-1CCiissccoo NNeettwwoorrkkiinngg AAccaaddeemmyy PPrrooggrraamm.. IITT eesssseennttiiaallss IIII,,NNeettwwoorrkk ooppeerraattiinngg ssyysstteemmss ccoommppaanniioonn gguuiiddee.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry.Cisco Press, ©2003 856 p. $66.67Intended for use with the web-based Cisco Networking AcademyProgram, this textbook introduces basic networking concepts, NOS man-agement and administration, and networking security. It also provides anoverview of Windows NT/2000, Windows XP, Linux, and NovellNewWare, and offers instruction for installation, operation, adminis-tration, and troubleshooting. A companion CD-ROM contains practicetests, interactive activities, photographs, and video clips.

TK5105 2001-095157 1-58713-066-1CCiissccoo NNeettwwoorrkkiinngg AAccaaddeemmyy PPrrooggrraamm;; ffuunnddaammeennttaallss ooffWWeebb ddeessiiggnn ccoommppaanniioonn gguuiiddee.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Giese, Xenia et al. (Cisco Networking Academy Program series)Cisco Press, ©2002 685 p. $66.67Walking through the steps involved in web site production, architecture,and work flow processes, this textbook for high schools and communitycolleges discusses how to determine a client’s web site requirements, andhow to design a web site with the appropriate interactivity, content sen-sitivity navigation schemes, and user interface criteria. The CD-ROM con-tains HTML, XHTML, and CSS references.

TK5105 2004-002339 1-58450-314-9CCooddee hhaacckkiinngg;; aa ddeevveellooppeerr’’ss gguuiiddee ttoo nneettwwoorrkk sseeccuurriittyy..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Conway, Richard and Julian Cordingley.Charles River Media, ©2004 386 p. $54.95 (pa)This book/CD-ROM package provides a hands-on approach to securityskills needed to protect computer systems. Issues are discussed at thecode and implementation levels, with instructions on writing and usingscanners, sniffers, and network security test harnesses, and on creatingpassive defense strategies to collect data on hackers. Software explana-tions and code samples are provided in C#, C++, Java, and Perl. The CD-ROM contains a custom security scanner written in C#. Conway hascontributed to other books on computing. Cordingley is a securityarchitect for the UK government’s eGovernment Initiatives.

TK5105 2004-004424 0-321-19767-4DDeeffeenndd II..TT..;; sseeccuurriittyy bbyy eexxaammppllee..Gupta, Ajay and Scott Laliberte.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 349 p. $34.99 (pa)Using real-world case studies, this guide distills the lessons of securityincidents and identifies what went wrong, what went right, and whatcould be done better in the future. Gupta and Laliberte (both practicingsecurity professionals) examine how losses could have been reduced orprevented, whether through better incident response or through betterinitial countermeasures. Supporting information, such as network dia-grams and screen shots, help illustrate the discussion.

TK5105 2003-114747 0-7645-4350-4DDrreeaammwweeaavveerr MMXX 22000044 bbiibbllee.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Lowery, Joseph W.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 1177 p. $49.99 (pa)This reference manual offers step-by-step instructions for basicDreamweaver tasks, web design and layout, the use of specific tools andtechniques, dynamic data incorporation, adding multimedia elements,and web management. A companion CD-ROM contains a trial version ofDreamweaver MX 2004 and additional software. Lowery is a consultantand a trainer.

TK5105 2003-016549 1-58683-129-1EE--tteeaacchhiinngg;; ccrreeaattiinngg WWeebb ssiitteess aanndd ssttuuddeenntt WWeebb ppoorrttffoolliioossuussiinngg MMiiccrroossoofftt PPoowweerrppooiinntt..D’Ambrosio, Jay.Linworth Publishing, Inc., ©2003 107 p. $44.95 (pa)D’Ambrosio, a middle school teacher and founder of a Web developmentcompany, demystifies Web design and shows how it can be used in anyeducational setting. Using this guide’s simple explanations and step- by-step instructions, even educators with no prior knowledge of Web designwill learn how to create, design, and publish their own Web sites, withoutusing complex Web design software or HTML. The first part of the guideuses fictional Web sites to discuss hardware and software issues andexplain how to use PowerPoint features. The second part of the guideshows how to assist students in creating their own Web sites as electronicportfolios.

TK5105 2004-106471 0-7695-2184-3EElleeccttrroonniicc ccoonnttrraaccttiinngg ((WWEECC 22000044));; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..IEEE International Workshop on Electronic Contracting (2004: SanDiego, CA). Ed. by Boualem Benatallah et al.Computer Society Press, ©2004 79 p. $149.00 (pa)Papers from a July 2004 workshop shed light on technologies and futuretrends in electronic contracting. The Ricardian contract, the monitoringof contractual service level agreements, and rules of engagement for auto-mated negotiation are some topics covered. Other subjects include per-formance monitoring of service-level agreements for utility computingusing event calculus, a digital licensing model for the exchange oflearning objects in a federated environment, bilateral negotiation deci-sions with uncertain dynamic outside options, and design and imple-mentation of a contract monitoring facility. There is no subject index.

TK5105 2004-3394 1-58450-335-1EEnnaabblliinngg IIPP rroouuttiinngg wwiitthh CCiissccoo rroouutteerrss.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Das, R. and K. Chakrabarty.Charles River Media, ©2004 486 p. $49.95 (pa)Intended for network architects and students preparing for the CCNP andCCDP exams, this guide follows a simple-to-complex progression, with afocus on implementation. Using real-world examples and case studies, itdiscusses IP routing protocols and specifically covers the ODR, RIP, IGRP,EIGRP, and BGP protocols. Details concerning MPLS, constraint -basedrouting, QOS, traffic engineering, and OSPF and BGP integration are alsoprovided. A companion CD contains a network and router simulator,practice tests, source code, and routing tables. Das is an electronics andcommunications engineer. Chakrabarty has worked in networkplanning, administration, operations, and maintenance.

TK5105 2003-063686 0-8493-1942-0EEnnhhaanncciinngg LLAANN ppeerrffoorrmmaannccee,, 44tthh eedd..Held, Gilbert.Auerbach Pub., ©2004 396 p. $119.95This work explores the technical issues underlying local area network(LAN) performance, developing mathematical models that readers canapply to their own specific networking requirements. Thirteen chaptersdiscuss the hardware requirements of LANs, the estimation of networktraffic, the application of waiting line analysis, sizing equipment andfacilities, estimating ethernet and token ring network performance,working with images, transmission optimization techniques, and othertopics. Distributed by CRC.

TK5105 0-596-00613-6GGooooggllee;; tthhee mmiissssiinngg mmaannuuaall..Milstein, Sarah and Rael Dornfest.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 299 p. $19.95 (pa)Although Google doesn’t require packaging, this book is part of the pub-lisher’s “missing manual” series, which supplies the books that “shouldhave been in the box.” Writers Milstein and Dornfest do an excellent jobof starting with the basics of the powerful and popular internet searchengine, proceeding to sophisticated ways to use Google, and concludingwith information for webmasters who want to optimize their sites’ inter-action with Google, including making money. Tips and notes are high-lighted throughout, so those who don’t want to read closely can skim andfind new things to try. The appendix lists sites for Google-watchers witha habit to feed.

TK5105 1-932266-65-8HHaacckkiinngg tthhee ccooddee;; AASSPP..NNEETT WWeebb aapppplliiccaattiioonn sseeccuurriittyy..Burnett, Mark M.Syngress Media, Inc., ©2004 447 p. $49.95 (pa)A security consultant specializing in securing Windows-based IIS Webservers, Burnett walks developers of network application softwarethrough the slings and arrows awaiting their code in the real cyber-world, and suggests countermoves. Among his topics are managingusers, managing sessions, encrypting private data, filtering user input,accessing data, and securing XML. He does not provide an bibliography.Distributed by O’Reilly.

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TK5105 0-8247-5321-6HHiigghh--ppeerrffoorrmmaannccee bbaacckkbboonnee nneettwwoorrkk tteecchhnnoollooggyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Naoaki Yamanaka. (Optical engineering)Marcel Dekker, ©2004 1046 p. $195.00Reprinting 107 papers published in IEICE Transactions onCommunications between 1997 and 2002, this volume describes sophisti-cated traffic control techniques and advanced hardware technologiesbeing developed to realize high-throughput and high- quality backbonenetworks. The studies address ATM switch architectures, ATM and IPintegration issues, broadband networks, traffic control, performance,and switching devices for photonic networks. Topics include a modularterabit ATM switch fabric architecture, an algorithm for jitter controlframe-based queuing, optical code-based label swapping for photonicrouting, controlling end-to-end TCP flow using ABR rate information, andtemperature insensitive micromachined GaAlAs/GaAs vertical cavitywavelength filters.

TK5105 2004-000136 1-55617-869-7IInndduussttrriiaall EEtthheerrnneett..Marshall, Perry S.ISA, ©2002 111 p. $46.00 (pa)Appropriate for novice technicians, this practical handbook applies IEEE802.3 standards to wiring, connectors, and hardware that meet the elec-trical noise, vibration, temperature, and durability requirements offactory equipment, and explains the network protocols that provide inter-operability and time-critical control of smart devices and machines. Itoutlines ethernet’s strengths, weaknesses, fundamental design rules, andimplementation guidelines, addressing the unique demands posed by thefactory environment and legacy automation systems.

TK5105 0-596-00539-3JJaavvaaSSeerrvveerr ffaacceess..Bergsten, Hans.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 589 p. $39.95 (pa)Written for developers familiar with HTML and Java programming, thisbook introduces the new JavaServer Faces (JSF) framework for simpli-fying the development and maintenance of complex web-based user inter-faces. Bergsten, who is a member of the JSF specification team, uses asample web-based expense report system to illustrate how JSF compo-nents are created and rendered, user input is validated, events arehandled, and data is displayed. The examples were tested on a Tomcat 5server.

TK5105 1-932111-88-3JJeeffff DDuunntteemmaannnn’’ss WWii--FFii gguuiiddee,, 22dd eedd..Duntemann, Jeff.Paraglyph Press, ©2004 498 p. $34.99 (pa)This practical guide explains wireless ethernet (Wi-Fi) hardware for con-necting computers without wires, sharing an Internet connection amongfamily members, and sharing printers within a small office. The authoroffer advice on building a wireless network, installing client adapters,and choosing an antenna. The second edition adds a chapter on Wi-Fiprotected access (WPA) technology. Distributed by O’Reilly.

TK5105 2003-533271 0-596-00484-2LLeeaarrnniinngg WWeebb ddeessiiggnn;; aa bbeeggiinnnneerr’’ss gguuiiddee ttoo HHTTMMLL,,ggrraapphhiiccss,, aanndd bbeeyyoonndd,, 22dd eedd..Niederst, Jennifer. (O’Reilly digital studio)O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2003 454 p. $39.95 (pa)Niederst, author of another excellent guide “Web Design in a Nutshell,”presents a beginner’s introduction that covers web authoring tools andthe Internet environment (e.g., browsers and URLs) as well as givingreaders a foundation in HTML, graphics, and design principles.Numerous examples and exercises demonstrate techniques such as opti-mizing GIFs and JPEGs for the Web, creating animated GIFs, addinggraphic elements, and creating tables and frames. The second edition isupdated to include style sheets and the XHTML standard. The CD-ROMcontains material for all of the exercises in the book, as well as trial ver-sions of Fireworks MX, HomeSite 5, Adobe Photoshop 7, ImageReady 7,and BBEdit 7.

TK5105 2003-266922 0-321-15946-2MMaaccrroommeeddiiaa DDrreeaammwweeaavveerr MMXX aaddvvaanncceedd ffoorr WWiinnddoowwssaanndd MMaacciinnttoosshh..Towers, J. Tarin et al. (Visual quickpro guide)Peachpit Press, Inc., ©2003 490 p. $29.99 (pa)Assuming a certain level of familiarity with HTML and the DreamweaverWeb-page editing tool, this work describes more advanced topics than thesimple construction of Web pages, introducing the basic concepts of data-bases and application services to those who wish to use Dreamweaver’sdata management tools.

TK5105 2003-283218 0-201-78134-4MMaasstteerriinngg nneettwwoorrkkss;; aann IInntteerrnneett llaabb mmaannuuaall..Liebeherr, Jörg and Magda El Zarki.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 392 p. $51.00 (pa)Taking a hands-on approach, this textbook for a second course in com-puter networking introduces students to internet protocols through aseries of ten lab exercises that require Cisco routers, Linux PCs, ethernethubs, and cabling. Liebeherr (University of Virginia) and El Zarki(University of California) illustrate static routing, transport layer pro-tocols, LAN switching, network address translation, the domain namesystem, and IP multicast. Perforated pages.

TK5105 0-7918-4164-2MMiiccrroocchhaannnneellss aanndd mmiinniicchhaannnneellss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Conference on Microchannels and Minichannels (2nd:2004: Rochester, NY) Ed. by S.G. Kandlikar.ASME, ©2004 1005 p. $250.00 (pa)Papers from a June 2004 conference shed light on recent developmentsin applications of microchannels and minichannels in fields rangingfrom conventional heat and mass transfer to compressible gaseous flowand biological systems. Themes are microchannel fabrication and testing,single phase liquid flow, single phase gas numerical, single phase gasexperimental/analytical, boiling, two phase flow, condensation, elec-tronics cooling, micro electromechanical systems, mixing and micro-mixers, flow under electrical fields, heat exchangers, and nanoscaleeffects. Some specific topics include condensation pressure drops in cir-cular microchannels, a numerical examination of inkjet refilling, multi-stage viscous micropumps, and anomalous capillary wetting dynamics ofblood suspensions.

TK5105 2004-041690 0-13-100152-3NNeettwwoorrkk ddiissttrriibbuutteedd ccoommppuuttiinngg;; ffiittssccaappeess aanndd ffaallllaacciieess..Goff, Max K.Prentice Hall PTR, ©2004 280 p. $39.99 (pa)For fellow software developers, Goff overviews network distributed com-puting frameworks, including comparisons between them from the per-spective of L. Peter Deutsch’s Eight Fallacies of distributed computing.The common thread throughout is fitscape is a term he devised for anenvironment that adjusts to the autonomous agents competing forresources within it.

TK5105 2001-086635 1-58705-025-0NNeettwwoorrkk sseeccuurriittyy pprriinncciipplleess aanndd pprraaccttiicceess..Malik, Saadat.Cisco Press, ©2003 774 p. $55.00Malik, a contributor to the CCIE Security exams, provides an in-depthunderstanding of the policies and products of network security, focusingon topics important for achieving CCIE Security certification. Taking apractical, applied approach to building security into networks, he showshow to build secure network architectures from the ground up, analyzessecurity aspects of routing protocols and switch security features, andoffers a treatment of VPNs and IPSec in packet-by-packet detail. There isalso material on how Cisco PIX Firewall works, and a discussion ofintrusion detection systems. Chapter review questions and answers areincluded.

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TK5105 2001-095162 1-58705-032-3OOSSPPFF nneettwwoorrkk ddeessiiggnn ssoolluuttiioonnss,, 22dd eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Thomas, Thomas M. (Networking technologies series)Cisco Press, ©2003 747 p. $60.00Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is a widely tested protocol for pursuingnetwork certification. Thomas, a Certified Cisco Systems instructor,explains OSPF design, deployment, management, and troubleshooting forprogrammers, network managers, network engineers, and others respon-sible for understanding OSPF. The book provides a common-sense under-standing of the building blocks of internetworking, and a detailedexamination of how OSPF fits into the big picture, then explains how tocreate an optimal OSPF network and how to configure OSPF routers andareas. Later chapters furnish information on how to keep pace withnetwork growth through tested network management tools.

TK5105 2003-107064 0-7645-4372-5PPrrooffeessssiioonnaall AAppaacchhee TToommccaatt..Bakore, Amit et al. (Programmer to programmer series)Wrox Press, Inc., ©2003 531 p. $49.99 (pa)Intended for system administrators familiar with JSP and servlets, thisguide explains how to install the Tomcat 4.0 servlet container onWindows and Linux, configure the Tomcat server under the component-based model, and administer a web application, then discusses classloaders, HTTP connectors, the AJP connector, internet informationservices (IIS), JDBC connectivity, and security.

TK5105 2004-005534 0-7645-5902-8PPrrooffeessssiioonnaall AAppaacchhee TToommccaatt 55..Title main entry. Ed. by Vivek Chopra et al.Wrox Press, Inc., ©2004 597 p. $39.99 (pa)Written for administrators, this guide walks through the installation of aJava virtual machine and Tomcat 5.0 on Windows and Linux systems,describes the configuration of Tomcat server components by manuallyediting the XML configuration files and by using the web-based GUI, andexplains how web applications are deployed within Tomcat. The finalchapters of the new edition cover JMX support, clustering, andembedding Tomcat into applications.

TK5105 2004-003621 0-7645-5730-0PPrrooffeessssiioonnaall CCrryyssttaall RReeppoorrttss ffoorr VViissuuaall SSttuuddiioo ..NNEETT..,, 22ddeedd..McAmis, David.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 361 p. $39.99 (pa)In this code-intensive guide for programmers with some experience with.NET and Visual Studio .NET, McAmis, a Crystal Certified Consultant,takes readers step-by-step through developing reports and incorporatingthem into Windows and Web-based applications using Crystal Reports9.0. He explains how this version of Crystal Reports differs from previousversions, and discusses XML Web services, working with ADO.NET, andusing formulas and logic in reports. Some familiarity with CrystalReports is helpful, although this second edition includes a section onreport design.

TK5105 2003-107074 0-7645-4366-0PPrrooffeessssiioonnaall IIBBMM WWeebbsspphheerree 55..00 aapppplliiccaattiioonn sseerrvveerr.. ((CCDD--RROOMMss iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by Tim Francis et al. (Programmer toprogrammer)Wrox Press, Inc., ©2003 756 p. $79.99 (pa)WebSphere is an IBM-developed application server that runs businessapplications and supports J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) and webservices standards. After describing the philosophical and strategic back-ground of WebSphere, this handbook describes the use of the pro-gramming model and basic web services. It then examines themanagement of the business components—incorporating Access Intentpolicies and Application Profiles. Finally, it explains how to exploitbusiness applications within the production environment, including thewriting of administrative applications using WebSphere-supported inter-faces. The included CD-ROMs contain an evaluation copy of theWebSphere application developer and a preview of the WebServicesTechnology update for the WebSphere application server.

TK5105 2004-049140 0-8194-5504-0PPrrooggrreessssiivvee iimmaaggee ttrraannssmmiissssiioonn;; tthhee rroollee ooff rraattiioonnaalliittyy,,ccooooppeerraattiioonn,, aanndd jjuussttiiccee..García, Jose A. et al. (SPIE Press monograph; PM 140)SPIE, ©2004 211 p. $58.00 (pa)This book presents a practical approach to encoding problems in pro-gressive image transmission. General principles that a solution mustobey are first stated, then a novel method for information prioritization,bit rate allocation, and order performance evaluation is described. Themethod presented can be used in any situation in which the image datacan withstand high levels of compression and still permit reconstructionqualities that are adequate for a variety of imaging applications. Thebook will be of interest to graduate students, engineers, and researchersin image coding. Author information is not given.

TK5105 2004-047639 1-58053-745-6PPrrooggrraammmmaabbllee nneettwwoorrkkss ffoorr IIPP sseerrvviiccee ddeeppllooyymmeenntt..Title main entry. Ed. by Alex Galis et al. (Artech Housetelecommunications library)Artech House, ©2004 432 p. $96.00This is a collaboration between dozens of computer scientists andtelecommunications experts intended to provide a thorough overview ofIP programmable networks. The large number of contributors meansthat many, many topics are covered in great detail, making this bookuseful as both an introduction to the subject and a reference. Some of thetopics covered include security, network management and services, pro-grammable networks’ requirements, demultiplexing, and studies of theDiffServ and WebTV networks. The rigor and level of detail make thisbook probably accessible only to telecommunications professionals.

TK5105 2003-022107 1-58115-316-3TThhee rreeaall bbuussiinneessss ooff wweebb ddeessiiggnn..Waters, John.Allworth Press, ©2003 249 p. $19.95 (pa)This guide for Web developers provides a framework of specific tools forimproving Web initiatives in any business. It explains how to identify andsatisfy site visitors while meeting business objectives and describes howto use the Web as a real-time, interactive marketing tool. Particularattention has been paid to the importance of good communicationbetween executives, designers, and programmers. Design consultantWaters, whose clients include American Express and the Wall StreetJournal, teaches communications design at Syracuse University.

TK5105 1-931836-05-1SStteeaalliinngg tthhee nneettwwoorrkk;; hhooww ttoo oowwnn aa ccoonnttiinneenntt..131ah et al.Syngress Media, Inc., ©2004 402 p. $49.95 (pa)The second in the publisher’s series of fictional stories about hackersusing real technologies, this “cyber thriller,” written by leading securityand counter-terrorism experts, introduces the concept of hacker groupsand the damage they can inflict through orchestrated strings of mali-cious attacks. An appendix presents the actual e-mail exchanges wherethe story was developed and ideas were exchanged throughout the life ofthe book.

TK5105 1-931836-87-6SStteeaalliinngg tthhee nneettwwoorrkk;; hhooww ttoo oowwnn tthhee bbooxx..Russell, Ryan et al.Syngress Media, Inc., ©2003 303 p. $49.95 (pa)“If you want to hack into someone else’s network, the week betweenChristmas and New Year’s Day is the best time. I love that time of year”(from Chapter 1, “Hide and Sneak”). Written by a team of networksecurity professionals, this volume contains a series of fictional shortstories demonstrating the techniques commonly used by criminalhackers. The appendix provides an overview of the “Laws of Security”and discusses ways to mitigate many of the attacks detailed in the book.

TK5105 2003-059563 0-8493-2041-0SSttrraatteeggiicc iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn sseeccuurriittyy..Wylder, John.Auerbach Pub., ©2004 228 p. $69.95Intended for senior managers and executives, this book identifies therisks a business faces when processing information electronically, thesteps that can be taken to mitigate those risks, and standards for meas-uring the success of the security program. The author presents a newapproach to policy enforcement that involves all employees, explains theprinciples of verifying identity through authentication tools, puts com-puter system incidents into a management perspective, and outlines thecosts and benefits of security monitoring. Distributed by CRC Press.

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TK5105 2001-096586 1-58705-076-5TTrroouubblleesshhoooottiinngg rreemmoottee aacccceessss nneettwwoorrkkss..Nedeltchev, Plamen. (CCIE professional development)Cisco Press, ©2003 864 p. $55.00Written by members of the remote access services department of CiscoSystems, this book offers design and configuration solutions for pro-viding analog dial, ISDN, frame relay, and VPN remote services, andillustrates troubleshooting techniques for addressing new install andauthentication problems, frequent retrains and disconnects, dirty phonelines, performance and multicast issues, LMI settings, and the Windows2000 and Cisco DDR controversy. A level of networking experience equiv-alent to a CCNA is assumed.

TK5105 2004-001697 1-58450-283-5WWeebb ddeessiiggnn wwiitthh MMaaccrroommeeddiiaa SSttuuddiioo MMXX 22000044.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Hunley, Eric.Charles River Media, ©2004 558 p. $49.95 (pa)This beginner’s guide introduces the core tools of Studio MX for creatingweb pages and maintaining web sites. Hunley, who teaches at theUniversity of Arizona extended school, demonstrates how to design aframework in FreeHand and animations in Flash, explains the basics ofActionScript programming and HTML, and outlines the differentmethods for publishing Flash movies. The CD-ROM contains an opensource server package and trial versions of Macromedia Flash MX,Dreamweaver MX, Fireworks MX, and Freehand MX.

TK5105 2004-107383 0-7695-2167-3WWeebb sseerrvviicceess ((IICCWWSS 22000044));; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..IEEE International Conference on Web Services (2004: San Diego, CA).Computer Society Press, ©2004 839 p. $255.00 (pa)A July 2004 conference allowed researchers and industry practitioners toexchange information on advancements in Web services—network- basedapplication components with services-oriented architecture. Papers fromthe conference report on research in areas such as Web services in organ-izations, workflow and process management for Web services, semanticWeb and Web services, Web service publication and discovery, and dataintegration and Web services. Other topics discussed are mobile com-puting and stream processing, grids and Web services, Web service com-position and processing modeling, engineering and integrating Webservices, Web service enabling technologies, and Web service brokeringand authorization. There is no subject index.

TK5105 2003-062409 0-321-14265-9TThhee WWeebb wwiizzaarrdd’’ss gguuiiddee ttoo DDrreeaammwweeaavveerr..Lengel, James G.Addison-Wesley, ©2004 213 p. $30.60 (pa)For readers without Web programming experience, a guide to the designapplication Dreamweaver. Illustrated with color screen shots, the guidewalks beginners through the site design process, covering tasks such asdisplaying images, sounds, and video; designing and formatting pages;and posting a site to a Web server. The author teaches courses on multi-media and the Internet at Boston U. and previously worked as an edu-cation technology consultant for Apple.

TK5105 0-596-00647-0WWiinnddoowwss sseerrvveerr hhaacckkss..Tulloch, Mitch.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 357 p. $24.95 (pa)Intended for administrators who want to go beyond the tasks that canbe performed from the Windows server GUI, this book provides scriptsfor managing users, the active directory, and networking services, andreveals techniques for copying and editing the metabase, deployingWindows 2000/XP/2003 and its components, and protecting a networkfrom threats.

TK6560 2003-026691 0-471-47873-3RRaaddiioo--ffrreeqquueennccyy aanndd mmiiccrroowwaavvee ccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn cciirrccuuiittss;;aannaallyyssiiss aanndd ddeessiiggnn,, 22dd eedd..Misra, Devendra K.Wiley-Interscience, ©2004 614 p. $135.00Misra (electrical engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)considers circuits within the broad context of communication systems,covering frequency bands, radio-frequency and microwave devices, andapplications. This second edition includes new and expanded materialon transmitters and receivers, digital modulation and demodulation,electromagnetic waves, waveguides, oscillator design, and FET mixers.Chapter problems and reference appendices are included. Because noprevious in-depth knowledge of electromagnetic fields is required, thebook can be an entry point for both practicing engineers and studentsentering the high-tech wireless field.

TK6570 2004-050667 1-58053-727-8AAddvvaanncceess iinn mmoobbiillee rraaddiioo aacccceessss nneettwwoorrkkss..Guo, Y. Jay. (Artech House mobile communications library)Artech House, ©2004 248 p. $96.00An engineer with a long background in radio communications, and nowwith a British company, Guo surveys the technologies for developmentsin mobile radio access networks from the perspective of system engi-neering, focusing mainly on high-level architectural issues. He highlightsthe advantages of advanced technologies, but also discusses major theo-retical and practical problems that they raise for system designers.Among his topics are linear transmitters, superconducting filters andcryogenic radio frequency front head, radio over fiber, software radiobase stations, mobile terminal positioning, and high- speed downlinkpacket access.

TK6570 2003-066366 1-4039-6041-0CCeellllpphhoonnee;; tthhee ssttoorryy ooff tthhee wwoorrlldd’’ss mmoosstt mmoobbiillee mmeeddiiuummaanndd hhooww iitt hhaass ttrraannssffoorrmmeedd eevveerryytthhiinngg!!..Levinson, Paul.Palgrave Macmillan, ©2004 221 p. $29.95Levinson (communications and media studies, Fordham U.) entertain-ingly traces the revolution in mobility in media— especially the socialimpact of cellphones. He includes period illustrations of early telephones,and an annotated bibliography.

TK6570 2003-052070 0-321-12381-6MMoobbiillee ccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonnss,, 22dd eedd..Schiller, Jochen H.Addison-Wesley, ©2003 492 p. $67.00 (pa)Intending his work to serve as a text for students of electric engineeringor computer science in computer networking or communication classes,as well as engineers and managers interested in future trends in mobilecommunication, Schiller (computer systems and telematics, Institute ofComputer Science, Freie U. Berlin, Germany) describes how mobile phonesystems work, technological developments in wireless local area net-works, and their impact on applications, security, or IP networks.

TK6570 0-470-85931-8UUllttrraa--wwiiddeebbaanndd rraaddiioo tteecchhnnoollooggyy..Siwiak, Kazimierz and Debra McKeown.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 246 p. $95.00In this accessible introduction to ultra-wideband (UWB) radio, UWB iscontrasted with conventional radio technology in language that avoidsspecific technical and analytical details to allow non- technologists tounderstand UWB. Enough technical and engineering information isincluded for technologists, engineers, and scientists to understand thetopic at an entry level. The book traces the history of UWB to show whythe technology developed the way it did, and explains its advantages andapplications, illustrating key points with humorous drawings. Authorinformation is not given.

TK6570 2003-266991 0-8194-4700-5WWiirreelleessss aanndd mmoobbiillee ccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonnss IIII;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..APOC 2002 (2nd: 2002: Shanghai, China). Ed. by Hequan Wu et al.(SPIE proceedings series; v.4911)SPIE, ©2002 393 p. $120.00Forty-two papers from the October 2002 conference present recentresearch on the technologies being developed for the next generation ofwireless and wireless communication equipment. The contributorsexplore signal processing, modulation theory, free-space optics access,system on chip, resource management, quality of service, and OFDMsystems. Specific topics include zero-IF quadrature demodulators withhigh tolerance to I-Q imbalance, a method to enhance TCP performancein managed buffer handover for mobile IPv6, wireless keyboard andmouse devices based on Bluetooth, and simulation of impulse responsesfor real indoor wireless infrared channels. Eight posters conclude the col-lection. No subject index is provided.

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Watch for four stars: ★★★★ The stars you see at the beginning ofsome annotations can help with collection development. They indicatethat a previous edition has been cited in Books for College Libraries,3rd ed., in Guide to Reference Books, or in other standard references.

TK6575 2003-056882 0-471-47378-2RRaaddaarr ssiiggnnaallss..Levanon, Nadav and Eli Mozeson.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 411 p. $94.95Levanon (electrical engineering systems, Tel Aviv University, Israel) andMozeson, a practicing radar engineer, examine the most prevalent clas-sical and modern radar signals used today, as well as new signal con-cepts developed in recent years, demonstrating how the use of MATLABsoftware codes can simplify the process of describing and analyzingcomplex signals. The book contains tables of preferred signals andMATLAB codes for generating coded signals and for calculating andplotting ambiguity functions and other signal features. Each chapterincludes problems sets. The book can serve as a general reference, as acore text in an advanced radar course, and as a supplemental text in abasic radar course.

TK6590 2003-544551 0-8194-4473-1LLaasseerr rraaddaarr tteecchhnnoollooggyy aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss VVIIII;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss....Conference on Laser Technology and Applications (7th: 2002: Orlando,FL). Ed. by Gary W. Kamerman. (SPIE proceedings series; v.4723)SPIE, ©2002 202 p. $70.00 (pa)Twenty papers from the April 2002 conference report on progress relatedto scannerless imaging systems, laser imaging through turbid and scat-tering media, lasers and components, laser velocimetry and vibrometry,and lidar systems. Topics include an obstacle warning system for heli-copters, speckle propagation through atmospheric turbulence, wide-anglebeam steering for infrared countermeasure applications, a comparison ofspread spectrum coherent and direct detection DIAL systems, and windprofiling by lidar and video imagery of clouds and aerosols. No subjectindex is provided.

TK6592 0-471-20171-5EEllaassttiicc lliiddaarr;; tthheeoorryy,, pprraaccttiiccee,, aanndd aannaallyyssiiss mmeetthhooddss..Kovalev, Vladimir A. and William E. Eichinger.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 615 p. $115.00Focusing on elastic lidars, the most common type of lidars in use,Kovalev (USDA Forest Service) and Eichinger (civil and environmentalengineering, University of Iowa) discuss practical elastic lidar method-ology and inversion techniques, data analysis methods, and the con-struction of elastic lidars in this handbook for researchers, graduatestudents, and lidar users. Coverage progresses from light propagation inthe atmosphere and fundamentals of the lidar technique, to hardwaresolutions to the inversion problem, and wind measurement methodsfrom elastic lidar data. Material is written to be comprehensible to lidarusers in fields other than physics, yet detailed enough to be of interest toexperienced lidar users. The book can also serve as a reference for remotesensing researchers.

TK6680 2003-055582 0-8493-1854-8DDiissttrriibbuutteedd mmuullttiimmeeddiiaa ddaattaabbaassee tteecchhnnoollooggiieess ssuuppppoorrtteeddbbyy MMPPEEGG--77 aanndd MMPPEEGG--2211..Kosch, Harald.CRC Pr., ©2004 258 p. $89.95Kosch (U. of Klagenfurt) describes the technologies, concepts, and tools ofdistributed, content-based multimedia systems, focusing on the practicaluses of the standard technologies of Moving Picture Experts Group(MPEG) and SQL/MM in these components and on interoperabilityamong them for data exchange, transactions, and interactions. Hepresents a vision of an open distributed multimedia framework thatencompasses a single view of the components in such a way that inte-grates them into a cooperatively working environment to offer rich mul-timedia access in an increasingly mobile world.

TK7835 2004-101881 1-56677-412-8LLooww tteemmppeerraattuurree eelleeccttrroonniiccss aanndd llooww tteemmppeerraattuurree ccooffiirreeddcceerraammiicc bbaasseedd eelleeccttrroonniicc ddeevviicceess;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss,, vv..22000033--2277..International Symposium on [Title] (7th: 2003: Orlando, FL) Ed. by C.L.Claeys et al.Electrochemical Society, ©2004 318 p. $82.00Papers from an October 2003 symposium examine current developmentsin electronic devices and improved system properties, focusing on the useof cryogenic electronics for space applications and microelectronicdevices for consumer applications. Thermoelectric measurements, low-temperature performance of ultimate Si-based MOSFETS, and thermalmanagement using low-temperature cofire ceramic (LTCC) are someareas discussed. Other topics are interfacial reactions in LTCC materials,lead-free dielectric and magnetic materials for integrated passives, andminiaturized bandpass filters for LTCC applications.

TK7836 1-55899-721-0MMaatteerriiaallss,, iinntteeggrraattiioonn aanndd ppaacckkaaggiinngg iissssuueess ffoorr hhiigghh--ffrreeqquueennccyy ddeevviicceess;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium on Materials, Integration and Packaging Issues for High-Frequency Devices (2003: Boston, MA) Ed. by P. Muralt et al. (MaterialsResearch Society symposium proceedings; v.783)Materials Research Society, ©2004 232 p. $91.00A December 2003 symposium brought together scientists involved in theprocessing, characterization, packaging, device design, and applicationsof passive components for high-frequency devices. Selected papers fromthe symposium examine issues of materials technology that are keyfactors for the advancement of high-frequency devices with applicationsin areas such as mobile phones. The main topics discussed are improve-ments in low-temperature co-fired ceramics, microstructure-property rela-tionships in perovskites for new materials compositions, tunableferroelectrics allowing low-cost solutions for frequency tuning and phaseshifters, new integration platforms and packaging concepts, embeddedcapacitors, bulk acoustic wave resonators, and above chip integration.

TK7867 2004-106119 0-7695-2180-0OOnn--lliinnee tteessttiinngg ssyymmppoossiiuumm ((IIOOLLTTSS 22000044));; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International On-Line Testing Symposium (10th: 2004: Funchal, MadeiraIsland, Portugal) Ed. by C. Metra et al.Computer Society Press, ©2004 252 p. $173.00 (pa)The proceedings of the July 2004 symposium include papers on timingand transient faults, self-testing and self-checking circuits, checker andvoter design, concurrent error detection, microprocessor on-line testingand evaluation, error-correcting code-based fault tolerance, built-in self-test, safety and security, dependability evaluation, and reconfiguration,repair and reuse for fault tolerance. There is no subject index.

TK7871 2004-052344 1-58053-740-5AAddvvaanncceess iinn ssiilliiccoonn ccaarrbbiiddee pprroocceessssiinngg aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by Stephen E. Saddow and Anant Agarwal.(Semiconductor materials and devices series)Artech House, ©2004 212 p. $120.00Written by and for electrical engineers, this volume focuses on two of themost promising applications of SiC technology: gas and chemical sensing,and electric vehicle motor drive and control. The contributors alsoaddress in some detail the underlying device and processing issues thatenable these applications areas to be served by this technology. Afterreviewing the status of the technology as of 2003, they take the two appli-cation areas in turn. Then they step back and explore SiC implantationtechnology, which they identify as key because the properties of the SiClattice precludes using thermal diffusion to achieve planar selectivedoping over the surface of single-crystal wafers.

TK7871 1-55899-736-9GGaaNN aanndd rreellaatteedd aallllooyyss——22000033;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium on GaN and Related Alloys (2003: Boston, MA) Ed. by HockMin Ng et al. (Materials Research Society symposium proceedings;v.798)Materials Research Society, ©2004 834 p. $108.00Papers from a December 2003 symposium describe recent work in GaNand related alloys. Material is organized in sections on optical and elec-tronic devices, nanostructures, indium nitride, bulk/quasi substrates, het-eroepitaxy, rare earth doping, doping theory, processing, and optical andstructural characterization. Some specific topics include gate leakage sup-pression and contact engineering in nitride heterostructures, laser diodefacet degradation, optical evaluation of pretreated InGaN quantum wellstructures, and anomalous composition dependence of optical energies ofMBE-grown InGaN. Other subjects are growth and surface reconstruc-tions of AIN(0001) films, and III-nitride photonic crystals for blue andUV emitters.

TK7871 2004-046542 1-884932-58-4MMiiccrroossttrriipp aanndd pprriinntteedd aanntteennnnaa ddeessiiggnn..Bancroft, Randy.Noble Publishing, ©2004 250 p. $69.00Bancroft offers a succinct treatment of wireless designs in this bookwritten for designers of planar microstrip antennas who design antennasfor wireless applications, and for those who design antennas for the aero-space industry. When mathematics beyond algebra is presented, such asintegrations and infinite sums, appendices are provided which explainhow to undertake numerical computation. Results are presented withinput dimensions and parameters which were used to generate them.

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TK7871 1-55899-737-7PPrrooggrreessss iinn ccoommppoouunndd sseemmiiccoonndduuccttoorr mmaatteerriiaallss IIIIII——eelleeccttrroonniicc aanndd ooppttooeelleeccttrroonniicc aapppplliiccaattiioonnss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium on Progress in Compound Semiconductor Materials (3d:2003: Boston, MA) Ed. by Daniel J. Friedman et al. (Materials ResearchSociety symposium proceedings; v.799)Materials Research Society, ©2004 398 p. $91.00Papers from a December 2003 symposium report on progress in bothnaturally and artificially structured, wave-function-engineered semicon-ductors, focusing on epitaxial compound-semiconductor compounds andalloys. Relationships among electronic, optical, and transport propertiesare emphasized, with a focus on the implications for design and per-formance of optoelectronic devices such as mid-infrared lasers and light-emitting diodes, long-wavelength detectors and solar cells, andmodulators and optical switches. Materials of particular interest includeIII-V compounds and alloys and their newer offspring, such as the dilute-nitride III-Vs, ZnO and II-IV semiconductors, and spintronic materials.

TK7871 1-55899-732-6SSeellff--oorrggaanniizzeedd pprroocceesssseess iinn sseemmiiccoonndduuccttoorr hheetteerrooeeppiittaaxxyy;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium on Self-Organized Processes in SemiconductorHeteroepitaxy (2003: Boston, MA) Ed. by Andrew G. Norman et al.(Materials Research Society symposium proceedings; v.794)Materials Research Society, ©2004 320 p. $91.00Epitaxy is the growth of the crystals of one mineral on the crystal faceof another mineral, so that the crystalline substrates of both have thesame structural orientation. In introducing 40 papers compiled from the2003 MRS meeting held in Boston, Norman (National Renewable EnergyLaboratory, Golden, CO) notes that the symposium focused on issuesrelated to the understanding, control, and applications in microelectronicfabrication of the processes involved in producing nanoparticle-con-taining thin films on silicon. Contributors discuss their properties,theory, experimental results, and emerging technologies.

TK7871 2004-052334 1-58053-751-0SSeemmiiccoonndduuccttoorr nnaannoossttrruuccttuurreess ffoorr ooppttooeelleeccttrroonniiccaapppplliiccaattiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by Todd Steiner. (Artech House semiconductormaterials and devices library)Artech House, ©2004 424 p. $153.00Researchers at a number of US universities review the current status ofsemiconductor nanostructure growth and materials development, and ofsemiconductor devices using nanostructures with a particular emphasison three-dimensional nanostructures that have emerged during the pastdecade. They cover crystal, thin-film, and nanostructure growth tech-nologies; quantum dot infrared photodetectors; the theory of quantumdot lasers; high-speed quantum dot lasers; nanostructures based on zincoxide; antimony-based materials for electro-optics; growth, structures,and optical properties of III-nitride quantum dots; self-assembledGermanium nano-islands on silicon and potential applications; andcarbon nanotube engineering and physics.

TK7871 1-56677-407-1SSttaattee--ooff--tthhee--aarrtt pprrooggrraamm oonn ccoommppoouunndd sseemmiiccoonndduuccttoorrss XXLLaanndd nnaarrrrooww bbaannddggaapp ooppttooeelleeccttrroonniicc mmaatteerriiaallss aanndd ddeevviicceessIIII;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..State-of-the-Art Program on Compound Semiconductors... and NarrowBandgap ... (2004: San Antonio, TX) Ed. by D. N. Buckley et al.(PV2004-02)Electrochemical Society, ©2004 282 p. $77.00Papers from a May 2004 symposium describe the latest work in widebandgap devices and technology, growth and processing of III-V devices,advanced compound semiconductor technology and materials, and anti-monide- and nonantimonide-based materials and devices. Subjectsinclude SIC avalanche photodiodes, reduction of interfacial contact resist-ances through use of refractory metals and regrowth layers, character-istics and modeling of heterojunction phototransistors with DS base bias,recent progress in the development of Sb-based mid-IR interband cascadelasers, and quantum confinement effects of lead selenide thin filmsformed using EC-ALE.

TK7871 0-470-85407-3SSyysstteemm iinntteeggrraattiioonn;; ffrroomm ttrraannssiissttoorr ddeessiiggnn ttoo llaarrggee ssccaalleeiinntteeggrraatteedd cciirrccuuiittss..Hoffmann, Kurt.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 490 p. $115.00Combining coverage of semiconductor physics, digital VLSI design, andanalog integrated circuits, Hoffmann (electrical engineering, University ofthe Bundeswehr, Germany) introduces the basic behavior ofsemiconductor components for integrated circuit devices and their

influence on digital, analog, and memory circuits in this text bridgingthe gap between semiconductor device physics and practical circuitdesign. The book covers the design of both digital and analog circuits inCMOS and BiCMOS technologies, and provides readers with amethodology for deducing equations for the estimation of transistorgeometries and circuit behavior. Chapter problems are included.

TK7874 3-527-30483-5AAnnaallyyssiiss aanndd ddeessiiggnn ooff llooww--vvoollttaaggee ppoowweerr ssyysstteemmss;; aanneennggiinneeeerr’’ss ffiieelldd gguuiiddee.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Kasikci, Ismail.Wiley-VCH, ©2004 387 p. $115.00After briefly dealing with the theory of low-voltage systems and relevantregulations and standards, Kasickci (Associated Editor of theInternational Journal of Power and Energy Systems and a lecturer at the U.of Applied Sciences of Heilbronn, Germany) provides 50 fully workedexamples of the calculation, dimensioning, and evaluation of low voltagepower systems within his discussion of the engineering aspects ofplanning low-voltage power systems. Among other topics, chapters covertransformers, asynchronous motors, emergency generators, overcurrentprotection, switchgear combinations, protections against electric shock,current carrying capacity of conductors and cables, voltage drop calcu-lations, lighting systems, compensation for reactive power, and lightningprotection systems. The CD-ROM contains applicable CAD programs toaid calculations required in project planning.

TK7874 1-55899-734-2CCrriittiiccaall iinntteerrffaacciiaall iissssuueess iinn tthhiinn--ffiillmm ooppttooeelleeccttrroonniicc aannddeenneerrggyy ccoonnvveerrssiioonn ddeevviicceess;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium on Critical Interface Issues in Thin-Film Optoelectronic andEnergy Conversion (2003: Boston, MA) Ed. by David S. Grinley et al.(Materials Research Society symposium proceedings; v. 796)Materials Research Society, ©2004 165 p. $82.00Twenty-one papers from a December 2003 meeting of the MaterialsResearch Society explore issues related to the integration of organic, inor-ganic, and nano-structured materials on varying length scales into theinterfaces of opto-electronic devices. Presented by the editors as asnapshot of the current state of the art, three papers explore interfaceswith organic materials, nine examine semiconductor materials, fourdiscuss transparent conducting oxides, and five deal with novel opto-elec-tronic materials.

TK7874 2004-104517 0-7354-0184-5MMiiccrroorreessoonnaattoorrss aass bbuuiillddiinngg bblloocckkss ffoorr VVLLSSII pphhoottoonniiccss;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Int’l School of Quantum Electronics (39th course: 2003: Erice, Italy) Ed.by Francesco Michelottie et al. (AIP conference proceedings; v.709)American Institute of Physics, ©2004 451 p. $165.00The course was an initiative of the Next Generation Active IntegratedOptical Subsystems, a consortium of 20 research groups from industrialand academic institutions across Europe that share knowledge and facil-ities. Providing current information on advanced devices for large scaleintegrated photonics, the 42 lectures focus on the theory and applicationof optical microresonators for wavelength selection and routing, forswitching, and for high-speed modulation. Micro-ring and micro-disk res-onators and photonic band-gap structures are highlighted. Also discussedare materials aspects, design, and manufacturing of integrated opticsdevices based on these resonators for use in optical communication net-works. There is no subject index.

TK7874 2004-106120 0-7695-2182-7SSyysstteemm--oonn--cchhiipp ffoorr rreeaall--ttiimmee aapppplliiccaattiioonnss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..IEEE Workshop on System-on-Chip for Real-Time Applications (4th:2004: Banff, Alberta, Canada) Ed. Wael Badawy and Yehya Ismail.Computer Society Press, ©2004 324 p. $182.00 (pa)A July 2004 workshop gathered researchers in system-on-chip (SoC), anevolving paradigm for the timely design of integrated circuits. Papersfrom the workshop report on work in nanometer SoC, sensor IP blocks,modeling and simulation, advanced arithmetic IP blocks, verificationand testing, analog and mixed signal, video SoC platform, logic synthesis,on-chip bus and interconnect, and SoC for network and communicationapplications. Some specific topics examined are a novel memory archi-tecture for real-time mesh-based video motion compensation, a fully auto-mated approach for analog circuit reuse, non-redundant coding for deepsub-micron address buses, and interconnect synthesis for SoC. There isno subject index.

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TK7874 0-7695-2134-7VVLLSSII tteesstt ssyymmppoossiiuumm;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..IEEE VLSI Test Symposium (22d: 2004: Napa Valley, California)Computer Society Press, ©2004 404 p. $211.00 (pa)Papers from an April 2004 symposium reflect trends and challenges inthe semiconductor design and manufacturing industries, coveringwireless testing methodologies, memory testing and built-in self-testmethodologies, methodologies for test data compression and for usinglow-speed ATE, reliability, and testing of special structures. Papers areorganized in sections on areas including defect-oriented testing, delaytesting, silicon debug and diagnosis, current based testing, test and repairof large memory systems, pattern debug and FPGA testing, low-voltageand thermal testing, wireless test, advances in 3D packaging, defectanalysis and fault simulation, and system-on-chip testing. Some specifictopics include cost-driven selection of parity trees, defects and faults inquantum cellular automata at nano scale, and on-chip RF measurementcircuits. There is no subject index.

TK7875 2004-050669 1-58053-590-9AAnn iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo mmiiccrrooeelleeccttrroommeecchhaanniiccaall ssyysstteemmsseennggiinneeeerriinngg,, 22dd eedd..Maluf, Nadim and Kirt Williams. (Microelectromechanical systemsseries)Artech House, ©2004 283 p. $89.00The introduction is for scientists, engineers, students, and business exec-utives who do not necessarily have any prior experience with what arecalled MEMS by those who know them intimately, but do have an under-standing of basic scientific concepts equivalent to first-year collegephysics and chemistry. Maluf and Williams, both with technology com-panies, have revised the original text, for which they cite no date, to incor-porate developments in the field, new products, and suggestions fromreaders of the first edition. While maintaining the approach of describinga selection of demonstrators now available commercially or soon to be,they include more practical hints for applying the technology, andexpand the discussion on the fabrication processes, adding new methodsand materials.

TK7875 2004-046158 1-58053-536-4MMEEMMSS mmeecchhaanniiccaall sseennssoorrss..Title main entry. Ed. by Stephen Beeby et al. (Artech Housemicroelectromechanical system series)Artech House, ©2004 269 p. $95.00Four electronics and computer science researchers at the University ofSouthampton, with some help from colleagues, overview micro- electrical-mechanical (MEM) mechanical transducers, mostly dealing with specificexamples of commercial and research devices and discussing future pos-sibilities. However, they also provide some background information onthe various fabrication techniques and materials used to make thedevices, the interface between the device and the outside world, andsome basic principles associated with micromachined mechanical trans-ducers. They survey pressure, force and torque, inertial, and flowsensors. The text could be used in graduate and undergraduate coursesin MEM systems.

TK7876 2003-056885 0-471-44474-XMMiiccrroowwaavvee rriinngg cciirrccuuiittss aanndd rreellaatteedd ssttrruuccttuurreess,, 22dd eedd..Chang, Kai and Lung-Hwa Hsieh. (Wiley series in microwave andoptical engineering)Wiley-Interscience, ©2004 365 p. $125.00Drawing on the dissertations, theses, and many papers by graduate stu-dents, research associates, and visiting scholars as well as on their ownfindings and that of colleagues, Chang and Hsieh (both electrical engi-neering, Texas A&M U.) introduce students and engineers to the analysisand models of the ring resonators and their application to filters,antennas, oscillators, couplers, and other devices. No date is cited for thefirst edition. The second considers ring resonators built in various trans-mission lines such as microstrip, slotline, coplanar waveguide, and wave-guide. It also updates and sometimes corrects the previous discussionsand incorporates recent applications.

TK7876 2004-004941 0-470-84701-8NNoonnlliinneeaarr mmiiccrroowwaavvee cciirrccuuiitt ddeessiiggnn..Giannini, F. and G. Leuzzi.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 392 p. $125.00Nonlinear microwave circuits form the building blocks of keycomponents in wireless communications devices. Giannini (University ofRoma Tor Vergata, Italy) and Leuzzi (University of L’Aquila, Italy) explaintheory for some of the most common nonlinear microwave circuits. Earlychapters cover fundamental tools of nonlinear circuit analysis,measurement, and modeling. Later chapters offer design guidelines forbasic building blocks in microwave systems, including power amplifiers,

oscillators, and mixers. The book will appeal to practicing microwaveengineers and circuit designers, senior undergraduates and graduatestudents, and researchers in microwave and communicationsengineering.

TK7881 0-9717861-5-1AAuuddiioo iinn tthhee 2211sstt cceennttuurryy.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Scott, Janus.Intel Press, ©2004 366 p. $59.95This introductory guide describes the current state of digital audio, withdiscussions of compact discs, DVD- audio, MP3, AC-3, and other relatedtopics. It covers fundamental issues like sound and hearing, samplingtheory and quantization, surround sound, format standards, streamingtechnologies, and PC sound. A companion DVD contains test patterns andexamples of multichange audio formats. Janus is an engineer.

TK7881 0-07-223175-0TThhee mmuussiicciiaann’’ss gguuiiddee ttoo PPrroo TToooollss.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Keane, John.McGraw-Hill/Osborne, ©2004 417 p. $39.99 (pa)Written in a concise, accessible style, this text uses a series of tutorials toguide musicians through the basics of recording using Digidesign’s ProTools hardware and software. Both LE and TDM versions for Macintoshand Windows are covered. Sample topics include starting a new session,fixing the drums, working with loops, and creating a stereo master.Readers may practice their track editing skills using samples containedon the enclosed CD-ROM. Studio engineer Keane (R.E.M., Indigo Girls)has been recording with Pro Tools since 1991.

TK7881 2004-005875 1-58450-311-4PPrroo ttoooollss rreeccoorrddiinngg gguuiiddee.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Walnum, Clayton.Charles River Media, ©2004 354 p. $39.95 (pa)This book/CD-ROM guide teaches musicians and other audio profes-sionals how to record, engineer, and produce music using Pro Tools 6.1.Hands-on labs and tutorials focus on the essential features of theprogram and guide readers through every step of an audio production.Each step of the project includes practical advice on how to handle dif-ferent problems that can arise, and sidebars cover more technical details.The CD-ROM contains sample sessions, tracks, and audio files. Walnumis a professional musician who has written books on home recording.

TK7882 0-7695-2177-0IInnffoorrmmaattiioonn vviissuuaalliizzaattiioonn ((IIVV 22000044));; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Conference on Information Visualisation (8th: 2004:London, England) Ed. by Ebad Banissi et al.Computer Society Press, ©2004 1040 p. $198.00 (pa)Information and knowledge visualization is a recent area of focus withinthe computer visual and graphics communities. Papers from a July 2004conference report on work in visual data mining, digital art, multimedia,applications of graph theory, knowledge domain visualization, haptics,and animation. Some specific topics discussed include interacting withreal objects in virtual space, a visualization approach for collaborativeplanning systems based on ontologies, human figure control software forreal-time virtual application, neural gas sonification, and development ofa visualizing Web search system. There is no subject index.

TK7885 2001-087347 1-58713-092-0IITT eesssseennttiiaallss II;; PPCC hhaarrddwwaarree aanndd ssooffttwwaarree ccoommppaanniioonngguuiiddee.. ((ssuupppplleemmeenntt aanndd CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Ed. by Cisco Systems, Inc. (Cisco NetworkingAcademy Program series)Cisco Press, ©2003 966 p. $60.00This book/CD-ROM/supplement package supports the web-based courseof the Cisco Networking Academy Program in preparation for theCompTIA A+ certificate exam. Coverage progresses from informationtechnology basics and computer assembly through operating systems andtroubleshooting both hardware and software. Learning features includechapter objectives, examples and scenarios, review questions, and activ-ities. The CD-ROM contains exam questions, interactive activities, high-resolution photos, and video vignettes on hardware and softwareinstallation. The supplement contains updated material on Windows XPand other new hardware and software technologies.

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TK7887 2003-103156 1-58603-337-9TThhee iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo tthhee HH88 mmiiccrrooccoonnttrroolllleerr..Fujisawa, Yukiho.IOS Press, ©2003 251 p. $31.00In this manual designed for future engineers, Fujisawa, a trainer inelectric device sales and marketing, explains how microcomputers areused, using the H8 as an example. Students can use the knowledgegained here as a springboard to devising new applications and productsthat require the use of microcomputers. Coverage progresses frommemory data and binary values through programming in the C lan-guage and external memory interface. Applications discussed includevoice processing and digital recording. There is no subject index.

TK7895 1-55899-741-5AAddvvaanncceedd ddaattaa ssttoorraaggee mmaatteerriiaallss aanndd cchhaarraacctteerriizzaattiioonntteecchhnniiqquueess;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium on Advanced Data Storage Materials ans CharacterizationTechniques (2003: Boston, MA) Ed. by Joachim W. Ahner et al.(Materials research society symposium proceedings; v.803)Materials Research Society, ©2004 280 p. $91.00As the need for processing and storage of business and personal data hasincreased, a variety of storage technologies have been developed whichoffer increased storage capacities and data rates. This volume containsselected papers presented at two symposia of the Materials ResearchSociety addressing recent developments in data storage techniques andmaterials. One symposium focused on phase change and nonmagneticmaterials for data storage while the other dealt with advanced charac-terization techniques for magnetic data storage materials. These tech-niques include the manipulation and chemical imaging of magnetic,phase change, and oxide materials.

TK7895 2004-104072 0-7695-2145-2EEvvoollvvaabbllee hhaarrddwwaarree;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..NASA/DoD Conference on Evolvable Hardware (4th: 2004: Seattle, WA)Ed. by Jason Lohn et al.Computer Society Press, ©2004 350 p. $184.00 (pa)Evolvable hardware is an emerging field that applies artificial evolutionto automate the design and adaptation of physical reconfigurable andmorphable structures such as electronic systems, antennas, MEMS, androbots. A June 2004 conference brought together researchers from theevolvable hardware community, representatives of the automated designand programmable/reconfigurable hardware communities, technologydevelopers, and end-users from aerospace, military, and commercialsectors. Papers from the conference discuss fundamentals and theory ofevolvable hardware, describe evolvable hardware technology and newplatforms for evolvable hardware, and report on work in evolutionaryrobotics, biologically inspired architectures, and fault-tolerant systems.There is no subject index.

TK7895 0-7695-2148-7RReeaall--ttiimmee aanndd eemmbbeeddddeedd tteecchhnnoollooggyy aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..IEEE Real-Time and Embedded Technology and ApplicationsSymposium (10th: 2004: Toronto, Ont., Canada).Computer Society Press, ©2004 573 p. $157.00 (pa)A May 2004 symposium brought together researchers and practitionersfrom various disciplines including real-time systems, control theory, net-working, industrial applications, QoS, and embedded systems. Papersfrom the symposium are presented here, in sections on real-time com-munication, multiprocessor scheduling, embedded design trade-offs,resource management, schedulabilty analysis, feedback performancecontrol, and robotic applications. There are also sections on embeddedand real-time middleware, automotive applications, operating systems,embedded system design and performance, energy management, sensornetworks, and wireless and ad hoc networks. Some specific topicsinclude real-time video analysis on an embedded smart camera fortraffic surveillance, and adaptive reservations in a Linux environment.There is no subject index.

TK7895 2004-101921 0-7695-2123-1SSooffttwwaarree tteecchhnnoollooggiieess ffoorr ffuuttuurree eemmbbeeddddeedd aanndduubbiiqquuiittoouuss ssyysstteemmss;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..IEEE Workshop on Software Technologies for Future Embedded andUbiquitous Systems (2nd: 2004: Vienna, Austria) Ed. by T. Nakajima etal.Computer Society Press, ©2004 176 p. $157.00 (pa)The proceedings of the May 2004 workshop consists of 27 papers andsix short papers presenting recent research on developing software tosupport cutting-edge embedded computing technologies and ubiquitousnetworking. The contributors propose improvements for middleware,nomadic computing, networks, design methods, embedded architectures,

and platforms. Topics include IPv6 address allocation in hybrid mobilead-hoc networks, motion estimation for frame-rate reduction in H.264transcoding, XML as a basis for interoperability in real-time distributedsystems, a power-saving mobility protocol for wireless sensor networks,and using virtualized operating systems as a ubiquitous computinginfrastructure. No subject index is provided.

TK9152 92-64-10431-3DDeeccoommmmiissssiioonniinngg nnuucclleeaarr ppoowweerr ppllaannttss;; ppoolliicciieess,,ssttrraatteeggiieess aanndd ccoossttss..Title main entry. (Nuclear development)OECD, ©2003 105 p. $46.00 (pa)Based on data on decommissioning policies, strategies, and costs in 26countries, this report presents decommissioning cost estimates providedby experts from government agencies and the industries involved indecommissioning activities. Cost estimates for a large number of nuclearpower plants, including a range of reactor types, sizes, and sites, are ana-lyzed with an emphasis on understanding the main reasons for the vari-ability. The report will be of interest to analysts and policy makers innuclear energy. The report is prepared by the Nuclear Energy Agency ofthe Organization for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD),and contains no subject index.

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TL175 2003-021181 0-8139-2266-6LLoottss ooff ppaarrkkiinngg;; llaanndd uussee iinn aa ccaarr ccuullttuurree..Jakle, John A. and Keith A. Sculle.U. of Virginia Press, ©2004 293 p. $34.95Jakle (geography, U. of Illinois) and Sculle (Illinois Historical PreservationSociety and U. of Illinois) examine how the parking lot stretches from the“big concrete” of suburbia deep into the narrow streets of cities builtbefore the automotive age. Building on their previous books about gasstations, motels, and fast food restaurants, the authors reveal howparking is not just an issue of convenience, but also a necessity for eco-nomic survival and an important element of long-term developmentstrategies.

TL220 2002-151369 0-8018-7138-7TThhee eelleeccttrriicc vveehhiiccllee;; tteecchhnnoollooggyy aanndd eexxppeeccttaattiioonnss iinn tthheeaauuttoommoobbiillee aaggee..Mom, Gijs.Johns Hopkins U. Press, ©2004 423 p. $54.95Although the history of the electric car dates back as early as the firstgasoline powered vehicles, there has been little concentration on its devel-opment and its failure to achieve the dominance over internal com-bustion expected by many of its early developers. Basing his work on theobservation that one cannot separate technology and culture, Mom(history of technology, Technical U. of Eindhoven, the Netherlands)explores this and related questions in Europe and the United Statesthrough the history of the “horseless carriage,” concentrating on theperiod from 1880 to 1925. Mom finds that explanations of electric cars’technological inferiority fail to account for its failure to become the dom-inant vehicle. Instead, he proposes a “Pluto effect” that allowed manu-facturers of gasoline cars to adopt structural properties of the electric carto their advantage.

TL515 1-59258-044-0TThhee wwrroonngg ssttuuffff??Scott, Phil.Hylas Publishing, ©2003 220 p. $24.95Many attempts at flight before and after the Wright Brothers had “theright stuff” in terms of creativity if not practicality, contends Scott, a free-lance authority on aviation. This pictorial history features illustrations,with aircraft specifications, from Da Vinci’s “great (man-powered) bird”to the NASA/Ames’ experimental one-piece swivelling wing plane.

TL567 2003-023502 1-56347-661-4RReeccoommmmeennddeedd pprraaccttiiccee;; ccaalliibbrraattiioonn ooff ssuubbssoonniicc aannddttrraannssoonniicc wwiinndd ttuunnnneellss..Title main entry.A.I.A.A., ©2003 134 p. $42.95 (pa)This document offers guidelines on the empty test section calibration ofsubsonic and transonic wind tunnels, and provides examples from fiveexisting facilities. The guidelines address the selection of calibrationhardware and instrumentation, the importance of detailed pretestplanning, the frequency of both full and check calibration tests, and theneed for a consistent calibration team. No index is provided.

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TL567 2003-019165 1-56347-650-9RReeccoommmmeennddeedd pprraaccttiiccee;; wwiinndd ttuunnnneell tteessttiinngg;; pptt.. 11::MMaannaaggeemmeenntt vvoolluummee..Title main entry.A.I.A.A., ©2003 15 p. $42.95 (pa)As the first of a two-part series, this document recommends best prac-tices that will maximize the data value of wind tunnel test projects tosupport the development of aerodynamic vehicles and technologies. Ithelps project managers understand the impact of decision making beforeand during the development of a test project, and identifies key activitiesfor improving the quality, timeliness, and cost-effectiveness of futurewind tunnel test projects.

TL570 2003-068845 0-486-43485-0AAeerrooddyynnaammiiccss;; sseelleecctteedd ttooppiiccss iinn tthhee lliigghhtt ooff tthheeiirrhhiissttoorriiccaall ddeevveellooppmmeenntt.. ((rreepprriinntt,, 11995544))Von Kármán, Theodore.Dover Pub. Co., ©2004 203 p. $14.95 (pa)To mark the 50th anniversary of powered flight, Von Kármán (1881-1963)set out to provide general readers some idea of the theories underlyingflight, and to remind people engaged in the study or professional use ofaerodynamic science how much mental effort was necessary to arrive atan understanding of the fundamental phenomena that by his time werereadily available. His treatment began as six lectures at Cornell Universityin March 1953 in the series Messenger Lectures on the Evolution ofCivilization. Cornell University Press published the original; this repro-duction is of the 1957 second printing.

TL589 2003-070019 0-415-30852-6AAddvvaanncceess iinn ddyynnaammiiccss aanndd ccoonnttrrooll..Title main entry. Ed. by S. Sivasundaram. (Nonlinear systems inaviation, aerospace, aeronautics, and astronautics; 2)Chapman & Hall / CRC, ©2004 334 p. $99.95These 20 papers present new results on nonlinear methods for dynamicaland control systems being developed for spacecraft, aircraft, andmissiles. The researchers examine global spacecraft attitude control usingmagnetic actuators, adaptive learning control for spacecraft formationflying, missile auto-pilot design using dynamic fuzzy gain scheduling,and model predictive control of nonlinear rotorcraft dynamics. Othertopics include bifurcation analysis for the inertial coupling problem of areentry vehicle, GPS- based attitude determination of gyrostat satellite,identification of stiffness matrices from modal data, and a closed-formsolution of 3D ideal proportional navigation.

TL671 2004-855 0-8138-0176-1BBuuyyiinngg aanndd oowwnniinngg yyoouurr oowwnn aaiirrppllaannee,, 33dd eedd..Ellis, James E.Blackwell Publishing, ©2004 331 p. $29.99 (pa)The author provides advice to those considering buying their own smallairplanes for private use. In separate chapters he discusses types of own-ership, selection of home airfield, selection of the airplane, filling out thepaperwork, obtaining insurance, plane maintenance, and engine oper-ating practices and overhauls. He also describes the characteristics of arange of airplanes, from those suitable for the first-time owner to highperformance singles.

TL671 2004-005844 1-56347-701-7IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo aaeerroonnaauuttiiccss;; aa ddeessiiggnn ppeerrssppeeccttiivvee,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Steven A. Brandt et al. (Education series)A.I.A.A., ©2004 509 p. $99.95This text and the accompanying AeroDYNAMIC software are designed foruse in teaching basic design methods in an introductory course on aero-nautics. Brandt (aeronautics, US Air Force Academy) devotes the firstchapter of the text to methods of engineering and aircraft design, thencovers basic aeronautical engineering methods used in each step of thedesign process. Final chapters explain how all of the methods are usedin the conceptual aircraft design process and present case studies of thedevelopment of three well-known aircraft designs. Previous courses incalculus, classical physics, and engineering mechanics are assumed.

TL672 2004-45163 0-8493-2314-2IInnvveessttiiggaattiioonn ooff aaeerroonnaauuttiiccaall aanndd eennggiinneeeerriinngg ccoommppoonneennttffaaiilluurreess..Reddy, A. Venugopal.CRC Pr., ©2004 348 p. $119.95Assuming familiarity with metallurgy and materials science, the authordiscusses analysis tools & techniques, interpretation of fracture surfaces,deficiencies in component design, & material selection, manufacturingdefects, and operational and maintenance deficiencies. He also providescase studies of common aeronautical failures as well as a few moreuniversal failures.

TL710 2003-023653 0-8138-0854-5FFllyy tthhee wwiinngg,, 33dd eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Webb, Jim and Billy Walker.Blackwell Publishing, ©2004 237 p. $34.99 (pa)Aimed at commercial pilots-in-training, this text covers techniques neededwhen flying large aircraft. Sample topics include high-speed aerody-namics, preparation for flight training, steep turns, circling approaches,radio failure, and flying in thunderstorms. Updated to cover moderncockpit automation, the third edition features a CD-ROM containing aglossary of flight terms, printable quick-reference handbooks, and sup-porting graphics. The volume lacks bibliographical references.

TL712 2002-727082 0-415-25360-8HHuummaann ffaaccttoorrss iinn tthhee ttrraaiinniinngg ooff ppiilloottss..Koonce, Jefferson M.Taylor & Francis, ©2002 302 p. $99.95Pilot, flight instructors, and psychologist Koonce (U. of Central Florida)explains how to apply established human factors principles to trainingpilots and to personal flying, thus speaking directly to pilots who wantto make a systematic study of the human factors issues behind safeflying as well as to instructors and students. He first describes suchfactors as the senses, environment, stress, and health; then suggests howto apply them in such situations as take off, en route, landing, emer-gencies and survival, and finding out why. Along with the more formalhuman factors, he presents certain techniques he has found to be suc-cessful in pilot training.

TL781 2004-006792 1-56347-705-XBBllaazziinngg tthhee ttrraaiill;; tthhee eeaarrllyy hhiissttoorryy ooff ssppaacceeccrraafftt aannddrroocckkeettrryy..Gruntman, Mike.A.I.A.A., ©2004 505 p. $59.95Gruntman (aerospace engineering, U. of Southern California) describesthe early history of rocketry and spacecraft, seeking to close the gapbetween popular and technical publications. His topics include the inter-national nature of early rocketry; its development in America, its collab-orators and its rivals; the development of power sources, materials, andnavigational devices; and the importance of artificial satellites. Gruntmanalso describes the Cold War competition surrounding early work inspace, and how it informed popular culture’s expectations for space pro-grams. This volume includes a glossary of acronyms and abbreviations.

TL787 57-43769 0-87703-509-1AAssttrrooddyynnaammiiccss 22000033;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss;; 33vv.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Conference (2003: Big Sky, MT) Ed. by Jeande Lafontaine et al. (Advances in the astronautical sciences series; v.116)Am. Astronautical Society, ©2004 2722 p. $490.00The three volumes of this proceedings contain 159 papers originally pre-sented at the 2003 Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, held in August2003 in Big Sky, Montana. Three special sessions, each featuring between7 and 10 papers, were devoted to innovations in aerospace education, theinternational space station, and neutral density and satellite drag. Othersession topics include mission and trajectory design; orbital control,transfers, determination, and navigation; tethers; orbital debris and col-lision probability; attitude dynamics and control; formation flight; andattitude determination and system identification. A random sampling ofindividual paper topics includes Mars odyssey mapping orbit determi-nation, formation maintenance for low Earth near-circular orbits, cor-recting ionospheric refraction in the Naval Space Surveillance System,and solar orbiter trajectory design. Contributors carry out research orteach in the US. Some are graduate students. The CD-ROM containsdigital versions of all the papers.

TL795 2002-152156 0-8018-7338-XSSiinnggllee ssttaaggee ttoo oorrbbiitt;; ppoolliittiiccss,, ssppaaccee tteecchhnnoollooggyy,, aanndd tthheeqquueesstt ffoorr rreeuussaabbllee rroocckkeettrryy..Butrica, Andrew J. (New series in NASA history)Johns Hopkins U. Press, ©2003 266 p. $45.00Dismissed by many as a technological chimera, the possibilities of areusable single-stage-to-orbit space vehicle seem to some closer than everwith the development of the Delta Clipper Experimental vehicle as partof the U.S. Government’s Strategic Defense Initiative Organization and theincreasing commitment of a small number of NASA officials to the idea.This text is the history of a yet unrealized idea, exploring the politics andscience lying behind efforts to build such a rocket.

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TL844 2004-002230 0-471-47242-5HHaannddbbooookk ooff mmooddeell rroocckkeettrryy,, 77tthh eedd..Stine, G. Harry. and Bill Stine.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 363 p. $22.99 (pa)Harry Stine, the founder of the National Association of Rocketry, and BillStine, founder and president of an aerospace corporation, give instruc-tions for building, launching, tracking, and recovering model rockets.This seventh edition features material on new types of rockets, motors,and electronic payloads, as well as relevant computer software andInternet resources, and on the latest regulations. A new chapter covershigh-power rocketry. B&w photos of rockets, launches, and equipmentare included.

TL910 92-1-100935-9SSeemmiinnaarrss ooff tthhee UUnniitteedd NNaattiioonnss pprrooggrraammmmee oonn ssppaacceeaapppplliiccaattiioonnss;; sseelleecctteedd ppaappeerrss ffrroomm aaccttiivviittiieess hheelldd iinn 22000033..Title main entry. Office for Outer Space Affairs, United Nations Officeat Vienna.United Nations Publications, ©2004 145 p. $35.00 (pa)This publication consists of ten selected papers from 2003 workshopsorganized by the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, under theframework of the Program on Space Applications. The book also con-tains a special module on Humans in Space and Space Biology, whichwas developed specifically for this field of education at universities indeveloping countries. The module was recommended as an introductorycourse for use at universities and at the Regional Centers for SpaceScience and Technology Education, affiliated with the UN. Poor qualityb&w photos are included. There is no subject index.

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TN10 2003-11626 0-87339-577-8FFllaasshh ssmmeellttiinngg;; aannaallyyssiiss,, ccoonnttrrooll aanndd ooppttiimmiizzaattiioonn,, 22dd eedd..((rreepprriinntt,, 22000011))Davenport, W.G. et al.TMS (Minerals, Metals...Soc.), ©2003 323 p. $137.00 (pa)This survey of the field of flash smelting describes major projects aroundthe world, provides a mathematical description of flash smelting, anddetails methods of flash furnace control and optimization. Chaptersdetail techniques related to autothermal flash furnace production of 65%Cu matte, hot blast autothermal smelting, combustion of hydrocarbonfuel in a flash furnace, industrial oxygen, oil, blast preheat requirements,production and recycle of dust, and flash converting. Chapter sum-maries, problems, and answers, plus 35 pages of reference appendices,are included. In this second edition, material is updated to reflect thelatest changes in the field since 2001.

TN24 2004-008634 0-939923-90-4AA mmiillee ddeeeepp aanndd bbllaacckk aass ppiittcchh;; aann oorraall hhiissttoorryy ooff tthheeFFrraannkklliinn aanndd SStteerrlliinngg HHiillll mmiinneess..Papa, Carrie.McDonald & Woodward Pub., ©2004378 p. $24.95 (pa)Based on the recollections of 34 individuals associated with the northernNew Jersey zinc mines, this work examines the day-to-day lives of theminers, the social life and politics of the mining company towns, and thehistorical legacy of the now defunct mines. These mines were knownworldwide as sources of minerals for collectors and scientists.

TN86 92-1-120174-8AAttllaass ooff mmiinneerraall rreessoouurrcceess ooff tthhee EESSCCAAPP rreeggiioonn;; vv..1177::GGeeoollooggyy aanndd mmiinneerraall rreessoouurrcceess ooff TTiimmoorr--LLeessttee.. ((mmaappiinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and thePacific.United Nations Publications, ©2003 143 p. $66.00 (pa)This study, which was carried out and written mainly by John Rau (ageology consultant to ESCAP), reports on the geologic and mineralpotential of the new island country of Timor Leste, which lies betweenIndonesia and Australia. Two initial chapters describe the history, geog-raphy, and socio- economic conditions of the country. The remainder ofthe text provides detailed maps, photographs, graphs, and other datadescribing the country’s geology and its mineral and hydrocarbonresources. A detailed database of the mineral and hydrocarbon resourcesoccupies 44 pages of the report. A wall-sized color map of the geologicfeatures is included. There is an exhaustive bibliography, but no index.

TN272 2003-012482 0-19-516694-9EEvvaalluuaattiioonn ooff mmiinneerraall rreesseerrvveess;; aa ssiimmuullaattiioonn aapppprrooaacchh..Journel, André G. and Phaedon C. Kyriakidis. (Applied geostatisticsseries)Oxford U. Press, ©2004 216 p. $85.00The authors introduce the use of stochastic simulation for the evaluationof the impact of the support effect (the difference in size betweenvolumes of ore/waste and smaller amounts of rock actually sampled) andthe information effect (the difference in data quality and quantitybetween the time of reserves evaluation and that of grade control andmining) on mineral mining dilution. Largely a general presentation ofmethodology, they rely on two example reference data sets to demon-strate the application of their proposed simulation of recovery approachand a volume-variance correction algorithm.

TN665 0-8247-4106-4HHaannddbbooookk ooff mmeettaalllluurrggiiccaall pprroocceessss ddeessiiggnn..Title main entry. Ed. by George E. Totten et al. (Materials engineering;24)Marcel Dekker, ©2004 966 p. $250.00Totten, a fellow of ASM International, explores processes relating to met-allurgical component design in this reference for metallurgists, materialsscientists, product and process engineers, and component designers.Early chapters overview hot and cold forming process design, aluminumrolling process design, semisolid metal-forming design, and principles ofaluminum extrusion process design. Later chapters focus on castingprocess design for steel and aluminum, heat- treatment, surface engi-neering, and machining processes. Processes described include con-tinuous casting design by the Stepanov method, laser surface hardening,and thermal spray processes. The book can be used in an advancedcourse on materials design.

TN689 2004-101212 1-56677-408-XCCoorrrroossiioonn aanndd pprrootteeccttiioonn ooff lliigghhtt mmeettaall aallllooyyss;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..Symposium on the Corrosion and Protection of Light Metal Alloys(2003: Orlando, FL) Ed. by R.G. Buchheit et al. (ECS; pv.2003-23)Electrochemical Society, ©2004 416 p. $82.00Proceedings from an October 2003 symposium held in Orlando, Florida,highlighting the current focal points of research in corrosion science andengineering worldwide. Thirty-four contributions are organized into sec-tions on pitting, passivity, and novel approaches; localized corrosion,cracking, and corrosion in friction stir welds; corrosion of Mg and Mgalloys and protective coatings; and oxide films, pitting, and modeling andprediction. A sampling of topics: influence of local redox activity at Alalloys on corrosion, direct image processing of corroding surfacesapplied to friction stir welding, crystallographic pitting in magnesiumsingle crystals, and nanoscale morphology development in the passiveoxide on aluminum and the relationship to pitting.

TN693 2004-040998 0-87170-794-2AAlluummiinnuumm--ssiilliiccoonn ccaassttiinngg aallllooyyss;; aattllaass ooffmmiiccrrooffrraaccttooggrraapphhss..Warmuzek, Malgorzata.ASM International, ©2004 124 p. $185.00Warmuzek (Foundry Research Institute, Poland) compiles b&w fractureimages seen under a microscope during laboratory testing of mechanicalproperties, plus relevant descriptions of images, in this atlas docu-menting aluminum-silicon alloys. A set of images covers hypoeutectic,eutectic, and hypereutectic cast aluminum-silicon alloys. Surface fracturesvisible under high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (SEM) areshown together with subsurface effects on metallographic specimensnormal to the fracture plane, observed with light microscopy. The bookalso deals with the physical, crystallographic, and microstructuralaspects of the formation of aluminum-silicon cast alloys as they relate tomechanical properties. The criteria of fracture classification are estab-lished along with a set of the most important data on the morphology ofthe basic types of fractures that occur in metals used in structures. Thebook was first published in Polish in 2000.

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TN701 2003-062889 0-8031-3472-XPPrreeddiiccttiivvee mmaatteerriiaall mmooddeelliinngg;; ccoommbbiinniinngg ffuunnddaammeennttaallpphhyyssiiccss uunnddeerrssttaannddiinngg,, ccoommppuuttaattiioonnaall mmeetthhooddss aannddeemmppiirriiccaallllyy oobbsseerrvveedd bbeehhaavviioorr;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss..International Symposium on [Title] (2001: Dallas, TX) Ed. by Mark T.Kirk and M. Erickson Natishan. (STP; 1429)ASTM International, ©2003 164 p. $43.00 (pa)Nine papers from a November 2001 American Society for Testing andMaterials symposium devoted to prediction of fundamental materialbehavior and structural response under a range of load conditions arepresented by Kirk (U.S. Nuclear and Regulatory Commission) andNatishan (Phoenix Engineering Associates, Inc.). Two-thirds of the papersconcern ferritic steel, addressing questions of fracture toughnessbehavior, creep crack growth, and ductile to brittle transition. Othertopics include the interface strength evaluation of electronic materialsand computational techniques.

TN773 2004-298083 0-87339-567-0LLiigghhtt mmeettaallss 22000044;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))TMS Annual Meeting; Light Metals Symposium (133d: 2004: Charlotte,North Carolina) Ed. Alton T. Tabereaux.TMS (Minerals, Metals...Soc.), ©2004 960 p. $225.00Papers from a March 2004 meeting, describing recent progress in the alu-minum industry, are presented here in sections on alumina and bauxite,aluminum can recycling, aluminum reduction technology, carbon tech-nology, cast shop technology, non-ferrous metals processing, and recy-cling. Mathematical modeling for recycling furnace optimization, factorsaffecting dross formation, the impact of anode cover control and anodeassembly design on reduction cell performance, and metal pad tempera-tures in aluminum reduction cells are some topics examined. Others arenumerical modeling of heat transfer around an aluminum reduction potshell, plant experience with an experimental titanium diboride cell, andhybrid pitches. There is no subject index.

TN799 0-87339-568-9MMaaggnneessiiuumm tteecchhnnoollooggyy 22000044;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Magnesium Committee and Reactive Metals Committee Symposium(2004: Charlotte, North Carolina) Ed. by Alan A. Luo.TMS (Minerals, Metals...Soc.), ©2004 333 p. $144.00This book/CD-ROM package presents material from a March 2004 sym-posium on magnesium technologies, from primary production to auto-motive applications, casting processes, corrosion mechanisms, weldingtechniques, and surface coatings. There is also material on computationalthermodynamics and environmental issues. Papers come from 12 coun-tries and regions and represent the latest magnesium research and devel-opment around the world. Some specific topics include theenvironmental impact of new magnesium alloys on the transportationindustry, the effect of inhibitor gas on mould- magnesium reactions ininvestment casting, ignition resistance of various magnesium alloys,fatigue of die-casting magnesium alloys, and high-temperature applica-tions of alloys. There is no subject index.

TN871 1-86058-462-4SSuubbsseeaa ccoonnttrrooll aanndd ddaattaa aaccqquuiissttiioonn;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))International Conference on Subsea Control and Data Acquistion (2004:Paris, France).Professional Engineering Pub., ©2004 259 p. $323.00A June 2004 conference was aimed at professionals active in subsea pro-duction systems and, in particular, in the control and monitoring of suchsystems. This book/CD-ROM package brings together papers from theconference. The challenges of long offset control and monitoring, as wellas enhanced oil recovery, are addressed, and operation of these systemsis discussed, along with other topics in subsea and downhole monitoring.Systems reliability and regional legislation are also considered. Some spe-cific topics examined include a permanent seismic sensing system forhydrocarbon reservoirs, a subsea production control system designed tocontribute to increased oil recovery, the impact of new environmental leg-islation on subsea production control fluids, communication on powerlines, and fiber optics communication system reliability. The book is dis-tributed by ASME.

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TP150 3-527-30718-4HHaannddbbooookk ooff eexxpplloossiioonn pprreevveennttiioonn aanndd pprrootteeccttiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Martin Hattwig and Henrikus Steen.Wiley-VCH, ©2004 699 p. $325.00Hattwig and Steen, both affiliated with Germany’s Federal Institute forResearch and Testing Materials, offer summaries of the latest Germanresearch on measures that prevent or limit industrial explosions.Contributors are affiliated with organizations concerned with occupa-tional safety and materials research and testing in Germany, the US, andseveral European countries. Some subjects are explosion and ignitionprocesses, properties of reactive gases and vapors, combustible dusts,flammable mists and foams, measures of explosion protection and pre-vention, and understanding and judging explosion risks. The book willbe of interest to operational, planning, design, and safety engineersworking in industry, government agencies, and professional associations.

TP155 2-7108-0845-5CChheemmiiccaall rreeaaccttoorrss;; ffrroomm ddeessiiggnn ttoo ooppeerraattiioonn..Trambouze, Pierre and Jean-Paul Euzen.Editions Technip, ©2004 656 p. $228.00Trambouze and Euzen, both affiliated with the Institut Francias duPétrole, summarize current knowledge on chemical reactors. The book isdesigned for engineers in industries involved with the problem ofchemical transformations, and for professors and students of processengineering. B&w photos are included. In addition to updated material,this edition contains a new chapter on multifunctional reactors andfuture developments, and a new chapter of case studies. The presentwork is a revision of the French edition of Chemical Reactors: Design,Engineering, Operation, published by Éditions Technip in 1984. The bookwas also revised when it was translated into English in 1988 and pub-lished jointly by Éditions Technip and Gulf Publishing Company. Thebook is distributed by Enfield.

TP156 0-8247-5626-6HHaannddbbooookk ooff ccooaattiinnggss aaddddiittiivveess,, 22dd eedd..Title main entry. Ed. by John J. Florio and Daniel J. Miller.Marcel Dekker, ©2004 613 p. $175.00Florio and Miller (both technical service group leaders for KingIndustries, a manufacturer of specialty chemicals for the paint andcoating industry) present 16 papers that together are intended to serve as“a single source for providing detailed text covering a wide range ofcoating additive technologies.” Examples of the material covered includelight and heat stabilizers for coatings, corrosion inhibitors, catalysis ofamino cross-linked systems, adhesion promoter use in coatings, appli-cation of surface additives, rheology additives for solvent and solventlesscoatings, coalescing agents, and polymeric pigment dispersants for non-aqueous coatings.

TP157 1-86058-407-1KKeeeepp iitt rruunnnniinngg,, kkeeeepp iitt ssaaffee..Wong, William.Professional Engineering Pub., ©2004 282 p. $112.00Revised to reflect developments in the industry, the second editionincludes an updated chapter on the law to reflect the implementation ofthe pressure equipment directive (in the EU), its relationship to the ATEXDirective, a discussion of qualitative risk assessment, and a discussion ofquantitative analysis of reliability assessment. Two chapters have beenadded: on machinery selection with attention to failure modes and oper-ating characteristics and the use of instrumentation and pressure systemsto avoid failure risks. The guide, which will be used by plant managers,engineers, and inspectors, provides practical, systematic methods foravoiding hazards in plants using process machinery. Appendices providea glossary, materials safety data sheet, a checklist for process machinery,and documentation for a fire-water pump. Distributed in the US byASME.

TP183 2003-68613 0-8493-1728-2PPoollyymmeerriicc ffooaammss;; mmeecchhaanniissmmss aanndd mmaatteerriiaallss..Title main entry. Ed. by S.T. Lee and N.S. Ramesh. (Polymeric foamsseries)CRC Pr., ©2004 336 p. $129.95Contributors almost entirely from the Dow Chemical Company outlinethe mechanisms and material characteristics of polymeric foam, whichis widely used in such applications as protective packaging, thermalinsulation, & seat cushioning. Seven contributions cover the impact ofelastic properties on foam processing, fundamentals of bubblenucleation, material properties affecting extrusion foaming, foamstability in flexible polyurethane foam systems, and flexible and rigidpolyurethane foams.

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TP248 2003-63837 0-8412-3833-2AAddvvaanncceedd mmaatteerriiaallss ffoorr mmeemmbbrraannee sseeppaarraattiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by Ingo Pinnau and Benny D. Freeman. (ACSsymposium series; 876)American Chemical Society, ©2004 463 p. $145.00Pinnau, a researcher in membrane technology, and Freeman (Universityof Texas-Austin) present material from an August 2001 symposium thatsummarized recent advances in the preparation and characterization ofnovel materials for membrane separations. Advances in theoretical mod-eling and computer simulation are also covered, and newly discoveredphysical phenomena, such as the suppression of hydrocarbon sorption influoropolymers, are considered. Other themes include ion transport inmembranes and the use of membranes in biomedical and biotechno-logical applications. Specific topics include solubility of gases and vaporsin glassy polymer blends, and surface modifications of polymeric mem-branes by UV grafting. The book is distributed by Oxford U. Press.

TP248 2003-026164 1-85996-049-9AAnniimmaall cceellll ccuullttuurree aanndd tteecchhnnoollooggyy,, 22dd eedd..Butler, Michael. (The basics)Bios Scientific Publishers, ©2004 244 p. $49.95 (pa)Butler (University of Manitoba) describes the basic requirements forestablishing and maintaining cell cultures both in the laboratory and inlarge-scale operations. For this second edition, new topics are included toreflect the latest developments and trends in the field, covering the latesttheory of the biological clocks (telomeres) of cell lines, the developmentof serum-free media formulations, the increased understanding andcontrol of protein glycosylation, and the humanization of antibodies fortherapeutic use.

TP248 2004-008207 1-59454-025-XAApppplliiccaattiivvee aassppeeccttss ooff ppoollyy((oorrggaannoopphhoosspphhaazzeenneess))..Title main entry. Ed. by Mario Gleria and Roger De Jaeger.Nova Science Publishers, ©2004 308 p. $89.00Gleria (National Research Council, Italy) and De Jaeger (chemistry,University of Sciences and Technologies, France) present material dedi-cated to the use of poly(organophosphazenes) in biology, photochemistry,and high energy radiation chemistry. Their use as hybrid materials,flame and fire retardants, blend components, ionic conductors, mem-branes, and catalysts is also examined. Research on cyclomatrixpolyphosphazene for membrane applications, sulfonated polyphosp-hazene membranes for direct methanol fuel cells, and synthesis andapplications of phosphazene compounds is described.

TP248 2003-059933 0-8058-4304-3BBiiootteecchhnnoollooggyy aanndd ccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn;; tthhee mmeettaa--tteecchhnnoollooggiieessooff iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn..Title main entry. Ed. by Sandra Braman. (LEA’s communication series)Lawrence Erlbaum, ©2004 297 p. $69.95Nine chapters by philosophers, economists, communications theorists,legal scholars, and sociologists examine the convergence of biological anddigital information. Emphasizing changes in the concept of information,its ownership, and its relationship to power, the chapters specificallydiscuss issues of meta-technology, metaphor, conditional expectationscommunication, facticity and genetics, intellectual property, scientificcommunication, public opinion, cloning, and genetically modified foods.

TP248 0-9734676-2-2BBuuiillddiinngg bbiiootteecchhnnoollooggyy;; ssttaarrttiinngg,, mmaannaaggiinngg,, aanndduunnddeerrssttaannddiinngg bbiiootteecchhnnoollooggyy ccoommppaanniieess..Friedman, Yali.thinkBiotech, ©2004 264 p. $34.95Friedman (entrepreneur and business consultant, with a doctorate in bio-chemistry) provides a guide to the disparate legal, regulatory, com-mercial, and scientific issues facing those interested in founding and/ormanaging a biotechnology company. He covers issues of intellectualproperty and regulation before turning to business issues such asfunding; research, development, and marketing; and business devel-opment. He also provides a number of chapters covering scientific issuessuch as drug development, applied research, and research applications.

TP248 2003-011486 1-56022-980-2CCoonncciissee eennccyyccllooppeeddiiaa ooff bbiioorreessoouurrccee tteecchhnnoollooggyy..Title main entry. Ed. by Ashok Pandey. (Food products press)Food Products Pr., ©2004 735 p. $149.95Pandey (Biotechnology Division, Regional Research Laboratory, CSIR,India) presents research findings on biotechnological innovations andtheir potential for commercial exploitation, covering bioresourcetechnology as it relates to industrial, food, and environmentalbiotechnology. Practitioners, academics, and researchers representing arange of disciplines examine issues related to the applications and

management of bioprocesses, biomass, bioenergy, biological wastetreatment, biotransformations, and conversion and productiontechnologies. The book will be useful for those working in areas such asbiotechnology, chemical engineering, and farm and industrial waste.

TP248 2003-068777 1-56663-568-3GGoolleemmss aammoonngg uuss;; hhooww aa JJeewwiisshh lleeggeenndd ccaann hheellpp uussnnaavviiggaattee tthhee bbiiootteecchh cceennttuurryy..Sherwin, Byron L.Ivan R. Dee, Inc., ©2004 237 p. $26.00Sherwin (Spertus Institute of Jewish studies, Chicago) grew up withstories of the golem, a Jewish android created by mystical means toprotect the Jewish people in the Middle Ages. Notably, according to thetradition, the rabbi would know when it was time to destroy his creation.After a survey of developments in bioengineering, Sherwin contends thatour ethical decisions in using these scientific advances will determinewhether they turn out to be helpful like the golem or destructive like theFrankenstein monster.

TP248 2003-027341 0-471-85199-XHHaannddbbooookk ooff ppllaanntt bbiiootteecchhnnoollooggyy;; 22vv..Christou, Paul and Harry Klee.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 1420 p. $650.00Specialists worldwide are the contributors to this practical and compre-hensive publication on the rapidly developing field of plant biotech-nology. Articles are included on science, applications, marketingconcerns, and risk assessment, mainly in the form of overviews of thefield, though some case studies appear. Each article concludes with anextensive list of references. Initial chapters describe the field, includingintroductions to classical genetics and plant breeding, plant biotech-nology, and the applications of plant biotechnology. Other topics includegene expression profiling, seed germination, natural products andmetabolites, non-food products, storage proteins and their metabolism,the story of Bollgard cotton, and global social acceptance of plant biotech-nology. Eight chapters are devoted to plant biotechnology in developingcountries, with reports on Africa, South and Southeast Asia, LatinAmerica and the Caribbean, and issues of technology transfer. Twoappendices contain tables of plant biotechnology commercial productsand key plant biotechnology patents. Christou is with the FraunhoferInstitute for Molecular Biology and Applied Biology in Schmallenberg,Germany; Klee is in horticultural sciences at the U. of Florida, Gainesville.

TP255 2004-005207 0-471-47756-7EElleeccttrroocchheemmiiccaall ssyysstteemmss,, 33dd eedd..Newman, John and Karen E. Thomas-Alyea.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 647 p. $115.00Newman (chemical engineering, University of California-Berkeley) andThomas-Alyea, who received a Phd in chemical engineering from theUniversity of California-Berkeley, have made this third edition of a reviewof fundamental concepts of electrochemical engineering more accessiblefor readers across disciplines. More examples taken from real engi-neering problems are included in this edition, and there is expandedmaterial on numerical simulation methods, the thermoelectric cell, andthe temperature dependence of the standard cell potential. Coverageencompasses thermodynamics of electrochemical cells, electrode kineticsand other interfacial phenomena, transport processes in electrolytic solu-tions, and current distribution and mass transfer in electrochemicalsystems.

TP370 2004-007256 0-8138-1942-3FFoooodd pprroocceessssiinngg;; pprriinncciipplleess aanndd aapppplliiccaattiioonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by J. Scott Smith and Y.H. Hui.Blackwell Pub. Professional, ©2004 511 p. $149.99Smith (Kansas State U.) and Hui (Science Technology System) and theircontributors to this undergraduate text examine commercial processingpractices for wide variety of foods, including bakery products, beverages,dairy, grain, fats, fruit, meat, poultry, seafood, and vegetables. Theyinclude material on the principles of commercial food processing, suchas microwave processing, dehydration, packaging, sanitation, and qualityassurance, and food regulations in the United States. Articles include listsof regulatory agencies and references.

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TP490 2004-106831 0-7354-0186-1AAddvvaanncceess iinn ccrryyooggeenniicc eennggiinneeeerriinngg;; vv..4499;; 22vv.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Cryogenic Engineering Conference and International CryogenicMaterials Conference (2003: Anchorage, Alaska)Ed. by Joseph Waynertet al. (AIP conference proceedings; v.710)American Institute of Physics, ©20041930 p. $360.00The papers in this two-volume proceedings were first presented at thejoint Cryogenic Engineering and International Cryogenic MaterialsConference held in Anchorage, Alaska in September 2003. Material isarranged according to the main topics of the history and future ofhydrogen; liquefied natural gas; large scale cryogenic systems and testfacilities; expanders, pumps, and compressors; large crysosytem compo-nents and issues; instrumentation, controls, and measurements;cryostats; superconducting RF systems; thermal insulation; low and hightemperature superconducting magnet systems; helium II phenomena;cryogenics at zero G; Stirling cryocoolers; and novel concepts or devices;among others. New research, design, construction, and testing aredescribed by scientists from 25 countries. Individual topics include thesafety system of the Herschel Cryostat, natural convection of subcooledliquid nitrogen in a vertical cavity, NASA space cryocooler programs, per-formance of pulse tube refrigerators for a wide temperature range, anddevelopment of cryogenic systems for the SuperconductingSubmillimeter- Wave Limb-Emission Sounder (SMILES). Each article isillustrated with b&w figures and tables; many include b&w photos.

TP490 2004-106578 0-7354-0187-XAAddvvaanncceess iinn ccrryyooggeenniicc eennggiinneeeerriinngg;; pprroocceeeeddiinnggss;; vv..5500;; 22vv..((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Cryogenic Engineering Conference and International CryogenicMaterials Conference (2003: Anchorage, Alaska) Ed. by U.Balachandran. (AIP conference proceedings; v.711)American Institute of Physics, ©2004 928 p. $280.00Papers from a September 2003 conference are presented here in twovolumes, for researchers and engineers in academia and industry whoare involved in developing structural and superconducting materials forpractical applications. Material reflects recent work in cryogenic mag-netic materials, structural materials, non-metallic materials, materialstesting, mechanical properties of materials used in cryogenic applica-tions, and low-, high-, and intermediate-temperature superconductors.Some specific topics include unique cryogenic welded structures, low-temperature fatigue properties of advanced cyanate- ester blends afterreactor irradiation, and development of pre-preg ceramic insulation forsuperconducting magnets. A CD-ROM version is included.

TP683 0-643-06676-4OOlliivvee pprrooppaaggaattiioonn mmaannuuaall..Fabbri, Andrea et al.Landlinks Press, ©2004 141 p. $54.00 (pa)The demand for olive oil is expected to increase to 3 million tons annuallyover the next decade. In this manual, a historical overview of the tradi-tional techniques for propagating olives is followed by a description ofwidely used modern nursery procedures. Writing for students, techni-cians, and farmers, the authors—four plant biologists and researchersbased in Italy and Australia—provide information on seed germination,the rooting of cuttings, grafting, micropropagation, and the advantagesand disadvantages of each procedure. Illustrated in color and b&w.Distributed in the US by Antipodes Books and Beyond.

TP936 3-527-30576-9IInndduussttrriiaall oorrggaanniicc ppiiggmmeennttss;; pprroodduuccttiioonn,, pprrooppeerrttiieess,,aapppplliiccaattiioonnss,, 33dd eedd..Herbst, Willy and Klaus Hunger.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 660 p. $300.00Including discussion of pigments launched on the market since thesecond edition, this work attempts to give an account of the chemistry,properties, and applications of all commercially produced organicpigment of industrial significance. After a general discussion of chemicaland physical characterization of pigments and relevant terminology, indi-vidual examinations of azo, polycyclic, and miscellaneous pigments arepresented. The final chapter explores issues of legislation, ecology, andtoxicology. An appendix contains general structural equations for the syn-theses of individual groups of pigments and a list of the ChemicalAbstracts Service Registry numbers for all pigments mentioned.

TP994 2004-048079 0-471-47818-0SSuurrffaaccttaannttss aanndd iinntteerrffaacciiaall pphheennoommeennaa,, 33dd eedd..Rosen, Milton J.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 444 p. $99.95Using a minimum of mathematics, Rosen (surfactant research, CityUniversity of New York) describes properties and applications of surfac-tants, explaining the mechanisms by which these materials operate ininterfacial processes such as foaming and wetting, and demonstrates cor-relations between a surfactant’s chemical structure and its action.Reflecting advances in the field over the past 10 years, this third editioncontains a new chapter on gemini surfactants, guidelines for the selectionof surfactant pairs, and sections on “green” surfactants, dynamic surfacetension reduction, and demulsification. Additional chapter problems arealso provided.

TP1142 1-59436-002-2PPllaassttiiccss aaddddiittiivveess ddaattaabbaassee.. CCDD--RROOMMFlick, Ernest W.Plastics Design Library, ©2004 — p. $295.00Allowing those in the industry to easily access material of interest, thisCD-ROM compiles data on some 7,000 additives, collected from manu-facturers and distributors. Coverage includes adhesion promoters,antibacterials, anti-fogging and anti-static agents, dispersants, fillers, fireand flame retardants, pigments, UV absorbers, and viscosity regulators,to name but a portion of the 24 types of additives represented.

TP1183 2003-025345 1-56990-336-0HHaannddbbooookk ooff ppoollyymmeerriicc ffooaammss aanndd ffooaamm tteecchhnnoollooggyy,, 22ddeedd..Title main entry. Ed. by Daniel Klempner and Vahid Sendijarevic.Hanser/Gardner Pub., ©2004 584 p. $199.95Klempner (University of Detroit) and Sendijarevic (Troy Polymers, Inc.)collect material on all major classes of polymeric foams and describetheir chemistry, properties, preparation methods, and applications.Fundamental aspects of foam are first explained, then specific classes areexamined, including polyurethane and isocyanate- based polymericfoams, polystyrene, polyolefin, poly (vinyl chloride), and latex. A finalchapter discusses blowing agents for polymer foams. This second editionreflects developments in environmentally acceptable blowing agents,combustibility, and solid waste disposal that have occurred over the pastten years, and describes new classes of foam now in use. The book is ofinterest to industrial and academic scientists and engineers working inpolymeric foams.

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TR267 0-596-00547-4DDiiggiittaall pphhoottooggrraapphhyy;; eexxppeerrtt tteecchhnniiqquueess..Milburn, Ken. (Digital studio series)O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 467 p. $44.95 (pa)A professional photographer and computer book author introducesserious photographers to the world of digital photography, from choosingamong the latest SLR digital cameras to selling their work on the Web.Offering tricks of the trade and color images, his focus is on usingPhotoshop CS to optimize workflow and photo quality.

TR267 0-596-00692-6IIpphhoottoo 44;; tthhee mmiissssiinngg mmaannuuaall..Pogue, David and Derrick Story.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 361 p. $24.95 (pa)After offering advice on buying a digital camera and tricks for takingphotographs in different settings, this guide explains how to organizeand adjust pictures using Apple’s iPhoto program, and transform a col-lection of photos into a slideshow, prints, web page, photo book, orQuicktime movie. Black and white images and screenshots are provided.

TR267 2003-105641 0-7645-4093-9PPhhoottoosshhoopp EElleemmeennttss 22;; ccoommpplleettee ccoouurrssee.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Kabili, Jan.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 436 p. $44.99 (pa)Intended for the ambitious home hobbyist, this guide introduces the com-mands available in the abridged version of Photoshop and applies thetechniques to an outdoor sports greeting cards project. Step-by- stepinstructions walk through the process of importing images, cropping animage, working with layers, retouching photographs, and adding text.The CD-ROM contains bonus lessons on filters and effects, project files,and a trial version of Photoshop Elements 2.

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TR267 2004-271601 0-7645-5596-0TTeeaacchh yyoouurrsseellff vviissuuaallllyy ddiiggiittaall pphhoottooggrraapphhyy,, 22dd eedd..Lowrie, Charlotte K. (Visual read less, learn more)John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 292 p. $29.99 (pa)Packed with colorful illustrations, this guide for the beginning camerahobbyist offers advice on buying a digital camera, and walks throughthe process of composing pictures and controlling exposure, retouchingimages in Photoshop Elements 2.0, adding effects to a digital photo, andcropping and sizing a photo to print or share online.

TR590 2003-024956 1-57990-538-2CCrreeaattiivvee PPhhoottoosshhoopp lliigghhttiinngg tteecchhnniiqquueess..Huggins, Barry.Lark Books, ©2004 192 p. $29.95 (pa)Intended for photographers, this series of 43 tutorials demonstrates dif-ferent techniques for applying lightning, water, fog, moonlight, fire, andother natural and manmade atmospheric effects to an image. Color illus-trations and step-by-step instructions walk through the Photoshop com-mands for creating sunsets from daylight scenes, casting light andshadow through venetian blinds, adding reflection in curved glass, andsimulating the effects of light underwater.

TR708 2004-000624 0-86715-436-5DDiiggiittaall aanndd ccoonnvveennttiioonnaall ddeennttaall pphhoottooggrraapphhyy;; aa pprraaccttiiccaallcclliinniiccaall mmaannuuaall..Ahmad, Irfan.Quintessence Pub. Co., ©2004 234 p. $86.00 (pa)A UK dentist in private practice specializing in aesthetic, restorative, andimplant dentistry provides a practical reference guide rather than a the-oretical treatise for clinicians wishing to integrate photography into theirpractices. Dr. Ahmad covers all aspects of this endeavor, from conceptsof photography and visual perception to editing and presenting imagesto impress patients and colleagues—mindful of copyright considerations.The spiral- bound manual is replete with color illustrations and sidebartips.

TR715 2003-108891 0-87349-566-7RRaaiillwwaayy pphhoottooggrraapphhyy..Solomon, Brian and John Gruber.Krause Publications, ©2003 159 p. $29.99The splendidly illustrated hobbyist’s guide covers technique, equipment,composition, lighting, location, and publication of railway photographs.Most of the images in the book come from the authors—both longtimetrain photographers—but they also include the work of other experts inthe field. An introduction considers the history of the genre. Befitting thelandscape-hugging subject, it’s in horizontal format: 11.25x8.75″.

TR897 2003-024687 1-58450-291-6TThhee aanniimmaattoorr’’ss mmoottiioonn ccaappttuurree gguuiiddee;; oorrggaanniizziinngg,,mmaannaaggiinngg,, aanndd eeddiittiinngg..Liverman, Matthew.Charles River Media, ©2004 307 p. $41.95 (pa)Focusing on the organization aspects of game animation based on a liveperformer, this book explains the importance of creating a motion listand flowchart of all motions that will be captured during a session,surveys factors to consider when selecting a motion capture studio, andwalks through the process of choosing the number of seconds or framesof each motion captured that will be processed and delivered.

TR897 1-59200-210-2EExxppeerriieennccee XXSSII 44,, tthhee ooffffiicciiaall SSooffttiimmaaggee XXSSII 44 gguuiiddee ttoocchhaarraacctteerr ccrreeaattiioonn..Sims, Aaron and Michael Isner.Course Technology, ©2004 264 p. $49.99 (pa)Sims, a character designer for films, and Isner, the designer of the char-acter-component tools and programming language in XSI, explain how touse Softimage XSI, a software used by artists and animators in fieldsincluding computer games and the film industry, in this step-by-stepguide. Techniques are illustrated with color images, screen shots, andillustrations on every page.

TR897 0-596-00645-4FFllaasshh hhaacckkss..Bhangal, Sham.O’Reilly & Associates Inc, ©2004 466 p. $24.95 (pa)Intended for web developers familiar with Flash MX, this collection of100 tricks for enhancing Flash web designs, ActionScripts, and Flashcontent offers innovative approaches to adding visual effects andanimation, drawing more efficiently, manipulating text, synthesizingspeech and other sounds, optimizing runtime performance anddownload times, and maximizing browser compatibility.

TR897 2004-002640 1-58450-315-7IIlllluussttrraattiinngg wwiitthh MMaaccrroommeeddiiaa FFllaasshh MMXX 22000044.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Firebaugh, Robert.Charles River Media, ©2004 366 p. $41.95 (pa)This guide uses step-by-step tutorials to outline the process for creatingvector illustrations and Web animation in Flash. Firebaugh, a multimediadesigner, begins with the basics: which hardware is necessary, how touse the drawing tools, and illustration styles (e.g., line art, cartoon, andmanga). The remaining chapters cover techniques for illustration, design,animation, and games, and tutorials which demonstrate how techniquescan be used together to create photorealistic illustrations. The CD-ROMcontains a trial version of Flash and supplementary tutorials.

TR897 2003-116419 0-7645-4303-2MMaaccrroommeeddiiaa FFllaasshh MMXX 22000044 bbiibbllee.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Reinhardt, Robert and Snow Dowd.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 1250 p. $49.99 (pa)Appropriate for beginners, this guide walks through the Flash MXinterface and shows how to create static graphics, add animation andeffects, and integrate sound and video files with Flash. The second halfof the book discusses exporting Flash presentations to the SWF fileformat for use on a web page, and introduces the basic elements ofActionScript syntax for controlling movie clip objects, dynamic data, anddynamic movie elements. The CD-ROM contains lesson files and a trialversion of Flash MX 2004.

TR897 0-321-22853-7MMaaccrroommeeddiiaa FFllaasshh MMXX 22000044 bbeeyyoonndd tthhee bbaassiiccss;; hhaannddss--oonnttrraaiinniinngg.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Rebenschied, Shane.Lynda.com/books, ©2004 500 p. $44.99 (pa)Intended for intermediate Flash designers, this series of tutorials demon-strates how to construct scrolling text, a dynamic slideshow, a feedbackform, an MP3 jukebox, a streaming video player, navigation menus, andpreloaders for web sites. The necessary ActionScript classes, objects,methods, and properties are introduced along the way. The CD-ROM con-tains tutorial movies and trial versions of Macromedia Flash MX 2004and Sorenson Squeeze. Published by Lynda.com/books in associationwith Peachpit Press.

TR899 2004-296111 0-321-17000-8CCoolloorr ccoorrrreeccttiioonn ffoorr AAvviidd XXpprreessss DDVV 33..55.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Title main entry. (Avid educational series)Avid Technology, Inc., ©2003 — p. $44.99 (pa)This tutorial/CD-ROM package teaches readers who are already familiarwith the operation of the Avid Xpress DV system how to color correct asequence on the system. The tutorial’s modular structure follows thetypical color correction process, with step-by-step instructions and hands-on exercises, illustrated with b&w screen shots, for both Windows XPand Macintosh OS X platforms. The companion CD-ROM contains NTSCDV media for course exercises.

TR899 2004-010455 1-57820-256-6FFiinnaall CCuutt EExxpprreessss 22 eeddiittiinngg wwoorrkksshhoopp.. ((DDVVDD iinncclluuddeedd))Wolsky, Tom. (DV expert series)CMP Books, ©2004 281 p. $34.95 (pa)Intended for serious hobbyists, event producers, and students, the 11lessons in this book show how to import digital video material into FinalCut Express 2, slice and organize clips, use the Canvas editing tools andthe sequence editing tools, apply transitions, work with sound, add titles,animate images, and export the completed product. The hybrid DVD con-tains project files and a video comparing the differences between iMovieand Final Cut.

TR899 2004-010336 1-57820-237-XPPhhoottoosshhoopp CCSS ffoorr nnoonnlliinneeaarr eeddiittoorrss,, 22dd eedd.. ((DDVVDDiinncclluuddeedd))Harrington, Richard. (DV expert series)CMP Books, ©2004 310 p. $54.95 (pa)Intended for video editors, motion graphic artists, and DVD designers,this guide outlines the key concepts for working in the PhotoShop imageeditor—transparency, pixel aspect ratio, and alpha channels— thenprovides step-by-step instructions for adding layers, manipulating text,applying filters, correcting colors, and creating backgrounds for video.Color images demonstrate technique results. The second edition addssections on scanning, digital cameras, the edit history log, and the filtergallery. The DVD-ROM contains tutorials, software demos, and a trialversion of PhotoShop CS.

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TR899 2003-094092 0-672-32607-8SSaammss tteeaacchh yyoouurrsseellff AAddoobbee PPrreemmiieerree PPrroo iinn 2244 hhoouurrss..Sengstack, Jeff. (Sams teach yourself in 24 hours)Sams, ©2004 666 p. $29.99 (pa)This guide to PC video editing offers advice on setting up a digital videoworkstation for the aspiring video producer, and provides step- by-stepinstructions for capturing video, editing clips in Premiere Pro, addingtransitions between clips, applying video effects, acquiring and sweet-ening audio, compositing multiple clips, and exporting the final product.

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TS155 2003-061062 1-57444-359-3IInnffoorrmmaattiioonn tteecchhnnoollooggyy ffoorr mmaannuuffaaccttuurriinngg;; rreedduucciinngg ccoossttssaanndd eexxppaannddiinngg ccaappaabbiilliittiieess..Title main entry. Ed. by Kevin Ake et al.St. Lucie Press, ©2004 309 p. $59.95This text takes a comprehensive look at five fundamental areas where ITinfluences the manufacturing process—manufacturing execution, productlife cycle management, use and analysis of performance data, planningand scheduling, and maintenance management. Numerous examplesdemonstrate the use of IT systems in a wide range of vertical industries.Particular attention is given to each state of a project life cycle. Successfulstrategies are detailed and common mistakes identified. The authors areconsultants.

TS155 2003-70296 1-4039-1529-6KKeeyy ccoonncceeppttss iinn ooppeerraattiioonnss mmaannaaggeemmeenntt..Sutherland, Jonathan and Diane Canwell. (Palgrave key concepts)Palgrave Macmillan, ©2004 277 p. $22.95 (pa)Listing terms alphabetically, this glossary defines the key concepts inoperations management and provides references for further research.The terms are drawn from many areas of the discipline, including man-ufacturing, the service industry, distribution, and quality control. Theauthors are former lecturers specializing in business studies.

TS156 2004-11286 1-55617-870-0IInnssttrruummeennttaattiioonn aanndd ccoonnttrrooll ssyysstteemmss ddooccuummeennttaattiioonn..Meier, Frederick A. and Clifford A. Meier.ISA, ©2004 173 p. $66.00 (pa)The authors, both members of the Instrument Society of America, teachengineering students to read, understand, and apply the symbols anddocuments that are used to define a modern industrial instrumentationand control system. For more experienced professionals, insights intousing the symbols and documents more effectively are provided.Information on how and why documents are developed, who developsthem, and how they are used is also provided. Types of documents dis-cussed include process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentationdrawings, instrument lists, specification forms, and location plans.

TS156 2003-054864 0-13-113127-3QQuuaalliittyy ccoonnttrrooll,, 77tthh eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Besterfield, Dale H.Prentice Hall, ©2004 520 p. $101.00This textbook introduces quality control concepts and emphasizes theirpractical applications. Chapters address total quality management, sta-tistics, control charts, SPC techniques, probability, acceptance samplingsystems, reliability, management and planning tools, and related topics.Theoretical discussions give background to the basic principles of qualitycontrol, and mathematics are kept to a minimum. A companion CD-ROMcontains Excel spreadsheet files for use with the review exercises.Besterfield taught engineering at Southern Illinois University.

TS156 2004-001466 0-87389-618-1QQuuaalliittyy eesssseennttiiaallss;; aa rreeffeerreennccee gguuiiddee ffrroomm AA ttoo ZZ..ReVelle, Jack B.ASQ Quality Press, ©2004 245 p. $30.00 (pa)ReVelle, a quality consultant, offers alphabetized and illustrateddefinitions and explanations of 120 essential topics related to thephilosophies and practices of quality management. The audience for thebook includes trainers, Six Sigma practitioners, those new to quality, andseasoned quality professionals. The book can be used as a primer forcertification exams, and as an introductory overview for engineers,managers, and field sales people who need a basic understanding ofquality concepts.

TS156 2002-014684 0-87389-566-5SSttaattiissttiiccaall qquuaalliittyy ccoonnttrrooll uussiinngg EExxcceell,, 22dd eedd.. ((CCDD--RROOMMiinncclluuddeedd))Zimmerman, Steven M. and Marjorie L. Icenogle.ASQ Quality Press, ©2003 430 p. $60.00 (pa)Zimmerman and Icenogle present a gradual, gentle introduction to bothExcel and statistical quality control. Engineers, technicians, inspectors,and anyone else who is new to either Excel or statistical quality controlcan use this book to get started, and anyone possessing some familiaritywith the subject can skip to the more advanced chapters at the end,which give detailed and varied methods for statistical process control andacceptance sampling - statistical fundamentals, distributions, sigmacontrol charts, p and np control charts, and c and u control charts aresome of the topics covered in these sections.

TS156 90-5966-018-8TToooollss aanndd mmeetthhooddss ooff ccoommppeettiittiivvee eennggiinneeeerriinngg;;pprroocceeeeddiinnggss;; 22vv.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering (5th:2004: Lausanne, Switzerland) Ed. by Imre Hováth and PaulXirouchakis.Millpress Science Publishers, ©2004 570 p. $173.00The papers of this proceedings were first presented at the 5thInternational Symposium on Tools and Methods of CompetitiveEngineering, held in April 2004 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Of the 220papers originally presented, 92 are presented here at full length and 50in 2-page summaries. The CD-ROM contains all 142 papers in their fulllength. The symposium’s main theme was life-cycle engineering, withtopics included on product longevity, reliability, use, maintenance, sus-tainability, and recycling. A small sampling of the topics of the full-lengthpapers include active learning in a virtual business environment, tech-nology management in product design, assembly and disassembly ofmicro-mechatronic products, aesthetic design, morphological modelingtechniques, support of concept synthesis using genetic algorithms, andidentification of users and their relations to the product. Competitivemanufacturing technologies and virtual enterprise technologies are themain subjects of v.2. The engineers who contributed are affiliated withindustries and universities worldwide. Author index only. There is no USdistributor.

TS170 2003-054632 1-56670-644-0IInntteeggrraatteedd lliiffee--ccyyccllee aanndd rriisskk aasssseessssmmeenntt ffoorr iinndduussttrriiaallpprroocceesssseess..Sonnemann, Guido et al. (Advanced methods in resource and wastemanagement series; 2)Lewis Publishers, ©2004 362 p. $149.95For a readership with some knowledge in environmental engineering(probably a graduate-level audience, but also including those in industryand policymaking), this study aims to go beyond the simplistic analysisthat control of emission sources is the key to mitigating the impact ofindustrial processes on the environment. The three authors (one is withUNEP; two are chemists affiliated with the Rovira i Virgili U., Tarragona,Spain) show how to formulate a more nuanced and effective analysis byintegrating the tools of life-cycle assessment with those of riskassessment. They explain methods and describe practical applications forevaluating risks and trade-offs associated with products and services overtheir entire life cycle.

TS177 2003-019548 1-890871-50-8FFaacciilliittyy ddeessiiggnn aanndd eennggiinneeeerriinngg,, 33dd eedd..Hanna, Steven R. and Stephan Konz.Holcomb Hathaway, Pub., ©2004 418 p. $68.00 (pa)Hanna (an engineer with his own company) and Konz (Kansas StateUniversity) cover the design of all aspects of a facility, including thebuilding itself, material handling, services and environment, and layoutand operation of the facility, in this text for undergraduates in courseson industrial engineering or material handling. Self-contained chaptersallow instructors flexibility, and chapter problems and projects encouragestudents to apply their learning to real-life activities. This third editionoffers extensive updates of all chapters, a new chapter on lean manufac-turing and supply chain management, a glossary, and computer pro-grams available on a Web site.

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TS192 2004-005522 0-7645-5765-3AAuuddeell mmaannaaggiinngg mmaaiinntteennaannccee ppllaannnniinngg aanndd sscchheedduulliinngg..Brown, Michael V.John Wiley & Sons, ©2004 275 p. $40.00 (pa)Brown (a principal of New Standard Institute, Inc.) offers a primer onthe management of industrial maintenance planning and scheduling.Chapters discuss defining the level of maintenance; job estimationmethods; planning and estimating electrical work; understanding pre-ventive and predictive maintenance; scheduling methods; planning forshutdowns, turnarounds, and outages; gathering data for maintenanceperformance indices; using indices to measure performance; and usingmultiskill training.

TS192 2003-055881 0-8311-3178-0EEffffeeccttiivvee mmaaiinntteennaannccee mmaannaaggeemmeenntt;; rriisskk aanndd rreelliiaabbiilliittyyssttrraatteeggiieess ffoorr ooppttiimmiizziinngg ppeerrffoorrmmaannccee..Narayan, V.Industrial Press, ©2004 246 p. $44.95Writing in a language and style that engineers, managers, and super-visors alike can understand and easily apply, Narayan, a mechanicalengineer, examines the role of maintenance in minimizing the risk ofsafety and environmental incidents, adverse publicity, and loss of prof-itability, and describes risk reduction tools and explains their applica-bility to specific situations. He details a risk reduction model that linksmaintenance to risk, and provides a table of fixed format codes that canbe adapted for use in most maintenance management systems. Chapterpreviews & summaries, a glossary, and a list of acronyms are included.

TS192 2003-070041 0-8311-3173-XMMaannaaggiinngg mmaaiinntteennaannccee sshhuuttddoowwnnss aanndd oouuttaaggeess..Levitt, Joel.Industrial Press, ©2004 244 p. $41.95A trainer of maintenance professionals, Levitt writes specifically formaintenance managers and project teams in heavy maintenance envi-ronments such as refineries, power plants, chemical plants, mines, andairports. He explains the steps and procedures for a successful plannedmaintenance shutdown or outage, with checklists and examples frommany industries.

TS227 2003-116912 1-85312-951-8TThheerrmmaall aannaallyyssiiss ooff wweellddss.. ((CCDD--RROOMM iinncclluuddeedd))Nguyen, N.T. (International series developments in heat transfer, no.14)WIT Press, ©2004 334 p. $198.00Determining the degree of stress in a weld caused by heat at varioustimes in its history plays a significant role in evaluating residual stressand distortion and the microstructure modelling of welded joints andstructures, especially in components and structures of ships, aircraft, andbridges. Nguyen, based in Australia, describes various analytical solu-tions for a number of stationary and moving heat sources in semi-infinitebody, thick plate, fillet joint, cylinder, sphere, and cone and their appli-cation in weld-pool simulation and other procedures. He accomplishesthis by superimposing principles for various parts of the proposed three-dimensional heat sources with an assumption that only conduction isplaying a major part in the thermal analysis of welds. The US office ofWIT Press is Computational Mechanics.

TS250 2004-42151 0-8311-3182-9SShheeeett mmeettaall ffoorrmmiinngg pprroocceesssseess aanndd ddiiee ddeessiiggnn..Boljanovic, Vukota.Industrial Press, ©2004 219 p. $46.95Drawing on his more than three decades of experience as an engineerin the field, Bojanovic offers a practical guide to what he says is still themost commonly used manufacturing methodology for mass producingcomplex, high-precision parts. He looks at such mechanisms as blanking,bending, deep drawing, material economy, the movement of metalduring stamping, and tooling design. There are formulas andcalculations, but the emphasis is on engineering methods rather thanmathematical techniques.

TS283 1-86058-421-7PPrreessssuurree ssyysstteemmss ccaasseebbooookk;; ccaauusseess aanndd aavvooiiddaannccee ooffffaaiilluurreess aanndd ddeeffeeccttss..Title main entry. Ed. by J. B. Wintle.Professional Engineering Pub., ©2004 144 p. $146.00Nine papers from Institution of Mechanical Engineers seminars inNovember 2001 in Sheffield and November 2003 near Warrington havebeen selected, expanded, and updated for a broader audience. Industrialusers, regulators, and researchers of pressure systems explore causes offailure & near-failure —particularly pre-existing defects—and approachesto predicting and preventing them. They discuss such aspects as lessonsfrom failures of gas cylinders used for dispensing beverages, insurance

aspects of failures, failure design procedures in the new EuropeanPressure Vessel Standard EN 13445, and a new methodology to assess therisk of vibration fatigue in process pipework. Distributed by ASME.

TS517 2003-069358 0-8194-5313-7OOppttiiccaall ccooaattiinngg tteecchhnnoollooggyy..Baumeister, Philip W. (SPIE Press monograph; PM137)SPIE, ©2004 — p. $95.00This book is intended to instruct technologists in the design and fabri-cation of thin film coatings that function by means of optical inter-ference. Organized around key subjects associated with functions ofoptical thin film performance, the book provides a resource for thosedesigning, producing, and using optical thin film technology. Earlychapters overview application of optical thin films and fundamentals ofthin film analysis. Later chapters survey thin film deposition methods,processes, and materials, describe design approaches, and provide infor-mation on designing thin film performance using absorbing multilayers.Baumeister taught courses on optical thin film technology at theUniversity of California-Los Angeles.

TS695 2003-18016 0-8155-1483-2TThhiinn ffiillmm mmaatteerriiaallss tteecchhnnoollooggyy;; ssppuutttteerriinngg ooff ccoommppoouunnddmmaatteerriiaallss..Wasa, Kiyotaka et al.William Andrew Pub., ©2004 518 p. $160.00Wasa (Yokohama City U., Japan) notes that the sputtering phenomenonwas first observed some 150 years ago. He and colleagues with theMatsushita Electrical Industrial Co., Kyoto, describe progress in sput-tering technology in recent years and applications that are relevant toelectronics (notably in the production of integrated circuits and magneto-optical recording media), and other common manufacturing processes(e.g. coating machine tools and reflective windows). Intended as a bridgebetween tutorial textbooks for graduate students and research guides, thevolume includes experimental and production-level engineering data.

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TX355 0-8243-2824-8AAnnnnuuaall rreevviieeww ooff nnuuttrriittiioonn;; vv..2244,, 22000044..Title main entry. Ed. by Donald B. McCormick et al.Annual Reviews, ©2004 686 p. $168.00McCormick (Emory University) collects work on recent advances in thestudy of nutrition. The critical role of the melanocortin systems incontrolling energy balance is considered, and work on antioxidant andanti-inflammatory effects of flavonoids on atherosclerosis issummarized. Research in extracellular thiols and the oxidation/reductionof thiols and disulfides is reviewed, and regulation of cationic aminoacid transport is discussed. Three chapters deal with zinc, looking at itsrelationship to infectious diseases and in the programming of theimmune system. Other topics examined include B-12 deficiency,isoflavones in soy infant formula, and alcohol metabolism.

TX359 2004-48306 0-8204-6084-2AAnn iinntteerrnnaattiioonnaall nnuuttrriittiioonn iinnddeexx;; ccoonncceepptt aanndd aannaallyysseess ooffffoooodd iinnsseeccuurriittyy aanndd uunnddeerrnnuuttrriittiioonn aatt ccoouunnttrryy lleevveellss..Wiesmann, Doris. (Development economics and policy; v.39)Peter Lang Publishing Inc, ©2004 260 p. $50.95 (pa)One of the main problems in addressing the problem of food insecurityaround the globe, says Wiesman (Center for Development Research, U. ofBonn, Germany), is the lack of a broadly available comprehensive indi-cator of food security and nutrition. She sets out to design an interna-tional nutrition index that, taking into account limits of data availability,can fill this gap. After creating an index of complementary indicators,she applies it to an analysis of the disparities and trends for 106 coun-tries and various regions. She also addresses questions of how indexrelates to indicators of poverty and inequality.

TX406 0-8493-2535-8HHaannddbbooookk ooff hheerrbbss aanndd ssppiicceess;; vv..22..Title main entry. Ed. by K.V. Peter.CRC Pr., ©2004 359 p. $249.95For people involved in the study, cultivation, trade, & use of spices andherbs, this reference is written by scientists in plant and pharmaceuticalsciences from India and other tropical countries. The first part deals withhealth benefits and the use of herbs & spices as antimicrobials andantioxidants, including discussion of screening for health effects, andunder-utilized herbs & spices. The second provides details on individualspices: description, classification, production, cultivation, post-harvesthandling, uses in food processing, the chemical structure and functionalproperties of important compounds extracted, & quality specification. Co-published by CRC Press and Woodhead Publishing.

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TX551 2004-006867 0-8138-0426-4DDiieettaarryy ssuupppplleemmeenntt llaabbeelliinngg ccoommpplliiaannccee rreevviieeww,, 33dd eedd..Summers, James L.Blackwell Pub. Professional, ©2004 232 p. $164.99Summers (senior consultant, AAC Consulting Group, a firm specializingin Food and Drug Administration compliance issues), after presentingthe text of the relevant regulations, provides guidance on complying withU.S. requirements governing the labeling of dietary supplements. Theinformation is presented in question and answer format and coversnutrient content claims, health claims, statements concerning the effectof the product, exemptions from requirements, compliance provisions,and other labeling issues.

TX553 0-8493-2534-XAAnnaallyyttiiccaall mmeetthhooddss ffoorr ffoooodd aaddddiittiivveess..Wood, Roger et al.CRC Pr., ©2004 258 p. $229.95Four researchers with the British organization Foods Standards Agency(but not speaking for it) review the published methods for analyzing foodadditives to find those that are incomplete, that is, either cover only alimited range of permitted foods, or are missing. They selected additivesfor review based on their use in foods at levels permitted in Europe, theavailability of dietary intake information, and analyte complexity. Foreach additive, they summarize the available methods of analysis, theavailable statistical performance parameters for the methods, and resultsof any collaborative trials that may have been carried out. They alsomake recommendations and cite appropriate references.

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U264 0-415-31615-4IInntteerrnnaattiioonnaall ccoonnttrrooll ooff ttrriittiiuumm ffoorr nnuucclleeaarrnnoonnpprroolliiffeerraattiioonn aanndd ddiissaarrmmaammeenntt..Kalinowski, Martin B. (Science and global security monograph series)CRC Pr., ©2004 244 p. $89.95Kalinowski, who is not further identified argues that it is feasible froma physical and technical point of view to implement and verify anagreement on the international control of tritium originating from anysource, specially from civilian or undeclared military sources, in order tokeep it from being used in nuclear weapons. He concludes that verifi-cation of international tritium control agreements both for reducing hor-izontal proliferation of tritium in currently non-nuclear states, and forreversing its vertical proliferation in nuclear states would be technicallyfeasible with an effectiveness that is politically acceptable, even thoughthe significant quantity of tritium is defined to be as low as one gram.

U793 2003-026531 1-8906-0514-XWWeeaappoonnss ooff mmaassss ddeessttrruuccttiioonn,, wwhhaatt yyoouu sshhoouulldd kknnooww;; aacciittiizzeenn’’ss gguuiiddee ttoo bbiioollooggiiccaall,, cchheemmiiccaall,, aanndd nnuucclleeaarr aannddrraaddiioollooggiiccaall aaggeennttss && wweeaappoonnss..Title main entry. Ed. by Gladson I. Nwanna.Frontline Publishers, ©2004 298 p. $39.99 (pa)It was probably inevitable, once terms like weapons of mass destructionand dirty bomb became part of the mainstream lexicon, that a guide totheir avoidance for everyday citizens would appear; and here it is.Nwanna, a former World Bank consultant, turns to public sources suchas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for information aboutthe effects of biological, chemical, and nuclear agents that have beenused as weapons in the past or are in current military use somewherein the world. “There is no need to be alarmed,” he writes, but there’s nota lot that’s soothing in his lengthy recitation of symptoms. Nwanna alsoprovides guidance for what to do in case of an attack and examines therole of the government in alerting citizens should one occur.

UF503 0-306-81318-1UU..SS.. aarrmmeedd ffoorrcceess aarrsseennaall;; aa gguuiiddee ttoo mmooddeerrnn ccoommbbaatthhaarrddwwaarree..Southworth, Samuel A.Da Capo Press, ©2004 227 p. $16.00 (pa)An inventory from pistols to laser cannons shows the US soldier’sarsenal. Southworth, a writer who specializes in military and intelligencematters, explains the gear and puts it into historical context without usingthe defense industry jargon that can make technical specifications impen-etrable to the casual reader. Though not a military man, Southworthwrites that he finds weapons fascinating, “because they are the linchpinsof conflict resolution, and the history of the world has so far been mostlythe history of conflict.” Illustrated in b&w.

UF503 2004-007429 1-56347-665-7WWeeaappoonneeeerriinngg;; ccoonnvveennttiioonnaall wweeaappoonn ssyysstteemm eeffffeeccttiivveenneessss..Driels, Morris R. (AIAA education series)A.I.A.A., ©2004 473 p. $100.95This text describes methods commonly used to predict the probability ofsuccess when attacking ground targets using air-launched or ground-launched weapons. It outlines the various methodologies used forproducts employed by the US Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps,and explains the underlying methodologies for two munitions effec-tiveness tools: Joint Air-to-Surface Weaponeering Systems and JMEM/SSWeapons Effectiveness Systems. Appendices cover weapon selection andweapon types. Driels has taught at universities in the UK and US for 30years.

UG485 1-58053-898-3IInntteerrnnaattiioonnaall eelleeccttrroonniicc ccoouunntteerrmmeeaassuurreess hhaannddbbooookk,, 22000044eedd..Title main entry. Journal of Electronic Defense.Artech House, ©2004 186 p. $165.00This volume lists and describes various types of electronic counter-measure equipment, including information such as manufacturer,propulsion, range, speed, and users, as well as a textual description and(often) a small b&w photo. Culled from the Journal of Electronic Defense,the material is divided by subject into categories like ESM & SIGINTsystems, self-protection jammers, and integrated self-protection suites.Each category is preceded by a brief essay from the journal describingthe special techniques and requirements for that specific type ofequipment. Buyers of this book are paying to see a number of full pageads accompanying the listings, but readers—mostly military professionalsand electronics industry personnel, and, perhaps, journalists and policymakers—presumably won’t be too distracted by their inclusion. Thesystems are indexed alphabetically.

VK555 2003-028061 1-57409-191-3TThhee lloo--tteecchh nnaavviiggaattoorr..Crowley, Tony.Sheridan House, ©2004 147 p. $17.95 (pa)Crowley, who has worked as a deck officer on merchant ships, presentsfun projects for making simple piloting gadgets and traditional instru-ments by hand, and explains the basics of navigating by the sun and thestars. Scattered among the projects is a collection of seafaring tales,puzzles, poetry, and nautical oddities. Some color photographs are pro-vided, but no index.

VM321 2004-048215 1-57409-197-2BBooaatt ddaattaa bbooookk,, 55tthh eedd..Nicolson, Ian.Sheridan House, ©2004 224 p. $35.00 (pa)Nicolson (fellow of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects, UK), writingfor those who may wish to cite the proper specifications for boatequipment for purchase, repair, or other purposes, provides tables ofdata on such topics as anchor proportions, pillar working loads, boomdimensions, breaking loads of rope, fuel consumption, and a host ofother important design and equipment information. The data isorganized into chapters on boat equipment, materials, fastenings, sparsand riggings, engines and powering, design, and tables and formulae.Where the information is specific to any one country, it is given in ref-erence to the UK.

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Z692 2003-027496 0-7890-2444-6IImmpprroovveedd aacccceessss ttoo iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn;; ppoorrttaallss,, ccoonntteenntt sseelleeccttiioonn,,aanndd ddiiggiittaall iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn..University of Oklahoma Libraries Conference (2003: University ofOklahoma) Ed. by Sul H. Lee.Haworth Pr., ©2003 147 p. $39.95Nine contributions from leading library administrators consider the chal-lenges of improving access to electronic information. The use of portalsand their advantages are discussed in detail from the perspectives of bothinformation providers and users. The papers were originally presented ata 2003 conference held at the U. of Oklahoma. The volume has beensimultaneously co- published as Journal of Library Administration, Vol.39, No. 4, 2003.

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