1
978-3-211-99736-9
PORSCHE MUSEUM
2
978-0-387-69060-5
MOLECULARY TARGETED THERAPY FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER
3
978-0-387-35443-9
HANDBOOK OF NEUROCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY
4
978-0-387-77499-2
PANCREATIC CANCER
5
978-3-642-10279-0
INTEREST RATES, EXCHANGE RATES AND WORLD MONETARY POLICY
6
978-90-481-3689-6
SYMMETRY THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHEMIST
7
978-0-387-79059-6
PREBIOTICS AND PROBIOTICS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
8
978-1-4419-5517-3 MICROBIOLOGICAL TROUBLESHOOTING IN THE INDUSTRIAL FOOD
PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT
9
978-1-4419-1477-4
FOOD ANALYSIS
10
978-1-4419-1718-8
SCIENCE
FUTURE APPLICATION AND MIDDLEWARE TECHNOLOGY ON E-
11
978-0-387-73004-2
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOMETRICS
12
978-0-387-49616-0
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DATABASE SYSTEMS
13
978-3-540-92911-6
HANDBOOK OF NATURAL COMPUTING
14
978-0-387-71800-2
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CROSS-CULTURAL SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
15
978-1-84882-999-2
INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING STATISTICS AND LEAN SIGMA
16
978-1-4419-1749-2
THEORY OF APPLIED ROBOTICS
17
978-1-4419-1745-4
INTRODUCTION TO NONLINEAR FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
18
978-3-540-78878-2
IDENTIFICATION OF DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
19
978-3-642-04871-5
ESSENTIALS OF MODERN OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION
20
978-1-4020-8640-3
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE WORLD'S COASTAL LANDFORMS
21
978-3-540-78559-0
URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD
22
978-90-481-3897-5
PRESIDENTIAL SCIENCE ADVISORS: PERSPECTIVES AND REFLECTIONS
ON SCIENCE, POLICY AND POLITICS
23
978-3-642-02623-2
BEHAVIOUR: EVOLUTION AND MECHANISMS
25
978-3-540-77588-1
HANDBOOK OF HYDROCARBON AND LIPID MICROBIOLOGY
26
978-0-387-46620-0
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND
27
NETWORKS IN ACTION
978-1-4419-5512-8
28
978-0-387-70913-0 FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS, SOBOLEV SPACES AND PARTIAL
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
29
978-3-0346-0335-5
FAMILIES OF AUTOMORPHIC FORMS
30
978-1-4419-5526-5
MODELING AND SIMULATION IN SCILAB/SCICOS WITH SCICOSLAB 4.4
31
978-0-387-88629-9
COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE
32
978-1-4419-0629-8 MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN ROBUST CONTROL OF DISCRETE-TIME
LINEAR STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS
33
978-1-4419-1620-4
A COURSE IN MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS AND ANALYSIS
34
978-3-642-05163-0
SOLVING ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS I
35
978-3-0346-0327-0
INTRODUCTION TO CARDINAL ARITHMETIC
36
978-3-7643-8509-5 METRICS ON THE PHASE SPACE AND NON-SELFADJOINT PSEUDODIFFERENTIAL OPERATORS
37
978-3-0346-0331-7
DISCRETE GROUPS, EXPANDING GRAPHS AND INVARIANT MEASURES
38
978-3-0346-0333-1
CARDINAL INVARIANTS ON BOOLEAN ALGEBRAS
39
978-0-387-09638-4
THE PILLARS OF COMPUTATION THEORY
40
978-1-4419-1604-4
THEORY AND APPLICATIONS OF STOCHASTIC PROCESSES
41
978-1-4419-1739-3
PRACTICAL BIFURCATION AND STABILITY ANALYSIS
42
978-1-4419-1747-8
ALGORITHMS AND PROGRAMMING
43
978-1-4419-1731-7
ARITHMETIC OF QUADRATIC FORMS
44
978-0-8176-4955-5
SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION WITH QUANTIZED OBSERVATIONS
45
978-0-387-09815-9
HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY IN MEDICAL SETTINGS
46
978-1-60327-959-8
ADDICTION RECOVERY MANAGEMENT
47
978-0-387-09813-5
HANDBOOK OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISABILITY
48
978-0-387-09708-4
ANESTHESIA STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE
49
978-1-84882-047-0
COMPREHENSIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY
50
978-3-540-87954-1
CRITICALLY ILL
HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING USING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THE
51
978-1-4419-5522-7
COMMON MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS IN PRIMARY CARE
52
978-1-84800-139-8
GENERAL SURGERY
53
978-1-84882-961-9
ANESTHESIA INFORMATICS
54
978-1-60761-589-7
PALLIATIVE CARE:
55
978-1-60761-643-6
MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIONS IN CANCER PATIENTS
56
978-1-84882-127-9
ATLAS OF EPILEPSIES
57
978-3-540-78455-5
RADIOTHERAPY FOR HODGKIN LYMPHOMA
58
978-0-387-76699-7
THE GLAUCOMA BOOK
59
978-3-642-03693-4
SPINE TRAUMA
60
978-1-60327-576-7
ESSENTIALS OF ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY
61
978-3-642-05069-5
COLOR ATLAS OF BURN RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
62
978-0-387-78666-7
HANDBOOK OF DISEASE BURDENS AND QUALITY OF LIFE MEASURES
63
978-1-4419-0804-9
BASICS OF PET IMAGING
64
978-1-84882-799-8
ROBOTIC UROLOGIC SURGERY
65
978-1-60761-641-2
KIDNEY AND PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION: A PRACTICAL GUIDE
66
978-3-642-05427-3
QUANTUM SIGNATURES OF CHAOS
67
978-3-642-05369-6
MECHANICS
68
978-3-642-05359-7
HUMANS ON EARTH. PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
69
978-1-4419-1776-8
1001 CELESTIAL WONDERS TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE
70
978-1-4419-5570-8
GALILEO AND 400 YEARS OF TELESCOPIC ASTRONOMY
71
978-0-387-71803-3
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PSYCHOLOGY AND RELIGION
72
978-0-387-09758-9
HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY COMPETENCIES
73
978-1-4419-1083-7
PARK
HISTORICAL ARCHEOLOGY OF TOURISM IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL
74
978-1-4419-0660-1
SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF LARGE DIMENSIONAL RANDOM MATRICES
75
978-1-4419-1575-7
INTRODUCING MONTE CARLO METHODS WITH R
76
978-1-4419-1585-6
FUNDAMENTALS OF CLINICAL TRIALS
ARCHITECTURE
Porsche Museum
Delugan Meissl Associated Architects HG Merz
EDITORS:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
DELUGAN MEISSL ASSOCIATED ARCHITECTS
978-3-211-99736-9
approx. 385 p., With numerous ills., Hardcover
$79.95
November 2009
The recently opened Porsche-Museum in Zuffenhausen, at the entrance to the city of Stuttgart,
is exceptional in three respects: for its architecture, its construction and its urban design. In its
form, use of technology and dynamic elegance the design reflects the qualities of the traditional
automobile brand. A 160 metre long exhibition element rests on three concrete cores, which
enable the smooth structure to float with apparent ease above the level of the ground floor.
Upon entering the building the visitor is drawn onto a sunken entrance plateau, effortlessly
crossing the threshold between the everyday world and the white Porsche experience. The
graphic design concept of Mevis and Van Deursen enables the reader of this book to share with
the visitor the sense of moving through the museum. The photography of Ivan Baan guides him
visually around and through the building. While the first part of the book relies on pure black
and white photography the second part uses texts and plans to illuminate the technical and
constructional aspects of the project. This is a book for anyone interested in the architecture of
the Porsche-Museum. At the same time it is in itself an object crafted according to the same
principles.
SELLING POINTS:
 One of the world’s most innovative automobile museums
 Containing essays by leading experts
 Designed for the true book lover
MARKET: Architects, engineers, laymen
SUBJECTS: Building Types and Functions; Interior Architecture and Design; Design, general
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Architecture
RELATED TITLES:
Marte, Marte.Marte ( 978-3-211-79199-8, 2008,$79.95)
Landscape Architecture Europe Foundation, On Site (978-3-7643-8950-5, 2009, $84.95)
COMPETITION:
Corcuera, Contemporary Houses (H.F. Ullmann, 978-0841600638, 2008, $69.95)
Mckeith, Archipelago (Rakennustieto Publishing, 978-9516828063, 2008, $63.00)
BIOMEDICINE
Moleculary Targeted Therapy for Childhood Cancer
EDITORS:
PETER J. HOUGHTON, St. Judes Childrens Research
Hospital Memphis, TN, USA and ROBERT ARCECI, John
Hopkins Oncology Ctr, Baltimore, MD, USA
ISBN-13:
978-0-387-69060-5
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 350 p., 30 illus., 5 in color, Hardcover
PRICE:
approx. $149.00
AVAILABLE (US): October 2009
Each chapter will focus on the known molecular characteristics of specific childhood cancers,
focusing on how the molecular ‘drivers’ can be exploited from a therapeutic standpoint with
currently available targeted agents. Where applicable, integration of targeted therapies with
conventional cytotoxic agents will be considered.
SELLING POINTS:
 This volume will provide a comprehensive summary of molecular characteristics of
childhood cancers, and how the changes involved in transformation provide us with
opportunities for developing relatively less toxic, but curative, therapies.
 This book will be the first to comprehensively explore the molecular aspects of childhood
cancers that make them vulnerable to certain potential therapeutic approaches.
MARKET: Basic cancer researchers working on childhood cancers; pediatric oncologists and
scientists involved in experimental therapeutics of childhood cancer.
SUBJECTS: Cancer Research; Human Genetics; Molecular Medicine
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Biomedicine
RELATED TITLES:
Chan, Pediatric Oncology (978-0-387-24470-9, 2005, $59.95)
Houghton, Moleculary Targeted Therapy for Childhood Cancer (978-0-387-69060-5, 2008,
$149.00)
COMPETITION:
Pecorino, Molecular Biology of Cancer: Mechanisms, Targets, and Therapeutics (Oxford
University Press, 978-0199211487, 2008, $59.95)
Cullinane, Molecular Biology and Pathology of Paediatric Cancer (Oxford University Press, 9780192630797, 2003, $365.00)
BIOMEDICINE
Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology
Third Edition
EDITOR:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
ABEL LAJTHA
978-0-387-35443-9
approx. 6000 p., 17-volume-set
$3650.00
October 2009
The Second Edition of the Handbook of Neurochemistry, which was published about 24 years
ago, consisted of 10 volumes. The present, Third Edition, The Handbook of Neurochemistry and
Molecular Biology, is over twice as large; indicating a great expansion of neuroscience in the
past two decades. We now have not only more data on brain mechanisms relating to behavior
(mental activity and cognitive processes), but we understand in some detail the mechanisms of
these functions. The past editions focused purely on neurochemical aspects – the new edition
reflects the need of interdisciplinary approach for understanding neural mechanisms. Several
volumes deal with pathological changes and with repair and therapy of both mental and
neurological pathologies. The purpose of this edition is to provide an evaluation of the results of
investigations; to serve as a guide rather than enumerating all the available findings in detail –
it indicates future possibilities and the existing knowledge in neuroscience.
SELLING POINTS:
 The significance of understanding neural processes needs no emphasis – its potential is
primary in mental and neural pathology, but also in physiological importance
 The volumes should serve as an aid to researchers expanding our knowledge and to
educators training the next generation of neuroscientists and clinicians
MARKET: Neuroscientists, neurologists, psychiatrists, neurochemistry researchers
SUBJECTS: Neurosciences; Life Sciences, general
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Biomedicine
RELATED TITLES:
Johnson, Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurology (978-0-387-30349-9, 2007,
$249.00)
Galoyan, Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurology (978-0-387-30358-1, 2008,
$249.00)
COMPETITION:
Siegel, Basic Neurochemistry (Academic Press, 978-0120883974, 2005, $99.95)
Smith, Elements of Molecular Neurobiology (Wiley, 978-0471560388, 2002, 100.00)
BIOMEDICINE
Pancreatic Cancer
EDITORS:
JOHN P. NEOPTOLEMOS, University of Liverpool, UK;
RAUL URRUTIA, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester,
MN; JAMES ABBRUZZESE, MD Anderson Cancer Center,
Houston, TX and MARKUS W. BÜCHLER, University of
Heidelberg, Germany
ISBN-13:
978-0-387-77499-2
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 1400 p., 208 illus., 60 in color, Print + eReference
PRICE:
$689.00
AVAILABLE (US): November 2009
Worldwide, there are an estimated 232,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer annually. In the
United States, it is the fourth leading cause of cancer death, and approximately 30,000 people
die of pancreatic cancer each year. The disease is difficult to diagnose in its early stages, and
most patients have incurable disease by the time they present with symptoms. The overall 5year survival rate for this disease is less than 5%.
Because of the recent and vast growth in both the clinical and scientific research being done in
pancreatic cancer, each researcher’s knowledge of other specialty areas outside his or her own is
now often quite limited. The aim of this book is to place these the tangible advances—those that
are indispensable to all working on pancreatic cancer—readily at hand. The book will focus on
advances that will not become dated, and the editors will choose authors who are the very best
in each area.
SELLING POINTS:
 The only Major Reference Work devoted entirely to pancreatic cancer
 The contributing authors to this book are the very best in their respective fields
 Will have widespread appeal among clinicians, pathologists, and basic scientists who are
now struggling to understand this complex and rapidly growing field
MARKET: Researchers, scientists, professionals, clinicians, physicians, industry, graduate
students in the fields of cancer research and oncology
SUBJECTS: Cancer Research; Oncology
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Biomedicine
RELATED TITLES:
Hayat, Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prognosis (978-1-4020-9803-1, 2009,
$279.00)
Cohen, Integrative Oncology (978-1-58829-869-0, 2008, $79.95)
COMPETITION:
Atkinson, Principles of Clinical Pharmacology (Academic Press, 978-0123694171, 2006, $115.00)
Alberts, Molecular Biology of the Cell (Garland Science, 978-0815341055, 2000, $149.00)
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
Interest Rates, Exchange Rates and World Monetary Policy
AUTHOR:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
JOHN E. FLOYD, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
978-3-642-10279-0
XII, 404 p., Hardcover
approx. $179.00
March 2010
A careful basic theoretical and econometric analysis of the factors determining the real
exchange rates of Canada, the U.K., Japan, France and Germany with respect to the United
States is conducted. The resulting conclusion is that real exchange rates are almost entirely
determined by real factors relating to growth and technology such as oil and commodity prices,
international allocations of world investment across countries, and underlying terms of trade
changes. Unanticipated money supply shocks, calculated in five alternative ways have virtually
no effects. A Blanchard-Quah VAR analysis also indicates that the effects of real shocks
predominate over monetary shocks by a wide margin. The implications of these facts for the
conduct of monetary policy in countries outside the U.S. are then explored leading to the
conclusion that all countries, to avoid exchange rate overshooting, have tended to automatically
follow the same monetary policy as the United States..
SELLING POINTS:
 Real exchange rate determination and the workings of monetary policy of individual
countries in a world economy
 The history of world monetary policy is reviewed along with the determination of real
exchange rates within the Euro Area
MARKET: Libraries, Scientists, Practitioners
SUBJECTS: Macroeconomics; Econometrics; International Economics
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Business / Economics
RELATED TITLES:
Langdana, Macroeconomic Policy (978-0-387-77665-1,2009, $69.95)
Anari, The Power of Profit (978-1-4419-0648-9, 2010, $119.00)
COMPETITION:
Edwards, Capital Controls, Exchange Rates, and Monetary Policy in the World Economy (CUP,
978-0521597111, 1997, $65.00)
Cardoso, Monetary Policy & Exchange Rate Regimes (American University of Cairo Press, 9789771727590, 2006, $27.50)
CHEMISTRY
Symmetry through the Eyes of a Chemist
Third Edition
AUTHORS:
ISTVÁN HARGITTAI, Budapest University of Technology and
Economics, Hungary and MAGDOLNA HARGITTAI,
Hungarian Academy of Sciences at Eötvös University,
Budapest, Hungary
ISBN-13:
978-90-481-3689-6
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 530 p., 370 illus., Softcover
PRICE:
$89.95
AVAILABLE (US): March 2010
"Symmetry through the Eyes of a Chemist" surveys chemistry from the point of view of
symmetry. The aim has been to provide aesthetic pleasure in addition to learning experience.
The structure of the successful earlier editions is retained. "Symmetry through the Eyes of a
Chemist" is a valuable textbook for students of chemistry, the mathematical sciences,
architecture, the fine arts and all those who have an interest in the study of symmetry.
SELLING POINTS:
The only book to comprehensively survey chemistry from the point of view of symmetry
Contains many examples from chemistry as well as from other fields which emphasize the
unifying nature of the symmetry concept
This new edition has been further revised and contains streamlined text and renewed the
illustrative material as well as an epilogue
Features expanded sections dealing with biopolymers and quasicrystals
MARKET: Chemistry undergraduates and postgraduates; also researchers and professionals
working in chemistry, the mathematical sciences, architecture, and the fine arts
who have an interest in symmetry
SUBJECTS: Physical Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Chemistry
RELATED TITLES:
Rosen, Symmetry Rule (978-3-540-75972-0, 2008, $59.95)
Strocchi, Symmetry Breaking (978-3-540-73592-2, 2008, $89.95)
COMPETITION:
Ladd, Symmetry & Group Theory in Chemistry (Horwood Publishing Limited, 978-1898563396,
1998, $43.00)
Conway, The Symmetries of Things (A K Peters Ltd., 978-1568812205, 2008, $75.00)
CHEMISTRY, FOOD SCIENCE
Prebiotics and Probiotics Science and Technology
EDITORS:
DIMITRIS CHARALAMPOPOULOS, University of Reading,
UK and ROBERT A. RASTALL, University of Reading, UK
ISBN-13:
978-0-387-79059-6
PAGES/ILLUS:
XXIV, 1265 p., Print + eReference
PRICE:
$689.00
AVAILABLE (US): October 2009
Prebiotics are defined as nondigestible food ingredients that may beneficially affect the host by
selectively stimulating the growth and/or the activity of a limited number of bacteria in the
colon. Thus, to be effective, prebiotics must escape digestion in the upper gastrointestinal tract
and be used by a limited number of the microorganisms comprising the colonic microflora.
Prebiotics are principally oligosaccharides. They mainly stimulate the growth of bifidobacteria,
for which reason they are referred to as bifidogenic factors. Probiotics are defined as live
microorganisms, including Lactobacillus species, Bifidobacterium species and yeasts that may
beneficially affect the host upon ingestion by improving the balance of the intestinal microflora.
The dietary use of live microorganisms has a long history. Mention of cultured dairy products is
found in the Bible and the sacred books of Hinduism. Soured milks and cultured dairy products,
such as kefir, koumiss, leben and dahi, were often used therapeutically before the existence of
microorganisms was recognized. The use of microorganisms in food fermentation is one of the
oldest methods for producing and preserving food. Much of the world depends upon various
fermented foods that are staples in the diet.
SELLING POINTS:
 The science underpinning the probiotic and prebiotic effects, the latest in vivo studies, the
technological issues in the development and manufacture of these types of products, and the
regulatory issues involved
 Each volume is structured so that it covers all aspects of the topics in a logical manner,
avoiding replication
MARKET: Scientists and technologists working in academic and governmental institutes, food
scientists and researchers, nutritionists, microbiologists, health professionals
SUBJECTS: Food Science; Chemistry/Food Science, general; Nutrition
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Chemistry, Food Science
RELATED TITLES:
Gibson: Colonic Microbiota, Nutrition and Health (978-0-412-79880-1, 1999,$239.00)
Querol, Yeasts in Food and Beverages (978-3-540-28388-1, 2006, $369.00)
COMPETITION:
Jardine, Prebiotics and Probiotics (Wiley-Blackwell, 978-1905224524, 2009, $169.99)
Tannock, Probiotics and Prebiotics (Caister Academic Press, 978-1904455011, 2005 $199.00)
CHEMISTRY, FOOD SCIENCE
Microbiological Troubleshooting in the Industrial Food Processing
Environment
EDITORS:
JEFFREY L. KORNACKI, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA,
USA
ISBN-13:
978-1-4419-5517-3
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 140 p., 48 illus., Hardcover
PRICE:
$129.00
AVAILABLE (US): December 2009
Microbiological Troubleshooting in the Industrial Food Processing Environment provides proven
approaches and suggestions for finding sources of microbiological contamination of industrially
produced products. Industrial food safety professionals find themselves responsible for locating
and eliminating the source(s) of food contamination. These are often complex situations for
which they have not been adequately prepared. This book is written with them, the in-plant
food safety/quality assurance professional, in mind.
SELLING POINTS:
 The book provides suggestions for starting up after a processing line (or lines) have been
shut down due to a contamination risk
 The authors conclude with an overview of molecular subtyping and its value with regard to
in-plant investigations
 Selected tools for testing the environment and statistical approaches to testing ingredients
and finished product are also described
MARKET: Quality Assurance (Q.A.) Directors, Managers, and Supervisors; Laboratory
Technicians (both in-factory, commercial, and governmental); Sanitation Managers
and Supervisors; and Governmental technical staff (USDA, FDA inspectors, CDC)
SUBJECTS: Food Science; Chemistry/Food Science, general; Microbiology
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Chemistry, Food Science
RELATED TITLES:
Cocolin, Molecular Techniques in the Microbial Ecology of Fermented Foods (978-0387745190,
2008, $139.00)
Toldrá, Safety of Meat and Processing Meat (978-0-387-89025-8, 2009, $149.00)
COMPETITION:
Downes, Compendium of Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Foods (American
Public Health Assoc., 978-0875531755, 2001, $125.00)
McLandsborough, Food Microbiology Laboratory (CRC, 978-0849312670, 2003, $59.95)
CHEMISTRY, FOOD SCIENCE
Food Analysis
Fourth Edition
EDITOR:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
S. SUZANNE NIELSEN, Purdue University, West Lafayette,
IN, USA
978-1-4419-1477-4
approx. 550 p., 271 illus., Hardcover
approx. $79.95
January 2010
This book provides information on the techniques needed to analyze foods in laboratory
experiments. All topics covered include information on the basic principles, procedures,
advantages, limitations, and applications. This book is ideal for undergraduate courses in food
analysis and is also an invaluable reference to professionals in the food industry. General
information is provided on regulations, standards, labeling, sampling and data handling as
background for chapters on specific methods to determine the chemical composition and
characteristics of foods. Large, expanded sections on spectroscopy and chromatography also are
included.
SELLING POINTS:
 Other methods and instrumentation such as thermal analysis, ion-selective electrodes,
enzymes, and immunoassays are covered from the perspective of their use in the analysis of
foods
 A website with related teaching materials is accessible to instructors who adopt the
textbook
MARKET: Students, professionals
SUBJECTS: Food Science; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Chemistry, Food Science
RELATED TITLES:
Bhunia, Foodborne Microbial Pathogens (978-0-387-74536-7, 2008, $69.96)
Jay, Modern Food Microbiology (978-0-387-23180-8, 2005, $74.95)
COMPETITION:
Fellows, Food Processing Technology (CRC, 978-1439808214, 2009, $73.95)
Lopez-Gomez, Food Plant Design (CRC, 978-1574446029, 2005, $175.95)
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Future Application and Middleware Technology on e-Science
EDITORS:
OK-HWAN BYEON, Korea Institute of Science & Technology
Information, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; JANG HYUK
KWON, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology,
Daejeon, Republic of Korea; THOM DUNNING, National
Center for Supercomputing Applications, Urbana, IL, USA;
KUM WON CHO, Korea Institute of Science & Technology
Information, Daejeon, Republic of Korea and AURORE
SAVOY-NAVARRO, Université Paris VI, Paris, France
ISBN-13:
978-1-4419-1718-8
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 175 p., Hardcover
PRICE:
approx. $149.00
AVAILABLE (US): November 2009
Future Application and Middleware Technology on e-Science presents selected papers from the
2008 Korea e-Science All-Hands-Meeting (AHM 2008). Hosted by the Korea Institute of Science
and Technology Information, this meeting was designed to bring together developers and users
of e-Science applications and enabling information technologies from international and
interdisciplinary research communities. The AHM 2008 conference served as a forum for
engineers and scientists to present state-of-the-art research and product/tool developments, and
to highlight related activities in all fields of e-Science.
SELLING POINTS:
 Brings together cross-disciplinary information in one cohesive source
 This book is suitable for the professional audience composed of industry researchers and
practitioners of e-Science and suitable for advanced-level students in the field
MARKET: Industry researchers and practitioners of e-Science, advanced-level students
SUBJECTS: Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks; Information
Systems and Communication Service; Computer Communication Networks
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Computer Science
RELATED TITLES:
Taylor, Workflows for e-Science (978-1-84628-519-8, 2007, $109.00)
Allen, Computational Science (978-3-642-01972-2, 2009, $139.00)
COMPETITION:
Rivero, Encyclopedia of Database Technologies and Applications (Idea Group Publishing, 9781591405603, 2005, $275.00)
Miles, RFID Technology and Applications (CUP, 978-0521880930, 2008, $108.00)
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Encyclopedia of Biometrics
EDITORS:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
STAN Z. LI, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
978-0-387-73004-2
XXXII, 1433 p., 680 illus., Print + eReference
$559.00
October 2009
Biometrics are automated methods of recognizing a person based on physiological or behavioral
characteristics. Among the features measured are face, fingerprints, hand geometry,
handwriting, iris, retina, vein, and voice. The Encyclopedia will be composed of about 250
entries, covering biometrics modalities, systems and applications. Each entry will include a
definition, key words, list of synonyms, list of related entries, illustration(s), applications, and a
bibliography. Most entries will include useful literature references providing the reader with a
portal to more detailed information. The style of the entries is expository and tutorial, making
the encyclopedia a practical resource for experts in the field as well as professionals in other
fields.
SELLING POINTS:
 A-Z coverage of this complex subject area makes this volume easily accessible to
professionals and researchers in all fields who are interested in a particular aspect of
Biometrics
 Targeted literature references provide additional value for researchers looking to study a
topic in more detail
MARKET: Research scientists and industry practitioners in a wide variety of fields for a broad
array of applications; computer scientists and academics in other areas such as
engineering, math, statistics, political science, management science, psychology,
biomedicine; advanced-level students interested in entering the field of biometrics or
working in related areas
SUBJECTS: Pattern Recognition; Data Encryption
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Computer Science
RELATED TITLES:
Tistarelli, Handbook of Remote Biometrics (978-1-84882-384-6, 2009, $129.00)
Ratha, Advances in Biometrics (978-1-84628-920-0, 2008, $79.95)
COMPETITION:
Theodoridis, Pattern Recognition (Academic Press, 978-1597492720, 2008, $99.95)
Zhang, Advanced Pattern Recognition Technologies with Applications to Biometrics (Medical
Information Science Reference, 978-1605662008, 2008, $225.00)
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Encyclopedia of Database Systems
EDITORS:
M. TAMER ÖZSU, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada and
LING LIU, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA,
USA
ISBN-13:
978-1-4419-1477-4
PAGES/ILLUS:
4100 p., 60 illus., Print + eReference.,
PRICE:
$1899.00
AVAILABLE (US): October 2009
This multi-volume encyclopedia provides easy access to relevant information on all aspects of
very large databases (VLDB). It features alphabetical organization of concepts covering main
areas of very large databases. The first reference work on VLDB with a searchable XML ereference featuring four color art.
SELLING POINTS:
 Co-editor Tamer Özsu is a world renowned leader in the field
 Includes targeted literature references
 Each peer-reviewed entry includes definition, key words, illustrations, applications and a
bibliography
MARKET: Researcher scientists and graduate-level students in computer science and
geography
SUBJECTS: Database Management; Information Storage and Retrieval; Multimedia
Information Systems
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Computer Science
RELATED TITLES:
Hvasshovd, Recovery in Parallel Database Systems (978-3-528-15411-0, 1999, $69.95)
Yeung, Spatial Database Systems (978-1-4020-5391-7, 2007, $279.00)
COMPETITION:
Date, Introduction to Database Systems (Addison Wesley, 978-0321197849, 2003, $139.60)
Connolly, DataBase Systems (Addison Wesley, 978-0321294012, 2004, $131.20)
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Handbook of Natural Computing
EDITORS:
GRZEGORZ ROZENBERG, Leiden University, The
Netherlands; THOMAS H.W. BÄCK, Leiden University, The
Netherlands and JOOST N. KOK, Leiden University, The
Netherlands
ISBN-13:
978-3-540-92911-6
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 1600 p., Print + eReference
PRICE:
$939.00
AVAILABLE (US): March 2010
Natural Computing is the field of research that investigates both human-designed computing
inspired by nature and computing taking place in nature, i.e., it investigates models and
computational techniques inspired by nature and also it investigates phenomena taking place in
nature in terms of information processing.
Examples of the first strand of research covered by the handbook include neural computation
inspired by the functioning of the brain; evolutionary computation inspired by Darwinian
evolution of species; cellular automata inspired by intercellular communication; swarm
intelligence inspired by the behavior of groups of organisms; artificial immune systems inspired
by the natural immune system; artificial life systems inspired by the properties of natural life
in general; membrane computing inspired by the compartmentalized ways in which cells
process information; and amorphous computing inspired by morphogenesis. Other examples of
natural-computing paradigms are molecular computing and quantum computing, where the
goal is to replace traditional electronic hardware, e.g., by bioware in molecular computing.
SELLING POINTS:
 We are now witnessing an exciting interaction between computer science and the natural
sciences. Natural Computing is an important catalyst for this interaction, and this
handbook is a major record of this important development
 Natural Computing is an important catalyst for this two-way interaction, and this handbook
is a major record of this important development
MARKET: Researchers in academia and industry, graduate students in computer science and
biology
SUBJECTS: Theory of Computation; Quantum Physics; Quantum Information Technology,
Spintronics
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Computer Science
RELATED TITLES:
Grant, Relativistic Quantum Theory of Atoms and Molecules (978-0-387-34671-7, 2007,
$215.00)
Kozen, Theory of Computation (978-1-84628-297-3, 2006, $95.00)
COMPETITION:
Sipser, Introduction to the Theory of Computation (Course Technology, 978-0534950972, 2005,
$153.95)
Goddard, Introducing the Theory of Computation (Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 9780763741259, 2008, $120.95)
EDUCATION
Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural School Psychology
EDITOR:
CAROLINE CLAUSS-EHLERS, Rutgers University, New
Brunswick, NJ, USA
ISBN-13:
978-0-387-71800-2
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 1400 p., Print + eReference
PRICE:
$749.00
AVAILABLE (US): November 2009
The Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural School Psychology (ECCSP) is comprehensive and reader
friendly, with approximately 400 entries written by leading researchers, educators, and
practitioners in the fields of school psychology and education. ECCSP provides an easily
accessible A-to-Z reference in one concise volume across these six key cross-cultural competency
areas. Each entry offers a definition and description of the term, a bibliography, and additional
references for professionals and all readers interested in seeking more in-depth information on
any topic.
SELLING POINTS:
 Organization and clarity allows users to access terms easily
 Presents issues in cross-cultural school psychology and education from pre-K through 12th
grade, offering a lifespan approach
MARKET: Education professionals, school psychologists, clinical child psychologists,
developmental psychologists
SUBJECTS: Education (general); Child and School Psychology; Cross Cultural Psychology
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Education
RELATED TITLES:
Hutchison, Teaching in America (978-1-4020-3771-9, 2005, $139.00)
Quicks, Inclusion and Psychological Intervention in Schools (978-1-4020-6367-1, 2008, $129.00)
COMPETITION:
Shiraev, Cross-Cultural Psychology (Allyn & Bacon, 978-0205665693, 2009, $77.80)
Berry, Handbook of Cross-Cultural Psychology (Allyn & Bacon, 978-0205160747, 1996,$76.00)
ENGINEERING
Introduction to Engineering Statistics and Lean Sigma
Statistical Quality Control and Design of Experiments and Systems
Second Edition
AUTHOR:
THEODORE T. ALLEN, The Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH, USA
ISBN-13:
978-1-84882-999-2
PAGES/ILLUS:
XXIV, 576 p., 121 illus., Hardcover
PRICE:
$99.00
AVAILABLE (US): January 2010
Introduction to Engineering Statistics and Lean Sigma builds on the success of its first edition
to reflect the growing importance of the "lean sigma" hybrid. As well as providing detailed
definitions and case studies of all six sigma methods, Introduction to Engineering Statistics and
Lean Sigma forms one of few sources on the relationship between operations research
techniques and lean sigma. The second edition also greatly expands the discussion of Design
For Six Sigma (DFSS), which is critical for many organizations that seek to deliver desirable
products which work first time. The emphasis on lean production, combined with recent
methods relating to Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), makes Introduction to Engineering Statistics
and Lean Sigma a practical, up-to-date resource for advanced students, educators, and
practitioners.
SELLING POINTS:
 Second edition of a successful book expands on two major topics of increasing relevance to
organizations: lean production and design for six sigma
 Enables readers to identify which six sigma methods are most suitable for particular
scenarios
MARKET: Advanced students in engineering, professors at universities, practicing engineers
SUBJECTS: Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing; Statistics for
Business/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance; Statistics for Engineering,
Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Engineering
RELATED TITLES:
Denker, Introductory Statistics and Random Phenomena (978-0-8176-4031-6, 1997, $89.95)
Singpurwalla, Statistical Methods in Software Engineering (978-0-387-98823-8, 1999, $115.00)
COMPETITION:
Besterfield, Quality Control (Prentice Hall, 978-0135000953, 2008,$137.40)
Breyfogle, Implementing Six Sigma (John Wiley & Sons, 978-0471265726, 2003, $115.00)
ENGINEERING
Theory of Applied Robotics
Kinematics, Dynamics, and Control (2nd Edition)
Second Edition
AUTHOR:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
REZA N. JAZAR, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY, USA
978-1-4419-1749-2 (Replaces ISBN: 978-0-387-32475-3)
approx. 750 p., Hardcover
$99.00
March 2010
The contents of this book are presented at a theoretical-practical level. It explains robotics
concepts in detail, concentrating on their practical use. Related theorems and formal proofs are
provided, as are real-life applications. Students, researchers, and practicing engineers alike will
appreciate this user-friendly presentation of a wealth of robotics topics, most notably
orientation, velocity, and forward kinematics.
The second edition includes updated and expanded exercise sets and problems, new coverage
includes, Components and Mechanisms of a Robotic Systems with actuators, sensors and
controllers and updated and expanded material on Kinematics including geometric kinematics,
Derivative Kinematics, velocity kinematics, and new coverage on sensing and control including
position sensors, speed sensors and acceleration sensors.
SELLING POINTS:
 New coverage includes components and mechanisms of a robotic Systems with actuators,
sensors and controllers and updated and expanded material on kinematics, and new
coverage on sensing and control including position sensors, speed sensors and acceleration
sensors
 Provides numerical algorithms that can be converted and used with computational software
such as Matlab, Mathematica and Maple
MARKET: Seniors and first year graduate students in mechanical, electrical, and aerospace
engineering
SUBJECTS: Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics;
Systems Theory, Control
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Engineering
RELATED TITLES:
Angeles, Fundamentals of Robotic Mechanical Systems (978-0-387-29412-4, 2007,
$109.00)
Khatlib, Experimental Robotics (978-3-540-77456-3, 2008, $169.00)
COMPETITION:
Spong, Robot Modeling and Control (Wiley, 978-0-4716-4990-8, 2005, $97.50)
Craig, Introduction to Robotics: Mechanics and Control (Prentice Hall, 978-0-2015-4361-2, 2004,
$104.00)
ENGINEERING
Introduction to Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis
AUTHOR:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
NAM-HO KIM, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
978-1-4419-1745-4
approx. 400 p., Hardcover
$99.00
January 2010
Introduction to Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis will introduce the key concepts of nonlinear
finite element analysis procedures. The book will explain the fundamental theories of the field,
and provide instructions on how to apply the concepts to solving practical engineering problems.
Instead of covering many nonlinear problems, only four representative problems are addressed:
nonlinear elasticity, elastoplasticity, contact problem, and dynamic problem. The book is
written independent of any particular software, but tutorials and examples using four
commercial programs are included as appendices: ANSYS, NASTRAN, ABAQUS, and
MATLAB. In particular, the MATLAB program will include all source codes so that students
can develop their own material models, or different algorithms.
SELLING POINTS:
 Clear explanations of nonlinear finite element analysis for elasticity, elastoplasticity,
contact and dynamic problems
 Many informative examples of nonlinear analyses are included so that students can
understand the nonlinear theory clearly
 Offers practical applications of FEM to engineering analysis, providing a balance between
theory and practice
MARKET: Graduate students in mechanical, civil, aerospace, biomedical, and industrial
engineering, as well as researchers and engineers in the same fields
SUBJECTS: Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of
Materials; Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Engineering
RELATED TITLES:
Wriggers, Nonlinear Finite Element Methods (978-3-540-71000-4, 2008, $139.00)
Ibrahimbegovic, Nonlinear Solid Mechanics (978-90-481-2330-8, 2009, $109.00)
COMPETITION:
Belytschko, Nonlinear Finite Elements for Continua and Structures (9780471987741, Wiley,
2000, $99.00)
Zienkiewicz, Finite Element Method for Solid and Structural Mechanics (Taylor and Francis,
978-0750663212, 2005, $114.00)
ENGINEERING, ELECTRIC ENGINEERING
Identification of Dynamical Systems
An Introduction with Applications
AUTHORS:
ROLF ISERMANN, Technische Universität Darmstadt,
Germany and MARCO MÜNCHHOF, Technische Universität
Darmstadt, Germany
ISBN-13:
978-3-540-78878-2
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 550 p., with CD-ROM, Hardcover
PRICE:
$79.95
AVAILABLE (US): April 2010
For many applications, ranging from controls engineering to natural sciences and economics,
precise dynamic models must be derived. In the vast majority of applications, such precise
models cannot be derived by theoretical considerations only. The book discusses methods, which
allow the determination of dynamic models based on measurements taken at the process, which
is known as system identification or process identification respectively.
After a short introduction into the required methodology of continuous-time and discrete-time
linear systems, the focus is first on the identification of non-parametric models with continuoustime signals employing methods such as Fourier transform, measurement of the frequency
response and correlation analysis. Then, the parameter estimation for parametric models is
presented with a focus on the method of Least Squares, followed by some of its most prominent
modifications. Issues such as parameter estimation for time-variant processes, parameter
estimation in closed-loop, parameter estimation for differential equations, continuous time
processes and efficient implementations of the algorithms are discussed.
SELLING POINTS:
 The book presents different system identification methods, compares the different methods
and discusses their application issues
 Real experimental data are given on CD-ROM, allowing to test many of the methods
presented in the book with real measurements
 Powerpoint slides for a 12-14 week graduate level course can be made available to teachers
MARKET: Graduate students, researchers and professionals in Controls engineering, all
disciplines of electrical and mechanical engineering which are concerned with
modelling, control, fault detection and diagnosis, optimization of processes
SUBJECTS: Control, Robotics, Mechatronics; Complexity; Calculus of Variations and Optimal
Control; Optimization
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Engineering, Electric Engineering
RELATED TITLES:
Nelles, Nonlinear System Identification (978-3-540-67369-9, 2001, $159.00)
Bohlin, Practical Grey-box Process Identification (978-1-84628-402-1, 2006, $159.00)
COMPETITION:
Ljung, System Identification (Prentice Hall PTR, 978-0136566953, 1999, $142.00)
Juang, Identification and Control of Mechanical Systems (Cambridge University Press, 9780521031905, 2006, $68.00)
ENGINEERING, ELECTRIC ENGINEERING
Essentials of Modern Optical Fiber Communication
AUTHOR:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
REINHOLD NOÉ, University of Paderborn, Germany
978-3-642-04871-5
approx. 300 p., Hardcover
approx. $89.95
April 2010
This concise introduction into optical fiber communication. It covers the important aspects from
the physics of optical wave propagations to the essentials of Receivers and Amplifiers. This
combination of a solid coverage of the necessary fundamentals with an in-depth discussion of
recent relevant research results provides the reader with the necessary theory of optical fiber
systems.
SELLING POINTS:
 Very concisely written
 Focusses on the Physical essentials of Fiber Communication systems
 Includes many worked examples, problems and provides a solutions manual for Lecturers
MARKET: Graduate students, practitioners and researchers in optical engineering, optics, and
optical devices
SUBJECTS: Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics
and Optical Devices
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Engineering, Electric Engineering
RELATED TITLES:
Mukherjee, Optical WDM Networks (978-0-387-29055-3, 2006, $99.00)
Lu Ruan, Optical Networks (978-0-7923-7166-3, 2001, $187.00)
COMPETITION:
Argrawal, Fiber-Optic Communication Systems (Wiley-Interscience, 978-0471215714, 2002,
$140.95)
Palais, Fiber Optic Communications (Prentice Hall, 978-0130085108, 2004, $111.00)
GEOGRAPHY
Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms
EDITOR:
ERIC BIRD, University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia and
Geostudies, Australia
ISBN-13:
978-1-4020-8640-3
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 1600 p., 1440 illus. in color., Print + eReference
PRICE:
$1200.00
AVAILABLE (US): February 2010
This unique richly-illustrated account of the landforms and geology of the world’s coasts,
presented in a country-by-country (state-by-state) sequence, assembles a vast amount of data
and images of an endangered and increasingly populated and developed landform. An
international panel of 138 coastal experts provides information on “what is where” on each
sector of coast, together with explanations of the landforms, their evolution and the changes
taking place on them. As well as providing details on the coastal features of each country (state
or county) the compendium can be used to determine the extent of particular features along the
world’s coasts and to investigate comparisons and contrasts between various world regions.
With more than 1440 color illustrations and photos, it is particularly useful as a source of
information prior to researching or just visiting a sector of coast. References are provided to the
current literature on coastal evolution and coastline changes.
SELLING POINTS:
 Offers an along-the-coast treatment
 The only available encyclopedia on this subject
 Designed for the rapid location of particular coast sectors
MARKET: Academic libraries, researchers, scientists, professionals and students in
oceanography, geomorphology, coastal engineering, marine biology, geology, ecology,
geography, civil engineering.
SUBJECTS: Physical Geography; Oceanography; Environment, general
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Geography
RELATED TITLES:
Mimura, Asia-Pacific Coasts and Their Management (978-1-4020-3626-2, 2008,$179.00)
Harvey, Global Change and Integrated Coastal Management (978-1-4020-3627-9, 2006,
$229.00)
COMPETITION:
Healy, Muddy Coasts of the World (Elsevier Science, 978-0444510198, 2002, $356.99)
Clark, Coastal Zone Management Handbook (CRC-Press,978-1566700924, 1996, $127.00)
GEOSCIENCES/GEOGRAPHY
Uranium Deposits of the World
AUTHOR:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
FRANZ J. DAHLKAMP
978-3-540-78559-0
2400 p., 4-volume-set
$1350.00
October 2009
Uranium Deposits of the World, in four volumes, comprises an unprecedented compilation of
data and overviews of the key uranium regions throughout the globe. It offers not only a
complete uranium-resource reference based on the latest research but also access to previously
unavailable data. Each country and region receives an analytical overview followed by the
detailed geologically- and economically-relevant synopsis of the individual regions and fields,
including: location and magnitude of uranium districts and deposits; principal features of
uranium districts; and characteristics of selected deposits. The description of districts and
deposits includes sections on geology, alteration, mineralogy, shape and dimensions, ore
controls or recognition criteria, and metallogenetic aspects. A typological classification of
uranium deposits is added to give an overview of principal criteria of deposit types and related
nomenclature.
SELLING POINTS:
 Offers timely availability of key information on global availability of a carbon-neutral
energy resource
 The huge amount of text data, figures, and maps makes this four-volume set an
indispensable source on uranium research and exploration for all scientists and
professionals in this field
 Contains the most comprehensive bibliography related to uranium research and uranium
mining
MARKET: Libraries; geologists, mining engineers, resource managers
SUBJECTS: Mineral Resources; Nuclear Engineering; Metallic Materials
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Geosciences/Geography
RELATED TITLES:
Gupta, Uranium Resource Processing (978-3-540-67966-0, 2003, $319.00)
Pirajno, Hydrothermal Processes and Mineral Systems (978-1-4020-8612-0, 2008, $239.00)
COMPETITION:
IAEA, Formation of Uranium Ore Deposits (IAEA, 978-92000402746, 1975, $206.02)
Bunker, Geology of the oxidized uranium ore deposits of the Tordilla Hill-Deweesville area( U.S.
Govt. Print. Off, B0006C7T8I, 1973, $109.12)
HUMANITIES / HISTORY
Presidential Science Advisors: Perspectives and Reflections on
Science, Policy and Politics
EDITORS:
ROGER PIELKE, University of Colorado, Boulder, U.S.A.
and ROBERTA A. KLEIN, University of Colorado, Boulder,
U.S.A.
ISBN-13:
978-90-481-3897-5
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 280 p., Hardcover
PRICE:
approx. $159.00
AVAILABLE (US): February 2010
For the past 50 years a select group of scientists has provided advice to the US President,
mostly out of the public eye, on issues ranging from the deployment of weapons to the launching
of rockets to the moon to the use of stem cells to cure disease. The role of the presidential
science adviser came under increasing scrutiny during the administration of George W. Bush,
which was highly criticized by many for its use (and some say, misuse) of science. This edited
volume includes, for the first time, the reflections of the presidential science advisers from
Donald Hornig who served under Lyndon B. Johnson, to John Marburger, the current science
adviser, on their roles within both government and the scientific community. It provides an
intimate glimpse into the inner workings of the White House, as well as the political realities of
providing advice on scientific matters to the presidential of the United States. The reflections of
the advisers are supplemented with critical analysis of the role of the science adviser by several
well-recognized science policy practitioners and experts.
SELLING POINTS:
 This book will offer unique first-hand perspectives of the science advisors to the president,
from Lyndon Johnson to George W. Bush
 Inclusion of the transcripts of the interviews of the science advisors as an appendix provides
a historical resource that is unlikely to ever appear elsewhere
MARKET: Science policy scholars and practitioners, members of the general public who are
interested in learning more about the role of science advice in the White House and
the day-to-day realities of providing that advice.
SUBJECTS: History of Science; Political Philosophy; History
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Humanities / History
RELATED TITLES:
Young, The History, Use, Disposition and Environmental Fate of Agent Orange (978-0-38787485-2, 2009, $99.00)
Bes, Quantum Mechanics (978-3-540-46215-6, 2007, $69.95)
COMPETITION:
Codevilla, Advice to War Presidents: A Remedial Course in Statecraft (Basic Books, 9780465004836, 2009, $27.50)
Bijker, The Paradox of Scientific Authority: The Role of Scientific Advice in Democracies (MIT
Press, 978-0262026581, 2009, $32.00)
LIFE SCIENCES
Behaviour: Evolution and Mechanisms
AUTHORS:
NILS ANTHES, Universität Tübingen; KATHARINA
HIRSCHENHAUSER, Konrard Lorenz Forschungsstelle
Grünau; ET. AL
ISBN-13:
978-3-642-02623-2
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 520 p., Hardcover
PRICE:
approx. $59.95
AVAILABLE (US): April 2010
The study of animal behaviour is one of the fastest growing sub-disciplines in biology. The
resulting diversity of conceptual approaches and methodological innovations makes it
increasingly difficult for professionals and students to keep abreast of important new
developments. This edited volume provides up-to-date reviews that facilitate orientation in key
areas of animal behaviour, including communication, cognition, conflict, cooperation, sexual
selection and behavioural variation. The contributions address evolutionary and proximate
aspects of behaviour and also cover both invertebrates and vertebrates. Richly illustrated with
colour figures, this volume offers a well structured overview of all the main developments in
current animal behaviour research..
SELLING POINTS:
 All important new developments in animal behaviour
 It is ideal for teaching upper-level courses, where it will be essential reading for advanced
students familiar with basic concepts and ideas
 Important concepts are dealt with in separate glossaries and key examples highlighted in
separate text boxes
MARKET: Advanced students of biology
SUBJECTS: Behavioural Sciences; Evolutionary Biology; Animal Ecology
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Life Sciences
RELATED TITLES:
Hall, Behaviour and Evolution, (978-3-540-64752-2, 1998, $89.95)
Voland, The Biological Evolution of Religious Mind and Behavior (978-3-642-00127-7, 2009,
$99.00)
COMPETITION:
Drickamer, Animal Behavior (McGraw-hill Publishing Co., 978-0071130202, 2008, $131.98)
Bolhuis, The Behavior of Animals (Wiley-Blackwell, 978-0-631-23125-7, 2004, $89.95)
LIFE SCIENCES
Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology
EDITORS:
KENNETH N. TIMMIS, Environmental Microbiology
Laboratory, Braunschweig, Germany
ISBN-13:
978-3-540-77588-1
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 4500 p., 400 illus., Print + eReference
PRICE:
$2500.00
AVAILABLE (US): October 2009
"Water is life!" All active cellular systems require water as the medium and solvent of their
metabolic activities. Hydrophobic compounds and structures, which tend to exclude water,
though providing inter alia excellent sources of energy and a means of biological
compartmentalization, present problems of cellular handling, poor bioavailability and, in some
cases, toxicity. Microbes both synthesize and exploit a vast range of hydrophobic organics,
especially petroleum oil hydrocarbons and industrial pollutants, and the underlying
interactions not only have major consequences for the lifestyles of the microbes involved, but
also for biogeochemistry, climate change, environmental pollution, human health and a range of
biotechnological applications.
SELLING POINTS:
 First comprehensive overview of microbial interactions with the major forms of
hydrocarbons, oils, and lipids in or entering the biosphere
 A definitive resource of current knowledge on the diverse and multifaceted aspects of these
interactions, the microbial players, and the physiological mechanisms and adaptive
strategies characteristic of the microbial lifestyle that plays out at hydrophobic material:
aqueous liquid interfaces
MARKET: Scientists in academia and industry working in the areas of environmental and
applied microbiology
SUBJECTS: Microbiology; Applied Microbiology; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Life Sciences
RELATED TITLES:
Durieux, Applied Microbiology (978-0-7923-6858-8, 2001, $155.00)
Insam, Microbiology of Composting (978-3-540-67568-6, 2002, $269.00)
COMPETITION:
Glazer, Microbial Biotechnology (Cambridge University Press, 978-0521842105, 2007, $79.00)
Bitton, Wastewater Microbiology (Wiley, 978-0471650713, 2005, $119.50)
MANAGEMENT / BUSINESS FOR PROFESSIONALS
History and Development of Operations Research and
Management Science
Vol. 1 - Operations Research and Management Science: A history of the new approach to
problems; Vol. 2 - Qualitative Development of OR/MS: Classic examples and commentary; Vol. 3
- Quantitative Development of OR/MS: Classic examples and commentary
AUTHOR:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
HEINER MÜLLER-MERBACH, TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
978-0-387-46620-0
approx. 900 p., 3-volume-set.
approx. $290.00
October 2009
The History and Development of Operations Research and Management Science will provide—
for the first time—a historical context for the entire field of Operations Research/Management
Science. This enables each researcher, student, and practitioner to put their own work (which is
only part of the broader OR/MS domain in the Applied Sciences) into a historical perspective.
Volume 1 provides a broad understanding including the OR/MS approach to problems, the scope
of problem-solving methodologies across the specific methodologies in the field and the modeling
advances with the appropriate mathematical tools illustrated. Volume 2 outlines the
development of the qualitative (non-mathematical) approach to OR/MS in the historical context
of the field. Volume 3 charts the development of the quantitative advances (progress) in
OR/MS. The volume uses the classical work of the pioneers to better understand the current
state-of-the-art in the quantitative school.
SELLING POINTS:
 OR/MS is a field with compartmental specializations and these volumes will be one of the
very few resources that will provide those who work with OR/MS tools and those who are in
interested in exploring the area, with the historical development of the entire field in
context of the problems it addresses and the tools it uses
 The field brings a "special synergy" to problem-solving methodologies that expands the
capabilities of the methods while developing solutions to even larger and more complex
problems
MARKET: Academics, students
SUBJECTS: Operations Research/Decision Theory; Operations Research, Mathematical
Programming; Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Management / Business for Professionals
RELATED TITLES:
Wittman, Agent-Based Models of Energy Investment Decisions (978-3-7908-2003-4, 2008,
$99.00)
Ehrentreich, Agent-Based Modeling (978-3-540-73878-7, 2008, $89.95)
COMPETITION:
Neogy, Mathematical Programming And Game Theory For Decision Making (World Scientific
Publishing Company, 978-9812813213, 2008, $151.00)
Ross, Introduction to Probability Models (Academic Press, 978-0125980623, 2006, $99.95)
MANAGEMENT / BUSINESS FOR PROFESSIONALS
Networks in Action
Text and Computer Exercises in Network Optimization
EDITORS:
GERARD SIERKSMA, University of Groningen, The
Netherlands and DIPTESH GHOSH, Indian Institute of
Management, Vastrapura, India
ISBN-13:
978-1-4419-5512-8
PAGES/ILLUS:
XI, 187 p., 96 illus., Hardcover
PRICE:
approx. $69.95
AVAILABLE (US): December 2009
The authors’ original motivation for the book was a one-semester course on network
optimization for senior masters’ level classes of econometrics and operations research. The
textbook is suitable for a ‘middle level’ course for a student of econometrics or operations
research interested not only in reading about network optimization theory, but also providing
first-hand experience in solving and analyzing reasonably sized programs with computer
software.
Networks in Action: Text and Computer Exercises in Network Optimization should spark
students’ interest in modeling problems as networks, to sensitize them to the fact that elegant
and effective solution methods are available once a problem gets modeled as a network, and to
guide them to use computer based software tools to solve these problems. Every chapter ends
with a brief description of additional exercises that are left unsolved in order to show students
that the problems covered in each of the chapters are not the only problems with which network
optimization deals.
SELLING POINTS:
 Presents optimization problems small enough to be solved in class yet too large to be solved
by eye
 Uses fictitious case study format for all exercises
 All exercises rigorously classroom-tested
MARKET: Advanced undergraduate students for courses on network optimization, masters
students for a first course on network optimization, focusing on practical problem
solving, MBA students as a basis for an elective course on network optimization.
Networks are used in many management disciplines such as: logistics, operations
management, finance, and marketing
SUBJECTS: Operations Research/Decision Theory; Operations Research, Mathematical
Programming; Math Applications in Computer Science
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Management / Business for Professionals
RELATED TITLES:
Pardolos, Network Optimization (978-3-540-62541-4, 1997, $115.00)
Gen, Network Models and Optimization: Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm Approach (978-184800-180-0, 2008, $119.00)
COMPETITION:
Bazaraa, Linear Programming and Network Flows (Wiley-Interscience, 978-0471485995, 2004,
$92.40)
Ahuja, Magnanti, Orlin: Network Flows: Theory, Algorithms and Applications (Prentice Hall,
978-0136175490, 2003, $151.00)
MATHEMATICS
Functional Analysis, Sobolev Spaces and Partial Differential
Equations
AUTHOR:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
HAÏM BRÉZIS, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
978-0-387-70913-0
approx. 455 p., Softcover
approx. $59.95
January 2010
This textbook is a completely revised, updated, and expanded English edition of the important
Analyse fonctionnelle (1983). In addition, it contains a wealth of problems and exercises (with
solutions) to guide the reader. Uniquely, this book presents in a coherent, concise and unified
way the main results from functional analysis together with the main results from the theory of
partial differential equations (PDEs). Although there are many books on functional analysis
and many on PDEs, this is the first to cover both of these closely connected topics. Since the
French book was first published, it has been translated into Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean,
Romanian, Greek and Chinese. The English edition makes a welcome addition to this list.
SELLING POINTS:
 Major textbook by a well-known and highly regarded author
 Only single-volume textbook to cover related fields of functional analysis and PDEs
MARKET: Undergraduate and graduate students in mathematics and related fields including
physics, engineering and finance
SUBJECTS: Functional Analysis; Partial Differential Equations
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Mathematics
RELATED TITLES:
Demidenko, Selected Works of S.L. Sobolev (978-0-387-34148-4, 2006, $149.00)
Sauvigny, Partial Differential Equations (978-3-540-34457-5, 2006, $59.95)
COMPETITION:
Miklavcic, Applied Functional Analysis and Partial Differential Equations (World Scientific
Publishing Company, 978-9810235352, 1998, $47.00)
Runst, Sobolev Spaces of Fractional Order, Nemytskij Operators, and Nonlinear Partial
Differential Equations (Walter de Gruyter, 978-3110151138, 1996, $203.00)
MATHEMATICS
Families of Automorphic Forms
AUTHOR:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
ROELOF W. BRUGGEMAN, University of Utrecht, The
Netherlands
978-3-0346-0335-5
approx. 330 p., Softcover
$39.95
December 2009
This book gives a systematic treatment of real analytic automorphic forms on the upper half
plane for general confinite discrete subgroups. These automorphic forms are allowed to have
exponential growth at the cusps and singularities at other points as well. It is shown that the
Poincaré series and Eisenstein series occur in families of automorphic forms of this general
type. These families are meromorphic in the spectral parameter and the multiplier system
jointly. The general part of the book closes with a study of the singularities of these families.
The work is aimed primarily at mathematicians working on real analytic automorphic forms.
However, the book will also encourage readers at the graduate level (already versed in the
subject and in spectral theory of automorphic forms) to delve into the field more deeply.
SELLING POINTS:
 New material so far mostly available in articles only
 An introductory chapter explicates main ideas, and three concluding chapters are replete
with examples that clarify the general theory and results developed therefrom
SUBJECT: Real Functions
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Mathematics
RELATED TITLES:
Bardi, Optimal Control and Viscosity Solutions of Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman Equations (978-08176-4754-4, 2008, $39.95)
Borel, Intersection Cohomology (978-0-8176-4764-3, 2008, $39.95)
COMPETITION:
Bump, Automorphic Forms and Representations (CUP, 978-0521658188, 1969, $70.00)
Iwaniec, Topics in Classical Automorphic Forms (American Mathematical Society, 9780821807774, 1997, $45.00)
MATHEMATICS
Modeling and Simulation in Scilab/Scicos with ScicosLab 4.4
Second Edition
AUTHORS:
STEPHEN L. CAMPBELL, North Carolina State University,
NC, USA; JEAN-PHILIPPE CHANCELIER, CERMICS
ENPC, France and RAMINE NIKOUKHAH, INRIA, France
ISBN-13:
978-1-4419-5526-5 (Previous 978-0-387-27802-5)
PAGES/ILLUS:
X, 330 p., Hardcover
PRICE:
$69.95
AVAILABLE (US): December 2009
It includes hundreds of general purpose and specialized functions for numerical computation,
organized in libraries called toolboxes, which cover such areas as simulation, optimization,
systems and control, and signal processing. The first part concerns Scilab and includes a
tutorial covering the language features, the data structures and specialized functions for doing
graphics, importing, exporting data and interfacing external routines. It also covers in detail
Scilab numerical solvers for ordinary differential equations and differential-algebraic equations.
Even though the emphasis is placed on modeling and simulation applications, this part provides
a global view of Scilab. The second part is dedicated to modeling and simulation of dynamical
systems in Scicos.
SELLING POINTS:
 Scilab is a free open-source software package for scientific computation
 The objective of this book is to provide a tutorial for the use of Scilab/Scicos with a special
emphasis on modeling and simulation tools
MARKET: Advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers from all fields who
want to do simulations, engineers in R and D departments
SUBJECTS: Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis; Control, Robotics,
Mechatronics; Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Mathematics
RELATED TITLES:
Gomez, Engineering and Scientific Computing with Scilab (978-0-8176-4009-5, 1999, $89.95)
Allaire, Numerical Linear Algebra (978-0-387-34159-0, 2008, $59.95)
COMPETITION:
Urroz, Numerical and Statistical Methods with SCILAB (BookSurge Publishing, 9781588983046, 2001, $24.99)
Urroz, Numerical and Statistical Methods with SCILAB (BookSurge Publishing, 9781588983053, 2001, $24.00)
MATHEMATICS
Computational Neuroscience
EDITORS:
WANPRACHA ART CHAOVALITWONGSE, Rutgers
University, Piscataway, NJ, USA; PANOS M. PARDALOS,
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA and PETROS
XANTHOPOULOS, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL,
USA
ISBN-13:
978-0-387-88629-9
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 415 p., 78 illus., Hardcover
PRICE:
approx. $139.00
AVAILABLE (US): February 2010
The human brain is among the most complex systems known to mankind. Neuroscientists seek
to understand brain function through detailed analysis of neuronal excitability and synaptic
transmission. Only in the last few years has it become feasible to capture simultaneous
responses from large enough numbers of neurons to empirically test the theories of human
brain function. This volume bridges a vital gap between the mathematical sciences and
neuroscience research by bringing research areas from scientific and medical fields together.
This book is expository in nature and it will translate the technical languages into industries’
commonly-used terminology, which will make this volume even more beneficial to both
scientists and physicians.
SELLING POINTS:
 Presents major results and latest trends in the field of computational neuroscience
 Provides a collection of selected contributions giving a state-of-the-art account of recent
developments in the field
MARKET: Scientists, doctors, graduate students, and practitioners in engineering (electrical,
industrial, biomedical), applied mathematics, and medical science
SUBJECTS: Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis; Neurosciences; Biomedical
Engineering
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Mathematics
RELATED TITLES:
Pardalos, Data Mining in Biomedicine (978-0-387-69318-7, 2007, $129.00)
Pardalos, Biocomputing (978-1-4020-0641-8, 2002, $199.00)
COMPETITION:
Dayan: Theorectical Neuroscience (The MIT Press, 978-0262541855, 2005, $43.00)
Izhikevich: Dynamical Systems in Neuroscience (The MIT Press, 978-0262090438 , 2006,
$62.00)
MATHEMATICS
Mathematical Methods in Robust Control of Discrete-Time Linear
Stochastic Systems
AUTHORS:
VASILE DRAGAN, Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian
Academy, Bucharest, Romania; TOADER MOROZAN,
Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy,
Bucharest, Romania and ADRIAN-MIHAIL STOICA,
University "Politechnica" of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
ISBN-13:
978-1-4419-0629-8
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 355 p., 3 illus., Hardcover
PRICE:
approx. $119.00
AVAILABLE (US): December 2009
In this monograph the authors develop a theory for the robust control of discrete-time stochastic
systems, subjected to both independent random perturbations and to Markov chains. Such
systems are widely used to provide mathematical models for real processes in fields such as
aerospace engineering, communications, manufacturing, finance and economy. The theory is a
continuation of the authors’ work presented in their previous book entitled Mathematical
Methods in Robust Control of Linear Stochastic Systems published by Springer in 2006. The
monograph is geared to researchers and graduate students in advanced control engineering,
applied mathematics, mathematical systems theory and finance.
SELLING POINTS:
 Proposes new numerical algorithms to solve coupled matrix algebraic Riccati equations.
 Leads the reader in a natural way to the original results through a systematic presentation
 Presents new theoretical results with detailed numerical examples
MARKET: Graduate students, researchers in advanced control engineering, mathematical
systems theory and finance, numerical analysis
SUBJECTS: Systems Theory, Control; Optimization; Numerical Analysis
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Mathematics
RELATED TITLES:
Dragan, Mathematical Methods in Robust Control of Linear Stochastic Systems (9780387305233, 2006, $84.95)
Oksendal, Stochastic Differential Equations (978-3540047582, 2003, $49.95)
COMPETITION:
Chen, Linear Stochastic Control Systems (CRC, 978-0849380754, 1995, $154.64)
Aoki, Optimization of Stochastic Systems (Academic Press, 978-0120588510, 1989, $230.00)
MATHEMATICS
A Course in Multivariable Calculus and Analysis
AUTHORS:
SUDHIR R. GHORPADE, Indian Institute of Technology,
Mumbai, India and BALMOHAN V. LIMAYE, Indian
Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India
ISBN-13:
978-1-4419-1620-4
PAGES/ILLUS:
XII, 476 p., 79 illus., 76 in color., Hardcover
PRICE:
$69.95
AVAILABLE (US): November 2009
This self-contained textbook gives a thorough exposition of multivariable calculus. It can be
viewed as a sequel to the one-variable calculus text, A Course in Calculus and Real Analysis,
published in the same series. The emphasis is on correlating general concepts and results of
multivariable calculus with their counterparts in one-variable calculus. For example, when the
general definition of the volume of a solid is given using triple integrals, the authors explain
why the shell and washer methods of one-variable calculus for computing the volume of a solid
of revolution must give the same answer. This book is distinguished from others on the subject:
it examines topics not typically covered, such as monotonicity, bimonotonicity, and convexity,
together with their relation to partial differentiation, cubature rules for approximate evaluation
of double integrals, and conditional as well as unconditional convergence of double series and
improper double integrals.
SELLING POINTS:
 Follows a highly organized structure, where each chapter includes sections, subsections,
notes and comments, and exercises
 Includes high quality exercises split into two parts: Part A consists of relatively routine
problems and Part B contains those that are either more theoretical or challenging
MARKET: Advanced undergraduate students taking a course in multivariate calculus; also
useful to advanced undergraduate and graduate students taking a course in real
analysis
SUBJECT: Analysis
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Mathematics
RELATED TITLES:
Marsden, Calculus III (978-0387909851, 1985, $54.95)
Ghorpade, A Course in Classical Calculus and Real Analysis (978-0387305301, 2006, $64.95)
COMPETITION:
Larson, Calculus Multivariable (Brooks Cole, 978-0547209975, 2009, $163.95)
Stewart, Multivariable Calculus (Brooks Cole, 978-0495560548, 2009, $159.95)
MATHEMATICS
Solving Ordinary Differential Equations I
Nonstiff Problems
Second Edition
AUTHORS:
ERNST HAIRER, University of Geneva, Switzerland;
SYVERT P. NØRSETT, Norwegian University of Science and
Technology, Norway and GERHARD WANNER, University of
Geneva, Switzerland
ISBN-13:
978-3-642-05163-0
PAGES/ILLUS:
XVI, 528 p., Softcover
PRICE:
$79.95
AVAILABLE (US): January 2010
"This is the revised version of the first edition of Vol. I published in 1987. ….Vols. I and II
(SSCM 14) of Solving Ordinary Differential Equations together are the standard text on
numerical methods for ODEs. ...This book is well written and is together with Vol. II, the most
comprehensive modern text on numerical integration methods for ODEs.
"…This book is a valuable tool for students of mathematics and specialists concerned with
numerical analysis, mathematical physics, mechanics, system engineering, and the application
of computers for design and planning…" Optimization
"… This book is highly recommended as a text for courses in numerical methods for ordinary
differential equations and as a reference for the worker. It should be in every library, both
academic and industrial." Mathematics and Computers
SELLING POINTS:
 New edition has been rewritten, errors have been eliminated and new material has been
included
 The reader will benefit from many illustrations, a historical and didactic approach, and
computer programs
MARKET: Researchers and graduate students of mathematics
SUBJECTS: Analysis; Numerical Analysis
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Mathematics
RELATED TITLES:
Gustafsson, High Order Difference Methods for Time Dependent PDE (9780-3-540-74992-9,
2008, $109.00)
Hundsdorfer, Numerical Solution of Time-Dependent Advenction-Diffusion-Reaction Equations
(978-3-540-03440-7, 2003, $139.00)
COMPETITION:
Schwarz, Algorithmic Lie Theory for Solving Ordinary Differential Equations (Champan &
Hall/CRC, 978-1584888895, 2007, $93.95)
Boyce, Elementary Differential Equations (Wiley, 978-0470039403, 2008, $128.40)
MATHEMATICS
Introduction to Cardinal Arithmetic
AUTHORS:
MICHAEL HOLZ, Universität Hannover, Germany;
KARSTEN STEFFENS, Universität Hannover, Germany and
E. WEITZ, Hamburg
ISBN-13:
978-3-0346-0327-0
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 310 pages
PRICE:
$39.95
AVAILABLE (US): January 2010
This book is an introduction into modern cardinal arithmetic in the frame of the axioms of
Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory together with the axiom of choice. A first part describes the
classical theory developed by Bernstein, Cantor, Hausdorff, König and Tarski between 1870 and
1930. Next, the development in the 1970s led by Galvin, Hajnal and Silver is characterized. The
third part presents the fundamental investigations in pcf theory which have been worked out by
Shelah to answer the questions left open in the 1970s. "The book should be required reading for
every advanced graduate student of set theory. Several courses at various levels could be based
on the earlier chapters. There is a useful set of exercises at the end of most sections in the first
four chapters." (Mathematical Reviews).
SELLING POINTS:
 Self-contained introduction to cardinal arithmetic which also includes pcf theory
 Gives a relatively complete survey of results provable in ZFC
MARKET: Undergraduates, and also postgraduate students and researchers who want to
broaden their knowledge of cardinal arithmetic
SUBJECT: Mathematics, general
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Mathematics
RELATED TITLES:
Bardi, Optimal Control and Viscosity Solutions of Hamilton-Jacobi Bellman Equations (978-08176-4754-4, 2008, $39.95)
Brylinski, Loop Spaces, Characteristic Classes and Geometric Quantization (978-0-8176-4730-8,
2008, $39.95)
COMPETITION:
Zeman, Inner Models and Large Cardinals (Walter de Gruyter, 978-3110163681, 2002,$178.00)
Dehaene, The Number Sense (Oxford University Press, 978-0195132403, 1999, $25.50)
MATHEMATICS
Metrics on the Phase Space and Non-Selfadjoint PseudoDifferential Operators
AUTHOR:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
NICOLAS LERNER, Université de Rennes, France
978-3-7643-8509-5
approx. 350 p., Softcover
$89.95
April 2010
This book contains three chapters. The first one, Basic Notions of Phase Space Analysis is only
introductory. The second chapter, Metrics on the Phase Space, contains a thorough exposition of
the Weyl calculus via a microlocalization procedure described by a metric on the phase space.
The third chapter, Estimates for non-selfadjoint operators, is more involved and is devoted to a
rather complete discussion of operators of principal type with complex-valued symbols.
SELLING POINTS:
 A thorough exposition of pseudodifferential calculus defined by metrics on the phase space
 Contains a proof of the Nirenberg-Treves conjecture
 Construction of counterexamples to "optimal" solvability under condition (psi)
MARKET: Graduates, postgraduates and researchers in analysis and pde, graduate students
willing to get information on the Weyl calculus of pseudodifferential operators and
on the attached Sobolev spaces, researchers and graduate students interested in a
priori estimates for nonselfadjoint operators and its links with the study of
pseudospectrum
SUBJECT: Analysis
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Mathematics
RELATED TITLES:
Albevario, Parabolicity, Volterra Calculus, and Conical Singularities (978-3-7643-6906-4, 2002,
$151.00)
Unterberger, Automorphic Pseudodifferential Analysis and Higher Level Weyl Calculi (978-37643-6909-5, 2003, $114.00)
COMPETITION:
Martinez, Twisted Pseudodifferential Calculus and Application to the Quantum Evolution of
Molecules (American Mathematical Society, 978-0821842966,2009, $60.00)
Rodino, Pseudo-Differential Operators: Partial Differential Equations and Time-Frequency
Analysis (American Mathematical Society, 978-0821842768, 2007, $119.00)
MATHEMATICS
Discrete Groups, Expanding Graphs and Invariant Measures
AUTHORS:
ALEXANDER LUBOTZKY, Hebrew University, Jerusalem,
Israel
ISBN-13:
978-3-0346-0331-7
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 210 pages
PRICE:
$39.95
AVAILABLE (US): January 2010
The book presents the solutions to two problems: the first is the construction of expanding
graphs – graphs which are of fundamental importance for communication networks and
computer science; the second is the Ruziewicz problem concerning the finitely additive invariant
measures on spheres. The author, who played an important role in these developments,
explains the two problems and their solutions from a perspective which reveals why all these
seemingly unrelated topics are so interconnected. The unified approach shows interrelations
between different branches of mathematics such as graph theory, measure theory, Riemannian
geometry, discrete subgroups of Lie groups, representation theory and analytic number theory.
Special efforts were made to make the book accessible to graduate students in mathematics and
computer science. A number of problems and suggestions for further research are presented.
"This exciting book marks the genesis of a new field. It is a field in which one passes back and
forth at will through the looking glass dividing the discrete from the continuous. (...) The book is
a charming combination of topics from group theory (finite and infinite), combinatorics, number
theory, harmonic analysis." Zentralblatt MATH
SELLING POINTS:
 Award-winning monograph of the Ferran Sunyer i Balaguer Prize 1993
 Exciting tour through several areas of mathematics
 Recent mathematical research
MARKET: Researchers, graduate students in mathematics and computer science
SUBJECTS: Group Theory and Generalizations; Real Functions; Number Theory
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Mathematics
RELATED TITLES:
Bardo, Optimal Control and Viscosity Solutions of Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman Equations (978-08176-4754-4, 2008, $39.95)
Chriss, Repression Theory and Complex Geometry (978-0-8176-4937-1, 2009, $69.95)
COMPETITION:
Davidoff, Elementary Number Theory, Group Theory and Ramanujan Graphs (CUP, 9780521824262, $95.00)
Kowalski, The Large Sieve and its Applications (CUP, 978-0521888516, 2008, $90.00)
MATHEMATICS
Cardinal Invariants on Boolean Algebras
AUTHOR:
J. DONALD MONK, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO,
USA
ISBN-13:
978-3-0346-0333-1
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 310 p., Softcover
PRICE:
$39.95
AVAILABLE (US): December 2009
This book is concerned with cardinal number valued functions defined for any Boolean algebra.
Examples of such functions are independence, which assigns to each Boolean algebra the
supremum of the cardinalities of its free subalgebras, and cellularity, which gives the
supremum of cardinalities of sets of pairwise disjoint elements. The questions considered are
the behaviour of these functions under algebraic operations such as products, free products,
ultraproducts, and their relationships to one another.
Based on Cardinal Functions on Boolean Algebras (1990) by the same author, the present work
is nearly twice the size of the original work. It contains solutions to many of the open problems
which are discussed in greater detail than before. Among the new topics considered are
ultraproducts and Fedorchukís theorem, and there is a more complete treatment of the
cellularity of free products. Diagrams at the end of the book summarize the relationships
between the functions for many important classes of Boolean algebras, including tree algebras
and superatomic algebras.
SELLING POINTS:
 Covers most of what was known on cardinal invariants in Boolean algebras
 List of 97 interesting open problems
MARKET: Research scientists and industry practitioners in a wide variety of fields for a broad
array of applications, specifically those dealing with Boolean algebra
SUBJECTS: Mathematical Logic and Foundations; Order, Lattices, Ordered Algebraic
Structures
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Mathematics
RELATED TITLES:
Vladimirov, Boolean Algebras in Analysis (978-1-4020-0480-3, 2002, $273.00)
Givant, Introduction to Boolean Algebras (978-0-387-40293-2, 2009, $59.95)
COMPETITION:
Padmanabhan, Axioms For Lattices And Boolean Algebras (World Scientific Publishing
Company, 978-9812834546, 2008, $64.00)
Brown, Boolean Reasoning: The Logic of Boolean Equations (Dover Publications, 9780486427850, 2003, $16.95)
MATHEMATICS
The Pillars of Computation Theory
State, Encoding, Nondeterminism
AUTHOR:
ARNOLD L. ROSENBERG, Colorado State University and
Distinguished University Professor Emeritus University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
ISBN-13:
978-0-387-09638-4
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 340 p., 49 illus., Softcover
PRICE:
approx. $59.95
AVAILABLE (US): November 2009
The abstract branch of theoretical computer science known as Computation Theory typically
appears in undergraduate academic curricula in a form that obscures both the mathematical
concepts that are central to the various components of the theory and the relevance of the
theory to the typical student. This regrettable situation is due largely to the thematic tension
among three main competing principles for organizing the material in the course.
This book is motivated by the belief that a deep understanding of, and operational control over,
the few "big" mathematical ideas that underlie Computation Theory is the best way to enable
the typical student to assimilate the "big" ideas of Computation Theory into her daily
computational life.
SELLING POINTS:
 Large selection of exercises
 Presents a unique approach to computation theory
MARKET: Advanced undergrads in math and computer science
SUBJECT: Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Mathematics
RELATED TITLES:
Rosenberg, Graph Separators, with Applications (978-0306464645, 2001, $128.00)
Quateroni, Numerical Mathematics (978-3-540-34658-6, 2007, $89.95)
COMPETITION:
Cormen, Introduction to Algorithms (MIT Press, 978-0-262-03293-3, 2001, $82.00)
Hopcroft, Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation (Addison-Wesley,
978-0321462251, 2006, $118.20)
Harel, Algorithmics: The Spirit of Computing (Addison-Wesley, 978-0321117847, 2004, $88.00)
MATHEMATICS
Theory and Applications of Stochastic Processes
An Analytical Approach
AUTHOR:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
ZEEV SCHUSS
978-1-4419-1604-4
X, 356 p., Hardcover
approx. $69.95
January 2010
Stochastic processes and diffusion theory are the mathematical underpinnings of many
scientific disciplines, including statistical physics, physical chemistry, molecular biophysics,
communications theory and many more. Many books, reviews and research articles have been
published on this topic, from the purely mathematical to the most practical.
This book offers an analytical approach to stochastic processes that are most common in the
physical and life sciences, as well as in optimal control and in the theory of filltering of signals
from noisy measurements. Its aim is to make probability theory in function space readily
accessible to scientists trained in the traditional methods of applied mathematics, such as
integral, ordinary, and partial differential equations and asymptotic methods, rather than in
probability and measure theory.
SELLING POINTS:
 A wealth of examples from physics, chemistry, biology and engineering
 Treads a route between probabilists and physical scientists
 Includes many physically relevant results and discussions
MARKET: Beginning graduates in mathematics, physics, biologists, engineering, mechanical
SUBJECTS: Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Statistical Physics, Dynamical
Systems and Complexity; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of
Engineering
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Mathematics
RELATED TITLES:
Eppstein, Media Theory (978-3-540-71696-9, 2008, $109.00)
Mahan, Applied Mathematics (978-0-306-46683-0, 2001, $119.00)
COMPETITION:
Kampen, Stochastic Processes in Physics and Chemistry (North Holland, 978-0444529657,
2007, $105.00)
Hanson, Applied Stochastic Processes and Control for Jump-Diffusions (Society for Industrial
and Applied Mathematics, 978-0898716337, 2007, $104.00)
MATHEMATICS
Practical Bifurcation and Stability Analysis
Third Edition
AUTHOR:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
RÜDIGER U. SEYDEL
978-1-4419-1739-3
(Replaces ISBN: 978-0-387-94316-9)
approx. 485 p., 184 illus., Hardcover
approx. $69.95
February 2010
This book contains computational methods for numerically computing steady state and Hopf
bifurcations. It is probably the first textbook to describe these types of numerical bifurcation
techniques. The book requires only a basic knowledge of calculus, and uses detailed examples,
problems, and figures. This will be appropriate as a textbook for graduate students.
SELLING POINTS:
 Practical, hands-on approach
 Many examples and applications from science and engineering
 Numerical Approach
 Non-technical approach, only calculus required as background.
MARKET: Graduate Students, Researchers
SUBJECTS: Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory; Appl.Mathematics/Computational
Methods of Engineering; Mathematical Methods in Physics
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Mathematics
RELATED TITLES:
Kuznetsov, Elements of Applied Bifurcation Theory (978-0-387-21906-6, 2004, $99.00)
Chicone, Ordinary Differential Equations with Applications (978-0-387-30769-5, 2006, $74.95)
COMPETITION:
Miller, Dynamical System (Alphascript Publishing, 978-6130081171, 2009, $43.00)
Hasselblatt, Dynamics, Ergodic Theory and Geometry (Cambridge University Press, 9780521875417, 2007, $94.99)
MATHEMATICS
Algorithms and Programming
Problems and Solutions
Second Edition
AUTHOR:
ALEXANDER SHEN, University of Marseille, LIF - Center of
Mathematics and Informatics, Marseille, France
ISBN-13:
978-1-4419-1747-8 (Replaces ISBN: 978-0-8176-3847-4)
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 285 p. 68 illus., Hardcover
PRICE:
$59.95
AVAILABLE (US): January 2010
Algorithms and Programming is primarily intended for use in a first-year undergraduate course
in programming. It is structured in a problem-solution format that requires the student to think
through the programming process, thus developing an understanding of the underlying theory.
The book is easily readable by a student taking a basic introductory course in computer science
as well as useful for a graduate-level course in the analysis of algorithms and/or compiler
construction. Each self-contained chapter presents classical and well-known problems
supplemented by clear and in-depth explanations. The material covered includes such topics as
combinatorics, sorting, searching, queues, grammar and parsing, selected well-known
algorithms and much more.
SELLING POINTS:
 This second edition contains problems from new topics including suffix trees, games and
strategies, and Huffman coding
 The "problem and solution" style makes the reader think through the programming process,
making the book ideal for students in the classroom setting or for self study
SUBJECTS: Algorithms; Programming Techniques; Computational Mathematics and
Numerical Analysis
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Mathematics
RELATED TITLES:
Skiena, Programming Challenges (978-0-387-00163-0, 2003, $59.95)
Spector, Automatic Quantum Computer Programming (978-0-387-36496-4, 2007, $54.95)
COMPETITION:
Cormen, Introduction to Algorithms (MIT Press, 978-0-262032933, 2001, $82.00)
Dasgupta, Algorithms (McGraw Hill, 978-0-07352340-8, 2006, $33.75)
Moon, Mathematical Methods and Algorithms for Signal Processing (Prentice Hall, 9780201361865, 1999, $108.00)
MATHEMATICS
Arithmetic of Quadratic Forms
AUTHOR:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
GORO SHIMURA, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
978-1-4419-1731-7
approx. 260 p., Hardcover
approx. $99.00
November 2009
This book is divided into two parts. The first part is preliminary and consists of algebraic
number theory and the theory of semisimple algebras. There are two principal topics:
classification of quadratic forms and quadratic diophantine equations. The first topic is further
divided into two types of theories: classification over an algebraic number field and
classification over the ring of algebraic integers.
To ensure the book would be concise, the author proved basic theorems in local class field theory
only in some special cases, and the Hilbert reciprocity law only over the rational number field.
However, the author stated the main theorems with an arbitrary number field as the base field,
so the reader familiar with class field theory will be able to learn the arithmetic theory of
quadratic forms with no further references.
SELLING POINTS:
 Discusses algebraic number theory and the theory of semisimple algebras
 Discusses classification over an algebraic number field and classification over the ring of
algebraic integers
 Discusses local class field theory
MARKET: Graduate students; professionals
SUBJECTS: Algebra; Number Theory; General Algebraic Systems
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Mathematics
RELATED TITLES:
O'Meara, Introduction to Quadratic Forms (978-3540665649, 2000, $59.95)
Shimura, Elementary Dirichlet Series and Modular Forms (978-0387724737, 2007, $59.95)
COMPETITION:
Kitaoka, Arithmetic of Quadratic Forms (CUP, 978-0521649964, 2008, $55.00)
Shimura, Arithmetic and Analytic Theories of Quadratic Forms and Clifford Groups (AMA, 9780821835739, 2004, $72.00)
Gerstein, Basic Quadratic Forms (AMA, 978-0821844656, 2008, $55.00)
MATHEMATICS
System Identification with Quantized Observations
AUTHORS:
LE YI WANG, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA; G.
GEORGE YIN, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA;
JIFENG ZHANG, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing,
China and YANLONG ZHAO, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Beijing, China
ISBN-13:
978-0-8176-4955-5
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 295 p., 40 illus., Hardcover
PRICE:
approx. $99.00
AVAILABLE (US): February 2010
The ability to identify systems in which only quantized output observations are available is
often extremely important in real-world situations. Due to sensor limitations, signal
quantization, or coding for communications, many older methodologies fall short in building
dynamic models from these observations. This work presents new methodologies that utilize
quantized information in system identification and explores their potential in extending control
capabilities for systems with limited sensor information or networked systems. The results of
these methodologies can be applied to systems and control design, communication and computer
networks, signal processing, sensor networks, mobile agents, data fusion, remote sensing,
telemedicine, and any field in which noise-corrupted quantized data need to be processed.
System Identification with Quantized Observations is an excellent resource for graduate
students, systems theorists, control engineers, applied mathematicians, as well as practitioners
who use identification algorithms in their work. Selected material from the book may be used in
graduate-level courses on system identification.
SELLING POINTS:
 Applications to communication and computer networks, signal processing, sensor networks,
mobile agents, data fusion, remote sensing, telemedicine
 For a broad audience of graduate students, systems theorists, control engineers, applied
mathematicians, as well as practitioners who use identification algorithms in their work
 Material comes out of authors' state-of-the-art research on the subject
MARKET: Graduate students, practitioners and researchers in systems theory, control
engineering, applied mathematics
SUBJECTS: Systems Theory, Control; Control; Algorithms
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Mathematics
RELATED TITLES:
H.-F. Chen and L. Guo, "Identification and Stochastic Adaptive Control" (Systems and Control
series), (978-0-8176-3597-8, 1991, $189.00). H.J. Kushner and G. Yin, "Stochastic
Approximation and Recursive Algorithms and Applications" (Stochastic Modelling and Applied
Probability series), (978-0-387-00894-3, 2nd Ed., 2003, $104.00).
COMPETITION:
Ljung, System Identification: Theory for the User (Prentice-Hall, 978-0136566953, 1999,
$142.00)
Greblicki, Nonparametric System Identification (Cambridge University Press, 978-0521868044,
2008, $117.00)
MEDICINE
Handbook of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
Evidence-Based Assessment and Intervention
EDITORS:
CHRISTINE M. HUNTER, National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Disorders (NIDDK), Bethesda, MD,
USA; CHRISTOPHER L. HUNTER, National Naval Medical
Center, Bethesda, MD, USA and RODGER KESSLER, Berlin
Family Health, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Montpelier, VT,
USA
ISBN-13:
978-0-387-09815-9
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 450 p., Hardcover
PRICE:
approx. $179.00
AVAILABLE (US): April 2010
Translates research into evidence-based practice recommendations that are geared to realworld patient assessment and treatment and creates practical, hands-on tools that clinicians
can directly apply to patient care.
This book builds on the excellent foundation provided in the earlier book by addressing areas of
overlap and divergence in assessment and intervention skills used across medical settings. The
book addresses areas of practice that are unique to various settings, such as understanding the
medical culture and reimbursement issues that drive modern practice. In addition to providing
a solid update of the evidence, the current book includes practical clinical advice for
operationalizing and adapting the existing data to practical applications. In short, this book
aims to maintain the strengths of the earlier volume and address the weaknesses of current
handbooks.
SELLING POINTS:
 Utilizes a novel collaboration approach by combining the analytical talents of researchers
with top practitioners in each area
 Provides summaries of important assessment tools and intervention strategies that are
considered the state of the art in evidence-based behavioral care
 Provides tips and techniques for practicing in a real-world, integrative clinics
MARKET: Health Psychologists, clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, primary care
physicians, primary care nurses and rehabilitation professionals.
SUBJECTS: Primary Care Medicine; Health Psychology; Clinical Psychology
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine
RELATED TITLES:
Leigh, Handbook of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (978-0-387-69253-1, 2007, $139.00)
Freeman, Clinical Applications of Cognitive Therapy (978-0-306-48462-9, 2004, $79.95)
COMPETITION:
Thomas, Clinical Counselling in Medical Settings: Clinical Counselling in Context (Routledge,
978-0-415-21718-7, 2003, $40.50)
Morgan, Understanding and Evaluating Research in Applied Clinical Settings (Erlbaum, 978-0805-85332-2, 2005, $45.00)
MEDICINE
Addiction Recovery Management
Theory, Research and Practice
EDITORS:
JOHN F. KELLY, Harvard Medical School, MGH-Harvard
Center for Addiction Medicine, MA and WILLIAM WHITE,
Chestnut Health Systems, Bloomington, IL
ISBN-13:
978-1-60327-959-8
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 250 p., 30 illus., Softcover
PRICE:
approx. $49.95
AVAILABLE (US): April 2010
Addiction Recovery Management: Theory, Research, and Practice includes authors who are the
major theoreticians, researchers, systems administrators, clinicians and recovery advocates who
have developed the model. State-of-the art and the definitive text on the topic, the book is
mandatory reading for clinicians and all professionals who work with patients in recovery or
who are interested in the field.
SELLING POINTS:
 This is the first book on the recovery management approach to addiction treatment and
post-treatment support services
 The definitive book on the topic, it combines theory, research, and practice
MARKET: Physicians, health and human service administrators, managers, and policy maker
professionals, psychologists, social workers, addiction counselors, school counselors,
child welfare workers, judges, probation officers, youth workers, student assistance
counselors, employee assistance counselors, correctional staff, and clergy
SUBJECTS: Psychiatry; Neurology; Internal Medicine
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine
RELATED TITLES:
Pomm, Management of the Addicted Patient in Primary Care (978-0-387-35961-8, 2007, $69.95)
Leukefeld, Adolescent Substance Abuse (978-0-387-09730-5, 2009, $99.00)
COMPETITION:
Donovan, Substance Abuse Treatment and the Stages of Change: Selecting and Planning
Interventions (Guilford Publications, 978-1593850975, 2004, $28.00)
Shaw, Addiction and Recovery for Dummies (Wiley, John & Sons, 978-0764576256, 2004,
$17.00)
MEDICINE
Handbook of Behavioral Health Disability
Innovations in Prevention and Management
AUTHORS:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
PAMELA A. WARREN and J. DAVID HUBBARD
978-0-387-09813-5
approx. 350 p., Hardcover
approx. $129.95
April 2010
The purpose of this book is to demystify the evaluation and management of common
psychological disorders and psychosocial issues which impact all realms of medical and mental
health practice. These types of issues are often seen as "medical quicksand" by treating
professionals, employers, and insurers alike. Consequently, there is a system-wide avoidance of
these disorders that significantly increase medical and disability costs. However, there is a
considerable cost to individual and society as well in terms of the reduction in the quality of life
of the individual and the high costs associated with chronic use of medical resources.
It is essential to note the complexity of the psychiatric and psychosocial disability conundrum.
This dilemma is not limited solely to short-term, minor problems but leach into the full
spectrum of disability systems: private insurance, disability insurance, and federal programs for
disabled persons. This book will provide innovative tools to confidently navigate the disability
process by implementing, for the first time, true objective information coupled with the state-ofthe-art evidence-based research. Thus, all individuals involved in the psychiatric disability
process will be able to properly manage the process, optimize the treatment for an optimal
outcome and avoid iatrogenic disability. In particular, the book will provide a clear evidencebased guidance for the evaluation and treatment process not only for individuals with obvious
psychological problems, but for symptomatic individual with no discernable etiology or who
simply never seem to get well.
SELLING POINTS:
 Provides a link between treating professionals which incorporates this information into the
disability treatment and management process furnishing clinicians with the comprehensive
professional perspective that is lacking in the field.
 Includes description of authors’ pioneering study which utilized disability claims data to
identify concerns demonstrating the adverse effect of inaccurate diagnosis, inappropriate
treatment, and objectively unsupported disability leave.
SUBJECTS: Primary Care Medicine; Rehabilitation; Behavioral Therapy
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine
RELATED TITLES:
James, The Primary Care Toolkit (978-0-387-78970-5, 2009, $79.95)
Pagel, Primary Care Sleep Medicine (978-1-58829-992-5, 2007, $99.50)
COMPETITION:
Goroll, Primary Care Medicine: Office Evaluation and Management of the Adult Patient
(Primary Care Medicine (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 978-0781775137, 2009, $99.95)
Buttaro, Primary Care: A Collaborative Practice (Mosby, 978-0323047425, 2007, $115.00)
MEDICINE, ANAESTHESIOLOGY
Anesthesia Student Survival Guide
A Case-Based Approach
AUTHORS:
JESSE M. EHRENFELD, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
MA, USA; RICHARD D. URMAN, Harvard Medical School,
Boston, MA, USA and SCOTT SEGAL, Harvard Medical
School, Boston, MA, USA
ISBN-13:
978-0-387-09708-4
PAGES/ILLUS:
X, 300 p., 90 illus., 20 in color., Softcover
PRICE:
approx. $29.95
AVAILABLE (US): March 2010
Anesthesia Student Survival Guide: A Case-Based Approach is an indispensable introduction to
the specialty. This concise, easy-to-read, affordable handbook is ideal for medical students,
nursing students, and others during the anesthesia rotation. Written in a structured prose
format and supplemented with many diagrams, tables, and algorithms, this pocket-sized guide
contains essential material covered on the USMLE II-III and other licensing exams. The
editors, who are academic faculty at Harvard Medical School, summarize the essential content
with 32 informative and compelling case studies designed to help students apply new concepts
to real situations. With its combination of astute clinical instruction, basic science explanation,
and practical tips from physicians that have been there before, this handbook is your one-stop
guide to a successful anesthesia rotation.
SELLING POINTS:
 Concise, affordable pocket reference
 Complete resource for students of anesthesiology
 Sample cases and review questions after each major chapter
MARKET: Medical students, junior residents in anesthesia, nurse anesthetists, non-anesthesia
residents, nursing students, RNs, EMTs
SUBJECT: Anesthesiology
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Anaesthesiology
RELATED TITLES:
Abdel-Halim, Passing the USMLE (978-0-387-68983, 2009, $34.95)
Silverstein, Geriatric Anesthesiology (978-0-387-72526-0, 2008, $119.00)
COMPETITION:
Glidden, NMS Clinical Manual Anesthesia (LWW, 978-0-781-73738-8, 2003, $24.95)
Gaiser, Blueprints Pocket Anesthesiology (LWW, 978-1-405-10452-4, 2006, $32.95)
MEDICINE, CARDIOLOGY
Comprehensive Electrocardiology
Second Edition
EDITORS:
PETER W. MACFARLANE, University of Glasgow, UK;
ADRIAAN VAN OOSTEROM, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de
Lausanne, Switzerland; OLLE PAHLM, University of Lund,
Sweden; PAUL KLIGFIELD, Cornell University, New York,
NY, USA; MICHIEL JANSE, Academisch Medisch Centrum,
Nijmegen, The Netherlands and JOHN CAMM, St George's
Hospital Medical School, London, UK
ISBN-13:
978-1-84882-047-0
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 1790 p., 1100 illus., Print + eReference,
PRICE:
$1124.00
AVAILABLE (US): March 2010
New edition of the classic complete reference book for cardiologists and trainee cardiologists on
the theory and practice of electrocardiography, one of the key modalities used for evaluating
cardiology patients and deciding on appropriate management strategies.
SELLING POINTS:
 The only complete electrocardiography reference work
 Takes the reader from research and the laboratory bench through to the management of
patients at the bedside.
 All current available knowledge on the application, uses and value of ECG
MARKET: Residents and fellow cardiologists, medical students on cardio rotations.
SUBJECTS: Cardiology; Human Physiology
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Cardiology
RELATED TITLES:
Xie, Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Heart (978-3-540-88149-0, 2009, $169.00)
Foody, Preventive Cardiology (978-1-58829-521-7, 2006, $115.00)
COMPETITION:
Zareba, Noninvasive Electrocardiology in Clinical Practice(Wiley, 978-0879934675, 2001,
$149.95)
Chugh, Textbook of Clinical Electrocardiography (Anshan, 978-1904798668, 2006, $65.00)
MEDICINE, CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Hemodynamic Monitoring Using Echocardiography in the
Critically Ill
EDITORS:
DANIEL DE BACKER, Erasme University Hospital,
Bruxelles, Belgium; BERNARD P. CHOLLEY, Hopital
Lariboisière, Paris, France; MICHEL SLAMA, Centre
Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens, France; ANTOINE
VIEILLARD-BARON, Hopital Ambroise Parè, Boulogne,
France and PHILLIPE VIGNON, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges,
France
ISBN-13:
978-3-540-87954-1
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 350 p., Hardcover
PRICE:
approx. $199.00
AVAILABLE (US): April 2010
The hemodynamic evaluation of patients with acute circulatory failure and respiratory failure
was usually performed using invasive procedures but recent years have witnessed the onset of
less invasive monitoring devices. Echocardiography can be used both for diagnosis and
management of circulatory failure and respiratory failure. The hemodynamic evaluation by
echocardiography is based on the integration of simple indices that can be easily acquired
within a few minutes at bedside.
SELLING POINTS:
 First book covering non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring of critical care patients using
echocardiography
 Providing essential informations to allow optimal hemodynamic management guided by
echocardiography
MARKET: Intensive Care Physicians, Intensivists, Anesthesiologists
SUBJECTS: Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Anesthesiology
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
RELATED TITLES:
Cold, Monitoring of Cerebral and Spinal Hemodynamic during Neurosurgery (978-3540778721,
2008, $149.00)
Pinsky, Functional Hemodynamic Monitoring Series (978-3-540-22986-5, 2005, $89.95)
COMPETITION:
Leeper, Monitoring and Hemodynamics (Saunders, 978-1416035039, 2006, $54.00)
Neskovic, Emergency Echocardiography (Informa Healthcare, 978-1841843926, 2005, $209.95):
MEDICINE, FAMILY MEDICINE & GERIATRICS
Common Musculoskeletal Problems in Primary Care
A Handbook
EDITORS:
M. REBECCA HOFFMAN, Southern Illinois University
School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA and JAMES
DANIELS, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine,
Springfield, IL, USA
ISBN-13:
978-1-4419-5522-7
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 400 p., 50 illus., With CD-ROM., Softcover
PRICE:
approx. $49.95
AVAILABLE (US): March 2010
This book is designed to act as an off-the-shelf guide to assist health care providers evaluating
patients presenting with common musculoskeletal complaints in the primary care setting. The
result of a $750,000 research grant that studied how comfortable primary care providers felt
when treating musculoskeletal conditions, this book addresses the common finding that family
physicians felt unprepared despite frequently seeing these types of complaints. This book has
been divided into chapters covering major body regions and injuries, and each chapter includes:
Red flags, which are conditions requiring immediate treatment and referral; basic anatomy of
the body region; Clinical evaluation techniques and tear sheets for use during examination;
Common clinical diagnoses; and disposition of the patient illustrated with helpful flow charts.
SELLING POINTS:
 Extremely accessible writing useful for busy professionals or students
 Illustrated with photographs and easy-to-understand flow charts
 Tear sheets for clinical examination included on CD-ROM
MARKET: Primary care residents and physicians, medical students, athletic trainers and
students, physician assistants and physician assistant students, nurses, and
attending physicians with interest in the subject matter.
SUBJECTS: Primary Care Medicine; Orthopedics
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Family Medicine & Geriatrics
RELATED TITLES:
Cooper, Pocket Guide to Musculoskeletal Diagnosis (978-1588296740, 2006, $54.95)
Ip, Orthopedic Rehabilitation, Assessment, and Enablement (978-3-540-37693-4, 2007, $59.95)
COMPETITION:
Anderson, Office Orthopedics for Primary Care (Saunders, 978-1416022077, 2006, $70.95)
Griffin, Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care (American Academy of Orthopaedic, 9780892033522, 2005, $140.00
MEDICINE, GENERAL SURGERY
General Surgery
Principles and International Practice
Second Edition
EDITORS:
KIRBY I. BLAND, University of Alabama School of Medicine,
Birmingham, AL, USA; MICHAEL G. SARR, Mayo Clinic
College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA; MARKUS W.
BÜCHLER, University of Heidelberg, Germany; ATTILA
CSENDES, University Hospital, Santiago, Chile; O. JAMES
GARDEN, The University of Edinburgh, UK and JOHN
WONG, The University of Hong Kong, China
ISBN-13:
978-1-84800-139-8
PAGES/ILLUS:
LVIII, 2011 p., 190 illus. in color., Print + eReference.
PRICE:
$349.00
AVAILABLE (US): October 2009
This book provides the student of diseases, as well as those studying for Board examinations, a
text that has rapidly assimilated data into the most contemporary applications of surgical
therapy. Originally published by WB Saunders, 2002
SELLING POINTS:
 Offers an ideal source to rapidly evaluate organ site-disease
 Presents both pearls and pitfalls to differentiate poignant specified applications for
treatment of surgical disease (Pearls) and emphasize failures (Pitfalls) when such diagnostic
approaches, technique and therapy are not utilized
 Provides comprehensive insight into selective management of high-risk and rare diseases
MARKET: General surgery residents, general surgery practitioners, medical students
SUBJECT: Surgery
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, General Surgery
RELATED TITLES:
Norton, Surgery: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence (978-0-387-30800-5, 2008, $199.00)
Scott-Conner, Chassin's Operative Strategy in General Surgery (978-0-387-95204-8, 2001,
$229.00)
COMPETITION:
Cuschieri, Higher Surgical Training in General Surgery (A Hodder Arnold Publication, 9780340806388, 2002, $175.00)
Cameron, Current Surgical Therapy (C.V. Mosby, 978-0323014281, 2001, $159.00)
MEDICINE, HEALTH INFORMATICS
Anesthesia Informatics
EDITORS:
JERRY STONEMETZ, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
MD, USA and KEITH RUSKIN, Yale University School of
Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
ISBN-13:
978-1-84882-961-9
PAGES/ILLUS:
XXVIII, 504 p. 69 illus., 24 in color., Softcover
PRICE:
$69.95
AVAILABLE (US): October 2009
The ability to interface patient monitors directly to a computer, and generate a clinical record
has existed for over 20 years. However, the acceptance of comprehensive electronic medical
records in anesthesia has been slow to develop. Experts anticipate this reluctance is changing
because of enhanced patient care through the use of detailed health information record systems.
Anesthesia Informatics provides the health informatician and administrator with a
comprehensive overview of this blossoming technology. With contributions from leaders in the
field, this user-friendly guide addresses how this technology has enhanced both the need for and
the ability to collect and apply data in an acute care setting. It also offers invaluable insight on
the business implications and the rationales required to make a purchase decision. Each section
outlines need to know information to help the reader with the implementation and utilization of
an Anesthesia Information Management System. Useful case scenarios focus on the ideal
components (anesthesia record, business rationale, communication, collaboration, and training)
of a fully automated record-keeping system.
SELLING POINTS:
 First book dedicated to the topic
 Written by leading authorities in AIMS
 Sections contain case scenarios
MARKET: Health informaticians and administrators
SUBJECTS: Health Informatics; Anesthesiology; Emergency Medicine
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Health Informatics
RELATED TITLES:
Demetriades, Person-Centered Health Records (978-0-387-23282-9, 2005, $89.95)
Lorenzi, Managing Technological Change (978-0-387-98548-0, 2004, $99.00)
COMPETITION:
Miller, Miller's Anesthesia (Elsevier, 978-0443066184, 2004, $299.00)
Morgan, Clinical Anesthesiology (McGraw-Hill, 978-0071423588, 2005, $79.95)
MEDICINE, INTERNAL MEDICINE
Palliative Care:
A Case-based Guide
EDITORS:
JANE E. LOITMAN, Department of Neurology, Washington
University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA;
CHRISTIAN T. SINCLAIR, Kansas City Hospice, Kansas City,
KS, USA and MICHAEL J. FISCH, M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center, Houston, TX, USA
ISBN-13:
978-1-60761-589-7
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 60 p., 2 illus., Softcover
PRICE:
approx. $49.00
AVAILABLE (US): April 2010
This concise book offers an engaging case-based approach to palliative care. Experts in the field
provide the essential aspects of daily practice with real cases presented as forums for the
discussion of the complexities and practicalities of palliative treatment.
Clearly structured, each chapter opens with bullet points highlighting the most relevant aspects
of the case and points for discussion. Covering the full range of symptoms from cardiac care to
pain management to wound healing, the vital elements of management are put into context
through insightful dissections of history, examination, and goals of care. Each chapter concludes
with a section on further reading. The book provides the clinician with a crucial set of skills to
address the challenging issues related to communication and symptom management. Careoriented and practical, this book is ideal for all health care professionals committed to providing
quality, compassionate care to end-of-life patients.
SELLING POINTS:
 Unique case-based approach covers a multitude of perspectives and environments
 Helpful bullet points synthesize key aspects of management
 Incisive evaluation of complex clinical scenarios
MARKET: Internal Medicine, Palliative Care Trainees, Hospice Care Trainees, Family
Medicine, Pain Management, Oncologists, Physicians Assistants, Nurses
SUBJECTS: Internal Medicine; Pain Medicine; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Internal Medicine
RELATED TITLES:
Blank, Choices in Palliative Care (978-0-387-70874-4, 2007, $69.95)
Kranzle, Palliative Care (978-3-540-72324- 0, 2007, $39.95)
COMPETITION:
Abrahm, A Physician’s Guide to Pain and Symptom Management in Cancer Patients (Johns
Hopkins University Press, 978-0801881015, 2005, $24.95)
Brennan, Cancer in Context (Oxford, 978-0198515258, 2004, $55.00)
Doyle, Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine (Oxford, 978-0198566984, 2005, $199.00)
MEDICINE, INTERNAL MEDICINE
Management of Infections in Cancer Patients
EDITOR:
AMAR SAFDAR, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer
Center, Houston, TX, USA
ISBN-13:
978-1-60761-643-6
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 350 p., Hardcover
PRICE:
approx. $99.00
AVAILABLE (US): April 2010
This book is intended to provide a comprehensive update on recent Infectious Diseases-related
issues and emerging concerns with relevant (but succinct) background information. The
emphasis will remain on real (Infectious Disease) clinical problems faced in this particular
patient population. The last Section will represent strategies used to prevent infections, for
patients in whom response to conventional preventive measures may not be as effective as in a
non-cancer and non-Stem Cell Transplant population.
SELLING POINTS:
 Provides a comprehensive update on recent Infectious Diseases-related issues and emerging
concerns
 Emphasis will remain on real infectious disease
MARKET: Healthcare providers caring for cancer patients and hematopoietic transplant
recipients, infectious diseases consultants, oncologist/hematologist and stem cell
transplant physicians. It may also serve as a quick reference for physicians in
training and Infectious diseases fellows.
SUBJECTS: Infectious Diseases; Oncology; Hematology
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Internal Medicine
RELATED TITLES:
Raza, Myeodysplastic Syndromes and Secondary Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (9780792373964, 2001, $228.00)
Yoshikawa, Infectious Disease in the Aging (978-1603275330, 2009, $189.00)
COMPETITION:
Johnson, Infection in the Cancer Patient: A Practical Guide (Oxford University Press, 9780198566328, 2006, $69.50)
Greene, Infections in Cancer Patients (Informa, 978-0824754372, 2004, $229.95)
MEDICINE, NEUROLOGY
Atlas of Epilepsies
EDITORS:
C. P. PANAYIOTOPOULOS, St Thomas' Hospital, London,
UK
ISBN-13:
978-1-84882-127-9
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 1500 p., 1000 illus., 750 in color, In 2 volumes, not
available separately, Hardcover
PRICE:
$339.00
AVAILABLE (US): April 2010
Currently on the market there is no publication available that tackles the difficult subject of
epilepsy with such an illustrative approach as is intended in this title. The title will be the
premiere text in the field, and a landmark all-encompassing reference book. With the
comprehensive feel of an expert clinician at work, The Atlas of Epilepsies will present a handson guide to diagnosis, management and treatment of epilepsy in all its forms, and in its entire
age-range of affected patients.
SELLING POINTS:
 Offers a highly illustrative approach that tackles the difficult subject of epileptic seizures
and epileptic syndromes, giving sequential photographs of each management step
 Explanatory schematic line diagrams will be appropriately juxtaposed amongst the
intraoperative photographs
 The premiere text in the field, and a landmark all-encompassing reference book, it present a
hands-on guide to diagnosis, management and treatment of epilepsy in all its forms, and in
its entire age-range of affected patients
MARKET: Established clinical neurologists, and those in training and health care professionals
who see patients with epilepsies
SUBJECTS: Neurology; Diagnostic Radiology
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Neurology
RELATED TITLES:
Binder, Recent Advances in Epilepsy Research (978-0-306-47860-4, 2004, $189.00)
Panayiotopoulos, A Clinical Guide to Epileptic Syndromes and their Treatment (978-1-84628643-8, 2007, $109.00)
COMPETITION:
Villagran, Neuropathology of Focal Epilepsies (John Libbey Eurotext Ltd, 978-0861966332,
2005, $198.00)
Roger, Epileptic Syndromes in Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence (Butterworth-Heinemann,
978-0861963201, 2005, $148.00)
MEDICINE, ONCOLOGY
Radiotherapy for Hodgkin Lymphoma
EDITORS:
LENA SPECHT, University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
and JOACHIM YAHALOM, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
Center, New York, NY, USA
ISBN-13:
978-3-540-78455-5
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 200 p., 100 illus., 80 in color, Hardcover
PRICE:
approx. $159.00
AVAILABLE (US): April 2010
This book deals in detail with all aspects of the best practice in modern radiotherapy for
Hodgkin’s lymphomas. It provides the background and rationale for the inclusion of
radiotherapy in today’s combined-modality approach, including special clinical situations such
as Hodgkin’s lymphomas in children, in the pregnant patient, and in the elderly. Radiotherapy
planning using state-of-the-art imaging, target definition, planning software, and treatment
equipment is expounded in detail. Acute and long-term side effects of radiotherapy are
analyzed, and the implications for modern radiotherapy approaches in Hodgkin’s lymphomas
are explained.
SELLING POINTS:
 First and only book that covers ALL aspects of radiotherapy in Hodgkin's lymphomas
 Presents the state-of-the-art methods and techniques in radiotherapy
 Includes a chapter on treatment planning using the latest high-precision equipment and
planning software
MARKET: Radiation oncologists, radiation therapists and medical physicists
SUBJECTS: Radiotherapy; Oncology; Hematology
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Oncology
RELATED TITLES:
Leonard, Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (978-0-387-29345-5, 2006, $169.00)
Feller, Histopathology of Nodal and Extranodal Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas (978-3-540-638018, 2004, $249.00)
COMPETITION:
Hoppe, Hodgkin Lymphoma (LWW, 978-0781764223, 2007, $219.00)
Mauch, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas: A Self-Study Program (LWW, 978-0781735261, 2003,
$210.00)
MEDICINE, OPTHALMOLOGY
The Glaucoma Book
A Practical, Evidence-Based Approach to Patient Care
EDITORS:
PAUL N. SCHACKNOW, Visual Health & Surgical Center,
Lake Worth and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA and
JOHN R. SAMPLES, OHSU Casey Eye Institute, Portland,
Oregon, USA
ISBN-13:
978-0-387-76699-7
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 1015 p., 667 illus., 551 in color, Hardcover
PRICE:
approx. $225.00
AVAILABLE (US): March 2010
The Glaucoma Book is both a comprehensive academic work with evidence-based science and
exhaustive bibliographies, and an everyday, pragmatic guide for general ophthalmologists,
optometrists, and resident physicians who need immediate answers while examining patients.
Its 92 chapters and 38 sidebar essays range from conventional topics to those that have not
previously appeared in a glaucoma text. Diagnostic tests and instrumentation, current and
possible future medical therapies, and traditional and cutting-edge surgical interventions are
thoroughly explored. The contributors come from well-known academic institutions and highvolume community based glaucoma practices. Photos, illustrations, and tables are sprinkled
liberally throughout the book.
SELLING POINTS:
 Complete evidence-based medical and surgical management of glaucoma for the general
ophthalmologist in practice
MARKET: General ophthalmologists, optometrists
SUBJECT: Ophthalmology
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Opthalmology
RELATED TITLES:
Johnson, Cataract Surgery in the Glaucoma Patient (978-0-387-09407-6, 2009, $159.00)
Tombran-Tink, Mechanisms of the Glaucomas (978-1-58829-956-7, 2008, $189.00)
COMPETITION:
Edgar, Glaucoma: Identification and Co-Management (Butterworth-Heinemann, 9780750637824, 2002, $104.00)
Gupta, Glaucoma Diagnosis and Management (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 978-0781754033,
2004, $79.95)
MEDICINE, ORTHOPEDICS, SURGICAL ORTHOPEDICS & SPORTS MEDICINE
Spine Trauma
Surgical Techniques
EDITORS:
VIKAS V. PATEL, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA;
EVALINA BURGER, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO,
USA and COURTNEY BROWN, Golden, CO, USA
ISBN-13:
978-3-642-03693-4
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 250 p., 250 illus., 150 in color, With DVD,
Hardcover
PRICE:
approx. $199.00
AVAILABLE (US): April 2010
Spinal surgeons treat spinal trauma patients on a regular basis in their hospital emergency
rooms. This well-illustrated, hands-on guide to the many surgical techniques required in these
situations provides a solid basis for the management of spinal trauma.
SELLING POINTS:
 Hands-on guide for the management of spinal trauma
 Clearly focussed on surgical techniques
 A must-have for all spinal surgeons
MARKET: Spine surgeons at all levels of experience, but especially fellows and new
practitioners
SUBJECTS: Surgical Orthopedics; Neurosurgery; Traumatic Surgery
LOCATION IN Medicine, Orthopedics, Surgical Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
BOOKSTORE:
RELATED TITLES:
Mayer, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (978-3-540-21347-5, 2006, $369.00)
Gunzburg, Arthroplasty of the Spine (978-3-540-20295-0, 2002, $75.00)
COMPETITION:
Vaccaro, Fractures of the Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine (Informa Healthcare, 9780824707132, 2002, $229.95)
Capen, Comprehensive Management of Spine Trauma (Mosby, 978-0815114635, 1998, $125.00)
MEDICINE, PATHOLOGY
Essentials of Anatomic Pathology
Third Edition
EDITORS:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
LIANG CHENG, Indiana University School of Medicine,
Department of Pathology, Indianapolis, IN and DAVID G.
BOSTWICK, Bostwick Laboratories, Chief Executive
Officer/Medical Director, Richmond, VA
978-1-60327-576-7
approx. 1450 p., 2000 illus., 1600 in color., Hardcover
approx. $245.00
April 2010
The first edition of Essentials of Anatomic Pathology, great strides have been made in our
understanding of diseases and neoplastic processes. Many clinically important new
histopathologic entities have been described or more fully defined in virtually every organ.
Genetic testing for the early detection of cancers and the molecular classification of diseases has
become increasingly important. This is an age of enlightenment in surgical pathology, and the
authors of this new volume have captured this sense of excitement herein. This much praised
and widely used reference manual on has been extensively revised and expanded to cover the
entire field of anatomic pathology. Useful immunostaining biomarkers and emerging molecular
targets and relevant molecular findings that have emerged from recent genomic studies are
incorporated in each chapter.
SELLING POINTS:
 Full-color images with updates of new diagnostic and prognostic information
 Stand-alone resource for pathology residents and practicing pathologists
 Comprehensive practice information in an outline format
MARKET: Practicing surgical pathologists, pathology residents in training, histotechnologists,
experimental pathology researchers
SUBJECTS: Pathology; Anatomy; Laboratory Medicine
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Pathology
RELATED TITLES:
Cheng, Essentials of Anatomic Pathology (978-1-58829-460-9, 2005, $259,00)
Leonard, Molecular Pathology in Clinical Practice (978-0387332260, 2006, $205.00)
COMPETITION:
Lefkowitch, Anatomic Pathology Board Review (Saunders, 978-1416025887, 2006, $140.00)
Mail, Quick Compendium of Clinical Pathology (American Society for Clinical Pathology, 9780891895671, 2007, $145.00)
MEDICINE, PLASTIC SURGERY
Color Atlas of Burn Reconstructive Surgery
EDITORS:
HIKO HYAKUSOKU, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo,
Japan; DENNIS P. ORGILL, Harvard Medical School,
Boston, MA. USA; LUC TEOT, Montpellier University,
France; JULIAN J. PRIBAZ, Harvard Medical School,
Boston, MA, USA and REI OGAWA, Nippon Medical School
Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
ISBN-13:
978-3-642-05069-5
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 500 p., 1000 illus., in color, Hardcover
PRICE:
approx. $249.00
AVAILABLE (US): April 2010
Post-burn scar contractures are a commonly encountered problem in the field of plastic and
reconstructive surgery. Nevertheless, many physicians still lack adequate knowledge on
beneficial treatments. In this up-to-date atlas, leading specialists in post-burn treatment and
the reconstruction of post-burn scar contractures depict in detail not only surgical techniques
but also a variety of advantageous wound treatments. Many new methods invented by the
authors are presented. Operative techniques are depicted in detail, and clear guidance is
provided on selection of the most appropriate flap surgery. Advice is also given on how to
prevent permanently disabling restriction of joint movement as a result of contractures and how
to achieve good aesthetic reconstruction.
SELLING POINTS:
 Provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on the incidence, management and
prevention of post-burn scar contractures
 Depicts operative techniques in detail
 Helps in selection of the appropriate flap surgery
MARKET: For surgeons, clinicians, researchers/paramedics dealing with wound management
SUBJECTS: Plastic Surgery; Dermatology; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Plastic Surgery
RELATED TITLES:
Siemionow, Tissue Surgery (978-1-85233-970-8, 2006, $129.00)
Shai, Wound Healing and Ulcers of the Skin (978-3-540-21275-1, 2005, $179.00)
COMPETITION:
Sood, Achauer and Sood’s Burn Surgery (Elsevier, 978-1416037774, 2006, $155.00)
Burret, Principles and Practice of Burn Surgery (Marcel Dekker, 978-0824754532, 2005,
$189.95)
MEDICINE, PUBLIC HEALTH
Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures
EDITORS:
VICTOR R. PREEDY, King's College, London, UK and
RONALD R. WATSON, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ,
USA
ISBN-13:
978-0-387-78666-7
PAGES/ILLUS:
4500 p., Print + eReference
PRICE:
$3750.00
AVAILABLE (US): October 2009
The impact of illness on individual lives and society at large was once considered too vast to
gauge. More recently, quantitative measures of quality of life, life expectancy, and the financial
costs of illness and treatment are showing not only how this impact can be calculated but also
how the results can be used to further research and improve public health. The Handbook of
Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures is the first comprehensive reference to these
instruments and their findings on an international scale.
The Handbook features in-depth reviews of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), qualityadjusted life years (QALYs), quality of life and financial measures for over 120 diseases and
conditions. Its editors have organized this critical information for maximum access and ease of
use, with abstracts, definitions of key terms, summary points, and dozens of figures and tables
that can enhance the text or stand alone. Readers may access data by country, region, or
population, or by disease entity.
SELLING POINTS:
 An important resource for interpreting the many instruments used in quality of life
research
 Includes an extensive glossary of key terms
 Six volumes, over 250 chapters
MARKET: Public health practitioners, epidemiologists, sociologists, health economists;
researchers in quality of life
SUBJECTS: Medicine/Public Health, general; Quality of Life Research; Social Policy
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Public Health
RELATED TITLES:
Kirch, Encyclopedia of Public Health (978-1-4020-5613-0, 2008, $1079.00)
Gullotta, The Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion (978-0-306-47296-1,
2003, $399.00)
COMPETITION:
Caselli, Demography: Analysis and Synthesis, Four Volume Set, Volume 1-4: A Treatise in
Population (Academic Press, 978-0127656601, 2005, $1185.00)
Windsor, Evaluation of Health Promotion, Health Education, and Disease Prevention Programs
with PowerWeb Bind-in Passcard (McGraw-Hill Humanities, 978-0072552546, 2003,
$400.00)
MEDICINE, RADIOLOGY
Basics of PET Imaging
Physics, Chemistry, and Regulations
Second Edition
AUTHOR:
GOPAL B. SAHA, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation,
Cleveland, OH, USA
ISBN-13:
978-1-4419-0804-9 (Replaces ISBN: 978-0-387-21307-1)
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 330 p., 72 illus., 9 in color, Hardcover
PRICE:
approx. $59.95
AVAILABLE (US): December 2009
This is an ideal text on PET and PET/CT imaging technology that focuses on the basics, such as
physics, instrumentation, production of PET radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals, and
regulations affecting PET. The chapters are concise but comprehensive, making the topic easily
understandable, and they are complete with reviews of pertinent basic science, sample
questions, and lists of suggested reading. Practical tables and appendixes contain a wealth of
valuable data, reflecting the books usefulness as a reference for nuclear medicine professionals,
including physicians, residents and technologists. The book also benefits technologists and
residents preparing for board examinations because of its brevity and clarity of content.
SELLING POINTS:
 Many books on clinical PET have appeared in the market, but there is no book available at
the present time that focuses on the basics of PET imaging. This book fills that void
 In addition to serving as a reference for practicing nuclear medicine physicians, it also helps
clinicians and technicians meet the requirements for the increasingly popular PET
technology courses and certifications
MARKET: Nuclear medicine technologists, nuclear medicine physicians, residents, and fellows
SUBJECTS: Nuclear Medicine; Imaging / Radiology
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Radiology
RELATED TITLES:
Saha, Basics of PET Imaging (978-0-387-21307-1, 2005, $69.95)
Saha, Physics and Radiobiology of Nuclear Medicine (978-0-387-30754-1, 2006, $74.95)
COMPETITION:
Wahl, Principles and Practice of PET & PET/CT (Lippincott, 978-0-781-77999-9, 2008, $229.00)
Powsner, Essential Nuclear Medicine Physics (Wiley-Blackwell, 978-1-405-10484-5, 2006,
$59.95)
Cherry, Sorenson, and Phelps, Physics in Nuclear Medicine (Saunders, 978-0-721-68341-6,
2003, $100.00)
MEDICINE, UROLOGY & PROCTOLOGY
Robotic Urologic Surgery
Second Edition
EDITOR:
VIPUL R. PATEL, Global Robotics Institute, Celebration
Hospital, Celebration, FL, USA
ISBN-13:
978-1-84882-799-8 (Replaces ISBN: 978-1-84628-545-5)
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 640 p., 300 illus., 150 in color, with online
files/update, Hardcover
PRICE:
approx. $99.00
AVAILABLE (US): April 2010
This book currently serves as the worldwide gold standard textbook for robotic surgery. The
new edition will provide a technical manual for the various robotic approaches to surgical
procedures with helpful hints to avoid pitfalls. There will be instruction on how to develop a
successful robotics program and learn the various techniques. The primary readership group is
urologists who would use this text as a reference to establish a robotics program, refine their
surgical technique and provide information to patients. The content of the book will be
informative and illustrative.
SELLING POINTS:
 The body of data available will be reviewed using comparisons in table format, supported by
schematic diagrams and anatomic photographs to illustrate the concept being discussed
 A video library of the various techniques will accompany the book
MARKET: Urologists and surgeons
SUBJECTS: Urology/Andrology; Surgery; Minimally Invasive Surgery
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Urology & Proctology
RELATED TITLES:
Patel, Robotic Urologic Surgery (978-1-84628-545-5, 2007, $99.00)
John, Robotic Urology (978-3-540-74139-8, 2008, $139.00)
COMPETITION:
Smith, Robotics in Urologic Surgery (Saunders, 978-1416024651, 2002, $207.00)
Patel, Minimally Invasive Surgery: Looking through the Keyhole (Quay Books, 9781856422963, 2006, $60.00)
MEDICINE, UROLOGY & PROCTOLOGY
Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation: A Practical Guide
EDITORS:
DANIEL A. SHOSKES, Glickman Urological and Kidney
Institute, Cleveland, OH and T R SRINIVAS, Glickman
Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland, OH
ISBN-13:
978-1-60761-641-2
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 400 p., 6 illus., in color, Hardcover
PRICE:
approx. $199.00
AVAILABLE (US): April 2010
Kidney Transplants are the most frequently performed solid organ transplants. Pancreas
transplantation offers unique survival and quality of life benefits to selected diabetics with or
without concomitant renal failure. Usually, kidney and pancreas transplant recipients are
managed by the same team of physicians and surgeons. Current textbooks dealing with kidney
and pancreas transplantation are unfortunately usually in the form of introductory manuals or
primers and lack crucial practical detail and scientific depth relevant to the practicing
physician.
SELLING POINTS:
 Transplant physicians and surgeons at Cleveland Clinic have collaborated to produce a
textbook devoted to kidney and pancreas transplantation that addresses the need for a work
that is well grounded in scientific principles, quantitative clinical reasoning, clinical
pharmacology, tested clinical practices and overall clinical applicability
 Addressed are key aspects in the initiation, maintenance and sustained growth of viable
clinical programs in kidney and pancreas transplantation
SUBJECTS: Transplant Surgery; Urology/Andrology; Abdominal Surgery
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Urology & Proctology
RELATED TITLES:
Manzarbeitia, Practical Manual of Abdominal Organ Transplantation (9780306466397, 2002,
$109.00)
Gruessner, Transplantation of the Pancreas (978-0-387-00589-8, 2004, $439.00)
COMPETITION:
Weir, Medical Management of Kidney Transplantation (LWW, 978-0781744911, 2004, $155.00)
Morris, Kidney Transplantation: Principles and Practice (Saunders, 978-1416033431, 2008,
$260.00)
PHYSICS/ASTRONOMY
Mechanics
From Newton's Laws to Deterministic Chaos
Fifth Edition
AUTHOR:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
FLORIAN SCHECK, University of Mainz, Germany
978-3-642-05369-6
(Replaces ISBN: 978-3-540-567810-3)
approx. 545 p., 174 illus., Hardcover
approx. $99.00
March 2010
This book covers all topics in mechanics from elementary Newtonian mechanics, the principles
of canonical mechanics and rigid body mechanics to relativistic mechanics and nonlinear
dynamics. It was among the first textbooks to include dynamical systems and deterministic
chaos in due detail. As compared to the two previous editions the present fifth edition is
updated and revised with more explanations and additional examples. Symmetries and
invariance principles, the basic geometric aspects of mechanics as well as elements of
continuum mechanics also play an important role. The book will enable the reader to develop
general principles from which equations of motion follow, to understand the importance of
canonical mechanics and of symmetries as a basis for quantum mechanics, and to get practice in
using general theoretical concepts and tools that are essential for all branches of physics.
SELLING POINTS:
 Contains more than one hundred problems with complete solutions, as well as some
practical examples which make moderate use of personal computers
 Ends with some historical notes on scientists who made important contributions to the
development of mechanics
MARKET: Students in physics and with minor field of study physics
SUBJECTS: Mechanics; Quantum Physics; Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Physics/Astronomy
RELATED TITLES:
Korkin, Nanoelectronics and Photonics (978-0-387-76498-6, 2008, $129.00)
Awschalom, Semiconductor Spintronics and Quantum Computation (978-3-540-42176-4, 2002,
$179.00)
COMPETITION:
Takayanagi, Realizing Controllable Quantum States (World Scientific Publishing Company,
978-9812564689, 2005, $125.00)
Bruss, Lectures on Quantum Information (Wiley, 978-3527405275, 2007, $100.00)
PHYSICS/ASTRONOMY
Quantum Signatures of Chaos
Third Edition
AUTHOR:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
FRITZ HAAKE, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
978-3-642-05427-3 (Replaces ISBN: 978-3-540-67723-9)
approx. 530 p., Hardcover
approx. $139.00
May 2010
This by now classic text provides an excellent introduction and survey to the continuously
expanding field of quantum chaos . The topics treated include a detailed exploration of the
quantum aspects of nonlinear dynamics, quantum criteria to distinguish regular and irregular
motion, antiunitary symmetries (generalized time reversal), random matrix theory and a
thorough account of the quantum mechanics of dissipative systems. In addition to a significant
number of smaller revisions and chapter updates, the third edition thoroughly expands on the
understanding of universal spectral fluctuations, and – to subsequently make the presentation
of all semi-classical developments self-contained - a new chapter on classical Hamiltonian chaos
has been inserted.
SELLING POINTS:
 This textbook provides an excellent introduction to a new and rapidly developing field of
research
 Each chapter is accompanied by a selection of problems which will help the student to test
and deepen his/her understanding and to acquire an active command of the methods
MARKET: Researchers, students
SUBJECTS: Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity; Quantum Physics;
Mathematical Methods in Physics
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Physics/Astronomy
RELATED TITLES:
Reichl, The Transition to Chaos (978-0-387-98788-0, 2004, $119.00)
Larson, Digital Communications Using Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics (978-0387297873, 2006,
$159.00)
COMPETITION:
Stöckmann, Quantum Chaos: An Introduction (CUP, 978-0521027151, 2007, $70.00)
Casati, Quantum Chaos (CUP, 978-0521432917, 1995, $240.00)
POPULAR SCIENCE
Humans on Earth. Past, Present and Future
Science, Technology, Development and Environment
AUTHOR:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
FILIPE DUARTE SANTOS, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
978-3-642-05359-7
approx. 400 p., Hardcover
approx. $69.95
February 2010
This is a wide-ranging and persuasive book written by an undisputed expert. Beginning with a
broad history of the Universe, Earth, Life and Man, it considers the origins and rise of science
and technology, before moving on to discuss the present state of the world and its/our possible
futures. Humans on Earth: Past, Present and Future then addresses the main challenges for
social and economic development in the 21st century in the context of global change. It presents
a detailed but non-technical analysis of questions relating to climate change, our dependence on
fossil fuels, deforestation, loss of biodiversity, desertification, air, water, soil, and ocean
pollution as well as problems related to overpopulation, poverty, social and economic inequities
and conflict potential. The main emphasis is on the risks and uncertainties of the short-term
future – the next 50 to 100 years – with regard to environmental degradation and the
sustainability of our growth paradigm.
SELLING POINTS:
 An impressive study of how we got here and what options the future holds
 Comprehensive survey of the factors affecting earth's future
 Solid information from a leading scientist
MARKET: General public, decision-makers in physics and industry, students, teachers,
libraries
SUBJECTS: Ecology; Popular Science in Nature and Environment; Development Economics
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Popular Science
RELATED TITLES:
Poston, Handbook of Population (978-0-306-47768-3, 2005, $265.00)
Strom, Hot House (978-0-387-34179-8, 2007, $27.50)
COMPETITION:
Lynas, Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet (National Geographic, 978-1426202131,
2008, $26.00)
Brown, Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (W. W. Norton, 978-0393330878, 2008,
$15.95)
POPULAR SCIENCE, ASTRONOMY
1001 Celestial Wonders to See Before You Die
The Best Sky Objects for Star Gazers
AUTHOR:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
MICHAEL E. BAKICH, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
978-1-4419-1776-8
approx. 230 p., 262 illus., 12 in color., Softcover
approx. $34.95
April 2010
1,001 Celestial Wonders is a guide to the night sky's brightest and most fascinating objects.
Each target is accessible to amateur astronomers using medium-sized telescopes from a dark
site. In fact, many are so bright they remain visible under moderate light pollution, as from the
outskirts of a city or the suburbs of a town. The book provides a chronological target list,
making it easy to use. No matter what night you choose, this book will show you many of the
most memorable objects to observe, whether you are using a small telescope or even binoculars,
or an instrument of larger aperture. This is far more than just a list of interesting objects. It is
structured so that objects of various observing difficulty are included, which will help readers
become better observers, both encouraging beginners and challenging long-time amateur
astronomers. This book is designed to be easy-to-use at the telescope, and observers will
appreciate each object's standardized layout and the book's chronological organization.
SELLING POINTS:
 Detailed finder charts make objects simple to find
 Objects range from "easy" to "challenging" for all levels of observers
 Hundreds of images that readers can compare with their own telescope views
 Will never go out of date
MARKET: Amateur and practical astronomers
SUBJECTS: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques; Popular Science in Astronomy
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Popular Science, Popular Science / Astronomy
RELATED TITLES:
Mobberley, Supernovae and How to Observe Them (978-0-387-35257-2, 2007, $29.95)
Plotner, The Night Sky Companion (978-0-387-71608-4, 2007, $29.95)
COMPETITION:
O'Meara, Deep-Sky Companions: Hidden Treasures (CUP, 978-0521837040, 2007, $45.00)
Luginbuhl, Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects (CUP, 978-0521625562,
1998, $65.00)
POPULAR SCIENCE, ASTRONOMY
Galileo and 400 Years of Telescopic Astronomy
AUTHORS:
PETER GREGO, St Austell, Cornwall, UK and DAVID
MANNION, Turnbridge Wells, Kent, UK
ISBN-13:
978-1-4419-5570-8
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 230 p., 95 illus., 15 in color., Softcover
PRICE:
approx. $34.95
AVAILABLE (US): March 2010
In 1609 Galileo first used his telescope to kickstart the science of observational astronomy - an
event that proved to be of enormous historic, scientific, and cultural importance. Galileo and
400 Years of Telescopic Astronomy will feature the life and achievements of Galileo, around
which has pivoted the story of four centuries of telescopic astronomy. The book will detail how
astronomy has progressed through four centuries and contain glimpses of future space research
and astronomy goals. Uniquely, interwoven with the text will be a range of practical projects
for backyard astronomers in which to participate, projects that serve to illustrate many of
Galileo's scientific discoveries. The year 2009 not only marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo's
initial telescopic discoveries, but it has also been chosen as the International Year of
Astronomy, perfect timing for the reader to see for him or herself the way Galileo worked and
thought.
SELLING POINTS:
 Describes Galileo's life and achievements in an exciting narrative way
 Provides a clear, engaging, and comprehensive outline of the evolution of telescopic
astronomy since Galileo four hundred years ago
 Is a unique mix of history, science, and practical astronomy projects
MARKET: Amateur and 'armchair' astronomers
SUBJECTS: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques; Popular Science in Astronomy
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Popular Science, Astronomy
RELATED TITLES:
Grego, Venus and Mercury and How to Observe Them (978-0-387-74285-4, 2008, $34.95)
Grego, The Moon and How to Observe It (978-1-85233-748-3, 2008, $39.95)
COMPETITION:
Reston, Galileo: A Life (978-1893122628, Beard Books, 2000, $19.95)
Doak, Astronomer and Physicist (Signature Lives, 978-0756508135, 2005, $30.60)
PSYCHOLOGY
Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion
EDITORS:
DAVID A. LEEMING, Blanton-Peale Institute, New York,
NY, USA; KATHRYN MADDEN, Private Practice, New York,
NY, USA and STANTON MARLAN, Pittsburgh Center for
Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
ISBN-13:
978-0-387-71803-3
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 1000 p., Print + eReference
PRICE:
$689.00
AVAILABLE (US): December 2009
The Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion offers a definitive and intellectually rigorous
collection of psychological interpretations of the stories, rituals, motifs, symbols, doctrines,
dogmas, and experiences of the world’s religious and mythological traditions. The Encyclopedia
applies a wide range of psychological approaches to understanding the form and content of
religious and spiritual experience, at the same time offering insight into the meanings of
various symbols and themes of numerous religions. While there are reference works on religion
and those on psychology, until now there has been no comprehensive encyclopedia that
integrates psychology and religion in the context of current intellectual developments in the
social/behavioral sciences. This Encyclopedia, interdisciplinary in approach, represents a rich
new contribution to the development of human self-understanding.
SELLING POINTS:
 A crucial new resource for the collaboration and mutual illumination of the fields of
psychology and religion and their intersection
 Provides the technical and phenomenological vocabulary that will enable researchers in the
fields of psychology and religion to pursue collaboration and dialogue
MARKET: Researchers and students in psychology and religion; clinicians; therapists;
university and public libraries; clergy, pastoral agents and spiritual directors
interested in the psychological aspects of faith and religious practice
SUBJECTS: Clinical Psychology; Psychoanalysis; Religious Studies
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Psychology
RELATED TITLES:
Belzen, Changing the Scientific Study of Religion (978-90-481-2539-5, 2009, $189.00)
Belzen, Towards Cultural Psychology of Religion (978-90-481-3490-8, 2010, approx. $139.00)
COMPETITION:
Spilka, The Psychology of Religion (The Guilford Press, 978-1572309012, 2003, $79.00)
Argyle, Psychology and Religion (Routledge, 978-0415189064, 2000, $120.00)
PSYCHOLOGY
Handbook of Clinical Psychology Competencies
EDITORS:
ISBN-13:
PAGES/ILLUS:
PRICE:
AVAILABLE (US):
JAY C. THOMAS and MICHEL HERSEN
978-0-387-09758-9
approx. 1760 p., Print + eReference
$1200.00
November 2009
In recent years there has been a tremendous growth in psychology as a field of study and in the
number of students of clinical psychology in particular. The latter is partly due to the
proliferation of professional schools of psychology that are devoted to practitioner-oriented
degrees, rather than the traditional research-oriented course of study. Whatever school
students emerge from, however, they are obliged to demonstrate proficiency in providing clinical
services. This multi-volume handbook, is devoted to describing the core competency areas in
providing psychological services which is relevant to practitioners as well as clinical
researchers. As such, it covers assessment and conceptualization of cases, the application of
evidence-based methods, supervision, consultation, cross-cultural factors, and ethics.
The Handbook comprises three volumes with contributions by experts in each area. The goal is
to provide detailed descriptions of competence levels and describe the developmental trajectory
required to reach the highest of these levels.
SELLING POINTS:
 Outlines basic competencies for evidence-based practice
 Provides guidelines for competency modeling
 Comprehensive coverage of diagnosis assessment and treatment
 Contributors are recognized experts in their fields
 Systematic presentation of material allows for easy comparison across chapters
MARKET: Students and professionals in the field of psychology
SUBJECT: Clinical Psychology
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Psychology
RELATED TITLES:
Molinari, Clinical Psychology and Heart Disease (978-88-470-0377-4, 2006, $269.00)
Walker, Introduction to Forensic Psychology (978-0-306-47908-3, 2003, $79.95)
COMPETITION:
Pomerantz, Clinical Psychology: Science, Practice, and Culture (Sage, 978-1412937528, 2008,
$103.00)
Trull, Clinical Psychology (Wadsworth Publishing, 978-0534633875, 2004, $174.95)
SOCIAL SCIENCES, ARCHAEOLOGY
Historical Archeology of Tourism in Yellowstone National Park
EDITORS:
ANNALIES CORBIN, PAST Foundation, Columbus, OH, USA
and MATTHEW A. RUSSELL, National Parks Service
Submerged Resource Center, Sante Fe, NM, USA
ISBN-13:
978-1-4419-1083-7
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 200 p., Hardcover
PRICE:
approx. $129.95
AVAILABLE (US): April 2010
This volume contains three studies that trace the history of tourism in Yellowstone National
Park through material remains discovered in both terrestrial and underwater archeological
sites. A research approach with an archeological foundation opens new avenues of inquiry not
available by using historical documents alone. Archeology gives voice to people otherwise
missing from written history, and therefore give us the broadest view of the past.
These chapters draw together the fascinating historical archeology of Yellowstone National
Park into a single volume linked by a common research framework, the archeology of tourism.
While oftentimes treated as separate and unrelated resources, historical archeological sites on
land, underwater, and in the liminal zone in between, connect in Yellowstone through a shared
history and a universal purpose. Situating these sites within the context of a larger tourist
infrastructure allows us to broaden our interpretation and enriches the stories the sites have to
tell.
SELLING POINTS:
 Provides new model for the study of National Parks
 Gives unique insight into the archaeological record of Yellowstone National Park
 Archaeology of Tourism techniques will be valuable in other contexts
MARKET: Research and professional archaeologists working with cultural heritage and
resource management. This will also be of interest to those researching public
archaeology and how tourism impacts archaeological work.
SUBJECTS: Archaeology; Cultural Heritage
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Social Sciences, Archaeology
RELATED TITLES:
Russell, Images Representations and Heritage (978-0-387-32215-5, 2006, $89.95)
Jameson, Past Meets Present (978-0-387-47666-7, 2007, $149.00)
COMPETITION:
Stone, Constructed Past (Routledge, 978-0-415-11768-5, 1999, $210.00)
Haines, The Yellowstone Story (University Press of Colorado, 978-0870813900, 1996, $22.95)
STATISTICS
Spectral Analysis of Large Dimensional Random Matrices
Second Edition
AUTHORS:
ZHIDONG BAI, National University of Singapore, Singapore
and JACK W. SILVERSTEIN, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC, USA
ISBN-13:
978-1-4419-0660-1
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 550 p., Hardcover
PRICE:
approx. $99.95
AVAILABLE (US): January 2010
The aim of the book is to introduce basic concepts, main results, and widely applied
mathematical tools in the spectral analysis of large dimensional random matrices. The material
selection of the book focuses on results established under moment conditions on random
variables using probabilistic methods, and is thus easily applicable to statistics and other areas
of science. The book introduces fundamental results, most of them investigated by the authors,
such as the semicircular law of Wigner matrices, the Marcenko-Pastur law, the limiting spectral
distribution of the multivariate F matrix, limits of extreme eigenvalues, spectrum separation
theorems, convergence rates of empirical distributions, central limit theorems of linear spectral
statistics, and the partial solution of the famous circular law.
SELLING POINTS:
 The book simultaneously emphasizes the ideas and methodologies of the fundamental
mathematical tools, among them being: truncation techniques, matrix identities, moment
convergence theorems, and the Stieltjes transform
 Basic knowledge of matrix theory and an understanding of probability theory at the
graduate level
MARKET: Researchers; graduate students, practitioners
SUBJECT: Statistical Theory and Methods
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Statistics
RELATED TITLES:
Alho, Statistical Demography and Forecasting (978-0-387-22538-8, 2005, $69.95)
Berk, Statistical Learning from a Regression Perspective (978-0-387-77500-5, 2008, $84.95)
COMPETITION:
Blower, Random Matrices (Cambridge University Press, 978-0521133128, 2009, $60.00)
Bleher, Random Matrix Models and Their Applications (Cambridge University Press, 978052182093, 2001, $94.00)
STATISTICS
Introducing Monte Carlo Methods with R
AUTHORS:
CHRISTIAN ROBERT, Université Paris Dauphine and
CREST-INSEE, France and GEORGE CASELLA, University
of Florida, Florida, USA
ISBN-13:
978-1-4419-1575-7
PAGES/ILLUS:
XVIII, 286 p., Softcover
PRICE:
approx. $64.95
AVAILABLE (US): March 2010
Computational techniques based on simulation have now become an essential part of the
statistician's toolbox. It is thus crucial to provide statisticians with a practical understanding of
those methods, and there is no better way to develop intuition and skills for simulation than to
use simulation to solve statistical problems. Introducing Monte Carlo Methods with R covers the
main tools used in statistical simulation from a programmer's point of view, explaining the R
implementation of each simulation technique and providing the output for better understanding
and comparison. While this book constitutes a comprehensive treatment of simulation methods,
the theoretical justification of those methods has been considerably reduced, compared with
Robert and Casella (2004). Similarly, the more exploratory and less stable solutions are not
covered here.
SELLING POINTS:
 This book does not require a preliminary exposure to the R programming language or to
Monte Carlo methods
 All chapters include exercises and all R programs are available as an R package called
mcsm
 The programming parts are introduced progressively to be accessible to any reader
SUBJECT: Statistical Theory and Methods
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Statistics
RELATED TITLES:
Robert, Monte Carlo Statistical Methods (978-0-387-21239-5, 2005, $109.00)
Honerkamp, Statistical Physics (978-3-540-43020-9, 2002, $119.00)
COMPETITION:
Munro, Statistical Methods for Health Care Research (LWW, 978-0781748407, 2004, $65.95)
Howell, Statistical Methods for Psychology (Wadsworth Publishing, 978-0495597841, 2009,
$174.95)
STATISTICS, LIFE SCIENCES, MEDICINE, HEALTH SCIENCES
Fundamentals of Clinical Trials
Fourth Edition
AUTHORS:
LAWRENCE FRIEDMAN, National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA; CURT D. FURBERG, Wake
Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA and DAVID L.
DEMETS, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
ISBN-13:
978-1-4419-1585-6 (Previous 978-0-387-98586-2)
PAGES/ILLUS:
approx. 400 p., Softcover
PRICE:
approx. $64.95
AVAILABLE (US): April 2010
The randomized control clinical trial has become the gold standard scientific method for the
evaluation of pharmaceuticals, biologics, devices, procedures and diagnostic tests. This trial
design has been successfully used in both therapeutic and disease prevention trials. It is
superior to alternative designs by eliminating several sources of bias which exist in those
designs. This role has evolved over the past three decades in a number of disease areas
including cardiology, opthalmology, cancer and AIDS. While the specifics of using the
randomized control design for a specific intervention and disease may differ, the basic
fundamentals still apply in developing the study protocol and operational procedures. These
fundamentals include identifying the specific questions to be tested and appropriate outcome
measures, determining an adequate sample size, specifying the randomization procedure,
detailing the intervention with visit schedules for subject evaluation, establishing an interim
data and safety monitoring plan, detailing the final analysis plan and determining the
organizational structure.
SELLING POINTS:
 An essential, up-to-date reference for researchers and students involved with clinical trials
 Includes numerous examples of published clinical trials from a variety of medical disciplines
 Technical details are kept to a minimum through the use of graphs and tables
MARKET: Graduate students, practitioners
SUBJECT: Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Statistics, Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences
RELATED TITLES:
Pearson, Clinical Trials in Osteoporosis (978-1-84628-389-5, 2007,$107.00)
Reid, Clinical Trials in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis (978-1-85233-874-9, 2008,
$99.00)
COMPETITION:
Piantadosi, Clinical Trials (Wiley, 978-0471727811, 2005, $150.00)
Chow, Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials (Wiley-Interscience, 978-0471249856, 2003,
$185.95)