SciTech Book News back issues from March 2007:
Color Image Processing: Methods and Applications.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 084939774X Color image processing; methods and applications. Ed. by Rastislav Lukac and Konstantinos N. Plataniotis. CRC / Taylor & Francis 2007 575 pages $139.95 Hardcover Image processing series ...
Railway Management and Engineering, 3d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 0754648540 Railway management and engineering, 3d ed. Profillidis, V.A. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2006 469 pages $144.95 Hardcover TF145 In light of changes to railway management and ...
The Forest Service: Fighting for Public Lands.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9780313337949 The Forest Service; fighting for public lands. Williams, Gerald W. Greenwood Press 2007 459 pages $75.00 Hardcover Understanding our government SD565 Williams ...
Ecological Problems Caused by Coal Mining and Processing with Suggestions for Remediation.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9789059660373 Ecological problems caused by coal mining and processing with suggestions for remediation. Shpirt, M. Ya and A.K.M. Rainbow. Millpress Science Publishers 2006 162 pages $126.00 Paperback ...
Classic Irises and the Men and Women Who Created Them.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 1575242818 Classic irises and the men and women who created them. Mahan, Clarence E. Krieger Publishing Co. 2007 404 pages $87.50 Hardcover SB413 A past president of the American Iris ...
Applied Thin-Layer Chromatography: Best Practice and Avoidance of Mistakes, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9783527315536 Applied thin-layer chromatography; best practice and avoidance of mistakes, 2d ed. Hahn-Deinstrop, Elke. Trans. by R.G. Leach. Wiley-VCH 2007 314 pages $165.00 Hardcover QD79 ...
Human-Computer Interaction and Management Information Systems: Applications.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 0765614871 Human-computer interaction and management information systems; applications. Ed. by Dennis Galletta and Ping Zhang. M.E. Sharpe, Inc. 2006 464 pages $129.95 Hardcover Advances in ...
Human-Computer Interaction and Management Information Systems: Foundations.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 0765614863 Human-computer interaction and management information systems; foundations. Ed. by Ping Zhang and Dennis Galletta. M.E. Sharpe, Inc. 2006 450 pages $129.95 Hardcover Advances in ...
Overcoming Childhood Sexual Trauma: A Guide to Breaking through the Wall of Fear for Practitioners and Survivors.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9780789029799 Overcoming childhood sexual trauma; a guide to breaking through the wall of fear for practitioners and survivors. Oz, Sheri and Sarah-Jane Ogiers. Haworth Pr. 2006 308 pages $34.95 Paperback ...
Python Phrasebook: Essential Code and Commands.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 0672329107 Python phrasebook; essential code and commands. Dayley, Brad. Sams 2007 275 pages $16.99 Paperback QA76.73 Despite being one of the smallest books he's written at 4.5x7", ...
Thermal Spray 2006: Building on 100 Years of Success, Proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9780871708526 Thermal spray 2006; building on 100 years of success; proceedings. International Thermal Spray Conference (2006: Seattle, WA) Ed. by Basil R. Marple et al. ASM International 2006 847 pages $150.00 ...
The Chest X-Ray: A Systematic Teaching Atlas.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9781588905543 The chest x-ray; a systematic teaching atlas. Ed. by Matthias Hofer et al. Thieme Medical Publishers 2007 224 pages $44.95 Paperback RC941 This workbook for medical ...
Genomics and Proteomics Engineering in Medicine and Biology.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9780471631811 Genomics and proteomics engineering in medicine and biology. Ed. by Metin Akay. Wiley-Interscience 2007 297 pages $99.95 Hardcover RB155 Biologists, computer scientists, ...
Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 and Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0: Classroom in a Book. (CD-ROM included).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 0321480201 Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 and Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0; classroom in a book. (CD-ROM included) Adobe Press 2007 253 pages $60.00 Paperback TR267 Featuring 22 lessons in all, this ...
Book of Abstracts: Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9789086860036 Book of abstracts. Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production (57th: 2006: Antalya, Turkey) Ed. by Ynze van der Honing. Wageningen Academic Publishers 2006 376 pages $53.00 ...
Computing.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9781843764700 Computing. Ed. by Shane M. Greenstein. Edward Elgar Publishing 2006 552 pages $275.00 Hardcover Business economics; v.4 HD9696 Greenstein (management, ...
Let's talk safety; a series of 52 talks on common utility safety practices.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9781583214701 Let's talk safety; a series of 52 talks on common utility safety practices. American Water Works Assn. 2007 123 pages $57.00 Paperback Safety talks 2007 T55 The idea is ...
Vehicle multiplex communication; serial data networking applied to vehicular engineering.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9780768012187 Vehicle multiplex communication; serial data networking applied to vehicular engineering. Lupini, Christopher Albert. SAE International 2004 383 pages $89.95 Paperback TL272 ...
Rheology of particulate dispersions and composites.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9781574445206 Rheology of particulate dispersions and composites. Pal, Rajinder. CRC / Taylor & Francis 2007 413 pages $159.95 Hardcover Surfactant science series; v.136 TA418 ...
Encyclopedia of medical genomics and proteomics; 2v.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 0824755642 Encyclopedia of medical genomics and proteomics; 2v. Ed. by Jurgen Fuchs and Maurizio Podda. Marcel Dekker 2005 1388 pages $495.00 Hardcover RB155 Drawing on the expertise of ...
How to make two-lane rural roads safer; scientific background and guide for practical application.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9781845641566 How to make two-lane rural roads safer; scientific background and guide for practical application. Lamm, R. et al. WIT Press 2007 118 pages $85.00 Hardcover TE145 When a ...
Currents of contrast; life in Southern Africa's two oceans.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9781770070868 Currents of contrast; life in Southern Africa's two oceans. Peschak, Thomas and Claudio Velasquez Rojas. Struik Publishers 2006 200 pages $45.00 Hardcover QH91 Peschak ...
Inside the machine; an illustrated introduction to microprocessors and computer architecture.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 1593271042 Inside the machine; an illustrated introduction to microprocessors and computer architecture. Stokes, Jon. No Starch Press 2007 292 pages $49.95 Hardcover TK7895 Computer ...
Chemistry and pharmacology of anticancer drugs.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 0849392195 Chemistry and pharmacology of anticancer drugs. Thurston, David E. CRC / Taylor & Francis 2007 290 pages $159.95 Hardcover RS431 Aimed primarily at drug researchers, this ...
Animals models in toxicology, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 0824754077 Animals models in toxicology, 2d ed. Ed. by Shayne C. Gad. CRC / Taylor & Francis 2007 933 pages $165.00 Hardcover RA1199 According to toxicology consultant Gad, the major ...
Social Work and People with Dementia: Partnerships, Practice and Persistence, 2d rev. ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9781861347022 Social work and people with dementia; partnerships, practice and persistence, 2d rev.ed. Marshall, Mary and Margaret-Anne Tibbs. Policy Press 2006 248 pages $29.95 Paperback RC523 ...
Health Inequalities and Welfare Resources: Continuity and Change in Sweden.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9781861347572 Health inequalities and welfare resources; continuity and change in Sweden. Ed. by Johan Fritzell and Olle Lundberg. Policy Press 2007 247 pages $39.95 Paperback HC290 ...
Effective Implementation of ISO 14001.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9780873896887 Effective implementation of ISO 14001. Block, Marilyn R. ASQ Quality Press 2007 357 pages $95.00 Hardcover TS155 Block (a consultant on ISO 14001) presents this guide for ...
Global Developments in Environmental Earth Observation from Space: Proceedings. (CD-ROM included).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9789059660427 Global developments in environmental earth observation from space; proceedings. (CD-ROM included) Symposium of the European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories (25th: 2005: Porto, Portugal) Ed. by A. Marcal. Millpress Science ...
Fiesers' Reagents for Organic Synthesis, vol. 23.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9780471682431 Fiesers' reagents for organic synthesis; v.23. Ho, Tse-Lok. Wiley-Interscience 2007 533 pages $125.00 Hardcover QD262 Ho (organic chemistry, National Chiao Tung U., Taiwan) ...
Doping Engineering for Device Fabrication: Proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9781558998681 Doping engineering for device fabrication; proceedings. Doping Engineering for Device Fabrication symposium (2006: San Francisco, CA). Ed. by B.J. Pawlak et al. Materials Research Society 2006 213 pages ...
Chalcogenide Alloys for Reconfigurable Electronics: Proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9781558998759 Chalcogenide alloys for reconfigurable electronics; proceedings. Chalcogenide Alloys for Reconfigurable Electronics symposium (2006: San Francisco, CA) Ed. by P. Craig et al. Materials Research Society 2006 191 pages ...
Handbook of Geophysics and Archaeology.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 1904768601 Handbook of geophysics and archaeology. Witten, Alan J. Equinox Publishing Limited 2006 329 pages $39.95 Paperback Equinox handbooks in anthropological archaeology QC808 ...
Photorefractive Materials: Fundamental Concepts, Holographic Recording, and Materials Characterization.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9780471748663 Photorefractive materials; fundamental concepts, holographic recording, and materials characterization. Frejlich, Jaime. Wiley-IEEE Press 2007 309 pages $115.00 Hardcover TA418 ...
Meat Science and Technology: Harnessing and Exploiting Global Opportunities, Proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9789086860104 Meat science and technology; harnessing and exploiting global opportunities; proceedings. International Congress of Meat Science and Technology (52d: 2006: Dublin, Ireland) Ed. by Declan Troy et al. Wageningen Academic Publishers ...
South American Camelids Research: Proceedings, vol. 1.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9789076998985 South American camelids research; proceedings; v.1. European symposium on South American Camelids and DECAMA European Seminar (4th: 2004: Gottingen, Germany) Ed. by Martina Gerken et al. Wageningen Academic Publishers 2006 ...
The biochemical basis of the health effects of exercise.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9781855781597 The biochemical basis of the health effects of exercise. Ed. by A.J.M. Wagenmakers. Portland Press, Ltd. 2006 214 pages $40.60 Paperback Essay in biochemistry; 42 RC1210 ...
Management of lameness causes in sport horses; muscle, tendon, joint and bone disorders.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9789086860043 Management of lameness causes in sport horses; muscle, tendon, joint and bone disorders. Ed. by Arno Linder. Wageningen Academic Publishers 2006 246 pages $80.00 Paperback SF959 ...
Seafood research from fish to dish; quality, safety and processing of wild and farmed fish.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9789086860050 Seafood research from fish to dish; quality, safety and processing of wild and farmed fish. Ed. by J.B. Luten et al. Wageningen Academic Publishers 2006 567 pages $110.00 Hardcover ...
Handbook for small science centers.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9780759106529 Handbook for small science centers. Ed. by Cynthia C. Yao. AltaMira Press 2006 310 pages $95.00 Hardcover Q105 Yao et al. compile 50 essays on how to start and expand a ...
Crash course anatomy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 0323043194 Crash course anatomy. Granger, Noelle A. Elsevier Mosby 2007 249 pages $29.95 Paperback QM23 Specifically designed with the first part of the United States Medical Licensing ...
Aluminum recycling.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 084939662X Aluminum recycling. Schlesinger, Mark E. CRC / Taylor & Francis 2007 225 pages $139.95 Hardcover TD812 Schlesinger (metallurgical engineering, U. of Missouri-Rolla) collects ...
Statistical methods for spatio-temporal systems.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 1584885939 Statistical methods for spatio-temporal systems. Ed. by Barbel Finkenstadt et al. Chapman & Hall/CRC 2007 286 pages $89.95 Hardcover Monographs on statistics and applied probability; 107 ...
Neuroscience of cognitive development; the role of experience and the developing brain.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9780471745860 Neuroscience of cognitive development; the role of experience and the developing brain. Nelson, Charles A. et al. John Wiley & Sons 2006 215 pages $75.00 Hardcover QP360 ...
A history of American medicine from the colonial period to the early twentieth century.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9780773455306 A history of American medicine from the colonial period to the early twentieth century. Toledo-Pereyra, Luis H. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2006 203 pages $109.95 Hardcover R151 ...
Modes of Parametric Statistical Inference.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9780471667261 Modes of parametric statistical inference. Geisser, Seymour and Wesley Johnson. Wiley-Interscience 2006 192 pages $89.95 Hardcover QA273 Geisser (d. 2004) offers a textbook ...
Following the Boulder Train: Travels with Prospectors and Rock Doctors.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 1550173774 Following the boulder train; travels with prospectors and rock doctors. Henry, Tom. Harbour Publishing 2006 192 pages $34.95 Hardcover TN140 Henry describes the role of ...
Annual review of ecology, evolution, and systematics; v.37, 2006.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 0824314379 Annual review of ecology, evolution, and systematics; v.37, 2006. Ed. by Douglas J. Futuyma et al. Annual Reviews 2006 682 pages $185.00 Hardcover QL625 This volume contains ...
Adobe Acrobat 8; for Windows and Macintosh.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 0321470796 Adobe Acrobat 8; for Windows and Macintosh. Deubert, John. Peachpit Press, Inc. 2007 254 pages $24.99 Paperback Visual quickstart guide QA76.9 Featuring ...
A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon; v.15; part A: Ferns and fern-Allies.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9781578083848 A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon; v.15; part A: Ferns and fern-Allies. Ed. by Monika Shaffer-Fehre. Science Publishers, Inc. 2006 310 pages $89.95 Hardcover QK359 ...
Mechanical science, 3d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9781405137942 Mechanical science, 3d ed. Bolton, W. Blackwell Publishing 2006 486 pages $49.95 Paperback TA350 Written by a British author, this undergraduate engineering textbook ...
Data mining; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9780769527017 Data mining; proceedings. IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (6th: 2006: Hong Kong, China) Ed. by Shusaku Tsumoto et al. Computer Society Press 2006 1221 pages $274.00 Paperback ...
Java generics and collections.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9780596527754 Java generics and collections. Naftalin, Maurice and Philip Wadler. O'Reilly Media, Inc. 2007 273 pages $34.99 Paperback QA76.73 A British software consultant and a ...
Analog in, digital out; Brendan Dawes on interaction design.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 0321429168 Analog in, digital out; Brendan Dawes on interaction design. Dawes, Brendan. New Riders Publishing 2007 331 pages $39.99 Paperback QA76.9 Through descriptions of a number of ...
Handbook of child psychology, 6th ed.; 4v.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 0471272876 Handbook of child psychology, 6th ed.; 4v. Ed. by William Damon and Richard M. Lerner. John Wiley & Sons 2006 4306 pages $700.00 Hardcover BF721 First published in 1931, the ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9781405122894 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Stockley, Robert et al. Blackwell Publishing 2007 892 pages $264.95 Hardcover RC776 This reference for health care professionals ...
Diseases of swine, 9th ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9780813817033 Diseases of swine, 9th ed. Ed. by Barbara E. Straw et al. Blackwell Publishing 2006 1153 pages $199.99 Hardcover SF971 Featuring 71 contributions from leading researchers ...
Distributed systems; an algorithmic approach.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9781584885641 Distributed systems; an algorithmic approach. Ghosh, Sukumar. Chapman & Hall/CRC 2007 402 pages $89.95 Hardcover Computer and information science series; no.13 QA76.9 ...
Fundamentals of structural dynamics, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9780471430445 Fundamentals of structural dynamics, 2d ed. Craig, Roy R. Jr. and Andrew J. Kurdila. John Wiley & Sons 2006 728 pages $140.00 Hardcover TA654 Craig (emeritus, University of ...
Biology of the Southern Ocean, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 0849333946 Biology of the Southern Ocean, 2d ed. Knox, George A. CRC / Taylor & Francis 2007 621 pages $179.95 Hardcover Marine biology series QH95 Knox (U. of Canterbury, ...
Sudden cardiac death; a handbook for clinical practice.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9781405132923 Sudden cardiac death; a handbook for clinical practice. Ed. by Silvia G. Priori and Douglas P. Zipes. Blackwell Publishing 2006 292 pages $89.95 Hardcover The ESC education series ...
Rights to plant genetic resources and traditional knowledge; basic issues and perspectives.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9780851990330 Rights to plant genetic resources and traditional knowledge; basic issues and perspectives. Ed. by Susette Biber-Klemm and Thomas Cottier. CABI Publishing 2005 400 pages $160.00 Hardcover ...
Windows Server 2003/2000 Terminal Server solutions; implementing Windows Terminal Services and Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0, 3d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 1578702763 Windows Server 2003/2000 Terminal Server solutions; implementing Windows Terminal Services and Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0, 3d ed. Mathers, Todd W. Addison-Wesley 2005 1237 pages $54.99 ...
Large deviations for stochastic processes.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9780821841457 Large deviations for stochastic processes. Ed. by Jin Feng and Thomas G. Kurtz. Amer. Mathematical Society 2006 410 pages $99.00 Hardcover Mathematical surveys and monographs; v.131 ...
Introduction to geomicrobiology.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 01, 2007 ... 9780632054541 Introduction to geomicrobiology. Konhauser, Kurt. Blackwell Publishing 2007 425 pages $79.95 Paperback QR103 Konhauser (geomicrobiology, U. of Alberta) describes the ...