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ARCHITECTURE

Living for the ElderlyA Design Manual

AUTHORS: ECKHARD FEDDERSEN and INSA LÜDTKEISBN-13: 978-3-7643-8871-3PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 240 p., 800 illus., 200 in color,

HardcoverPRICE: approx. $119.00AVAILABLE (US): June 2009

Quality living in old age is one of the important topics of our time. Architects and builders can contribute innovative types of housing, intelligent concepts for barrier-free buildings, and advanced systems of care for people who are fragile or suffering from dementia. Intelligent design solutions can push back the limits on housing and care, on residential architecture and care facilities, on individual, collective, and assisted forms of housing, and even on the various phases of life in favor of a comprehensive trend toward integrated forms of housing.This volume in the series Design Manuals optimizes the concept, content, and presentation of the series to improve its use by the customer. A third of the volume provides detailed expert information from around fifteen contributors, including general questions of energy management and sustainability, open space, and product design. A section of examples provides a building typology, presenting approximately forty international buildings in analyses of up to eight pages that offer exemplary solutions for multigenerational buildings, assisted living, housing for people with dementia and other special target groups, old persons’ homes, nursing homes, and integrated projects.

SELLING POINTS: Substantial contributions by experts and a typology of exemplary international

projects Comprehensive presentation of the subject as it concerns architecture, building,

open spaces, and urban planning Presents forward-looking, integrated concepts and designs

MARKET:Practicing architects with an awareness of the demographic challenge, and all other consultants and members of the teams for senior living projects: interior designers, urban planners, landscape architects, and others

SUBJECT: Building Types and Functions

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Architecture

RELATED TITLES:Herwig, Universal Design (978-3-7643-8718-1, 2008, $69.95)Press, A Life Cycle for Clusters? (978-3-7908-1710-2, 2006, $99)

COMPETITION:Schwarz, Aging, Autonomy, and Architecture (Johns Hopkins Univ, 0801860334, 1999,

$37.00)Carstens, Site Planning and Design for the Elderly (Wiley, 0471285374, 1993, $85.00)

ARCHITECTURE

Tadao AndoAUTHOR: YANN NUSSAUME, Paris, FranceISBN-13: 978-3-0346-0005-7PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 190 p., 160 illus. in color,

HardcoverPRICE: approx. $59.85AVAILABLE (US): June 2009

The minimalist concrete architecture of Tadao Ando has roots both in Japanese traditions and in Western architecture. This book begins with both contexts: it explores how Ando unites Japanese tradition with a contemporary Western architectural idiom.By analyzing systematically and chronologically the roots and sources that have influenced the thinking of the Pritzker Prize–winning architect, the author communicates the principles and constants to which Ando’s buildings can be traced back, and at the same time he places them in the appropriate context within the architect’s characteristic ideas and intentions.Yann Nussaume teaches at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’architecture in Paris and is the author of numerous publications on Japanese and Chinese architecture.

SELLING POINTS: Conveys knowledgeably Ando’s distinctive way of thinking and

intentions Written for architects as well as for a broad audience

MARKET:Architects, students of architecture, cultural interest readers, art historians

SUBJECT: Architects


RELATED TITLES:Frampton, Tadao Ando (978-3-7643-0518-5, 2003, $78.98)Blaser, Tadao Ando - Architektur der Stille / Architecture of Silence (978-3-7643-6448-9,

2001, $19.95)

COMPETITION:Dal Co, Tadao Ando: Complete Works (Phaidon Press, 0714837172, 1997, $42.33)Jodidio, Tadao Ando (Taschen, 3822821640, 2004, $347.41)

ARCHITECTURE

Lighting DesignOffice for Visual Interaction

EDITORS: ENRIQUE PEINIGER, Office for Visual Interaction, New York, NY, USA and JEAN M. SUNDIN, Office for Visual Interaction, New York, NY, USA

ISBN-13: 978-3-7643-9957-3PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 145 p., 350 illus., 225 in color, SoftcoverPRICE: approx. $67.37AVAILABLE (US): June 2009

More than any building material, light influences our well being, effects architectural qualities and stages architectural designs and surfaces. The New York-based Office for Visual Interaction (OVI) goes beyond simply illuminating buildings – the firm sees lighting as a way to actively shape space, complement architecture, integrate technology, and save energy.The inventive lighting solutions are distinguished by a highly developed sensitivity to place and by a built-in engineering smartness rather than by a fixed style. The first monograph on this award-winning lighting design studio, explores OVi’s work through descriptive texts, lush photographs, detailed drawings, and working sketches, providing unique insight into the process of lighting design from concept to realization.Featured projects include illumination for contemporary landmarks such as Renzo Piano’s New York Times skyscraper, Zaha Hadid’s Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art, a prototype LED streetlight for New York City, and the lighting design for Enric Miralles’ Scottish Parliament complex.

SELLING POINTS: Packed with informative project documentations with images, illustrations and

technical drawings A process oriented handbook for architects, designers and students

MARKET: Architekten, Innenarchitekten, Studenten, Lichtplaner, Designer

SUBJECTS: Architects; Interior Architecture and Design


RELATED TITLES:Ulrike Brandi Licht, Lighting Design (978-3-7643-7493-8, 2006, $46.95)Brandi, Light for Cities (978-3-7643-7629-1, 2007, $69.95)

COMPETITION:Karlen, Lighting Design Basics (Wiley, 0471381624, 2004, $55.00)Russell, The Architecture of Light (Conceptnine, 0980061709, 2008, $65.00)

ARCHITECTURE

Basics Facade Layers (e)AUTHORS: MICHAEL PELKEN, Syracuse University, New York, NY,

USA and MARKUS HERMANN, Wuppertal, GermanyISBN-13: 978-3-7643-8929-1PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 80 p., 30 illus., SoftcoverPRICE: approx. $16.50AVAILABLE (US): June 2009

Basics Facade Layers expands upon the volume Basics Facade Apertures by considering the requirements for external building envelopes and the constructional approaches to meeting them. It provides an illustrated, practical introduction to the broad and varied array of such requirements, from the protection of the interior to building physics and design aesthetics all the way to energy production.

SELLING POINTS: A step-by-step introduction to the constructional principles of

facades Complex requirements simply and straightforwardly explained

MARKET:Students, lecturers, tutors, professors, young professionals

SUBJECT: Architectural History and Theory


RELATED TITLES:Knaack, Façades (978-3-7643-7962-9, 2007, $39.95)Krippner, Basics Facade Apertures (978-3-7643-8466-1, 2007, $16.50)

COMPETITION:Broto, Facades Selection and Details (Links International, 8496424324, 2008, $55.00)Ed. Arch. & Int. Design, American Signs & Facades (Shotenkenchiku-Sha Company,

4785802545, 1999, $106.08)

ARCHITECTURE

99+Selected Student Work

EDITOR: WOLF D. PRIX, Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, Austria

ISBN-13: 978-3-211-89798-0PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 130 p., 120 illus., 70 in color, SoftcoverPRICE: $29.95AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

This publication celebrates the third anniversary of School of Architecture at the Vienna University of Applied Arts. 99+ is a collection of selected projects by students in the classes of Zaha Hadid, Greg Lynn and Wolf D. Prix between 2004-08. Along with their design studios, the three star architects Zaha Hadid, Greg Lynn and Wolf D. Prix give students the opportunity of exploring the manifold cross-border possibilities the parameters of architecture offer. The open studio structure makes it possible for students to work on the same subject from their first semester to their degree work, while simultaneously creating dynamics that aren’t possible in regular curriculum structures. The Cross-Over Studio is also available to students as well as the three design studios. Peter Sellars, Kivi Sotamaa and Hernan Diaz Alonso have successfully developed new architecture typologies with the students here.The monograph is a collection of exciting projects that are characterized by their innovative design and their professional, appealing presentation. The images serve as inspiration and give us hope for a new, dynamic generation of architects from the heart of Europe.

SELLING POINTS: Work by the students of the star architects Zaha Hadid, Greg Lynn and Wolf

D. Prix Exciting projects at the highest level Perfect presentation with fascinating architecture graphics and illustrations

MARKET: Students, architects

SUBJECTS: Architecture, general; Building Types and Functions; Design, general


RELATED TITLES:Prix, Prinz Eisenbeton 6: Rock over Barock (978-3-211-31028-1, 2005, $24)Schaik, Non-Fictional Narratives (978-3-7643-7957-5, 2008, $89.95)

COMPETITION:

Toman, Vienna: Art and Architecture (H.F. Ullmann, 0841602905, 2008, $24.95)Schonwetter, Vienna: Architecture And Design (Te Neues, 3832790268, 2005, $16.95)

ARCHITECTURE

Basics Urban AnalysisAUTHOR: GERRIT SCHWALBACHISBN-13: 978-3-7643-8938-3PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 80 p., 30 illus.,

SoftcoverPRICE: approx. $16.50AVAILABLE (US): June 2009

Basics Urban Analysis is a new addition to the module on city planning. Building on the elements of cities as described in the volume Basics Urban Building Blocks, it provides techniques for analyzing cities. As a basis for city planning and architectural design work, a solid understanding of the existing and surrounding urban structures is indispensable. This volume not only explains the possible approaches; it also describes in practical terms how to implement those approaches in the areas analyzed and how to evaluate the data one has collected.

SELLING POINTS: Important foundation for all city planning efforts Clear and accessible methodology for analyzing

cities Concise and practical knowledge for working in

cities




RELATED TITLES:Bürklin, Basics Urban Building Blocks (978-3-7643-8460-9, 2007, $16.50)Exner, Basics Spatial Design (978-3-7643-8848-5, 2009, $16.50)

COMPETITION:Farr, Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design With Nature (Wiley, 047177751X, 2007, $75.00)Steiner, Planning and Urban Design Standards (Wiley, 0471760900, 2006, $90.00)

ARCHITECTURE

Basics Barrier-free PlanningAUTHORS: ISABELLA SKIBA, Dortmund, Germany and RAHEL

ZÜGER, Dortmund, GermanyISBN-13: 978-3-7643-8959-8PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 80 p., 80 illus., SoftcoverPRICE: approx. $16.50AVAILABLE (US): June 2009

Buildings are not conceived solely with average people in mind; they offer a protective shell for everyone. Basics Barrier-free Planning improves our understanding of the needs of people with disabilities such as limited mobility or impaired vision, children, and the elderly, all of whom have special requirements when using a building. The book presents possibilities for designing buildings and their spaces so they can be used by everyone.

SELLING POINTS: Explains what "barrier-free" means in practice Perceiving a building and the requirements for its use Integration into the design (spaces to move,

orientation, etc.) Designing the details (doors, thresholds, signage, etc.)




RELATED TITLES:Krippner, Basics Facade Apertures (978-3-7643-8466-1, 2007, $16.50)Exner, Basics Spatial Design (978-3-7643-8848-5, 2009, $16.50)

COMPETITION:Holmes-Seidle, Barrier-Free Design (Architectural Press, 0750616369, 1996, $85.95)Barrier Free Environments Incorporated, The Accessible Housing Design File (Wiley,

047128436X, 1991, $95.00)

ARTS

The ProgrammeLinz 2009 European Capital of Culture

EDITOR: LINZ 2009 EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTUREISBN-13: 978-3-211-89276-3PAGES/ILLUS: 287 p., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $29.95AVAILABLE (US): Available

2009 is an important year for Linz. The capital of the Federal Land of Upper Austria will be the European Capital of Culture along with Vilnius, the capital Lithuania. Many events will showcase Europe’s rich variety, and the spectrum of themes will be as broad as possible. Architecture, the fine arts, education and science, the performing arts, design, Europe, film and the movie industry, gender studies, history, society and politics, industry and infrastructure, youth issues, children, communication, culinary art, literature, media, music, the public space, nature, and ecology, regions, religions, social studies, migration, sports, city areas, tourism, Vilnius, folk culture and economic affairs are the key words. The connection between industry, culture and nature is of particular interest. The book contains the full program and also shows why the capital of culture year is a milestone for the time afterwards as well.

SELLING POINTS: A must-read book for all those interested in capitals of culture and/or Linz Culture as a motor for urban development and the exemplary implementation of

this idea

MARKET:All interested in culture, art, contemporary art, theater, music, media art, architecture, literature, politics, current events, migration, Europe and urban development

SUBJECT: Arts

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Arts

RELATED TITLES:Fitz, Linz Texas (978-3-211-78894-3, 2008, $44.95) Treberspurg, solarCity Linz-Pichling (978-3-211-30562-1, 2008, $69.95)

COMPETITION:Sandford, Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture (Routledge, 0415263522, 2001, $60)White, Media, Culture and Society in Putin's Russia (Palgrave, 0230524850, 2008, $80)

BIOMEDICINE

Dictionary of Pharmaceutical MedicineSecond Edition

AUTHORS: GERHARD NAHLER, Clinical Investigation Support Pharmaforschung, Vienna, Austria

ISBN-13: 978-3-211-89835-2 (Replaces ISBN: 978-3-211-82557-0)

PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 350 p., SoftcoverPRICE: approx. $59.95AVAILABLE (US): April 2009

The dictionary contains various terms typically used in pharmaceutical medicine.The 2nd edition reflects the increasing importance of this science and the changing regulatory environment in particular on research and development of new therapies as well as on the conduct of clinical trials, marketing authorisation of new medicinal products and safety aspects including pharmacovigilance. The number of key words has been considerably enlarged and increased to over 1,600 terms; it includes new scientific areas such as gene therapy and proteomics. Furthermore, given the importance of the internet, the new edition contains a list of most important web sites. Similar to the 1st edition, also the book explains about 1,000 abbreviations most commonly used in pharmaceutical medicine. This book will be a valuable tool for professionals in the area of the pharmaceutical industry, medical and pre-clinical research, regulatory affairs, marketing and marketing authorisation of pharmaceuticals.

SELLING POINTS: Enlarged edition with more than 1,600 keywords Short and basic explanantion on terms on pharmaceutical

medicine New scientific areas added, e.g. gene therapy and proteomics Comprehensive appendix with addresses, homepages

MARKET: Medical doctors, clinical investigators; professionals in the area of the pharmaceutical industry

SUBJECTS: Medicine/Public Health, general; Pharmacy

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Biomedicine

RELATED TITLES:Gassmann, Leading Pharmaceutical Innovation (978-3-540-77635-2, 2008, $74.95)Anderson, Managing Pharmaceuticals in International Health (978-3-7643-6601-8, 2004,

$59.95)

COMPETITION:Alghabban, Pharmaceutical Medicine Dictionary (Churchill, 044306475X, $52.95, 2001)

Griffin, The Textbook of Pharmaceutical Medicine (BMJ Books, 0727918400, 2006, $221.95)

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

Logic and Integer ProgrammingAUTHOR: H. PAUL WILLIAMS, The London School of Economics,

UKISBN-13: 978-0-387-92279-9PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 215 p., 41 illus., HardcoverPRICE: $89.95AVAILABLE (US): April 2009

Paul Williams, a leading authority on modeling in integer programming, has written a concise, readable introduction to the science and art of using modeling in logic for integer programming. Written for graduate and postgraduate students, as well as academics and practitioners, the book is divided into four chapters that all avoid the typical format of definitions, theorems and proofs and instead introduce concepts and results within the text through examples. References are given at the end of each chapter to the more mathematical papers and texts on the subject, and exercises are included to reinforce and expand on the material in the chapter. Methods of solving with both logic and IP are given and their connections are described. Applications in diverse fields are discussed, and Williams shows how IP models can be expressed as satisfiability problems and solved as such.

SELLING POINTS: Author is a leading authority on modeling in integer programming Presents a breakthrough in using logic for more precise modeling in integer

programming A concise, clear introduction to the concepts, with exercises to reinforce and

references for more detailed reading

MARKET:Graduate-level OR, Math, IE, or Computer Science students in optimization, integer programming, or modeling classes; researchers and practitioners interested in novel approaches to solving satisfiability problems

SUBJECTS: Operations Research/Decision Theory; Operations Research, Mathematical Programming; Optimization

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Business / Economics

RELATED TITLES:Hooker, Integrated Methods for Optimization (978-0-387-38272-2, 2006, $99)Appa, Handbook on Modelling for Discrete Optimization (978-0-387-32941-3, 2006, $149)Milano, Constraint and Integer Programming (978-1-4020-7583-4, 2004, $135)Eiselt, Integer Programming and Network Models (978-3-540-67191-6, 2000, $139)

COMPETITION:Wolsey, Integer Programming (Wiley-Interscience, 978-0471283669, 1998, $122.95) Hooker: Logic-Based Methods for Optimization (Wiley, 978-0471385219, 2000, $150.00)Chvatal, Linear Programming (WH Freeman, 978-0716715870, 1983, $80.50)

CHEMISTRY

Environmentally Benign CatalystsEDITORS: MASAKAZU ANPO, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka,

Japan and PRASHANT KAMAT, University of Notre Dame, IN, USA

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-48441-9PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 330 p., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $119.00AVAILABLE (US): June 2009

Titanium oxide-based catalysts are especially promising as one of the most stable, non toxic, easily available photofunctional materials known today. Previously, the successful development of second-generation titanium oxide photocatalysts using an advanced metal ion-implantation technique led to reactions that could be induced not only with UV but also visible light. Since then, not only has efficiency been improved but new materials and synthesis methods have also been developed. This book will cover the various approaches in the design of efficient titanium oxide-based photocatalysts by such methods as sol-gel, precipitation, dip-coating, metal implantation and sputtering deposition. It will cover the most recent advances in TiO2 research and their potential applications as well as detailed and fundamental characterization studies on the active sites and mechanisms behind the reactions at the molecular level. The book should serve not only as a text for research into photochemistry and photocatalysis but also to inspire more applications into environmentally-harmonious technologies.

SELLING POINTS: Work should be of interest and significance not only in the academic community but

also for the commercial and industrial sector Very few competitors, and those already existing include old editions Work will include innovative techniques and will also discuss future prospects Anpo is one of the world's leading photochemists

MARKET:Grad and Undergraduate students as well as technical experts in industry; People in the catalysis and photocatalysis industries, building materials industry, glass companies, air and water treatment industries; Medical and food industry workers

SUBJECTS: Catalysis; Environmental Physics; Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Chemistry

RELATED TITLES:Fessner, Biocatalysis (978-3-540-66970-8, 2000, $69.95)Schmidtchen, Bioorganic Chemistry (978-3-540-66978-4, 2000, $59.95)

COMPETITION:Kozhevnikov, Catalysts for Fine Chemical Synthesis (Wiley, 0471623814, 2002, $270.00)Regalbuto, Catalyst Preparation (CRC, 0849370884, 2006, $179.95)

CHEMISTRY

Handbook of Soil and Groundwater BiogeochemistryEDITORS: OLIN C. BRAIDS, O.C. Braids & Associates, LLC, Tampa,

Florida, US and PETER SWARZENSKI, U.S. Geological Survey, Florida, USA

ISBN-13: 978-1-4020-9772-0PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 1000 p., 230 illus., 10 in color. In 2 volumes,

not available separately.PRICE: $459.00AVAILABLE (US): May 2009

With an exponentially increasing human population on earth, and a finite amount of dry land, the stress put on both land and sea productivity is increasing accordingly. The use of land to produce agricultural crops uses the best land in terms of its drainage, tilth, and ease of management. There is great competition for this land as a substrate for housing and recreation by that same population for those reasons. This work describes water quality from the point of view of natural quality; natural processes that lead to degraded quality; pollutants that degrade quality, both chemical and biological; radioactive elements; organic solutes including dissolved organic carbon, color-producing substances, chemical oxygen demand, biochemical oxygen demand; evaluation of water analyses; evaluation of water and groundwater quality; graphical methods for presenting water-quality data; methods for extrapolating water quality data; and relationship of water quality to water use.

SELLING POINTS: This collection of volumes describes surface water, groundwater, soil, and sediment

quality from a chemical point of view Covers topics including chemical and natural processes, man-made pollutants,

organic chemicals and organic solvents

MARKET:Environmental engineers and scientists; consultants; grad and undergrad students

SUBJECTS: Chemistry/Food Science, general; Soil Science & Conservation; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution


RELATED TITLES:Lichtfouse, Environmental Chemistry (978-3-540-22860-8, 2004, $259)Zehnder, Soil and Groundwater Pollution (978-0-7923-3743-0, 1995, $109)

COMPETITION:

Tisdale, Soil Fertility and Fertilizers (Prentice Hall, 0130278246, 2004, $133.40) Baird, Environmental Chemistry (W.H. Freeman, 1429201460, 2008, $94.20)Singer, Soils An Introduction (Prentice Hall, 0131190199, 2005, $85.80)

CHEMISTRY

Structure Determination of Organic CompoundsTables of Spectral Data

Fourth Edition

AUTHORS: ERNÖ PRETSCH, ETH Zurich, Switzerland; PHILIPPE BÜHLMANN, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis and MARTIN BADERTSCHER, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

ISBN-13: 978-3-540-93809-5(Replaces ISBN: 978-3-540-41877-1)

PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 450 p., SoftcoverPRICE: approx. $79.95AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

This book presents in the form of texts, tables, charts and graphs a modern compilation of spectroscopic reference data for IR, UV/Vis, 1H- and 13C-NMR, MS (incl. prototype spectra of almost every important class of organic compounds and spectra of MALDI and FAB matrix materials) and is intended as a short textbook and a hands-on guide for interpreting experimental spectral data and elucidating the chemical structure of the respective compound behind it. The concise texts include special chapters on fragmentation rules in mass spectrometry and on currently used multipulse and 2-D NMR techniques. This new edition contains 20% new data. New chapters on 19F- and 31P-NMR and references to important Raman bands are now included. The book is primarily designed for students to be used during courses and exercises. The use of the book requires only basic knowledge of spectroscopic techniques, but is structured in such a way that it will support practitioners routinely faced with the task of interpreting such spectral information, and it will serve as data reference for specialists in the fields.

SELLING POINTS: Concisely presents a large amount of spectral data (including prototype spectra of

almost every important class of organic compounds) Intended as a short textbook and as a hands-on guide for students how to interpret

the experimental spectra and to elucidate the behind laying chemical structure Easy to use on the experimenting students' bench

MARKET: Chemistry students, analytical chemists and spectroscopists (industry, university, service laboratories)

SUBJECTS: Analytical Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Physical Chemistry


RELATED TITLES:Crano, Organic Photochromic and Thermochromic Compounds (978-0-306-45882-8, 1999, $175)Marek, New Aspects of Zirconium Containing Organic Compounds (978-3-540-22221-7,

2005, $149)

COMPETITION:Field, Organic Structures from Spectra (Wiley, 0470843624, 2002, $70.00)Pretsch, Spectra Interpretation of Organic Compounds (Wiley-VCH, 3527288260, 1997,

$135.00)Pretsch, Computer-Aided Structure Elucidation (Wiley, 3527306404, 2003, $75.00)Hesse, Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry (Thieme Medical Pub, 3131060425,

2007, $141.08)Ning: Structural Identification of Organic Compounds with Spectroscopic Techniques

(Wiley-VCH, 3527312404, 2005, $80.00)

CHEMISTRY

Lithium-Ion BatteriesScience and Technologies

EDITORS: MASAKI YOSHIO, Saga University, Saga, Japan; RALPH J. BRODD, Broddarp of Nevada, Henderson, NV, USA and AKIYA KOZAWA, ITE, Minato-ku, Nagoya, Japan

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-34444-7PAGES/ILLUS: XXVI, 452 p., 279 illus., HardcoverPRICE: $99.00AVAILABLE (US): January 2009

This book is a compilation of up-to-date information relative to Li-Ion technology. It provides the reader with a single source covering all important aspects of Li-Ion battery operations. It fills the gap between the old original Li-Ion technology and present state of the technology that has developed into a high state of practice. The book is designed to provide a single source for an up-to-date description of the technology associated with the Li-Ion battery industry. It will be useful to researchers interested in energy conversion for the direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy as a textbook. University people will find a comprehensive description of the state-of-the-art of the Li-Ion system.

SELLING POINTS: Editors and contributors are all experts in the field All contributors are Japanese or of Japanese ancestry Presents a thorough survey of the most up-to-date technologies in Li-Ion

batteries

MARKET:Electrochemists in academia, battery researchers and developers in industry

SUBJECTS: Electrochemistry; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks


RELATED TITLES:Advanced in Lithium-Ion Batteries/van Schalkwiji (KAP, 2002, $153)

COMPETITION:Balbuena, Lithium-Ion Batteries: Solid-Electrolyte Interphase (Imperial College,

1860943624, 2004, $138.00) Yamamoto, Lithium-Ion Batteries (Wiley-VCH, 3527295690, 1999, Price N/K)

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Exploring Computer Science with SchemeSecond Edition

AUTHOR: OLIVER GRILLMEYER, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA


PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 610 p., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $79.95AVAILABLE (US): June 2009

The aim of this textbook is to present the central and basic concepts, techniques, and tools of computer science. The emphasis is on presenting a problem-solving approach and on providing a survey of all of the most important topics covered in computer science degree programs. Scheme is used throughout as the programming language. The author is a respected authority in the field of Scheme.

SELLING POINTS: Expanded later chapters make this book a state-of-the art reference for Scheme Revisions based on feedback from 10 years of teaching experience with the

first edition Author is a respected authority in the field of Scheme

MARKET: Undergraduates

SUBJECTS: Theory of Computation; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics)

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Computer Science

RELATED TITLES:Klein, Computer Science in Perspective (978-3-540-00579-7, 2003, $69.95)Hromkovic, Theoretical Computer Science (978-3-540-14015-3, 2003, $84.95)Zobel, Writing for Computer Science (978-1-85233-802-2, 2004, $29.95)

COMPETITION:Dale, Computer Science Illuminated (Jones & Bartlett, 0763741493, 2006, $95.95)Harvey, Simply Scheme: Introducing Computer Science (MIT Press, 0262082810, 1999, $74.00)

DESIGN

Limited EditionPrototypes, One-Offs and Design Art Furniture

AUTHOR: SOPHIE LOVELL, Berlin, GermanyISBN-13: 978-3-7643-8895-9PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 255 p., 400 illus., in color,

HardcoverPRICE: approx. $70.86AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

Limited Edition is the new buzzword in furniture design. The demand for unique pieces is steadily increasing. With prototypes, one-of-a-kind items, and limited product lines, designers are celebrating a cult of individuality for all price classes. Furniture prototypes have always been an element of the industrial design process, but now they are being hauled from the workshops and presented to the public as embodiments of the very latest trend. In the global village with its standardized commodities, exclusive one-offs with an artisanal flavor are turning into coveted objects. Limited furniture series satisfy the collector’s thirst for objects that dissolve the boundary between art and design as objects that are both furniture and sculptures and have thus given rise to a new elite among design gallery owners.Limited Edition pursues this new trend in furniture design and uncovers its background in meticulous investigative essays based on the author’s ongoing interchange with designers, gallery owners, and manufacturers. With magnificent illustrations and an attractive layout, it presents the best and most breathtaking pieces by the leading designers.

SELLING POINTS: A multifaceted look at the latest trends in furniture

design Presents the most innovative designers Well-informed and authoritative investigative essays

MARKET:Designers, students of design, architects, and a broader Lifestyle audience

SUBJECT: Design, general

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Design

RELATED TITLES:Glasner, Patterns 2 (978-3-7643-8644-3, 2008, $84.95)Rüegg, Swiss Furniture and Interiors in the 20th Century (978-3-7643-6483-0, 2002, $55)

COMPETITION:Klanten, Desire: The Shape of Things to Come (Die Gestalten Verlag, 3899552180,

2008, $69)Postell, Furniture Design (Wiley, 0471727962, 2007, $65.00)

DESIGN

Fashionable TechnologyThe Intersection of Design, Fashion, Science and Technology

AUTHOR: SABINE SEYMOUR, Vienna, AustriaISBN-13: 978-3-211-79591-0PAGES/ILLUS: 249 p., 267 illus. in color,

SoftcoverPRICE: $39.95AVAILABLE (US): February 2009

The interplay of electronic textiles and wearable technology, wearables for short, and fashion, design and science is a highly promising and topical subject. Offered here is a compact survey of the theory involved and an explanation of the role technology plays in a fabric or article of clothing. The practical application is explained in detail and numerous illustrations serve as clarification. Over 50 well-known designers, research institutes, companies and artists, among them Philips, Burton, MIT Media Lab, XS Labs, New York University, Hussein Chalayan, Cute Circuit or International Fashion Machines are introduced by means of their latest, often still unpublished, project, and a survey of their work to date. Given for the first time is a list of all the relevant information on research institutes, materials, publications etc. A must for all those wishing to know everything about fashionable technology.

SELLING POINTS: Highly topical, unpublished projects of well-known designers, companies and

researchers A compact introduction to the theory and application of electronic textiles and

wearable technology A unique list of all the pertinent information on a world-wide basis

MARKET:Scientists, lecturers, students, curators, museums and industry in the field of design, interaction design, fashion, media art, mobile communications, multimedia

SUBJECTS: Design, general; Interaction Design; Industrial Design

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Design

RELATED TITLES:Gründl, The Death of Fashion (978-3-211-49854-5, 2007, $49.95)Demand, Art, Fashion and Work for Hire (978-3-211-75787-1, 2008, $29.95

COMPETITION:Pakhchyan, Fashioning Technology (Make Books, 0596514379, 2008, $29.99)

Cooklin, Garment Technology for Fashion Designers (Blackwell, 0632047755, 1997, $29.99)

EDUCATION

The Language of MathematicsTelling Mathematical Tales

AUTHOR: BILL BARTON, The University of Auckland, New Zealand

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-92937-8PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 190 p., 50 illus., SoftcoverPRICE: $39.95AVAILABLE (US): January 2009

The book emerges from several contemporary concerns in mathematics, language, and mathematics education. It combines discussion of linguistics and mathematics using examples from each to illustrate the other. The main field is that of ethnomathematics, and the work of Ubiratan D’Ambrosio in bringing to our awareness the sociocultural context of mathematics and its pedagogy.

SELLING POINTS: Combines discussion of linguistics and mathematics using examples from each to

illustrate the other Conclusions with respect to mathematics and education provide alternatives to

conventional practice Contains original material and ideas Based on experience and describes many examples that come from common

experience Provides new insight into common mathematical experiences like fractions and

circles

MARKET: Researchers of mathematics education, teachers of mathematics education, graduate students in mathematics education

SUBJECTS: Language Education; Mathematics Education

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Education

RELATED TITLES:Watson, New Directions for Situated Cognition in Mathematics Education (978-0-387-

71577-3, 2008, $129)Francois, Philosophical Dimensions in Mathematics Education (978-0-387-71571-1, 2007,

$89.95)

COMPETITION:Kracht, The Mathematics of Language (Walter de Gruyter, 3110176203, 2003, $143)Abney, Semisupervised Learning for Computational Linguistics (Chapman & Hall/CRC,

1584885599, 2007, $79.95)

ENGINEERING

Seismic Design, Assessment and Retrofitting of Concrete Buildings

Based on EN-Eurocode 8

AUTHOR: MICHAEL N. FARDIS, University of Patras, GreeceISBN-13: 978-1-4020-9841-3PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 600 p., 130 illus. With 8 pages full color

section, HardcoverPRICE: approx. $199.00AVAILABLE (US): June 2009

The book focuses on seismic design, assessment and retrofitting of concrete buildings, with emphasis on the application of EN-Eurocode 8. After the publication of EN-Eurocode 8 in 2004-05, this 1st in history European Standard for seismic design is currently introduced by the 30 countries of European Standardisation, as part of the suite of Structural Eurocodes, for application in parallel with existing national standards until March 2020 and exclusively after that. In the short term Eurocode 8 is also expected to influence seismic design, assessment and retrofitting standards in countries outside Europe, or to be applied to important facilities. Owing to the increasing awareness of the threat posed by existing substandard and deficient buildings, and as there was no national or international standard for their assessment and retrofitting before the EN-Eurocode 8, its impact in that field is expected to be major.

SELLING POINTS: Provides a combination of general principles and guidance with the provisions of EN-

Eurocode 8 and with design examples Although there are a few books in the European or US market on seismic design of

buildings, seismic design, assessment and retrofitting is not covered Timely, in view of the introduction and enforcement of EN-Eurocode 8 in practice Timely, in view of the training programmes and the adaptation of University courses

for the EN-Eurocodes The author is widely identified, in Europe and beyond, as the main person in the

development of EN-Eurocode 8 as well as the 2009 President of the International Federation for Structural Concrete

MARKET:Structural engineers; graduate students and advanced undergraduate students

SUBJECTS: Civil Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering; Design, general

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Engineering

RELATED TITLES:Peck, Concrete (978-3-7643-7631-4, 2006, $46.95)

COMPETITION:Carvalho, Designers' Guide to EN 1998 (Thomas Telford, 0727733486, 2005, $174)Lindeburg, Seismic Design of Building Structures (Prof Pubs, 1888577525, 2001, $66.00)

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Static Timing Analysis for Nanometer DesignsA Practical Approach

AUTHORS: J. BHASKER, eSilicon Corporation, Allentown, PA, USA and RAKESH CHADHA, eSilicon Corporation, New Providence, NJ, USA


The book covers topics such as cell timing and power modeling; interconnect modeling and analysis, delay calculation, crosstalk, noise and the chip timing verification using static timing analysis. For each of these topics, the book provides a theoretical background as well as detailed examples to elaborate the concepts.The static timing analysis topics covered start from verification of simple blocks useful for a beginner to this field. The topics then extend to complex nanometer designs with in-depth treatment of concepts such as modeling of on-chip variation, clock gating, half-cycle paths, as well as timing of source-synchronous interfaces such as DDR. The impact of crosstalk on timing and noise is covered as is the usage of hierarchical design methodology.

SELLING POINTS: Provides a reference for engineers in the field of static timing analysis for

semiconductors Discusses the underlying theoretical background as well as in-depth coverage of

timing verification using static timing analysis Covers topics such as CMOS logic gates, cell library, timing arcs, waveform slew, and

cell capacitance, among others

MARKET: Professionals in the field of chip design and timing verification of ASICs.

SUBJECTS: Circuits and Systems; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Electrical Engineering

RELATED TITLES:Maheshwari, Timing Analysis and Optimization of Sequential Circuits (978-0-7923-8321-

5, 1998, $139)Sapatnekar, Timing (978-1-4020-7671-8, 2005, $149)Kourtev, Timing Optimization Through Clock Skew Scheduling (978-0-7923-7796-2,

2000, $185)

COMPETITION:Edlund, Timing Analysis and Simulation for Signal Integrity Engineers (Prentice Hall,

0132365049, 2007, $64.00)

Thompson, Intuitive Analog Circuit Design (Newnes, 0750677864, 2006, $65.95)


Analog Filters using MATLABAUTHOR: LARS WANHAMMAR, Linköping University, Linköping,

SwedenISBN-13: 978-0-387-92766-4PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 530 p., 500 illus., HardcoverPRICE: $99.00AVAILABLE (US): April 2009

This textbook provides a complete introduction to analog filters for senior undergraduate and graduate students. It covers the synthesis of analog filters as well as many other filter types including passive filters and filters with distributed elements. The material also addresses the basic circuit elements for the filters. Each chapter contains examples as well as problems and the author also provides a list of MATLAB functions.

SELLING POINTS: Contains many examples and end of chapter

problems Provides an online solutions manual for

instructors Includes a list of MATLAB functions used

MARKET: Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in the field of signal, image, and speech processing

SUBJECTS: Signal Processing; Circuits and Systems; Communications Engineering, Networks

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Electrical Engineering

RELATED TITLES:Diniz, Adaptive Filtering (978-0-387-31274-3, 2008, $99)Zaknich, Principles of Adaptive Filters and Self-learning Systems (978-1-85233-984-5,

2005, $74.95)Su, Analog Filters Second Edition (978-1-4020-7033-4, 2002, $119)

COMPETITION:Schaumann, Design of Analog Filters (OUP, 978-0195118773, 2001, $139)Weeks, Digital Signal Processing Using MATLAB and Wavelets (Jones & Bartlett,

0977858200, 2006, $69.95)


Signals and Systems with MATLABAUTHOR: WON YOUNG YANG, Chung-Ang University, Seoul,

KoreaISBN-13: 978-3-540-92953-6PAGES/ILLUS: I, 380 p., HardcoverPRICE: $99.00AVAILABLE (US): April 2009

The fully comprehensive text covers most of the theoretical foundations and mathematical derivations that will be used in higher-level related subjects such as signal processing, communication, and control, minimizing the mathematical difficulty and computational burden.Complying actively with the requirement by ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) on integrating computer tools, it illustrates the usage of MATLAB and Simulink for signal and system analysis and design.The ideas are developed gradually with continual reference to the practical situations where they would be applicable. Many worked examples have been included in order to help develop the idea and to illustrate the material as it is presented. Throughout the book continuous-time and discrete-time signals/systems have been developed in parallel to save the time/space for explaining the two similar ones as far as there is no concern over confusion.

SELLING POINTS: MATLAB is integrated extensively into the text Appendices present MATLAB commands and Simulink blocksets for signal processing

application Many examples illustrate key concepts, stimulate interest, and bring out connections

with any application Covers the theoretical basis and mathematical derivations

MARKET:Students in electrical engineering

SUBJECTS: Signal Processing; Programming Techniques; Fourier Analysis

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Engineering,

RELATED TITLES:Gustafsson, MATLAB® for Engineers Explained (978-1-85233-697-4, 2003, $39.95)Mandal, Multimedia Signals and Systems (978-1-4020-7270-3, 2003, $95)Jaffe, Random Signals for Engineers Using Matlab (978-0-387-98956-3, 2000, $135)

COMPETITION:McClellan, Computer-Based Exercises for Signal Processing Using MATLAB Ver.5

(Prentice Hall, 0137890095, 1997, $40.00)Oppenheim, Computer-Based Exercises for Signal Processing Using Matlab (Prentice

Hall, 0132198258, 1994, Price N/K)

GENERAL SCIENCE

Getting the Most out of your Mentoring RelationshipsA Handbook for Women in STEM

AUTHOR: DONNA J. DEAN, Association for Women in Science, Washington, DC, USA

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-92408-3PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 120 p., SoftcoverPRICE: $32.95AVAILABLE (US): April 2009

Traditionally, scientific research in all disciplines has demanded single-mindedness, exclusive devotion, and aggressive self-promotion. The image of the scientist in the laboratory at all hours of the night and weekend is not far from the reality sometimes demanded. Because of the structure of the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) curricula and workplace environment, women often work up to 80 hours per week with little time for outside pursuits – let alone extracurricular reading. Yet, precisely because of these demands, it is imperative that they build solid mentoring relationships.This handbook aims to provide a quick, yet structured guide to mentoring including finding the right mentors, being a good mentee, and making the most out of today’s diverse mentoring environments. A handy resource guide will be included for quick reference

SELLING POINTS: Provide a quick, yet structured guide to mentoring A handy resource guide will be included for quick

reference Most comprehensive handbook catered to women in

STEM

MARKET:The target audience for this book is graduate, post-doc, and early career women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

SUBJECTS: Science, general; Life Sciences, general; Biomedicine general

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: General Science

RELATED TITLES:Taylor, Mentoring Across Generations (978-0-306-46413-3, 2000, $39.95)Megginson, Coaching und Mentoring (978-3-8274-1972-9, 2008, $39.95)

COMPETITION:Pritchard, Success Strategies for Women in Science (Academic Press, 0120884119,

2005, $40.95)Fort, A Hand Up: Women Mentoring Women in Science (Association for Women in

Science, B000U7VZUC, 2005, $15.00)

LIFE SCIENCES

Applied Statistical Genetics with RFor Population-based Association Studies

AUTHOR: ANDREA S. FOULKES, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-89553-6PAGES/ILLUS: XX, 252 p., SoftcoverPRICE: $59.95AVAILABLE (US): May 2009

Statistical genetics has become a core course in many graduate programs in public health and medicine. This book presents fundamental concepts and principles in this emerging field at a level that is accessible to students and researchers with a first course in biostatistics. Extensive examples are provided using publicly available data and the open source, statistical computing environment, R.

SELLING POINTS: This book has several unique components when compared to existing texts including: Consideration of concepts relevant to population-based studies, including methods

for handling demographic and clinical characteristics A presentation that appeals to readers with a limited background in statsitics Practical programming examples that provide readers with the tools for

implementing the described methods

MARKET: Students, researchers

SUBJECTS: Biostatistics; Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Life Sciences

RELATED TITLES:Gentleman, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Solutions Using R and

Bioconductor, (978-0-387-25146-2, 2005, $89.95) Lange, Mathematical and Statistical Methods for Genetic Analysis, second edition (978-

0-387-95389-2, 2002, $99.00)

COMPETITION:Rao, Genetic Dissection of Complex Traits, (Academic Press, 978-0120176427, 2007, $164.00) Ziegler, A Statistical Approach to Genetic Epidemiology: Concepts and Applications,

(Wiley-VCH, 978-3527312528, 2006, $115.00)

LIFE SCIENCES

Conifer Reproductive BiologyAUTHOR: CLAIRE G. WILLIAMS, Nicholas School of the

Environment and Earth Sciences and Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA


Like other areas of the life sciences, conifer biology is going through a reductionist phase, as much of our current intellectual attention focuses on genome sequencing. But the genomics data must eventually be reconciled with its adaptive phenotypic information, and this is only possible if a comparative framework at the whole-organism level is available. The aim of this book is to integrate genomics, evolution and morphology around the time-honored subject of conifer reproduction. This is a challenge given that few conifer lineages (roughly 550 species) survived the Mesozoic era. Few realize that modern conifers are living fossils and their reproductive characters have changed little since. Presenting the latest thinking and knowledge on conifer reproductive biology, this text provides an essential supplementary text to existing books on plant – primarily angiosperm – biology. It also includes insights into the economic and cultural history of conifers, which lend additional understanding to the current biogeography of this important group of plants.

SELLING POINTS: Only current book on conifer reproduction Author a recognised expert in the field Fills an important gap in botanical

knowledge Commodity value of conifers is significant

MARKET:Forestry and plant biology research/graduate teaching in Europe, Canada, UK, Australia and NZ – and USA as a reference, supplementary text and graduate course book for specialized courses in Gymnosperm biology, ecology and evolution.

SUBJECTS: Plant Sciences; Tree Biology; Evolutionary Biology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Life Sciences

RELATED TITLES:Williams, Landscapes, Genomics and Transgenic Conifers (978-1-4020-3868-6, 2006, $145)Bigras, Conifer Cold Hardiness (978-0-7923-6636-2, 2000, $290)

COMPETITION:Farjon, A Natural History of Conifers (Timber Press, 0881928690, 2008, $34.95)Powell, Biosystematic Studies of Conifer-Feeding Choristoneura (University of California

Press, 0520097963, 1996, $49.95)

MANAGEMENT / BUSINESS FOR PROFESSIONALS

Supply Chain Management with APOStructures, Modelling Approaches and Implementation of SAP SCM 2008

Third Edition

AUTHOR: JÖRG THOMAS DICKERSBACH, Munich, GermanyISBN-13: 978-3-540-92941-3

(Replaces ISBN: 978-3-540-26029-5) PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 515 p., HardcoverPRICE: $89.95AVAILABLE (US): April 2009

The Advanced Planner and Optimiser (APO) is the software from SAP dedicated to supply chain management. This book provides an overview about the supported SCM processes and explains how to implement APO in a company. It is written from a long years' experience in implementation projects and aims to provide project managers and team members with the necessary know how for a successful implementation project. The focus of the book lies in introducing modelling approaches and explaining the structure and interdependencies of systems, modules and entities of APO based on the release SAP SCM 2008. Another concern is the integration with R/3, both technically and from a process point of view. Since APO projects differ significantly from other SAP projects, some key issues and common mistakes concerning project management are mentioned as well.

SELLING POINTS: Necessary knowledge for a successful implementation of APO Detailed information on APO architecture, modeling approaches, structure and

interdependencies of systems as well as system integration Based on the new release SAP SCM 2008

MARKET:Project managers, project team members, and consultants involved in APO implementation

SUBJECTS: Information Systems; Management/Business for Professionals; Production/Logistics

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Management / Business for Professionals

RELATED TITLES:Knolmayer, Supply Chain Management Based on SAP Systems (978-3-540-66952-4,

2002, $69.95)Dickersbach, Supply Chain Management with APO (978-3-540-26029-5, 2003, $79.95)

COMPETITION:Jonsson, Logistics and Supply Chain Management (McGraw Hill, 0077117387, 2008, $58.52)

Gattorna, Gower Handbook of Supply Chain Management (Gower, 0566085119, 2003, $195.00)

MANAGEMENT / BUSINESS FOR PROFESSIONALS

Information Systems OutsourcingEnduring Themes, Global Challenges, and Process Opportunities

Third Edition

EDITORS: RUDY HIRSCHHEIM, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA; ARMIN HEINZL, University of Mannheim, Germany and JENS DIBBERN, University of Mannheim, Germany

ISBN-13: 978-3-540-88850-5 (Replaces ISBN: 978-3-540-34875-7)

PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 680 p., HardcoverPRICE: $159.00AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

The notion of outsourcing – making arrangements with an external entity for the provision of goods or services to supplement or replace internal efforts – has been around for centuries. The outsourcing of information systems (IS) is however a much newer concept but one which has been growing dramatically. This book attempts to synthesize what is known about IS outsourcing by dividing the subject in three interrelated parts: (1) Traditional Information Technology Outsourcing, (2) Information Technolgy Offshoring, and (3) Business Process Outsourcing.

SELLING POINTS: Excellent collection of high-quality articles on information systems outsourcing Examples of successful outsourcing in organizations through empirical surveys and

case studies New insights into hot topics such as information technology offshoring, business

process outsourcing, applications service providing, web services

MARKET: Scientists and practitioners interested in information systems outsourcing

SUBJECTS: Information Systems; Management/Business for Professionals; Organization/Planning

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Management / Business for Professionals

RELATED TITLES:Amberg, IT-Offshoring (978-3-7908-1732-4, 2006, $105)Kobayashi-Hillary, Outsourcing to India (978-3-540-23943-7, 2005, $69.95)

COMPETITION:Lacity, Global Information Technology Outsourcing (Wiley, 0471899593, 2001, $105.00)Carmel, Offshoring Information Technology: Sourcing and Outsourcing to a Global

Workforce (Cambridge University Press, 0521843553, 2006, $68.00)

MATERIALS SCIENCE

Applied PlasticitySecond Edition

AUTHOR: JAGABANDHU CHAKRABARTY, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA


PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 650 p., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $99.00AVAILABLE (US): April 2009

Intended for graduate students in mechanical, civil, or structural engineering, or in applied mechanics, this text covers advanced topics in plasticity that have thus far been accessible only in review articles widely scattered through the literature. Practicing engineers will thus also find it a useful reference.This new edition will be completely updated beginning with the fundamentals of the mathematical theory of plasticity, presented in sufficient detail to make the text self- sufficient. The discussion then turns to the theory of plastic stress and its applications to structural analysis and sheet metal forming. This is followed by treatments of axially symmetrical systems and some three-dimensional problems; of the plastic behavior of plates and shells, discussed mainly from the point of view of limit analysis; and of the plasticity of metals with fully developed orthotropic anisotropy and the plastic behavior of anisotropic sheets. The generalized tangent-modulus theory of buckling in the plastic range for columns, plates and shells is treated from the point of view of the bifurcation phenomenon.

SELLING POINTS: Covers advanced topics in plasticity Includes a new chapter on the Finite Element Method Includes updates throughout based on recent research and developments Includes a new section on the yield line theory for the plastic collapse of

plates Includes new homework problems within the book and separate solutions

manual

MARKET: Graduate students, mechanical engineers, materials scientists

SUBJECTS: Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Mechanical Engineering

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Materials Science

RELATED TITLES:Massonnet / Olszak, Plasticity in Structural Engineering, Fundamentals Andapplic (978-3-

211-81350-8, 1980, $49.95)Chakrabarty, Applied Plasticity (978-0-387-98812-2, 2000, $145)

COMPETITION:Yu, Plastic Bending: Theory & Applications. (World Scientific, 981-02-2267-X, 1996, $128.00) Kaliszky, Plasticity, Theory & Engineering Applications (Elsevier, 0444988912, 1989, $270) Sobotka, Theory of Plasticity & Limit Design of Plates (Elsevier, 0-444-98907-2, 1989, $228.25)

MATERIALS SCIENCE

Solid-State PhysicsAn Introduction to Principles of Materials Science

Fourth Edition

AUTHORS: HARALD IBACH, RWTH Aachen, Germany and HANS LÜTH, RWTH Aachen, Germany


PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 500 p., 286 illus., HardcoverPRICE: $79.95AVAILABLE (US): April 2009

This new edition of the well-received introduction to solid-state physics provides a comprehensive overview of the basic theoretical and experimental concepts of materials science. Experimental aspects and laboratory details are highlighted in separate panels that enrich text and emphasize recent developments.Notably, new material in the third edition includes sections on important devices, aspects of non- periodic structures of matter, phase transitions, defects, superconductors and nanostructures.Students will benefit significantly from solving the exercises given at the end of each chapter. This book is intended for university students in physics, materials science and electrical engineering. This edition has been thoroughly updated to maintain its usefulness as modern text and reference.

SELLING POINTS: Comprehensive overview of solid-state physics Includes current topics of high importance, such as superconductors and

nanostructures Enlarged and updated edition of very popular title All-inclusive presentation: theoretical and experimental aspects together

MARKET: Students, university teachers, researchers

SUBJECT: Condensed Matter and Material Sciences

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Materials Science

RELATED TITLES:Rössler, Solid State Theory (978-3-540-22244-6, 2004, $145)Patterson, Solid-State Physics (978-3-540-24115-7, 2007, $99)

COMPETITION:Phillips, Advanced Solid State Physics (Westview Press, 0813340144, 2002,

$62.00)Ashcroft, Solid State Physics (Brooks Cole, 0030839939, 1976, $216.95)

MATHEMATICS

Elliptic Equations: An Introductory CourseAUTHOR: MICHEL CHIPOT, University of Zurich, SwitzerlandISBN-13: 978-3-7643-9981-8PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 300 p., HardcoverPRICE: $69.95AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

The aim of this book is to introduce the reader to different topics of the theory of elliptic partial differential equations by avoiding technicalities and refinements. Apart from the basic theory of equations in divergence form it includes subjects such as singular perturbation problems, homogenization, computations, asymptotic behaviour of problems in cylinders, elliptic systems, nonlinear problems, regularity theory, Navier-Stokes system, p-Laplace equation. Just a minimum on Sobolev spaces has been introduced, and work or integration on the boundary has been carefully avoided to keep the reader's attention on the beauty and variety of these issues. The chapters are relatively independent of each other and can be read or taught separately. Numerous results presented here are original and have not been published elsewhere. The book will be of interest to graduate students and faculty members specializing in partial differential equations.

SELLING POINTS: Simple presentation Large spectrum of issues on elliptic

equations Many original results Independent chapters

MARKET: Graduate students, lecturers, and researchers in PDE

SUBJECT: Partial Differential Equations

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Mathematics

RELATED TITLES:Hackbusch, Elliptic Differential Equations (978-3-540-54822-5, 1992, $149)Knabner, Numerical Methods for Elliptic and Parabolic Partial Differential Equations (978-

0-387-95449-3, 2003, $79.95)Thomas, Numerical Partial Differential Equations (978-0-387-98346-2, 1999, $94)

COMPETITION:Han, Elliptic Partial Differential Equations (AMS, 0821826913, 2000, $21.00)Heinonen, Nonlinear Potential Theory of Degenerate Elliptic Equations (Dover

Publications, 0486450503, 2006, $19.95)

MATHEMATICS

Number TheoryAn Introduction to Mathematics

AUTHOR: WILLIAM ANDREW COPPEL, Australia National University, Canberra, Australia

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-89485-0PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 600 p., 10 illus., SoftcoverPRICE: approx. $69.95AVAILABLE (US): May 2009

Undergraduate courses in mathematics are commonly of two types. On the one hand are courses in subjects—such as linear algebra or real analysis—with which it is considered that every student of mathematics should be acquainted. On the other hand are courses given by lecturers in their own areas of specialization, which are intended to serve as a preparation for research. But after taking courses of only these two types, students might not perceive the sometimes surprising interrelationships and analogies between different branches of mathematics, and students who do not go on to become professional mathematicians might never gain a clear understanding of the nature and extent of mathematics. Number Theory: An Introduction to Mathematics attempts to provide such an understanding of the nature and extent of mathematics. It is a modern introduction to the theory of numbers, emphasizing its connections with other branches of mathematics. Part A, which should be accessible to a first-year undergraduate, deals with elementary number theory. Part B is more advanced than the first and should give the reader some idea of the scope of mathematics today. The connecting theme is the theory of numbers.

SELLING POINTS: A modern introduction to the theory of numbers, emphasizing its connections with

other branches of mathematics Suitable for first-year undergraduates through more advanced math students Presents a broad pictures of the nature of mathematics

MARKET: Undergraduate students in mathematics, computer science or engineering.

SUBJECT: Number Theory


RELATED TITLES:Coppel, Number Theory: Part A (978-0-387-29851-1, 2006, $59.95)Coppel, Number Theory: Part B (978-0-387-29851-1, 2006, $59.95)

COMPETITION:LeVegue, Fundamentals of Number Theory (Dover Publications, 978-0486689067, 1996, $14.95) Hardy, An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers (Oxford, 978-0198531715, 1980, $76.45)

MATHEMATICS

Cardiovascular MathematicsModeling and simulation of the circulatory system

EDITORS: LUCA FORMAGGIA, Politecnico di Milano, Italy; ALFIO M. QUARTERONI, Politecnico di Milano, Italy and ALESSANDRO VENEZIANI, Emory University, USA

ISBN-13: 978-88-470-1151-9PAGES/ILLUS: XX, 550 p., HardcoverPRICE: $74.95AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

Cardiovascular diseases have a major impact in Western countries. Mathematical models and numerical simulations can aid the understanding of physiological and pathological processes, complementing the information provided to medical doctors by medical imaging and other non-invasive means, and opening the possibility of a better diagnosis and more in-depth surgical planning. This book offers a mathematically sound and up-to-date foundation to the training of researchers, and serves as a useful reference for the development of mathematical models and numerical simulation codes. It is structured into different chapters, written by recognized experts in the field, but it features a common thread with consistency of notation and expressions and systematic cross-referencing.

SELLING POINTS: Mathematical models and numerical simulations can aid the understanding of

physiological and pathological processes This book offers a mathematically sound and up-to-date foundation to the training of

researchers and serves as a useful reference for the development of mathematical models and numerical simulation codes

MARKET: Graduate students and researchers in the field of bioengineering, applied mathematics, and medicine

SUBJECTS: Applications of Mathematics; Cardiology; Mathematical Biology in General


RELATED TITLES:Haefner, Modeling Biological Systems: (978-0-387-25011-3, 2005, $79.95)Diehm, Color Atlas of Vascular Diseases (978-3-540-62619-0, 2000, $419)

COMPETITION:Mehler, How the Circulatory System Works (Wiley-Blackwell, 0865425485, 2001, $37.95)Batzel, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems: Modeling, Analysis, and Control (SIAM,

0898716179, 2006, $106.00)

MATHEMATICS

Theory of Stochastic ProcessesWith Applications to Financial Mathematics and Risk Theory

AUTHORS: DMYTRO GUSAK, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine; ALEXANDER KUKUSH, Kiev National Taras Shevchenko University, Kiev, Ukraine; ALEXEY KULIK, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine; YULIYA MISHURA, Kiev National Taras Shevchenko University, Kiev, Ukraine and ANDREY PILIPENKO, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-87861-4PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 360 p., 6 illus., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $69.95AVAILABLE (US): June 2009

The book is a collection of problems in the theory of stochastic processes and its application to financial mathematics and risk theory. More than 1000 problems are divided into 23 chapters. Each chapter is supplied by the brief overview of the main theoretical results. Most of the problems are supplied by either solutions or hints to the solutions.

SELLING POINTS: Contains over 1000 high quality exercises on stochastic processes Presents a modern approach to topics such as sample paths and optimal stopping Ideal for professors who need exercises for exams, and grad students wishing to

learn about stochastic processes

MARKET:Graduate students, professors

SUBJECTS: Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Statistics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance


RELATED TITLES:Lam, Exercises in Classical Ring Theory (0387005005, $64.95, 2003 ) Capinski, Probability Through Problems (038795063X, $54.95, 2000) Shiryaev, Probability (0387945490 , $79.95, 1995)

COMPETITION:Nahin, Duelling Idiots and Other Probability Puzzlers (Princeton, 0691102864, 2002, $19.95)

Grimmett, One Thousand Exercises in Probability (Oxford, 0198572212, 2001, $54.50) Mosteller, Fifty Challenging Problems in Probability with Solutions (Dover, 0486653552,

1987, $6.95)

MATHEMATICS

Groups and SymmetriesFrom Finite Groups to Lie Groups

AUTHOR: YVETTE KOSMANN-SCHWARZBACH, Paris, FranceISBN-13: 978-0-387-78865-4PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 220 p., 24 illus., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $59.95AVAILABLE (US): August 2009

The theory of group representations is an elegant subject at the intersection of algebra, geometry, and analysis, with applications to crystallography and the physics of atomic and subatomic particles. This book is an introduction to both the theory and applications of group representations. The author lends coherence to this vast subject by focusing on the connections between group representations and the study of symmetry.The book begins with a brisk review of the basic definitions and fundamental results of group theory. Definitions are illustrated with examples important to the study of symmetry.

SELLING POINTS: Combines material from many branches of mathematics, including algebra,

geometry, and analysis, so students see connections between these areas Applies material to chemistry and physics, so students appreciate the applications of

abstract mathematics Assumes only linear algebra and calculus, making an advanced subject accessible to

undergraduates and beginning graduate students Includes 142 exercises, many with hints or complete solutions, so text may be used

in the classroom or for self study

MARKET: Advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in mathematics and physics

SUBJECTS: Group Theory and Generalizations; Applications of Mathematics; Mathematical and Computational Physics


RELATED TITLES:Hall, Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Representations (978-0-387-40122-5, 2003, $59.95)Stillwell, Naive Lie Theory (978-0-387-78214-0, 2008, $49.95)Armstrong, Groups and Symmetry (978-0-387-96675-5, 1997, $59.95)

COMPETITION:Aschbacher, Finite Group Theory (Cambridge, 978-0-521-78675-1, 2000, $43.00) Wehrfritz, Finite Groups (World Scientific Publishing, 981-02-3874-6, 1999, $28.00) Rosmann, Lie Groups: An Introduction Through Linear Groups (Oxford, 0199202516, 2006, $80)

MATHEMATICS

Frobenius Categories versus Brauer BlocksThe Grothendieck Group of the Frobenius Category of a Brauer Block

AUTHOR: LLUIS PUIG, Université Paris VII Denis Diderot, Paris, France

ISBN-13: 978-3-7643-9997-9PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 510 p., HardcoverPRICE: $109.00AVAILABLE (US): May 2009

This book contributes to important questions in modern representation theory of finite groups. On the one hand, it introduces and develops the abstract setting of the Frobenius categories (also called the Saturated fusion systems in the literature), created by the author fifteen years ago for a better understanding of what was loosely called the local theory either of finite groups or of blocks, and for the purpose of an eventual classification.On the other hand, it gives the application of the abstract setting to the blocks. In particular, it develops a framework for a deeper understanding of one of the central open problems in representation theory, known as Alperin’s Weight Conjecture (AWC). One of the main results of the book is a reduction theorem of the author’s own form of AWC to quasi-simple groups.

SELLING POINTS: First book introducing the abstract setting of the Frobenius categories for the

understanding of blocks of the finite groups First text giving a reduction theorem allowing a proof of the Alperin’s Weight

Conjecture from the quasi-simple groups First text exhibiting from local data a Grothendieck Group for blocks of the finite

groups

MARKET:Graduate students and researchers working in representation theory of finite groups and in homotopy theory

SUBJECTS: Group Theory and Generalizations; Algebraic Topology


RELATED TITLES:Puig, Blocks of the Finite Groups (978-3-540-43514-3, 2002, $99.95)Puig, On the Local Structure of Morita and Rickard Equivalences between Brauer Blocks

(978-3-7643-6156-3, 1999, $152)Caenepeel, Frobenius and Separable Functors for Generalized Module Categories and

Nonlinear Equations (978-3-540-43782-6, 2002, $65)

COMPETITION:Kock, Frobenius Algebras and 2-D Topological Quantum Field Theories (CUP,

0521832675, 2004, $128.00)Navarro, Characters and Blocks of Finite Groups (CUP, 0521595134, 1998, $70.00)

MATHEMATICS

Stable Homotopy Around the Arf-Kervaire InvariantAUTHOR: VICTOR P. SNAITH, University of Sheffield, UKISBN-13: 978-3-7643-9903-0PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 250 p., HardcoverPRICE: $79.95AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

This monograph describes important techniques of stable homotopy theory, both classical and brand new, applying them to the long-standing unsolved problem of the existence of framed manifolds with odd Arf-Kervaire invariant. Opening with an account of the necessary algebraic topology background, it proceeds in a quasi-historical manner to draw from the author’s contributions over several decades. A new technique entitled “upper triangular technology” is introduced which enables the author to relate Adams operations to Steenrod operations and thereby to recover most of the important classical Arf-Kervaire invariant results quite simply. The final chapter briefly relates the book to the contemporary motivic stable homotopy theory of Morel-Voevodsky.

SELLING POINTS: Introduction of the new “upper triangular technology” method Detailed application of upper triangular technology to operations in algebraic K-

theory and to the Arf-Kervaire invariant problem. An account of the relation of the book’s classical stable homotopy theory results to

the important, new motivic stable homotopy theory of Morel-Voevodsky

MARKET:Graduate students and researchers in areas related to algebraic topology, stable homotopy theory, algebraic K-theory, algebraic geometry and motivic stable homotopy theory

SUBJECT: Algebraic Topology


RELATED TITLES:Snaith, Algebraic K-Groups as Galois Modules (978-3-7643-6717-6, 2002, $137)Banagl, Topological Invariants of Stratified Spaces (978-3-540-38585-1, 2007, $89.95)Seade, On the Topology of Isolated Singularities in Analytic Spaces (978-3-7643-7322-1,

2005, $74.95)

COMPETITION:Shick, Topology: Point-Set and Geometric (Wiley-Interscience, 0470096055, 2007, $99.95)Adams, Stable Homotopy and Generalised Homology (Univ Of Chicago Press, 0226005240,

MEDICINE, CARDIOLOGY

Peripheral and Cerebrovascular InterventionEDITOR: DEEPAK L. BHATT, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USAISBN-13: 978-1-60327-964-2PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 350 p., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $149.50AVAILABLE (US): June 2009

This book is intended for interventional and general cardiologists, interventional radiologists, interventional and general neurologists, internists, cardiology fellows, vascular surgeons and vascular medicine specialists. Nurses and technicians in the interventional angiography suites will also find it to be a valuable guide. Product device companies that produce stents, balloons, and emboli protection devices for these procedures will also benefit from a concise handbook.

SELLING POINTS: Most current and advanced techniques for peripheral and cerebrovascular

interventions Experts from diverse fields provide a comprehensive foundation to understand and

perform endovascular procedures

MARKET:Interventional and general cardiologists, interventional radiologists, interventional and general neurologists, internists, cardiology fellows, vascular surgeons and vascular medicine specialists. Nurses and technicians in the interventional angiography suites

SUBJECTS: Cardiology; Interventional Radiology; Vascular Surgery

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Cardiology

RELATED TITLES:Cowling, Vascular Interventional Radiology (978-3-540-22259-0, 2006,

$149)Herrmann, Interventional Cardiology (978-1-58829-367-1, 2005, $165)Gonzalez, Acute Ischemic Stroke (978-3-540-25264-1, 2005, $159)

COMPETITION:Lumsden, Endovascular Therapy: Principles of Peripheral Interventions (Blackwell,

9781405124232, 2006, $99.50) Shillinger, Complications in Peripheral Vascular Interventions (Informa, 9781841846286,

2007, $165.95)Yadav, Manual of Peripheral Vascular Intervention (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,

978078175238, 2005, $99.00) Schneider, Carotid Interventions (Informa Healthcare, 9780824759322, 2004, $189.95)


Transcatheter Percutaneous Aortic Valve TherapyAUTHORS: MASSIMO FIORANELLI, Director Cardiology Department,

Casa di Cura Mater Dei, Rome, Italy; FRANCESCO MAISANO, Associate Director Cardiothoracic Surgery, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy and GIUSEPPE SANGIORGI, Associate Director Cardiac Cath Lab, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy

ISBN-13: 978-88-470-1164-9PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 260 p., 50 illus. in color, HardcoverPRICE: approx. $149.00AVAILABLE (US): May 2009

This book provides a glimpse of valvular aortic disease treatment, from its historical beginnings to the latest advances in technology. The epidemiology of the disease is reviewed, and imaging techniques and how to identify the right patient for the procedure are described. The different valves types (balloon, expandable, and self-expandable) are reviewed, along with the different techniques for implanting them. Finally, an industry overview of the field and the new engineering aspects of the devices are summarized.

SELLING POINTS: Comprehensive presentation of the history and technical developement of

percutaneous aortic valve therapy World renouned authors describe their clinical experiences Depicting the potentialities of a revolutionary technique Overview of current technology and materials used as well as possible future

improvements

MARKET: Cardiologists, Interventional cardiologists, Cardiac surgeons

SUBJECTS: Cardiology; Cardiac Surgery


RELATED TITLES:Peels, Valve Surgery at the Turn of the Millennium (978-1-4020-7834-7, 2004, $129)Corno, Congenital Heart Defects. Decision Making for Cardiac Surgery (978-3-7985-

1415-7, 2004, $129)

COMPETITION:Martinez E, Common Clinical Dilemmas in Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (Informa

Healthcare, 9781841846095, 2007, $209.95)Sievert H, Percutaneous Interventions for Congenital Heart Disease (Informa Healthcare,

9781841845562, 2007, $449.95)Hijaz, Transcatheter Valve Repair (Informa Healthcare, 9781841844725, 2006, $199.95)


Acute Heart FailurePutting the Puzzle of Pathophysiology and Evidence Together in Daily Practise

AUTHORS: WOLFGANG KRÜGER, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, London, UK and ANDREW J. LUDMAN, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK

ISBN-13: 978-3-0346-0021-7PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 150 p., SoftcoverPRICE: $69.95AVAILABLE (US): May 2009

Acute Heart Failure is a potentially life threatening situation where correct, rapid therapy can have a life saving impact. This text brings the latest understanding of the pathophysiology together with a practical guide to diagnosis and management using a thoroughly evidenced based approach. This appeals to a wide audience of health care professionals, including doctors, medical students, nurses, and other professionals in the Emergency Department, General Internal Medicine, Anaesthetics, Cardiology and Critical Care settings. Always keeping the underlying pathophysiology at the forefront of the discussion, the reader is encouraged to understand the aetiology of the acute situation and how to direct management in order to correct the abnormal physiology. Each chapter is heavily referenced allowing the reader to easily refer to the original experimental studies and pursue topics in more detail. This text is a valuable addition to any practitioner who wants a deeper understanding of the condition.

SELLING POINTS: Unique, evidenced based review of the pathophysiology, diagnosis and therapy of

Acute Heart Failure Syndromes putting the insights and facts together For easy use in everyday clinical practice Heavily referenced, allowing the reader to easily refer to the original experimental

studies

MARKET: Clinicians in cardiology, anesthetics, internal medicine; medical students; professionals in emergency medicine; scientific libraries

SUBJECTS: Cardiology; Internal Medicine; Anesthesiology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, General

RELATED TITLES:Jessup, Heart Failure (978-1-58829-041-0, 2003, $99.5)Kitabatake, Heart Failure (978-4-431-70239-9, 2000, $139)

COMPETITION:

Abraham, Heart Failure: A Practical Approach to Treatment (McGraw-Hill, 0071443150, 2007, $90.95)

McCarthy, Heart Failure: A Combined Medical and Surgical Approach (Wiley-Blackwell, 140512203X, 2007, $99.95)


Handbook of EchocardiographyAUTHOR: SCOTT D. SOLOMON, Harvard Medical School, Director,

Noninvasive Cardiac Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

ISBN-13: 978-1-60761-021-2PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 500 p., 400 illus. in color, HardcoverPRICE: approx. $69.00AVAILABLE (US): April 2009

The market for textbooks and reference material in this arena remains virtually all cardiologists, cardiologists in training (fellows), and sonographers. We have seen that the sales of Essential Echocardiography have been strong and I am particularly delighted that we have clearly made inroads into the large sonographer market. This is a student text for undergraduates at the community college level (sonographers in training) and cardiologists in training.

SELLING POINTS: An indispensable companion for anyone learning

echocardiography The first book to buy if you are a sonographer or cardiology

fellow

MARKET:Undergraduates at the community college level (sonographers in training), medical students, and cardiologists in training

SUBJECTS: Cardiology; Imaging / Radiology; Internal Medicine


RELATED TITLES:Solomon, Essential Echocardiography (978-1-58829-322-0, 2007, $150)Henein, Clinical Echocardiography (978-1-85233-773-5, 2004, $140)

COMPETITION:Boehmeke, Pocket Atlas of Echocardiography (Thieme Medical Publishers,

9783131412416, 2005, $44.95) Royse, Pocket Guide to Perioperative and Critical Care Echocardiography (McGraw-Hill,

9780074716113, 2006, $41.95) Reynolds, Echocardiographer's Pocket Reference (Arizona Heart Institute, 978-

0963576798, 2000, $79.95)

MEDICINE, DERMATOLOGY

Patch Testing and Prick TestingA Practical Guide / Official Publication of ICDRG

Second Edition

AUTHORS: JEAN-MARIE LACHAPELLE, Louvain University, Brussels, Belgium and HOWARD I. MAIBACH, University of San Francisco, CA, USA


PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 185 p., 79 illus. in color, HardcoverPRICE: approx. $59.95AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

Knowledge in the field of allergic contact dermatitis has grown to a great extent, due to recent advances in the chemical, immunological and clinical fields. These advances include the improved techniques of patch testing and prick testing, e.g. additional tests such as open, semi-open, repeated open application test (ROAT) and use tests, photopatch tests, atopy patch tests and provocative tests. Further, due to the ongoing changes in our environment, the series of patch tests—the so-called standards—are also regularly renewed. This new edition is completely revised, updated and expanded, with more colour illustrations. It is a universally useful and superb guide in the management of positive and negative patch test and prick test reactions, for all practicing dermatologists, from the beginner to the well-trained expert.

SELLING POINTS: Completely revised, updated and extended content with increased number of color

illustrations Written by famous and well-known experts of the field Its use is intended for all countries since it is based on the International Contact

Dermatitis Research Group (ICDRG) standards

MARKET:Dermatologists and all other health professionals dealing with patients with skin disease

SUBJECTS: Dermatology; Allergology; Immunology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Dermatology

RELATED TITLES:Frosch, Contact Dermatitis (978-3-540-24471-4, 2006, $299)Lachapelle, Patch Testing and Prick Testing (978-3-540-44349-0, 2003, $52.95)

COMPETITION:Groot, Patch Testing, (Elsevier, 978044419116, 1994, $188.50)

Marks, Contact and Occupational Dermatology (Elsevier, 9780815169543, 1997, $99)

MEDICINE, GENERAL

International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions

EDITOR: INGRID SÖDERBACK, Karolinska Institute, Åkersberga, Sweden

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-75423-9PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 310 p., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $129.95AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

Resources for rehabilitation specialists tend to follow a straight line: injury—disability—limitation—intervention. The International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions breaks with this tradition, organized by type of intervention (based on recommendations in the International Classification of Functioning) rather than disability, medical condition, or level of impairment. This innovative, user-friendly system identifies candidates for particular interventions in terms of the range of syndromes and illnesses they are applicable to, encouraging critical thinking, problem solving, and best practice. The book’s wide spectrum of interventions coupled with its international perspective creates a unique source of evidence-based strategies for improving patient adaptation, functioning, and recovery.

SELLING POINTS: This book utilizes an entirely new organizational system based around intervention to

increase its functionality in clinical settings First book to be structured on the goals of Occupational Therapy: patient adaption,

learning, recovery and health/wellness promotion Supplies reference lists of studies regarding the clinical efficacy of interventions Demonstrates the use of a common technical language for the field

MARKET:Occupational therapists, physical therapists, rehabilitation nurses and technicians, health psychologists, welfare and insurance case workers

SUBJECTS: Occupational Therapy; Health Psychology; Rehabilitation

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine

RELATED TITLES:Schultz, Handbook of Complex Occupational Disability Claims (978-0-387-22451-0,

2005, $185)Davies, Steps to Follow (978-3-540-60720-5, 2000, $59.95)Miller, Physical Therapy of Cerebral Palsy (978-0-387-38303-3, 2007, $49.95)

COMPETITION:Pedretti, Occupational Therapy (Mosby, 0323007651, 2001, $76.95)

Reed, Quick Reference to Occupational Therapy (Pro-Ed, 0944480802, 2003, $79.55)

Trombly, Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction (LWW, 0781724619, 2001, $77.95)

MEDICINE, GENERAL SURGERY

Minimally Invasive Approaches to the SpineA Practical Guide to Anatomy and Technique

EDITOR: BURAK OZGUR, University of California School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-89830-8PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 270 p., 210 illus., 150 in color, HardcoverPRICE: $225.00AVAILABLE (US): June 2009

Minimally Invasive Approaches to the Spine is a beautifully illustrated atlas describing the 18 most widely accepted minimally invasive procedures in spine surgery. Written by leaders in both neurologic and orthopedic spine surgery, this book offers the most up-to-date material and the broadest perspective on the subject. Procedures range from simple to complex and cover the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions of the spine.

SELLING POINTS: The latest techniques, beautifully illustrated, described by both neurologic and

orthopedic spine surgeons The contributor list reads like a "who’s who" in spine surgery Offers the most up-to-date material and the broadest perspective on minimally

invasive approaches to the spine

MARKET:Orthopedic surgeons, residents & fellows; neurologic surgeons, residents & fellows

SUBJECT: Surgery

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, General Surgery

RELATED TITLES:Mayer, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (978-3-540-21347-5, 2005, $369)Watkins, Surgical Approaches to the Spine 2/E (978-0-387-94977-2, 2003, $269)Aebi, AO ASIF Principles in Spine Surgery (978-3-540-62763-0, 1997, $359)Dezawa, State of the Art for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (978-4-431-01248-1, 2004, $119)

COMPETITION:Perez-Cruet, Anatomical Approach to Minimal Access Spine Surgery (Quality Medical

Publishing, 1-576-26173-5, 2006, $275)Regan, Atlas of Minimal Access Spine Surgery (Quality Medical Publishing, 1-57626-100-

X, 2004, $275)Kim, Endoscopic Spine Surgery and Instrumentation (Thieme New York, 1588902250,

2004, $84.97)

Vaccaro, Principles and Practice of Spine Surgery (Mosby, 0-32301-077-6, 2002, $229)

MEDICINE, HEALTH INFORMATICS

Digital Communication in Medical PracticeAUTHORS: NANCY B FINN, Communication Resources, Needham,

MA, USA and WILLIAM F BRIA, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Tampa, FL USA

ISBN-13: 978-1-84882-354-9PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 295 p., 17 illus. in color, HardcoverPRICE: $79.95AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

Introducing Digital Communications into Your Medical Practice discusses how electronic medical records and personal health records now digitize patient information and make it accessible for review and easy to update by both doctors and patients. The text emphasizes on how the use of email and the internet will help patients to schedule appointments, access test results and research healthcare options. In addition, topics discussed include stories on how simple everyday telemedicine tools, such as telephones with cameras attached, enable doctors and nurses to carry on conversations with patients who are homebound and need daily monitoring.

SELLING POINTS: Case studies included to illustrate real life situations Addresses the legislative initiatives that will protect physician and patients from the

unauthorized access to medical records Discusses how e-prescribing doctor/pharmacist teams and automated databases help

patients manage their medications more effectively

MARKET:Healthcare practitioners, healthcare workers, physicians and students in health informatics

SUBJECT: Health Informatics

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Health Informatics

RELATED TITLES:Bali, Healthcare Knowledge Management (978-0-387-33540-7, 2006, $79.95)Lehmann, Aspects of Electronic Health Record Systems (978-0-387-29154-3, 2006, $89.95)Lorenzi, Transforming Health Care Through Information (978-0-387-21447-4, 2004, $89.95)Shortliffe, Biomedical Informatics (978-0-387-28986-1, 2006, $79.95)Gustafson, Investing in E-Health (978-0-387-49507-1, 2007, $79.95)

COMPETITION:Nash, Connecting with the New Healthcare Consumer (J&B, 0-83-4220040, 2001,

$95.95) Slack,Cybermedicine: How Computing Empowers Doctors and Patients for Better Care

(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 978-0-7879-5631-8, 2001, $29,95)

MEDICINE, INTERNAL MEDICINE

Diabetes and HypertensionEvaluation and Management

EDITORS: SAMY I. MCFARLANE, State University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, USA and GEORGE L. BAKRIS, University of Chicago, IL, USA


Hypertension and diabetes show a strong epidemiologic association. About 75% of adults with diabetes have blood pressure levels =130/80 mmHg or use antihypertensive medication and this percentage goes up to 90% if microalbuminuria is also present. On the other hand, individuals with hypertension are 2.5 times more likely to develop diabetes within 5 years of diagnosis. The presence of hypertension in patients with diabetes substantially increases the risk for both cardiovascular and renal diseases and is associated with a 7.2-fold increase in mortality, whereas in those with diabetes and diabetic nephropathy, hypertension causes a 37-fold increase in mortality.

SELLING POINTS: Presents to primary care providers as well as to sub-specialists an integrative

approach to hypertension and diabetes including lifestyle and pharmacological approaches

Focus is on overall cardiovascular risk reduction with special emphasis on high- risk population

Provide an overview of the preventive measures for both hypertension and diabetes in the light of the most recent clinical trials

Discusses the future outlook for the epidemic and the ongoing clinical studies together with the various innovative diagnostic modalities

MARKET: Diabetologists, endocrinologists, internists, family physicians

SUBJECTS: Diabetes; Endocrinology; Cardiology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Internal Medicine

RELATED TITLES:Pierce, Atherosclerosis, Hypertension and Diabetes (978-1-4020-7311-3,

2003, $230)Portman, Pediatric Hypertension (978-1-58829-385-5, 2004, $149)

COMPETITION:Williams, Hypertension in Diabetes (Taylor & Francis, 1853175528, 2003, $149.95)

Mogensen, The Kidney and Hypertension in Diabetes Mellitus, (Taylor & Francis, 1841844330, 2004, $289.95)

MEDICINE, NEUROLOGY

Hypertension and StrokePathophysiology and Treatment

EDITORS: VENKATESH AIYAGARI, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA and PHILIP B. GORELICK, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA

ISBN-13: 978-1-60761-009-0PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 300 p., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $99.50AVAILABLE (US): January 2009

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the US and a leading cause of disability among adults. Stroke is not an accident but occurs in relation to a number of risk factors or antecedents. Hypertension is the most important modifiable risk factor for stroke, and blood pressure level may play an important role in determining outcome after acute ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. Hypertension remains poorly controlled in the community at-large, and once stroke occurs clinicians are not certain about proper management of blood pressure during the acute, subacute and chronic periods after stroke. Given the importance placed on hypertension as a risk factor for stroke and new data which is now available from clinical trials regarding management of hypertension for stroke prevention and after stroke, a compendium is needed to concisely summarize the available data on hypertension and stroke and direct clinicians about proper treatment of blood pressure.

SELLING POINTS: Address the epidemiology, mechanism, and pathophysiology of hypertension and

blood pressure in relation to stroke and other brain sequelae of abnormal blood pressure

Includes results of clinical trials demonstrating best suggested practice modalities to manage blood pressure and hypertension

Provides practical management tips for controlling blood pressure and hypertension

MARKET:Medical Students, Hypertension specialists, Neurologists, Cardiologists, Nephrologists, Endocrinologists, Internists, and Family Physicians

SUBJECTS: Neurology; Internal Medicine; Cardiology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Neurology

RELATED TITLES:Gonzalez, Acute Ischemic Stroke (978-3-540-25264-1, 2005, $159)Furie, Handbook of Stroke Prevention in Clinical Practice (978-1-58829-158-5, 2004, $99.5)

COMPETITION:Appel, Hypertension and Stroke (Medical Education Services, 978-1933087290, 2006, $24.95)DeFelice, Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (iUniverse, Inc., 0595368840, $19.95, 2005)

MEDICINE, NEUROSURGERY

Textbook of Stereotactic and Functional NeurosurgerySecond Edition

EDITORS: ANDRES M. LOZANO, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; PHILIP L. GILDENBERG, Houston Stereotactic Concepts, Houston, TX, USA and RONALD R. TASKER, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

ISBN-13: 978-3-540-69959-0 PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 2185 p., 900 illus., 450 in color. With DVD. In 2

volumes, not available separately, HardcoverPRICE: $899.00; pre-pub price: $729.00 (valid until 11/30/09)AVAILABLE (US): June 2009

The Textbook of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery will become a reference text in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. The authors have been selected based on their international recognition and academic excellence in the field. It covers stereotactic principles as well as functional stereotaxis. Amongst the stereotactic principles are discussions of frame-based and frameless systems of stereotaxis, image guidance stereotaxis, atlases and the technical aspects of radiosurgery. Within functional neurosurgery, disorders covered include the diagnosis and management of pain, epilepsy, movement disorders and the rediscovered field of surgery for psychiatric disorders. The book ends with a look into the future of technological advances. Videos on DVD or online show the surgical procedures step by step.

SELLING POINTS: Offers a state-of-the art appraisal of the field of stereotactic and functional

neurosurgery Integrates the knowledge and experience of leading international authorities Includes a DVD video Online edition linked to various Springer journals in Neurosurgery

MARKET: Neurosurgeons, surgeons and neurologists at all level of experience

SUBJECTS: Neurosurgery; Diagnostic Radiology; Imaging / Radiology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Neurosurgery

RELATED TITLES:Nimsky, Medical Technologies in Neurosurgery (978-3-211-33302-0, 2006, $129)Chang, Advances in Functional and Reparative Neurosurgery (978-3-211-35204-5, 2007, $119)Cartwright, Nursing Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient (978-3-540-29703-1, 2007, $99)

COMPETITION:Schmidek, Schmidek and Sweets Operative Neurosurgical Techniques, 5th ed.

(Saunders, 0721603408, 2005, $485.00)Rengachary, Principles in Neurosurgery (Elsevier, 0723432228, 2004, $260.00)

MEDICINE, NEUROSURGERY

Practical Handbook of NeurosurgeryFrom Leading Neurosurgeons

EDITOR: MARC SINDOU, Hopital Neurologique, Lyon, FranceISBN-13: 978-3-211-84819-7PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 1700 p., 400 illus. In 3 volumes, not available

separately.PRICE: $749.00AVAILABLE (US): February 2009

The book invites the reader to an exciting journey through the vast fields of neurosurgery, accompanied by a large panel of leading neurosurgeons.At a time when neurosurgery has a tendency to segment in many subspecialties, the goal was to regroup practical lessons from experienced neurosurgeons. In addition, the book represents an anthology of ninety worldwide recognized neurosurgeons, with the main features of their curriculum and contributions.The book has three volumes which cover the following items: Volume 1: Techniques and cranial approaches; vascular lesions; cranial traumas; CSF/infectious diseases - Volume 2: Intracranial tumors; intraoperative explorations - Volume 3: Pediatrics; spine; functional neurosurgery; peripheral nerves.

SELLING POINTS: Practial lessons from experienced leading neurosurgeons The authors deliver their critical views and give useful

guidelines

MARKET: Neurosurgeons; trainees

SUBJECT: Neurosurgery

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Neurosurgery

RELATED TITLES:Moore, Tumor Neurosurgery (978-1-84628-291-1, 2006, $109)Moore, Neurosurgery (978-1-85233-522-9, 2004, $209)Chiu, Reconstructive Neurosurgery (978-3-211-78204-0, 2008, $269)

COMPETITION:Greenberg, Handbook of Neurosurgery (Thieme New York, 1588904571, 2005, $79.95)Connolly, Fundamentals of Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery (Georg Thieme,

0865778361, 2002, $99.95)

MEDICINE, ONCOLOGY

Basics of OncologyEDITORS: FREDERICK O. STEPHENS, University of Sidney, NSW,

Australia and KARL REINHARD AIGNER, Medias Klinikum, Burghausen, Germany

ISBN-13: 978-3-540-92924-6PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 240 p., 70 illus., SoftcoverPRICE: approx. $39.95AVAILABLE (US): June 2009

An Introduction to Oncology provides an easily understood and general overview of the basic medical, scientific and clinical aspects of cancer. Causes, pathology, clinical features, diagnostic investigations, treatments and outcomes are all carefully explained and discussed, both for cancers in general and for the common cancers in individual countries. The reader will thereby be provided with an understanding of how and why people develop cancer, how the body reacts to cancer, what can be done to prevent the disease, and how the various cancers are best diagnosed and treated. The book will serve as a sound basis for the more detailed or specific studies that may be needed in different areas of practice and in different countries. It will be invaluable for students of medicine, nurse oncologists, students of medical sciences and other health professionals in all parts of the world.

SELLING POINTS: Provides a simple overview of the basic medical, scientific and clinical aspects of

cancer Explains how and why people develop cancer, and how the various cancers are best

diagnosed and treated Serves as a sound basis for more detailed or specific studies Will be invaluable for students of medicine and medical sciences, nurse oncologists,

and other health professionals in all parts of the world

MARKET:Medical students, junior doctors in oncology, palliative care and general medicine, as well as specialist nurses, general practitioners, pharmacists and professions allied to medicine

SUBJECTS: Oncology; General Practice / Family Medicine; Nursing

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Oncology

RELATED TITLES:Markman, Atlas of Cancer (978-1-57340-289-7, 2008, $199)Berger, Concise Manual of Hematology and Oncology (978-3-540-73276-1, 2008, $189)

COMPETITION:Cassidy, Oxford Handbook of Oncology (Oxford Univ Press, 0198567871, 2006, $59.95) Tannock, Basic Science of Oncology (McGraw-Hill, 0071387749, 2004, $79.95)

MEDICINE, PATHOLOGY

Endometrial Cytology with Tissue CorrelationsAUTHORS: JOHN A. MAKSEM, Orlando Health, Orlando, Florida,

USA; STANLEY J. ROBBOY, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA; JOHN W. BISHOP, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California, USA and ISABELLE MEIERS, University Hospital Lewisham, London, United Kingdom

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-89909-1PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 230 p., 164 illus. in color, SoftcoverPRICE: $59.95AVAILABLE (US): April 2009

As compared with cytology's use in other organ systems, direct cytological examination of the endometrium is not a widely practiced diagnostic procedure. This volume highlights endometrial cytology as an effective method for ensuring endometrial normalcy and discovering and diagnosing malignant and premalignant states. Endometrial Cytology with Tissue Correlations covers the background, collection technique, diagnostic criteria and pitfalls, as well as reliability of endometrial cytology. This volume, part of the Essentials in Cytopathology book series, fits into the lab coat pocket and is ideal for portability and quick reference. Each volume in the series is heavily illustrated with a full color art program, while the text follows a user-friendly outline format.

SELLING POINTS: Published in the Essentials in Cytopathology book

series Designed to be concise and easy to use Fits in lab coat pocket All illustrations are in four color Illustration oriented accompanied by text in outline

format

MARKET: Pathologists, cytopathologists, fellows and trainees

SUBJECT: Pathology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Pathology

RELATED TITLES:Clark, Thyroid Cytopathology (978-0-387-23304-8, 2005, $59.95)Rosenthal, Cytologic Detection of Urothelial Lesions (978-0-387-23945-3, 2005, $59.95)Kini, Color Atlas of Pulmonary Cytopathology (978-0-387-95371-7, 2002, $269)

COMPETITION:Tavassoli, Tumours of the Breast and Female Genital Organs (WHO, 9283224124, 2003, $75) Mills, Histology for Pathologists (LWW, 0781762413, 2006, $259.00)

MEDICINE, RADIOLOGY

Cardiovascular MRI and MRA: From Seating Area to Signed Report

Volume 2: Interpretation Atlas

AUTHORS: J. PAUL FINN, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA and DEREK G. LOHAN, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA

ISBN-13: 978-1-60761-017-5PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 450 p., 900 illus., 250 in color. With CD-ROM,

HardcoverPRICE: approx. $189.00AVAILABLE (US): April 2009

The second volume of this 2 volume set presents incisive interpretations of over 200 clinical cases. Richly illustrated with high quality color and black-and-white images, this volume provides a practical guide to diagnosis, condition, imaging features, and clinical pearls. Suitable for use by itself, with the accompanying CD-ROM, or with the companion volume, Cardiovascular MRI and MRA: Volume 2 covers both normal and pathologic anatomy of the heart with reference to the utilization and derivation of various imaging planes. Sections on disease cover congenital and acquired conditions as well as complications encountered in the post-operative patient. A timely reference for these powerful imaging techniques, this volume is an excellent resource for both the trainee seeking a model for fundamental interpretation and the practicing radiologist eager to keep up to date on challenging cases.A CD-ROM features dynamic video and static images of the material presented in the book, providing vital understanding of these multidimensional techniques.

SELLING POINTS: Over 200 vividly illustrated clinical cases Well organized informative case interpretations Excellent reference for certification preparation and review CD-ROM provides both high-quality static images and dynamic

videos

MARKET:Radiologists, Residents, Radiology Technicians, Researchers

SUBJECTS: Imaging / Radiology; Cardiology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Radiology

RELATED TITLES:Bogaert, Clinical Cardiac MRI (978-3-540-26217-6, 2005, $89.95)Kwong, Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging (978-1-58829-673-3,

2007, $179)

COMPETITION:Biederman, Cardiovascular MRI Tutorial (LWW, 978-0-7817-7216-7, 2007, $179.00) Higgins, Cardiovascular MRI and MRA (LWW, 978-0781734820, 2002, $193.00)

MEDICINE, RHEUMATOLOGY

Pearls & Myths in RheumatologyEDITOR: JOHN STONE, Harvard Medical School, Boston,

MAISBN-13: 978-1-84800-933-2PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 500 p., 100 illus., 70 in color, HardcoverPRICE: approx. $99.99AVAILABLE (US): June 2009

Rheumatic diseases pose enormous challenges for most clinicians. Important strides have been made in understanding the pathophysiologic basis of many inflammatory conditions in recent years, but rheumatology remains a discipline in which diagnosis is rooted in the medical history skillfully extracted from the patient, the careful physical examination, and the discriminating use of laboratory tests and imaging. Moreover, selection of the most appropriate therapy for patients with rheumatic diseases also remains heavily reliant upon clinical experience.

SELLING POINTS: Pools together the clinical wisdom of seasoned, expert rheumatologists who

participate in the care of patients with autoimmune diseases, systemic inflammatory disorders, and all other rheumatic conditions

Contributers are all experts in their fields Contains concrete pieces of clinical know-how that are not found in traditional texts

MARKET: All primary care clinicians, as well as specialist rheumatologists and dermatologists

SUBJECTS: Rheumatology; Internal Medicine; Imaging / Radiology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Rheumatology

RELATED TITLES:Klippel, Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases (978-0-387-35664-8, 2007, $79.95)Hunder, Atlas of Rheumatology (978-1-57340-210-1, 2005, $119)

COMPETITION:West, Rheumatology Secrets (Hanley & Belfus, 1560534745, 2002, $49.95)Adelman, Rheumatology: Questions and Answers (Merit Publishing, 1873413726, 2007, $34.95)

MEDICINE, SURGERY

Laparoscopic CholecystectomyAUTHOR: MICHAEL JUGENHEIMER, Krankenhaus HerrenbergISBN-13: 978-3-540-92961-1PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 80 p., SoftcoverPRICE: $49.95AVAILABLE (US): February 2009

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy provides excellent photographic step-by-step guidance to the surgical procedure. It has been produced to describe the operation in the simplest manner possible without over-symplifying. The core of the Operation Primer is the section on the Nodal Points where the surgical key steps are described in detail. This surgical guide book proves essential reference material to surgeons wishing to update in this specific area.

SELLING POINTS: Provides one means of understanding and learning the now largely standardized

procedure of laparoscopic cholecystectomy through a series of clearly defined individual steps (the so-called Nodal Points)

Following this systematic procedure is an important step towards the avoidance of complications

MARKET: Surgeons

SUBJECT: Surgery

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Surgery

RELATED TITLES:Rosser Jr., Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy - Patient Education (978-0-387-14243-2, 1997, $217)Rosser Jr., Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy - Surgical Procedure (978-0-387-14241-8, 1997, $250)

COMPETITION:Janes, Clipless Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with Harmonic (Euromed

Communications, 1899015620, 2006, $40.24)Buchler, Five Years of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (S. Karger Publishers,

3805562713, 1996, $159.25)

PHILOSOPHY

New Topics in Feminist Philosophy of Religion: Resistance and Spiritual Practices

EDITOR: PAMELA SUE ANDERSON, Oxford University, UKISBN-13: 978-1-4020-6832-4PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 350 p., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $219.00AVAILABLE (US): June 2009

Having enjoyed about a decade of lively critique and creativity, feminist philosophy of religion still needs to be kept alive as a vital field of inquiry with new input and new voices from women and men informed by, but also critically engaged with, the rich traditions of philosophy of religion. This twenty-first century volume on feminist topics in philosophy of religion seeks to maintain such vitality. The basic premise is that old models of God, of relations between human and divine, and between gendered subjects, will no longer ‘simply do’ for feminist philosophers. The volume will sketch possibilities for feminist philosophy of religion in relation to the creation of sacred space, including the divine in everyday life and the sacred as vocation.Contributors to this volume critically engage with a range of western philosophers including Immanuel Kant, Søren Kierkegaard, Karl Marx, Hannah Arendt, Iris Murdoch, Martin Heidegger, Simone Weil, Simone de Beauvoir, Emmanuel Levinas, Luce Irigaray, Julia Kristeva, Michele Le Doeuff, bell hooks, Judith Butler and Grace M. Jantzen.

SELLING POINTS: Reflects the vital field of feminist philosophy of religion with new input and new

voices from scholars critically engaged with the rich traditions of the field Addresses the feminist struggle with and beyond oppressive aspects of God,

especially gender specific conceptions of the divine Goes into the question of how ethnic, racial, sexual, social and material differences

can lead to more just configurations of religion and the divine Includes both Western non-Western feminist philosophy of religion

MARKET: Students, Philosophers

SUBJECTS: Philosophy of Religion; Philosophy

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Philosophy

RELATED TITLES:Long, Issues in Contemporary Philosophy of Religion (978-1-4020-0167-3, 2002, $109)Hackett, Philosophy of Religion for a New Century (978-1-4020-2073-5, 2004, $154)

COMPETITION:Anderson, Feminist Philosophy of Religion (Routledge, 0415257506, 2003, $44.95)Anderson, A Feminist Philosophy of Religion (Wiley-Blackwell, 0631193839, 1997, $34.95)

PHILOSOPHY

Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Science: Power in Knowledge

EDITOR: HEIDI GRASSWICK, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.


Having enjoyed more than twenty years of development, feminist epistemology and philosophy of science are now thriving fields of inquiry, offering current scholars a rich tradition from which to draw. In addition to a recognition of the power of knowledge itself and its effects on women’s lives, a central feature of feminist epistemology and philosophy of science has been the attention they draw to the role of power dynamics within knowledge-seeking practices and the implications of these dynamics for our understandings of knowledge, science, and epistemology.Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Science: Power in Knowledge collects new works that address today’s key challenges for a power-sensitive feminist approach to questions of knowledge and scientific practice. The essays build upon established work in feminist epistemology and philosophy of science, offering new developments in the fields, and representing the broad array of the feminist work now being done and the many ways in which feminists incorporate power dynamics into their analyses.

SELLING POINTS: Third generation feminist work on today's key challenges for a power-sensitive

feminist approach to questions of knowledge and scientific practice Goes beyond the classic divisions of feminist empiricism, feminist standpoint theory,

and feminist postmodernism, offering new interpretations and new applications of these approaches

Includes a contribution from feminist epistemology pioneer Sandra Harding


SUBJECTS: Epistemology; Philosophy of Science; Philosophy


RELATED TITLES:Harding, Discovering Reality, (978-1-4020-1318-8, 2005, $135)Nelson, Feminism, Science, and the Philosophy of Science (978-0-7923-4162-8, 1996, $149)

COMPETITION:Duran, Philosophies Of Science: Feminist Theories (Westview Press, 0813333253,

1997, $38)Haely, Objectivity in the Feminist Philosophy of Science (Continuum, 0826499546, 2008, $130)

PHILOSOPHY

Feminist Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art: The Power of Critical Visions and Creative Engagement

EDITOR: LISA RYAN MUSGRAVE, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL, USA

ISBN-13: 978-1-4020-6836-2PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 290 p., 20 illus., 10 in color, HardcoverPRICE: approx. $189.00AVAILABLE (US): June 2009

While much feminist philosophy is enjoying third- and fourth-wave developments and can build on its scholarly roots forged in the 1960’s and 1970’s, feminist contributions have taken what seems an exceptionally long time to break into the stubborn areas of aesthetics and philosophy of art. Some feminist scholars might reasonably consider aesthetics to be a back-burner issue: if we take feminism mainly to be a movement seeking equality and strategies to address social, economic, and political inequities, views on art practices or values have tended to seem less important than work in the sister area of feminist social and political theory.The truth is, however, that areas of aesthetic value, political value, ethical value—even scientific value and religious value—intersect in meaningful and complex ways, both in practices of oppression and liberatory strategies. The authors in this volume explore the connections between these value spheres that are too often separated. Feminist Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art addresses this dearth in the field, and seeks to build on those prior foundational perspectives in feminist aesthetics/philosophy of art.

SELLING POINTS: Gives insight in how gender matters to creative making and appreciation practices Addresses the question whether there is such a thing as feminist art A volume on third generation feminist aesthetics gathering work from scholars who

have been able to both build on previous groundwork Includes both Western non-Western feminist aesthetics and philosophy of art


SUBJECTS: Aesthetics; Philosophy; Arts


RELATED TITLES:Alanen, Feminist Reflections on the History of Philosophy (978-1-4020-2488-7, 2004, $109)Fløistad, Volume 9: Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art (978-1-4020-5068-8, 2007, $159.95)

COMPETITION:Korsmeyer, Gender and Aesthetics: An Introduction (Routledge, 0415266580, 2004,

$99.95)Nye, Feminist Impact on the Arts and Sciences Series - Philosophy and Feminism

(Twayne Publishers, 0805797785, 1995, $23.00)

PHILOSOPHY

Feminist History of Philosophy: The Recovery and Evaluation of Women's Philosophical Thought

EDITORS: EILEEN O'NEILL, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, U.S.A. and MARCY P. LASCANO, California State University, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.


Over the course of the past twenty-five years, feminist theory has had a forceful impact upon the history of Western philosophy. The present collection of essays has as its primary aim to evaluate past women’s published philosophical work, and to introduce readers to newly recovered female figures; the collection will also make contributions to the history of the philosophy of gender, and to the history of feminist social and political philosophy, insofar as the collection will discuss women’s views on these issues.The volume contains contributions by an international group of leading historians of philosophy and political thought, whose scholarship represents some of the very best work being done in North and Central America, Canada, Europe and Australia.

SELLING POINTS: Makes a significant contribution to the creation of a critical history of the philosophy

of gender Gives an account the recovery and re-evaluation of women's philosophical writing

since Christine de Pizan Introduces newly recovered female figures in history of philosophy of gender, and

history of feminist social and political philosophy Brings together the work of an international group of leading historians of philosophy

and political thought


SUBJECTS: History of Philosophy; Philosophy


RELATED TITLES:Harding, Discovering Reality, (978-1-4020-1318-8, 2005, $135)Alanen, Feminist Reflections on the History of Philosophy (978-1-4020-2488-7, 2004, $109

COMPETITION:Korsmeyer, Gender and Aesthetics: An Introduction (Routledge, 0415266580, 2004, $99.95)

Haely, Objectivity in the Feminist Philosophy of Science (Continuum, 0826499546, 2008, $130)

PHILOSOPHY

Feminist Ethics and Social and Political Philosophy: Theorizing the Non-Ideal

EDITOR: LISA TESSMAN, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.


Feminist Ethics and Social and Political Philosophy: Theorizing the Non-Ideal will collect feminist essays that self-consciously develop non-idealizing approaches to either ethics or social and political philosophy (or both). Characterizing feminist ethics and social and political philosophy as marked by a tendency to be non-idealizing serves to thematize the volume while still allowing the essays to be diverse enough to adequately constitute a representation of current work in the fields of feminist ethics and social and political philosophy.Each of the essays collected in this volume will do at least one of two things, namely either a) serve as an instance of work that is rooted in actual, non-ideal conditions, and that, as such, is able to consider any of the many questions relevant to subordinated people; or b) reflect theoretically on the significance of non-idealizing as an approach to feminist ethics or social and political philosophy.

SELLING POINTS: An up to date account of current work in the fields of feminist ethics and social and

political philosophy Reflects on the significance of non-idealizing as an approach to feminist ethics or

social and political philosophy Challenges traditional ethical frameworks by positing a moral subject who is affected

by systems of oppression Addresses feminist issues in current global justice theories


SUBJECTS: Ethics; Political Philosophy; Philosophy


RELATED TITLES:Nelson, Feminism, Science, and the Philosophy of Science (978-0-7923-4162-8, 1996, $149)Alanen, Feminist Reflections on the History of Philosophy (978-1-4020-2488-7, 2004, $109

COMPETITION:

Korsmeyer, Gender and Aesthetics: An Introduction (Routledge, 0415266580, 2004, $99.95)Friedman, Autonomy, Gender, Politics (OUP, 0195138511, 2003, $45.00)

PHYSICS/ASTRONOMY

Quantum Information TheoryAUTHORS: CHARLES BENNETT, IBM Watson Research, Yorktown

Heights, NY, USA; DAVID P. DIVINCENZO, IBM Watson Research, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA and WILLIAM K. WOOTTERS, Williamstown, MA, USA

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-95158-4PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 100 p., 81 illus., 1 in color, HardcoverPRICE: $99.00AVAILABLE (US): June 2009

The field of quantum information theory hardly existed ten years ago, as an area of research. Advances in recent years now make it possible to create a textbook. The book is intended for undergraduates, in physics, computer science and related fields, and requires only linear algebra. The book is structured into five parts: Introduction to the basic structure of quantum mechanics; classical information theory; information carrying capacities of quantum channels; review of quantum cryptography; algorithms and error correcting schemes for quantum computers.

SELLING POINTS: This is the first introductory text in the subject The authors are among the research leaders in the field The field of quantum computing and quantum information theory are enjoying great

popularity today, based largely on the challenges of building a quantum computer, and applications in quantum cryptography

MARKET: Physics teachers

SUBJECTS: Quantum Physics; Quantum Computing, Information and Physics

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Physics/Astronomy

RELATED TITLES:Williams, Explorations in Quantum Computing (978-0-387-94768-6, 1997, $99)Hayashi, Quantum Information (978-3-540-30265-0, 2006, $115)

COMPETITION:Nielsen, Quantum Computation and Quantum Information (CUP, 0521635039, 2000, $87.00)Desurvire, Classical and Quantum Information Theory (CUP, 0521881714, 2009, $80.00)

POPULAR SCIENCE IN ASTRONOMY

Cosmic CollisionsThe Hubble Atlas of Merging Galaxies

AUTHORS: LARS LINDBERG CHRISTENSEN, München, Germany; DAVIDE DE MARTIN, Venezia-Mestre, Italy and RAQUEL YUMI SHIDA, München, Germany

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-93853-0PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 130 p., 85 illus. in color, HardcoverPRICE: approx. $39.95AVAILABLE (US): August 2009

Like no other telescope ever invented, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has given us magnificent high resolution views of the gigantic cosmic collisions between galaxies. Hubble's images are snapshots in time and catch the colliding galaxies in different stages of collision. Thanks to a new and amazing set of 60 Hubble images, for the first time these different stages can be put together to form a still-frame movielike montage showing the incredible processes taking place as galaxies collide and merge. The significance of these cosmic encounters reaches far beyond aesthetics. Galaxy mergers may, in fact, be some of the most important processes that shape our universe. Colliding galaxies very likely, hold some of the most important clues to our cosmic past and to our destiny. It now seems clear that the Milky Way is continuously undergoing merging events, some small scale, others on a gigantic scale.

SELLING POINTS: Showcases the beautiful and astounding high resolution images taken by the Hubble

Space Telescope of the gigantic cosmic collisions between galaxies Explains for general readers the significance of these merging galaxies in the context

of our past, present, and future understanding of our universe Presents the images as snapshots in time and creates a 'still-frame movie' showing

the incredible cosmic processes at work Many of these Hubble images will be seen for the first time in this book

MARKET: General science readers and anyone who enjoys beautiful astronomical images

SUBJECTS: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology; Popular Science in Astronomy

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Popular Science in Astronomy

RELATED TITLES:Lindberg Christensen, Hubble (978-0-387-28599-3, 2006, $39.95) Eales, Origins (978-1-84628-401-4, 2006, $29.95)

COMPETITION:Kerrod, Hubble: Mirror on the Universe (Firefly Books, 1554073162, 2007,

$35.00) Baumann, What's Out There (Duncan Baird, 978-1844831906, 2005, $29.95)

PSYCHOLOGY

The Black Book of NeuropsychologyA Syndrome-Based Approach

AUTHORS: MICHAEL R. SCHOENBERG, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA and JAMES GLENN SCOTT, University of Oklahoma, OK, USA


This book provides an overview of clinical neuropsychology from a presenting syndrome or symptoms approach. It is designed to be a practical book for the daily practice of clinical neuropsychology. Because clinical neuropsychology practice necessitates an understanding of functional neuroanatomy, it provides a basic review along with a description of a basic neurobehavioral examination.

SELLING POINTS: Provides detailed symptom-based descriptions for neuropsychological assessment of

neurological and psychiatric syndromes Features a compact, convenient outline format Includes an appendix that features a neuropsychological formulary, cranial nerve

examination review, and dermatome/myotome chart

MARKET:Neuropsychology trainees from undergraduate to postdoctoral fellows, beginning clinicians, clinical psychology trainees (internship and residents/fellows), neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry residents, academic training directors and teachers of neuropsychological assessment and psychological assessment

SUBJECTS: Neuropsychology; Neurology; Clinical Psychology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Psychology

RELATED TITLES:McCaffrey, Practitioner's Guide to Symptom Base Rates in Clinical Neuropsychology (0-

306-47829-3, 2003, $75,00) McCaffrey, Practitioner's Guide to Symptom Base Rates in the Normal Population (978-

0387267579, 2006, $69.95)

COMPETITION:Flaherty, Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Neurology (LWW, 068330576X,

2000, $36.95) Zaidat, Little Black Book of Neurology (Mosby Year Book, 0323014151, 2002, $50.00)

Marshall, On Call Neurology (Saunders, 0721692214, 2001, $31.95)

SOCIAL SCIENCES

International Handbook of Historical ArchaeologyEDITORS: TERESITA MAJEWSKI, Statistical Research Inc, Tucson,

AZ, USA and DAVID GAIMSTER, Society of Antiquaries of London, UK

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-72068-5PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 600 p., 129 illus., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $199.95AVAILABLE (US): May 2009

Historical archaeology has grown in the last 30 years into a global community of archaeologists each studying their area of the world in a historical context. This seminal handbook brings together a global group of authors, each discussing their work around the world. Along with the case studies, it covers theoretical themes in historical archaeology such as capitalism, gender and race.

SELLING POINTS: Brings together an international group of leaders in the field of historical or post

Medieval archaeology Covers the field globally as well as theoretically Offers a perfect reference book and is also ideal for use in graduate level courses

MARKET:Historical Archaeologists interested in the field as a global area of study. This will also be of interest to historians.

SUBJECTS: Archaeology; Cultural Heritage

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Social Sciences

RELATED TITLES:Ruppe, International Handbook of Underwater Archaeology (978-0-306-46345-7, 2002, $249)Orser Jr., A Historical Archaeology of the Modern World (978-0-306-45173-7, 1996, $69.95)

COMPETITION:Orser, Encyclopedia of Historical Archaeology (Routledge, 0415215447, 2002, $240.00) Orser, Historical Archaeology (Prentice Hall, 0131115618, 2004, $64.40)

STATISTICS

Bayesian Computation with RSecond Edition

AUTHOR: JIM ALBERT, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA


PAGES/ILLUS: X, 298 p., SoftcoverPRICE: $59.95AVAILABLE (US): June 2009

There has been a dramatic growth in the development and application of Bayesian inferential methods. Some of this growth is due to the availability of powerful simulation-based algorithms to summarize posterior distributions. There has been also a growing interest in the use of the system R for statistical analyses. R's open source nature, free availability, and large number of contributor packages have made R the software of choice for many statisticians in education and industry. Bayesian Computing Using R introduces Bayesian modeling by the use of computation using the R language. The early chapters present the basic tenets of Bayesian thinking by use of familiar one and two-parameter inferential problems. Bayesian computational methods such as Laplace's method, rejection sampling, and the SIR algorithm are illustrated in the context of a random effects model. The construction and implementation of Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods is introduced. These simulation-based algorithms are implemented for a variety of Bayesian applications such as normal and binary response regression, hierarchical modeling, order-restricted inference, and robust modeling.

SELLING POINTS: Introduces Bayesian modeling by use of computation using the R language Excellent companion book for an introductory course on Bayesian methods New second edition contains several new topics such as the use of mixtures of

conjugate priors and the use of Zellner’s g priors to choose between models in linear regression

MARKET: Instructors, students, practitioners

SUBJECTS: Statistical Theory and Methods; Simulation and Modeling; Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Statistics

RELATED TITLES:Albert, Bayesian Computation with R (978-0-387-71384-7, 2007, $49.95)Hamada, Bayesian Reliability (978-0-387-77948-5, 2008, $89.95)

COMPETITION:Congdon, Bayesian Statistical Modelling (Wiley, 0470018755, 2007, $110.00)

Gelman, Bayesian Data Analysis (Chapman & Hall/CRC, 158488388X, 2003, $69.95)

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