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COMPUTER SCIENCE

Quantification in Databases:Generalized Quantifiers in Action

AUTHOR: ANTONIO BADIA, University of Louisville, USA

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-09563-9PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 200 p., 20 illus., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $135.00AVAILABLE (US):

March 2009

The database industry is clearly a multi-billion, world-wide, all-encompassing part of the software world. Quantification in Databases: Generalized Quantifiers in Action introduces a query language called GQs—Generalized Quantification in Query. It is well known that most query languages are simply versions of First Order Logic (FOL). GQs are an extension of the idea of quantifier in FOL. GQs are a perfect example of a practical theory within databases.This book provides a brief background in logic and introduces the concept of GQs, and then develops a query language based on GQs. Using Query Language with Generalized Quantifiers, the reader explores the efficient implementation of the concept, always a primary consideration in databases. This professional book also includes several extensions, for use with documents employing question and answer techniques.

SELLING POINTS: First book to focus exclusively on Generalized Quantification in Query, both a pratical

and theoretical point of view Includes semantics with a focus on morphisms Includes material from databases, question answering, logic and linguistics in a

unified manner

MARKET:Professionals

SUBJECTS: Database Management; Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters; Information Storage and Retrieval

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Computer Science

RELATED TITLES:Chomicki, Logics for Databases and Information Systems (0-7923-8129-7, 1998

$179.50)Maedche, Ontology Learning for the Semantic Web (0-7923-7656-0 , 2002,

$105.00)

COMPETITION:Halpin, Information Modeling and Relational Databases (Morgan Kaufmann, 978-

0123735683, 2008, $74.95)Thuraisingham, Database and Applications Security (Auerbach Publications, 978-

0849322242, 2005, $79.95)

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Algebraic CryptanalysisAUTHOR: GREGORY V. BARD, Fordham University, Bronx, NY,

USAISBN-13: 978-0-387-88756-2PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 280 p., 20 illus., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $119.00AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

Algebraic Cryptanalysis is a guide for advanced-level students and researchers/practitioners entering this new field. This text bridges the gap between a course in cryptography, and being able to read the cryptanalytic literature. Algebraic Cryptanalysis also covers several chapters on finite field linear algebra and the equicomplexity of matrix operations. This volume introduces several techniques, including linear systems of equations over finite fields, polynomial systems, along with how to adapt the latter to be solved by SAT-solvers. The cipher Keeloq, used in nearly all automobiles with remote key-less entry, is described as a running example, including the manipulation of the equations to enable their solution.

SELLING POINTS: One of first books to cover SAT-solvers, and how it can be used in cryptanalysis; plus

chapters on finite field linear algebra and the cipher Keeloq Excellent guide for advanced-level students, researchers and practitioners entering

the algebraic cryptanalysis field Bridges the gap between a course in cryptography, and being able to read the

cryptanalytic literature, among academics and industry practitioners

MARKET: Advanced-level students in computer science and mathematics, as a secondary text or reference book; practitioners working for intelligence agencies or security companies; algebraic geometers interested in seeking more applied topics

SUBJECTS: Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory; Field Theory and Polynomials; Linear and Multilinear Algebras, Matrix Theory


RELATED TITLES:Koblitz, Algebraic Aspects of Cryptography (978-3-540-63446-1, 2004, $119.00)Tilborg, Fundamentals of Cryptography (978-0-7923-8675-9, 2000, $129.00)Bauer, Decrypted Secrets (978-3-540-24502-5, 2007, $129.00)

COMPETITION:Gerritzen, Algebraic Methods in Cryptography (AMS, 978-0821840375, 2006, $59.00)

Stamp, Applied Cryptanalysis (Wiley-IEEE Press, 978-0470114865, 2007, $90.50)

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Fundamentals of Speaker RecognitionAUTHOR: HOMAYOON BEIGI, Recognition Technologies, Inc., White

Plains, NY, USAISBN-13: 978-0-387-77591-3PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 400 p., 20 illus., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $89.99AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

An emerging technology, Speaker Recognition is becoming well-known for providing voice authentication over the telephone for helpdesks, call centres and other enterprise businesses for business process automation. "Fundamentals of Speaker Recognition" introduces Speaker Identification, Speaker Verification, Speaker (Audio Event) Classification, Speaker Detection, Speaker Tracking and more. The technical problems are rigorously defined, and a complete picture is made of the relevance of the discussed algorithms and their usage in building a comprehensive Speaker Recognition System. It is also a valuable reference for developers of commercial technology and for speech scientists.

SELLING POINTS: Includes many applications ranging from person identification or verification to

multimedia applications Based on course material/tutorials of the author, a distinguished professor at

Columbia University in New York, Engineering Department, and President and CEO of Recognition Technologies, Inc

MARKET:Textbook for advanced-level students in computer science and engineering; practitioners and researchers in industry

SUBJECTS: Signal Processing; Computer Imaging, Graphics and Computer Vision


RELATED TITLES:Schroeder, Computer Speech: Recognition & Compression (978-3-540-21267-6, 2004,

$129.00)Bosi, Introduction to Digital Audio Coding and Standards (978-1-4020-7357-1, 2002,

$149.00)

COMPETITION:Rabiner, Fundamentals of Speech Recognition (Prentice Hall PTR, 978-0130151575,

1993, $98.00) Lyons, Understanding Digital Signal Processing (Prentice Hall PTR, 978-0131089891,

2004, $94.99)

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Security for Web Services and Service-Oriented ArchitecturesAUTHORS: ELISA BERTINO, Purdue U, West Lafayette, IN, USA;

LORENZO MARTINO, Purdue U, West Lafayette, IN, USA; FEDERICA PACI, U Milano, Italy and ANNA SQUICCIARINI, Purdue U, West Lafayette, IN, USA

ISBN-13: 978-3-540-87741-7PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 240 p., HardcoverPRICE: $69.95AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

Web services based on the eXtensible Markup Language (XML), the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), and related standards, and deployed in Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA), are the key to Web-based interoperability for applications within and across organizations. It is crucial that the security of services and their interactions with users is ensured if Web services technology is to live up to its promise. However, the very features that make it attractive – such as greater and ubiquitous access to data and other resources, dynamic application configuration and reconfiguration through workflows, and relative autonomy – conflict with conventional security models and mechanisms. This book will serve practitioners as a comprehensive critical reference on Web service standards, with illustrative examples and analyses of critical issues.

SELLING POINTS: First book to cover research and existing or upcoming standards as well as platform-

dependent functionalities Introduces a reference framework for future research and developments along

security dimensions such as integrity, confidentiality, and availability

MARKET: Graduate students, professionals, researchers

SUBJECTS: Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet); Information Systems


RELATED TITLES:Alonso, Web Services Concepts, Architectures and Applications Series(978-3-540-44008-

6, 2003, $59.95)Birman, Reliable Distributed Systems (978-0-387-21509-9, 2005, $69.95)

COMPETITION:Kanneganti, SOA Security (Manning Publications, 2008, $59.99) Erl, SOA Principles of Service Design (Prentice Hall PTR, 978-0132344821, 2007, $49.99)

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Multimedia Techniques for Device and Ambient IntelligenceEDITORS: ERNESTO DAMIANI, University of Milan, Italy and

JECHANG JEONG, Hanyang University, Seoul, KoreaISBN-13: 978-0-387-88776-0PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 250 p., 20 illus., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $135.00AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

Ambient Intelligence is a vision of the future where the world will be surrounded by electronic environments sensitive and responsive to people, wherein devices work in concert to support people in carrying out their everyday life activities, in an easy and natural way. This edited volume is based on the workshop Multimedia Techniques for Ambient Intelligence (MTDAI08), held in Mogliano Veneto, Italy in March 2008. Contributed by world renowned leaders in the field from academia and industry, this volume is dedicated to research on technologies used to improve the intelligence capability of multimedia devices for imaging, image processing and computer vision. Focuses on recent developments in digital signal processing, including evolutions in audiovisual signal processing, analysis, coding and authentication, and retrieval techniques.

SELLING POINTS: Will stimulate research and create interdisciplinary collaboration links which allow

the exploration of new frontiers in ambient and device intelligence Covers the technologies used to improve the intelligence capability of multimedia

devices for imaging, image processing and computer vision

MARKET: Researchers and professionals in industry; secondary text for students in computer science and electrical engineering

SUBJECTS: Computer Imaging, Graphics and Computer Vision; Signal Processing; Multimedia Information Systems


RELATED TITLES:Furht, Video and Image Processing in Multimedia Systems (978-0-7923-9604-8, 1995, $244.00) Weber, Ambient Intelligence (978-3-540-23867-6, 2005, $229.00)

COMPETITION:Guan, Multimedia and Image Video Processing (CRC Press, 978-0849334924, 2000,

$129.95)Vasilakos, Ambient Intelligence, Wireless Networking, And Ubiquitous Computing (Artech

House, 978-1580539630, 2006, $149.00)

COMPUTER SCIENCE

High Assurance Services ComputingEDITORS: JING DONG, University of Texas at Dallas, TX, USA;

RAYMOND PAUL, Deptartment of Defense, Washington, DC, USA and LIANG-JIE ZHANG, IBM Research, Hawthorne, NY, USA

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-87657-3PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 300 p., 20 illus., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $125.00AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

Service computing is a cutting-edge area that is very popular in both industry and academia. New challenges have been introduced to develop service-oriented systems with high assurance requirements. High Assurance Service Computing captures and makes the most recent practical developments in service-oriented high-assurance systems accessible. High Assurance Services Computing, an edited volume, contributed by well-established researchers in this field world-wide, will report the best current practices and emerging methods in the areas of service-oriented techniques for high assurance systems.

SELLING POINTS: Covers service-oriented technologies in different domains including high assurance

systems Assists software engineers from industry and government laboratories who develop

mission-critical software, and provides academia with a practitioner's outlook on the problems of high-assurance software development simultaneously

MARKET: Practioners and researchers; secondary: graduate-level students in computer science and engineering

SUBJECTS: Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems; Performance and Reliability; Processor Architectures


RELATED TITLES:Hefley, Service Science: Management and Engineering (978-0-387-76577-8, 2008,

$129.00)Stauss, Services Sciences Fundamentals: Challenges and Future Developments (978-3-

540-74487-0, 2007, $59.95)

COMPETITION:Schwalbe, Information Technology Project Management (Course Technology, 978-

0324665215, 2008, $87.95)Turban, Information Technology for Management (Wiley, 978-0471787129, 2007,

$163.75)

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Object Relationship Notation (ORN) for Database Applications

AUTHOR: BRYON K. EHLMANN, Southern Illinois Univ, Edwardsville, IL, USA


Conceptually, a database consists of objects and relationships. Object Relationship Notation (ORN) is a simple notation that more precisely defines relationships by combining UML multiplicities with uniquely defined referential actions. Object Relationship Notation (ORN) for Database Applications shows how ORN can be used in UML class diagrams & database definition languages (DDLs) to better model & implement relationships & thus more productively develop database applications. For the database developer, it presents many examples of relationships modeled using ORN-extended class diagrams & shows how these relationships are easily mapped to an ORN-extended SQL or Object DDL.

SELLING POINTS: Provides unique association patterns that help make database modeling easier and

more exact Provides a unique notation, ORN, that closes the gap between database modeling

and definition, thus improving database development productivity Provides database management system developers with specifications and

algorithms needed to implement ORN

MARKET: Researchers and professionals; and as a secondary text for advanced-level students in computer science

SUBJECTS: Database Management; ; Information Storage and Retrieval


RELATED TITLES:Gray, The Functional Approach to Data Management (978-3-540-00375-5, 2003, $135.00) Chomicki, Logics for Emerging Applications of Databases (978-3-540-00705-0, 2003, $115.00)

COMPETITION:Date, Databases, Types and the Relational Model (Addison Wesley, 978-0321399427,

2006, $103.60) Snodgrass, Developing Time-Oriented Database Applications in SQL (978-1558604360,

Morgan Kaufman, 1999, $154.00)

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Semantic Business Process ManagementEDITORS: MARTIN HEPP, University of Innsbruck, Austria; JOHN

DOMINGUE, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK and ALISTAIR BARROS, SAP Research Brisbane, Australia


Semantic Business Process Management serves three main goals: (1) providing an up-to-date, scientifically correct, concise and self-contained reference on SBPM, covering relevant tasks, practical and theoretical challenges and limitations, methodologies, and available tooling support; (2) integrating the conceptual and technical challenges of using ontologies for managing business process spaces, with a business view on using ontologies, by stressing the cost dimension of ontology engineering and by providing guidance on how to derive ontologies semi-automatically from existing standards and specifications; and (3) disseminating experiences, lessons learned, and best practices on SBPM from a number of application domains.

SELLING POINTS: Features contributions authored and edited by leading international experts in the

field Ideal reference for practitioners searching for a concise handbook on using

ontologies for business management in real-world applications Includes case studies, lessons learned and best practices

MARKET:Graduate level-students and researchers in computer science, and industry practitioners

SUBJECTS: Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Information Systems and Communication Service;


RELATED TITLES:Maedche, Ontology Learning for the Semantic Web (978-0-7923-7656-9, 2002, $109.00)Cardosa, Semantic Web Services, Processes and Applications (978-0-387-30239-3, 2006,

$109.00)

COMPETITION:Davies, Towards the Semantic Web (Wiley, 978-0470848678, 2003, $110.00) Davies, Semantic Web Technologies (Wiley, 978-0470025963, 2006, $130.00)

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Distributed Intelligent SystemsA Coordination Perspective

AUTHORS: RANJEEV MITTU, US Naval Research Lab, Washington, DC, USA; A. BEDROUNI, Laval University, Sante-Foy, Canada; A. BOUKHTOUTA, Defence R&D, Canada and JEAN BERGER, Defence R&D, Canada


"Distributed Intelligent Systems: A Coordination Perspective" addresses and comprehensively answers commonly asked questions about coordination in agent-oriented distributed systems. This edited volume, contributed to by world-class leaders in this field, dedicates itself to providing a state-of-the-art review of current coordination, strategies protocols and mechanisms. Based on current practical deployed applications and future opportunities, this book also identifies and thoroughly examines trends, challenges, and future agent-oriented research directions.

SELLING POINTS: Unveils the lack of coherence and order that characterizes the area of research

pertaining to coordination of distributed intelligent systems Provides specific recommendations to realize more widespread deployment of agent-

based systems

MARKET: Professionals, researchers and students

SUBJECTS: Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Computer Communication Networks; Operating Systems


RELATED TITLES:Scerri, Coordination of Large Scale Multiagent Systems (978-0-387-26193-5, 2005, $109.00) Garg, Principles of Distributed Systems (978-0-7923-9668-0, 1995, $199.00)

COMPETITION:Woolridge Introduction to Multiagent Systems (John Wiley & Sons, 9780471496915,

2001, $75.00)Rao, Integrated Distributed Intelligent Systems for Engineering Design (Taylor and

Francis, 978-9056995102, 1996, $79.95)

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Security and Dependability for Ambient IntelligenceEDITORS: GEORGE SPANOUDAKIS, City University, London, UK;

ANTONIO MANA GOMEZ, University of Malaga, Spain and KOKOLAKIS SPYROS, University of the Aegean, Karlovassi, Greece


Security and Dependability for Ambient Intelligence is the primary publication for the SERENITY approach, which provides security and dependability (S&D) solutions for dynamic, highly distributed, heterogeneous systems. This book covers the foundations of ambient systems, the problems their highly dynamic and heterogeneous nature poses to security and dependability, and solutions. Designed for researchers and practitioners focusing on the dynamic integration, deployment and verification of security solutions in highly distributed systems incorporating ambient intelligence features.

SELLING POINTS: Includes case studies demonstrating recognition of the SERENITY approach in specific

types of systems Covers adaptation of security and dependability solutions as part of ambient

intelligence, while existing books on security patterns focus primarily on use of patterns in system development

MARKET: Researchers and practitioners; secondary: reference or secondary text book for graduate-level students

SUBJECTS: Computer Communication Networks; Operating Systems


RELATED TITLES:Marchette, Computer Intrusion Detection and Network Monitoring (978-0-387-95281-9,

2001, $94.00)Zhou, Distributed Network Systems (978-0-387-23839-5, 2005 $149.00)

COMPETITION:Xiao, Security in Distributed and Networking Systems (World Scientific Publishing

Company, 978-9812708076, 2007, $98.00) Vasilakos, Ambient Intelligence, Wireless Networking, And Ubiquitous Computing (Artech

House, 978-1580539630, 2006, $149.00)

ENGINEERING

Micro Electro Mechanical SystemsA Design Approach

AUTHOR: KANAKASABAPATHI SUBRAMANIAN, General Electric, Niskayuna, New York, USA

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-32476-0PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 400 p., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $129.00AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

One of the biggest challenges facing engineers involved in MEMs research, development, and manufacturing is identifying a structured MEMS design methodology. Existing MEMS design literature has placed a significant emphasis on the modeling aspect of design. There is need for a book that describes a design "methodology" for MEMS. This book builds on the extensive body of literature that already exists on analytical and numerical multi-Physics "modeling" and provides a structured approach to microsystem design.

SELLING POINTS: Introduces and explains a formal Six Sigma design methodology that is currently

absent from MEMS literature Discusses methodologies that keep process, package, test and characterization,

product, and market in mind Includes case studies and example design problems addressed using Six Sigma

techniques

MARKET:Engineering professionals, academics and researchers involved in the manufacturing, development and design of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), students studying MEMS and/or Six Sigma

SUBJECTS: Mechanical Engineering; Circuits and Systems; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Engineering

RELATED TITLES:Senturia, Microsystem Design (978-0-7923-7246-2, 2000, $104.00) Korvink, MEMS: A Practical Guide of Design, Analysis, and Applications (3-540-21117-9,

2006, $389.00)

COMPETITION:Allen, Micro Electro Mechanical System Design (CRC, 978-0824758240, 2005,$159.95)Motamedi, MOEMS: Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems (SPIE Publications, 978-

0819450210, 2005, $113.00)

ENGINEERING

Introduction to the Theory of Linear Vibrations and its Applications

AUTHOR: FIRDAUS E. UDWADIA, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-31052-7PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 385 p., 40 illus., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $89.95AVAILABLE (US): January 2010

Linear vibrations is a topic of central interest in numerous fields of engineering and is widely applicable to civil, mechanical, aerospace, and biomedical engineering. This book deals with the elements of the theory of linear vibrations and its applications. The theory of linear vibrations is systematically developed starting from the basics. In a systematic manner, the author deals with single-degree of freedom systems before progressing to the more complex multi-degree of freedom systems. Topics such as Laplace transforms, complex frequency responses, elements of feedback control and aspects of time-delayed control and its applications are discussed at the end.

SELLING POINTS: Set of graded problems, to exercise the understanding of the student, is provided at

the end of each chapter Numerous illustrative examples are provided in each chapter alongside the

development of the theory Includes topics from stability and control theory to provide the student with a

broader view of the applications

MARKET: Seniors, first year graduate students in engineering, applied mathematicians

SUBJECTS: Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control; Applications of Mathematics; Mechanical Engineering

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Engineering

RELATED TITLES:Vujanovic, An Introduction to Modern Variational Techniques in Mechanics and

Engineering (0-8176-3399-5, 2003, $95.00) Lyshevski, Control Systems Theory with Engineering Applications (978-0-8176-4203-7,

2001, $99.00)

COMPETITION:Inman, Engineering Vibrations (Prentice Hall, 978-0137261420, 2000, $143.00) Balakumar, Vibrations (Cengage-Engineering, 0534395104, 2003, $145.95)

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Principles of Natural Resource StewardshipResilience-Based Management in a Changing World

EDITORS: F. STUART CHAPIN, III, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, USA; GARY KOFINAS, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, USA and CARL FOLKE, University of Stockholm, Sweden

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-73032-5PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 400 p., 136 illus., 16 in color, HardcoverPRICE: approx. $49.95AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

Most textbooks on natural resource and ecosystem management are dominated by a steady-state view that interprets change as gradual and incremental and disregards interactions across scales. Management implementation of steady-state theory and policies tends to invest in controlling a few selected ecosystem processes, at the expense of long-term social-ecological resilience - i.e., the capacity of the system to cope with surprise and abrupt changes. Achieving desirable outcomes for humanity, such as those of the UN Millennium Development Goals on poverty, food security, and environmental sustainability, will require new integrated and adaptive approaches to social and economic development, where the complex interconnectedness between humans and nature.

SELLING POINTS: Textbook for Natural Resource Management and related courses Provides a framework for managing resources in a world dominated by uncertainty

and change

MARKET:Natural resources, conservation, ecosystem management; undergrad and grad students; managers and policy makers with ecology, anthropology, economics, and political science backgrounds

SUBJECTS: Environmental Management; Nature Conservation; Ecotoxicology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Environmental Sciences

RELATED TITLES:Chapin, Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology (978-0-387-95443-1, 2002, $59.95) Lambers, Chapin, Pons. Plant Physiological Ecology (978-0-387-98326-4, 1998, $69.95)

COMPETITION:Meffe, Ecosystem Management (Island Press, 978-1559638241, 2002, $55.00)Goudie, The Human Impact on the Natural Environment (Wiley-Blackwell, 978-

1405127042, 2005, $47.50)

GENERAL SCIENCE

The World as a Mathematical GameJohn von Neumann and Twentieth Century Science

AUTHORS: GIORGIO ISRAEL, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy and ANA MILLÁN GASCA, Roma III University, Italy


Galileo and Newton showed that the physical world could be represented by means of mathematics. Leibniz dedicated himself to the project of constructing a universal logical calculus capable of mechanically guiding the human mind. During the Enlightenment it was believed possible to make social relations rational by mathematizing them. The idea grew up around the Vienna Circle of an ethics in the form of an exact science capable of guiding individuals to make correct decisions by means of mathematical logical analysis. Von Neumann inherited all these ancient and less ancient aims and philosophic intuitions and proposed a conception of the world as a mathematical game, a world globally governed by a universal logic in which individual consciousness moved following different strategies. With the help of his boundless mathematical capacity, this allowed him to leave a trace in practically every sector of mathematics and mathematical physics, and by his confidence in the power of computers.

SELLING POINTS: von Neumann devoted his whole life to this fantastic project; it reached its peak with

the conception of a theory of automata that could be used to model Organize the consciousness of a perfectly logical "being" that interacts with the real

world by exchanging mathematized information

MARKET:Mathematicians, computer scientists, physicists, biologists, economists, social scientists and historians in these fields

SUBJECTS: History of Science; History of Mathematics; History of Physics

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: General Science

RELATED TITLES:Marques de Sá, Chance The Life of Games & the Game of Life, 978-3-540-74416-0,2008, $29.95)Curiel, Cooperative Game Theory and Applications (978-0-7923-4476-6, 1997, $179.00)

COMPETITION:Neogy, Mathematical Programming And Game Theory For Decision Making (World

Scientific Publishing Company, 978-9812813213, 2008, $142.00)Ichiishi, Cooperative Extensions of the Bayesian Game (World Scientific Publishing

Company, 978-9812563590, 2006, $89.00)

LIFE SCIENCES

Horizontal Gene TransferGenomes in Flux

EDITORS: MARIA B. GOGARTEN, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA; JOHANN PETER GOGARTEN, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA and LORRAINE C. OLENDZENSKI, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY, USA

ISBN-13: 978-1-60327-852-2PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 500 p., 87 illus., 2 in color, HardcoverPRICE: $129.00AVAILABLE (US): January 2009

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) events encompass processes as varied as the exchange of genetic material between microbes coexisting in the same environment, between symbiotic bacteria and their eukaryotic hosts, and the evolution of organelles by symbiosis, in which whole genomes are acquired. Divided into three sections, the volume begins with an overview of terminology, concepts and the implications of HGT on current evolutionary thought and philosophy, and continues with methods involving computer and bioinformatics analyses of genomic data as well as molecular biology techniques for identifying, quantifying, and differentiating instances of HGT.

SELLING POINTS: Reviews both wetlab and in silico methods for assessing horizontal gene transfer Brings together the often controversial viewpoints on the impact of HGT on the tree

of life and microbial speciation Genome based analysis to integron biology and plasmid transfer in biofilms

MARKET:Molecular biologists, geneticists, evolutionary biologists, bioinformaticians, and computational scientists

SUBJECTS: Microbial Genetics and Genomics; Evolutionary Biology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Life Sciences

RELATED TITLES:Schmidt, Transgenic Organisms and Biosafety (978-3-540-61077-9,1996, $176.00)Peltz, Computational Genetics and Genomics (978-1-58829-187-5, 2005, $135.00)

COMPETITION:Hensel, Horizontal Gene Transfer in the Evolution of Pathogenesis (CUP, 978-

0521862974, 2008, $150) Friedmann, Gene Transfer (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 978-0879697655,

2006, $167.00)

LIFE SCIENCES

A Natural CallingLife, Letters and Diaries of Charles Darwin and William Darwin Fox

AUTHOR: ANTHONY W. D. LARKUM, University of Sydney, Australia

ISBN-13: 978-1-4020-9232-9PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 400 p., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $139.00AVAILABLE (US):

March 2009

This book provides new factual material on Charles Darwin, following many years of research into Darwin’s relationship to his cousin William Darwin Fox. It is a biographical and historical account of the letters exchanged by these two men and the diaries of W D Fox have never been accessed before. The relationship between Darwin and Fox has been acknowledged as a major biographical source on Darwin. Here the life of Fox is carefully pieced together and compared and contrasted with that of Darwin. Since Darwin and Fox were undergraduates together at Christ’s College, Cambridge, and corresponded with each other for the rest of their lives, dying within two years of each other, the diaries allow us a vivid insight into the unique relationship of these two naturalists and family friends. Both were studying to be clergymen of the Church of England, when Darwin was offered a place on The Beagle.

SELLING POINTS: New material on the life of Charles Darwin A fresh look at one of the most important biographical sources for the life of Charles

Darwin A fascinating account of the lives of two Victorian naturalists A biographical account of the life of Charles Darwin contrasted with his clergyman

cousin, William Darwin Fox A new look at the man who introduced Charles Darwin to beetles, William Darwin Fox

SUBJECTS: Life Sciences, general; History of Science; History of Philosophy

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Life Sciences

RELATED TITLES:Desmond, Charles Darwin (978-3-8274-2031-2, 2008, $19.95)Kappeler, Cooperation in Primates and Humans (978-3-540-28269-3, 2006, $189.00)

COMPETITION:Barrett, Charles Darwin's Notebooks, 1836-1844 (CUP, 978-0521099752, 2009, $90.00)Ruse, Charles Darwin (Wiley-Blackwell, 978-1405149129, 2008, $74.95)

MANAGEMENT / BUSINESS FOR PROFESSIONALS

Handbook of Portfolio ConstructionContemporary Applications of Markowitz Techniques

EDITOR: JOHN GUERARD, JR., McKinley Capital Managment, Inc., Anchorage, AK, USA


Portfolio construction is fundamental to the investment management process. In the 1950s, Harry Markowitz demonstrated the benefits of efficient diversification by formulating a mathematical program for generating the "efficient frontier" to summarize optimal trade-offs between expected return and risk. The Markowitz framework continues to be used as a basis for both practical portfolio construction and emerging research in financial economics. Such concepts as the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and the Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT), for example, provide the foundation for setting benchmarks, for predicting returns and risk, and for performance measurement.

SELLING POINTS: Puts a contemporary spin on the Markowitz models and techniques that have served

as the foundation for portfolio construction and analysis for 50 years Comprehensive coverage, including worked examples and practical illustrations of all

major tools, models, and techniques Financial portfolio construction and risk management is a popular topic in MBA

programs and academic research, with practical applications in money management and corporate strategy; the book blends theory, rigorous quantitative techniques, and practice

SUBJECTS: Accounting/Auditing; Finance/Banking; Financial Economics

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Management / Business for Professionals

RELATED TITLES:Fernholz, Stochastic Portfolio Theory (978-0-387-95405-9, 2002, $94.00)Guerard, Jr., Quantitative Corporate Finance (978-1-4020-7019-8, 2007, $159.00)

COMPETITION:O'Brien, Construction Supply Chain Management Handbook (CRC, 978-1420047455,

2008,$129.95)Grinold, Active Portfolio Management (McGraw-Hill, 978-0070248823, 1999, $80.00)

MATHEMATICS

Jacob's Ladder of Differential GeometryAUTHORS: MARCEL BERGERISBN-13: 978-3-540-70996-1PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 960 p., 610 illus.,

HardcoverPRICE: approx. $109.00AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

Both modern differential geometry, which lies at the heart of many recent advances in mathematics, from analysis to algebraic geometry and to mathematical physics, and also classical geometry, have been active subjects of research throughout the 20th century. This fact is the underlying motivating concept for the new book of Marcel Berger. The 'ladder' in question is one on which, in the process of solving a problem, the geometer climbs up one rung or successive rungs of increasing abstraction, each time thus obtaining a better view from higher up of the problem and its environment, recalling the 'ladder' in the Old Testament, that angels ascended and descended...

SELLING POINTS: Marcel Berger is the author of numerous successful books on geometry The book is addressed to all students and teachers of mathematics with an affinity

for geometry

SUBJECTS: Geometry; Convex and Discrete Geometry; Differential Geometry

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Mathematics

RELATED TITLES:Sharpe, Differential Geometry (978-0-387-94732-7, 1997, $74.95)Bobenko, Discrete Differential Geometry (978-3-7643-8620-7, 2008, $39.95)

COMPETITION:Do Carmo, Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces (Prentice Hall, 978-

0132125895, 1976, $132.80)Oprea, Differential Geometry and its Applications (The Mathematical Association of

America, 978-0883857489, 2007, $69.95)

MATHEMATICS

Additive Number TheoryFestschrift In Honor of the Sixtieth Birthday of Melvyn B. Nathanson

EDITORS: DAVID CHUDNOVSKY, Polytechnic University, New York, NY, USA and GREGORY CHUDNOVSKY, Polytechnic University, New York, NY, USA

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-37029-3PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 400 p., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $79.95AVAILABLE (US): January 2010

This impressive volume is dedicated to Mel Nathanson, a leading authoritative expert for several decades in the area of combinatorial and additive number theory. Nathanson's numerous results have been widely published in top notch journals and in a number of excellent graduate textbooks (GTM Springer) and reference works. The invited survey articles in this impressive volume reflect the work of distinguished mathematicians in number theory, and represent a wide range of important topics in current research.

SELLING POINTS: Celebrates the contributions which Melvyn B. Nathanson has made to additive

number theory For several decades, Mel Nathanson's seminal ideas and results in combinatorial and

additive number theory have influenced graduate students and researchers alike

MARKET: Graduate students.- Researchers in mathematics

SUBJECTS: Number Theory; Algebra; Mathematical Logic and Foundations


RELATED TITLES:Nathanson, Additive Number Theory: Inverse Problems and the Geometry of Sumsets (0-

387-94655-1, 1996, $74.95) Nathanson, Additive Number Theory The Classical Bases (0-387-94656-X, 1996, $74.95)

COMPETITION:Hardy, An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers (Oxford University Press, 978-

0199219865,2008, $60.00)Marshall, Number Theory Through Inquiry (Mathematical Assn of Amer, 978-

0883857519, 2007, $51.00)

MATHEMATICS

Semantics-Oriented Natural Language ProcessingMathematical Models and Algorithms

AUTHOR: VLADIMIR FOMICHOV, K.E.Tsiolkovsky Russian State Technological University

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-72924-4PAGES/ILLUS: XII, 348 p., 20 illus., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $79.95AVAILABLE (US): January 2010

This book examines key issues in designing semantics-oriented natural language processing systems. A broad conceptual framework for describing structured meanings of NL-texts is obtained by defining a new class of formal languages called standard knowledge languages (SK-languages) using a system theoretical approach. Readers will gain knowledge of these languages and will learn a way of building semantic representations using them. With extensive use of examples and illustrations to clarify complex material and demonstrate practical applications, generous historical and bibliographical notes, end-of-chapter exercises, and glossaries, this book will serve as an ideal graduate-level textbook, as well as a good reference for researchers and practitioners who deal with the various problems involving semantics of natural language texts.

SELLING POINTS: Substantially formal treatment of issues for designers of natural language processing

systems Presents an in-depth treatment of NL semantics and a mathematical model of a

linguistics database

MARKET:Graduate students, researchers and practitioners

SUBJECTS: Systems Theory, Control; Language Translation and Linguistics; Algorithms


RELATED TITLES:Zadeh, Computing with Words in Information/Intelligent Systems (978-3-7908-1218-3,

1999, $199.00)Novák, The Alternative Mathematical Model of Linguistic Semantics and Pragmatics

(978-0-306-44269-8, 1993, $161.00)

COMPETITION:Manning, Foundations of Statistical Natural Language Processing (The MIT Press,

0262133601, 1999, $82.00) Huang, Spoken Language Processing (Prentice Hall PTR, 0130226165, 2001, $89.00)

MATHEMATICS

Numerical Models of Differential ProblemsAUTHOR: ALFIO M. QUARTERONI, Politecnico di Milano,

ItaliaISBN-13: 978-88-470-1070-3PAGES/ILLUS: XX, 450 p., SoftcoverPRICE: $69.95AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

In this text, we introduce the basic concepts for the numerical modelling of partial equation differential equations. We consider the classical elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic linear equations, but also others, such as the diffusion, transport, and Navier-Stokes equations, as well as equations representing conservation laws. Furthermore, we provide numerous physical examples which underlie such equations. We then analyze numerical solution methods based on finite elements, finite differences, finite volumes, spectral methods and domain decomposition methods. In particular, we discuss the algorithmic and computer implementation aspects and provide a number of easy-to-use programs. It is suitable for students of bachelor and master courses in scientific disciplines, and recommendable to researchers who want to approach this interesting branch of applied mathematics.

SELLING POINTS: Author faces here the basic concepts for the numerical modelling of partial

differential equations An outstanding reference work in this branch of applied mathematics

MARKET: Students of bachelor and master courses in scientific disciplines: engineering, mathematics, physics, computational sciences, and information science

SUBJECTS: Mathematics, general; Analysis; Numerical Analysis


RELATED TITLES:Langtangen, Computational Partial Differential Equations (978-3-540-43416-0, 2003, $86.95)Quarteroni, Numerical Mathematics (978-3-540-34658-6, 2007, $89.95)

COMPETITION:Brenan, Numerical Solution of Initial-Value Problems in Differential-Algebraic Equations

(Society for Industrial Mathematics, 978-0898713534, 1987, $49.50)Leveque, Finite Difference Methods for Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations (SIAM,

978-0898716290, 2007, $63.00)

MEDICINE, CARDIOLOGY

Heart Disease and PregnancyEDITOR: ANDRA JAMES, Duke University Medical Center,

Durham, NC, USAISBN-13: 978-1-60327-307-7PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 400 p., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $99.50AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

Heart disease is an umbrella term for a variety for different diseases affecting the heart. Coronary artery disease is a disease of the artery caused by the accumulation of atheromatous plaques within the walls of the arteries that supply the myocardium. A woman who has a history of heart disease, heart murmur, rheumatic fever or high blood pressure should talk with her healthcare provider before she decides to become pregnant. A woman who has congenital heart disease has a higher risk of having a baby with some type of heart defect.

SELLING POINTS: The aim of the book is to cover a broad range of issues related to heart disease and

pregnancy The topics to be covered have been selected not only from the types of cases seen at

Duke, but the types of problems we encounter

MARKET:Cardiologists and maternal-fetal medicine specialists, general obstetricians, gynecologists, internists, family practitioners, nurse practitioners and physician assistants

SUBJECTS: Cardiology; Obstetrics/Perinatology; Maternal and Child Health

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine , Cardiology

RELATED TITLES:Mittal, Coronary Heart Disease in Clinical Practice (978-1852339364, 2005, $44.95)Shaw, Coronary Disease in Women (978-0-89603-958-2, 2004, $125)

COMPETITION:Oakley, Heart Disease in Pregnancy (BMJ Books, 978-1405134880, 2007, $121.95) Gatzoulis, Adult Congenital Heart Disease: A Practical Guide (BMJ Books, 978-

0727916686, 2005, $89.95)

MEDICINE, DERMATOLOGY

Life-Threatening Dermatoses and Emergencies in Dermatology

EDITORS: JEAN REVUZ, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France; Jean-CLAUDE ROUJEAU, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France; FRANCISCO KERDEL, University of Miami, FL, USA and LAURENCE ALLANORE, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France

ISBN-13: 978-3-540-79338-0PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 355 p., 169 illus., 165 in color, HardcoverPRICE: $129.00AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

Since extensive dermatoses can be life threatening, it is important to recognize and treat skin emergencies rapidly. This book covers all cutaneous emergencies and life threatening dermatoses, as well as true and false emergencies in the dermatologic office. It provides treatment advice for the management of major life threatening dermatoses, such as severe infections, severe drug eruptions and bullous diseases. In addition, it describes the manifestations in acutely ill patients in the ICU, as well as severe cutaneous manifestations occurring during pregnancy, after sun exposure, in cold weather, as a result of extreme poverty, and in other situations. With diagnostic clues, reader-friendly charts and clinical photographs, this clinical guide will not only benefit the hospital-based dermatologist, but will also be a helpful guide for non-dermatologists, such as ER and ICU physicians.

SELLING POINTS: Complete and concise coverage of cutaneous emergencies Written by internationally recognized dermatologists Lavishly illustrated with charts and photographs Clinically relevant for non-dermatologists as well as

dermatologists

MARKET:General dermatologists as well as those working in the field of internal medicine, emergency room physicians, GPs, pediatricians and family practitioners

SUBJECTS: Dermatology; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Internal Medicine

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Dermatology

RELATED TITLES:Braun-Falco, Dermatologie und Venerologie (978-3-540-40525-2, 2005, $279.00Braun-Falco, Dermatology (978-3-540-59452-9, 2000, $139.00)

COMPETITION:Habif, Skin Disease (Mosby, 0323027539, 2004, $65.00)Fleischer, Emergency Dermatology (McGraw-Hill Professional, 0071379959, 2002, $79.95)

MEDICINE, DERMATOLOGY

Managing Skin CancerEDITORS: EGGERT STOCKFLETH, Charite Berlin, Germany; TED

ROSEN, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA and STEVEN SCHUMAAK, Sydney, Australia

ISBN-13: 978-3-540-79346-5PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 300 p., 100 illus. in color, HardcoverPRICE: approx. $159.00AVAILABLE (US): August 2009

Skin cancer is the most common malignant neoplasm and its incidence is rising worldwide. The epidemic increase of these tumors calls for efficient management by the application of appropriate guidelines for therapy end prevention. Clinicians managing these patients need to keep up-to-date with the latest advances, allowing them to provide optimal treatment.This practical guide offers the reader a complete and comprehensive overview of the options for diagnosis, treatment and prevention and follows the recent therapeutic developments. General aspects including epidemiology, pathogenesis and diagnostic approaches of different forms of skin cancer are considered as well as specific aspects of Actinic keratosis, Squamous cell carcinoma, Basal cell carcinoma, Melanoma and other entities such as Kaposi´s sarcoma and Merkel cell carcinoma.

SELLING POINTS: Practical guide with up-to-date coverage of all aspects of skin cancer with new

diagnostic and treatment options Lavishly illustrated with reader-friendly format with step-by-step guidelines and

flowcharts

MARKET:Dermatologists, oncologists and all other physicians treating patients with cutaneous cancer

SUBJECTS: Dermatology; Oncology; Plastic Surgery

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Dermatology

RELATED TITLES:Hill, Prevention of Skin Cancer (978-1-4020-1435-2, 2004, $209.00) Braun-Falco, Dermatology (978-3-540-59452-9, 2000, $139.00)

COMPETITION:Rigel, Cancer of the Skin. Book and CD (Saunders, 978-0721605449, 2004, $195.00)Nouri, Skin Cancer (McGraw-Hill Professional, 978-0071472562, 2007,

$165.00)

MEDICINE, FAMILY MEDICINE & GERIATRICS

Nutrition Guide for PhysiciansEDITORS: TED WILSON; GEORGE A. BRAY; NORMAN J. TEMPLE and

MARIE BOYLE STRUBLEISBN-13: 978-1-60327-430-2PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 350 p., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $79.50AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

Nutrition Guide for Physicians is a desktop reference guide on nutrition and its clinical implications for health and disease through the lifecycle. Presented in a user-friendly style, it serves as a valuable resource of practical information on nutrition for physicians in their daily practice. Nutrition Guide for Physicians is divided into three parts that cross the spectrum of nutritional concerns for improving the practice of medicine. Part One provides basic nutritional principles for physicians. Part Two covers nutrition through the lifecycle and optimal nutrition patterns through all stages of development. Part Three covers diet and its role in prevention, cause and treatment of disease. All chapters include figures and tables that provide useful descriptive and visual reviews. "Key points" and succinct "conclusions" are also provided for each topic. Nutrition Guide for Physicians provides a wide perspective of the impact that nutrition has upon medical practice and will be am indispensable resource for primary care physicians and other medical professionals

SELLING POINTS: Written in a user-friendly style Includes key points and conclusions for each topic Figures and tables providing descriptive and visual

reviews

MARKET: Primary care physicians

SUBJECTS: Primary Care Medicine; General Practice / Family Medicine; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Family Medicine & Geriatrics

RELATED TITLES:Bendich, Preventive Nutrition (978-1-60327-541-5, 2009,approx.

$165.00) Kumanyika, Handbook of Obesity Prevention (978-0-387-47859-3, 2007,

$99.00)

COMPETITION:Thomas, Nutrition in Primary Care (Wiley-Blackwell, 978-0632039814, 1996, $58.95) Deen, Complete Guide to Nutrition in Primary Care (Wiley-Blackwell, 978-1405104746,

2007, $44,95)

MEDICINE, GENERAL

The Physician's Guide to InvestingA Practical Approach to Building Wealth

Second Edition

AUTHOR: ROBERT M. DOROGHAZI, Missouri Cardiovascular Specialists, Columbia, MO

ISBN-13: 978-1-60327-543-9 (Replaces ISBN: 978-1-58829-569-9)

PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 300 p., SoftcoverPRICE: approx. $59.95AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

In The Physician's Guide to Investing: A Practical Approach to Building Wealth, a successful physician/investor and a professor of finance join forces to present an easy-to-read, commonsense guide to investing tailored to the needs of medical students and physicians of all ages and disciplines. Giving simple, practical advice on how health professionals can manage and invest their money, the book covers all general aspects of investing and financial planning, with the ultimate long-term goal of attaining financial security. Physicians will quickly discover what is a reasonable rate of return on an investment, when the return on an investment should immediately cause alarm, and how to recognize when a real opportunity does arise.

SELLING POINTS: This unique text provides anecdotes as well as detailed advice on setting financial

goals, drawing up appropriate documents, saving for retirement and a child's education, purchasing insurance, minimizing fees – all in addition to in-depth advice on investing

Includes insights from several attorneys and accountants at appropriate points in the text

MARKET: The book is intended for all physicians and medical students.

SUBJECTS: Medicine/Public Health, general; Primary Care Medicine; Internal Medicine

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, General

RELATED TITLES:Anderson, Evaluating the Organizational Impact of Health Care Information Systems

(978-0-387-24558-4, 2005, $69.95)Meitner, The Market Approach to Comparable Company Valuation (978-3-7908-1722-5,

2006, $105.00)

COMPETITION:Defrancesco, The Doctor's Wealth Preservation Guide (TriArc, 978-1589300880, 2007,

$49.95) Marcinko, Insurance and Risk Management Strategies for Physicians and Advisors (Jones

and Bartlett Publishers, 978-0763733421, 2005, $71.95)

MEDICINE, GENERAL SURGERY

Rural SurgeryEDITORS: MATTHIAS WICHMANN, Flinders University, Mount

Gambier, Australia; DAVID BORGSTROM, Mithoefer Centre for Rural Surgery, New York, NY, USA; GUY MADDERN, University of Adelaide, Australia and NADINE CARON, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada

ISBN-13: 978-3-540-78679-5PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 730 p., 620 illus., 310 in color, HardcoverPRICE: approx. $189.00AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

Incorporating and balancing advancing subspecialization is a significant challenge of modern surgery. The changes of surgical education and early subspecialization is a smaller spectrum of experience of graduating surgeons joining the rural workforce. Surgeons working in rural and remote hospitals, however, must be proficient in the great breadth of current surgical practice and face a number of challenges and demands that are specific to rural surgery. This textbook provides an update on the evidence and surgical techniques for the experienced rural surgeon and most importantly is a guideline for younger surgeons and surgical trainees joining the general surgical workforce in rural and remote areas around the world.

SELLING POINTS: First book publication in the field International update and outline on most common surgical and emergency

procedures in rural surgery Covers the entire breadth of current surgical practice

MARKET: Specialists at all levels working in the field of rural and remote surgery

SUBJECTS: Surgery; Abdominal Surgery; Thoracic Surgery

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, General Surgery

RELATED TITLES:Rabinowitz, Caring for the Country Family (978-0-387-20978-4, 2004 $34.95) Lessenger, Agricultural Medicine (978-0-387-25425-8, 2005, $59.95)

COMPETITION:Wright, Critical Issues In Rural Health (Wiley-Blackwell, 978-0813800103, 2004, $79.99)Lee, Rural Nursing: Concepts, Theory, and Practice (Springer Publishing Company, 978-

0826169556, 2005, $54.00)

MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS

Fluid and Electrolytes in PediatricsA Comprehensive Handbook

EDITORS: LEONARD G. FELD, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA and FREDERICK J. KASKEL, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY, USA


This book will have unique information with extensive tables, lists, and algorithms that detail clinical features of the entire spectrum of water metabolism, disorders of electrolytes, and disturbances in acid-base homeostasis by age (infants/newborns, children and adolescents) that is not available in any other textbook. Fluid and Electrolytes in Pediatrics: A Comprehensive Handbook is a complete compendium of ready access information for pediatricians, family practitioners, residents, students and allied health professionals. The manual will be a "go to" source for tables or information on any aspect of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base metabolism for general pediatrics/ family practitioners/residents/medical students/nurses or the medical or surgical specialties.

SELLING POINTS: In order to achieve the goal as the "THE" textbook in this discipline, each chapter of

the book will be divided into the following areas: Definition and Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Causes, Treatment and Representative Scenarios

The scenarios will attempt to cover the most common problems that present in pediatrics

MARKET:General pediatricians, family practitioners, residents, fellows, medical students, nurses, physician assistants and the medical or surgical pediatric specialties

SUBJECTS: Pediatrics; Primary Care Medicine; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Pediatrics

RELATED TITLES:Kiessling, Pediatric Nephrology in the ICU (978-3-540-74423-8, 2009, $139.00)Strauss, Hypertension, Fluid-Electrolytes, and Tubulopathies in Pediatric Nephrology

(978-90-247-2633-2, 1982, $214.00)

COMPETITION:Oh, Nephrology and Fluid/Electrolyte Physiology (Saunders, 978-1416031635, 2008,

$79.95)

Kee, Fluid and Electrolytes with Clinical Applications (Delmar Cengage Learning, 978-1401810320, 2003, $49.95)

MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS

The Management of Pediatric Obesity and DiabetesEDITOR: ROBERT JEAN FERRYISBN-13: 978-1-60327-255-1PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 300 p., 50 illus.,

HardcoverPRICE: approx. $99.50AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

Obesity and diabetes mellitus continue to affect an ever increasing number of children, adolescents, and young adults. The objective of this book is to provide healthcare trainees and professionals with practical, comprehensive, and contemporary approaches to the pediatric patient at risk for obesity, diabetes mellitus, and related conditions.This book provides the reader clinical paradigms for diagnosis and management of pediatric obesity and diabetes. In addition, the book succinctly describes state-of-the-art basic and clinical sciences underlying hunger and satiety. This work will benefit the reader by collecting disseminated knowledge in a convenient place.

SELLING POINTS: This book can also be utilized to teach dietary, nursing, graduate, medical, dental,

and allied health trainees about these ever-increasing problems in pediatric populations

Above all, we hope this work improves healthcare for all children and young adults

MARKET:General pediatricians, dieticians, endocrinologists, diabetologists, family practitioners.

SUBJECTS: Pediatrics; Diabetes; Nutrition

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Pediatrics

RELATED TITLES:Menon, Pediatric Diabetes (978-1402075575, 2003, $175.00)Kumanyika, Handbook of Obesity Prevention (978-0-387-47859-3, 2007, $99.00)

COMPETITION:Goran, Handbook of Pediatric Surgery (CRC, 978-1574449129, 2005, $139.95)Sothern, Handbook of Pediatric Obesity: Clinical Management (CRC, 978-1574449136,

2006, $149.95)

PHYSICS/ASTRONOMY

Solar System MoonsDiscovery and Mythology

AUTHOR: JÜRGEN BLUNCK, Berlin, GermanyISBN-13: 978-3-540-68852-5PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 170 p., 122 illus., 40 in color,

HardcoverPRICE: $119.00AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

Starting from Mars outward this concise handbook provides thorough information on the satellites of the planets in the solar system. Each chapter begins with a section on the discovery and the naming of the planet’s satellites or rings. This is followed by a section presenting the historic sources of those names. The book contains tables with the orbital and physical parameters of all satellites and is illustrated throughout with modern photos of the planets and their moons as well as historical and mythological drawings. The Cyrillic transcriptions of the satellite names are provided in a register.

SELLING POINTS: An enjoyable reference of the discovery, naming and historical and mythological

background of the solar system satellites Contains modern photos of planets and their moons as well as mythological and

detailed illustrations Author is member of the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the

International Astronomical Union

MARKET: Anybody interested in the history of astronomy; hobby astronomers, scholars, researchers

SUBJECTS: Astronomy; Popular Science in Astronomy; History of Science

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Physics/Astronomy

RELATED TITLES:Milone, Solar System Astrophysics (978-0-387-73154-4, 2008, $79.95)Blondel, Solar System Update (978-3-540-26056-1, 2006, $195.00)

COMPETITION : Murray, Solar System Dynamics (CUP, 978-0521575973, 2000, $80.00)Lewis, Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System (Academic Press, 978-0124467446,

2004, $85.95)

PHYSICS/ASTRONOMY

Counting SurfacesCombinatorics, Matrix Models and Algebraic Geometry

AUTHOR: BERTRAND EYNARD, CEA Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France


The problem of enumerating maps (a map is a set of polygonal "countries" on a world of a certain topology, not necessarily the plane or the sphere) is an important problem in mathematics and physics, and it has many applications ranging from statistical physics, geometry, particle physics, informatics, biology, ... etc. In 1978+, physicists have invented a method called "matrix models" to address that problem, and many results have been obtained.

SELLING POINTS: The book intends to be self-contained and pedagogical, and will provide

comprehensive proofs, several examples, and will give the general formula for the enumeration of maps on surfaces of any topology

In the end, the link with more general topics such as algebraic geometry, string theory, will be discussed, and in particular we give a proof of the Witten-Kontsevich conjecture

MARKET:Graduate students in mathematics and physics, having a minimal knowledge of complex analysis; students and researchers interested in combinatorics, algebraic geometry, string theory, conformal field theory, and matrix models

SUBJECTS: Mathematical and Computational Physics; Physics, general; Quantum Computing, Information and Physics


RELATED TITLES:Ciliberto, Applications of Algebraic Geometry to Coding Theory, Physics and

Computation (978-1-4020-0004-1, 2001, $193.00)Borthwick, Spectral Theory of Infinite-Area Hyperbolic Surfaces (978-0-8176-4524-3,

2007, $59.95)

COMPETITION:Bujalance, Topics on Riemann Surfaces and Fuchsian Groups (CUP, 978-0521003506,

2001,$80.00) Krichever, Geometry, Topology, and Mathematical Physics (AMS, 978-0821846742,

2008, $109.00)

PHYSICS/ASTRONOMY

Star VistasA Gallery of Fine Art Astrophotography

AUTHORS: GREG PARKER, Southhampton University, UK and NOEL CARBONI, Boca Raton, FL, USA

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-88435-6PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 165 p., 95 illus. in color, HardcoverPRICE: approx. $49.95AVAILABLE (US): January 2009

Most people are familiar with the spectacular Hubble Space Telescope images - most of them in the public domain and available on the Internet. But the Hubble images, constrained by the observing program of the HST, are mainly very distant, strange objects. There are very few high-quality books of wide-field deep-sky images on the market, primarily because the major professional telescopes are scheduled for research projects and beautiful images are secondary.Star Vistas contains many spectacular photographs that were made specifically for this book. They are unavailable elsewhere. There are beautiful pictures of the Moon and constellations, but most of the book contains rare wide-field astronomical images and some of the most exquisite star photographs ever made. Moreover, all these astronomical photographs were made using commercially-available amateur equipment and software!

SELLING POINTS: Very high quality full-page true full color photographs of deep-sky objects - as

beautiful as anything produced by space telescopes! Shows what can be done by amateur astronomers using commercially-available

telescopes and cameras Shows some rarely imaged deep-sky objects

MARKET: 'Armchair astronomers' and general science readers

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


RELATED TITLES:Christensen, Hubble: 15 Years of Discovery (978-0-387-28599-3, 2006, $39.95) Parker: Making Beautiful Deep-Sky Images (978-0-387-71352-6, 2007, $34.95)

COMPETITION:Gendler: A Year in the Life of the Universe (Voyageur Press, 978-0-7603-2642-8, $24.95)

Bell, Postcards From Mars (Dutton Adult, 978-0525949855, 2006, $50.00)

PHYSICS/ASTRONOMY

High Energy Cosmic RaysSecond Edition

AUTHOR: TODOR STANEV, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA


PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 400 p., 155 illus., HardcoverPRICE: $159.00AVAILABLE (US):

March 2009

Cosmic rays are an essential part of the universe. Their origin is related to many important astrophysical processes, such as star formation, stellar evolution, supernova explosions and the state of interstellar matter in the Galaxy. Cosmic Ray Physics reviews our present knowledge of cosmic rays, describing how they are born in a wide range of cosmic processes, how they are accelerated and how they interact with matter, magnetic fields and radiation during their journey across the Galaxy. The book also describes the detection of cosmic rays, and the processes which take place, both at the top and within the Earth’s atmosphere. The author also describes the very important area of the underground detection of very high energy cosmic rays and particles such as neutrinos.

SELLING POINTS: Draws on the author’s 30 years of research experience, working in the field of cosmic

ray research Considers the very latest and most exciting topics in cosmic ray research Considers both theoretical aspects and experimental techniques Presents the very latest experimental results for cosmic ray measurements above

and in the atmosphere, at the Earth’s surface, and underground

MARKET:Advanced undergraduate and graduate students and astronomers, high energy astrophysicists, physicists

SUBJECTS: Astrophysics; Astronomy; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences


RELATED TITLES:Schlickeiser, Cosmic Ray Astrophysics (978-3-540-66465-9, 2001, $129.00)Bergström, Goobar, Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics (978-3-540-32924-4, 2006, $74.95)

COMPETITION:

Gaisser, Cosmic Rays and Particle Physics (CUP, 978-0521339315, 1991, $44.99) Bahcall, Neutrino Astrophysics (CUP, 978-0521379755, 1989, $63.00)

POPULAR SCIENCE IN ASTRONOMY

Mysteries and Discoveries of ArchaeoastronomyFrom Giza to Easter Island

AUTHOR: GIULIO MAGLI, Politecnico of Milan, Itlay

ISBN-13: 978-0-387-76564-8PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 300 p., 150 illus., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $27.50AVAILABLE (US):March 2009

This complete, authoritative study of the growing discipline of Archaeoastronomy examines the role of astronomy in antiquity. Professor Giulio Magli provides a clear, up-to-date survey of current thinking on the motives of the ancients for building fabulous and mysterious monuments all over our planet from the city of Teotihuacan in the Mexico Valley, to the Avebury stone circle in Great Britain.

SELLING POINTS: The first complete and authoritative introduction to the young and fascinating

science of Archaeoastronomy Explores the ancients’ motives in constructing such grandiose buildings as the city of

Teotihuacan or the Giza pyramids Illustrates how Astronomy is a key to understanding our ancestors’ way of thinking Uniquely studies the astronomical knowledge of our predecessors by analyzing their

monuments Contains complete, up-to-date and extensive discussion of the exploration of the

‘shafts’ in Cheops’ pyramid

MARKET:Popular science enthusiasts and undergraduate students studying Archaeoastronomy

SUBJECTS: Popular Science in Astronomy; Astronomy; Archaeology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Popular Science in Astronomy

RELATED TITLES:Kelley, Exploring Ancient Skies (978-0-387-95310-6, 2004, $299.00) Holbrook, African Cultural Astronomy (978-1-4020-6638-2, 2008, $139.00)

COMPETITION:Aveni, Skywatchers (University of Texas Press, Austin, 0292705026, 2001, $34.95) Aveni, Stairways to the Stars (Wiley, 0471329762, 1999, $16.95)


Into the Solar System on a StringSpace Tethers and Space Elevators

AUTHOR: MICHEL VAN PELT, European Space Agency, The Netherlands


This popular science book provides a detailed account of the possibilities of tethers in space. from very practical applications to (near) science fiction, the book gives an overview of the past, present and future of space tether development and presents the various concepts, ranging from those feasible in the near future to extremely innovative and challenging ideas.

SELLING POINTS: Explains the principle of space tethers: what they are and how they can be used in

space Gives an overview of the past, present and future of space tether development Presents the various concepts of space tethers, from the feasible to the innovative

and challenging Describes the technological challenges, potential benefits and feasibility of space

tethers The first comprehensive popular science book on space tethers for non-technical

space enthusiasts

MARKET: Popular science and space exploration enthusiasts

SUBJECTS: Popular Science in Astronomy; Astronomy; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Popular Science in Astronomy

RELATED TITLES:van Pelt, Space Tourism (0-387-40213-6, 2005, $27.50) van Pelt, Space Invaders (978-0-387-33232-1, 2006, $27.50)

COMPETITION:Fawcett, Liftport--Opening Space to Everyone (Meisha Merlin Publishing, 978-

1592221097, 2006, $14.95) World Spaceflight News, 21st Century Complete Guide to Space Elevators and Tethers

(Progressive Management, 978-1422001127, 2005, $29.95)


Apocalypse When?Calculating the Chances of Human Survival

AUTHOR: WILLARD WELLS, San Diego, CA, USAISBN-13: 978-0-387-09836-4PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 200 p., 36 illus., 11 in color,

SoftcoverPRICE: approx. $29.95AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

This book will be a key trailblazer in a new and upcoming field. The author’s predictive approach relies on simple and intuitive probability formulations that will appeal to readers with a modest knowledge of astronomy, mathematics, and statistics. Wells’ carefully erected theory stands on a sure footing and thus should serve as the basis of many rational predictions of survival in the face of natural disasters such as hits by asteroids or comets in the coming years.Any formula for predicting human survival will invite controversy. Dr Wells counters anticipated criticism with a thorough approach in which four lines of reasoning are used to arrive at the same survival formula. One uses empirical survival statistics for business firms and stage shows. Another is based on uncertainty of risk rates.

SELLING POINTS: Provides a unique analysis of the chances of human survivability in the short and

long term Develops a formula for survival based on four separate measures Gives the numerical estimates of human survival Substantiates analysis with statistical models of similar processes Refutes the existing Doomsday argument

MARKET: Popular science readers

SUBJECTS: Astronomy; Popular Science in Astronomy; Statistics for Social Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Astronomy

RELATED TITLES:Strom, Hot House Global Climate Change and the Human Condition (978-0-387-34179-8,

2007, $27.50)Bonnet, Surviving 1000 Centuries: Can We Do It? (978-0-387-74633-3, 2008, $39.95)

COMPETITION:Joseph, Apocalypse 2012 (Broadway, 978-0767924481,2008, $14.95)King, Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse (Night Shade Books, 978-1597801058,

2008, $15.95)

PROFESSIONAL COMPUTING

Visualizing Sustainable PlanningEDITORS: GERHARD STEINEBACH, University of Kaiserslautern,

Germany; SUBHRAJIT GUHATHAKURTA, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA and HANS HAGEN, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany

ISBN-13: 978-3-540-88202-2PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 250 p., 100 illus. in color, HardcoverPRICE: $139.00AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

The authors present the state of the art in the rapidly growing field of visualization as related to problems in urban and regional planning. The significance and timeliness of this volume consist in its reflection of several developments in literature and the challenges cities are facing. First, the unsustainability of many of our current paradigms of development has become evidently clear. We are entering an era in which communities across the globe are strengthening their connections to the global flows of capital, goods, ideas, technologies and values while facing at the same time serious dislocations in their traditional socioeconomic structures. While the impending scenarios of climate change impacts remind us about the integrated ecological system that we are part of, the current discussions about global recession in the media alert us and make us aware of the occasional perils of the globalized economic system.

SELLING POINTS: State of the art in visualization of urban and regional

planning Reflects the work of an interdisciplinary team Brings together a rich compendium of visualization tools

MARKET: Urban and regional planners, graphic designers, project managers

SUBJECTS: Computer Imaging, Graphics and Computer Vision; Simulation and Modeling; Industrial Design

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Professional Computing

RELATED TITLES:Mach, Visualization of Digital Terrain and Landscape Data (978-3540304906, 2007, $99.00)Krönert, Landscape Balance and Landscape Assessment (978-3-540-67399-6, 2001, $179.00)

COMPETITION:Bishop, Visualization in Landscape and Environmental Planning (Taylor and Francis, 978-

0415305105, 2005, $105.00)

Bell, Landscape (Taylor & Francis, 978-0419203407, 1999, $125.00)

PSYCHOLOGY

Parent-Child Interaction TherapySecond Edition

AUTHORS: CHERYL BODIFORD MCNEIL, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA and TONI HEMBREE-KIGIN, Licensed Psychologist, Mesa, AZ, USA


PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 445 p., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $99.95AVAILABLE (US): February 2009

This volume presents applications of PCIT to special populations. The first section, discusses how to apply these treatment techniques to toddlers, older children, and siblings. The second section includes clinical adaptations of PCIT for special child populations: developmental disorders, child maltreatment, mood and anxiety disorders, and ADHD. In the third section, we include information on how to make PCIT effective when working with special parent populations. We also discuss how to facilitate successful coparenting in PCIT with divorced families. Other parent issues discussed include working with resistance, substance abuse, domestic violence, and multiple stressors.

SELLING POINTS: Summarizes the research regarding clinical innovations in the PCIT program as well

as applications to specialized populations Discusses how to apply these treatment techniques to toddlers, older children, and

siblings

MARKET:Clinical child psychologists, school psychologists, and other mental health practitioners

SUBJECTS: Child & School Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Family Relations

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Psychology

RELATED TITLES:Hembree-Kigin, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (978-0-306-44976-5, 1995, $44.95) Goldstein, Handbook of Resilience in Children (978-0-387-30333-8, 2006, $54.95)Mesibov, The TEACCH Approach to Autism Spectrum Disorders (978-0-306-48646-3,

2004, $54.95)

COMPETITION:Mash, Treatment of Childhood Disorders (The Guilford Press (978-1572309210, 2006,

$85.00)Campbell, Behavior Problems in Preschool Children (The Guilford Press, 978-

1593853778, 2006, $26.00)

PSYCHOLOGY

Guide to Psychoanalytic Developmental TheoriesAUTHORS: JOSEPH PALOMBO; HAROLD K. BENDICSEN and BARRY J.

KOCHISBN-13: 978-0-387-88454-7PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 275 p., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $119.95AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

In the Guide to Psychanalytic Developmental Theories, the authors summarize the major theories that have evolved since Freud’s early formulations and include his own foundational work. Furthermore, the authors grant the historical context for each theory by providing a biographical glimpse of the author’s own life. As much as Freud’s self-analysis was pivotal to his "discovery" of the oedipal conflict, each author’s personal history contributes to the theory he or she created. An emphasis will be placed on the historical continuity of each successive edition of the theory reflecting an evolutionary process in which each author takes cognizance of the modifications of psychoanalytic metapsychology and the intellectual trends that exist at the time of the formulation of his or her developmental theory.

SELLING POINTS: Discusses comprehensively the broad range of psychoanalytic developmental

theories and places each in historical context, filling a void, in the literature Organizes the content of each developmental theory by age categories Addresses seven psychological schools of thought, with an emphasis on the

developmental perspective

MARKET:Clinical psychologists, psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, social workers, and graduate students and professors working in the areas of social work, psychology, clinical psychology, school psychology, and counseling

SUBJECTS: Developmental Psychology; Psychoanalysis; Social Work


RELATED TITLES:Bunzl, Psychoanalysis, Identity, and Ideology (978-1-4020-7155-3,2002, $119.00)Mancia, Psychoanalysis and Neuroscience (978-88-470-0334-7, 2006, $229.00)

COMPETITION:Fonagy, Psychoanalytic Theories (Routledge, 978-0415934886, 2003, $37.95) Brandell, Psychoanalytic Approaches to the Treatment of Children and Adolescents

(Routledge, 978-0789017260, 2002, $48.00)

PSYCHOLOGY

Child NeuropsychologyAssessment and Interventions for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2nd Edition

Second Edition

AUTHORS: MARGARET SEMRUD-CLIKEMAN, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, USA and ANNE TEETER ELLISON, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA


PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 500 p., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $99.95AVAILABLE (US): March 2009

During the past decade, significant advances have been made in the field of neurodevelopmental disorders, resulting in a considerable impact on conceptualization, diagnostics, and practice. The second edition of Child Neuropsychology: Assessment and Interventions for Neurodevelopmental Disorders brings readers up to speed clearly and authoritatively, offering the latest information on neuroimaging technologies, individual disorders, and effective treatment of children and adolescents. Starting with the basics of clinical child neuropsychology and functional anatomy, the authors present a transactional framework for assessment, diagnosis, and intervention. The book carefully links structure and function—and behavioral and biological science—for a more nuanced understanding of brain development and of pathologies as varied as pervasive developmental disorders, learning disabilities, neuromotor dysfunction, seizure disorders, and childhood cancers.

SELLING POINTS: Balanced coverage of behavioral, pharmacological, and educational approaches to

treatment Case studies illustrating typical and distinctive presentations and successful

diagnosis, treatment planning, and intervention Important practice updates, including the new HIPAA regulations

MARKET: Graduate students and professionals in clinical child, school, and counseling psychology as well as clinical neuropsychology

SUBJECTS: Child & School Psychology; Neuropsychology


RELATED TITLES:Kamphaus, Clinical Assessment of Child and Adolescent Intelligence (0-387-26299-7,

2005, $99.00) Kamphaus, Clinical Assessment of Child and Adolescent Personality and Behavior (0-

387-26300-4, 2005, $74.95)

COMPETITION:D'Amato, Handbook of School Neuropsychology (Wiley, 978-0471465508, 2005,

$110.00) Blair, Measurement of Executive Function in Early Childhood (Lawrence Erlbaum

Associates, 0805894209, 2005, $40.00)

STATISTICS

Mixed effects models and extensions in ecology with RAUTHORS: ALAIN F. ZUUR, Highland Statistics Ltd., Newburgh,

United Kingdom; ELENA N. IENO, Highland Statistics Ltd., Newburgh, United Kingdom; N. J. WALKER, Central Science Laboratory, Gloucester, United Kingdom; ANATOLY A. SAVELIEV, Kazan State University, Kazan, Russia and GRAHAM M. SMITH, Bath Spa University, Bath, United Kingdom


This book discusses advanced statistical methods that can be used to analyse ecological data. Most environmental collected data are measured repeatedly over time, or space and this requires the use of GLMM or GAMM methods. The book starts by revising regression, additive modelling, GAM and GLM, and then discusses dealing with spatial or temporal dependencies and nested data.

SELLING POINTS: Explains essential statistical tools for the ecologist Includes detailed case studies describing how to choose the most appropriate

analysis Uses the R statistical program throughout

MARKET: Researchers, scientists

SUBJECTS: Ecology; Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences; Math. Appl. in Environmental Science

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Statistics

RELATED TITLES:Jiang, Linear and Generalized Linear Mixed Models and Their Applications (978-0-387-

47941-5, 2007, $89.95)Pinheiro, Mixed-Effects Models in S and S-PLUS (978-0-387-98957-0,2002, $94.00)

COMPETITION:Faraway, Extending the Linear Model with R (Chapman & Hall/CRC, 978-1584884248,

2005, $89.95)Bolker, Ecological Models and Data in R (Princeton University Press, 978-0691125220,

2008, $55.00)

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