SciTech Book News back issues from December 2005:
Integrated environmental modeling; pollutant transport, fate, and risk in the environment.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 047135953X Integrated environmental modeling; pollutant transport, fate, and risk in the environment. Ramaswami, Anu et al. John Wiley & Sons 2005 678 pages $110.00 Hardcover TD174 A ...
Digital food photography.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 1592008208 Digital food photography. Manna, Lou. Course Technology 2005 298 pages $39.99 Paperback TR656 Intended for professional photographers, this guide explains how to use a ...
Neuroendocrinology; an integrated approach.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0470844329 Neuroendocrinology; an integrated approach. Lovejoy, David A. John Wiley & Sons 2005 402 pages $60.00 Paperback QP356 Lovejoy (zoology, U. of Toronto) takes an ...
Information security management handbook, 5th ed.; v.2.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0849332109 Information security management handbook, 5th ed.; v.2. Ed. by Harold F.Tipton and Micki Krause. Auerbach Publications 2005 578 pages $89.95 Hardcover QA76.9 The original ...
JBoss; a developer's notebook.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0596100078 JBoss; a developer's notebook Richards, Norman and Sam Griffith. O'Reilly & Associates Inc 2006 149 pages $29.95 Paperback TK5105 JBoss is an open source J2EE application ...
Breast cancer; daughters tell their stories.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0789014513 Breast cancer; daughters tell their stories. Oktay, Julianne S. Haworth Pr. 2005 429 pages $34.95 Hardcover RC280 Much support is now available for women who have survived ...
Identifying and treating youth who sexually offend; current approaches, techniques, and research.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0789027860 Identifying and treating youth who sexually offend; current approaches, techniques, and research. Ed. by Robert Geffner et al. Haworth Pr. 2004 339 pages $59.95 Hardcover RJ506 ...
Patient Treatment Adherence: Concepts, Interventions, and Measurement.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0805848339 Patient treatment adherence; concepts, interventions, and measurement. Bosworth, Hayden B. et al. Lawrence Erlbaum 2006 582 pages $89.95 Hardcover R727 For those in ...
Professional assembly language.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0764579010 Professional assembly language. Blum, Richard. John Wiley & Sons 2005 546 pages $39.99 Paperback QA76.73 Intended for C and C++ programmers, this book introduces assembly ...
Exercise physiology; professional issues, organizational concerns, and ethical trends.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0773460772 Exercise physiology; professional issues, organizational concerns, and ethical trends. Boone, Tommy. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2005 353 pages $119.95 Hardcover Studies in health and human ...
Assembly automation and product design, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 1574446436 Assembly automation and product design, 2d ed. Boothroyd, Geoffrey. CRC Press 2005 512 pages $139.95 Hardcover Manufacturing engineering and materials processing; 66 TS178 ...
Coding theory and quantum computing; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0821836005 Coding theory and quantum computing; proceedings. International Conference on Coding Theory and Quantum Computing (2003: University of Virginia) Ed. by David Evans et al. Amer. Mathematical Society 2005 147 pages ...
Annual review of materials research; v.35, 2005.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0824317351 Annual review of materials research; v.35, 2005. Ed. by John M. Thomas et al. Annual Reviews 2005 662 pages $208.00 Hardcover TA410 The focus of the 2005 edition of this ...
Histamine; biology and medical aspects.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 963945639X Histamine; biology and medical aspects. Ed. by A. Falus et al. S. Karger, AG 2004 359 pages $302.00 Hardcover QP801 Scientists in a number of medical and biological ...
Integrated circuits and system design; chip on the reefs; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 1581139470 Integrated circuits and system design; chip on the reefs; proceedings. Symposium on Integrated Circuits and Systems Design (17th: 2004: Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco, Brazil) ACM Press 2004 284 pages $42.00 ...
Dependable computing systems; paradigms, performance issues, and applications.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0471674222 Dependable computing systems; paradigms, performance issues, and applications. Ed. by Hassan B. Diab and Albert Y. Zomaya. Wiley-Interscience 2005 638 pages $120.00 Hardcover Wiley ...
Practical applied mathematics; modelling, analysis, approximation.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 9780521842747 Practical applied mathematics; modelling, analysis, approximation. Howison, Sam. Cambridge U. Pr. 2005 326 pages $125.00 Hardcover Cambridge texts in applied mathematics ...
High assurance systems engineering; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0769523773 High assurance systems engineering; proceedings. IEEE International Symposium on High Assurance Systems Engineering (9th: 2005: Heidelberg, Germany) Computer Society Press 2005 173 pages $181.00 ...
The crystal lattice; phonons, solitons, dislocations, superlattices, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 9783527405084 The crystal lattice; phonons, solitons, dislocations, superlattices, 2d ed. Kosevich, Arnold M. Wiley-VCH 2005 345 pages $195.00 Hardcover QD921 Kosevich (National Academy ...
Web content caching and distribution; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0769524559 Web content caching and distribution; proceedings. International Workshop on Web Content Caching and Distribution (10th: 2005: Sophia Antipolis, France) Computer Society Press 2005 151 pages $172.00 ...
Handbook of peripheral neuropathy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0824754328 Handbook of peripheral neuropathy. Ed. by Mark B. Bromberg and A. Gordon Smith. Taylor & Francis 2005 701 pages $199.95 Hardcover Neurological disease and therapy RC409 ...
Hazardous materials for first responders, 3d ed. (CD-ROM included).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0879392444 Hazardous materials for first responders, 3d ed. (CD-ROM included) Miller, Leslie. Ed. by Leslie Miller and Barbara Adams. Fire Protection Publications 2004 633 pages $38.00 Paperback T55 ...
Improving medical education; enhancing the behavioral and social science content of medical school curricula.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 030909142X Improving medical education; enhancing the behavioral and social science content of medical school curricula. Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. National Academies Press 2004 147 pages $34.00 ...
Parallel metaheuristics; a new class of algorithms.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 9780471678069 Parallel metaheuristics; a new class of algorithms. Ed. by Enrique Alba. John Wiley & Sons 2005 554 pages $95.00 Hardcover Wiley series on parallel and distrubted computing ...
Advances in abrasive technology 8.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0878499741 Advances in abrasive technology 8. Ed. by Jun'ichi Tamaki et al. Trans Tech Publications 2005 688 pages $228.00 Hardcover TJ1280 Not the kind of abrasive technology as ...
Staying in Charge: Practical Plans for the End of Your Life.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0471274240 Staying in charge; practical plans for the end of your life. Kaplan, Karen Orloff and Christopher Lukas. John Wiley & Sons 2004 226 pages $14.95 Paperback R726 Intended for ...
Managing shutdowns, turnarounds, and outages.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0764557661 Managing shutdowns, turnarounds, and outages. Brown, Michael V. Audel 2004 226 pages $35.00 Paperback TS192 Aimed at facilities managers in a variety of industries (chemical, ...
Wireless communications.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0521837162 Wireless communications. Goldsmith, Andrea. Cambridge U. Pr. 2005 644 pages $75.00 Hardcover TK5103 Goldsmith (electrical engineering, Stanford University) describes wireless ...
Organization at the limit; lessons from the Columbia disaster.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 140513108X Organization at the limit; lessons from the Columbia disaster. Ed. by William H. Starbuck and Moshe Farjoun. Blackwell Publishing 2005 387 pages $34.95 Hardcover TL867 Taking ...
Renal system.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0323035604 Renal system. Stevenson, Frazier. Elsevier Mosby 2005 166 pages $29.95 Paperback Crash course series RC902 Although intended as a study guide for the USMLE, those ...
Embedded systems handbook.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0849328241 Embedded systems handbook. Ed. by Richard Zurawski. CRC / Taylor & Francis 2006 $139.95 Hardcover TK7895 For electrical, computer, software, and mechatronic engineers, this comprehensive ...
Nonparametrics for sensory science; a more informative approach.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0813811120 Nonparametrics for sensory science; a more informative approach. Rayner, J.C.W. et al. Blackwell Publishing 2005 175 pages $149.99 Hardcover TX546 This text contributes to the ...
Reactive polymers; fundamentals and applications; a concise guide to industrial polymers.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0815515154 Reactive polymers; fundamentals and applications; a concise guide to industrial polymers. Fink, Johannes Karl. William Andrew Pub. 2005 770 pages $275.00 Hardcover PDL handbook series ...
Going solar; understanding and using the warmth in sunlight.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0476010829 Going solar; understanding and using the warmth in sunlight. Stanley, Tomm. Stonefield Publishing 2005 $29.95 Hardcover TH7414 Both a practical how-to guide and a history, this volume ...
HDTV for dummies.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0764575864 HDTV for dummies. Briere, Daniel and Pat Hurley. John Wiley & Sons 2005 274 pages $16.99 Paperback For dummies TK6679 The bad news is soon you will have to replace ...
Second-wave enterprise resource planning systems; implementing for effectiveness.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0521819024 Second-wave enterprise resource planning systems; implementing for effectiveness. Ed. by Graeme Shanks et al. Cambridge U. Pr. 2003 449 pages $65.00 Hardcover T58 Enterprise ...
The best software writing I.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 1590595009 The best software writing I. Ed. by Joel Spolsky. Apress 2005 305 pages $24.99 Paperback QA76.9 Seeking to encourage better writing about software, the editor has selected 29 ...
Insect phenotypic plasticity; diversity of responses.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 1578083222 Insect phenotypic plasticity; diversity of responses. Ed. by T.N. Ananthakrishnan and Douglas Whitman. Science Publishers, Inc. 2005 213 pages $65.00 Hardcover QL496 ...
Play therapy with adolescents.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0765703394 Play therapy with adolescents. Ed. by Loretta Gallo-Lopez and Charles E. Schaefer. Jason Aronson 2003 296 pages $50.00 Hardcover RJ505 Schaefer (psychology, Fairleigh ...
Pesticide formulations and delivery systems; the continued evolution of agrochemicals; v.24.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0803134851 Pesticide formulations and delivery systems; the continued evolution of agrochemicals; v.24. Ed. by G. Robert Goss et al. ASTM International 2005 143 pages $40.00 Paperback STP; 1460 ...
Just a theory; exploring the nature of science.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 1591022851 Just a theory; exploring the nature of science. Ben-Ari, Moti. Prometheus Books 2005 237 pages $21.00 Paperback Q175 Through a series of biographical vignettes, Ben-Ari ...
Electric fuses, 3d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0863413994 Electric fuses, 3d ed. Wright, A. and P.G. Newbery. IEE 2004 251 pages $42.00 Paperback Power series; 49 TP250 This classic reference has been update to include ...
Clinical epidemiology; how to do clinical practice research, 3d ed. (CD-ROM included).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0781745241 Clinical epidemiology; how to do clinical practice research, 3d ed. (CD-ROM included) Ed. by R. Brian Haynes et al. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2006 496 pages $49.95 Paperback RA652 ...
Introduction to Mobius differential geometry.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0521535697 Introduction to Mobius differential geometry. Hertrich-Jeromin, Udo. Cambridge U. Pr. 2003 413 pages $50.00 Paperback London Mathematical Society lecture note series; 300 ...
Biodiversity, ecosystems, and conservation in northern Mexico.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0195156722 Biodiversity, ecosystems, and conservation in northern Mexico. Ed. by Jean-Luc E. Cartron et al. Oxford U. Press 2005 496 pages $95.00 Hardcover QH107 Encompassing tropical ...
Memory technology, design and testing; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0769523137 Memory technology, design and testing; proceedings. International Workshop on Memory Technology, Design and Testing (13th: 2005: Taipei, Taiwan) Computer Society Press 2005 153 pages $169.00 ...
Synesthesia; perspectives from cognitive neuroscience.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 019516623X Synesthesia; perspectives from cognitive neuroscience. Ed. by Lynn C. Robertson and Noam Sagiv. Oxford U. Press 2005 266 pages $55.00 Hardcover QP435 The reality of ...
Environmental health; ecological perspectives.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0763723770 Environmental health; ecological perspectives. Hilgenkamp, Kathryn. Jones & Bartlett 2006 381 pages $53.95 Paperback RA565 This introductory textbook provides an overview of ...
Higher operads, higher categories.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0521532159 Higher operads, higher categories. Leinster, Tom. Cambridge U. Pr. 2004 433 pages $65.00 Paperback London Mathematical Society lecture note series; 298 QA169 ...
The Cambridge dictionary of human biology and evolution.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0521662508 The Cambridge dictionary of human biology and evolution. Mai, Larry L. et al. Cambridge U. Pr. 2005 648 pages $120.00 Hardcover QP34 Intended to define and elaborate on the ...
Analytical atomic spectrometry with flames and plasmas, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 352731282X Analytical atomic spectrometry with flames and plasmas, 2d ed. Broekaert, Jose A.C. Wiley-VCH 2005 414 pages $130.00 Hardcover QD96 Broekaert (chemistry, Indiana U.) ...
Virtual private networking; a construction, operation and utilization guide.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0470854324 Virtual private networking; a construction, operation and utilization guide. Held, Gilbert. John Wiley & Sons 2004 290 pages $98.00 Paperback TK5105 Virtual private networks ...
Snakes of the Americas; checklist and lexicon. (CD-ROM included).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 157524215X Snakes of the Americas; checklist and lexicon. (CD-ROM included) Tipton, Bob L. Krieger Publishing Co. 2005 477 pages $94.50 Hardcover QL666 Intended for "serious novices" ...
Discrete and continuous nonlinear Schrodinger systems.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0521534372 Discrete and continuous nonlinear Schrodinger systems. Ablowitz, Mark J. Cambridge U. Pr. 2004 257 pages $60.00 Paperback London Mathematical Society lecture note series; 302 ...
Building security; strategies & costs; risk assessment, security planning, cost data for construction & security systems.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0876296983 Building security; strategies & costs; risk assessment, security planning, cost data for construction & security systems. Owen, David D. R.S. Means Publishers 2003 390 pages $89.95 Hardcover ...
Artistic techniques; with Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 1584281650 Artistic techniques; with Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter. Ferro, Deborah Lynn. Amherst Media 2006 127 pages $34.95 Paperback T385 This introductory guide shows beginners ...
Counselling skills for health professionals, 4th ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0748793844 Counselling skills for health professionals, 4th ed. Burnard, Philip. Nelson Thornes Publishers, Ltd 2005 275 pages $43.95 Paperback BF637 Written by a professor of nursing at ...
Beyond VoIP protocols; understanding voice technology and networking techniques for IP telephony.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0470023627 Beyond VoIP protocols; understanding voice technology and networking techniques for IP telephony. Hersent, Olivier et al. John Wiley & Sons 2005 261 pages $85.00 Hardcover TK5105 ...
Bioreactor systems for treating perchlorate-contaminated water; bench- and pilot-scale investigations.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 1843398893 Bioreactor systems for treating perchlorate-contaminated water; bench- and pilot-scale investigations. Ed. by prepared by Bruce E. Logan et al. American Water Works Assn. 2003 289 pages $205.00 ...
Molecular cardiology; methods and protocols.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 1588293637 Molecular cardiology; methods and protocols. Ed. by Zhongjie Sun. Humana Press Inc. 2005 419 pages $125.00 Hardcover Methods in molecular medicine; 112 RC682 ...
Psychology applied to work; an introduction to industrial and organizational psychology, 8th ed. (workbook included).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0534607810 Psychology applied to work; an introduction to industrial and organizational psychology, 8th ed. (workbook included) Muchinsky, Paul M. Wadsworth Publishing Co. 2006 554 pages $113.95 Hardcover ...
Birds of New York state.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 1551053268 Birds of New York state. Budliger, Robert E. and Gregory Kennedy. Lone Pine Publishing 2005 384 pages $21.95 Hardcover QL684 Naturalists introduce birdwatching techniques and ...
Birds of the Great Plains.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 1551053691 Birds of the Great Plains. Jennings, Bob et al. Lone Pine Publishing 2005 383 pages $21.95 Paperback QL683 Naturalists introduce birdwatching techniques and birding ...
The Covering Property Axiom, CPA; a combinatorial core of the iterated perfect set model.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0521839203 The Covering Property Axiom, CPA; a combinatorial core of the iterated perfect set model. Ciesielski, Krzysztof and Janusz Pawlikowski. Cambridge U. Pr. 2004 174 pages $70.00 Hardcover ...
Managing complex systems; thinking outside the box.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2005 ... 0471690066 Managing complex systems; thinking outside the box. Eisner, Howard. Wiley-Interscience 2005 201 pages $49.95 Hardcover TA168 Eisner (engineering management and systems ...