SciTech Book News back issues from December 2006:
Advanced structural and functional materials design; proceedings.(Advanced structural and functional materials design: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Advanced Structural and Functional Materials Design)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9780878499960 Advanced structural and functional materials design; proceedings. International Symposium on Advanced Structural and Functional Materials Design (2004: Osaka, Japan) Ed. by Y. Umakoshi and S. Fujimoto. Trans Tech Publications 2006 ...
China's agricultural development; challenges and prospects.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 0754646963 China's agricultural development; challenges and prospects. Ed. by Xiao-yuan Dong et al. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2006 311 pages $124.95 Hardcover The Chinese economy series ...
Understanding and implementing the finite element method.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9780898716146 Understanding and implementing the finite element method. Gockenbach, Mark S. SIAM 2006 363 pages $87.00 Paperback TA347 The finite element method is the most popular ...
Smith's elements of soil mechanics, 8th ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9781405133708 Smith's elements of soil mechanics, 8th ed. Smith, Ian. Blackwell Publishing 2006 538 pages $49.95 Paperback TA710 Smith (geotechnical engineering, Napier U.) continues in ...
Sensory-directed flavor analysis.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 1574445685 Sensory-directed flavor analysis. Ed. by Ray Marsili. CRC / Taylor & Francis 2007 288 pages $189.95 Hardcover Food science and technology; 163 TX546 Now that it is ...
Computational auditory scene analysis; principles, algorithms, and applications.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9780471741091 Computational auditory scene analysis; principles, algorithms, and applications. Ed. by DeLiang Wang and Guy J. Brown. Wiley-Interscience 2006 395 pages $89.95 Hardcover TK5936 ...
Science for agriculture; a long-term perspective, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9780813806884 Science for agriculture; a long-term perspective, 2d ed. Huffman, W.E. and R.E. Evenson. Blackwell Publishing 2006 314 pages $129.99 Hardcover S541 This text not only ...
Gene cloning and DNA analysis; an introduction, 5th ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9781405111218 Gene cloning and DNA analysis; an introduction, 5th ed. Brown, T. A. Blackwell Publishing 2006 386 pages $69.95 Paperback QH442 This text introduces students in the ...
Atlas of neurosurgical techniques; brain.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 0865779201 Atlas of neurosurgical techniques; brain. Sekhar, Laligam N. and Richard G. Fessler. Thieme Medical Publishers 2006 1074 pages $349.95 Hardcover RD594 This extensive atlas of ...
Pressure-sensitive design and formulation; application; v.2.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9067644404 Pressure-sensitive design and formulation; application; v.2. Ed. by Istvan Benedek. Brill Academic Publishers 2006 380 pages $255.00 Hardcover TP971 The subject was addressed ...
Sugar beet.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9781405119115 Sugar beet. Ed. by A. Philip Draycott. Blackwell Publishing 2006 474 pages $249.99 Hardcover World agriculture series SB221 Aimed at a broad audience that ...
CRC handbook of chemistry and physics; a ready-reference book of chemical and physical data, 87th ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9780849304873 CRC handbook of chemistry and physics; a ready-reference book of chemical and physical data, 87th ed. Lide, David R. CRC / Taylor & Francis 2006 $139.95 Hardcover QD65 Previous ...
Plastic surgery, 2d ed.; 8v.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 072168811X Plastic surgery, 2d ed.; 8v. Mathes, Stephen J. Elsevier Saunders 2006 8432 pages $1400.00 Hardcover RD118 Both Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and Aesthetic Plastic Sugery ...
Exploring the dynamic earth, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9780495115090 Exploring the dynamic earth, 2d ed. Hall-Wallace, Michelle K. et al. Brooks/Cole Publishing 2007 142 pages $31.95 Paperback QE28 Designed as a combination text and ...
Application-specific systems, architectures and processors; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9780769526829 Application-specific systems, architectures and processors; proceedings. International Conference on Application-specific Systems, Architectures and Processors (17th: 2006: Steamboat Springs, CO) Computer Society Press 2006 ...
Requirements engineering; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9780769525556 Requirements engineering; proceedings. IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference (14th: 2006: Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN) Ed. by Martin Glinz and Robyn Lutz. Computer Society Press 2006 369 pages ...
Spaceflight mechanics 2006; proceedings; 2v. (CD-ROM included).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 0877035288 Spaceflight mechanics 2006; proceedings; 2v. (CD-ROM included) AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting (2006: Tampa, FL) Ed. by Srinivas Rao Vadali et al. Am. Astronautical Society 2006 2262 pages $430.00 ...
Life.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 0810958422 Life. Nilsson, Lennart. Harry N. Abrams 2006 302 pages $45.00 Hardcover TR708 In 1965, pioneering scientific photographer Lennart Nilsson amazed readers of Life magazine with ...
Africa's lakes; atlas of our changing environment.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9280726943 Africa's lakes; atlas of our changing environment. UN Environment Programme 2006 90 pages $60.00 Hardcover QH96 This publication from the UN Environment Programme, as part of their ...
Lectures and exercise on functional analysis.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9780821840986 Lectures and exercise on functional analysis. Helenskii, A. Ya. Trans. by S. Akbarov. Amer. Mathematical Society 2006 468 pages $129.00 Hardcover Translations of mathematical ...
The Grey House rare disorders directory; 698 rare disorders with complete list of synonyms and resources arranged by body system...; 2006/07.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9781592371235 The Grey House rare disorders directory; 698 rare disorders with complete list of synonyms and resources arranged by body system ...; 2006/07. Grey House Pub., Inc. 2006 730 pages $165.00 Paperback ...
Field guide to spectroscopy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 0819463523 Field guide to spectroscopy. Ball, David W. SPIE 2006 110 pages $34.00 Spiral Binding SPIE field guides; v.FG08 QC451 Aimed at practicing engineers and scientists, ...
Handbook IMCI; integrated management of childhood illness.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9789241546447 Handbook IMCI; integrated management of childhood illness. World Health Organization 2005 163 pages $27.00 Paperback RJ101 Adaptable to each country's WHO/UNICEF guidelines, this ...
Exercise workbook for beginning AutoCAD; 2007. (CD-ROM included).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9780831133023 Exercise workbook for beginning AutoCAD; 2007. (CD-ROM included) Shrock, Cheryl R. Industrial Press 2006 440 pages $36.95 Paperback T385 Also appropriate for individual ...
WAN technologies; CCNA 4 companion guide.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 1587131722 WAN technologies; CCNA 4 companion guide. Reid, Allan. Cisco Press 2007 254 pages $37.95 Hardcover QA76.3 This is the official supplemental textbook for version 3.1.1 of the ...
31 days before your CCNA exam.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 1587131749 31 days before your CCNA exam. Bennett, Scott. Cisco Press 2007 230 pages $21.95 Paperback QA76.3 This resource guides Cisco Networking Academy Program students through a ...
The digital photography book; the step-by-step secrets for how to make your photos look like the pros'!(Brief article)(Book review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 032147404X The digital photography book; the step-by-step secrets for how to make your photos look like the pros'! Kelby, Scott. Peachpit Press, Inc. 2007 219 pages $19.99 Paperback TR897 ...
Insects and mites feeding on olive; distribution, importance, habits, seasonal development, and dormancy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9004132716 Insects and mites feeding on olive; distribution, importance, habits, seasonal development, and dormancy. Tzanakakis, Minos E. Brill Academic Publishers 2006 182 pages $108.00 Paperback ...
Parallel processing workshops; proceedings.(Parallel processing workshops: proceedings of the )(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9780769526379 Parallel processing workshops; proceedings. International Conference on Parallel Processing workshops (2006: Columbus, OH). Computer Society Press 2006 535 pages $215.00 Paperback ...
Advice online; advice-giving in an American internet health column.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9027253927 Advice online; advice-giving in an American internet health column. Locher, Miriam A. John Benjamins Publishing Co. 2006 277 pages $138.00 Hardcover Pragmatics and beyond; v.149 ...
The story of earth & life; a southern African perspective on a 4.6 billion-year journey.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) 9781770071483 The story of earth & life; a southern African perspective on a 4.6 billion-year journey. McCarthy, Terence and Bruce Rubidge. Struik Publishers 2005 333 pages ...
The year in rheumatic disorders; v.5.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 1904392571 The year in rheumatic disorders; v.5 Ed. by Rajan Madhok et al. Clinical Publishing 2006 353 pages $99.95 Hardcover RC927 Concise summaries of recently published papers help ...
PPK on JavaScript.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 0321423305 ppk on JavaScript. Koch, Peter-Paul. Peachpit Press, Inc. 2007 500 pages $44.99 Paperback QA76.73 Rather than comprehensive coverage of JavaScript features and ...
Trachoma control; a guide for programme managers. (CD-ROM included).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9789241546904 Trachoma control; a guide for programme managers. (CD-ROM included) World Health Organization 2006 53 pages $45.00 Paperback RE321 Trachoma is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis; ...
Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9789241546959 Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis. World Health Organization 2006 174 pages $22.50 Paperback RC312 After a 1997 study confirmed that ...
Bioethics and vulnerability; a Latin American view.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9789042020733 Bioethics and vulnerability; a Latin American view. Luna, Florencia. Ed. by Peter Herissone-Kelley. Trans. by Laura Pakter. Editions Rodopi 2006 177 pages $52.00 Paperback Value ...
Nursing care of older people with diabetes.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9781405123648 Nursing care of older people with diabetes. Ed. by Trisha Dunning. Blackwell Publishing 2005 294 pages $49.95 Paperback RC660 Intended for nurses, this guide focuses on the ...
Biological and pharmaceutical nanomaterials.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9783527313822 Biological and pharmaceutical nanomaterials. Ed. by Challa S.S.R. Kumar. Wiley-VCH 2006 408 pages $175.00 Hardcover Nanotechnologies for the life sciences; v.2 TP248 ...
Modeling, analysis, and simulation of computer and telecommunication systems; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9780769525730 Modeling, analysis, and simulation of computer and telecommunication systems; proceedings. Symposium on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (14th: 2006: Monterey, CA) Computer Society Press ...
Automated software engineering; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 0769525792 Automated software engineering; proceedings. International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (21st: 2006: Tokyo, Japan) Computer Society Press 2006 380 pages $207.00 Paperback ...
Materials, technology and reliability of low-k dielectrics and copper interconnects; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9781558998705 Materials, technology and reliability of low-k dielectrics and copper interconnects; proceedings. Symposium on Materials, Technology ...Low-k Dielectrics and Copper Interconnects (2006: San Francisco, CA) Ed. by Ting Y. Tsui et al. Materials ...
Quality software (QSIC 2006); proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9780769527185 Quality software (QSIC 2006); proceedings. International Conference on Quality Software (6th: 2006: Beijing, China) Ed. by Hong Mei. Computer Society Press 2006 463 pages $231.00 Paperback ...
The endocrine system at a glance, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9781405109307 The endocrine system at a glance, 2d ed. Greenstein, Ben and Diana F. Wood. Blackwell Publishing 2006 120 pages $29.95 Paperback QP187 The 54 chapters in this medical ...
Green building products; the GreenSpec guide to residential building materials, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9780865715707 Green building products; the GreenSpec guide to residential building materials, 2d ed. Ed. by Alex Wilson and Mark Piepkorn. New Society Publishers Ltd. 2006 338 pages $34.95 Paperback ...
Grid and cooperative computing (GCC 2006); proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9780769526942 Grid and cooperative computing (GCC 2006); proceedings. International Conference on Grid and Cooperative Computing (5th:2006: Hunan, China) Ed. by Nong Xiao et al. Computer Society Press 2006 533 pages ...
Vital notes for nurses; health assessment.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9781405114585 Vital notes for nurses; health assessment. Ed. by Anna T. Crouch and Clency Meurier. Blackwell Publishing 2005 343 pages $34.95 Paperback RT48 Aimed at undergraduate ...
The Photoshop anthology; 101 WEB design tips, tricks and techniques.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9780975841921 The Photoshop anthology; 101 WEB design tips, tricks and techniques. Haffly, Corrie. SitePoint 2006 278 pages $39.95 Paperback T385 The graphics in this book for Web ...
Sexual and gender diagnoses of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM): a reevaluation.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9780789032140 Sexual and gender diagnoses of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM): a reevaluation. Ed. by Dan Karasic and Jack Drescher. Haworth Pr. 2006 160 pages $19.95 Paperback RC560 ...
Therapeutic strategies in hypertension.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 1904392415 Therapeutic strategies in hypertension. Ed. by George L. Bakris. Clinical Publishing 2006 183 pages $89.95 Hardcover RC685 Editor Bakris (Rush U. Medical Center, Chicago) ...
Practical wildlife care, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 140512749X Practical wildlife care, 2d ed. Stocker, Les. Blackwell Publishing 2005 335 pages $59.99 Paperback SF996 The purpose of this text by Stocker (founder of the Wildlife Hospital ...
Transfusion-free medicine and surgery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) 1405121599 Transfusion-free medicine and surgery. Ed. by Nicolas Jabbour. Blackwell Publishing 2005 300 pages $64.95 Hardcover RD33 ...
TAIC PART; testing; academic and industrial conference--practice and research techniques; proceedings.(TAIC PART: testing; academic and industrial conference--practice and research techniques)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9780769526720 TAIC PART; testing; academic and industrial conference--practice and research techniques; proceedings. International Conference on [Title] (2006: Windsor, UK) Computer Society Press 2006 221 pages $172.00 ...
The World Health report 2006; working together for health.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9789241563178 The World Health report 2006; working together for health. World Health Organization 2006 209 pages $36.00 Paperback RM301 This report offers an assessment of the current crisis in the ...
The asssessment and management of suicidality.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9781568871059 The asssessment and management of suicidality. Rudd, M. David. Professional Resource Press 2006 75 pages $14.95 Paperback Practitioner's resource series RC569 ...
The environment and international politics; international fisheries, Heidegger, and social method.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9780415356763 The environment and international politics; international fisheries, Heidegger, and social method. Seckinelgin, Hakan. Routledge 2006 213 pages $115.00 Hardcover Routledge research in ...
What Lacan said about women; a psychoanalytic study.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 1590511700 What Lacan said about women; a psychoanalytic study. Soler, Colette. Trans. by John Holland. Other Press LLC 2006 321 pages $25.00 Paperback Contemporary theory series BF109 ...
Irish Wild Plants: Myths, Legends and Folklore.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9781905172016 Irish wild plants; myths, legends & folklore. Mac Coitir, Niall. Harper Collins Publishers 2006 376 pages $38.95 Hardcover GR780 Vervain (Beirbheine) protects against evil ...
Genesis: The Scientific Quest for Life's Origin.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 0309094321 Gen.e.sis; the scientific quest for life's origin. Hazen, Robert M. Joseph Henry Press 2005 339 pages $27.95 Hardcover QH325 Hazen (earth science, George Mason U.) synthesizes ...
Divine madness; ten stories of creative struggle.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9780787981495 Divine madness; ten stories of creative struggle. Kottler, Jeffrey A. Jossey-Bass 2006 311 pages $24.95 Hardcover RC465 Kottler (counseling, California State U., Fullerton) ...
Bovine surgery and lameness, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 1405123826 Bovine surgery and lameness, 2d ed. Weaver, A. David et al. Blackwell Publishing 2005 278 pages $65.99 Paperback SF961 Weaver (emeritus, veterinary medicine, U. of Missouri, ...
Personal nutrition, 6th ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 0495019348 Personal nutrition, 6th ed. Boyle, Marie A. and Sara Long. Wadsworth Publishing Co. 2007 419 pages $60.95 Paperback RA784 Illustrated by color photographs and diagrams, this ...
Computers in railways X; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 1845641779 Computers in railways X; proceedings. Computer System Design & Operation in the Railway & Other Transit Systems (10th: 2006: Prague, Czech Republic) Ed. by J. Allan et al. WIT Press 2006 985 pages $550.00 ...
Fuelling war; natural resources and armed conflict.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 0415379709 Fuelling war; natural resources and armed conflict. Le Billon, Philippe. Routledge 2005 92 pages $23.95 Paperback Adelphi paper; 373 U162 In a timely study ...
Composing qualitative research, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9781412905619 Composing qualitative research, 2d ed. Golden-Biddle, Karen and Karen Locke. Sage Publications 2007 136 pages $32.95 Paperback T11 For professionals and students in the ...
Effective healthcare leadership.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Dec 01, 2006 ... 9781405121828 Effective healthcare leadership. Jasper, Melanie and Mansour Jumaa. Blackwell Publishing 2005 258 pages $49.95 Paperback RA971 Primarily from a British National Health ...