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Biomedicine

C. Barlow, New York, NY, USA

Green Space, Green TimeThe Way of Science

Over the last few centuries, science has usurpeddomains of knowledge that were once the province ofreligion. At the same time, however, both science andreligion have enforced strict boundaries throughout.Science can describe the world to us, but it cannottell us about meaning or values. This is a compellingcase for breaching this barrier - in effect, for areunification of science and religion.

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1997. XXVII, 329 p. 23 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-94794-5

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A.G. Cairns-Smith, Glasgow, UK

Secrets of the MindA Tale of Discovery and Mistaken Identity

Written in a provocative, witty, and highly accessiblestyle, this is not only a splendid general introductionto the central questions of consciousness and brainscience, but also an answer to some of them. Theauthor -- noted Glaswegian chemist A.G. Cairns-Smith -- believes our feelings and sensations are notsimply alternative descriptions of neural events buthave themselves evolved and have physical effectsin the brain as well as physical causes. Secrets of theMind portrays a vision of the world as it may come tobe seen by a future science. Sand, sea water, air, andthe atoms from which such materials are made arenow well understood by science, but the same can notbe said of our personal feelings, our sensations andemotions. Science tells us that these too must be formsof quantum energy if they evolved, yet is only nowbeginning to explain how.


1999. XIII, 230 p. Hardcover978-0-387-98692-0

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N. Humphrey, Bedford, NY, USA

A History of the MindEvolution and the Birth of Consciousness

This book is a tour-de-force on how humanconsciousness may have evolved. From the "phantompain" experienced by people who have lost their limbsto the uncanny faculty of "blindsight," Humphreyargues that raw sensations are central to all consciousstates and that consciousness must have evolved, justlike all other mental faculties, over time from ourancestors' bodily responses to pain and pleasure. '


1992. 238 p. Softcover978-0-387-98719-4

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J.A. Perper, S.J. Cina

When Doctors KillWho, Why, and How

Some readers may be shocked by the title of this book,and some may wonder if it is necessary to raise theuncomfortable issue of killing by doctors. Killing isclearly antithetical to the Art and Science of Medicine,which is geared toward easing pain and saving livesrather than smothering them. Nevertheless, doctorsare people too. Physicians have the same geneticlibrary of enabling qualities and defects as the restof us, but their vocation places them in a positionwhere both good practice and bad practice canbe exercised. The book begins by presenting thebackground against which medicine came into beingand the forces that molded the social, psychologicaland professional profile of healers. It continueswith profiles of infamous serial killer physiciansthroughout the world; some "practiced" over ahundred years ago, others in recent decades. Thereis a discussion of mass murdering physicians whochose dictatorship or terrorism over healing. Not-so-mad, but highly sadistic physician/ scientists will alsobe under their microscope. There is a discussion of

high-profile cases, and the authors raise the specterof the first genetic homicide - murder by means ofchromosomal manipulation. They also the authorsalso share their thoughts on some of the ethical issuesfacing physicians today and examine the gray areasbetween Medicine and Law. The book concludes witha look at current fashions and trends in medicine.Complementary medicine and alternative therapiesmay have brought relief to many patients, but theyhave also resulted in disability, suffering, and death.Through the review of a few high profile, drug-relatedfatalities, the celebrity-physician relationship will beexplored. Finally, the authors examine how the doctoris portrayed in fiction and why medical professionalsare featured so prominently on television. Dr. Perperand Dr. Cina have a combined medical experiencespanning 60 years. As forensic pathologists, theywitness death daily and have investigated hundredsof murders. They accept that most doctors are aforce for good, but their book contains accounts ofhorrible atrocities and features descriptions of graphicmurders committed by healers. By shining a cold lighton the risks patients face today given the wide array oftreatment options, the authors aim to accurately relaythe circumstances of when, how, and why doctors kill.

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2010. XVI, 253 p. Softcover978-1-4419-1368-5

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A. Scott, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

Stairway to the MindThe Controversial New Science of Consciousness

Human consciousness has perplexed philosophers,artists and scientists for centuries. Some hold it tobe purely physical, while others believe it transcendsthe material world. Now comes a book that offers anew perspective - based entirely on evidence fromthe natural sciences - whereby materialism anddualism co-exist. The author - a distinguished pioneerof nonlinear dynamics - bases his argument on ahierarchical view of mental organization; a stairway.Atoms give rise to molecules, neurons form the brainand individual consciousness leads to shared culture.All steps are needed to complete the picture andeach level derives from the previous one. The bookshows specialists how each of their fields adds to theoverall picture, while providing general readers withan introduction to this investigation.


1995. 229 p. Hardcover978-0-387-94381-7

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Chemistry

R.W. Hartel, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA; A.Hartel, Northland College, Ashland, WI, USA

Food BitesThe Science of the Foods We Eat

Food Bites is an easy-to-read, often humorous bookon the scientific basis of the foods we eat, and answersthose pesky, niggling questions such as: Is the qualityof beer really affected by the type of water used?and Processed foods: good or bad? Readers will becaptivated by this superbly written book, especiallyso as their guides are Professor Richard Hartel,professor of Food Engineering at UW-Madison,along with his daughter, AnnaKate Hartel. ProfessorHartel has for the last four years penned a witty andilluminating column on all aspects of food science forthe Capital Times of Madison, and his weekly wisdomhas now been collected into a single publication.With a huge and growing interest in the science offood, this treasure trove of knowledge and practicalinformation, in 60 bite-sized chunks, is sure to be abestseller.


2008. IX, 190 p. Hardcover978-0-387-75844-2

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Computer Science

P.J. Denning, Arlington, VA, USA; R.M. Metcalfe, Boston, MA,USA

Beyond CalculationThe Next Fifty Years of Computing

In March 1997, the Association for ComputingMachinery celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the

electronic computer. Computers are everywhere: inour cars, our homes, our supermarkets, at the office,and at the local hospital. But as the contributors tothis volume make clear, the scientific, social andeconomic impact of computers is only now beginningto be felt. These sixteen invited essays on the future ofcomputing take on a dazzling variety of topics, withopinions from such experts as Gordon Bell, SherryTurkle, Edsger W. Dijkstra, Paul Abraham, DonaldNorman, Franz Alt, and David Gelernter. Thisbrilliantly eclectic collection will fascinate everybodywith an interest in computers and where they areleading us.


1997. XIX, 313 p. 5 illus. Softcover978-0-387-98588-6

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A.K. Dewdney, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.,Canada

the Planiversecomputer contact with a two-dimensional world

A classic book about life in a two-dimensionaluniverse, written by a well-known author. Nowbrought back into print in this revised and updatededition, the book is written within the great traditionof Abbott's Flatland, and Hinton's famous Sphereland.Accessible, imaginative, and clever, it will appeal to awide array of readers, from serious mathematiciansand computer scientists, to science fiction fans.


2000. XXXI, 247 p. 22 illus. Softcover978-0-387-98916-7

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D. Shasha, New York, NY, USA; C. Lazere, Mamaroneck, NY,USA

Out of their MindsThe Lives and Discoveries of 15 Great ComputerScientists

This best-selling book is now available in aninexpensive softcover format.Imagine living duringthe Renaissance and being able to interview thateras greatest scientists about their inspirations,discoveries, and personal interests. The latter halfof our century has seen its own Renaissance -informations technology has changed irrevocable theway we live, work, and think about the world. We arefortunate, therefore, that the authors of Out of TheirMinds have been able to talk so candidly with thefounders of computer science.


1998. XI, 291 p. 55 illus. Softcover978-0-387-98269-4

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I. Watson, University of Auckland, New Zealand

The Universal MachineFrom the Dawn of Computing to DigitalConsciousness

The computer unlike other inventions isuniversal; you can use a computer for many tasks:writing, composing music, designing buildings,creating movies, inhabiting virtual worlds,communicating... This popular science history isn'tjust about technology but introduces the pioneers:Babbage, Turing, Apple's Wozniak and Jobs, BillGates, Tim Berners-Lee, Mark Zuckerberg. Thisstory is about people and the changes computershave caused. In the future ubiquitous computing,AI, quantum and molecular computing could evenmake us immortal. The computer has been a radicalinvention. In less than a single human life computers





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are transforming economies and societies like nohuman invention before.


2012. XIV, 353 p. 110 illus., 1 in color. Softcover978-3-642-28101-3

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C.P. Williams, Pasadena, CA, USA; S.H. Clearwater, Woodside,CA, USA

Ultimate Zero and OneComputing at the Quantum Frontier

As miniaturisation deepens, and nanotechnology andits machines become more prevalent in the real world,the need to consider using quantum mechanicalconcepts to perform various tasks in computationincreases. Such tasks include: the teleporting ofinformation, breaking heretofore "unbreakable"codes, communicating with messages that betrayeavesdropping, and the generation of randomnumbers. This is the first book to apply quantumphysics to the basic operations of a computer,representing the ideal vehicle for explaining thecomplexities of quantum mechanics to students,researchers and computer engineers, alike, as theyprepare to design and create the computing andinformation delivery systems for the future. Bothauthors have solid backgrounds in the subject matterat the theoretical and more practical level. Whileserving as a text for senior/grad level students incomputer science/physics/engineering, this bookhas its primary use as an up-to-date reference workin the emerging interdisciplinary field of quantumcomputing - the only prerequisite being knowledgeof calculus and familiarity with the concept of theTuring machine.


2000. XIV, 250 p. 32 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-94769-3

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Earth Sciences

W. van Dieren, IMSA Institut, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Taking Nature Into AccountA Report to the Club of Rome Toward aSustainable National Income

Indicators used to direct ecomonic policy are basedon a number of factors - none of which, however,acknowledge the degradation of natural resources.Continued deterioration of the environment isleading us closer to crisis, while policymakers andthe public base their decisions on dangerouslyincomplete information. In Taking Nature intoAccount, a number of the world's leading expertsstate the ethical, historical, economic, and ecologicalarguments for including environmental factorswhen measuring fiscal health. Initiated by the Clubof Rome (an international group of influentialbusinesspeople, statesmen, and scientists), and writtenin cooperation with the World Wide Fund for Nature,the report reviews existing methodologies and makesrecommendations for adjusting the way we thinkabout and measure the economy.


1995. XVIII, 332 p. 42 illus. Softcover978-0-387-94533-0

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R. Downey, Seattle, WA, USA

Riddle of the BonesPolitics, Science, Race, and the Story ofKennewick Man

From its discovery in the Columbia River shallowsthree years ago, reporter Roger Downey haschronicled the epic adventures of the skeleton called"Kennewick Man": first as pretext for a media feeding-frenzy, then as centerpiece of a legal circus pittingcelebrated scientists against Native Americans, theCorps of Engineers, and the Clinton White House,finally, at the long last, as object of rational scientiststudy. The saga of Kennewick Man offers abundantopportunity to explore todays rapidly changingscientific theories about how the Americans first cameto be settled, and by whom. But it also casts light onthe divisions within the fields of anthropology andarchaeology concerning the role of politics and race inthe pursuit of scientific goals, what constitutes ethicalprocedure in dealing with ancient remains, and the

very purpose and direction of the scientific enterpriseitself.


2000. XII, 202 p. 2 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-98877-1

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Th. Gold, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA

The Deep Hot BiosphereThe Myth of Fossil Fuels

Suppose someone claimed that we are not runningout of petroleum? Or that life on Earth began belowthe surface of our planet? Or that oil and gas arenot "fossil fuels"? Or that if we find extraterrestriallife it is likely to be within, not on, other planets?You might expect to hear statements like thesefrom an author of science fiction. But what if theycame from a renowned physicist, an indisputablybrilliant scientist who has been called "one of theworld's most original minds"? In the The Deep HotBiosphere, Thomas Gold sets forth truly controversialand astonishing theories about where oil and gascome from, and how they acquire their organic"signatures." The conclusions he reaches in this bookmight be at first difficult to believe, but they aresupported by a growing body of evidence, and by theindisputabel stature and seriousness Gold brings toany scientific enterprise. In this book we see a brilliantand boldly orginal thinker, increasingly a rarity inmodern science, as he developes a revolutionarynew view about the fundamental workings of ourplanet. Thomas Gold is a member of the NationalAcademy of Sciences, a Fellow of the Royal Society,and an Emertius Professor at Cornell University.Regarded as one of the most creative and wide-ranging scientists of his generation, he has taughtatCambridge University and Harvard, and for 20years was the Director of the Cornell Center forRadiophysics and Space Research.


1999. XIV, 243 p. 7 illus. Softcover978-0-387-95253-6

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Forthcoming

W.W. Hay, University of Colorado at Boulder, Estes Park, CO,USA

Experimenting on a Small PlanetThis book is an introduction to climate science andglobal change. It includes the scientific background inphysics, chemistry and biology. The science chaptersare interleaved with biographical material includingpersonal reminiscences. The science chapters discussthe history of development of ideas in geology, thediscovery of Earth’s very different climates in thedistant past, and the climate oscillations of the iceages. Special treatment is given to past warm climates.The role of greenhouse gases in controlling Earth’sclimate, along with a discussion of the associatedphysics. It develops the idea that humans have playeda role in climate change throughout the past fewmillennia, rather than just since the beginning of theindustrial revolution. It concludes by introducing theidea that the result of the present perturbation may bethe transition to an ice-free warm world.

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2012. Approx. 500 p. 287 illus. Softcover978-3-642-28559-2

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J. Kalb, University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA

Adventures in the Bone TradeThe Race to Discover Human Ancestors inEthiopia's Afar Depression

Over the past 25 years, a stream of fossil and artifactdiscoveries in the Afar Depression of Ethiopiahas produced the longest single record of humanancestors in the world. Many of the fossils found inthis region are the missing links leading to modernhumans. This book chronicles the explorationof this unique desert area, focusing especially onthe 1970s when the valley was mapped and manyfossils and archeological sites were discovered. Theauthor gives his personal account of the 25 yearshe spent researching the region.As co-founder ofthe team that discovered Lucy, Jon Kalb has first-hand knowledge of the research that was involved inthe findings of this region and of the intense rivalrythat has accompanied those findings. He discussesthe political drama of Ethiopia and the effects thischaos had on the Afar. This book covers the scientificdiscoveries of the area, the author's own explorationsand findings, and the political struggles involved withthese discoveries.


2001. XV, 389 p. 32 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-98742-2

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R. Meissner, Kiel, Germany

The Little Book of Planet EarthThe Little Book of Planet Earth presents a concisedescription of the geological evolution of Earth from

its formation. Meissner describes in detailed butaccessible prose not just the planet's features, butthe tools that modern geologists use to explore andtrack the ever-changing subterranean and surfacefeatures of the planet. With a particular gift forexpressing how the forces in and around our planetconstantly alter the world we live in, the authorintroduces lay readers to the key topics in modernearth and planetary science: the creation of Earthand its moon (as well as stars and other planets), therole of seismology in analyzing Earth's structure, theformation of mountain ranges and basins, the role ofplate tectonics, the significance of Earth's magneticfield, and the complex relationship of our planet'sgeology to the life forms found there.


2002. 216 p. 46 illus. (Little Book Series) Softcover978-1-4419-2924-2

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R. Meissner, Kiel, Germany

The Little Book of Planet EarthThe Little Book of Planet Earth presents a concisedescription of the geological evolution of Earth fromits formation. Meissner describes in detailed butaccessible prose not just the planet's features, butthe tools that modern geologists use to explore andtrack the ever-changing subterranean and surfacefeatures of the planet. With a particular gift forexpressing how the forces in and around our planetconstantly alter the world we live in, the authorintroduces lay readers to the key topics in modernearth and planetary science: the creation of Earthand its moon (as well as stars and other planets), therole of seismology in analyzing Earth's structure, theformation of mountain ranges and basins, the role ofplate tectonics, the significance of Earth's magneticfield, and the complex relationship of our planet'sgeology to the life forms found there.


2002. 216 p. 46 illus. (Little Book Series) Hardcover978-0-387-95258-1

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V.I. Vernadsky

The BiosphereComplete Annotated Edition

Long unknown in the West, The Biosphereestablished the field of biogeochemistry and is one

of the classic founding documents of what laterbecame known as Gaia theory. It is the first sustainedexpression of the idea that life is a geological forcethat can change Earth's landforms, its climate, andeven the contents of its atmosphere. A complete,unabridged translation has never before beenavailable in English. This edition - complete withextensive annotations, an introductory essay placingthe work in its historical context and explaining itsrelevance to readers today, and a foreword cosignedby a stellar group of international experts - will bethe definitive edition of this classic work. "WhatDarwin did for life through time, Vernadsky did forlife through space on a geological scale".


1998. 192 p. 1 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-98268-7

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P.D. Ward, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Time MachinesScientific Explorations in Deep Time

The time machine is one of the classic devices ofscience fiction, a source of endless wonder andinventiveness. In a book that transfers that sense ofwonder and inventiveness to the realm of nonfiction,Peter Ward shows that paleontologists do indeeduse time machines to probe the deep geological past,and that both the machines and the people usingthem come in a fantastic variety of types. Sometimesthe time machine is as simple as a rock hammeror as humble as a magnifying glass; other times itis an esoteric piece of equipment such as a massspectrometer. Always, the most important elementis the imagination of the scientists willing to take thescientific and creative risks of plumbing the distantpast of our planet and its great bestiary. In 10 separateessays united by this common theme, Time Machinesprowls the world of steamy Mesozoic days and fetidPaleozoic nights to rediscover the grace and beauty ofEarth's faraway past.


1998. XIX, 241 p. 35 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-98416-2

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Economics

J.C. Bradbury, Kennesaw State University, GA, USA

Hot Stove EconomicsUnderstanding Baseball's Second Season

The final out of the World Series marks the beginningof baseball's second season, when teams court freeagents and orchestrate trades with the hope ofbuilding a championship contender. The real andanticipated transactions generate excitement amongfans who discuss the merit of moves in the arenainformally known as the “hot stove league.” In HotStove Economics, economist J.C. Bradbury answersthe hot stove league's most important question:what are baseball players worth? With in-depthanalysis, Bradbury identifies the game’s best andworst contracts—revealing the bargains, duds, andplayers who are worth every penny they receive.From minor-league prospects to major-league MVPs,Bradbury examines how factors such as revenuegrowth, labor rules, and aging— even down to themonth in which players are born—shape players'worth and evaluates how well franchises managetheir rosters. He broadly applies the principles ofeconomics to baseball in a way that is both interestingand understandable to sports fanatics, team managers,armchair economists and students alike. "J.C.Bradbury is the preeminent analyst of baseballeconomics in the world." Tyler Cowen, George MasonUniversity and marginalrevolution.com "There'sno more complaining that you can't understand theeconomics of the game after this book. Bradbury'sclear and entertaining style makes the hardcoreeconomics that drive the game accessible to someonelike me, who can't balance a checkbook!" Will Carroll,Senior Writer, Baseball Prospectus “During thesummer and fall baseball fans live and die with thesuccess and failures of their favorite teams. Butthe source of all this emotion – as J.C. Bradburydemonstrates in Hot Stove Economics – are thedecisions made in the winter. Such decisions dependupon the information available to teams and how thisis evaluated. Bradbury provides a guide to decision-making that will not only help the fan understandwhat their favorite team is doing, but also probablyhelp more than a few teams do more to please theirfans.” David Berri, Southern Utah University andauthor of The Wages of Wins


2011. XX, 260 p. 17 illus. Softcover978-1-4419-6268-3

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J.L. Casti, Vienna, Austria

Mood MattersFrom Rising Skirt Lengths to the Collapse ofWorld Powers

"Mood Matters" makes the radical assertion that allsocial events ranging from fashions in music and artto the rise and fall of civilizations are biased by theattitudes a society holds toward the future. When the"social mood" is positive and people look forward tothe future, events of an entirely different charactertend to occur than when society is pessimistic. Thebook presents many examples from every walk of lifein support of this argument. In addition, methodsare given to actually measure the social mood andto project it into the future in order to forecastwhat’s likely or not over varying periods of time.Casti's writing is a pleasure to read and its contentsan eye-opener. "They [the chapters] tell an engrossingstory, and the mystery heightens as it goes. . . . it'schatty and knowing." Greg Benford, Physicist andscience-fiction writer, author of "Timescape" and"Deep Time""I am struck by how thought-provokingit all is. I am sure that your book will draw a lot ofattention" Tor Norretranders, Science writer, authorof "The Generous Man" and "The User Illusion".


2010. XVI, 210 p. 37 illus., 7 in color. Hardcover978-3-642-04834-0

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R.B. McKenzie, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA

Why Popcorn Costs So Much at theMoviesAnd Other Pricing Puzzles

Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies, AndOther Pricing Puzzles unravels the pricing mysterieswe encounter every day. Have you ever wonderedwhy all movies, whether blockbusters or duds, havethe same ticket prices?Why sometimes there are

free lunches?Why so many prices end with "9"?Why ink cartridges can cost as much as printers?Why merchants offer sales, coupons, and rebates?Why long lines are good for shoppers?Why menearn more than women, around the globe – andwhy they always will? Richard McKenzie goes onto show how the 9/11 terrorists still kill Americansevery day, because their attack distorted the perceivedrisks and relative prices of air vs. automobile travel,and jacked up both security costs and flight delays.Professor McKenzie also explores the unintendedconsequences of well-meaning efforts to spur theuse of environmentally friendly fuels: starvationamong millions of people around the world, and thedestruction of rainforests in Malaysia and Indonesia.How can these things be? If you think you knowthe answers, think again. Why Popcorn Costs SoMuch at the Movies, And Other Pricing Puzzlesshows you that the real reasons are sophisticatedand surprising – and in Professor McKenzie’s hands,both informative and entertaining. You won’t needa degree in economics to enjoy this fascinating book,just an armchair and an inquiring mind. "This is oneof the very best books on pricing. If you are lookingto understand the economics of the world aroundyou, you can do no better than to start here."TylerCowen, George Mason University; economicsblogger of "www.marginalrevolution.com""Trulyliberating. Using a series of fascinating enigmas we’veall encountered in our daily lives, Richard McKenziereveals how the real economic world works. Highlyreadable. Extraordinarily enlightening."W. MichaelCox, senior vice president and chief economist atthe Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas"Anything wethink about every day is important. And who goesa day without thinking about prices? But prices aremore important than most people realize. If you areinterested in reducing pollution from cars, or notbeing fooled into paying too much, or too little, forproducts, or in just getting the best deal on popcornat the movies, you will benefit from knowing moreabout prices than most people do. And there is noeasier, or entertaining, way of finding out more onhow and why prices are important than by readingMcKenzie's fascinating book Why Popcorn Costs SoMuch at the Movies, And other Pricing Puzzles. Andare people really fooled by all those prices that end in99 cents? You'll be surprised." Dwight Lee, Universityof Georgia


2008. XVI, 328 p. 3 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-76999-8

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R.B. McKenzie, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA

Why Popcorn Costs So Much at theMoviesAnd Other Pricing Puzzles

Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies, AndOther Pricing Puzzles unravels the pricing mysterieswe encounter every day. Have you ever wonderedwhy all movies, whether blockbusters or duds, havethe same ticket prices?Why sometimes there arefree lunches?Why so many prices end with "9"?Why ink cartridges can cost as much as printers?Why merchants offer sales, coupons, and rebates?Why long lines are good for shoppers?Why menearn more than women, around the globe – andwhy they always will? Richard McKenzie goes onto show how the 9/11 terrorists still kill Americansevery day, because their attack distorted the perceivedrisks and relative prices of air vs. automobile travel,and jacked up both security costs and flight delays.Professor McKenzie also explores the unintendedconsequences of well-meaning efforts to spur theuse of environmentally friendly fuels: starvationamong millions of people around the world, and thedestruction of rainforests in Malaysia and Indonesia.How can these things be? If you think you knowthe answers, think again. Why Popcorn Costs SoMuch at the Movies, And Other Pricing Puzzlesshows you that the real reasons are sophisticatedand surprising – and in Professor McKenzie’s hands,both informative and entertaining. You won’t needa degree in economics to enjoy this fascinating book,just an armchair and an inquiring mind. "This is oneof the very best books on pricing. If you are lookingto understand the economics of the world aroundyou, you can do no better than to start here."TylerCowen, George Mason University; economicsblogger of "www.marginalrevolution.com""Trulyliberating. Using a series of fascinating enigmas we’veall encountered in our daily lives, Richard McKenziereveals how the real economic world works. Highlyreadable. Extraordinarily enlightening."W. MichaelCox, senior vice president and chief economist atthe Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas"Anything wethink about every day is important. And who goesa day without thinking about prices? But prices aremore important than most people realize. If you areinterested in reducing pollution from cars, or notbeing fooled into paying too much, or too little, forproducts, or in just getting the best deal on popcornat the movies, you will benefit from knowing moreabout prices than most people do. And there is noeasier, or entertaining, way of finding out more onhow and why prices are important than by readingMcKenzie's fascinating book Why Popcorn Costs SoMuch at the Movies, And other Pricing Puzzles. Andare people really fooled by all those prices that end in

99 cents? You'll be surprised." Dwight Lee, Universityof Georgia


2008. XVI, 328 p. 3 illus. Softcover978-1-4419-2644-9

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Engineering

M. Adams, San Jose State University, CA, USA

Lee de ForestKing of Radio, Television, and Film

Lee de Forest, Yale doctorate and Oscar winner, gavevoice to the radio and the motion picture. Yet by the1930s, after the radio and the Talkies were regularfeatures of American life, Lee de Forest had seeminglylost everything. Why? Why didn’t he receive therecognition and acclaim he sought his entire life untilyears later in 1959, when he was awarded an Oscar?Alifelong innovator, Lee de Forest invented the three-element vacuum tube which he developed between1906 and 1916 as a detector, amplifier, and oscillatorof radio waves. As early as 1907, he was broadcastingmusic programming. In 1918, he began to developa system for recording and playing back sound byusing light patterns on motion picture film. In orderto promote and demonstrate his process he madehundreds of short sound films, found theatres fortheir showing, and issued publicity to gain audiencesfor his invention. While he received many patentsfor this technology, he was ignored by the filmindustry.Lee de Forest, King of Radio, Television, andFilm is about the process of invention—how inventorsreally get ideas and how every inventor learns thatthey must know the work of those who came before,and why the myth of the lone inventor and the “Aha!moment” is largely a fiction.Through his inventions,Lee de Forest made possible the mass entertainmentmedia we enjoy today. This is his story.


2012. XV, 553 p. 131 illus. Softcover978-1-4614-0417-0

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J.J. Gomez Cadenas, U. Valencia, Spain

The Nuclear EnvironmentalistIs There a Green Road to Nuclear Energy?

The general public has many misconceptionsconcerning energy sources; for example, how manyrealise that a nuclear power station releases moreradioactivity into the atmosphere than a coal-firedpower station, or that smoking just one cigarettecarries the same risk as living next door to a nuclearplant for two years? This book argues that greaterawareness of the facts is needed as we start to enter anenergy crisis owing to increasing scarcity of fossil fuelsand climate change impacts. It carefully explores thiscoming crisis and concisely examines all of the majortechnologies related to energy production (fossil fuels,renewables, and nuclear) and their impacts on oursociety and environment. The author argues that itis wrong to pit alternatives to fossil fuels against eachother and proposes that nuclear energy, although byno means free of problems, can be a viable source ofreliable and carbon-free electricity. He concludes bycalling for a diversified and rational mix of electricitygeneration in order to mitigate the effects of theenergy crisis.


2012. IX, 165 p. 57 illus. Softcover978-88-470-2477-9

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L. Johnson, Madison, AL, USA; G.L. Matloff, Brooklyn, NY,USA; C. Bangs, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Paradise RegainedThe Regreening of Earth

What was our planet like before the advent of ourmodern civilization? What effect has our civilizationhad on the planet and its ecology? Paradise Regainedbegins by discussing these questions and thengenerates a scenario for the re-greening of Earth.It introduces new and innovative ideas on howhumankind could use the resources of the SolarSystem for terrestrial benefit. The environmental




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challenges facing humanity today are too seriousto be resolved simply by conservation and currenttechnologies. Paradise Regained highlights the risk ofhumankind's future extinction from environmentaldegradation. Human population growth, climatechange, and the diminishing sustainability of thefew remaining habitats for wildlife are all analyzed.Rather than losing heart, we need to recognize thatthe answer to these problems lies in the developmentof space. Not only will extraterrestrial resourcesavert a crisis, but they will also provide the basisfor continued technological and societal progress.The resources of the Solar System will help us meetour projected industrial needs. Space-based powergeneration systems will work synergistically withEarth-based conservation. The book concludes with adiscussion on how closed ecological systems in spacewill function. This is a book that needs to be readurgently by many, if we are to save ourselves fromenvironmental disasters and build a prosperous andsustainable future for all the creatures of Earth.


2010. XXVIII, 180 p. 15 illus. in color. Hardcover978-0-387-79985-8

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G. Vulpetti, L. Johnson, G.L. Matloff

Solar SailsA Novel Approach to Interplanetary Travel

Solar sail technology is very close to becomingan engineering reality. It will soon be used in theexploration of the solar system and beyond. Usingthe power of the sun for space travel propulsionwill be the next major leap forward in our journeyto other worlds. This fascinating book provides anaccessible introduction to solar sails and detailshow they work and what they will be used for inthe exploration of space. It also examines currentplans for solar sails and how advanced technology,such as nanotechnology, might enhance theirperformance. The coverage includes material on howsolar sail propulsion will make space explorationmore affordable and demonstrates how access todestinations within (and beyond) the solar systemwill come within reach. The book also details theconstruction of current and future sailcraft, includingthe work of both government and private spaceorganizations, and features images of sail hardwarethat have been built, tested and, in some cases, flown.

In all, this is a well structured and approachable texton a subject of intense interest in the modern era.



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G. Vulpetti, L. Johnson, G.L. Matloff

Solar SailsA Novel Approach to Interplanetary Travel

Solar sail technology is very close to becomingan engineering reality. It will soon be used in theexploration of the solar system and beyond. Usingthe power of the sun for space travel propulsionwill be the next major leap forward in our journeyto other worlds. This fascinating book provides anaccessible introduction to solar sails and detailshow they work and what they will be used for inthe exploration of space. It also examines currentplans for solar sails and how advanced technology,such as nanotechnology, might enhance theirperformance. The coverage includes material on howsolar sail propulsion will make space explorationmore affordable and demonstrates how access todestinations within (and beyond) the solar systemwill come within reach. The book also details theconstruction of current and future sailcraft, includingthe work of both government and private spaceorganizations, and features images of sail hardwarethat have been built, tested and, in some cases, flown.In all, this is a well structured and approachable texton a subject of intense interest in the modern era.


2008. XVI, 256 p. 92 illus., 16 in color. Softcover978-1-4419-2231-1

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M. van Pelt, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, TheNetherlands

Space Tethers and SpaceElevatorsOn Earth, tethers or ropes or lines are used primarilyto bind things to each other. In Space, tethers can alsobe used to attach spacecraft to each other, but thistechnology involves much more than simply tyingthings together. Ropes can also be used to climb, toreach places higher up – maybe all the way into spaceand in fact this concept exists in the form of a spaceelevator, consisting of a long, incredibly strong cablethat stretches from the Earth’s surface into space.Solar powered "climber" machines, which are alreadyunder development, could use such a cable to haulcargo into orbit. Space tethers could also be used asa means of transportation, to swing from one placeto another. In stories on Earth, Tarzan uses lianavines to swing from tree to tree, and there are manyserious ideas for using tethers in space in a somewhatsimilar way: swinging satellites into another orbit, oreven passing them from tether to tether all the wayto the Moon and Mars! Although this sounds likescience fiction, many space missions using tethershave already flown. Most of them have been relativelysmall and experimental, but in the near future spacetethers have the potential to revolutionize space flight.


2009. X, 215 p. 60 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-76555-6

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Environment

J.A. Tainter, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA; T.W.Patzek, The University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA

Drilling DownThe Gulf Oil Debacle and Our Energy Dilemma

For more than a century, oil has been the engine ofgrowth for a society that delivers an unprecedentedstandard of living to many. We now take for grantedthat economic growth is good, necessary, and eveninevitable, but also feel a sense of unease about thesimultaneous growth of complexity in the processesand institutions that generate and manage thatgrowth. As societies grow more complex through thebounty of cheap energy, they also confront problemsthat seem to increase in number and severity. Inthis era of fossil fuels, cheap energy and increasingcomplexity have been in a mutually-reinforcing spiral.The more energy we have and the more problemsour societies confront, the more we grow complexand require still more energy. How did our demandfor energy, our technological prowess, the resultingneed for complex problem solving, and the end ofeasy oil conspire to make the Deepwater Horizonoil spill increasingly likely, if not inevitable? Thisbook explains the real causal factors leading upto the worst environmental catastrophe in U.S.history, a disaster from which it will take decades torecover.A world expert on oil technology and oneof our foremost social commentators, the authorof “The Collapse of Complex Societies,” join forcesto:Lead you on a fascinating tour from the events onthe Deepwater Horizon to the processes in societythat made the tragedy nearly inevitableExplain theenergy-complexity spiral that governs our way oflifeTake you beyond the headlines, finger pointing,and political punditry to the underlying causes ofthe Gulf catastropheHelp decision-makers from allwalks of life to understand the risks and challengesof managing complex organizationsDiscuss energyoptions for the futurePraise for Drilling Down:Inthis book, Joseph Tainter and Tadeusz Patzek use theGulf oil spill as a point of entry to discuss our energyfuture. For those of us who watched the oil spill fromafar, this book provides the technical backgroundto help us understand it, something that was neveravailable from the media. For those like me, who areinterested in the role of energy in the rise and fall ofcivilizations, this is a must read.--Lester R. Brown,President of Earth Policy Institute and author ofWorld on the Edge


2012. IX, 242 p. 97 illus., 47 in color. Softcover978-1-4419-7676-5

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General Science

G. Byrne, Dublin, Ireland

Flight 427Anatomy of an Air Disaster

Boeing's 737 is indisputably the most popularand arguably the safest commercial airliner in theworld. But the plane had a lethal flaw, and only afterseveral disastrous crashes and years of painstakinginvestigation was the mystery of its rudder failuresolved. This book tells the story of how engineers andscientists finally uncovered the defect that had beenengineered into the plane.


2002. 312 p. 2 illus. Softcover978-1-4419-2923-5

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G. Byrne, Dublin, Ireland

Flight 427Anatomy of an Air Disaster

Boeing's 737 is indisputably the most popularand arguably the safest commercial airliner in theworld. But the plane had a lethal flaw, and only afterseveral disastrous crashes and years of painstakinginvestigation was the mystery of its rudder failuresolved. This book tells the story of how engineers andscientists finally uncovered the defect that had beenengineered into the plane.


2002. 312 p. 2 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-95256-7

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E. Croddy, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey,CA, USA

Chemical and Biological WarfareA Comprehensive Survey for the ConcernedCitizen

The armaments of chemical and biological warfare(CBW), as Eric Coddy shows in this introduction

for the concerned layman, are now widely held notjust by nation-states, but by terrorist and criminalenterprises. The weapons themselves are relativelyinexpensive and very easy to hide, and organizationsof just a few dozen people are capable of deployingpotentially devastating attacks with them. While inthe twentieth century most of our arms-control effortfocused, rightly, on nuclear arsenals, in the twenty-first century CBW will almost certainly require justas much attention. This book defines the basics ofCBW for the concerned citizen, including non-alarmist scientific descriptions of the weapons andtheir antidotes, methods of deployment and defensiveresponse, and the likelihood in the current globalpolitical climate of additional proliferation.


2002. XXII, 306 p. 25 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-95076-1

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J. James

The Music of the SpheresMusic, Science, and the Natural Order of theUniverse

For centuries, scientists and philosophers believedthat the universe was a stately, ordered mechanism,both mathematical and musical. The perceiveddistances between objects in the sky mirrored (andwere mirrored by) the spaces between notes formingchords and scales. The smooth operation of thecosmos created a divine harmony that composerssought to capture and express. Jamie James allowsreaders to see how this scientific philosophy emerged,how it was shattered by changing views of theuniverse and the rise of Romanticism, and to whatextent it survives today - if at all. From Pythagoras toNewton, Bach to Beethoven, and on to the twentiethcentury of Einstein, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Cage andGlass. A spellbinding examination of the interwovenfates of science and music throughout history.



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R.B. McKenzie, University of California, Paul Merage Schoolof Business, Irvine, USA

HEAVY!The Surprising Reasons America Is the Land ofthe Free—And the Home of the Fat

In HEAVY! Professor McKenzie addresses ‘thecoming fat (policy) war’ over proposed fat taxes andbans, making the case for heavy people bearing thefull burden of their weight-related costs.Americahas become the heaviest country in the world. Thisbook lays out the unheralded, mainly economicreasons for the country’s weight gain, which include– believe it or not – the growth in world tradefreedom, the downfall of communism, and the rise ofwomen’s liberation. The consequences of this trendare a HEAVY! burden as well, resulting in greateremissions of greenhouse gases, rising health insurancecosts and fewer insured Americans, reductions inthe wages of heavy people, and requiring reinforcedrescue equipment and hospital operating tables.“Ifyou aren’t interested in the economic, political orhealth implications of a heavier America, then thisbook is not for you. But if you want a view on theobesity “crisis” that is informed, balanced and full ofsurprising causes and consequences for America’sexcess tonnage, and suspect that there is more to losethan pounds from turning politicians loose on thisproblem, then read this book."Dwight LeeWilliam J.O'Neil Chair of Global Markets and Freedom, CoxSchool of Business, Southern Methodist University"Richard McKenzie provides an entertaining tourof the economic, biological, and social causes andconsequences of Americans' eating habits."J. DanielHammondHultquist Family ProfessorDepartmentof Economics, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem"Vividly written and full of insight, HEAVY!powerfully illustrates how the economics of obesitywill be shaping our health, wealth, and the comingpolicy debates around foods, fuels, and freedom ofchoice."Lorens A. Helmchen, Associate Professor,George Mason University


2012. XVI, 325 p. Softcover978-3-642-20134-9

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L. Osborne, New York, NY, USA

American NormalThe Hidden World of Asperger Syndrome

Asperger's has never been clearly defined, borderingautism on one side and high intelligence and verbaleccentricity on the other. The disease is a kind of

cultural lightning rod. First, it's a condition ontowhich we project the very real and well-founded fearsof social isolation inherent in mental illness. But alsoattached to it is a kind of admiration and envy and(among those who suffer from Asperger's) a kind ofelitism, a sense of being one of the elect, in a worldmainly peopled by neurotypicals.


2002. XVI, 224 p. Softcover978-1-4419-2946-4

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L. Osborne, New York, NY, USA

American NormalThe Hidden World of Asperger Syndrome

Thomas Jefferson may have had it. The pianistGlenn Gould almost certainly had it. There are eventhose who insist (probably incorrectly) that AlbertEinstein had it. Whether it is called "geek syndrome,""high-functioning autism," or simply "Asperger's,"it is not just one of the most poorly understoodof all neurological disorders, but amazingly oneof the fastest-growing of all psychiatric diagnosesin America today. Some support organizationseven claim that as many as one in five hundredpeople in the general population suffers from someaspect of the disease. Basing his report on memoirs,clinical histories, poems and stories, and visits withdozens of individuals afflicted with the disorder,journalist and essayist Lawrence Osborne showsus what life with Asperger's is really like. Oftenbrilliant at math and able to perform savant-likefeats of memory, those who are afflicted with thesyndrome -- some 80 percent are boys or men -- arealso wracked with bizarre obsessions. And strangelyand characteristically, most of them are unable tounderstand even the most simple expressions ofthe human face. They may know everything thereis to know about vacuum cleaners, the New YorkCity subway system, or industrial deep-fat fryers(or, for that matter, J. S. Bach), but they are unableto hold a normal conversation about even the mostbasic of their own feelings, or anyone else's. Theyare, in their own words, the Mind Blind -- strangesolitaires, anti-social loners -- in a world dominatedby the ordinary people they call "neurotypicals." Inthis front-line report and very personal investigativejourney, Osborne also asks hard questions. Just howdifferent from the so-called normal are those withAsperger's, and is it possible that virtually all of ushave a little of the syndrome in ourselves? Settingaside the usual pieties of medicine and rehabilitation,he embarks on a quest that casts a skeptical eye onAmerican psychiatric culture, with its tendencyto over-diagnose, then over-medicate. And evenmore, he ventures into the elusive but essential realmwhere one has to ask what is the difference betweeneccentricity (with all its potential for creativity, forenriching our society and ourselves) and normality,with its undertones of blandness, averageness, anduniformity?


2002. XVI, 224 p. Hardcover978-0-387-95307-6

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C. Pinto-Correia, Universidade Lusofona de Humanidades eTecnologias, Lisbon, Portugal

Return of the Crazy BirdThe Sad, Strange Tale of the Dodo

Although everybody is familiar with the dodo bird,very few people know its history. Yet this historyis compelling when read as a fable of the negativeimpact of humans on Earth's ecosystems. The authordescribes the complexity of the factors involved inanimal extinction. Although we think of ourselves asmore ecologically aware than our ancestors, we arepropelling extinction to alarming rates.


2003. XV, 216 p. 36 illus. Softcover978-1-4419-3180-1

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C. Pinto-Correia, Universidade Lusofona de Humanidades eTecnologias, Lisbon, Portugal

Return of the Crazy BirdThe Sad, Strange Tale of the Dodo

The Dodo went from being newly discovered toextinction in less than a hundred years. The flightless,odd-looking bird was seen for the first time byEuropeans and then annihilated by Europeans inthe course of the seventeenth century. And by theend of the nineteenth century, all that remainedof what Portuguese explorers called the ¿crazybird¿ was a patchwork of tall tales, contradictoryreports, incompatible illustrations, and fragments offeather and bone. The dodo had become, in short,an unsolvable puzzle, but a puzzle that persistedin art, literature, and scientific speculation.|Best-selling author Clara Pinto-Correia, in followingthe bird¿s re-creation, shows in this remarkablebook how the human intellect and the humanimagination prey on sketchy facts and images, howmissing pieces and incomplete lines are merged andfused to make a cohesive whole. By considering theincredibly strong hold of this bumbling, ungainly,and ill-fated creature on our collective scientificand literary imagination, Pinto-Correia teachesus not just about the ill-fated bird from the islandparadise of Mauritius, but about our own abidingneed to make sense of the world around us.|ClaraPinto-Correia is the author of the best-selling TheOvary of Eve. She has taught in the Department ofVeterinary and Animal Sciences at the Universityof Massachusetts at Amherst; served as a researchassistant at Harvard University in the Museum ofComparative Zoology; and is currently Professorand Director of the Masters Degree Program inDevelopmental Biology at the Universidade Lusofonade Humanidades e Tecnologias, Lisbon, Portugal.


2003. XV, 216 p. 36 illus. Dustjacket978-0-387-98876-4

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R. Schick, C.H.Beck Verlag, Munich, Germany

The Little Book of Earthquakesand VolcanoesIn this lay reader's introduction to the mostspectacular and devastating of all geological events,Rolf Schick describes how earthquakes and volcanoesare related, and how they are an integral part ofEarth's structure. Tracing the latest findings andtheories in plate tectonics, he helps readers ask andanswer the basic questions: What was it during theformation of Earth that led to these phenomena? Whydo they occur in certain areas and not in others? Howcan we, within reason, protect ourselves from theirdevastation? And how far have we come, and how farcan we go, in predicting when they will strike? For thereader who wants a concise and accessible guide towhat makes the ground shake and explode, this is theperfect introduction.


2002. XI, 164 p. 23 illus. (Little Book Series) Hardcover978-0-387-95287-1

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K. Weiss, Bavarian Institution for Beekeeping at Erlangen,Munich, Germany

The Little Book of beesThe more we learn about bees, the moreextraordinary they seem. They have five eyes. Theirfertilized eggs hatch as females; unfertilized eggsbecome males. They beat their wings at a rate ofalmost 200 cycles per second, but fly at only 10or 15 miles per hour. In the course of a lifetime, atypical worker bee will produce less than a tenth ofa teaspoon of honey, yet a single hive's populationcan produce as much as 2 pounds of honey a day.A queen bee, in a single day, will lay her weight ineggs - as many as 1,500 in an uninterrupted 24-hourperiod. And to communicate with each other beesdo make sounds, but mostly they dance in orderto share information on the distance and directionto the nearest food source.This book provides thenewcomer a first view into the extraordinary andsurprisingly complex and highly organized world ofbees. The book describes their evolution, and explainsthe differences between wild bees and honey-bees. Italso sheds light on bee society, with its amazing ritualsrelated to work, reproduction, defense of the hive,and most amazingly, communication. The authoralso explains the critical role that bees and beekeepingplay for human society, and offers advice for thoseinterested in raising bees themselves.Dr. Karl Weissis an entomologist and the director of the BavarianInstitution for Beekeeping at Erlangen, Germany. Heis engaged in theoretical as well as applied apiculturalresearch. Weiss is the author of numerous scientificand popular publications on bees and is consideredone of Germany's foremost authorities on apiculture.


2003. VIII, 163 p. 24 illus. (Little Book Series) Softcover978-1-4419-2922-8

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Life Sciences

A.K. Dewdney, London, Ont., Canada

Hungry HollowThe Story of a Natural Place

Hungry Hollow is simply an ordinary creek windingthrough about a mile of ordinary forest and meadowsomewhere east of the Rocky Mountains. But like allsuch places, it is also a vast and intricate web of lifewith extensions that reach around the planet, backinto prehistoric time, and within to a teeming, bizarremicroscopic world. In dozens of short, wonderfullyimaginative chapters, A.K. Dewdney introducesus to the denizens of this world. We encounter ahackberry tree whose branches perfectly reproducethe taxonomic Tree of Life, learn how it would lookand feel to shrink by stages to the size of an amoebawhile swimming in a river, watch a toad win thelottery, and see the world of Hungry Hollow from theviewpoint of bears, earthworms, and even stones. Thisis an excursion into natural history like no other.


1998. XIV, 233 p. Hardcover978-0-387-98415-5

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D.S. Goodsell, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA

The Machinery of LifeThe Machinery of Life is a journey into the sub-microscopic world of molecular machines. Readersare introduced to the types of molecules builtby cells, including proteins, nucleic acids, lipids,and polysaccharides; then, in a series of full-color"watercolor" illustrations, which show a portion of aliving cell magnified by 1,000,000 times, the reader isguided through the interior world of cells. The bookexplores the ways in which molecules work in concertto perform the processes of living, and how vitamins,viruses, poisons, and drugs each have their effects onthe molecules in our bodies. The book is a fascinatingintroduction to biochemistry for the non-specialist,and combines a lucid text with an abundance ofdrawings and computer graphics that present theworld of cells and their components in a truly uniqueway. This new edition has been updated to include the

many major advances of the past decade, and is richlyillustrated in full color throughout.


2009. X, 167 p. 70 illus. in color. Hardcover978-0-387-84924-9

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K. Mainzer, C.H.Beck Verlag, Munich, Germany

The Little Book of TimeTime is fundamental to our experience, but remainsmysterious. This book shows how philosophersand scientists have tried to grapple with this mostextraordinary of ordinary phenomena. From theattempts of early astronomers to reconcile solarand lunar and terrestrial reckonings, to the hugeexpansions and contractions of time consciousnessbrought on by scientists as diverse as Newton,Darwin, and Einstein, this book shows how time isas much a matter of human choice as it is a matter ofscientific precision.


2002. XVI, 175 p. 4 illus. (Little Book Series) Softcover978-1-4419-2939-6

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K. Mainzer, C.H.Beck Verlag, Munich, Germany

The Little Book of TimeTime is fundamental to our experience, but remainsmysterious. This book shows how philosophersand scientists have tried to grapple with this mostextraordinary of ordinary phenomena. From theattempts of early astronomers to reconcile solarand lunar and terrestrial reckonings, to the hugeexpansions and contractions of time consciousnessbrought on by scientists as diverse as Newton,Darwin, and Einstein, this book shows how time isas much a matter of human choice as it is a matter ofscientific precision.


2002. XVI, 175 p. 4 illus. (Little Book Series) Hardcover978-0-387-95288-8

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The Call of Distant MammothsWhy the Ice Age Mammals Disappeared

Just 12,000 years ago - at the height of the last Ice Age- saber-toothed tigers, giant ground sloths, camels,hippos and the great herds of proboscideans: giantmastodons and mammoths, extinct relatives of theelephant, roamed the land where skyscrapers nowstand. Why are these splendid creatures no longerwith us? This compelling book explores the reasonsfor these extinctions and provides a tour of massextinctions throughout earth's history, includingthe great comet crash that killed off the dinosaurs.







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Brilliantly written, The Call of Distant Mammoths isan engaging exploration of the history of life and theimportance of humanity as an evolutionary force.


1997. XX, 241 p. 21 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-94915-4

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The Call of Distant MammothsWhy the Ice Age Mammals Disappeared

Just 12,000 years ago - at the height of the last Ice Age- saber-toothed tigers, giant ground sloths, camels,hippos and the great herds of proboscideans: giantmastodons and mammoths, extinct relatives of theelephant, roamed the land where skyscrapers nowstand. Why are these splendid creatures no longerwith us? This compelling book explores the reasonsfor these extinctions and provides a tour of massextinctions throughout earth's history, includingthe great comet crash that killed off the dinosaurs.Brilliantly written, The Call of Distant Mammoths isan engaging exploration of the history of life and theimportance of humanity as an evolutionary force.


1997. XX, 241 p. 21 illus. Softcover978-0-387-98572-5

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Mathematics

P. Bak

how nature worksthe science of self-organized criticality

This is an acclaimed book intended for the generalreader who is interested in science. The author is aphysicist who is well-known for his developmentof the property called "self-organized criticality", aproperty or phenomenon that lies at the heart oflarge dynamical systems. It can be used to analysesystems that are complicated, and which are part ofthe new science of complexity. It is a unifying conceptthat can be used to study phenomena in fields asdiverse as economics, astronomy, the earth sciences,and physics. The author discusses his discovery ofself-organized criticality; its relation to the world

of classical physics; computer simulations andexperiments which aid scientists' understanding of theproperty; and the relation of the subject to popularareas such as fractal geometry and power laws; cellularautomata, and a wide range of practical applications.


1996. XIV, 212 p. 75 illus., 17 in color. Hardcover978-0-387-94791-4

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P. Bak

how nature worksthe science of self-organized criticality

This is an acclaimed book intended for the generalreader who is interested in science. The author is aphysicist who is well-known for his developmentof the property called "self-organized criticality", aproperty or phenomenon that lies at the heart oflarge dynamical systems. It can be used to analysesystems that are complicated, and which are part ofthe new science of complexity. It is a unifying conceptthat can be used to study phenomena in fields asdiverse as economics, astronomy, the earth sciences,and physics. The author discusses his discovery ofself-organized criticality; its relation to the worldof classical physics; computer simulations andexperiments which aid scientists' understanding of theproperty; and the relation of the subject to popularareas such as fractal geometry and power laws; cellularautomata, and a wide range of practical applications.



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E. Beltrami, State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY,USA

What Is Random?Chance and Order in Mathematics and Life

In this fascinating book, mathematician Ed Beltramitakes a close enough look at randomness to make itmysteriously disappear. The results of coin tosses, itturns out, are determined from the start, and onlyour incomplete knowledge makes them look random."Random" sequences of numbers are more elusive,but Godels undecidability theorem informs us thatwe will never know. Those familiar with quantumindeterminacy assert that order is an illusion, and that

the world is fundamentally random. Yet randomnessis also an illusion. Perhaps order and randomness, likewaves and particles, are only two sides of the same(tossed) coin.


1999. XX, 201 p. 2 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-98737-8

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J.H. Conway, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA; R.Guy, University of Calgary, ON, Canada

The Book of NumbersIn THE BOOK OF NUMBERS, two famousmathematicians fascinated by beautiful and intriguingnumber patterns share their insights and discoverieswith each other and with readers. John Conwayis the showman, master of mathematical gamesand flamboyant presentations; Richard Guy isthe encyclopedist, always on top of problemswaiting to be solved. Together they show us whypatterns and properties of numbers have captivatedmathematicians and non-mathematicians alikefor centuries. THE BOOK OF NUMBERS featuresConway and Guy's favorite stories about all the kindsof numbers any of us is likely to encounter, and manyothers besides. "Our aim," the authors write, "is tobring to the inquisitive reader. . .an explanation ofthe many ways the word 'number' is used." Theyexplore patterns that emerge in arithmetic, algebra,and geometry, describe these pattern' relevance bothinside and outside mathematics, and introduce thestrange worlds of complex, transcendental, andsurreal numbers. This unique book brings togetherfacts, pictures and stories about numbers in a waythat no one but an extraordinarily talented pair ofmathematician/writers could do.


1996. 310 p. 48 illus. in color. Hardcover978-0-387-97993-9

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N. Crato, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal

Figuring It OutEntertaining Encounters with Everyday Math

This is a book of mathematical stories — funny andpuzzling mathematical stories. They tell of villainswho try to steal secrets, heroes who encode theirmessages, and mathematicians who spend years on







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end searching for the best way to pile oranges.There are also stories about highway confusionsoccurring when the rules of Cartesian geometry areignored, small-change errors due to ignorance ofancient paradoxes, and mistakes in calendars arisingfrom poor numerical approximations. This bookis about the power and beauty of mathematics. Itshows mathematics in action, explained in a waythat everybody can understand. It is a book forenticing youngsters and inspiring teachers. NunoCrato is a leading science writer and mathematician,whose entertaining essays have won a number ofinternational awards.



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M.D. Davis, City University of New York, NY, USA

The Math of MoneyMaking Mathematical Sense of Your PersonalFinance

Learn how to calculate the math behind yourmortgage, the interest rate on your credit cards, therisks youre taking on the stock market...Makingthe right decisions about day-to-day finances canbe tricky, in large part because the math involvedcan be just as tricky as the decisions themselves.In a clear and conversational manner, Morton D.Davis describves the equations behind:Mortgages:Did you know that often 15 years of payments ona 30-year mortgage are mostly paxing off interest,not the loan itself?Stocks: Calculating investorpsychology is important. Stcoks have no greaterworth than how much people are willing to pay forthem.Interest Rates: How does compound interestwork mathematically? You might guess that a loanshark who asks for 5 percent interest on a one-weekloan is charging 260 percent interest per year. Usingcompound interest, you can show the actual interestrate is more than four times that!Retirement Funds:How do I save enough money - and keep it - to last forthe rest of my life?Social Security: Does it make senseto delay my payments?Using entertaining quizzesthat test your intuition, easy-to-understand examples,and illustrative tables, The Math of Money explainshow to calculate, and truly understand, your financialpicture.


2001. VII, 199 p. 10 illus. Softcover978-1-4419-2873-3

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M.D. Davis, City University of New York, NY, USA

The Math of MoneyMaking Mathematical Sense of Your PersonalFinance

The Math of Money is filled with wha at first glancelooks like anomaly and paradox, but it ends upshowing us that a good deal of what we consider

common sense actually make no sense at all. With awealth of entertaining and counterintuitive examples,it delights as well as informs, and will help readerstreat their financial resources more rationally. TheMath of Money is filled with wha at first glance lookslike anomaly and paradox, but it ends up showingus that a good deal of what we consider commonsense actually make no sense at all. With a wealthof entertaining and counterintuitive examples, itdelights as well as informs, and will help readerstreat their financial resources more rationally. TheMath of Money is filled with wha at first glance lookslike anomaly and paradox, but it ends up showingus that a good deal of what we consider commonsense actually make no sense at all. With a wealthof entertaining and counterintuitive examples, itdelights as well as informs, and will help readerstreat their financial resources more rationally. TheMath of Money is filled with wha at first glance lookslike anomaly and paradox, but it ends up showingus that a gooate consider common sense actuallymake no sense at all. With a wealth of entertainingand counterintuitive examples, it delights as well asinforms, and will help readers treat their financialresources more rationally. The Math of Money isfilled with what at first glance looks like anomalyand paradox, but it ends up showing us that a gooddeal of what we consider common sense actuallymake no sense at all. With a wealth of entertainingand counterintuitive examples, it delights as well asinforms, and will help readers treat their financialresources more rationally.


2001. VII, 199 p. 10 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-95078-5

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P.J. Denning, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA (Ed.)

Talking Back to the MachineComputers and Human Aspiration

From the editors of the wildly successful BeyondCalculation comes another exploration of theoverwhelming impact of computers on our future.This time, the essays focus on the human impact ofcomputer technology and culture: how computerswill affect the ways we teach, learn, communicate,relate to each other, and live in the coming decades.The contributors, representing the best of manyfields, include Secretary of Defense William Perry onhow computers will affect warfare; Brian Ferrin ontechnology and storytelling; Patti Maes on intelligentagents; Nobel Laureate Murray Gell-Mann on thequality of information; Eliot Soloway on the impactof computers on education; and many more. LikeBeyond Calculation, praised by the New York Timesfor its "astonishing intellectual reach," this sequelengages readers with some of the most compellingand important issues of our time.


1999. XXIV, 193 p. Hardcover978-0-387-98413-1

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B. Everitt, King's College, London, UK

Chance RulesAn Informal Guide to Probability, Risk andStatistics

Chance continues to govern our lives in the 21stCentury. From the genes we inherit and theenvironment into which we are born, to the lotteryticket we buy at the local store, much of life is agamble. In business, education, travel, health, andmarriage, we take chances in the hope of obtainingsomething better. Chance colors our lives withuncertainty, and so it is important to examine it andtry to understand about how it operates in a numberof different circumstances. Such understandingbecomes simpler if we take some time to learn a littleabout probability, since probability is the naturallanguage of uncertainty. This second edition ofChance Rules again recounts the story of chancethrough history and the various ways it impactson our lives. Here you can read about the earliestgamblers who thought that the fall of the dicewas controlled by the gods, as well as the moderngeneticist and quantum theory researcher trying tointegrate aspects of probability into their chosenspeciality. Example included in the first addition suchas the infamous Monty Hall problem, tossing coins,coincidences, horse racing, birthdays and babiesremain, often with an expanded discussion, in thisedition. Additional material in the second editionincludes, a probabilistic explanation of why thingswere better when you were younger, consideration ofwhether you can use probability to prove the existenceof God, how long you may have to wait to win thelottery, some court room dramas, predicting thefuture, and how evolution scores over creationism.Chance Rules lets you learn about probability withoutcomplex mathematics. Brian Everitt is ProfessorEmeritus at King's College, London. He is the authorof over 50 books on statistics.


2008. VI, 142 p. Dustjacket978-0-387-78129-7

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C. Fadiman, New York, NY, USA (Ed.)

Fantasia MathematicaClifton Fadiman's classic collection of mathematicalstories, essays and anecdotes first published in 1958, isnow back in print. Ranging from the poignant to thecomical to the surreal, these selections include writingby Aldous Huxley, Martin Gardner, H.G. Wells,George Gamow, G.H. Hardy, Plato, Robert Heinlein,






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Arthur C. Clarke, and many others. Humorous andmysterious, this collection will please mathematiciansand everyone else who loves a good story full ofstimulating ideas. In this intriguing collection ofstories we learn of the young mathematician whochases his fiancee into the fourth dimension, howa group of Australian soldier's lives were saved by alesson in basic topology, and of Mephisto's searchfor mathematical truth. Any interested reader willbe amused, beguiled -- and perhaps even slightlyinstructed -- by this wonderfully diverse collectionof writing. Clifton Fadiman's prolific career as anessayist, critic, anthologist, and radio show host hasspanned the last five decades. His books include TheLifetime Reading Plan and a collection of essays, Partyof One. He served for many years on the board ofeditors of the Book-of-the-Month Club.


1997. XI, 298 p. Softcover978-0-387-94931-4

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M. Gardner, Hendersonville, NC, USA

The Universe in a HandkerchiefLewis Carroll's Mathematical Recreations,Games, Puzzles, and Word Plays

This book contains scores of intriguing puzzlesand paradoxes from Lewis Carroll, the author ofAlice in Wonderland, whose interests ranged frominventing new games like Arithmetical Croquetto important problems in symbolic logic andpropositional calculus. Written by Carroll expert andwell-known mathematics author Martin Gardner,this tour through Carroll's inventions is both fun andinformative.



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M. Gardner, Hendersonville, NC, USA

The Universe in a HandkerchiefLewis Carroll's Mathematical Recreations,Games, Puzzles, and Word Plays

This book contains scores of intriguing puzzlesand paradoxes from Lewis Carroll, the author ofAlice in Wonderland, whose interests ranged frominventing new games like Arithmetical Croquetto important problems in symbolic logic andpropositional calculus. Written by Carroll expert andwell-known mathematics author Martin Gardner,this tour through Carroll's inventions is both fun andinformative.


1996. X, 158 p. 15 illus. Softcover978-0-387-25641-2

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M. Gardner

The Last RecreationsHydras, Eggs, and Other MathematicalMystifications

Of all of Martin Gardners writings, none gainedhim a wider audience or was more central to hisreputation than his Mathematical Recreations columnin Scientific American - which virtually definedthe genre of popular mathematics writing for ageneration. Flatland, Hydras and Eggs: MathematicalMystifications is the final collection of these columns,covering the period roughly from 1979 to Gardnersretirement in 1986. As always in his publishedcollections, Gardner includes letters commentingon the ideas presented in his articles. These columnsshow him at the top of his form and should not bemissed by anyone with an interest in mathematics.


1997. X, 392 p. 180 illus., 3 in color. Softcover978-0-387-25827-0

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S. Harris, New Haven, CT, USA

Einstein AtomizedMore Science Cartoons

For over twenty-five years, Sidney Harris has beenrecognized as the leading cartoonist specializing in theworld of modern science and technology. Whetherhe is poking gentle fun at Einstein or theoreticalmathematicians, his drawings are entertaining, clever,and always right on target for his chosen subjects.



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N. Herrmann, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany

The Beauty of EverydayMathematicsImagine that you’ve finally found a parking spaceafter a long and harrowing search, but are nowencountering some difficulty in trying to enter thisspace. Wouldn’t it be great if you knew a formula thatallowed you to enter the space without difficulty? Areyou annoyed because your soda can doesn’t remainupright during a picnic? Would you like to know whya mirror swaps right and left, but not top and bottom?Are you looking for a mathematical speech to toastyour mother-in-law’s 85th birthday? Or do you wantto give your heart away mathematically? Dr. NorbertHerrmann provides amusing and entertainingsolutions to these and many other problems that weencounter in everyday situations.“A book for teachers,students of mathematics, and anybody who likesunusual and amusing calculations.”


2012. XIII, 138 p. 35 illus. Softcover978-3-642-22103-3

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C. Reid, San Francisco, CA, USA

HilbertNow in new trade paper editions, these classicbiographies of two of the greatest 20th Centurymathematicians are being released under theCopernicus imprint. These noteworthy accountsof the lives of David Hilbert and Richard Courantare closely related: Courant's story is, in many ways,seen as the sequel to the story of Hilbert. Originallypublished to great acclaim, both books explore thedramatic scientific history expressed in the lives ofthese two great scientists and described in the lively,nontechnical writing style of Contance Reid.



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Dude, Can You Count? Stories,Challenges and Adventures inMathematicsImagine algebra class meets The Hitchhiker’s Guideto the Galaxy… Meet JJ, an unusual character with aunique vantage position from which he can measureand monitor humanity’s progress. Armed with adevice that compels all around it to tell the truth,JJ offers a satirical evaluation of our attitudes tonumeracy and logic, touching upon several aspectsof life on Earth along the way, from the criminaljustice system and people’s use of language tohighway driving and modern art. A collection ofmathematically-flavored stories and jokes, interlacedwith puzzles, paradoxes and problems, fuse togetherin an entertaining, free-flowing narrative that willengage and amuse anyone with an interest in theissues confronting society today. JJ demonstrates howa lack of elementary mathematical knowledge cantaint our work and general thinking and reflects uponthe importance of what is arguably our most valuableweapon against ignorance: a sound mathematicaleducation. What is JJ’s prognosis for our future?There’s only one way to find out... "Numbers,logic, human behavior and aliens: this uniquebook blends them all into a captivating narrativeof serious talk and satire, where wit and scholarlydetails are counterpointed by instructive puzzles andmathematical fun. A ‘must read’ for anybody whoappreciates humor and culture." Stanislav Potapenko,Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,University of Waterloo, Canada "... a real delight.Constanda has managed to intertwine stories, puzzles,logic and some very rich mathematics conceptsinto a very readable, enjoyable novel... I believe thisbook should be in the personal library of every highschool mathematics teacher." Tom Becvar, St LouisUniversity High School, USA "…a highly readable,unique and fascinating combination of humor,mathematics and social commentary that is factual,educational and, more importantly, understandable.Given what is taking place in today’s society, J.J.Moon brings mathematics back to earth! I’ll nevergo through the car buying process again withoutthinking about SCAM 16!" Jerry Hoopert, VP / ChiefAdministrative Officer, Tulsa Teachers Credit Union,USA


2010. XIX, 294 p. 25 illus. Dustjacket978-1-84882-538-3

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Medicine

N. Humphrey, Bedford, NY, USA

Leaps of FaithScience, Miracles, and the Search forSupernatural Consolation

Leaps of Faith is a compelling and highly praisedcritique of beliefs in paranormal phenomena,miracles, and the like, written by the noted Britishpsychologist Nicholas Humphrey. The author arguesthat our beliefs in the supernatural typically originatein anxiety about the future and are sustained by anentrenched belief in the duality of mind and body.More than just a debunking of supernaturalism, Leapsof Faith explores the psychology of the all-too-humantendency for wishful thinking. It explains why wehark after a fantasy world of magic and miracles -even when, arguably, we already live in the only worldthat offers real hope of fulfillment.


1999. XII, 244 p. 3 illus. Softcover978-0-387-98720-0

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Physics

J. Bernstein, New York, NY, USA

A Theory for EverythingHere are fifteen pieces on the history and personalitiesof physics and related fields, from the well-knownphysicist and essayist Jeremy Bernstein. The pieces inthis collection include profiles of Niels Bohr, MarieCurie, Linus Pauling, the linguist Hans Eberstark,and Julian Schwinger; essays on thought experiments,Einstein's scientific legacy, the early debate on blackholes, and the cold fusion controversy; and somehumorous short fiction. Most of this work hasappeared in the New Yorker, Scientific American, orThe Atlantic Monthly.


1996. VIII, 320 p. 2 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-94700-6

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2nd Edition

J. Bernstein, Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, USA

Hitler's Uranium ClubThe Secret Recordings at Farm Hall

From April through December of 1945, ten of NaziGermany's greatest nuclear physicists were detainedby Allied military and intelligence services in a kindof gilded cage at Farm Hall, an English countrymanor near Cambridge. The physicists knew theReich had failed to develop an atomic bomb, and they

soon learned, from a BBC radio report on August6, that the Allies had succeeded in their own effortsto create such a weapon. But what they did notknow was that many of their meetings and privateconversations were being monitored and recordedby British agents. This book contains the completecollection of transcripts that were made from thesesecret recordings, providing an unprecedented viewof how the German scientists, including two NobelLaureates, thought and spoke about their roles duringthe war.


2001. XXX, 384 p. 26 illus. Softcover978-0-387-95089-1

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J. Bernstein, New York, NY, USA

Secrets of the Old OneEinstein, 1905

Makes these ideas accessible to a general readercomplex concepts of relativity and the stimulatedemission of light through the use of mathematicsno more difficult than one learns in high school.Written by a noted and successful science writer. Noted science writer Jeremy Bernstein tells theremarkable story of Einstein’s papers and their impactone century ago. Explains the many technologicalramifications of ideas which changed our lives in thetwentieth century and continue to do so.


2006. VII, 200 p. 56 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-26005-1

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P. Bond, Royal Astronomical Society and ESA, Nuneaton, UK

Distant WorldsMilestones in Planetary Exploration

This book recounts the epic saga of how we as humanbeings have come to understand the Solar System.The story of our exploration of the heavens, PeterBond reminds us, began thousands of years ago,with the naked-eye observations of the earliest






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scientists and philosophers. Over the centuries, as ourknowledge and understanding inexorably broadenedand deepened, we faltered many times, frequentlylabored under misconceptions, and faced seeminglyinsurmountable obstacles to understanding. Yet,despite overwhelming obstacles, a combination ofdetermined observers, brilliant thinkers, courageousexplorers, scientists and engineers has broughtus, particularly over the last five decades, into asecond great age of human discovery. At our presentlevel of understanding, some fifty years into theSpace Age, the sheer volume of images and otherdata being returned to us from space has onlyincreased our appetite for more and more detailedinformation about the planets, moons, asteroids,and comets of the Solar System. Taking a much-needed overview of how we now understand these"distant worlds" in our cosmic neighborhood, Bondnot only celebrates the extraordinary successes ofplanetary exploration, but reaffirms an importanttruth: For seekers of knowledge, there will always bemore to explore. An astonishing saga of exploration…In this much-needed overview of "where we standtoday," Peter Bond describes the achievements ofthe astronomers, space scientists, and engineerswho have made the exploration of our Solar Systempossible. A clearly written and compelling accountof the Space Age, the book includes: • Dramaticaccounts of the daring, resourcefulness, and ferociouscompetitive zeal of renowned as well as almost-forgotten space pioneers. • Clear explanations ofthe precursors to modern astronomy, includinghow ancient natural philosophers and observersfirst took the measure of the heavens. • More than ahundred informative photographs, maps, simulatedscenarios, and technical illustrations--many of themin full color. • Information-dense appendices onthe physical properties of our Solar System, as wellas a comprehensive list of 50 years of Solar Systemmissions. Organized into twelve chapters focusedon the objects of our exploration (the individualplanets, our Moon, the asteroids and comets),Bond’s text shows how the great human enterprise ofspace exploration may on occasion have faltered orwandered off the path, but taken as a whole amountsto one of the great triumphs of human civilization.


2007. X, 325 p. 75 illus., 40 in color. Hardcover978-0-387-40212-3

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B. Dorminey, Paris, France

Distant WanderersThe Search for Planets Beyond the Solar System

Recent discoveries of planet-like objects circlingother sun-like stars have stirred enormous interestin what other planets may exist in the universe, andwhether they support intelligent life, or at least coulddo so. This book will take us into the thick of thissearch for extrasolar planets. Unlike other books, itwill focus on the people behind the searches--manyof whom the author knows--and the extraordinarytechnology that is on the drawing boards andcurrently in use to detect distant wanderers anddescribe their characteristics, thus bringing us tothe cutting edge of knowledge of the subject. The

author is an experienced, award-winning sciencejournalist who was technology correspondent forthe Financial Times of London and is now workingas a journalist in France. He has written on manytopics in astronomy and astrobiology, and has hadpieces published in over 35 different newspapers andmagazines worldwide.



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B. Dorminey, Paris, France

Distant WanderersThe Search for Planets Beyond the Solar System

Recent discoveries of planet-like objects circling othersun-like stars have stirred enormous interest in whatother planets may exist in the universe, and whetherthey could support intelligent life. This book takesus into the midst of this search for extrasolar planets.Unlike other books, it focuses on the people behindthe searches -- many known personally by the author-- and the extraordinary technology that is currentlyon the drawing boards. The author is an experienced,award-winning science journalist who was previouslytechnology correspondent for the Financial Times ofLondon. He has written on many topics in astronomyand astrobiology in over 35 different newspapers andmagazines worldwide.



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Forthcoming

D. Fischer, Königswinter, Germany

Mission JupiterThe Spectacular Journey of the GalileoSpacecraft

We are at the dawn of a new era in the study of space,all thanks to the Galileo space probe. Mission Jupiterbrings us the exciting story of the Galileo missionto investigate Jupiter. The noted astronomer DanielFischer, co-author of Hubble: A New Window tothe Universe and Hubble Revisited: New Imagesfrom the Discovery Machine, weaves together themany disparate facts learned about Jupiter and itssatellites into a coherent description of this mostfascinating planet, after stepping back to review thehistory of planetary exploration. Mission Jupiter tellsthe entire story of Galileo: a behind-the-scenes lookat its difficult course from idea to reality; its launch;the problems it encountered early on and how thesewere resolved; and finally, what will become of theprobe. Along the way, the author describes whatwee learned about Jupiter, including what the Jovianatmosphere is really like, and the peculiar reality ofthe planet's magnetic field. The story of the journeyto Jupiter is combined with interesting details aboutGalileo's capacities and a graphic description of the

solar system, with an entertaining episode on howGalileo would judge the chances of finding life onEarth. The book concludes with a look to the future,closing on the Cassini probe to Saturn, launchedjust last year. Beautifully illustrated and well written,Mission Jupiter shows us space exploration at its bestand conveys the essential science clearly and vividly. '

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2001. XV, 317 p. 114 illus., 32 in color. Softcover978-1-4419-3158-0

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D. Fischer, Königswinter, Germany

Mission JupiterThe Spectacular Journey of the GalileoSpacecraft

We are at the dawn of a new era in the study of space,all thanks to the Galileo space probe. Mission Jupiterbrings us the exciting story of the Galileo missionto investigate Jupiter. The noted astronomer DanielFischer, co-author of Hubble: A New Window tothe Universe and Hubble Revisited: New Imagesfrom the Discovery Machine, weaves together themany disparate facts learned about Jupiter and itssatellites into a coherent description of this mostfascinating planet, after stepping back to review thehistory of planetary exploration. Mission Jupiter tellsthe entire story of Galileo: a behind-the-scenes lookat its difficult course from idea to reality; its launch;the problems it encountered early on and how thesewere resolved; and finally, what will become of theprobe. Along the way, the author describes whatwee learned about Jupiter, including what the Jovianatmosphere is really like, and the peculiar reality ofthe planet's magnetic field. The story of the journeyto Jupiter is combined with interesting details aboutGalileo's capacities and a graphic description of thesolar system, with an entertaining episode on howGalileo would judge the chances of finding life onEarth. The book concludes with a look to the future,closing on the Cassini probe to Saturn, launchedjust last year. Beautifully illustrated and well written,Mission Jupiter shows us space exploration at its bestand conveys the essential science clearly and vividly. '


2001. XV, 317 p. 114 illus., 32 in color. Hardcover978-0-387-98764-4

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H. Gavaghan, Washington, DC, USA

Something New Under the SunSatellites and the Beginning of the Space Age

In this, the first history of artifical satellites andtheir uses, Helen Gavaghan shows how the idea ofputting an object in orbit around the earth changedfrom science fiction to indespensible technology inthe twinkling of an eye. Thanks to satellites, we cannow send data and images anywhere in the world inan instant. The satellite-based navigational systemcan pinpoint your exact location anywhere in theworld; it is so precise that, from outer space, it candetect the sag on an airplane's wing. Focusing onthree major areas of development - navigationalsatellites, communications, and weather observationand forecasting - Gavaghan tells the remarkableinside story of how obscure men and women, oftenlaboring under strict secrecy, made the extraordinaryscientific and technological discoveries needed tomake these miracles happen. Written by a sciencejournalist with support from the Sloane Foundation,the book describes the birth of the modern scientificera in the twentieth century, with creation of satellitetechnology. The narrative is part history - beginningwith the Russian-U.S. contest with the launch ofSputnik; part politics, as scientists and visionaryengineers compete for scarce funding that will bringtheir dreams to reality; partly the story of the singularand fascinating individuals who were present at thecreation of our modern technological era.


1998. XVIII, 300 p. 10 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-94914-7

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R. Gilmore, University of Bristol, UK

Scrooge's Cryptic CarolVisions of Energy, Time, and Quantum Nature

When the destination sign on Scrooges train reads"HEAT DEATH" instead of "HEATHROW," when hisdead partner Marleys face appears as a talking headin a department store TV, and when the street lightsoutside his flat begin acting strangely, it is a sign ofa bad night to come. Like his famous ancestor, themodern Scrooge is about to be visited by ghosts. Butits not his hard heart that needs opening; its his closedmind. Physicist Robert Gilmore, author of the popularAlice in Quantumland, presents here a delightfultakeoff, where the three visitations represent SciencePast, Present and Future. For everyone who wantsa playful, painless yet surprisingly sophisticated

introduction to the ideas of modern physics, this is abrilliant tour de force and a charming read.


1996. XI, 251 p. 35 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-94800-3

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R. Gilmore

The Wizard of QuarksA Fantasy of Particle Physics

Get ready to take another fantastic journey withphysicist and author Robert Gilmore, this time withDorothy, following the yellow building block roadthrough the land of the Wizard of Quarks. Usingcharacters and situations based on the universallyknown story, The Wizard of Oz, we learn along theway about the fascinating world of particle physics.Classes of particles, from quarks to leptons are shownin atomic garden, where atoms and molecules areproduced; see how Dorothy, The Tin Geek, andthe Cowardly Lion experience the bizarre world ofsubatomic particles. Thousands of readers who weredelighted by the adventures and science content ofAlice in Quantumland are in for another treat, withthe prose and illustrations of Robert Gilmore.


2001. XVII, 202 p. 56 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-95071-6

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R. Greenberg, University of Arizona, Lunar and PlanetaryLaboratory, Tucson, AZ

Unmasking EuropaThe Search for Life on Jupiter's Ocean Moon

In Unmasking Europa, Richard Greenberg tells thestory of how he and his team of researchers came tobelieve that the surface of Europa is in fact a crust

so thin and active that it can barely hide an oceanof liquid water below. He shows how this oceanis warmed by the friction of tidal movements inthis small moon as it revolves while at the sametime orbiting immense Jupiter, and how those tidesdrive all the activity in evidence on the surface.The implications of this interpretation—whichincludes the idea that there are active intermittentopenings from the liquid ocean to the frozen surface—are immense. The warmth, the chemistry, andthe connections from ocean to surface providethe conditions necessary for the existence of life,even at this relatively remote locale in our solarsystem, far beyond what’s normally thought of asits "habitable zone." Unmasking Europa describesin clear but technically accurate terms—and withextensive illustrations (including more than 100NASA mission images)—the remarkable historyof research on Europa over the last four decades.The book also provides unique insights into how"big science" gets done today, and it is not always apretty picture. From his perspective as a Professor ofPlanetary Sciences at the University of Arizona, anda quarter-century-long membership on the ImagingTeam for the Galileo space mission, Greenbergdescribes how personal agendas (including his own)and political maneuvering (in which he receivedan education by fire) determined a lot about thefunding, staffing, and even the direction of researchabout Europa. While he is satisfied that his team’swork is now, finally, receiving fair considerationand even respect, Greenberg comes away from hisdecades-long experience feeling that something isfundamentally wrong with the scientific enterpriseas a whole because it routinely punishes innovation,risk-taking thought, and a willingness to simply letthe evidence lead where it may. In today’s scientificculture, with its careerist pressures and peer-reviewedpropriety, Greenberg believes, astute scientists (andsadly many of our youngest and brightest scientists)quickly realize that the most rewarding researchstrategy is to stay within the mainstream—a tendencythat by its very nature is at odds with the ideals ofscientific investigation and thought.


2008. X, 278 p. 111 illus., 12 in color. Hardcover978-0-387-47936-1

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C.J. Hogan, Seattle, WA, USA

The Little Book of the Big BangA Cosmic Primer

What do we know about the origins of the Universe,and more important, how do we know it? In a small,






easy-to-read package, this book introduces you toall of the important ideas about the Big Bang and itsconsequences. Craig Hogan explains what happenedin the early days of the universe, why we think it'sexpanding (and how the expansion can look the samefrom everyplace at once), different ways the universecould end, and the meaning of such terms as "cosmicinflation," "cosmic background radiation," and "darkmatter." For everyone who has always wondered justwhat the cosmologists are talking about but couldnever find the basics explained clearly and simply, thisis the book to read.


1998. XIV, 181 p. 19 illus. (Little Book Series) Hardcover978-0-387-98385-1

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J.B. Kaler, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,Urbana, IL, USA

The Little Book of StarsThe point of this book is to provide a brief, easy-to-read but comprehensive overview of stars: where theycame from; what they are made of; what will happento them, and what they mean to us from a scientific,aesthetic and cultural point of view. The book willfocus on stars and astronomy, and will keep technicalphysics to a minimum.


2001. VIII, 184 p. 30 illus. (Little Book Series) Hardcover978-0-387-95005-1

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G. Magli, Politecnico of Milan, Italy

Mysteries and Discoveries ofArchaeoastronomyFrom Giza to Easter Island

This complete, authoritative study of the growingdiscipline of archaeoastronomy examines the roleof astronomy in antiquity. Professor Guilio Magliprovides a clear, up-to-date survey of current thinkingon the motives of the ancients for building fabulousand mysterious monuments all over our planet.Was it an attempt to reproduce the sky on Earth?To bring down the power of the stars to where theycould see it, worship it, and use it? The connectingthread is astronomy. Magli uses astronomy as a keyto understanding our ancestors’ way of thinking.It is a challenge he likes to call "predicting the

past." The motives of the ancients have often beenmisconstrued, maligned, or even dismissed. Maglishows the limitations of orthodox archaeology inrelation to astronomically based artifacts and tries tounderstand what led the ancients to construct suchmagnificent structures as the city of Teotihuacan inthe Mexico Valley, the Ceremonial Center of ChacoCanyon in the United States, the Avebury stone circlein Great Britain, and the great pyramids in Egypt.In this book, the reader is taken on a ‘world tour’of many wonderful and enigmatic places on almostevery continent, in search of traces of astronomicalknowledge and lore of the sky. Then, the authordiscusses the fundamental ideas that he believes ledto the construction of the giant monuments. Finally,Magli revisits one place in greater detail – Giza – in anattempt to provide proof for his ideas on the mindsetof ancient cultures. This fascinating book will takeyou places in time you have never been, and stimulateyour imagination in regards to other people and othercultures. The result will be a better understanding ofwho we are and where we come from.


2009. XII, 444 p. 183 illus., 33 in color. Hardcover978-0-387-76564-8

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P. Murdin, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK

Full Meridian of GloryPerilous Adventures in the Competition toMeasure the Earth

The Paris Meridian is the name of the line runningnorth-south through the astronomical observatoryin Paris. One of the original intentions behind thefounding of the Paris Observatory was to determineand measure this line. To that end, the Frenchgovernment financed the Paris Academy of Sciencesto do so in the seventeenth to nineteenth centuriesemploying both astronomers – people who studyand measure the stars – and geodesists – people whostudy and measure the Earth. This book is aboutwhat they did and why. Full Meridian of Gloryis the first English language presentation of thishistorical material in its entirety. It is an attractivelywritten story of the scientists who created the ParisMeridian. They collaborated and worked togetherin alliances, like scientists everywhere; they also splitinto warring factions. They transcended nationaland political disputes, as scientists do now, their eyesfixed on ideals of accuracy, truth and objectivity. Yetalso when their work served national interests theywere sometimes less than neutral, and if their workwas questioned they sometimes blindly descendedinto petty politics. This book tells the story of the

adventures in France, in Spain, in Lapland andin Ecuador of the scientists who worked throughrevolution, war, rebellion, piracy, fire, shipwreck,blockade, snow, tropical heat, kidnapping, murderand turbulent love affairs to pursue a problem of mapmaking. They turned that practical problem into acrucial scientific test of one of the most importantintellectual problems of their time – Newton’s theoryof universal gravitation. Their work changed theirown lives, affected the course of science and politics,and left its mark on the landscape, the art and theliterature of history and in our own age.


2009. XVIII, 190 p. 39 illus., 31 in color. Hardcover978-0-387-75533-5

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P. Murdin, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK

Full Meridian of GloryPerilous Adventures in the Competition toMeasure the Earth

The Paris Meridian is the name of the line runningnorth-south through the astronomical observatoryin Paris. One of the original intentions behind thefounding of the Paris Observatory was to determineand measure this line. To that end, the Frenchgovernment financed the Paris Academy of Sciencesto do so in the seventeenth to nineteenth centuriesemploying both astronomers – people who studyand measure the stars – and geodesists – people whostudy and measure the Earth. This book is aboutwhat they did and why. Full Meridian of Gloryis the first English language presentation of thishistorical material in its entirety. It is an attractivelywritten story of the scientists who created the ParisMeridian. They collaborated and worked togetherin alliances, like scientists everywhere; they also splitinto warring factions. They transcended nationaland political disputes, as scientists do now, their eyesfixed on ideals of accuracy, truth and objectivity. Yetalso when their work served national interests theywere sometimes less than neutral, and if their workwas questioned they sometimes blindly descendedinto petty politics. This book tells the story of theadventures in France, in Spain, in Lapland andin Ecuador of the scientists who worked throughrevolution, war, rebellion, piracy, fire, shipwreck,blockade, snow, tropical heat, kidnapping, murderand turbulent love affairs to pursue a problem of mapmaking. They turned that practical problem into acrucial scientific test of one of the most importantintellectual problems of their time – Newton’s theoryof universal gravitation. Their work changed theirown lives, affected the course of science and politics,






and left its mark on the landscape, the art and theliterature of history and in our own age.


2009. XVIII, 190 p. 39 illus., 31 in color. Softcover978-1-4419-2595-4

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K. Nolan, Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland

Mars, A Cosmic Stepping StoneUncovering Humanity's Cosmic Context

The questions of our origin and cosmic abundance oflife are among the most compelling facing humanity.We have determined much about the nature andorigin of the Universe and our place in it, but withvirtually all evidence of our origin long since gonefrom our world and an unimaginably vast Universestill to explore, defining answers are difficult toobtain. For all of the difficulties facing us however, theplanet Mars may act as a ‘cosmic stepping stone’ inuncovering some of the answers. Although differenttoday, the origin and early history of both Earth andMars may have been similar enough to consider anorigin to life on both. But because Mars’ planetaryprocesses collapsed over three billion years ago –just as life was beginning to flourish on Earth –a significant and unique record of activity fromthat era perhaps relevant to the origin of life stillresides there today. In recognition of this, both theUS and Europe are currently engaged in one ofthe most ambitious programs of exploration everundertaken. Built on our legacy of Mars explorationfrom the Viking era and before, a far-reaching,phased, program of robotic exploration now andover the coming decades aims at obtaining definitiveanswers about the origin and nature of the red planetand what it has to say about the origin and cosmicabundance of life. This book examines these issuesin one of the most comprehensive treatments everwritten about the planet Mars and our legacy ofengagement with it, in language suitable for non-expert and expert alike. Opening chapters considerthe question of life in the Universe and the originof life on Earth and what challenges face us inuncovering defining answers. With a realization ofits importance in this, the next section examines thelegacy of our engagement with Mars. From Kepler’swork on its orbit, Schiaparelli’s efforts to resolve itssurface features and NASA’s Mariner and Vikingprograms attempting to determine whether liferesides upon the surface, Mars has remained elusive,yet always prodding and extending our capabilitiesin exploration and our perception of our place in theUniverse. Subsequent chapters consider our current

understanding of the planet and the recently devisedcomprehensive program for scientific exploration.All recent, current and upcoming missions and thelatest findings are discussed in detail, providing ourbest understanding yet of a vast and ancient landscapeindeed characterized by significant activity relevantto our quest and which also points to a planet farfrom dead today. Late chapters consider NASAand ESA plans for Mars over the next thirty years,increasingly shaped by the scientific successes todate, unprecedented public interest and by issues ofplanetary protection. And with mounting politicalinterest, our program for Mars may culminate in ahuman mission to Mars, perhaps sometime around2040. The greatest discovery, however, remains to bemade. If even one microbe is found on Mars, it willreveal a cosmic context for life with Earth as one placeamong many harboring life, confirming our cosmicorigins and destiny.


2008. XXII, 386 p. 165 illus., 53 in color. Hardcover978-0-387-34164-4

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K. Nolan, Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland

Mars, A Cosmic Stepping StoneUncovering Humanity's Cosmic Context

The questions of our origin and cosmic abundance oflife are among the most compelling facing humanity.We have determined much about the nature andorigin of the Universe and our place in it, but withvirtually all evidence of our origin long since gonefrom our world and an unimaginably vast Universestill to explore, defining answers are difficult toobtain. For all of the difficulties facing us however, theplanet Mars may act as a ‘cosmic stepping stone’ inuncovering some of the answers. Although differenttoday, the origin and early history of both Earth andMars may have been similar enough to consider anorigin to life on both. But because Mars’ planetaryprocesses collapsed over three billion years ago –just as life was beginning to flourish on Earth –a significant and unique record of activity fromthat era perhaps relevant to the origin of life stillresides there today. In recognition of this, both theUS and Europe are currently engaged in one ofthe most ambitious programs of exploration everundertaken. Built on our legacy of Mars explorationfrom the Viking era and before, a far-reaching,phased, program of robotic exploration now andover the coming decades aims at obtaining definitiveanswers about the origin and nature of the red planetand what it has to say about the origin and cosmic

abundance of life. This book examines these issuesin one of the most comprehensive treatments everwritten about the planet Mars and our legacy ofengagement with it, in language suitable for non-expert and expert alike. Opening chapters considerthe question of life in the Universe and the originof life on Earth and what challenges face us inuncovering defining answers. With a realization ofits importance in this, the next section examines thelegacy of our engagement with Mars. From Kepler’swork on its orbit, Schiaparelli’s efforts to resolve itssurface features and NASA’s Mariner and Vikingprograms attempting to determine whether liferesides upon the surface, Mars has remained elusive,yet always prodding and extending our capabilitiesin exploration and our perception of our place in theUniverse. Subsequent chapters consider our currentunderstanding of the planet and the recently devisedcomprehensive program for scientific exploration.All recent, current and upcoming missions and thelatest findings are discussed in detail, providing ourbest understanding yet of a vast and ancient landscapeindeed characterized by significant activity relevantto our quest and which also points to a planet farfrom dead today. Late chapters consider NASAand ESA plans for Mars over the next thirty years,increasingly shaped by the scientific successes todate, unprecedented public interest and by issues ofplanetary protection. And with mounting politicalinterest, our program for Mars may culminate in ahuman mission to Mars, perhaps sometime around2040. The greatest discovery, however, remains to bemade. If even one microbe is found on Mars, it willreveal a cosmic context for life with Earth as one placeamong many harboring life, confirming our cosmicorigins and destiny.


2008. XXII, 386 p. 165 illus., 53 in color. Softcover978-1-4419-2230-4

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R. Piazza, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Soft MatterThe stuff that dreams are made of

‘Soft matter may, as Roberto Piazza puts it, be thestuff of dreams, but it is also the stuff of life. That iswhat makes this book so engaging – because it showsthe ingenuity that both nature and humankind haveinvested in the bendy, stretchy, fragile, tough andadaptable substances we find all around us. There isplenty of hard science in this soft matter, and Piazzaoffers an urbane and eloquent tour through it.’PhilipBall, multi-award winning science writer.This booktakes you for a leisurely walk through the ‘middle





earth’ that scientists call soft matter -- much smallerthan what we observe with the naked eye, but notas remote as the esoteric realm of molecules, atomsand fundamental particles. From toys to trainers,our civilization would be very different if we did nothave plastic. From milk to paint, what would we dowithout colloids? We ourselves fall into the categoryof soft matter, made as we are of a molecular origamiof proteins, DNA and other biological compounds.This fascinating exploration reveals what thesematerials have in common and which aspects of theirbehavior make them useful in our everyday life. Understanding more about their physical propertieswill make you marvel at the ‘soft’ things that surroundus.With a Foreword by Professor Henk Lekkerkerker,Utrecht University, the NetherlandsRoberto Piazzatrained as a physicist at the school of VittorioDegiorgio, and is now a professor of CondensedMatter Physics at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy,Associate Editor of the European Physical JournalE and coordinator of the European Space Agency'sTopical Team for "Applications of colloids inmicrogravity" of the European Space Agency. Hehas made important contributions to research onnanoparticle suspensions, polymer and surfactantsolutions and biological macromolecules. He is notonly a gifted physicists, but equally well versed inhistory and literature.



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K. Russo, Queen's University, Belfast, UK

Total AddictionThe Life of an Eclipse Chaser

Seeing a total solar eclipse is often described asa once-in-a-lifetime experience. However, formany who have experienced totality, once-in-a-lifetime is simply not enough. They want more,and are willing to go to great lengths often at greatexpense to repeat the experience. What is it like toexperience totality? What is it about the experiencethat motivates these eclipse chasers? Is there an eclipsechaser personality? Can eclipse chasing actuallybe described as an addiction? This book describesthe people who dedicate their lives to chasing theirdream.

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2012. XII, 185 p. 12 illus. in color. Softcover978-3-642-30480-4

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G. Schilling, Amersfoort, The Netherlands

The Hunt for Planet XNew Worlds and the Fate of Pluto

"The Hunt for Planet X is a fascinating tale by oneof the world's premier astronomy writers. GovertSchilling is not only scrupulously accurate, he writesbeautifully as well." Stephen P. Maran, Authorof "Astronomy for Dummies" and Press Officer,American Astronomical Society "The Hunt forPlanet X is an adventure story or, more accurately,a series of adventure stories. Schilling tells themwell, capturing both the science and the peopleinvolved. It starts with the classics: Uranus, Neptuneand Pluto; and moves all over the solar system asground-based astronomers and space scientistspour over measurements and observations to try tounderstand the worlds around us. Current debatesabout the Pioneer Anomaly and the definition of whatis a planet make the book current as well as a goodhistory."Dr. Louis Friedman, Executive Director, ThePlanetary Society "This exciting tale of the centuries-old search for new planets in the solar system readslike a thriller. It is an adventure packed with fiercecompetition, brilliant discoveries, dumb errors, luckycoincidences and artful intrigue – in short, the fullspectrum of the human drama. The story reachesan exciting climax in 2006, when we lost Pluto as aplanet but gained a number of ice dwarfs in return.This colorful account chock-full of fascinating detailsis an excellent metaphor for the great adventure ofscience."Robbert Dijkgraaf, Professor of MathematicalPhysics at the University of Amsterdam The Huntfor Planet X: New Worlds and the Fate of Pluto goesbeyond a standard scientific read, encompassingwho, and what, is involved in the pursuit of planetaryendeavors. Touching on over three-hundred yearsof debates, debacles and discoveries, this book offersthe reader insight into the minds and motives ofplanetary astronomers and their findings. The "hunt"continues to the outer-most regions of the solarsystem, and Govert Schilling states this search willnot cease: "Astronomy is an adventurous science,"he writes, and without adventure and those whoseek it out the universe would otherwise remainmysterious. The real-life characters presented in TheHunt for Planet X look for glimpses of light in thedark, from icy Kuiper Belt objects to full-fledgedplanets, in the process challenging how such worldsshould be defined and ultimately describing theUniverse.


2009. XI, 281 p. 129 illus., 86 in color. Hardcover978-0-387-77804-4

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G. Schilling, Amersfoort, The Netherlands

The Hunt for Planet XNew Worlds and the Fate of Pluto

"The Hunt for Planet X is a fascinating tale by oneof the world's premier astronomy writers. GovertSchilling is not only scrupulously accurate, he writesbeautifully as well." Stephen P. Maran, Authorof "Astronomy for Dummies" and Press Officer,American Astronomical Society "The Hunt forPlanet X is an adventure story or, more accurately,a series of adventure stories. Schilling tells themwell, capturing both the science and the peopleinvolved. It starts with the classics: Uranus, Neptuneand Pluto; and moves all over the solar system asground-based astronomers and space scientistspour over measurements and observations to try tounderstand the worlds around us. Current debatesabout the Pioneer Anomaly and the definition of whatis a planet make the book current as well as a goodhistory."Dr. Louis Friedman, Executive Director, ThePlanetary Society "This exciting tale of the centuries-old search for new planets in the solar system readslike a thriller. It is an adventure packed with fiercecompetition, brilliant discoveries, dumb errors, luckycoincidences and artful intrigue – in short, the fullspectrum of the human drama. The story reachesan exciting climax in 2006, when we lost Pluto as aplanet but gained a number of ice dwarfs in return.This colorful account chock-full of fascinating detailsis an excellent metaphor for the great adventure ofscience."Robbert Dijkgraaf, Professor of MathematicalPhysics at the University of Amsterdam The Huntfor Planet X: New Worlds and the Fate of Pluto goesbeyond a standard scientific read, encompassingwho, and what, is involved in the pursuit of planetaryendeavors. Touching on over three-hundred yearsof debates, debacles and discoveries, this book offersthe reader insight into the minds and motives ofplanetary astronomers and their findings. The "hunt"continues to the outer-most regions of the solarsystem, and Govert Schilling states this search willnot cease: "Astronomy is an adventurous science,"he writes, and without adventure and those whoseek it out the universe would otherwise remainmysterious. The real-life characters presented in TheHunt for Planet X look for glimpses of light in thedark, from icy Kuiper Belt objects to full-fledgedplanets, in the process challenging how such worldsshould be defined and ultimately describing theUniverse.


2009. XI, 281 p. 129 illus., 86 in color. Softcover978-1-4419-2667-8

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P. Shaver, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Cosmic HeritageEvolution from the Big Bang to Conscious Life

This book follows the evolutionary trail all the wayfrom the Big Bang 13.7 billion years ago to consciouslife today. It is an accessible introductory book writtenfor the interested layperson – anyone interested inthe ‘big picture’ coming from modern science. Itcovers a wide range of topics including the origin andevolution of our universe, the nature and origin oflife, the evolution of life including questions of birthand death, the evolution of cognition, the nature ofconsciousness, the possibility of extraterrestrial lifeand the future of the universe. The book is writtenin a narrative style, as these topics are all parts of asingle story. It concludes with a discussion on thenature and future of science. “Peter Shaver has writtenengagingly for anyone curious about the world weinhabit. If you'd like to know how the Universebegan, where the chemical elements originated, howlife may have started on Earth, how man, ants andbacteria are related to each other, or why we humansthink, you will enjoy this panoramic book and its clearpresentation” – Martin Harwit, Professor Emeritusof Astronomy, Cornell University, NY, and formerDirector of the Smithsonian National Air and SpaceMuseum, Washington. "Who is not interested inthe big questions "How did it all start? Where do wecome from? Where do we go? Are we alone?" Thisbook addresses theses questions in an entertainingway based on our knowledge of modern science.It opens our horizons towards understanding thehistory of the universe and the origin and evolutionof life in the context of cosmic evolution." Dr. GerdaHorneck, DLR German Aerospace Center, Instituteof Aerospace Medicine, Cologne, Germany. "A veryelegant, open-minded book that opens the door forinformed discussion of the continuity of evolutionaryprocesses from the big bang to the emergence of themind... stimulating and highly engaging reading" –Ryszard Maleszka, Professor of Molecular Genetics,Australian National University, Canberra. "PeterShaver has produced a remarkable book. He coversan immense range, offering a splendid overviewof the intricate processes that connect us to theuniverse, and which allowed complex life to emergefrom simple beginnings" – Martin Rees, Masterof Trinity College, Cambridge and AstronomerRoyal.“Where did the universe come from? Whatis life and how did it begin? How did complex life-forms evolve? How did consciousness arise? Arewe alone in the universe? Questions don't get anybigger than these. In this beautifully concise account,astrophysicist Peter Shaver asks these questions andmore and assesses how far modern science has cometo providing answers. Anyone who has ever wonderedwho we are and where we came from should read this

book” – Stephen Simpson, Professor of BiologicalSciences, University of Sydney. “This is a well written,marvellous book for a very broad audience whichcovers much of current scientific thought in a conciseway. The author successfully shows how many ofthe great philosophical issues that have fascinatedhumanity for centuries from the origin of the world,the evolution of life to the nature of consciousnessare gradually being shifted from the domain ofphilosophy or speculation to that of rigorous science.”– Lodewijk Woltjer, former Director General ofthe European Southern Observatory and formerPresident of the International Astronomical Union.


2011. VII, 268 p. 7 illus. in color. Softcover978-3-642-20260-5

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A. Shimony, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

Tibaldo and the Hole in theCalendarThe story of how an eleven-year old boy growingup in 16th century Italy loses his birthday when theGregorian calendar replaces the Julian calendar in1582, and how he fights to prevent this loss. Theauthor cleverly weaves elements of the cultural andscientific milieu of the time into an engaging andintelligent tale. Tibaldos father is a medical assistant,and his sister is a midwife. Thus, the boy grows uplearning about current medical practices and hisfascination for medicine makes him a fast learner.Then, when Tibaldo learns that he is about to lose his13th birthday, he determines to do something aboutit. The result is both amusing and informative.



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G. Swinerd, University of Southampton, UK

How Spacecraft FlySpaceflight Without Formulae

About half a century ago a small satellite, Sputnik 1,was launched. The satellite did very little other thanto transmit a radio signal to announce its presencein orbit. However, this humble beginning heraldedthe dawn of the Space Age. Today literally thousandsof robotic spacecraft have been launched, many ofwhich have flown to far-flung regions of the SolarSystem carrying with them the human spirit ofscientific discovery and exploration. Numerousother satellites have been launched in orbit aroundthe Earth providing services that support ourtechnological society on the ground. How SpacecraftFly: Spaceflight Without Formulae by GrahamSwinerd focuses on how these spacecraft work. Thebook opens with a historical perspective of how wehave come to understand our Solar System and theUniverse. It then progresses through orbital flight,rocket science, the hostile environment within whichspacecraft operate, and how they are designed. Theconcluding chapters give a glimpse of what the 21stcentury may hold in terms of human explorationof the Solar System and more futuristic propulsiontechnologies for interstellar travel. Graham Swinerdinvites you to understand "how spacecraft fly," whilebecoming a convincing rocket scientist along the way!



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G. Swinerd, University of Southampton, UK

How Spacecraft FlySpaceflight Without Formulae

About half a century ago a small satellite, Sputnik 1,was launched. The satellite did very little other thanto transmit a radio signal to announce its presencein orbit. However, this humble beginning heraldedthe dawn of the Space Age. Today literally thousands




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of robotic spacecraft have been launched, many ofwhich have flown to far-flung regions of the SolarSystem carrying with them the human spirit ofscientific discovery and exploration. Numerousother satellites have been launched in orbit aroundthe Earth providing services that support ourtechnological society on the ground. How SpacecraftFly: Spaceflight Without Formulae by GrahamSwinerd focuses on how these spacecraft work. Thebook opens with a historical perspective of how wehave come to understand our Solar System and theUniverse. It then progresses through orbital flight,rocket science, the hostile environment within whichspacecraft operate, and how they are designed. Theconcluding chapters give a glimpse of what the 21stcentury may hold in terms of human explorationof the Solar System and more futuristic propulsiontechnologies for interstellar travel. Graham Swinerdinvites you to understand "how spacecraft fly," whilebecoming a convincing rocket scientist along the way!


2009. XVI, 272 p. 71 illus., 11 in color. Softcover978-1-4419-2629-6

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D. Wick, Seattle, WA, USA

The Infamous BoundarySeven Decades of Heresy in Quantum Physics

Although quantum mechanics has predictedan extraordinary range of phenomena withunprecedented accuracy, it remains controversial.Bohr and Heisenberg pronounced it "a completetheory" in 1927, but Einstein never accepted it, andas late as 1989 John Bell charged it with dividing theworld of physics. David Wick traces the history ofthis controversy and shows how it affects our veryconception of what a scientific theory is all about.



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J. Albert, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green,OH, USA; J. Bennett, Bellcore, Fair Haven, NJ, USA

Curve BallBaseball, Statistics, and the Role of Chance inthe Game

"... a smart and energetic collection of essays onbaseball statistics. Curve Ball doesn't play misty-eyedhomage to baseball's traditions and conventionalwisdoms.... This is great stuff.... Curve Ball makesclear how pleasurable [stats] can be, and arguably howimportant, to view the great American game with realprecision." -- The Wall Street Journal "Rating: 4.5 outof 5. Must own!" -- Baseballnotebook.com "In [CurveBall] Albert & Bennett explain the game in ways theconventional press - even titans such as Bill James -cannot." -- Baseball America "[The book] illustrateshow statistical reasoning can be useful in teasing outthe role of chance from performance in baseball tobetter assess ability.... Curve Ball represents anotheradvance in the genre of baseball and statistics books."-- Journal of the American Statistical AssociationThere is a fascination among baseball fans and themedia to collect data on every imaginable eventduring a baseball game and to use these data to try tounderstand characteristics of the game. But patternsin baseball data are difficult to detect due to theinherent chance variation that is present. This bookaddresses a number of questions that are of interestto many baseball fans - including how to rate players,predict the outcome of a game or the attainment of anattainment, make sense of situational data, and decidethe most valuable players in the World Series. CurveBall is directed to a general audience and does notassume that the reader has any prior background inprobability or statistics, although knowledge of highschool algebra will be helpful.


2001. XXII, 410 p. 125 illus. Dustjacket978-0-387-98816-0

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J. Albert, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green,OH, USA; J. Bennett, Bellcore, Fair Haven, NJ, USA

Curve BallBaseball, Statistics, and the Role of Chance inthe Game

"... a smart and energetic collection of essays onbaseball statistics. Curve Ball doesn't play misty-eyedhomage to baseball's traditions and conventionalwisdoms.... This is great stuff.... Curve Ball makesclear how pleasurable [stats] can be, and arguably howimportant, to view the great American game with realprecision." -- The Wall Street Journal "Rating: 4.5 outof 5. Must own!" -- Baseballnotebook.com "In [CurveBall] Albert & Bennett explain the game in ways theconventional press - even titans such as Bill James -cannot." -- Baseball America "[The book] illustrateshow statistical reasoning can be useful in teasing outthe role of chance from performance in baseball tobetter assess ability.... Curve Ball represents another

advance in the genre of baseball and statistics books."-- Journal of the American Statistical AssociationThere is a fascination among baseball fans and themedia to collect data on every imaginable eventduring a baseball game and to use these data to try tounderstand characteristics of the game. But patternsin baseball data are difficult to detect due to theinherent chance variation that is present. This bookaddresses a number of questions that are of interestto many baseball fans - including how to rate players,predict the outcome of a game or the attainment of anattainment, make sense of situational data, and decidethe most valuable players in the World Series. CurveBall is directed to a general audience and does notassume that the reader has any prior background inprobability or statistics, although knowledge of highschool algebra will be helpful.


2001. XXII, 410 p. 125 illus. Softcover978-0-387-00193-7

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J.T. Bennett, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA

The Doomsday LobbyHype and Panic from Sputniks, Martians, andMarauding Meteors

From the race-to-space in the 1950s to the currentfuror over global warming, James Bennett traces thesubtle and not-so-subtle ways in which governmenthas co-opted scientific research and reinforced aculture in which challengers to proscribed wisdom arefrozen out. Ripped from the headlines, Bennett offersa compelling, entertaining, and thought-provokingperspective on political influence in scientificresearch and its implications for a democraticsociety. Praise for The Doomsday Lobby "Duringthe Nineteenth Century, almost entirely on privatefunding, American science grew from practicallynothing to world class. Now, however, over fiftypercent of American science is funded by the federalgovernment. Dr. Bennett traces the path, "crisis"after "crisis," by which American science becamepractically an arm of the federal government. Histale is a cautionary one, warning against future "crisismongers" who would extend the government's alreadymajority control of American science even further.His warning is a timely one, and it should be heeded."Joseph P. Martino, author of Science Funding:Politics and Porkbarrel "Bennett's latest book offers achallenging interpretation of the rise of the Americanfederal science establishment since World WarII. Focusing primarily on the growth of the spaceprogram, Bennett argues that crisis, real or imagined,





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is the source of state power and state funding forscience. The Doomsday Lobby offers what no doubtwill be viewed as a controversial contribution to thehistory of American science policy, and more broadlyto an understanding of the role of the state in society."James D. Savage, Professor of Politics, University ofVirginia, and author of Funding Science in AmericaJames T. Bennett is Eminent Scholar and William P.Snavely Professor of Political Economy and PublicPolicy at George Mason University, and Director ofThe John M. Olin Institute for Employment Practiceand Policy. He is the author or editor of over a dozenbooks, including Unhealthy Charities, The Politics ofAmerican Feminism, Stifling Political Competition,and Not Invited to the Party.


2010. VII, 200 p. Softcover978-1-4419-6684-1

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P. Chien, Merritt Island, FL, USA

ColumbiaFinal Voyage

In ‘Columbia: Final Voyage’ aerospace writer PhilipChien, who has over 20 years’ experience covering theUS space program, provides a unique insight into thecrew members who lost their lives in the Columbiadisaster. Chien interviewed all seven crew membersseveral times and got to know them as individuals.He reviews in detail their training, their scientificwork and other activities during their successful 16-day flight, the background of the accident itself anda detailed first-hand account of what happened thatfateful day in February 2003. The author providesa comprehensive and personal look at both theColumbia astronauts and the STS-107 mission,together with a behind-the-scenes account of otherpeople involved in the mission and their personalreactions to the accident. Forward by Jonathan B.Clark, widower of Columbia astronaut Laurel ClarkIntroduction by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin



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P. Chien, Merritt Island, FL, USA

ColumbiaFinal Voyage

In ‘Columbia: Final Voyage’ aerospace writer PhilipChien, who has over 20 years’ experience covering theUS space program, provides a unique insight into thecrew members who lost their lives in the Columbiadisaster. Chien interviewed all seven crew membersseveral times and got to know them as individuals.He reviews in detail their training, their scientificwork and other activities during their successful 16-day flight, the background of the accident itself anda detailed first-hand account of what happened thatfateful day in February 2003. The author providesa comprehensive and personal look at both theColumbia astronauts and the STS-107 mission,together with a behind-the-scenes account of otherpeople involved in the mission and their personalreactions to the accident. Forward by Jonathan B.Clark, widower of Columbia astronaut Laurel ClarkIntroduction by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin



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M. Curtin, Interhack Corporation, Columbus, OH, USA

Brute ForceCracking the Data Encryption Standard

In the 1960s, it became increasingly clear that moreand more information was going to be stored oncomputers, not on pieces of paper. With thesechanges in technology and the ways it was usedcame a need to protect both the systems and theinformation. For the next ten years, encryptionsystems of varying strengths were developed, butnone proved to be rigorous enough. In 1973, the NBSput out an open call for a new, stronger encryptionsystem that would become the new federal standard.Several years later, IBM responded with a system

called Lucifer that came to simply be known asDES (data encryption standard). The strength of anencryption system is best measured by the attacksit is able to withstand, and because DES was thefederal standard, many tried to test its limits. (Itshould also be noted that a number of cryptographersand computer scientists told the NSA that DESwas not nearly strong enough and would be easilyhacked.) Rogue hackers, usually out to steal asmuch information as possible, tried to break DES.A number of "white hat" hackers also tested thesystem and reported on their successes. Still othersattacked DES because they believed it had outlivedits effectiveness and was becoming increasinglyvulnerable. The sum total of these efforts to use allof the possible keys to break DES over time madefor a brute force attack. In 1996, the supposedlyuncrackable DES was broken. In this captivatingand intriguing book, Matt Curtin charts DES’s riseand fall and chronicles the efforts of those who weredetermined to master it.



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M. Curtin, Interhack Corporation, Columbus, OH, USA

Brute ForceCracking the Data Encryption Standard

In the 1960s, it became increasingly clear that moreand more information was going to be stored oncomputers, not on pieces of paper. With thesechanges in technology and the ways it was usedcame a need to protect both the systems and theinformation. For the next ten years, encryptionsystems of varying strengths were developed, butnone proved to be rigorous enough. In 1973, the NBSput out an open call for a new, stronger encryptionsystem that would become the new federal standard.Several years later, IBM responded with a systemcalled Lucifer that came to simply be known asDES (data encryption standard). The strength of anencryption system is best measured by the attacksit is able to withstand, and because DES was thefederal standard, many tried to test its limits. (Itshould also be noted that a number of cryptographersand computer scientists told the NSA that DESwas not nearly strong enough and would be easilyhacked.) Rogue hackers, usually out to steal asmuch information as possible, tried to break DES.A number of "white hat" hackers also tested thesystem and reported on their successes. Still othersattacked DES because they believed it had outlivedits effectiveness and was becoming increasingly






vulnerable. The sum total of these efforts to use allof the possible keys to break DES over time madefor a brute force attack. In 1996, the supposedlyuncrackable DES was broken. In this captivatingand intriguing book, Matt Curtin charts DES’s riseand fall and chronicles the efforts of those who weredetermined to master it.



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D. Flannery, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland

The Square Root of 2A Dialogue Concerning a Number and aSequence

The square root of 2 is a fascinating number – if alittle less famous than such mathematical stars as pi,the number e, the golden ratio, or the square rootof –1. (Each of these has been honored by at leastone recent book.) Here, in an imaginary dialoguebetween teacher and student, readers will learn whyv2 is an important number in its own right, and how,in puzzling out its special qualities, mathematiciansgained insights into the illusive nature of irrationalnumbers. Using no more than basic high schoolalgebra and geometry, David Flannery manages toconvey not just why v2 is fascinating and significant,but how the whole enterprise of mathematicalthinking can be played out in a dialogue that isimaginative, intriguing, and engaging. Original andinformative, The Square Root of 2 is a one-of-a-kindintroduction to the pleasure and playful beauty ofmathematical thinking.



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D. Flannery, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland

The Square Root of 2A Dialogue Concerning a Number and aSequence

The square root of 2 is a fascinating number – if alittle less famous than such mathematical stars as pi,the number e, the golden ratio, or the square rootof –1. (Each of these has been honored by at leastone recent book.) Here, in an imaginary dialoguebetween teacher and student, readers will learn whyv2 is an important number in its own right, and how,in puzzling out its special qualities, mathematiciansgained insights into the illusive nature of irrationalnumbers. Using no more than basic high schoolalgebra and geometry, David Flannery manages toconvey not just why v2 is fascinating and significant,but how the whole enterprise of mathematicalthinking can be played out in a dialogue that isimaginative, intriguing, and engaging. Original andinformative, The Square Root of 2 is a one-of-a-kindintroduction to the pleasure and playful beauty ofmathematical thinking.



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G. Genta, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Lonely Minds in the UniverseOne of the most intriguing puzzles of human history- with deep implications for our understandingof the Universe and ourselves – is the possibilitythat humans are not alone in the Universe andmight someday come into contact with otherintelligences. This interdisciplinary book probesthe subject, offering scientific and technologicalimplications, discussing the philosophical andreligious connotations and rebuffing pseudo-scientificassertions such as ‘rare earth’. The book reviewscurrent scientific understanding of the Universe that

suggests that life is common, and extraterrestrialintelligent life is a possibility. But our search is limitedmainly to radiotelescope observation, and the hopeof intercepting and decoding the radio transmissionsof other intelligent beings. The author discusses suchphilosophical questions as: What is intelligence?What is consciousness? Should we expect ETIs tobe conscious beings? At the heart of this book is anexamination of the viability of future astronauticswhich would enable closer human contact with ETIthan through radio messages taking thousands ofyears to reach their destination. The pos


2007. XXVI, 294 p. 58 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-33925-2

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G. Genta, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Lonely Minds in the UniverseOne of the most intriguing puzzles of human history- with deep implications for our understandingof the Universe and ourselves – is the possibilitythat humans are not alone in the Universe andmight someday come into contact with otherintelligences. This interdisciplinary book probesthe subject, offering scientific and technologicalimplications, discussing the philosophical andreligious connotations and rebuffing pseudo-scientificassertions such as ‘rare earth’. The book reviewscurrent scientific understanding of the Universe thatsuggests that life is common, and extraterrestrialintelligent life is a possibility. But our search is limitedmainly to radiotelescope observation, and the hopeof intercepting and decoding the radio transmissionsof other intelligent beings. The author discusses suchphilosophical questions as: What is intelligence?What is consciousness? Should we expect ETIs tobe conscious beings? At the heart of this book is anexamination of the viability of future astronauticswhich would enable closer human contact with ETIthan through radio messages taking thousands ofyears to reach their destination. The pos


2007. XXVI, 294 p. 58 illus. Softcover978-1-4419-2225-0

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Once Upon a UniverseNot-so-Grimm tales of Cosmology

"Once upon a time there was no Universe," began theStoryteller. . . ." First Snow White encounters one ofthe Little People, then one of the Even Smaller People,and finally one of the Truly Infinitesimal People.And no matter how diligently she searches, the onlydwarves she can find are collapsed stars! Clearly,she’s not at home in her well-known Brothers Grimmfairy tale, but instead in a strange new landscape thatfeatures quantum behavior, the wavelike propertiesof particles, and the Uncertainty Principle. She (andwe) must have entered, in short, one of the worldscreated by Robert Gilmore, the physicist and fabulistwho brought us the classic "Alice in Quantumland."Whether he’s recasting such classic tales as "Jack andthe Quarkstalk," "Waking Beauty," or "Cinderendaand the Death of Stars," Gilmore shows us that there’smore than one way to shed light on the strangeprofundities of modern physics and cosmology, andwhat they have to tell us about the nature of time andspace and motion. Black holes, dying stars, travelingbackward through time to the Big Bang - they’reall here in accessible, instructive, and charminglyillustrated retellings. Robert Gilmore has publishedthree previous books with Copernicus, "Alice inQuantumland," "Scrooge’s Cryptic Carol," and "TheWizard of Quarks." He is a Visiting Research Fellow,with a special focus on the public understanding ofscience, at Bristol University in England. He has alsoworked in particle physics at Brookhaven, Stanford,and CERN in Geneva.



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Once Upon a UniverseNot-so-Grimm tales of Cosmology

First Snow White encounters one of the Little People,then one of the Even Smaller People, and finally oneof the Truly Infinitesimal People. And no matter howdiligently she searches, the only dwarves she can findare collapsed stars! Clearly, she's not at home in herwell-known Brothers Grimm fairy tale, but insteadin a strange new landscape that features quantumbehavior, the wavelike properties of particles, andthe Uncertainty Principle. She (and we) must haveentered, in short, one of the worlds created by RobertGilmore, physicist and fabulist.



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P. Gilster, Raleigh, NC, USA

Centauri DreamsImagining and Planning Interstellar Exploration

Why, today, would anyone undertake a plan to launcha spacecraft some 30 years in the future, and on ajourney that would take some 40 years to complete?Paul Gilster investigates the science, and the spirit,of the NASA and JPL researchers who are actuallyat work on just such a project. From the reviews:"Gilster introduces the challenges of imagining andplanning interstellar exploration by leading readersthrough the difficulties of reaching and exploringthe nearest bright star, Alpha Centauri. Seeded byideas and concepts of the late Robert Forward, thenarrative is framed as a learning process undertakensimultaneously by writer and reader. Although AlphaCentauri is astronomically nearby, a postulated tripby robot spacecraft, followed by manned exploration,would take 50 to 1,000 years, depending on the typeof spacecraft propulsion used. Various methodsfor interstellar travel are introduced and discussed,including solar sails that use the power of starlight,nuclear fusion, antimatter hybrid systems, andbeamed laser propulsion. One challenge is to get therein a reasonable time so that funding support, publicinterest, and events on Earth will not divert attentionfrom the mission. Another challenge is timing themission relative to available technology, because withbetter technology it might be possible to send a laterrobot on the same mission in less time. The book hasno figures, tables, or illustrations but does include30 pages of notes and an adequate 14-page index.Though the concepts presented are often fanciful,this book will appeal to readers who wonder aboutthe future of exploration beyond the solar system.Summing Up: Highly recommended. General readers;professionals." (W. E. Howard III, CHOICE, March2005)


2004. XVII, 302 p. Softcover978-1-4419-1818-5

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P. Gilster, Raleigh, NC, USA

Centauri DreamsImagining and Planning Interstellar Exploration

Why, today, would anyone undertake a plan to launcha spacecraft some 30 years in the future, and on ajourney that would take some 40 years to complete?Paul Gilster investigates the science, and the spirit,of the NASA and JPL researchers who are actuallyat work on just such a project. From the reviews:"Gilster introduces the challenges of imagining andplanning interstellar exploration by leading readersthrough the difficulties of reaching and exploringthe nearest bright star, Alpha Centauri. Seeded byideas and concepts of the late Robert Forward, thenarrative is framed as a learning process undertakensimultaneously by writer and reader. Although AlphaCentauri is astronomically nearby, a postulated tripby robot spacecraft, followed by manned exploration,would take 50 to 1,000 years, depending on the typeof spacecraft propulsion used. Various methodsfor interstellar travel are introduced and discussed,including solar sails that use the power of starlight,nuclear fusion, antimatter hybrid systems, andbeamed laser propulsion. One challenge is to get therein a reasonable time so that funding support, publicinterest, and events on Earth will not divert attentionfrom the mission. Another challenge is timing themission relative to available technology, because withbetter technology it might be possible to send a laterrobot on the same mission in less time. The book hasno figures, tables, or illustrations but does include30 pages of notes and an adequate 14-page index.Though the concepts presented are often fanciful,this book will appeal to readers who wonder aboutthe future of exploration beyond the solar system.Summing Up: Highly recommended. General readers;professionals." (W. E. Howard III, CHOICE, March2005)


2004. XVII, 302 p. Hardcover978-0-387-00436-5

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P.M. Higgins, University of Essex, Colchester, UK

Number StoryFrom Counting to Cryptography

Numbers have fascinated people for centuries. Theyare familiar to everyone, forming a central pillarof our understanding of the world, yet the numbersystem was not presented to us "gift-wrapped" but,rather, was developed over millennia. Today, despiteall this development, it remains true that a child mayask a question about numbers that no one can answer.Many unsolved problems surrounding numbermatters appear as quirky oddities of little accountwhile others are holding up fundamental progressin mainstream mathematics. Peter Higgins distillscenturies of work into one delightful narrative thatcelebrates the mystery of numbers and explains howdifferent kinds of numbers arose and why they areuseful. Full of historical snippets and interestingexamples, the book ranges from simple numberpuzzles and magic tricks, to showing how ideas aboutnumbers relate to real-world problems, such as:How are our bank account details kept secure whenshopping over the internet? What are the chances ofwinning at Russian roulette; or of being dealt a flushin a poker hand? This fascinating book will inspireand entertain readers across a range of abilities. Easymaterial is blended with more challenging ideasabout infinity and complex numbers, and a finalchapter "For Connoisseurs" works through someof the particular claims and examples in the bookin mathematical language for those who appreciatea complete explanation. As our understanding ofnumbers continues to evolve, this book invites us torediscover the mystery and beauty of numbers andreminds us that the story of numbers is a tale with along way to run...



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S.C. Kalichman, University of Connecticut Center for HIV,Storrs, CT, USA

Denying AIDSConspiracy Theories, Pseudoscience, and HumanTragedy

Denying AIDS: Denialism, Pseudoscience, andHuman Tragedy Seth C. Kalichman, Storrs,University of Connecticut Paralleling the discoveryof HIV and the rise of the AIDS pandemic, a flock ofnaysayers has dedicated itself to replacing genuineknowledge with destructive misinformation—andspreading from the fringe to the mainstream mediaand the think tank. Now, from the editor of thejournal AIDS and Behavior, comes a bold exposé ofthe scientific and sociopolitical forces involved inthis toxic evasion. Denying AIDS traces the originsof AIDS dissidents’ disclaimers during the earliestdays of the epidemic and delves into the psychologyand politics of the current denial movement in itsvarious incarnations. Seth Kalichman focuses not onthe "difficult" or doubting patient, but on organized,widespread forms of denial (including the idea thatHIV itself is a myth and HIV treatments are poison)and the junk science, faulty logic, conspiracy theories,and larger forces of homophobia and racism thatfuel them. The malignant results of AIDS denialcan be seen in those individuals who refuse to betested, ignore their diagnoses, or reject the treatmentsthat could save their lives. Instead of ignoring thesecurrents, asserts Kalichman, science has a duty tocounter them. Among the topics covered: Why AIDSdenialism endures, and why science must understandit. Pioneer virus researcher Peter Duesberg’s role inAIDS denialism. Flawed immunological, virological,and pharmacological pseudoscience studies that arecentral to texts of denialism. The social conservativeagenda and the politics of AIDS denial, from thecourts to the White House. The impact of HIVmisinformation on public health in South Africa.Fighting fiction with reality: anti-denialism andthe scientific community. For anyone affected by,interested in, or working with HIV/AIDS, and publichealth professionals in general, the insight and visionof Denying AIDS will inspire outrage, discussion, andultimately action.


2009. XXIII, 205 p. 23 illus. in color. Hardcover978-0-387-79475-4

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R.M. Kaplan, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA,USA

Disease, Diagnoses, and DollarsFacing the Ever-Expanding Market for MedicalCare

Disease, Diagnoses, and Dollars Facing the Ever-Expanding Market for Medical Care Robert M.Kaplan, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles,CA Close to 50 Million Uninsured, Steeply RisingInsurance Premiums, Employers Cutting HealthcareBenefits . . . There’s plenty wrong with this picture. InDisease, Diagnoses, and Dollars, public health expertRobert Kaplan takes America’s healthcare industryto task and challenges readers to examine their ownroles in it. Provocative, timely, and comprehensivelyresearched, this book analyzes the current healthcarecrisis in terms of medical culture, economics, andadvertising. The findings reveal a system fraughtwith conflicts—contradictory healthcare policies,providers who over-test and over-prescribe, patientswith unrealistic demands fueled by the media—andthroughout, an absence of accountability. Much ofpreventive medicine, Kaplan persuasively argues,comes down to the selling of expensive pills andprocedures that drive up costs while subjecting thepopulation to unneeded risks and complications.And the end result, he argues, is excess care for manypeople, and a dearth of care for many more. Kaplan’sinformed, practical, and constructive approach makesDisease, Diagnoses, and Dollars a "must-read" volumefor policymakers and professionals in public healthand healthcare, and for business owners as well asordinary citizens and consumers concerned with theviability of healthcare in America.


2009. XVIII, 190 p. 81 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-74044-7

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R.M. Kaplan, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA,USA

Disease, Diagnoses, and DollarsFacing the Ever-Expanding Market for MedicalCare

Disease, Diagnoses, and Dollars Facing the Ever-Expanding Market for Medical Care Robert M.Kaplan, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles,CA Close to 50 Million Uninsured, Steeply RisingInsurance Premiums, Employers Cutting HealthcareBenefits . . . There’s plenty wrong with this picture. InDisease, Diagnoses, and Dollars, public health expertRobert Kaplan takes America’s healthcare industryto task and challenges readers to examine their ownroles in it. Provocative, timely, and comprehensivelyresearched, this book analyzes the current healthcarecrisis in terms of medical culture, economics, andadvertising. The findings reveal a system fraughtwith conflicts—contradictory healthcare policies,providers who over-test and over-prescribe, patientswith unrealistic demands fueled by the media—andthroughout, an absence of accountability. Much ofpreventive medicine, Kaplan persuasively argues,comes down to the selling of expensive pills andprocedures that drive up costs while subjecting thepopulation to unneeded risks and complications.And the end result, he argues, is excess care for manypeople, and a dearth of care for many more. Kaplan’sinformed, practical, and constructive approach makesDisease, Diagnoses, and Dollars a "must-read" volumefor policymakers and professionals in public healthand healthcare, and for business owners as well asordinary citizens and consumers concerned with theviability of healthcare in America.


2009. XVIII, 190 p. 81 illus. Softcover978-1-4419-2543-5

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E. Kavaler, New York, NY, USA

A Seat on the Aisle, Please!The Essential Guide to Urinary Tract Problems inWomen

More than half of all women will experiencesome form of debilitating pelvic disease ordiscomfort during their lifetime. These can includechronic urinary tract infections, various kinds ofincontinence, pelvic floor prolapse, and interstitialcystitis. Surprisingly, until recently there has beenonly scant attention paid to this very commongroup of disorders, considering the vast populationof sufferers. What’s more, doctors have longtended to dismiss many symptoms of urinary tractdisorders as an inevitable consequence of the agingprocess or, worse still, as indicators of underlyingpsychological disease. In this concise, clearly written,and sympathetic new book, Elizabeth Kavaler suggeststhat a new approach to urinary tract disorders islong overdue. One of the surprisingly few femaleurologists practicing in the U.S., Dr. Kavaler explainswhat these diseases are and what patients can do toget themselves properly diagnosed and treated. Butmore than that, she extends an expert, sympathetic,and skilled hand to women who’ve been distressed,isolated, and embarrassed for too long.



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E. Kavaler, New York, NY, USA

A Seat on the Aisle, Please!The Essential Guide to Urinary Tract Problems inWomen

Half of all women will experience some form ofdebilitating pelvic disease or discomfort during theirlifetime. These will include chronic urinary tractinfections, various kinds of incontinence, pelvicfloor prolapse, and interstitial cystitis. There hasbeen a tendency to dismiss many symptoms of these

disorders as an inevitable consequence of the agingprocess or, worse still, as indicators of underlyingpsychological disease. This concise new book suggestsa new approach to urinary tract disorders is longoverdue. It sympathetically explains what thesediseases are and what women can do to get themselvesproperly diagnosed and treated.



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J. Longuski, Purdue University, Purdue, IN, USA

The Seven Secrets of How to ThinkLike a Rocket ScientistThis book translates "thinking like a rocket scientist"into every day thinking so it can be used by anyone.It’s short and snappy and written by a rocket scientist.The book illustrates the methods (the 7 secrets) withanecdotes, quotations and biographical sketches offamous scientists, personal stories and insights, andoccasionally some space history. The author revealsthat rocket science is just common sense applied tothe extraordinarily uncommon environment of outerspace and that rocket scientists are people, too. Itis intended for "armchair" scientists, and for thoseinterested in popular psychology, space history, andscience fiction films.



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J. Longuski, Purdue University, Purdue, IN, USA

The Seven Secrets of How to ThinkLike a Rocket ScientistWould you like to know the methods that rocketscientists use—expressed in a way that you couldapply to your everyday life? The book you are holdingdoes just that. Illustrated are the methods (the 7secrets) with anecdotes, quotations and biographicalsketches of famous scientists, ideas from sci-fi,personal stories and insights, and occasionally a bitof space history. It turns out that rocket science isjust common sense applied to the extraordinarilyuncommon environment of outer space. (And thatrocket scientists are people, too!)



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G.L. Matloff, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn,NY, USA; L. Johnson, NASA, Huntsville, AL, USA; C. Bangs,Brooklyn, NY, USA

Living Off the Land in SpaceGreen Roads to the Cosmos

A number of new space-propulsion technologies-including the solar sail, the solar-electric rocket,solar-thermal propulsion, aerocapture, tethersand advanced chemical propulsion- are becomingoperational or are in an advanced state ofdevelopment. This book draws parallels with thesettlement of terrestrial frontiers to investigate hownew space propulsion techniques may help futurespace settlers exploit extraterrestrial resources toestablish independence from the Earth. "Living Offthe Land in Space," a collaboration among two spacescientists and an artist, is illuminated with manyNASA-derived computer-generated images, includingdrawings, and presents the human (as well as thetechnological) side of space settlement. It will be an

inspiring and indispensible source for those wishingto share in this great adventure.


2007. XIV, 250 p. 60 illus., 10 in color. Hardcover978-0-387-36054-6

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M. Michaud, International Institute of Space Law, Dulles, VA,USA

Contact with Alien CivilizationsOur Hopes and Fears about EncounteringExtraterrestrials

This book describes a wide variety of speculationsby many authors about the consequences forhumanity of coming into contact with extraterrestrialintelligence. The assumptions underlying thosespeculations are examined, and some conclusionsare drawn. As necessary background, the book alsoincludes brief summaries of the history of thinkingabout extraterrestrial intelligence, searches forlife and for signals, contrasting paradigms of howcontact might take place, and the paradox that thoseparadigms allegedly create.


2007. XIV, 466 p. Softcover978-1-4419-2107-9

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M. Michaud, International Institute of Space Law, Dulles, VA,USA

Contact with Alien CivilizationsOur Hopes and Fears about EncounteringExtraterrestrials

This book describes a wide variety of speculationsby many authors about the consequences forhumanity of coming into contact with extraterrestrialintelligence. The assumptions underlying those

speculations are examined, and some conclusionsare drawn. The book emphasizes the consequencesof contact rather than the search, and takes accountof popular views. As necessary background, thebook also includes brief summaries of the history ofthinking about extraterrestrial intelligence, searchesfor life and for signals, contrasting paradigms of howcontact might take place, and the paradox that thoseparadigms allegedly create.


2007. XIV, 466 p. Hardcover978-0-387-28598-6

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M. van Pelt, ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

Space TourismAdventures in Earth Orbit and Beyond

Many scientific papers and popular articles have beenwritten on the topic of space tourism, describingeverything from expected market sizes to the rules of3-dimensional microgravity football. But what wouldit actually feel like to be a tourist in space, to be hurledinto orbit on top of a controlled explosion, to floataround in a spacecraft, and to be able to look down onyour hometown from above the atmosphere? Spacetourism is not science fiction anymore, Michel vanPelt tells us, but merely a logical step in the evolutionof space flight. Space is about to be opened up to moreand more people, and the drive behind this is one ofthe most powerful economic forces: tourism. VanPelt describes what recreational space travel mightlook like, and explains the required space technology,the medical issues, astronaut training, and thepossibilities of holidays to destinations far, far away.This is a book for everyone who has ever dreamed oftraveling to space: a dream which, according to vanPelt, may not be so far from becoming a reality.



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D. Rapp, South Pasadena, CA, USA

Bubbles, Booms, and BustsThe Rise and Fall of Financial Assets

This book provides a thorough explanation of thenature and history of booms, bubbles and busts infinancial markets. The first part of the book deals withfinancial booms and bubbles and how they emerge,







develop and collapse. It describes the distribution ofwealth, inflation, rationality of bankers, monetary andfiscal policy, the role of central banks, tax policies,social security, US federal, state, municipal andpersonal debt, and valuation of common stocks. Thebook describes historical boom/bust cycles includingbubbles of the 1720s, the Florida land boom andthe stock market in the 1920s, the depression of the1930s, the S&L scandal of the 1980s, the great bullmarket of 1982-1995, the crash of 1987, the dot.commania of 1995-2000, corporate swindles of the 1990sand 2000s, the sub-prime fiasco of the 2000s, andJapan in the late 20th century. Most of the recentwealth generation has derived from increased debtand appreciation of paper assets. The architects ofthe new economics were Ronald Reagan and ArthurGreenspan. Inevitably, the US Government’s curefor excessive spending and inadequate revenues is toincrease spending and cut revenues. American votersmust choose between “tax and spend” Democratsand “spend and borrow” Republicans. The themeof American finance was uttered by VP Cheney:“Deficits don’t matter”.


2009. XVII, 274 p. 32 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-87629-0

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H. Schmitt, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Return to the MoonExploration, Enterprise, and Energy in theHuman Settlement of Space

Former NASA Astronaut Harrison Schmitt advocatesa private, investor-based approach to returninghumans to the Moon—to extract Helium 3 forenergy production, to use the Moon as a platformfor science and manufacturing, and to establishpermanent human colonies there in a kind of steppingstone community on the way to deeper space. Withgovernments playing a supporting role—just as theyhave in the development of modern commercialaeronautics and agricultural production—Schmittbelieves that a fundamentally private enterprise is theonly type of organization capable of sustaining suchan effort and, eventually, even making it pay off.



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H. Schmitt, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Return to the MoonExploration, Enterprise, and Energy in theHuman Settlement of Space

The Moon is not just a "local" destination, arguesformer NASA Astronaut Harrison Schmitt. As adestination, the Moon presents us with a goal thattests our resourcefulness and determination. Howmuch are we willing to spend to re-establish ourselvesas space-farers? Return to the Moon proposes thatwe begin planning, and now, for the establishmentof human outposts on the Moon — not just as anexercise in technology and discovery, and not just as away of fulfilling our destiny as explorers and pioneers.Schmitt, having himself traveled to and literallywalked on the Moon, is no stranger to technology,discovery, and a sense of our destiny as explorers; butin this book he focuses on a return to the moon as abusiness proposition.


2006. XVI, 336 p. 20 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-24285-9

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B. Schneier, Counterpane Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Beyond FearThinking Sensibly About Security in anUncertain World

In "Beyond Fear," Bruce Schneier invites us to take acritical look at not just the threats to our security, butthe ways in which we're encouraged to think aboutsecurity by law enforcement agencies, businesses ofall shapes and sizes, and our national governmentsand militaries. Schneier believes we all can and shouldbe better security consumers, and that the trade-offs we make in the name of security - in terms ofcash outlays, taxes, inconvenience, and diminishedfreedoms - should be part of an ongoing negotiationin our personal, professional, and civic lives, andthe subject of an open and informed nationaldiscussion.With a well-deserved reputation fororiginal and sometimes iconoclastic thought, Schneierhas a lot to say that is provocative, counter-intuitive,and just plain good sense. He explains in detail, forexample, why we need to design security systemsthat don't just work well, but fail well, and whysecrecy on the part of government often underminessecurity. A skeptic of much that's promised by highlytouted technologies like biometrics, Schneier isalso a refreshingly positive, problem-solving forcein the often self-dramatizing and fear-mongeringworld of security pundits.Schneier helps the reader

to understand the issues at stake, and how to bestcome to one's own conclusions, including the vastinfrastructure we already have in place, and the vastersystems--some useful, others useless or worse--thatwe're being asked to submit to and pay for.


2003. VIII, 296 p. Hardcover978-0-387-02620-6

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R.G. Strom, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

Hot HouseGlobal Climate Change and the HumanCondition

Global warming is extremely complex because itdeals with so many different characteristics of theEarth and their complex interactions. It is addressedby almost all sciences including many aspects ofgeosciences, atmospheric, the biological sciences, andeven astronomy. It has recently become the concernof other diverse disciplines such as economics,agriculture, demographics and population statistics,medicine, engineering, and political science. Thisbook attempts to address these complex interactions,integrate them, and derive meaningful conclusionsand possible solutions. Robert Strom and JeffreyKargel provide a complete, easy-to-read explanationof past and present global climate change, causesand possible solutions to the problem, including thepolitics and reasons why this is such a politicallycharged issue.


2007. XXII, 306 p. 112 illus., 32 in color. Hardcover978-0-387-34179-8

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C.V. Vishveshwara

Einstein's Enigma or Black Holesin My Bubble BathEinstein's Enigma or Black Holes in My BubbleBath is a humourous and informal rendition of thestory of gravitation theory from the early historicorigins to the latest developments in astrophysics,focusing on Albert Einstein's theory of generalrelativity and black-hole physics. Through engagingconversations and napkin-scribbled diagrams cometumbling the rudiments of relativity, spacetimeand much of modern physics, narrated with highdidactic and literary talent, and each embedded incasual lessons given by a worldly astrophysicist tohis friend. Join the intellectual fun and exalt in thefrothy ideas while vicariously taking relaxing bathsin this magical bathtub.Prof. C.V. Vishveshwara isa renowned theoretical physicist, who participatedin the golden age of black-hole physics, makingpioneering contributions. Also an enthusiastic teacherand planetarium director, he has written severalpopular-level articles, scripts for planetarium showsand produced documentary movies on science.Advance Praise for "Einstein's Enigma or BlackHoles in My Bubble Bath" "Beautifully written andthoroughly entertaining, Vishveshwara's "Einstein'sEnigma" provides an authoritative but distinctlyoriginal approach to an explanation of basics andsubtleties of Einstein's general relativity and of theastrophysics of black holes. I warmly recommend itto beginner and expert alike." Prof. Roger Penrose,author of Shadows of the Mind and The Road toReality "The main dish in this feast is a clear andsound presentation of the science underlying blackholes from a distinguished scientist who has beencontributing to their study since before they werenamed. Furthermore this science is presented in asauce of philosophy, history, literature, gastronomyand imagination from an entertaining personalitywho needs several alter egos to show all the differentways he can think about his subject. Among thecartoons and drawings are the few lines of optionalmathematics which are included for those who likethat approach." Prof. Charles W. Misner, co-authorof Gravitation by Misner, Thorne and Wheeler "Theunusual format and whimsical style of "Einstein'sEnigma" should not obscure the fact that this is aserious book, which aims to get across the essentialsof the theory of general relativity and some relatedtopics to a readership which is not assumed to befluent in advanced mathematics.I believe the author,who has a long experience in presenting this kind ofmaterial to non-specialist audiences, has succeededin the task he has set himself; the book will amplyrepay sustained and diligent reading by even a totally

unmathematical reader." Prof. Anthony J. Leggett,Nobel Laureate in Physics, 2003


2006. X, 360 p. Hardcover978-3-540-33199-5

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C.V. Vishveshwara

Einstein's Enigma or Black Holesin My Bubble Bath"The bubbles were swirling all around me massagingmy body ... As I luxuriated in this fantastic bubblebath, my eyes grew heavy and I drifted into asupremely blissful slumber." So begins Alfie'sencounter with a remarkable and revelatory bathtubpurchased from a mysterious neighbour namedAl. Einstein's Enigma or Black Holes in My BubbleBath tells the story of gravitation theory from theearly historic origins to the latest developments inastrophysics, focusing on Albert Einstein's theory ofgeneral relativity and black-hole physics. Throughengaging conversations and napkin-scribbleddiagrams come tumbling the rudiments of relativity,spacetime and much of modern physics, narratedwith high didactic and literary talent, and eachembedded in casual lessons given by a worldlyastrophysicist to his friend Alfie, a freelance organiserof proposals. Join the intellectual fun and exalt in thefrothy ideas while vicariously taking relaxing bathsin this magical bathtub. Prof. C.V. Vishveshwara isa renowned theoretical physicist, who participatedin the golden age of black-hole physics, makingpioneering contributions. Also an enthusiastic teacherand planetarium director, he has written severalpopular-level articles, scripts for planetarium showsand produced documentary movies on science. FromPre-Publication Reviews "Beautifully written andthoroughly entertaining, Vishveshwara's "Einstein'sEnigma" provides an authoritative but distinctlyoriginal approach to an explanation of basics andsubtleties of Einstein's general relativity and of theastrophysics of black holes. I warmly recommend itto beginner and expert alike." Prof. Roger Penrose,author of Shadows of the Mind and The Road toReality "The main dish in this feast is a clear andsound presentation of the science underlying blackholes from a distinguished scientist who has beencontributing to their study since before they werenamed. Furthermore this science is presented in asauce of philosophy, history, literature, gastronomyand imagination from an entertaining personalitywho needs several alter egos to show all the differentways he can think about his subject. Among the

cartoons and drawings are the few lines of optionalmathematics which are included for those who likethat approach." Prof. Charles W. Misner, co-authorof Gravitation by Misner, Thorne and Wheeler "Theunusual format and whimsical style of "Einstein'sEnigma" should not obscure the fact that this is aserious book, which aims to get across the essentialsof the theory of general relativity and some relatedtopics to a readership which is not assumed to befluent in advanced mathematics.I believe the author,who has a long experience in presenting this kind ofmaterial to non-specialist audiences, has succeededin the task he has set himself; the book will amplyrepay sustained and diligent reading by even a totallyunmathematical reader." Prof. Anthony J. Leggett,Nobel Laureate in Physics, 2003


2006. X, 360 p. Softcover978-3-642-06973-4

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P.D. Ward, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; D.Brownlee, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Rare EarthWhy Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe

The sweeping diversity of complex life on Earth,Ward and Brownlee argue, evolved out of anextraordinary set of physical conditions and chanceevents that would be extremely hard to duplicate––though not impossible. Many planets throughoutthe vastness of the Universe may be teeming withmicrobial life, but advancement beyond this stage isvery rare. Everyone with an interest in the possibleextent of life in the Universe and the nature of life'sevolution on our own planet will be fascinatedby Rare Earth. "...likely to cause a revolution inthinking..." The New York Times "...[the book] hashit the world of astrobiologists like a killer asteroid..."Newsday (New York) "...a sobering and valuableperspective..." Science "...a startling new hypothesis..."Library Journal "...Peter Ward and Donald Brownleeoffer a powerful argument..." The Economist"...provocative, significant, and sweeping..." NorthwestScience & Technology "...a stellar example of clearwriting..." American Scientist


2000. XXXII, 336 p. 26 illus. Softcover978-0-387-95289-5

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S. Webb

If the Universe Is Teeming withAliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?Fifty Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and theProblem of Extraterrestrial Life

Given the fact that there are perhaps 400 million starsin our Galaxy alone, and perhaps 400 million galaxiesin the Universe, it stands to reason that somewhereout there, in the 14-billion-year-old cosmos, there isor once was a civilization at least as advanced as our





own. The sheer enormities of the numbers almostdemand that we accept the truth of this hypothesis.Why, then, have we encountered no evidence, nomessages, no artifacts of these extraterrestrials? Webbdiscusses in detail the 50 most cogent and intriguingsolutions to Fermi's famous paradox: If the numbersstrongly point to the existence of extraterrestrialcivilizations, why have we found no evidence of them?


2002. XI, 288 p. 72 illus. Softcover978-1-4419-3029-3

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S. Webb, The Open University, Milton Keyes, UK

Out of This WorldColliding Universes, Branes, Strings, and OtherWild Ideas of Modern Physics

Seeing beyond the Big Bang. . . Although it is nowalmost unanimously accepted that the cosmos startedwith the Big Bang, we still have no plausible theoryfor the forces that set this creative cataclysm inmotion. Some of the most profound questions ofmodern science arise out of the difficulties scientistshave explaining how our Universe was born. Whathappened, indeed what was, before the Big Bang?During the past few years cosmologists have begunto develop new ideas, sometimes fantastic, thatare beginning to shed light on such questions. InOUT OF THIS WORLD, Stephen Webb examinesthese amazing recent theories. After introducinggeneral relativity and quantum mechnanics-thetwin foundations of twentieth-century physics-heexplains how they are fundamentally incompatible.Then, in a series of increasingly astonishing chapters,he introduces us to the seemingly outlandish andbizarre proposals-from almost unbelievably smallparticles to huge membranes that may envelope theUniverse-that physicists have devised to account forthis incompatibility, ultimately leading us to whollynew realms of understanding. Webb makes thesestrange and wonderful goings-on accessible, engaging,and enjoyable, conveying not just what theorists havebegun to believe about the cosmos, but the awe andexcitement felt by scientists as this new picture of theUniverse slowly emerges.



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S. Webb

If the Universe Is Teeming withAliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?Fifty Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and theProblem of Extraterrestrial Life

FROM THE REVIEWS: ¿Webb offers coherent,understandable, and sometimes humorous coverageof a diverse range of topics. He provides readers withnon-trivial insights into research fields they may nothave encountered previously . . . I think everyone

who has ever considered the possibility that otherintelligent civilizations exist elsewhere within ourgalaxy will enjoy Where Is Everybody? They will findmuch to agree with, and much to argue about, inthis very accessible volume.¿ ¿SCIENCE During aLos Alamos lunchtime conversation that took placemore than 50 years ago, four world-class scientistsagreed, given the size and age of the Universe, thatadvanced extraterrestrial civilizations simply had toexist. The sheer numbers demanded it. But one ofthe four, the renowned physicist and back-of-the-envelope calculator Enrico Fermi, asked the tellingquestion: If the extraterrestrial life proposition istrue, he wondered, "Where IS everybody?" In thislively and thought-provoking book, Stephen Webbpresents a detailed discussion of the 50 most cogentand intriguing answers to Fermi's famous question,divided into three distinct groups: - Aliens are alreadyhere among us. Here are answers ranging fromLeo Szilard's suggestion that they are already here,and we know them as Hungarians, to the theoristswho claim that aliens built Stonehenge and theEaster Island statues. - Aliens exist, but have notyet communicated. The theories in this camp rangewidely, from those who believe we simply don't havethe technologies to receive their signals, to thosewho believe the enormities of space and time workagainst communication, to those who believe they'rehiding from us. - Aliens do not exist. Here are thedoubters' arguments, from the Rare Earth theory tothe author's own closely argued and cogently statedskepticism. The proposed solutions run the gamutfrom the crackpot to the highly serious, but all deserveour consideration. The varieties of arguments -- fromfirst-rate scientists, philosophers and historians, andscience fiction authors -- turn out to be astonishing,entertaining, and vigorous intellectual exercises forany reader interested in science and the sheer pleasureof speculative thinking. Stephen Webb is a physicistworking at the Open University in England and theauthor of Measuring the Universe.


2002. XI, 288 p. 72 illus. Hardcover978-0-387-95501-8

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S. Webb, The Open University, Milton Keyes, UK

Out of This WorldColliding Universes, Branes, Strings, and OtherWild Ideas of Modern Physics

Stephen Webb, author of WHERE IS EVERYBODY?,takes the interested amateur on a thrilling andenlightening tour of the amazing, even bizarre, newideas of modern physics, including alternatives to theBig Bang, parallel universes, and an imaginary trip tothe other side of the black hole.



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P. Yam, New York, NY, USA

The Pathological ProteinMad Cow, Chronic Wasting, and Other DeadlyPrion Diseases

Prions are an entirely new class of pathogens, andscientists are just beginning to understand them. Thisbook tells the strange story of their discovery, and themedical controversies that swirl around them.


2003. XVIII, 284 p. 15 illus. Dustjacket978-0-387-95508-7

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M. van Pelt, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

Space InvadersHow Robotic Spacecraft Explore the SolarSystem

Manned space programs attract the most mediaattention, and it is not hard to understand why --the danger, the heroism, the sheer adventure we asearthbound observers can imagine when humans areinvolved. But robotic missions deserve a respectfuland detailed history and analysis of their own, andthis book provides it. Focusing on future modernspacecraft, Michel van Pelt explains the exciting life ofunmanned space explorers, making the technology,design, development, operation and results ofmodern space probe missions understandable by layreaders. Instead of describing one specific spacecraftor mission, Michel van Pelt offers a "behind thescenes" look at the life of a space probe: from its firstconceptual design to the analysis of the scientificdata returned by the spacecraft. While most popularbooks on space concentrate on manned spaceflight,this book shows that unmanned space explorationis just as exciting. It demonstrates to the reader justwhat it takes to send a robotic spacecraft to anotherplanet and what fascinating insight and knowledgewe have gained from these probes. **Offers an insightinto the life of a space probe from concept throughdesign to return and analysis of scientific data.**Explains what it takes to send a robotic space probeto another planet. **Demonstrates that unmannedspace exploration can be as exciting as mannedexploration. **Provides the reader with a view of howthe fascinating images and knowledge are obtainedfrom these probes. **Focuses on modern spacecraftand the future, rather than the history of past projects









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T.K.A. Hamid, Naval Postgraduate School, Graduate Schoolof Operational and Information Sciences, CA, USA

Thinking in Circles About ObesityApplying Systems Thinking to WeightManagement

Thinking in Circles about Obesity: Applying SystemsThinking to Weight Management Tarek K.A.Hamid, Operational and Information Sciences,Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CaliforniaLow-carb…low-fat…high-protein…high-fiber…Americans are food-savvy, label-conscious, calorie-aware—and still gaining weight in spite of all theirgood intentions. Worse still, today’s children run therisk of a shorter life expectancy than their parents.Thinking in Circles About Obesity brings a healthyportion of critical thinking, spiced with on-targethumor and lively graphics, to the obesity debate.Systems and medical physiology scholar Tarek Hamidunites systems (non-linear) thinking and informationtechnology to provide powerful insights and practicalstrategies for managing our weight and our health.Hamid’s clear insights dispel dieters’ unrealisticexpectations and illuminate dead-end behaviors to tapinto a deeper understanding of how the body works,why it works that way, and how to better manage it.Included are innovative tools for: • Understandingwhy diets almost always fall short of our expectations.• Assessing weight gain, loss, and goals with greateraccuracy. • Abandoning one-size-fits-all solutionsin lieu of personal solutions that do fit. • Replacingoutmoded linear thinking with feedback systemsthinking. • Getting the most health benefits frominformation technology. •Making behavior andphysiology work in sync instead of in opposition.Given the current level of the weight crisis, the ideasin Thinking in Circles About Obesity have much tooffer clinical and health psychologists, primary carephysicians, public health professionals, parents, andlay readers. For those struggling with excess weight,this book charts a new path in health decision making,to see beyond calorie charts, body mass indexes, andsilver bullets.


2009. XV, 447 p. 148 illus., 82 in color. Softcover978-0-387-09468-7

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L. Mero

Moral CalculationsGame Theory, Logic, and Human Frailty

Are people ever rational? Consider this: You auctionoff a one-dollar bill to the highest bidder, but youset the rules so that the second highest bidder alsohas to pay the amount of his last bid, even thoughhe gets nothing. Would people ever enter suchan auction? Not only do they, but according toMartin Shubik, the game's inventor, the averagewinning bid (for a dollar, remember) is $3.40. Manywinners report that they bid so high only becausetheir opponent "went completely crazy." This gamelies at the intersection of three subjects of eternalfascination: human psychology, morality, and Johnvon Neumann's game theory. Hungarian game-theorist Laszlo Mero introduces us to the basicsof game theory, including such concepts as zero-sum games, Prisoner's Dilemma and the origins ofaltruism; shows how game theory is applicable tofields ranging from physics to politics; and exploresthe role of rational thinking in the context of manydifferent kinds of thinking. This fascinating, urbanebook will interest everyone who wonders whatmathematics can tell us about the human condition.


1998. XI, 276 p. Hardcover978-0-387-98419-3

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J.T. Bennett, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA

Not Invited to the PartyHow the Demopublicans Have Rigged theSystem and Left Independents Out in the Cold

"In this caustic, irreverent book, James T. Bennettreveals how regulation of the political system is usedto keep the ‘ins’ in and the ‘outs’ out. The UnitedStates has benefitted from the separation of churchand state: Not Invited to the Party demonstrates howthe country could benefit from a wall of separationbetween political parties, campaigns, and state." BradSmith, Professor of Law, Capital University, andformer Chairman, Federal Election CommissionFor many participants and pundits, the 2008U.S. Presidential election was a watershed event,representing unprecedented public involvement inthe political process. Yet for third-party candidatesand supporters, it was yet another reminder of howthe dominant parties have co-opted the system totheir advantage, crippling potential challengers andlimiting voter choice. In Not Invited to the Party,James Bennett reveals how the Democrats andRepublicans have contributed to an array of laws,subsidies, and programs that have secured theirlock on American politics. The Founding Fathers,as has been generally forgotten, distrusted politicalparties. Nowhere in the U.S. Constitution are partiesmentioned, much less given legal protection orprivilege. This provocative book traces how by theend of the Civil War the two parties had cementedtheir position and subsequently influenced a rangeof policies developed to protect their duopoly. For example, Bennett examines how the FederalElection Campaign Act of 1971, which was sold tothe public as a nonpartisan act of good governmentreformism, actually reinforced the dominance ofthe two parties. While focused primarily on theAmerican experience, the book also considersthe prevalence of two-party systems around theworld (especially in emerging democracies) andthe widespread contempt with which they are oftenviewed. Featuring incisive commentary on the 2008election, a foreword by third-party iconoclast, RalphNader, and an afterword by Libertarian NationalCommittee Chairman, William Redpath, the bookconsiders the potential for achieving truly radicalreform toward opening the field to vigorous, lively,contentious third-party candidacies. Not Invitedto the Party is an important contribution to anydiscussion of the impact of party politics and theprospects for achieving effective representation. JamesT. Bennett is Eminent Scholar and William P. SnavelyProfessor of Political Economy and Public Policy atGeorge Mason University and Director of The John



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M. Olin Institute for Employment Practice and Policy.He is the author of numerous scholarly articles andover a dozen books, including From Pathology toPolitics, Unhealthy Charities, and The Politics ofAmerican Feminism. In 1780 John Adams prescientlyargued that the "division of the republic into two greatparties . . . is to be dreaded as the greatest politicalevil." Despite record turnouts for the 2008 presidentialelection, Adams’ fears have been realized. Whatwould the Founding Fathers say now? "There is muchto ponder in this book. It makes one wonder justhow the voters, given the ultimatum that only oneof two candidates — if that — can win the elections— can ever escape their chattled desire to vote for"winners" while they — the people — keep losing."From the Foreword by Ralph Nader "A carefullyresearched and highly readable book that shows howfederal, state, and local governments have enactedlaws, regulations, and subsidies that discriminate infavor of the Democratic and Republican parties andvirtually prohibit challenges by independent partiesand candidates. The unfortunate result is limitedchoice in the political arena. This book is essentialreading for anyone interested in political competitionand public policy." Walter E. Williams, John M. OlinDistinguished Professor of Economics, George MasonUniversity "Finally, a book that exposes the realitythat U.S. elections are substantially less free and lessmeaningful than elections in most other developednations. Professor Bennett, an economist, has givenus a book that should have emerged long ago fromthe ranks of political scientists... [A]n interestingand very well-written study full of insights into theelection process." Richard Winger, Editor, BallotAccess News "James Bennett combines a detailedhistorical analysis of the rise of the two party systemwith the insights of the public choice school ofeconomics to explain how the American people areill-served by laws that limit their choices at the ballotbox. Every American looking for ways to increasevoter participation and open up the political processto all points of view should read this importantbook." Norman Kirk Singleton, Legislative Director,Congressman Ron Paul


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Statistics

B. Devlin, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA, USA;S.E. Fienberg, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA,USA; D.P. Resnick, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh,PA, USA; K. Roeder, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh,PA, USA (Eds.)

Intelligence, Genes, and SuccessScientists Respond to The Bell Curve

A scientific response to the best-selling The BellCurve which set off a hailstorm of controversy uponits publication in 1994. Much of the public reactionto the book was polemic and failed to analyse thedetails of the science and validity of the statistical

arguments underlying the books conclusion. Here,at last, social scientists and statisticians reply to TheBell Curve and its conclusions about IQ, genetics andsocial outcomes.



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Chance RulesAn Informal Guide to Probability, Risk andStatistics

An entertaining exploration of aspects of chance, riskand probability, ranging from the toss of a coin to theuse of clinical trials in medicine and the evaluation ofalternative therapies. Aimed at all those who wouldlike to discover more about chance and the way itoperates in a variety of settings, the book is written bythe prolific author, Professor Brian S. Everitt, Head ofthe Biostatistics and Computing Department at KingsCollege, London.



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