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This book serves as a textbook for courses on Asian studies with a focus on ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs and business management in Asia. It gives a comprehensive Asian perspective on the organizational peculiarities and changing business practices of ethnic Chinese businesses and their leaders who continue to form the backbone of Asia’s dynamic economies. The book features selected chapters written by reputable scholars on Chinese business, covering diverse and yet closely related topics such as the role of ethnic identity, trust, guanxi, Chineseness, leadership, change management, learning and knowledge management in organizations owned and managed by ethnic Chinese. Rights Information: Non-English language Key Features: rights available. • It is a valuable source of knowledge for anybody interested in understanding the continuous dynamism, economic power and rapid change of ethnic Chinese business in Asia • It provides a comprehensive Asian perspective on the organizational peculiarities and changing business practices of ethnic Chinese businesses and their leaders who continue to form the Hardcover: 350pp backbone of Asia's dynamic economies Pub. date: Sep 2013 • With its combination of cutting-edge social science theory and in-depth studies on ethnic 978-981-4452-41-0 Chinese business in Asia, the book adds value to the work of business leaders, academics and US$75 / £50 undergraduate students as well as others interested in understanding the rise of Asia

Readership: Undergraduate students, researchers, managers and professionals who are interested in Asian business and management.

THE CHINA RENAISSANCE The Rise of Xi Jinping and the 18th Communist Party Congress by the writers, artists and editors of the South China Morning Post & edited by Jonathan Sharp

Rising superpower China duly anointed a new generation of leaders led by Xi Jinping at the Communist Party's 18th National Congress held in November 2012. While the conclave itself passed off with smoothly choreographed efficiency, the months leading up to this once-a- decade transition were anything but orderly. Intense factional wrangling behind the scenes was accompanied by scandals very much in public view. In the most spectacular furore the political aspirations of Communist aristocrat Bo Xilai were dashed, at one time threatening to derail the meticulous stage managing of the congress itself.

At the start of what turned out to be a tumultuous year, the South China Morning Post set out on an ambitious project to chronicle the transfer of power to the so-called fifth generation of Chinese Rights Information: leaders, delving behind the cloak of secrecy that routinely masks Beijing's corridors of power. The Non-English language result was unparalleled coverage and a series of exclusives that kept the newspaper well ahead of rights available. its peers on this remarkable story.

While the past decade saw China's supercharged economy accelerate past Japan to become the Hardcover: 336pp world's second-largest, the coming decade is expected to see China led by Xi and his team move Pub. date: Jun 2013 towards catching up the United States as the world's top economic force. Who are the people that will guide China through its challenges at home and on the global stage? By profiling dozens of 978-981-4551-87-8 rising stars as well as current movers and shakers, the SCMP has provided the most complete US$58 / £38 portrait to date of the leaders who will control the world's most populous country over the next decade. This book aims to provide the reader with a comprehensive insight into the men, and the Paperback: 336pp tiny handful of women, who are going to be charting that course. 978-981-4522-86-1(pbk) US$29 / £19 Readership: All who are interested in China affairs.

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 1 MANAGING INDONESIA’S TRANSFORMATION An Oral History by Ginandjar Kartasasmita

“Ginandjar Kartasasmita was instrumental in Indonesia’s democratic transition and played key roles both in the government and in the Parliament from President Suharto’s time to the current Yudhoyono

Asian Studies administration. I firmly believe his memoir is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the past, present, and future of Indonesia.” Yasuo Fukuda former Prime Minister of Japan

“Indonesia’s relatively smooth evolution into a democracy is short of a miracle. As the largest founding member state of ASEAN, Indonesia’s experiences in nation-building have implications on our regional organisation. Professor Ginandjar Kartasasmita has been a close witness to the transformation of Rights Information: his country and has been directly involved in the nation’s journey to modernity. This book is a gold Non-English language mine of information for all who are interested in the political and economic evolution of the world’s rights available. largest Muslim country. It is a must-read for those who want to understand contemporary Indonesia.” Surin Pitsuwan Secretary-General Hardcover: 500pp Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Pub. date: Jan 2013 978-981-4405-38-6 “Indonesia’s path to the stable and dynamic state as it is today was a long arduous route which US$45 / £30 marked periods of progress often followed by economic collapse. Ginandjar Kartasasmita was a witness to many of these events and this oral history provides a fascinating firsthand account of Indonesia’s development from a flawed state to a growing functioning economy and a government grounded on democratic principles.” Joseph J Stern Harvard University (Retired)

“This personal account of Indonesia spanning four decades by a true insider gives us unique insights in the turbulent and progressive times of building a new nation. Kartasasmita’s intimate storytelling, with a sharp eye for detail and self-reflection, makes it a captivating read. Highly recommended for anyone with a keen interest in this complex region of the world.” Elisabeth Scheper Senior Gender & Peacebuilding Advisor United Nations Department of Political Affairs

Managing Indonesia’s Transformation: An Oral History is an account of Ginandjar Kartasasmita’s career in the Indonesian government, both under President Suharto and in the post-Suharto era. Based on all the ministerial positions in which Kartasasmita has served the government, the book provides readers candid insights into the domestic and international political and economic contexts in which decisions were made, and how policies were formulated and implemented in Indonesia.

The book contains many hours of interviews in which the author responds — as frankly as he can — to all sorts of questions from a group of scholars and specialists working on Indonesian politics and political economy, with the understanding that the book is for those who want to understand Indonesian politics, both past and present.

Key Features: • A rare collection of many candid stories told by a major player in Indonesian politics • Offers an insightful history of Indonesia under Suharto and after • Insider’s view of Indonesian politics, both past and present

Readership: Academics, undergraduates and graduates, and policy-makers in Asian politics and international relations.

About the Author Ginandjar Kartasasmita has devoted his life to the development of Indonesia from various positions in different capacities. Before serving as a presidential advisor to Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono — the country’s 6th President — since 2009, Kartasasmita chaired the House of Regional Representatives, or Indonesia’s ‘Upper House’, which was newly established in 2004 aiming to strengthen the authority of legislative branch in the age of democracy.

2 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 Series on Contemporary China - Vol. 34 Asian Studies THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN The Complex Partnership between China and Latin America by Alfredo Toro Hardy (Venezuelan Ambassador, Singapore)

“About 12% of the world’s population lives in the West and 88% live outside. Yet, the strong, diverse voices of the 88% are rarely heard. Alfredo Toro Hardy provides one such voice that needs to be heard, especially in the area of China’s new relationships with Latin America. Given the new global trends of our time, this volume could not be more timely. It deserves careful study.” Kishore Mahbubani Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore

One of “the top 100 public intellectuals of the world” by Foreign Policy Author of “The Great Convergence: Asia, the West, and the Logic of One World” Rights Information: Non-English language “This is the first book written by an eminent Latin-American figure on the relation between his region rights available. and the Asia-Pacific region with particular reference to China. As such this book fills a bibliographical vacuum. On the other hand, the author’s ample experience on international affairs and his scholarship are reflected in a text full of invaluable information but at the same time clear and accurate. Once Hardcover: 268pp more Toro Hardy makes a fundamental contribution to the better understanding of Latin American Pub. date: Apr 2013 realities.” 978-981-4452-56-4 Jorge Alberto Lozoya US$98 / £65 Mexican Ambassador Former Secretary General of the Iberian–American Cooperation Secretariat Former Chief of Advisers on Foreign Policy to the President of Mexico

Acting as a Sorcerer’s Apprentice, the West incorporated 1.3 billion Chinese and 1.2 billion Indians into the world’s labour equation within a context of lower production costs. This resulted in erosion of its competitive capacity and social stability, while greatly benefiting developing economies, many of which were able to emerge with unprecedented speed. With China as the main engine, the developing economies have become increasingly integrated, sustaining in the process a fundamental part of the global trade growth. While this phenomenon took shape, excesses within Western economies generated a seismic crisis that dramatically accelerated a slow decline. As the ascendant and descendant curves of developing and developed economies are crossing each other, a decoupling tendency between both has become evident. The economic partnership between China and Latin America epitomizes well the growing integration between emerging economies. Even if mostly benefiting from it, Latin America is under the double sign of threat and opportunity due to this complex relation. For Latin America to succeed, it will need to reinvent itself.

The analyses and information contained in this book will be of interest to researchers, academics and policy-makers alike.

Key Features: • First comprehensive book on the topic • The subject matter is of fundamental importance for Latin Americans and also relevant to China • Contributed by a senior Latin American Ambassador and scholar, the book is very useful for decision makers both in Latin America and China

Readership: Researchers, professionals, undergraduate and graduate students interested in China-Latin American relations, emerging economies, China’s development and Latin American Economic Growth.

About the Author ALFREDO TORO HARDY is a Venezuelan diplomat, scholar and public intellectual. Alfredo Toro Hardy graduated with a Law degree from the Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, in 1973. Between 1973 and 1975 he made postgraduate studies in France under a scholarship of the French government. He acquired a diploma in diplomatic studies from the Institut International d'Administration Publique and a diploma in comparative law from Pantheon-Assas University in Paris, 1975. He received his M.S. from the Universidad Central de Venezuela in 1977 and his Master of Laws from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979. He took a course on international negotiations from Harvard University in 1984.

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 3 UNFINISHED REFORMS IN THE CHINESE ECONOMY edited by Jun Zhang (Fudan University, China)

China has quickly moved into a critical point in the sense that its past performance in economic growth and development has created so many unsolved problems, and for such problems to be addressed, a better understanding of these problems and a clear policy framework are required Asian Studies for policy makers to conduct reforms. Based on high–level empirical research on China’s economic development by each of the contributors, this edited book provides an in-depth and clear analysis of many of important issues facing China’s move to new phase of economic development and transformation, and discusses policy issues involved in further reforms.

Key Features: • Touches upon the hottest issues facing China’s further economic development, with an in-depth Rights Information: and explicit analysis Non-English language • Provides insiders’ views and predictions on China’s economy by young and well-trained Chinese rights available. economists • With jargon-free language, the book serves as a good reference for both the professional and general public Hardcover: 520pp Readership: Academics, professionals and students interested in China’s economic development. Pub. date: May 2013 978-981-4434-00-3 US$138 / £91

CASE STUDIES IN ASIAN MANAGEMENT edited by Parissa Haghirian (Sophia University, Japan)

There is a lack of knowledge on how corporations in Asia develop strategies, organize their work processes and deal with competition. Western managers and business students need to know more about Asian corporations and their management styles. Learning about Asia, however, has always been a challenging task. The main challenge is the complexity encountered when dealing with Asian management issues, which differ not only for different countries, but also for different types of businesses, not to mention national management preferences and styles.

This book tries to fill this gap, by presenting case studies of various Asian countries including China, Japan, India, Korea and The Philippines. The case studies are as diverse as management activities in Asia can be and include a variety of different companies in several Asian countries.

Business and Management Rights Information: This book attempts to present an overview on the variety and complexity of management and Non-English language business processes in Asian countries. It intends to support business people and students of rights available. international management to get a deeper understanding of Asian management practices by presenting practical examples of Asian firms and their strategies.

Key Features: Hardcover: 250pp • Presents case studies from various Asian countries Pub. date: Oct 2013 • Presents an overview on the variety and complexity of management and business processes 978-981-4508-97-1 in Asian countries US$56 / £37 • Provides practical examples of Asian firms and their strategies

Readership: Students, business people and professionals interested in Asian management styles, practices and strategies.

4 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 Business and Management CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN CHINA Rights Information: A Vision, An Assessment and a Blueprint Non-English (except by Benoit Vermander (Fudan University, China) Simplified Chinese) language rights available. Over the years, many corporations have been trying to determine what they can and should do to contribute to the sustainability of the economic, social and ecological environment within which they operate. Corporate social responsibility has become a key senior management issue worldwide and Hardcover: 250pp an increasingly debated topic in China. This book aims at helping companies operating in China Pub. date: Oct 2013 to better assess and exercise their corporate social responsibility (CSR) in specific contexts. The 978-981-4520-77-5 purpose of this book is to show that CSR has a strong economic pay back in the long run, that it US$68 / £45 is a key success factor in nurturing corporate excellence, and that a sense of urgency and accrued inventiveness are required from companies operating in China.

This practical, business-oriented book takes into account China’s classical and contemporary thought on CSR. It is the result of a long research and collaborative process, with several institutions (notably the Chinese’s People Institute of Foreign Affairs, Fudan University, the Taipei Ricci Institute, BNP Paribas and the Chirac Foundation) during 2005–2010 and later with some industry leaders.

Cross-disciplinary in scope, the book aims at helping students and analysts in political science, governance, international relations and Chinese studies to understand and appreciate the unique role that firms play in shaping a new China. It focuses on the relationship between the state, civil society and corporations in the Chinese context. It researches the conditions under which this relationship might result in redefining China’s developmental model.

Key Features: • A 360° approach to CSR in China, thus proposing an integrative vision of all dimensions of CSR • An unique toolbox that enables corporate leaders, members of not-for-profit organizations and analysts to implement CSR values and imperatives within a business, communication or social strategy • A clear and convincing synthesis, written in a language accessible to all, that brings together data and resources from the fields of business ethics, Chinese and cross-cultural studies, social analysis, management and governance

Readership: Students, academics and analysts interested in political science and China studies in particular, media, communication strategists, members of NPOs and NGOs having a stake in China issues, people interested in China affairs in general.

CORPORATE STRATEGY FOR DRAMATIC PRODUCTIVITY SURGE edited by Akira Ishikawa (Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan) & Tetsuro Saisho (Gunma University, Japan)

Corporate Strategy for Dramatic Productivity Surge deals with the very basics of productivity and cost performance — including abridgement of time, increase in speed, enhancement of capabilities, increase in sensitivity and precision, enhancement of efficiency and effectiveness, alteration of size, reduction of costs and increase in revenue, among others.

This book consists of five parts — Introduction, Case Studies of Super Effects in Management Functions, Case Studies of Global Scale Super Effects Realized, Case Studies of Super Effects in Marketing Domains, and Conclusion: The Road to Realizing the Super Effect — featuring more than fifty successful cases of productivity surge or super effects, including risk-driven ones. Productivity surge herein means a dramatic reduction of costs, at least by one-tenth, while maintaining Rights Information: effectiveness or discontinuous increase in effectiveness by at least 10 times, while keeping the Non-English language costs the same. rights available.

Cases highlighted in the book are instrumental and valuable for the organizations worldwide to evaluate processes, avoid unnecessary failure and work towards future success. Hardcover: 360pp Key Features: Pub. date: Jun 2013 • Includes the most updated successful stories and cases of productivity surge 978-981-4449-29-8 • Deals with the very basics of productivity and cost performance US$68 / £45

Readership: Students, professionals and organization personnel keen on business administration, strategic planning and productivity surge.

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 5 E-COMMERCE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (2nd Edition) by Marc J Schniederjans (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA), Qing Cao (Texas Tech University, USA) & Jason H Triche (Texas Tech University, USA)

This updated edition of the book blends in new e-commerce technologies. Mobile commerce (M-commerce) and use of cloud computing are offering a new set of challenges and opportunities for those individuals who know what they are and how they are related to e-commerce. Their use opens up new markets, expanding the need for larger operations, which in turn requires greater knowledge of the operations management subjects presented in this book.

Key Features: • Uniquely explores the more common management issues dealing with general operations management and the integration of personnel, technology, and information systems

Business and Management • Contains cutting-edge research on current e-commerce business operations, including mobile Rights Information: commerce and cloud computing Non-English language • Offers specific procedures and methodologies that managers can use to solve problems targeting rights available. basic e-commerce operations management topics, like inventory and scheduling

Hardcover: 350pp Readership: Undergraduates and MBA students in management and business administration, Pub. date: Sep 2013 as well as entrepreneurs in e-commerce; operations management and engineering faculty in universities; CEO’s, vice presidents of operations, general managers, plant managers, supervisors, 978-981-4518-62-8 and industrial engineers involved in e-commerce decisionmaking. US$68 / £45

Paperback: 350pp About the Authors 978-981-4518-63-5(pbk) Marc J Schniederjans is the C Wheaton Battey Distinguished Professor of Business in the US$34 / £22 Management Department of the College of Business Administration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). He has published more than 110 journal articles appearing in such journals as Operations Research, Decision Sciences, Production and Operations Management Journal, European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Communications of the ACM, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, and International Journal of Production Research.

Dr Qing Cao is the Jerry Rawls Endowed Professor of Management Information Systems at the Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University. He is the recipient of the University of Missouri- Kansas City Teaching Award (2007).

Dr Cao is an Assistant Director of the Center for Internet Buyer Behavior at the Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University.

INNOVATION AND GROWTH What Do We Know? edited by Anjan Thakor (Washington University in St. Louis, USA)

This book, written entirely by faculty at the Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, provides a variety of practical and implementable perspectives on innovation for managers. In addition, the book contains chapters that provide reviews of the academic research on innovation in the faculty members’ specific areas of expertise. In taking this multifunctional approach to innovation, the focus of the book is not just on what is currently considered to be “best practice”. Rather, it is on bringing to managers the cutting-edge knowledge that is being generated by academic research that goes beyond current best practice.

Key Features: • Written for business leaders by leading academics Rights Information: • A compilation of perspectives and reviews of academic research on the subject of innovation Non-English language • Addresses the different areas of innovation: (1) The Traditional Management of Innovation in an Organization; (2) Organizational Behavior around Innovation, (3) Operational or Process rights available. Innovation, (4) Strategic innovation, and (5) Financial and Economic aspects of innovation

Hardcover: 196pp Readership: Business leaders pursuing innovation as a competitive advantage, general public. Pub. date: Apr 2013 978-981-4343-53-4 US$62 / £41

6 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC ALLIANCES Business and Management Joint Ventures Between Asian and US Companies by Frederick D Lipman (Blank Rome LLP, USA) & Larry Dongxiao Qiu (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

International Strategic Alliances is a practical guide that tackles major issues one might encounter when establishing a Chinese-based or US-based joint venture. It targets small and middle-market US companies that wish to establish strategic alliances based in China or other Asian countries, in order to expand their markets. Unlike other business management books, this book also caters to small, middle market and larger Asian companies (not limited to the Fortune 500 list), that wish to establish strategic alliances based in the US to grow their businesses. One of the chapters includes a detailed step-by-step guide to obtaining a US Green Card through an EB-5 visa for Asian entrepreneurs and their families.

Key Features: Rights Information: • The book will appeal to small and medium size businesses located in either the US or Asia that Non-English language wish to grow their business internationally rights available. • The book provides concrete examples of what practices work and what do not in cross-border joint ventures • The book contains a complete guide to obtaining a US Green Card for Asian investors and their Hardcover: 350pp families Pub. date: Sep 2013 Readership: Accountants, attorneys, consultants, and other professionals who advise small or 978-981-4508-62-9 middle-market companies, Chinese and other Asian entrepreneurs and investors. US$68 / £45

WINNING WITH RISK MANAGEMENT by Russell Walker (Northwestern University, USA)

This book develops the notion that companies can succeed on the basis of risk management, much as companies compete on efficiency, costs, labor, location, and other dimensions. The reality of risk and how it impacts companies is that it is much more definite, often catastrophic and looks more like a shock. This is striking, as a difference between firms on risk different than a marginal difference in operating efficiencies, for example. Competing on Risk Management requires a discipline, a commitment to using information and recognizing shocks and then acting upon those to redistribute assets. This book will examine how leading firms that compete on risk have done this and showcase best practices and impacts to the capital structure of firms and their organizational formation.

Key Features: • Key examples of how risk management best practices return long-term shareholder and Rights Information: enterprise value Non-English language • Best practices for dealing with operational and regulatory risks rights available. • Best practices for the consideration of risk metrics for industry-wide comparison

Readership: Students and researchers who are interested in the topic of risk management. Hardcover: 220pp Pub. date: Jan 2013 About the Author 978-981-4383-88-2 Russell Walker, PhD is the Associate Director of the Zell Center for Risk Research at Kellogg. His US$64 / £42 expertise is in the application of analytics in business and risk management.

He is a regularly invited speaker internationally, including at the IESE Business School, in Spain, the Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University, in Thailand, and the Indian School of Business, in India.

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 7 BASIC PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY The Route to Understanding (Revised Edition) by E Brian Smith (Formerly Master of St Catherine’s College, Oxford, UK &

Chemistry Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University, UK)

This elegant book provides a student-friendly introduction to the subject of physical chemistry. It is by the author of the very successful Basic Chemical Thermodynamics and is written in the same well-received popular style. It is concise and more compact than standard textbooks on the subject and emphasises the two important topics underpinning the subject: quantum mechanics and the second law of thermodynamics. Both topics are challenging to students because they focus on uncertainty and probability. The book explains these fundamental concepts clearly and shows how they offer the key to understanding a wide range of chemical phenomena including atomic and molecular spectra, the structure and properties of solids, liquids and gases, chemical equilibrium Rights Information: and the rates of chemical reactions. Non-English language rights available. This revised edition has enabled improvements and corrections to be made.

Key Features: Hardcover: 332pp • Basic Physical Chemistry is more concise than standard physical chemistry textbooks Pub. date: Jun 2013 • The book is written by the author of the very successful Basic Chemical Thermodynamics in the same well-received, popular style 978-1-78326-293-9 • It places strong emphasis on the fundamental principles that underpin physical chemistry and US$84 / £55 shows how they can lead to a thorough understanding of the subject

Paperback: 332pp Readership: Undergraduates and graduates studying the physical and biological sciences and those who wish to prepare for the study of chemistry at a more advanced level. 978-1-78326-294-6(pbk) US$36 / £24

THERMODYNAMICS by Patrick Jacobs (University of Western Ontario, Canada)

This textbook on thermodynamics is intended primarily for honours and B. Sc students majoring in physical chemistry. However, students of physics, engineering and biochemistry will also find the book relevant to their studies.

Its principal features are a much shorter presentation of the laws of thermodynamics than is customary, made possible by the definition of the thermodynamic scale of temperature using only one fixed point (the triple point of water) which immediately follows the Zeroth Law. The author's first exposure to thermodynamics revealed that its usefulness seemed to be mostly confined to the study of gases in equilibrium. Readers of this book will find that applications of thermodynamics to liquids and solids as well as gases are emphasized, and they will learn that thermodynamics can be applied to systems which are not in equilibrium. Rights Information: Non-English language This book contains three learning aids. Fully worked out examples are included at appropriate rights available. places in the text, which also includes numerous exercises. These are designed to help the reader stop and think about what he or she has just read. Answers to the exercises are given at the end of each section and there are also problems at the end of each chapter which readers can work Hardcover: 456pp out on their own. Pub. date: Mar 2013 Key Features: 978-1-84816-970-8 • New presentation of the laws of thermodynamics that is shorter and easier to understand than US$118 / £78 the traditional approach • Inclusion of numerous exercises that aid comprehension of new concepts and material Paperback: 456pp • The author, Professor Jacobs, has considerable experience in teaching thermodynamics both at Imperial College in London, England and at the University of Western Ontario in London, 978-1-84816-971-5(pbk) Canada US$68 / £45 Readership: Undergraduate students in the fields of chemistry, physics and engineering.

8 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 Computer Science Series in Computer Vision - Vol. 2 COMPUTER VISION IN MEDICAL IMAGING edited by C H Chen (University of Massachusetts, USA)

The major progress in computer vision allows us to make extensive use of medical imaging data to provide us better diagnosis, treatment and predication of diseases. Computer vision can exploit texture, shape, contour and prior knowledge along with contextual information from image sequence and provide 3D and 4D information that helps with better human understanding. Many powerful tools have been available through image segmentation, machine learning, pattern classification, tracking, reconstruction to bring much needed quantitative information not easily available by trained human specialists.

The aim of the book is for both medical imaging professionals to acquire and interpret the data, and computer vision professionals to provide enhanced medical information by using computer vision techniques. The final objective is to benefit the patients without adding to the already high Rights Information: medical costs. Non-English language rights available. Key Features: • Uses computer vision techniques for medical imaging data • Covers image processing and segmentation algorithms in intravascular ultrasound, PETscan Hardcover: 450pp data, MRI data Pub. date: Sep 2013 • Emphasises 3D information extraction from medical imaging data 978-981-4460-93-4 Readership: Researchers, professionals and academics in machine perception/computer vision, US$98 / £65 pattern recognition/image analysis, nuclear medicine, bioengineering & cardiology.

NON-AXIOMATIC LOGIC A Model of Intelligent Reasoning by Pei Wang (Temple University, USA)

This book provides a systematic and comprehensive description of Non-Axiomatic Logic, which is the result of the author’s research for about three decades.

Non-Axiomatic Logic is designed to provide a uniform logical foundation for Artificial Intelligence, as well as an abstract description of the “laws of thought” followed by the human mind. Different from “mathematical” logic, where the focus is the regularity required when demonstrating mathematical conclusions, Non-Axiomatic Logic is an attempt to return to the original aim of logic, that is, to formulate the regularity in actual human thinking. To achieve this goal, the logic is designed under the assumption that the system has insufficient knowledge and resources with respect to the problems to be solved, so that the “logical conclusions” are only valid with respect to the available knowledge and resources. Reasoning processes according to this logic covers cognitive functions Rights Information: like learning, planning, decision making, problem solving, etc. Non-English language rights available. This book is written for researchers and students in Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, and can be used as a textbook for courses at graduate level, or upper-level undergraduate, on Non-Axiomatic Logic. Hardcover: 276pp Pub. date: May 2013 Key Features: • The most recent progress of the system (such as on real-time temporal inference, emotion and 978-981-4440-27-1 feeling, and self-monitoring and self-control) US$68 / £45 • Many examples are added into the description of the logic

Readership: Students and professionals interested in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 9 Rights Information: World Scientific Series on Energy and Resource Economics - Vol. 9 Non-English language ENERGY AND ECONOMIC THEORY rights available. by Ferdinand E Banks (Uppsala University, Sweden)

This book is an up-to-date primer covering the most important subjects in energy economics, with Hardcover: 350pp particular attention paid to oil, natural gas, and nuclear energy, and without an excessive amount Pub. date: Aug 2013 of mathematics. The first three survey chapters constitute an introductory (and mostly non- 978-981-4366-10-6 technical) short course in modern energy economics. Most of the technical analysis is taken up US$75 / £50 in the following four chapters, while the last chapter is a completely non-technical summation that can be read independent of the rest of the book. Written in a user-friendly tone, it is suitable as a textbook for undergraduate and/or graduate students, but most of the book should be accessible to anyone with a serious interest in energy economics. Economics and Finance

Key Features: • Surveys and summarizes some of the events and thinking in energy economics over the past few years, while keeping mathematical content to a minimum • Includes discussion questions and a list of key concepts and issues at the end of each chapter • The first three chapters are an elementary short course in modern energy economics

Readership: Undergraduates/graduates, professionals and general readers interested in energy economics.

World Scientific Series in Finance EURO BONDS Markets, Infrastructure and Trends by Marida Bertocchi (University of Bergamo, Italy), Giorgio Consigli (University of Bergamo, Italy), Rita D'Ecclesia (University of Sapienza, Rome, Italy), Rosella Giacometti (University of Bergamo, Italy), Vittorio Moriggia (University of Bergamo, Italy) & Sergio Ortobelli (University of Bergamo, Italy)

“Euro Bonds: Markets, Infrastructure and Trends provides an outstanding and up-to-date guide to the Euro bonds markets. Detailed and well-documented, it presents a broad range of well-chosen topics in a precise and yet accessible style. It is an excellent choice for anyone seeking insight into the bond markets across the Eurozone and a valuable contribution to the study of these important markets.” Rights Information: Nico van der Wijst, Professor of Finance Non-English language Norwegian University of Science and Technology rights available. “Euro bonds mean different things to different people. The authors provide a well-researched and well-written comprehensive view of a vast and fast growing area of investment products, financial Hardcover: 250pp markets and debt financing instruments. Their narrative comes complete with a wealth of nicely- presented data. The book is a must-read for those studying European markets and the economy Pub. date: Sep 2013 and an invaluable reference for those immersed in it, be they policymakers, investors or academic 978-981-4440-15-8 researchers. A big question mark hangs over the future of this book: Will it become the standard US$98 / £65 reference it deservers? Or will it be consigned soon to a footnote on the history of the Eurozone? The answer is in the hands of Eurozone leaders. Will they decisively address the structural problems of the common currency or will they continue with piecemeal solutions to every new crisis? For the sake of the authors — and of the people of Europe, of course — I hope for the former. The book itself offers some valuable guidance.” Stavros A Zenios Professor of Finance and Management Science, University of Cyprus and Senior Fellow, the Wharton Financial Institutions Center, USA

10 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 Economics and Finance Euro Bonds: Markets, Infrastructure and Trends presents the most recent developments in the Euro bond market. It discusses the problems of the Euro countries, the proposed solutions advocated by European as well as international institutions and investors. Particular emphasis is given to systemic risk and contagion as well as to specific innovative instruments such as structured financial products which protect various classes of investors.

Key Features: • Provides current and detailed explanations on the topic • Presents comprehensive examples to provide background for further research and understanding of this topic in relation to the existing literature on bonds

Readership: Financial analysts, finance academics and business professionals with interest in the Euro zone financial markets, as well as post-crisis trends and developments.

About the Authors Marida Bertocchi is Professor of Applied Mathematics in Economics and Finance at the University of Bergamo. She has taught numerous courses at the Universities of Bergamo, Urbino and Milan, including basic and advanced calculus, portfolio theory, advanced mathematical finance, stochastic optimization and parallel processing.

Rita D'Ecclesia holds a PhD in Corporate Finance and a BA(Hon) in Statistics. She is Professor at Sapienza University in Rome and Visiting Professor at Birkbeck, University of London. She is Director of the PhD program in International Economics and Finance (Doctoral School in Economics), President of the International Summer School on Risk Measurement and Control, President of the Euro Working Group for Financial Modeling and an Associate Editor of several journals. She teaches courses at graduate and doctoral levels. Her recent research topics are related to financial and commodity markets.

Giorgio Consigli is Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics in Economics and Finance at the University of Bergamo. He has a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Essex (UK), a Diploma in Economics of Financial Intermediaries and an Honors degree in Economics from Sapienza University in Rome. He worked afterwards as Vice President responsible for quantitative analysis at UBM, the investment bank of the UniCredit banking group.

Rosella Giacometti is Associate Professor at the University of Bergamo, where she teaches credit and operational risks, mathematical finance and statistics for monetary and financial markets. She worked for consultancy firm Cambridge Econometric as European Analyst and collaborated with many banks on teaching and consultancy activities.

Vittorio Moriggia is Associate Professor in Computer Science for Finance and in MATLAB for Finance at the University of Bergamo. He holds a PhD in Computational Methods for Financial and Economic Forecasting and Decisions from the University of Bergamo.

Sergio Ortobelli Lozza is Associate Professor in Mathematical Finance at the University of Bergamo. He holds a PhD in Computational Methods for Financial and Economic Forecasting and Decisions from the University of Bergamo.

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 11 INTRODUCTORY COURSE ON FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS by M V Tretyakov (University of Nottingham, UK)

This book is an elementary introduction to the basic concepts of financial mathematics with a central focus on discrete models and an aim to demonstrate simple, but widely used, financial derivatives for managing market risks. Only a basic knowledge of probability, real analysis, ordinary differential equations, linear algebra and some common sense are required to understand the concepts considered in this book.

Financial mathematics is an application of advanced mathematical and statistical methods to financial management and markets, with a main objective of quantifying and hedging risks. Since Economics and Finance the book aims to present the basics of financial mathematics to the reader, only essential elements of probability and stochastic analysis are given to explain ideas concerning derivative pricing Rights Information: and hedging. To keep the reader intrigued and motivated, the book has a ‘sandwich’ structure: Non-English language probability and stochastics are given in situ where mathematics can be readily illustrated by rights available. application to finance.

Key Features: Hardcover: 276pp • This book has its own niche: a textbook for an elementary, short course on financial mathematics Pub. date: Jul 2013 • This book is based on a one-semester course for undergraduate and postgraduate students, which has been taught since 2004. It is also the basis for an MSc course in actuarial science, 978-1-908977-38-0 which covers about one half of the CT8 “Financial Economics” syllabus and some parts of CT1 US$58 / £38 “Financial Mathematics” syllabus of the Institute of Actuaries (UK) professional exams • Exercises and solutions relevant to the material covered in the book are provided

Readership: Undergraduate and postgraduate students taking a course in financial mathematics.

MODELING AND PRICING OF SWAPS FOR FINANCIAL AND ENERGY MARKETS WITH STOCHASTIC VOLATILITIES by Anatoliy Swishchuk (University of Calgary, Canada)

Modeling and Pricing of Swaps for Financial and Energy Markets with Stochastic Volatilities is devoted to the modeling and pricing of various kinds of swaps, such as those for variance, volatility, covariance, correlation, for financial and energy markets with different stochastic volatilities, which include CIR process, regime-switching, delayed, mean-reverting, multi-factor, fractional, Levy-based, semi-Markov and COGARCH(1,1). One of the main methods used in this book is change of time method. The book outlines how the change of time method works for different kinds of models and problems arising in financial and energy markets and the associated problems in modeling and pricing of a variety of swaps. The book also contains a study of a new model, the delayed Heston Rights Information: model, which improves the volatility surface fitting as compared with the classical Heston model. Non-English language The author calculates variance and volatility swaps for this model and provides hedging techniques. rights available. The book considers content on the pricing of variance and volatility swaps and option pricing formula for mean-reverting models in energy markets. Some topics such as forward and futures in energy markets priced by multi-factor Levy models and generalization of Black-76 formula with Hardcover: 328pp Markov-modulated volatility are part of the book as well, and it includes many numerical examples Pub. date: Jun 2013 such as S&P60 Canada Index, S&P500 Index and AECO Natural Gas Index. 978-981-4440-12-7 Key Features: US$110 / £73 • Provides coverage on topic of swaps not covered in such detail by other titles, in relation to energy and financial markets • In particular, offers a comprehensive treatment of various types of swaps and a variety of stochastic volatility models, in relation to energy and financial markets

Readership: Post-graduate level researchers and professionals with interest in the modeling and pricing of swaps for energy and financial markets.

12 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING DESIGN WITH Engineering SOLIDWORKS by Godfrey Onwubolu (Humber College of Technology & Advanced Learning, Canada)

Computer Aided Engineering Design with SolidWorks is designed both for students taking SolidWorks courses at college and university and also for engineering designers involved or interested in using SolidWorks for real-life applications in manufacturing processes, mechanical systems and engineering analysis. The course material is divided into two parts. Part I covers the principles of SolidWorks, simple and advanced part modeling approaches, assembly modeling, drawing, configurations/design tables and surface modeling. Part II covers the applications of SolidWorks in manufacturing processes, mechanical systems and engineering analysis. The manufacturing processes applications include mold design, sheet metal parts design, die design, and weldments. The mechanical systems applications include routing: piping and tubing, gears, pulleys, and chains, cams and springs, mechanism design and analysis, threads and fastners, hinges and universal joints. The engineering analysis application includes finite element analysis. Rights Information: Non-English language This text book is unique because it is one of the very few to thoroughly cover the applications rights available. of SolidWorks in manufacturing processes, mechanical systems and engineering analysis as presented in Part I.

It is written using a hands-on approach in which students can follow the steps described in each Hardcover: 600pp chapter to model and assemble parts, produce drawings and be involved in the applications on their Pub. date: Mar 2013 own with little assistance from their instructors during each teaching session or in the computer 978-1-84816-665-3 laboratory. There are several pictorial descriptions of the steps involved in every stage of part US$78 / £48 modeling, assembly modeling, drawing details, and applications presented in this text book.

Key Features: • This text book is unique because it is one of the very few text books covering to a great extent the applications of SolidWorks in manufacturing processes, mechanical systems and engineering analysis as presented in Part I. Most SolidWorks text books cover mainly the content of Part I of this book with one or two applications that are covered in Part II of this text book

Readership: Advanced undergraduates and graduate students, academia and researchers in mechanical engineering and other areas in this field.

Advanced Series on Ocean Engineering - Vol. 37 COMPUTATIONAL WAVE DYNAMICS by Hitoshi Gotoh (Kyoto University, Japan), Akio Okayasu (Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan) & Yasunori Watanabe (Hokkaido University, Japan)

This book provides a comprehensive description of the latest theory-supported numerical technologies, as well as scientific and engineering applications for water surface waves. Its contents are crafted to cater to a step-by-step learning of computational wave dynamics and ocean wave modeling. It provides a comprehensive description from underlying theories of free-surface flows, to practical computational applications for coastal and ocean engineering on the basis of computational fluid dynamics (CFD).

The text may be used as a textbook for advanced undergraduate students and graduate students to understand the theoretical background of wave computations, and the recent progress of computational techniques for free-surface and interfacial flows, such as Volume of Fluid (VOF), Rights Information: Constrained Interpolation Profile (CIP), Lagrangian Particle (SPH, MPS), Distinct Element (DEM) and Non-English language Euler-Lagrange Hybrid Methods. rights available. It is also suitable for researchers and engineers who wish to apply CFD techniques to ocean modeling and practical coastal problems involving sediment transport, wave-structure interaction and surf zone flows. Hardcover: 252pp Pub. date: Jun 2013 Key Features: 978-981-4449-70-0 • The specialized book provides a variety of the latest computing methods for free-surface flows, US$54 / £36 interfacial flows, and multi-phase flows • It provides comprehensive interpretations of mathematical, physical and engineering aspects of the wave computation • Illustrations of computational achievements in coastal and ocean research are also provided

Readership: Students (advanced undergraduate and above) of Coastal and Ocean Engineering, and Professionals.

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 13 WSPC Series in Advanced Integration and Packaging - Vol. 2 DESIGN AND MODELING FOR 3DICS AND INTERPOSERS by Madhavan Swaminathan (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA) & Ki Jin Han (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Korea) Engineering 3D Integration is being touted as the next semiconductor revolution. This book provides a comprehensive coverage on the design and modeling aspects of 3D integration, in particularly, focus on its electrical behavior. Looking from the perspective the Silicon Via (TSV) and Glass Via (TGV) technology, the book introduces 3DICs and Interposers as a technology, and presents its application in numerical modeling, signal integrity, power integrity and thermal integrity. The authors underscored the potential of this technology in design exchange formats and power distribution.

Key Features: Rights Information: • This is the first comprehensive book on the topic Non-English language • Provides a comprehensive analysis of both silicon and glass interposers and their comparison rights available. • In our humble opinion, Prof. Madhavan Swaminathan is very well known in the area of 3D Integration

Readership: Graduate students, academics, researchers in electrical and electronics engineering, Hardcover: 200pp computer engineering, semiconductors and packaging. Pub. date: Sep 2013 978-981-4508-59-9 US$94 / £62

FINITE ELEMENT METHODS FOR ENGINEERS (2nd Edition) by Roger T Fenner (Imperial College London, UK)

This book is intended as a textbook providing a deliberately simple introduction to finite element methods in a way that should be readily understandable to engineers, both students and practising professionals. Only the very simplest elements are considered, mainly two dimensional three-noded “constant strain triangles”, with simple linear variation of the relevant variables. Chapters of the book deal with structural problems (beams), classification of a broad range of engineering into harmonic and biharmonic types, finite element analysis of harmonic problems, and finite element analysis of biharmonic problems (plane stress and plane strain). Full FORTRAN programs are listed and explained in detail, and a range of practical problems solved in the text. Despite being somewhat unfashionable for general programming purposes, the FORTRAN language remains Rights Information: very widely used in engineering. The programs listed, which were originally developed for use on Non-English language mainframe computers, have been thoroughly updated for use on desktops and laptops. Unlike the rights available. first edition, the new edition has problems (with solutions) at the end of each chapter.

Electronic copies of all the computer programs displayed in the book can be downloaded at: http:// www.worldscientific.com/doi/suppl/10.1142/p847/suppl_file/p847_program.zip. Hardcover: 272pp Pub. date: Jan 2013 Key Features: 978-1-84816-886-2 • New edition building on a long-established text (first published in 1975) US$54 / £36 • Many practical Problems provided • Extensively used in courses taught Imperial College London

Readership: Students, graduate students, and academics in mechanical engineering, civil engineering and aeronautical engineering.

14 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 HIGH-SPEED PENETRATION DYNAMICS Engineering Engineering Models and Methods by Gabi Ben-Dor (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel), Anatoly Dubinsky (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel) & Tov Elperin (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel)

This important monograph is the first comprehensive compendium of engineering models used in high-speed penetration mechanics.

The book consists of two parts. The first part (more than a quarter of the book’s content) is in fact a handbook giving a very detailed summary of the engineering models used for the analysis of high- speed penetration of rigid projectiles into various media (concrete, metals, geological media). The second part of the book demonstrates the possibilities and efficiency of using approximate models for investigating traditional and nontraditional problems of penetration mechanics.

Different chapters in the books are devoted to different classes of problems and can be read Rights Information: independently. Each chapter is self-contained, which includes a comprehensive literature survey of Non-English language the topic, and carries a list of used notations. The bibliography includes more than 700 references. rights available.

This monograph is a reliable and indispensable reference guide for anyone interested in using engineering models in high-speed penetration mechanics. Hardcover: 696pp Readership: Professionals, academics, researchers and graduate students in engineering Pub. date: Jun 2013 mechanics, mechanical engineering, materials science, civil engineering and ocean engineering. 978-981-4439-04-6 US$158 / £104

METHODS IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF BIOMEDICAL DEVICES by Kelvin K L Wong (RMIT University, Australia), Jiyuan Tu (RMIT University, Australia), Zhonghua Sun (Curtin University, Australia) & Don W Dissanayake (University of Adelaide, Australia)

This book presents a road map for applying the stages in conceptualization, evaluation, and testing of biomedical devices in a systematic order of approach, leading to solutions for medical problems within a well-deserved safety limit. The issues discussed will pave the way for understanding the preliminary concepts used in modern biomedical device engineering, which include medical imaging, computational fluid dynamics, finite element analysis, particle image velocimetry, and rapid prototyping. This book would undoubtedly be of use to biomedical engineers, medical doctors, radiologists, and any other professionals related to the research and development of devices for health care. Rights Information: Key Features: Non-English language • Outline the development of a biomedical device or a medical-assisting mechanism, which rights available. involves the system integration of various modelling, evaluation, or testing components to lead to the successful examination of a product that meets the medical application safety threshold. • Focus on the characteristics of modelling and evaluation of heart valve implants, stents, stent Hardcover: 196pp grafts, and drug delivery mechanisms to illustrate the instruments used in testing these cardiac Pub. date: Jan 2013 or respiratory flow-related biomedical applications 978-981-4434-99-7 • Introduce the fundamental concepts of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and finite element US$68 / £45 analysis (FEA) with applications onto some selected biomedical devices as well as highlight the nature of their applications and impact to the medical industry

Readership: Engineers, doctors and students in the biomedical and biomechanical engineering, and radiology fields.

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 15 Advanced Series in Circuits and Systems - Vol. 7 PRINCIPLES OF ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS (3rd Edition) by Daniel Graupe (University of Illinois, Chicago, USA)

Engineering Artificial neural networks are most suitable for solving problems that are complex, ill-defined, highly nonlinear, of many and different variables, and/or stochastic. Such problems are abundant in medicine, in finance, in security and beyond.

This volume covers the basic theory and architecture of the major artificial neural networks. Uniquely, it presents 18 complete case studies of applications of neural networks in various fields, ranging from cell-shape classification to micro-trading in finance and to constellation recognition — all with their respective source codes. These case studies demonstrate to the readers in detail how such case studies are designed and executed and how their specific results are obtained. Rights Information: Non-English language The book is written for a one-semester graduate or senior-level undergraduate course on artificial rights available. neural networks. It is also intended to be a self-study and a reference text for scientists, engineers and for researchers in medicine, finance and data mining.

Hardcover: 500pp Readership: Graduate and advanced senior students in artificial intelligence, pattern recognition Pub. date: Jul 2013 & image analysis, neural networks, computational economics and finance, and biomedical engineering. 978-981-4522-73-1 US$128 / £84

PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR ENGINEERS by J Michael Bennett (University of Ontario, Canada) & Danny Ho (NFA Estimation Inc., Canada)

Project Management for Engineers, as the title suggests, is a direct attempt at addressing the ever- increasing and specific needs for better project management of engineering students, practicing engineers and managers in the industry. It aims not only to present the principles and techniques of Project Management, but also to discuss project management standards, processes and requirements, such as PMBOK, IEEE and PRINCE.

Each chapter begins with the basics of the theme being developed at a level understandable to an undergraduate, before more complex topics are introduced at the end of each section that are suitable for graduate students. For the practicing professionals or managers in the industry, the book also provides many real illustrations of practical application of the principles of Project Rights Information: Management. Non-English language rights available. Through a realistic blend of theory and practical examples, as well as an integration of the engineering technical issues with business issues, this book seeks to remove the veil of mystery that has shrouded the profession from its very beginning. Hardcover: 260pp Key Features: Pub. date: Dec 2013 • Detailed coverage of project management concepts with practical examples 978-981-4447-92-8 • Formal English writeup blended with casual conversational style discussions (not a traditional US$54 / £36 boring textbook) • The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB), the body that certifies all Canadian engineering programs, has mandated the teaching of Project Management as part of its new revision of the accreditation procedure (the so-called Outcomes Based Assessment), which must be in place by 2014

Readership: Advanced undergraduate and graduate students, practicing engineers and managers in the industry.

16 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 THE EARTH AS A CRADLE FOR LIFE Environmental Science The Origin, Evolution and Future of the Environment by Frank D Stacey (CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering, Australia) & Jane H Hodgkinson (CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering, Australia)

The Earth as a Cradle for Life aims to fill the gap between readers who have a strong and informed scientific interest in the environment (but no access to the journal literature), and their desire for a basic understanding of the environment. It provides a comprehensive account, and requires no advanced mathematical skills. It will also satisfy a need for a textbook on fundamental science for students in tertiary environmental science courses that may otherwise neglect the underlying basis of their subject.

This book draws on several decades of research by the authors on fundamental Earth science, and presents probing insights on environmental questions that are not widely recognized — even in the professional community. For this reason it will become a landmark in the environmental science Rights Information: and Earth science literature. Non-English language Key Features: rights available. • This is one of the very few books that present the fundamental aspects of the environment, the underlying reasons why it is the way it is and the processes that led to it. Available rivals generally present conventional and, in some cases, outdated ideas that lack the insight of this Hardcover: 308pp book Pub. date: Jun 2013 • Attention is focused on some of the observations that throw new light on the environment, 978-981-4508-32-2 such as the temperature dependence of CO2 solubility in sea water and the rate at which US$70 / £46 natural processes remove it from the atmosphere, the inadequacy of photosynthesis to explain atmospheric oxygen, the hydrothermal origin of ocean salt, the capacity of the oceans as stores of heat, and fundamental limitations on possible ‘alternative’ energy sources • This book draws attention to two aspects of the environmental inertia of the oceans that have not previously been distinguished: the thermal effect of greenhouse warming — which has already been initiated and will become fully apparent on a hundred year time scale — and that the natural CO2 balance will be restored only in millions of years

Readership: General public, students, professionals, and researchers in the fields of environmental science, geology, geophysics, climatology, meteorology, oceanography, and environmental education.

ENERGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY (3rd Edition) by John R Fanchi (Texas Christian University, USA)

Many events that affect global energy production and consumption have occurred since the second edition of Energy in the 21st Century appeared in 2011. For example, an earthquake and tsunami in Japan led to the disruption of the Fukushima nuclear facility and a global re-examination of the safety of the nuclear industry. Oil and natural gas prices continue to be volatile, and the demand for energy has been affected by the global economy. The third edition updates data and the discussion of recent events.

Energy in the 21st Century has been used as the text for an introductory energy course for the general college student population. Based on student feedback, we have included several features that enhance the value of the third edition as a textbook. In particular, we have included learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, end of chapter activities, a comprehensive index, and Rights Information: a glossary. Points to Ponder are abbreviated as P2P in the Learning Objectives boxes and are Non-English language provided throughout the text. They are designed to encourage the reader to consider the material rights available. from different perspectives.

Key Features: Hardcover: 440pp • Easy to read and understand by the general student population • It provides a balanced presentation of the relative merits of the most significant energy options Pub. date: Jan 2013 • Classroom tested and incorporates modern learning techniques 978-981-4434-66-9 US$94 / £62 Readership: Students, professionals, undergraduates and general public interested in energy studies. Paperback: 440pp 978-981-4434-67-6(pbk) US$53 / £35

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 17 SUSTAINABILITY MATTERS (In 2 Volumes) Volume 1: Asia’s Green Challenges Volume 2: Asia’s Energy Concerns, Green Policies and Environmental Advocacy edited by Lin-Heng Lye (National University of Singapore, Singapore), Victor R Savage (National University of Singapore, Singapore), Loke-Ming Chou (National University of Singapore, Singapore), Liya E Yu (National University of Singapore, Singapore) & Harn-Wei Kua (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

Sustainability Matters is a compilation of some of the best research papers by students from the National University of Singapore’s inter-disciplinary graduate programme in environmental

Environmental Science Environmental studies, the MSc in Environmental Management [MEM]. This collection is for the period 2009/10 to 2011/12.

Rights Information: As this period has been particularly prolific, its papers been split into two volumes; this volume, Non-English language Sustainability Matters: Asia’s Green Challenges is the third compilation by the programme, and rights available. comprises sixteen of the best research papers completed during this period. The papers have been edited for brevity. These papers analyze the many challenges to effective environmental management in the context of different places in Asia including cities in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, (Set) Hardcover: 1200pp Hong Kong and Singapore, and propose insightful solutions. They cover a wide range of issues Pub. date: Oct 2013 including vehicular air pollution, waste management (municipal solid waste, food waste, recycling, 978-981-4546-80-5 etc.), urban studies (such as high-density living, skywalk systems, parks, bus systems), and green business (including solar power and the shipping industry).

The first compilation, Sustainability Matters: Environmental Management in Asia, was published in 2010 (World Scientific) and comprised the best papers from 2001/2–2006/7. The second, Sustainability Matters: Challenges and Opportunities in Environmental Management in Asia was published in 2011 (Pearson), and comprised the best papers from 2007/8 to 2008/09.

Readership: Graduate students, academics and researchers in environmental management/ science.

BERGEN-BELSEN 1945 A Medical Student’s Journal by Michael John Hargrave

General introduction by David Bowen Hargrave

Between 1941 and 1945 as many as 70,000 inmates died at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northwestern Germany. The exact number will never be known. A large number of these deaths were caused by malnutrition and disease, mainly typhus, shortly before and after liberation.

It was at this time, in April of 1945, that Michael Hargrave answered a notice at the Westminster Hospital Medical School for ‘volunteers’. On the day of his departure the 21-year-old learned that he was being sent to Bergen-Belsen, liberated only two weeks before.

This firsthand account, a diary written for his mother, details Michael’s month-long experience at Rights Information: the camp. He compassionately relates the horrendous living conditions suffered by the prisoners, Non-English language describing the sickness and disease he encountered and his desperate, often fruitless, struggle rights available. to save as many lives as possible. Amidst immeasurable horrors, his descriptions of the banalities of everyday life and diagrams of the camp’s layout take on a new poignancy, while anatomic line drawings detail the medical conditions and his efforts to treat them. Original newspaper cuttings Hardcover: 150pp and photographs of the camp, many previously unpublished, add a further layer of texture to the endeavors of an inexperienced medical student faced with extreme human suffering. Pub. date: Aug 2013

978-1-78326-320-2 Key Features: US$46 / £30 • A firsthand account of the conditions in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after liberation in April 1945 from the point of view of a medical student volunteer Paperback: 150pp • A number of newspaper cuttings covering the period, collected by Michael Hargrave, are 978-1-78326-288-5(pbk) included, as well as photographs and line drawings of the camp and its conditions US$23 / £15 • Sales of the book will financially support two charities: Amnesty International and Polio Plus Readership: Medical professionals, medical students, history students, general public.

18 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 DEVELOPING LIFE SKILLS THROUGH MATH AND General SCIENCE GAMES by Wee Khee Seah (NASCANS Pte Ltd, Singapore), Li Yang Ng, Ying Zhen Ang, Reico Ng & edited by Beng Lee Lim

“The authors provide a systematic and uncomplicated collection of activities incorporating character building and the development of leadership skills using Math and Science concepts. The book is compact without being dense, and takes the reader through a guided tour of the soft skills domain. It is an interesting and informative excursion. Given the importance of the subject matter of this book to learn more about academic topics as well as life skills through some leading questions, through these activities (games), the authors hope that the players have fun while picking up new concepts in academic knowledge and soft skills, and given the orderly and stimulating manner in which the subject has been presented, it can be predicted that the book would see several reprints in the years to come. I recommend this book to people who could use any of the principles and concepts to teach Rights Information: the Math and Science curriculum and to reinforce the soft skills both in the classroom and outside Non-English language of it. It is also a great book to people who have fun in teaching while picking up new concepts in rights available. academic knowledge and soft skills.” Dr Nugroho J. Setiadi Head of Institute for Research and Community Services Paperback: 224pp Widyatama University Bundung, West Java Indonesia Pub. date: Jan 2013 978-981-4439-81-7(pbk) “This book uses the concepts of Math and Science to instill into the minds of young inquirers. The US$25 / £17 games created in this book, is also a valuable tool for Team Development in an Outdoor Experimental Laboratory. It helps to create the good leadership styles, teamwork and interpersonal skills, which are sought after by many business corporations of today. It is a simple approach but practical, to reduce the complexity of the human interactions in a corporation. This is another way towards Team Change Management.” Dr. Richard Ng Management Professor University of the Philippines

Shaping character and life skills for our leaders of tomorrow has always been a challenging task. This exciting new book brings a new perspective to educating our young in a fun, exciting and engaging manner. High energy games that bring about both breadth and depth of discussion by the participants will inevitably develop their innate leadership potential and competency levels over time. These games are designed to be logistically minimal so that all can enjoy the games at any time.

Key Features: • Includes Math and Science concepts used for each game • Reflective questions serve to bring about self-awareness and self-development • Gameplay is easy to understand with the help of accompanying illustrations

Readership: High school students and general public interested in Math, Science and life skills.

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 19 NOBEL PRIZES AND NATURE’S SURPRISES by Erling Norrby (The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden)

General “This book describes and explains one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century. It is a seminal work, that scholars of the History of Science will use to be able to understand how science evolves. Young scientists will find this book a valuable resource.” Sir Aaron Klug Nobel laureate in Chemistry, 1982

“Speculation about what happens in the selection of Nobel Prize winners is part of both the narrative and the ‘gossip’ of science. Interpreting what went on in the Nobel selection committees 50 years ago requires both an intimate understanding of how the process works and familiarity with subtleties of the Swedish language. Erling Norrby has the proper personal experiences to make such evaluations. Rights Information: In the present, his second, book he mainly reviews Medical Nobel awards during 1960 and 1962. Non-English language Coming as it does near the beginnings of the modern medicine — recognizing exceptional advances rights available. in immunology and molecular biology — this is a fascinating era for those who are intrigued by the history of discovery.” Peter C Doherty Hardcover: 400pp Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 1996 Pub. date: Oct 2013 “The moment the Nobel Foundation announces its Prizes in the sciences, decades of struggle and 978-981-4520-98-0 turmoil toward discovery enter the spotlight. To skillfully examine some of the most dramatic scientific US$88 / £58 advances in the middle of the twentieth century, Erling Norrby has reached deeply into the Nobel archives to examine firsthand how many of the most illustrious Prizes from that era came to be Paperback: 400pp awarded. As a superb scientist, educator and administrator, Dr Norrby is able to tell these stories 978-981-4520-99-7(pbk) within the context of the scientific discoveries.” US$58 / £38 Stanley B Prusiner Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 1997

Each year the Nobel Prizes in the natural sciences reveal amazing discoveries. New milestones in the relentless advance of science are identified. The growth of knowledge and its evolution can be researched in the Nobel archives where nominations are kept secret for 50 years after the awards have been made. They represent a treasure for real-time assessment of science. Norrby's earlier book, Nobel Prizes and Life Sciences (2010) examined the unique archival records until 1959.

The present book takes us up to 1962, surveying a range of dazzling discoveries. All prizes in immunology are reviewed. Their impact on our capacity to control infectious diseases and transplant organs are highlighted. The Nobel year 1962 is exceptional in recognizing the most major advance in biology since Darwin in 1859 presented his theory of evolution. This was the dramatic discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA by Watson and Crick in 1953. The era of molecular biology had begun. Its explosive development continues into the present.

Readership: General.

About the Author Erling Norrby (http://www.norrby.kva.se/) has an MD from the Karolinska Institute, the School of Medicine, Stockholm. He is a world authority on viruses and was professor and chairman at the Institute for 25 years. During this time he was President of the Division of Virology representing all the virologists of the world for three years. He has also served as the Dean of the Medical Faculty for six years and has been heavily involved in various ways for more than 20 years in the selection of the recipients of Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine. He then left to become the Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for six years. During this time he had overriding responsibility for the Nobel Prizes in Physics and in Chemistry and was a member of the Board of the Nobel Foundation. He has lectured around the world on many topics related to the Nobel Prizes. Currently he is the Vice-Chairman of the Board of the J Craig Venter Institute. He also has one of the leading functions at the Royal Swedish court as Lord Chamberlain in Waiting.

20 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 UNIVERSAL FOREIGNER General The Individual and the World by Robert W Cox (York University, Canada)

The book shows one individual’s (the author) experience of the world, through contacts with government officials and scholars in the Middle East and Asia, Europe and Latin America during the post-Second World War years up to the later 1960s; and then that individual’s reflections and study during the succeeding decades, up to and including the first decade of the 21st century, concerning the future of the world and the critical choices that confront the world both in inter-state relations and in maintaining the security of the biosphere.

Key Features: • The book is sui generis of its kind, falling between the categories of memoir and contemporary history • It would be of interest to all who are concerned with where the world is going as well as those Rights Information: who follow change in the major countries and regions of the world Non-English language rights available. Readership: General readers interested in international relations, political science, and China studies. Hardcover: 500pp

Pub. date: Aug 2013

About the Author 978-981-4452-70-0 US$68 / £45 Robert W Cox is Professor Emeritus of political and social thought, York University, Toronto, Canada.

He is the author of Production, Power and World Order: Social Forces in the Making of History (1987); (Ed.) The New Realism: Perspectives on Multilateralism and World Order (Macmillan for the United Nations University, 1997); and The Political Economy of a Plural World: Critical Reflections on Power, Morals and Civilization (Routledge, 2002). He has published many articles and book chapters on world order, multilateralism, international organizations, production, globalization and civilizations. His essay “Social forces, states and world order: beyond international relations theory” has been widely reproduced in various books and in Spanish, German, Japanese and Korean translations.

From 1947 until 1972, his first career was with the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland, in which he rose to the rank of Assistant Director-General. From 1965 to 1972, he was Director of the ILO's International Institute for Labour Studies.

He left the ILO in 1972 to begin his second career as Professor of Political Science at Columbia University in New York; and in 1977 he returned to Canada as Professor of Political Science at York University in Toronto. York ultimately became his intellectual home. He has had visiting appointments at the Graduate Institute of International Studies of the University of Geneva, the University of Toronto, Yale University, Université Laval in Quebec City, the University of Denver, the European University Institute in Fiesole, Italy, the Australian University and Tokyo University.

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 21 SCIENCE SIFTING Tools for Innovation in Science and Technology by Rodney R Dietert (Cornell University, USA) & Janice Dietert (Performance Plus Consulting, USA) General

“Professor and Mrs Rodney Dietert present 18 strategies for enhancing creativity and improving research that can be applied in any discipline and in corporations. Based on Professor Dietert’s 30 years as a research scientist and educator, the strategies are illustrated with descriptions of successful applications and suggestions for acquiring skills in using the strategies. The authors show how to ‘sift the gold’ using these strategies to improve research and education.”

For a more detailed review, please see Review of Rodney and Janice Dietert’s Science Sifting. Joseph D Novak Rights Information: Professor Emeritus Non-English language Cornell University rights available. “The Dietert team has re-defined creativity in their new book Science Sifting. This book provides an understanding of scientific creativity and a framework that permits these creative scientific paths to be learned and become attainable. Science Sifting is a valuable resource for readers who want to Hardcover: 288pp incorporate creativity and innovation as part of their career development.” Pub. date: May 2013 Gary R Burleson, PhD 978-981-4407-21-2 President and CEO US$78 / £51 Burleson Research Technologies, Inc. (BRT)

Paperback: 440pp Science Sifting is designed primarily as a textbook for students interested in research and as Pub. date: May 2012 a general reference book for existing career scientists. The aim of this book is to help budding 978-981-4407-22-9(pbk) scientists broaden their capacities to access and use information from diverse sources to the US$38 / £25 benefit of their research careers.

The book describes why the capacity to access and integrate both linear and nonlinear information has been an important historic feature of pivotal scientific breakthroughs. Yet, it is a process that our students are rarely, if ever, taught in universities. This book goes beyond simply describing the features of great scientific breakthroughs. It discusses the basis for accessing and using nonlinear information in the linear research context. It also provides a series of tools and exercises that can be used to enhance access to nonlinear information for application to research and other endeavors.

Topics covered include focal points in scientific breakthroughs, the use of concepts maps in research, use of different vantage points, information as patterns, fractals for the scientist, memory storage and access points, and synchronicities. Young researchers need useful tools to help with a more holistic approach to their research careers. This book provides the useful tools to support flexibility and creativity across a long-term research career.

Key Features: • Directed toward students interested in research and present researchers who want to access, sift through, and utilize a broader array of information in their future careers • Provides educational background, tools and exercises that are useful for flexible and creative thinking and broader information utilization as can be applied to research • Geared to help the budding scientific researcher embark on a long-term satisfying, productive, and creative career

Readership: Professional scientists, students and young researchers.

22 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 ADVANCED TEXTBOOK ON GENE TRANSFER, Life Sciences GENE THERAPY AND GENETIC PHARMACOLOGY Principles, Delivery and Pharmacological and Biomedical Applications of Nucleotide-Based Therapies edited by Daniel Scherman (National Scientific Research Center (CNRS), France)

This unique advanced textbook provides a clear and comprehensive description of the field of gene delivery, gene therapy and genetic pharmacology, with descriptions of the main gene transfer vectors and a set of selected therapeutic applications, along with safety considerations.

The use of gene transfer is exponentially growing in the scientific and medical communities for day- to-day cell biology experiments and swift development of revolutionary gene therapy strategies. In this advanced textbook, more than 25 leading scientists, world-renowned in their respective fields, come together to provide a clear and comprehensive description of gene delivery, gene therapy Rights Information: and genetic pharmacology. Non-English language This educational introduction to the main gene transfer vectors and selected therapeutic rights available. applications provides the background material needed to further explore the subject as well as relevant research literature. It will thus be invaluable to Master, PhD or MD students, post-doctoral scientists or medical doctors, as well as any scientist wishing to deliver a gene or synthetic Hardcover: 400pp nucleotide, or develop a gene therapy strategy. Furthermore, the textbook's simple and synthetic Pub. date: Sep 2013 content will be of value to any reader interested in the biological and medical revolution derived 978-1-84816-828-2 from the elucidation of the human genome. US$158 / £104

Key Features: • The advanced textbook addresses a broader audience of Master degree students than existing Paperback: 400pp literature dedicated to more specialized scientists 978-1-908977-28-1(pbk) • The advanced textbook might be purchased by non-specialists, such as MDs who want to follow US$78 / £51 the evolution of modern medicine • The global field of nucleotide-based therapies and nucleotide delivery are presented in this comprehensive textbook in simple words, giving easy access to key concepts and technologies • The textbook also aims at helping non-specialized scientists choose an adequate gene transfer and/or gene therapy strategy

Readership: Master, PhD or MD students, post-doctoral scientists or medical doctors, and any scientists using gene transfer techniques or implementing gene therapy strategies.

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 23 Rights Information: ANTIOXIDANTS AND STEM CELLS FOR Non-English language rights available. CORONARY HEART DISEASE by Philip B Oliva (Colorado Heart Research and Education Association, USA)

This book covers two known controversial topics — antioxidants and stem cells as therapies to Hardcover: 450pp treat coronary heart disease. Aiming to provide college-educated but not scientifically trained Pub. date: Sep 2013 Life Sciences readership with a wealth of information about these two cutting-edge technologies, Antioxidants and 978-981-4293-44-0 Stem Cells for Coronary Heart Disease is written with minimum scientific terminology. Basic science US$144 / £100 studies and clinical trials regarding stem cells and antioxidants are discussed and peppered with anecdotes to make them understandable and entertaining to the laymen.

Key Features: • The book is written in plain English and scientific jargons are explained in laymen terms • “Hot topics” such as embryonic stem cells, adult stem cells and antioxidants are discussed • A well-researched and colourfully illustrated book for readers of the general public

Readership: College-educated general public and non-scientists who are interested in the topic of antioxidants and stem cells.

A MANUAL FOR CURRENT THERAPIES IN REGENERATIVE MEDICINE edited by Jan-Thorsten Schantz (Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany) & Dietmar W Hutmacher (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)

The emerging field of regenerative medicine has led to a paradigm shift in therapeutic procedures. Scientific discovery in stem cell biology and material sciences, as well as in genetics have resulted in clinical concepts that focus on regeneration rather than repair. Also, translational research provided mankind with therapeutic tools to grow complex tissues and organs for transplantation into patients. These new technologies not only benefited patients but they also have significant socioeconomic potential.

This manual aims to provide an overview on a variety of clinically applied strategies in the current field of regenerative medicine, and it also contains concise key data for a rapidly growing industry. Rights Information: As such, both patients and doctors will find the information contained within this manual to be Non-English language useful and relevant. The editors are both international leaders in the field of regenerative medicine, rights available. and both possess a broad spectrum of experience from basic research to clinical application and commercialization.

Paperback: 480pp Key Features: Pub. date: Apr 2013 • No such manual is available to date as the information can be only obtained from journal publications which have narrower scopes 978-981-4299-53-4(pbk) • This manual is designed for both clinicians as well as patients to obtain information on the US$58 / £38 types of therapies currently performed in the field of regenerative medicine. It also provides an overview of the field

Readership: Scientists and engineers in the field of regenerative medicine; clinicians and specialists; and patients or the general public who wish to know about specific treatment options.

24 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 Life Sciences MICROFLUIDIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR HUMAN HEALTH edited by Utkan Demirci (Harvard Medical School, USA & Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA), Ali Khademhosseini (Harvard Medical School, USA & Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA), Robert Langer (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) & Jeffrey Blander (Harvard Medical School, USA & Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA)

The field of microfluidics has in the last decade permeated many disciplines, from physics to biology and chemistry, and from bioengineering to medical research. One of the most important applications of lab-on-a-chip devices in medicine and related disciplines is disease diagnostics, which involves steps from biological sample/analyte loading to storage, detection, and analysis. The chapters collected in this book detail recent advances in these processes using microfluidic devices and systems. The reviews of portable devices for diagnostic purposes are likely to evoke interest and raise new research questions in interdisciplinary fields (e.g., efficient MEMS/ microfluidic engineering driven by biological and medical applications). Rights Information: Non-English language The variety of the selected topics (general relevance of microfluidics in medical and bioengineering rights available. research, fabrication, advances in on-chip sample detection and analysis, and specific disease models) ensures that each of them can be viewed in the larger context of microfluidic-mediated diagnostics. Hardcover: 496pp Readership: Engineers, academic researchers and instructors, and industry researchers involved Pub. date: Dec 2012 in microfluidic technologies. 978-981-4405-51-5 US$144 / £95

JOB STRESSORS AND MENTAL HEALTH A Proactive Clinical Perspective by Karen Belki´c (Karolinska Institute, Sweden) & Cedoˇ Savi´c (Karolinska Institute, Sweden)

The title of this book reflects the fundamental aim: to explore the relation between exposure to job stressors and mental health. This is done with the primary intention of developing a new clinical approach, one which takes a proactive stance, emphasizing the need for creating work conditions that are more in harmony with the needs of the human being. Pivotal to this endeavor is to provide an integrative and comprehensive methodology, for assessing work stressors and ameliorating them whenever possible. This methodology, the Occupational Stressor Index, the OSI, was developed by the authors, who have successfully applied the OSI over the years in the context of prevention-oriented clinical practice within neurology and psychiatry, as well as within cardiology, oncology and other medical disciplines. The OSI is grounded in cognitive ergonomics and brain research. The authors, as clinicians, have a special interest in and affinity with their colleagues, their fellow physicians. Consequently, the working conditions and mental health of Rights Information: physicians are strongly emphasized throughout the book. Gender considerations are also woven Non-English language into the entire book. rights available. This book will be of value to readers at many levels and interests. It is written in such a way that a non-expert can learn a great deal about the topics. Readers at all levels can reflect on their own work situation and how it could be improved within the framework of enhanced mental Hardcover: 380pp health. For health professionals, particularly psychiatrists, occupational medicine specialists, Pub. date: Oct 2013 clinical psychologists as well as physicians involved in primary care and rehabilitation, this book 978-981-4525-55-8 will represent a sorely-needed paradigm shift which will help them address a main source of their patients’ mental distress. It will be thought-provoking and yet also practical. Part I of the book provides the multi-faceted, scientific justification for this new clinical approach. The authors, as clinicians themselves, speak the clinical language and guide the reader step-by-step as to how this approach can be applied in practice.

Key Features: • Written from a clinical perspective by two authors who are both clinicians and scientists with many years involved in this area. The clinical case studies are a unique contribution to the field, and urgently needed by health professionals • Compact, coherent and comprehensive text which will interest and intrigue a broad audience • The topic is extremely timely. The authors take an integrative, in-depth view to the relation between work stressors and mental health. This is grounded in cognitive ergonomics and brain research. At the same time the book is very practical and provides a hands-on guide for readers

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 25 PLENTY OF ROOM FOR BIOLOGY AT THE BOTTOM An Introduction to Bionanotechnology (2nd Edition) by Ehud Gazit (Tel Aviv University, Israel) & Anna Mitraki (University of Crete and Institute for Electronic Structure and Laser, Greece) Life Sciences Review of the First Edition: “It is a very handy introductory book on the dialogue between biology and nanotechnologies that can be very useful both to a novice and to a seasoned nanoscientist. The former will be very directly and profitably introduced to the main principles, achievements, and current trends in both research and applications of bionanotechnology. The latter can use this book as a receptacle into which his or her fund of knowledge can be fed and organized within a very schematic and well-articulated framework — one that can be easily expanded and updated.” Rights Information: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Non-English language rights available. This expanded and updated edition of the 2007 version introduces readers from various backgrounds to the rapidly growing interface between biology and nanotechnology. It intellectually Hardcover: 300pp integrates concepts, applications, and outlooks from these major scientific fields and presents Pub. date: Jul 2013 them to readers from diverse backgrounds in a comprehensive and didactic manner. 978-1-84816-930-2 US$109 / £72 Written by two leading nanobiologists actively involved at the forefront of the field both as researchers and educators, this book takes the reader from the fundamentals of nanobiology to the most advanced applications.

The book fulfils a unique niche: to address not only students, but also scientists who are eager (and nowadays obliged) to learn about other state-of-the-art disciplines. The book is written in such a way as to be accessible to biologists, chemists, and physicists with no background in nanotechnology (for example biologists who are interested in inorganic nanostructures or physicists who would like to learn about biological assemblies and applications thereof). It is reader-friendly and will appeal to a wide audience not only in academia but also in the industry and anyone interested in learning more about nanobiotechnology.

Key Features: • Contains the latest information, especially with regards to new developments (that have grown exponentially since the date of its first publication) as well as new figures • Particularly useful to new entrants in the fields of Nanobiotechnology not only for offering a first intellectual contact, but also new insights. An extensive list of references will give adequate resources for those that want to explore further • The latest developments will be treated by including references up to end of 2011 • Includes a glossary and a selected list of companies actively involved in nanobiotechnology and will be an important reference for those interested in the application aspects of the field

Readership: Postgraduates, researchers and academics in biology, physics and chemistry; life science companies.

26 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 STEM CELLS Life Sciences An Insider’s Guide by Paul Knoepfler (University of California, Davis, USA)

Stem Cells: An Insider's Guide is an exciting new book that takes readers inside the world of stem cells guided by international stem cell expert, Dr. Paul Knoepfler. Stem cells are catalyzing a revolution in medicine. The book also tackles the exciting and hotly debated area of stem cell treatments that are capturing the public's imagination. In the future they may also transform how we age and reproduce. However, there are serious risks and ethical challenges, too. The author's goal with this insider's guide is to give readers the information needed to distinguish between the ubiquitous hype and legitimate hope found throughout the stem cell world. The book answers the most common questions that people have about stem cells. Can stem cells help my family with a serious medical problem such as Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis, or Autism? Are such treatments safe? Can stem cells make me look younger or even literally stay physically young? These questions Rights Information: and many more are answered here. Non-English language A number of ethical issues related to stem cells that spark debates are discussed, including risky rights available. treatments, cloning and embryonic stem cells. The author breaks new ground in a number of ways such as by suggesting reforms to the FDA, providing a new theory of aging based on stem cells, and including a revolutionary Stem Cell Patient Bill of Rights. More generally, the book is your guide to Paperback: 364pp where the stem cell field will be in the near future as well as a thoughtful perspective on how stem Pub. date: Jul 2013 cell therapies will ultimately change your life and our world. 978-981-4508-80-3(pbk) US$29 / £19 Key Features: • Novel insider' guide to stem cells giving people an exciting look into the world of stem cells and stem cell research • Tackles practical issues related to stem cell treatments including cosmetics and sports medicine, areas of intense interest to the public • Written by a stem cell scientist and cancer survivor who can see health-related issues from both perspectives as patient and professor

Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students and researchers in cell and molecular biology and stem cell research; medical students; interested lay readers.

STRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS (2nd Edition) by Anders Liljas (Lund University, Sweden) & Måns Ehrenberg (Uppsala University, Sweden)

This highly illustrated book provides an up-to-date description of the structure and function of the translation system including ribosomes, tRNAs, translation factors, antibiotics and aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases.

Research on translation is undergoing rapid changes and is receiving significant attention as evidenced by the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009. The structural research by crystallography and cryo-EM forms part of an interactive framework that involves biochemistry and molecular computation. The book provides a comprehensive overview of translation in light of the structural results. It is a valuable resource for scientists in this and related fields, as well as for students taking courses with a focus on translation. Rights Information: There is no other book in this field currently except the previous edition of this book. The authors Non-English language have for a long time worked in the field of structure and function of the translation system. rights available.

Readership: Upper level undergraduates and graduate students with an interest in protein synthesis; researchers in cell and molecular biology, biochemistry and biophysics who need to get Hardcover: 492pp an overview of translation. Pub. date: Jun 2013 978-981-4313-20-9 US$136 / £90

Paperback: 492pp 978-981-4313-21-6(pbk) US$75 / £50

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 27 AN INTRODUCTION TO BIOCERAMICS (2nd Edition) edited by Larry L Hench (University of Florida, USA)

This is the second edition of the classic book An Introduction to Bioceramics which provides a comprehensive overview of all types of ceramic and glass materials that are used in medicine and dentistry. The enormous growth of the field of bioceramics is due to the recognition by the medical and dental community of the importance of bioactive materials to stimulate repair and regeneration of tissues. This edition includes 21 new chapters that document the science and especially the Materials Science clinical applications of the new generation of bioceramics in the field of tissue regeneration and repair. Important socioeconomic factors influencing the economics and availability of new medical treatments are covered with updates on regulatory procedures for new biomaterials, methods for technology transfer and ethical issues. Rights Information: The book contains 42 chapters that offer the only comprehensive treatment of the science, Non-English language technology and clinical applications of all types of bioceramic materials used in medicine and rights available. dentistry. Each chapter is written by leaders in their specialized fields and is a thorough review of the subject matter, unlike many conference proceedings. All chapters have been edited to reflect the same writing style, making the book an easy read. The completeness of treatment of all types Hardcover: 620pp of bioceramics and their clinical applications makes the book unique in the field and invaluable Pub. date: May 2013 to all readers. 978-1-908977-15-1 US$89 / £59 Key Features: • All chapters that appeared in the first edition have been updated • Twenty-one new chapters have been added to make this title the most comprehensive book on the use of ceramic and glass materials in medicine and dentistry, including chapters that describe important developments in bringing new materials into the medical and dental marketplace • Ethical issues and economic factors are also addressed in this second edition

Readership: Undergraduates, graduate students and researchers in the field of bioceramics.

A FIRST COURSE IN ANALYSIS by Donald Yau (The Ohio State University at Newark, USA)

This book is an introductory text on real analysis for undergraduate students. The prerequisite for this book is a solid background in freshman calculus in one variable. The intended audience of this book includes undergraduate mathematics majors and students from other disciplines who use real

Mathematics analysis. Since this book is aimed at students who do not have much prior experience with proofs, the pace is slower in earlier chapters than in later chapters. There are hundreds of exercises, and hints for some of them are included.

Readership: Undergraduates and graduate students in analysis.

Rights Information: Non-English language rights available.

Hardcover: 208pp Pub. date: Nov 2012 978-981-4417-85-3 US$48 / £32

28 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 APPLICATIONS OF CONTACT GEOMETRY AND Mathematics TOPOLOGY IN PHYSICS by Arkady L Kholodenko (Clemson University, USA)

Although contact geometry and topology is briefly discussed in V I Arnol'd's book “Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics ”(Springer-Verlag, 1989, 2nd edition), it still remains a domain of research in pure mathematics, e.g. see the recent monograph by H Geiges “An Introduction to Contact Topology” (Cambridge U Press, 2008). Some attempts to use contact geometry in physics were made in the monograph “Contact Geometry and Nonlinear Differential Equations” (Cambridge U Press, 2007). Unfortunately, even the excellent style of this monograph is not sufficient to attract the attention of the physics community to this type of problems. This book is the first serious attempt to change the existing status quo. In it we demonstrate that, in fact, all branches of theoretical physics can be rewritten in the language of contact geometry and topology: from mechanics, thermodynamics and electrodynamics to optics, gauge fields and gravity; from Rights Information: physics of liquid crystals to quantum mechanics and quantum computers, etc. The book is written Non-English language in the style of famous Landau–Lifshitz (L–L) multivolume course in theoretical physics. This means rights available. that its readers are expected to have solid background in theoretical physics (at least at the level of the L–L course). No prior knowledge of specialized mathematics is required. All needed new Hardcover: 492pp mathematics is given in the context of discussed physical problems. As in the L–L course some problems/exercises are formulated along the way and, again as in the L–L course, these are always Pub. date: May 2013 supplemented by either solutions or by hints (with exact references). Unlike the L–L course, though, 978-981-4412-08-7 some definitions, theorems, and remarks are also presented. This is done with the purpose of US$154 / £102 stimulating the interest of our readers in deeper study of subject matters discussed in the text.

Key Features: • This book is the world's first book on contact/sub-Riemannian geometry and topology for physicists • Unlike books discussing mathematical methods for physicists, this book discusses physical problems first and only then uses new mathematics to solve these problems. Problems are selected from practically all branches of theoretical physics • This is done with the purpose of demonstrating that contact geometry should be looked upon as a universal language/technical tool of theoretical physics

Readership: Researchers and professionals in applied mathematics and theoretical physics.

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 29 COUNTING (2nd Edition) by Khee Meng Koh (National University of Singapore, Singapore) & Eng Guan Tay (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

Review of the First Edition Mathematics “This book manages to make an area of mathematics traditionally considered difficult by students more accessible and is bound to captivate their attention with the numerous interesting exercises and applications it contains.” Mathematics Abstracts

This book in its Second Edition is a useful, attractive introduction to basic counting techniques for upper secondary to undergraduate students, as well as teachers. Younger students and lay people Rights Information: who appreciate mathematics, not to mention avid puzzle solvers, will also find the book interesting. Non-English language The various problems and applications here are good for building up proficiency in counting. They rights available. are also useful for honing basic skills and techniques in general problem solving. Many of the problems avoid routine and the diligent reader will often discover more than one way of solving a particular problem, which is indeed an important awareness in problem solving. The book thus Hardcover: 200pp helps to give students an early start to learning problem-solving heuristics and thinking skills. Pub. date: Mar 2013 New chapters originally from a supplementary book have been added in this edition to substantially 978-981-4401-90-6 increase the coverage of counting techniques. The new chapters include the Principle of Inclusion US$58 / £38 and Exclusion, the Pigeonhole Principle, Recurrence Relations, the Stirling Numbers and the Catalan Numbers. A number of new problems have also been added to this edition. Paperback: 200pp Key Features: 978-981-4401-91-3(pbk) • Difficult concepts are introduced via concrete examples without the loss of mathematical rigour US$28 / £18 • The history and persons involved in the development of combinatorial principles are written in to set the background for an interesting read • The book covers the syllabus for Combinatorics at the H3 Level in the Singapore Junior College Mathematics curriculum

Readership: Teachers and students in high/secondary schools and colleges, and those interested in combinatorics and graph theory.

About the Author Koh Khee Meng is Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the National University of Singapore. He obtained his PhD from the University of Manitoba in Canada in 1971. Among several other significant appointments, he was the chairman of the Singapore International Mathematical Olympiad Committee (1991–93), a council member of the Institute of Combinatorics and Its Applications (International) (1995–97) and the president of the Singapore Mathematical Society (1996–98).

Tay Eng Guan is Associate Professor in the Mathematics and Mathematics Education Academic Group of the National Institute of Education at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He was a doctoral student of Professor Koh and obtained his PhD from the National University of Singapore in 2000.

30 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 Mathematics COUNTING Solutions Manual (2nd Edition) by Khee Meng Koh (National University of Singapore, Singapore) & Eng Guan Tay (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

This book is the essential companion to Counting (2nd Edition) (World Scientific, 2013), an introduction to combinatorics for secondary to undergraduate students. The book gives solutions to the exercises in Counting (2nd Edition). There is often more than one method to solve a particular problem and the authors have included alternative solutions whenever they are of interest.

The rigorous and clear solutions will aid the reader in further understanding the concepts and applications in Counting (2nd Edition). An introductory section on problem solving as described by George Pólya will be useful in helping the lay person understand how mathematicians think and Rights Information: solve problems. Non-English language Key Features: rights available. • Rigorous and clear solutions • Alternative solutions • Introductory section on problem solving as described by Georg Polya Paperback: 200pp Readership: College students and teachers in combinatorics. Pub. date: Mar 2013 978-981-4401-94-4(pbk) US$42 / £28 About the Authors Koh Khee Meng is Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the National University of Singapore. He obtained his PhD from the University of Manitoba in Canada in 1971. Among several other significant appointments, he was the chairman of the Singapore International Mathematical Olympiad Committee (1991–93), a council member of the Institute of Combinatorics and Its Applications (International) (1995–97) and the president of the Singapore Mathematical Society (1996–98).

Tay Eng Guan is Associate Professor in the Mathematics and Mathematics Education Academic Group of the National Institute of Education at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He was a doctoral student of Professor Koh and obtained his PhD from the National University of Singapore in 2000.

JIM TOTTEN’S PROBLEMS OF THE WEEK edited by John Grant McLoughlin (University of New Brunswick, Canada), Joseph Khoury (University of Ottawa, Canada) & Bruce Shawyer (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)

This volume provides a wide selection of problems (and solutions) to all those interested in mathematical problem solving and is accessible to readers from high school students to professionals.

It is a resource for those interested in mathematical competitions ranging from high school level to the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition (for undergraduate students). The collection offers challenges for students, teachers, and recreational mathematicians.

Key Features: • This is a very comprehensive collection of mathematical problems Rights Information: • It covers a wide range of topics in mathematics, with different levels of difficulty • Students who wish to do well in mathematics competitions will find this collection very useful Non-English language • The book contains many geometry problems, which are well illustrated with appropriate diagrams rights available.

Readership: High school students and university students interested in mathematics competitions and problem solving. Hardcover: 348pp Pub. date: Jun 2013 978-981-4513-30-2 US$68 / £45

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 31 ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS WITH APPLICATIONS (2nd Edition) by Sze-Bi Hsu (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)

Review of the First Edition: “The book under review is a well-written textbook on ODE, suitable for advanced undergraduate or Mathematics first year graduate students in Mathematics or Physical Sciences … The abundance of examples from physical and biological sciences and engineering to show the applications of the theorems presented in the text adds to the value of the book.” Zentralblatt MATH

During the past three decades, the development of nonlinear analysis, dynamical systems and their applications to science and engineering has stimulated renewed enthusiasm for the theory of Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE). Rights Information: Non-English language This useful book, which is based on the lecture notes of a well-received graduate course, rights available. emphasizes both theory and applications, taking numerous examples from physics and biology to illustrate the application of ODE theory and techniques.

Written in a straightforward and easily accessible style, this volume presents dynamical systems Hardcover: 312pp in the spirit of nonlinear analysis to readers at a graduate level and serves both as a textbook and Pub. date: Jun 2013 as a valuable resource for researchers. 978-981-4452-90-8 This new edition contains corrections and suggestions from the various readers and users. A new US$54 / £36 chapter on Monotone Dynamical Systems is added to take into account the new developments in ordinary differential equations and dynamical systems.

Key Features: • Comprehensively presents the theory of ordinary differential equations • Many examples from mathematical models in physics and biology are presented to help the readers to understand the content of the theory and the applications in real world

Readership: Graduate students in mathematics, applied mathematics, and engineering.

PARTITIONS Optimality and Clustering Vol II: Multi-Parameter by Frank K Hwang (National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan), Uriel G Rothblum (Technion, Israel) & Hong-Bin Chen (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

The need for optimal partition arises from many real-world problems involving the distribution of limited resources to many users. The “clustering” problem, which has recently received a lot of attention, is a special case of optimal partitioning. This book is the first attempt to collect all theoretical developments of optimal partitions, many of them derived by the authors, in an accessible place for easy reference. Much more than simply collecting the results, the book provides a general framework to unify these results and present them in an organized fashion.

Many well-known practical problems of optimal partitions are dealt with. The authors show how they can be solved using the theory — or why they cannot be. These problems include: allocation Rights Information: of components to maximize system reliability; experiment design to identify defectives; design of Non-English language circuit card library and of blood analyzer lines; abstraction of finite state machines and assignment rights available. of cache items to pages; the division of property and partition bargaining as well as touching on those well-known research areas such as scheduling, inventory, nearest neighbor assignment, the traveling salesman problem, vehicle routing, and graph partitions. The authors elucidate why the Hardcover: 304pp last three problems cannot be solved in the context of the theory. Pub. date: Apr 2013 Key Features: 978-981-4412-34-6 • A significant part of the theory has been developed by the authors and their co-workers US$99 / £65 • Not just a theoretical treatment of the subject, but also has a discussion on many practical and well-known problems such as the clustering problem to which the developed theory can apply (or explanations why it doesn't) • Can also be used as a text for a 1-year graduate class

Readership: Researchers and practitioners in computer science, operations research, applied mathematics and industrial engineering.

32 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 Medicine 21ST CENTURY GLOBAL HEALTH DIPLOMACY edited by Thomas E Novotny (San Diego State University, USA), Ilona Kickbusch (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland) & Michaela Told (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland)

“Health diplomacy is a complicated, multi-disciplinary challenge that needs both intellectual, and more importantly, practical attention from our best diplomats and public health professionals. Professors Novotny and Kickbusch have assembled such a group for this comprehensive review of all the components of this emerging field. 21st Century Health Diplomacy can serve as a valuable reference manual for students, researchers, and diplomats from across foreign policy, security, public health, history and political science disciplines.” RADM Kenneth Bernard, MD, DTMH Assistant Surgeon General (Ret.) Former Special Assistant to the President for Health and Security Rights Information: Non-English language “21st Century Global Health Diplomacy is a must read for those interested in how things now work in rights available. the complex architectures of public health, security, and foreign policy. Globalization has presented both challenges and opportunities in public health, and by better understanding the history, politics, governance issues, and trends regarding these challenges, we can embrace more effectively the Hardcover: 356pp opportunities now available in health diplomacy. Professors Novotny, Kickbusch, and colleagues have Pub. date: Jun 2013 provided a remarkable set of readings that will be of great value to today’s public health students, 978-981-4355-15-5 foreign policy scholars, and practicing health diplomats.” US$108 / £71 Professor David L Heymann, CBE Head and Senior Fellow, Centre on Global Health Security, Chatham House, and Professor, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

“‘Health diplomacy’ remains an awkward theme, lacking global consensus in both definition and implementation. All global health practitioners and observers are struggling with the political and economic sides of the diplomacy equation, while political leaders remain flummoxed regarding ‘health’ and governments’ obligations to the well-being of their own citizenries, much less humanity, planet- wide. Novotny and Kickbusch’s compendium of essays helps a great deal. The book reveals the facets of debate, and evolving thinking. I very much doubt we will reach any consensus on the boundaries and implementation of ‘global health diplomacy’ during my lifetime, but this book will help sort out many of the issues, and guide the debate.” Laurie Garrett Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations, and author of I HEARD THE SIRENS SCREAM: How Americans Responded to the 9/11 and Anthrax Attacks

Global health diplomacy begins with a recognition that the most effective international health interventions are carried out with sensitivity to historical, political, social, economic, and cultural differences. It focuses on the interplay of globalization, economic interdependence, social justice, and the enlightened self-interests of nations. Global health diplomacy can help sustain peace and economic stability in a globalized world, but the skills necessary for this endeavour are not taught in standard health sciences curricula or in Foreign Service academies. However, they bear directly on the success of international health cooperation, be it from the global north to the global south or south-to-south cooperation. Global health diplomacy can be a critical pathway to assure good global governance and improved international relations among the great powers and between these powers and the developing world. It can be a mechanism to avert conflict and to augment health, peace, solidarity, economic progress, and multinational cooperation.

Key Features: • This is the first time different perspectives of global health diplomacy (i.e. foreign policy, security, policy cohesion, and governance) are brought together in one volume. This volume clearly articulates the formation of global health diplomacy as a new field of study

Readership: Graduate students in global health masters and PhD programs. Students doing short courses in health diplomacy.

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 33 ACUPUNCTURE Theories and Evidence edited by Hai Hong (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

Medicine Acupuncture is widely practised in the 21st century in scientifically developed countries for a wide range of ailments ranging from chronic pain, giddiness and high blood pressure to gastrointestinal disorders and sexual dysfunction. Yet the reasons for its vaunted efficacy remain a matter of controversy. In traditional Chinese medical theory, the mechanism of action in acupuncture was understood in terms of the flow of qi and the balance of yin and yang through the body’s meridians, a complex network painstaking charted but never found. Modern medical researchers have examined old and new needling points, and some view them as “trigger points” that stimulate physiological responses in the body. There is also clear evidence of strong placebo effects, although it has not been conclusively established that that this is either the main or the only significant effect. Rights Information: Non-English language This volume contains twelve articles covering the latest scientific explanations of the mechanism rights available. of acupuncture and critical reviews of clinical trials on its efficacy by leading scholars, including Edzard Ernst at Exeter, Lixing Lao at the University of Maryland, PC Leung at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Thomas Lundeberg at Karolinska Institute. Hardcover: 200pp Hong Hai is Senior Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies and Adjunct Professor, Nanyang Pub. date: Mar 2013 Technological University, Singapore and Director of the Renhai Clinic. 978-981-4452-01-4 US$68 / £45 Key Features: • This book presents the latest clinical trials and theories on acupuncture, offering information and insights not easily available elsewhere • Contains chapters written by some of the world's leading thinkers and researchers in this field • An important addition to the scientific literature on acupuncture and a valuable resource for students, teachers, researchers and practitioners of this important treatment modality in modern medicine

Readership: Medical professionals, both Western medical doctors and TCM practitioners, acupuncturists, researchers and students. Also, libraries of TCM professional associations and teaching institutes.

ATLAS OF COMPLICATED ABDOMINAL EMERGENCIES Tips in Laparoscopic and Open Surgery, Therapeutic Endoscopy and Interventional Radiology With CD-Rom (With CD-ROM) edited by Ti Thiow Kong (National University Hospital, Singapore) & Davide Lomanto (National University Hospital, Singapore & National University of Singapore, Singapore)

This book is novel in that it is a single volume offering useful practical tips in the performance of the broad range of procedures used by gastroenterologists, interventional radiologists and surgeons in the current management of complicated abdominal emergencies and traumatic injuries. Emphasis is placed on practical tips which could be life-saving.

Rights Information: The contributors are experienced staff members from the National University Hospital, Singapore. Non-English language Through a step-by-step narrative and an abundance of medical illustrations, the contributors impart rights available. to the reader how best to perform and overcome difficulties encountered in the management of complicated abdominal emergencies. Learning is enhanced by videos clips of procedures recorded live, in the CD-ROM that accompanies the book.

Hardcover: 300pp Readership: Surgeons under training and consultants in surgery; gastroenterologists, and Pub. date: Oct 2013 radiologists. 978-981-4412-14-8 US$98 / £65

34 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 BIOLOGICALLY OPTIMIZED RADIATION THERAPY Medicine edited by Anders Brahme (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)

Radiation therapy has developed and advanced dramatically in the last few decades. However, very little has been published or done in the area of biologically optimized treatment planning. Development of Biologically Optimized Radiation Therapy aims to fill and close an important gap in the literature with a well-focused and in-depth content.

The book covers the biological, physical and clinical background of advanced biologically based radiation therapy optimization with focus on modern radiation therapy modalities such as electron, photon and light ion therapy. Highly recommended for its strong interdisciplinary profile, the book contains a meritorious compilation of previously unpublished materials in many areas of modern science. Undergraduates, researchers and practitioners such as oncologists, medical physicists and radiation biologists alike should find the book immensely informative and comprehensively thorough. Rights Information: Non-English language Key Features: rights available. • No publication devoted to biologically optimized radiation therapy exists as yet

Readership: Oncologists, medical physicists, radiation biologists, molecular oncologists, radiation Hardcover: 450pp therapists, radiation physicists, undergraduates and graduates studying or doing research on medical imaging. Pub. date: Aug 2013 978-981-4277-75-4 US$102 / £70

CLINICAL HANDBOOK OF CHINESE MEDICINE by Bob Xu (American Chinese Medicine Association, USA) & Chun-Su Yuan (University of Chicago, USA)

This is a concise handbook providing a quick clinical reference on Chinese medicinal treatments for many diseases, based on traditional Chinese medicine theory and practice. Organized by different clinical conditions and diseases, it provides clinicians and healthcare professionals with definitions and recommended treatment methods, especially herbal medicine formulae. In addition to being a comprehensive quick reference source, this handbook also conveys a generalized understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Readership: All TCM clinicians, health professionals, and practitioners. Individuals in the following fields: medicine, psychology, psychopathology, life and health sciences, philosophy, humanities, sociology, education, and anthropology. Members of the lay public. Rights Information: Non-English language rights available.

Hardcover: 200pp Pub. date: Dec 2013 978-981-4366-12-0 US$68 / £45

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 35 CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY A Practical Approach by Javier I Escobar (UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA) & Humberto Marin (UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA) Medicine This innovative handbook is for young practitioners in psychiatry and primary care, as well as psychiatric and non-psychiatric residents. The focus of this book is on practical clinical psychopharmacology that would fit best an outpatient clinical setting (non-emergency). Besides reviewing psychotropic drugs, it takes a practical approach, making detailed practical recommendations on the use of currently available psychiatric drugs. It also addresses important related topics, such as antidepressant treatment and suicide, and the use of psychotropic medications in special circumstances such as pregnancy and lactation. The book is evidence- based, but also reflects the clinical experience of the authors and provides a critical appraisal of the available evidence. Rights Information: Non-English language Key Features: rights available. • Practical pointers to help with day to day “real world” situations encountered in practice • Brief, practical chapters written in a simple, friendly language generally avoiding jargon and excessive theorizing

Hardcover: 300pp Readership: Professional psychiatrists, psychologists, primary care practitioners, clinical Pub. date: Aug 2013 practitioners. 978-981-4343-65-7 US$158 / £103

ESSENTIALS OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE A Practical Guide for Clinicians edited by Andrew Dunn (Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA), Navneet Kathuria (Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, USA) & Paul Klotman (Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, USA)

Hospital Medicine is the fasting growing field of Medicine, and the importance of hospitalists in the delivery of care and success of hospitals continues to increase. The practice of hospital medicine is both rewarding and challenging: hospitalists need to provide high-quality care using the best available evidence in an efficient, cost-effective manner. In recognition of the need for rapid access to essential information, this text provides a concise yet comprehensive source for busy clinicians. Essentials of Hospital Medicine provides detailed reviews of all clinical topics in inpatient medicine, including common diagnoses, hospital-acquired conditions, medical consultation, and palliative care, as well as key non-clinical topics, such as quality improvement tools, approach to medical Rights Information: errors, the business of medicine, and teaching tips. It is the single source needed for hospitalists Non-English language striving to deliver outstanding care and provide value to their patients and hospitals. rights available. Key Features: • Concise yet comprehensive: Includes all essential clinical and non-clinical topics in brief format with an emphasis on tables and figures Hardcover: 1204pp • Key Pearls section: All chapters begin with 5 Key Pearls — the most crucial items readers must Pub. date: Nov 2012 know for each topic 978-981-4354-90-5 • Essential non-clinical topics: Includes hospital quality and patient safety, transitions of care, US$148 / £98 business of medicine, hospitalists as teachers, setting a research agenda, and ethics

Readership: Students, professional, hospitalists attendings in medicine, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, internal medicine residents.

36 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 THE GEOLOGY OF THE MODERN CANCER Medicine EPIDEMIC Through the Lens of Chinese Medicine by Tai Lahans (Cornerstone Cancer Clinic, Washington, USA)

Cancers are on the rise across the world. Except for viral-based cancers, overall cancers are diseases that may be preventable. This book looks at the many levels of determined, probable, and possible causation for several common cancers. These causes include realities found in culture, anthropology, sociology, politics, the environment, agriculture and food, beliefs, and the modern lifestyle. These realities are filtered through the perennial science of Chinese medicine — an ecological system of knowing and understanding the human body as it relates to the world around us.

The book covers lung, colorectal, breast, prostate, and virally-caused cancers. It interweaves conventional medical knowledge of these cancers with modern realities of everyday life we all Rights Information: live, and with Chinese medicine interpretations and strategies for treating probable pre-cancerous Non-English language conditions. This makes it a book that is useful for the practitioner of Chinese medicine. It is also rights available. useful for the patient suffering a cancer diagnosis in terms of survivorship and for other medical practitioners who wish to understand how integrated care for cancerous diseases and conditions may relate to Chinese medicine and prevention. Hardcover: 560pp Pub. date: Jul 2013 The final chapters of the book are dedicated to finding answers for a cure for cancer through 978-981-4436-30-4 making connections between how we live, what we believe, the environment we are creating based US$145 / £96 on those beliefs, and the social and political mechanisms we now have in place that keep us from change and, therefore, from the cure for cancer. Paperback: 400pp Readership: Chinese medicine practitioners and other medical practitioners, patients, care givers, 978-981-4436-31-1(pbk) interested lay public. US$72 / £48

HANDBOOK OF PEDIATRIC SURGICAL PATIENT CARE edited by Alan P Ladd (Indiana University School of Medicine, USA), Frederick J Rescorla (Indiana University School of Medicine, USA) & Jay L Grosfeld (Indiana University School of Medicine, USA)

Handbook of Pediatric Surgical Patient Care focuses on the decision-making process in the overall management of the pediatric surgical patient and provides guidelines for diagnosis. The book covers topics ranging from a wide spectrum of neonatal conditions and surgical critical care to other childhood afflictions, pediatric cancer and the injured child. It also focuses on the current management of common childhood conditions including appendicitis, pyloric stenosis and hernias. The purpose of this handbook is to provide a brief, easily accessible, rapid source of contemporary information to students, residents and practitioners caring for infants and children with surgical disorders. Rights Information: Key Features: Non-English language • A concise handbook focusing on pediatric surgical care. It also covers a broad range of topics rights available. • It provides quick reference algorithms in management care issues • The knowledge level of the handbook is focused at post-graduates, surgical residents, pediatric residents or faculty and physician-extenders specializing in pediatric surgical care Hardcover: 600pp Readership: Undergraduate medical students, graduate surgical residents, post-graduate advanced Pub. date: Jul 2013 pediatric surgical residents/fellows, pediatric surgery physician extenders, specialized nurses. 978-981-4287-88-3 US$181 / £124

Paperback: 600pp 978-981-4436-31-1(pbk) US$72 / £48

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 37 MEDICAL PHILOSOPHY Conceptual Issues in Medicine by Mario Bunge (McGill University, Canada) Medicine “Professor Mario Bunge surprises us once more with a lucid discussion of the philosophy of medicine … The insights gained will provide the reader with a more complete vision of the underpinnings of medical theory and practice … It is likely that one will find Bunge’s prose entertaining as well as enlightening.” Ernesto L Schiffrin Professor of Medicine McGill University, Canada

“Problems were well sorted out and evaluated in a lucid way. It became obvious that Bunge is an Rights Information: experienced writer and that he has an important and readable message. He takes a very clear critical Non-English language position on various forms of alternative medicine.” rights available. Erling Norrby Professor of Virology The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden Paperback: 288pp “ … Bunge brings to his treatment of the subject a familiarity with a vast range of the relevant Pub. date: May 2013 literature regarding medical issues and his extensive expertise as a philosopher … His work is a 978-981-4508-94-0(pbk) clear and cogent treatment of fundamental issues. I enthusiastically recommend the publication of US$48 / £32 this brightly instructive book.” Nicholas Rescher Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy University of Pittsburgh, USA

This is the first book that analyzes and systematizes all the general ideas of medicine, in particular the philosophical ones, which are usually tacit. Instead of focusing on one or two points — typically disease and clinical trial — this book examines all the salient aspects of biomedical research and practice: the nature of disease; the logic of diagnosis; the discovery and design of drugs; the design of lab and clinical trials; the crafting of therapies and design of protocols; the moral duties and rights of physicians and patients; the distinctive features of scientific medicine and of medical quackery; the unique combination of basic and translational research; the place of physicians and nurses in society; the task of medical sociology; and the need for universal medical coverage. Health care workers, medicine buffs, and philosophers will find this thought-provoking book highly useful in their line of work and research.

Key Features: • The book is addressed not only to the health care community but also to the individuals working in the medical humanities, as well as to the many medicine buffs. This is why it is written at several levels of sophistication; it alternates between recent discoveries and ancient beliefs, and is full of examples from both the history of medicine and recent issues of medical journals • The author, #43 in the Science Hall of Fame of the AAAS and the holder of 19 honorary doctorates and four honorary professorships, is a prolific scientist and scholar, who has lectured in five different languages and five continents, collaborated with dozens of scientists and philosophers, and published more than 80 books and 400 papers on a large variety of subjects, from physics to biology, psychology and social science, as well as on the theory of knowledge, ontology, ethics, the philosophies of various sciences and technologies, and pseudoscience

Readership: Students, professional biomedical researchers, practicing physicians, and philosophers.

38 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 MEDICAL SCIENCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY Medicine Sunset or New Dawn? by Desmond J Sheridan (Imperial College London, UK)

This book sets out the unique and paradoxical position biomedical science finds itself in, in the early 21st (superscript st) century. Science has never been stronger in shaping the world we live in; progress in medical science during most of the last century has helped to transform health care and prolong our lives; almost daily advances in biological science promise hope for the future and yet medical science has been in serious decline for the past three decades.

Biomedical Science in the 21st (superscript st) Century: Sunset or New Dawn? sets out the recent decline in the context of medical science's stunning past successes. Professor Sheridan discusses the failure to translate new discoveries in biological science into medical advances; the dramatic decline in research productivity in the pharmaceutical industry in the context of falling numbers of clinical scientists; the disruption of medical science during prolonged and repeated reforms of Rights Information: health care delivery; changing social and political attitudes towards health care and science; the Non-English language loss of trust in big pharmaceutical companies and recent revelations of fraud in science. The book rights available. deals with the creative nature of original science, how it is driven by curiosity and self-motivation and how these can be stifled by pettifogging managerialism. Hardcover: 204pp The book presents a vision of what medical science can deliver during the coming half century Pub. date: Nov 2012 and what is needed to overcome the present challenges. It questions the assumptions that big is 978-1-84816-954-8 best in the organisation of science and suggests a new model for drug development based on a US$58 / £38 restoration of trust and a more constructive relationship between regulators and industry.

Key Features: • The topic, biomedical science, is of great importance to the economy and healthcare. It is currently undergoing rapid change as it is in some jeopardy and is seeking to redefine and rebuild itself • A few books have been written about related topics e.g., fraud in science and criticism of pharmaceutical industry, but none have presented a balanced view of the overall picture of biomedical science and none have been written by a clinical scientist • The book enters a market in which the debate about healthcare reform and its impact on biomedical science has become both lively and intense and is therefore highly relevant to current topical issues

Readership: Clinical scientists, scientists in drug discovery, biomedicine, biopharmaceuticals, policy makers, health & pharmaceutical industry.

M(ODIFIED) E(SSAY) Q(UESTIONS) FOR MEDICINE FINALS With Solutions and Tips edited by Derrick Chen Wee Aw (National University Hospital, Singapore) & Chin Meng Khoo (National University Hospital, Singapore)

This book is the first of its kind to guide final-year medical undergraduates in performing self- assessment in examination-style modified essay questions. It will also be useful for junior residents to evaluate their own knowledge and approaches in internal medicine, as well as senior doctors in providing inspiration and ideas for setting examination questions.

Comprehensive solutions, as well as possible answers that candidates may give, are provided at the end of the book. Useful examination-oriented and practice-based tips for selected solutions are given as well. Rights Information: Key Features: Non-English language • First of its kind rights available. • Comprehensive solutions (which include wrong answers that candidates may give) • Useful examination-oriented and practice-based tips for selected solutions Paperback: 248pp Readership: Final year medical students; junior residents and senior doctors. Pub. date: Nov 2012 978-981-4412-28-5(pbk) US$68 / £45

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 39 Rights Information: PRACTICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY Non-English language rights available. HANDBOOK FOR O&G CLINICIANS AND GENERAL PRACTITIONERS (2nd Edition)

Medicine by Thiam Chye Tan (KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore), Hardcover: 440pp Kim Teng Tan (KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore), Eng Hseon Tay (Thomson Women Cancer Centre, Singapore) & Pub. date: Oct 2013 Chonkar Sonali Prashant (KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore) 978-981-4522-93-9 US$138 / £91 “Practical Obstetrics and Gynaecology Handbook for the General Practitioner is an update and concise reference book. The authors have presented the subject material in both obstetrics and gynecology in an evidence-based fashion and used tables and diagrams to provide the practitioner with logical algorithms to basic and complex problems. The authors should be congratulated on for providing this outstanding textbook which can become a leading desk reference for the busy clinician and trainee.” Professor Haywood L Brown, Chair Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Duke University Medical Center

This handbook provides an evidence-based approach to common obstetrics & gynaecological problems faced by O & G clinicians and general practitioners in their daily practice. It is the only book available with current evidence-based recommendations and protocols in O & G.

Compiled by experienced experts, this new edition contains 24 new chapters. The existing chapters have been updated using the latest evidence. The authors have included multiple flow charts and detailed practical approaches to various gynaecology and obstetric issues. The book will be a valuable and quick practical guide to everyone — not only to general practitioners and O & G clinicians, but also to medical students and resident doctors. Topics like “Approach to Ectopic Pregnancy” and “Pelvic Inflammatory Disease” will provide invaluable guidance to even emergency medicine doctors.

Key Features: • It is evidence based, compiled by experienced experts

Readership: O & G clinicians, general practitioners, medical students and the interested public.

SEARCHING FOR THE BEST MEDICINE The Life and Times of a Doctor and Patient by Arthur Bank (Columbia University, USA)

“Arthur writes well, I hope his interesting book gets the broad readership it deserves.” Arnold S Relman, MD Professor of Medicine and Professor of Social Medicine, Emeritus Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Former Editor of the “New England Journal of Medicine”

This book describes the life and times of a physician-scientist over the last half-century. Part One is about the author's struggle with colon cancer and the lessons he learnt from the experience; Part Two is about his life growing up, the pretzel bakery, his family, being educated at Bronx Science, Columbia College, Harvard Medical School, and his medical training at the Boston City Hospital Rights Information: and the NIH. Part Three, the major portion of the book, describes the author's experiences as a Non-English language practicing physician and hematologist at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center over 40 years. It also presents his views on what it takes to be a good doctor and to practice good medicine. Part rights available. Four is about medicine today, the crisis in medical care and in obtaining affordable health insurance in the United States, and potential solutions to these problems. And finally, it also describes the author's views on how changes in America over the past few decades have transformed our society Hardcover: 240pp from that of the meritocracy as known in the early days to that of the present society dominated Pub. date: May 2013 by financial considerations. 978-981-4425-50-6 Key Features: US$48 / £32 • A frank account of the life and times of an American physician scientist chronicling how American society has changed over the last half-century • A frank discussion of a physician's response to his own illness • A detailed discussion of good medical practice in the United States in internal medicine and hematology

Readership: Educated people with no special medical or scientific training as well as those who do; people who read the New York Times, college and medical students, physicians, nurses, medical personnel as well as people who are just generally interested in medicine.

40 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 NANODESIGN and Nanoscience Nanotechnology Some Basic Questions by Wolfram Schommers (Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Germany)

There is no doubt that nanoscience will be the dominant direction for technology in this century, and that this science will influence our lives to a large extent as well as open completely new perspectives on all scientific and technological disciplines. To be able to produce optimal nanosystems with tailor-made properties, it is necessary to analyze and construct such systems in advance by adequate theoretical and computational methods. Since we work in nanoscience and nanotechnology at the ultimate level, we have to apply the basic laws of physics. What methods and tools are relevant here? The book gives an answer to this question. The background of the theoretical methods and tools is critically discussed, and also the “world view” on which these physical laws are based.

Such a debate is not only of academic interest but is of highly general concern, and this is because Rights Information: we constantly move in nanoscience and nanotechnology between two extreme poles, between Non-English language “infinite life” and “total destruction”. On the one hand, through nanotechnology aging might be rights available. soon a fact of the past; on the other hand, in the nano realm uncontrolled processes could lead to a total destruction of the living conditions on the Earth. Hardcover: 230pp Key Features: Pub. date: Sep 2013 • Nanoworlds are discussed at the ultimate level • Most of the material given in the book is unique 978-981-4520-34-8 • The validity of basic physical laws is critically probed US$54 / £36

Readership: General public especially those interested in new technologies/discoveries.

World Scientific Series on Nonlinear Science, Series A - Vol. 81 Nonlinear Science CHAOS IN NATURE by Christophe Letellier (CORIA, University of Rouen, France)

Chaos theory deals with the description of motion (in a general sense) which cannot be predicted in the long term although produced by deterministic system, as well exemplified by meteorological phenomena. It directly comes from the Lunar theory — a three-body problem — and the difficulty encountered by astronomers to accurately predict the long-term evolution of the Moon using “Newtonian” mechanics. Henri Poincaré's deep intuitions were at the origin of chaos theory. They also led the meteorologist Edward Lorenz to draw the first chaotic attractor ever published. But the main idea consists of plotting a curve representative of the system evolution rather than finding an analytical solution as commonly done in classical mechanics. Such a novel approach allows the description of population interactions and the solar activity as well. Using the original sources, the book draws on the history of the concepts underlying chaos theory from the 17th century to the last Rights Information: decade, and by various examples, show how general is this theory in a wide range of applications: Non-English language meteorology, chemistry, populations, astrophysics, biomedicine, etc. rights available. Readership: Advanced undergraduates and graduate students in nonlinear dynamics, and non- experts interested in chaos theory. Hardcover: 392pp Pub. date: Nov 2012 978-981-4374-42-2 US$98 / £65

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 41 100 YEARS OF SUBATOMIC PHYSICS edited by Ernest M Henley (University of Washington, USA) & Stephen D Ellis (University of Washington, USA) Physics By year 1911 radioactivity had been discovered for over a decade, but its origin remained a mystery. Rutherford's discovery of the nucleus and the subsequent discovery of the neutron by Chadwick started the field of subatomic physics — a quest for understanding the fundamental constituents of matter.

This book reviews the important achievements in subatomic physics in the past century. The chapters are divided into two parts: nuclear physics and particle physics. Written by renowned authors who have made major developments in the field, this book provides the academics and researchers an essential overview of the present state of knowledge in nuclear and particle physics. Rights Information: Non-English language Readership: Students, researchers and academics interested in nuclear and particle physics. rights available.

Hardcover: 560pp Pub. date: Jun 2013 978-981-4425-79-7 US$88 / £58

Paperback: 560pp 978-981-4425-80-3(pbk) US$48 / £32

ACHIEVING THE RARE Robert F Christy’s Journey in Physics and Beyond by I-Juliana Christy (California Institute of Technology, USA)

“From ‘Christy’s Gadget’ (the first plutonium-based atomic bomb) and the war that it helped end, to the forces that drive a star’s pulsations, to intercontinental romance, this biography illuminates the life, passions, and intellect of one of the 20th century’s great theoretical physicists. It is a fitting tribute to Robert Christy, whom I admired as a man as well as a scientist.” Kip S Thorne The Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics Emeritus California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

“From the atom bomb to the frontiers of astrophysics, Bob Christy’s contributions were brilliant and seminal. In an intimate account rich with personal detail, we see up close a man of enormous energy, Rights Information: grace, and wisdom.” Non-English language H David Politzer rights available. Caltech Nobel Prize in Physics 2004

“Bob Christy was an exemplary research scientist, teacher and university administrator at Caltech, Paperback: 368pp playing an important role in the development of the atomic bomb and in the efforts after World War Pub. date: Jun 2013 II to assure that nuclear weapons would not be used again. This informative biographical memoir 978-981-4460-24-8(pbk) by his widow reveals the warmer side of his personality, remembered by his friends but hidden from US$38 / £25 public view by his austere and analytic manner.” Harold Brown President of Caltech 1969–1977 US Secretary of Defense 1977–1981

“The deeper you get into this book, the more fascinating it becomes. Christy lived the problems of the 20th century which are defining many of the problems of the 21st.” Rose Bethe widow of Hans Bethe Nobel Prize in Physics 1967

42 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 Physics Robert F Christy was a legendary physicist, one of the key players in some of the most dramatic events of the 20th century. He was a student of Oppenheimer, who called him “one of the best in the world.” He was a crucial member of Fermi's team when they first unleashed the unheard-of energies of nuclear power, creating the world's first nuclear reactor on December 2, 1942. On the Manhattan Project he was the key physicist in the successful test of the world's first atomic bomb, the “Christy Gadget”, at Alamogordo on July 16, 1945. Almost immediately he turned his talents to promoting the peaceful uses of atomic energy. He successfully opposed atmospheric testing of atomic bombs and fought nuclear proliferation, a campaign that eventually led to the SALT talks with the Soviet Union. His favorite subject was astrophysics where he made fundamental contributions to the understanding of Cepheids, variable stars that are crucial distance indicators in the universe.

Robert was equally fascinating as a man. In his mid-50's he became irresistably attracted to an astrophysicist, but they were a continent and a generation apart. Near his 60's they started a happy and fulfilling life together. He remained vigorous both mentally and physically into his 90's: he was still galloping his horse at age 93.

Robert's story is one of overcoming obstacles, of hope, and of fulfillment.

ANDREI SAKHAROV Quarks and the Structure of Matter by Harry J Lipkin (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)

In 1980, the Cold War was in full bloom. The Soviet father of the hydrogen bomb and Nobel Peace Laureate turned dissident physicist, Andrei Sakharov, had been exiled to Gorki by the Soviet authorities. Called “senile” and under heavy Soviet censorship, Sakharov had a hard time communicating his latest scientific results to readers outside of Gorki. Some smuggled results reached the author, Harry Lipkin, who then realized that he and Sakharov were both pioneers in a new revolution on our understanding the structure of matter. The particle physics community had resisted their revelation that the accepted building blocks of matter, neutrons and protons, were composed of tinier building blocks called “quarks”. What followed was a remarkable adventure in which both scientists fought the Soviet censors, smuggling postcards and manuscripts into and out of the Soviet Union while trying to further scientific progress. Rights Information: Against a backdrop of politics, suppression, and genius, Andrei Sakharov, Quarks and the Structure Non-English language of Matter details the search for the basic building blocks of matter, the path to understanding the rights available. forces that bind them together, and how scientific knowledge is learned, communicated and passed from one group of investigators to another. Paperback: 164pp Key Features: Pub. date: Jan 2013 • Provides unique insights into Andrei Sakharov's life, coming from one of Sakharov's closest 978-981-4407-41-0(pbk) personal friends US$14 / £9 • Elucidates scientific concepts in simple language • Written by one of the pioneers of quark theory

Readership: General public interested in the quark model and its history.

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 43 AN ATOMIC EMPIRE A Technical History of the Rise and Fall of the British Atomic Energy Programme

Physics by C N Hill (Formerly Charterhouse, UK)

Britain was the first country to exploit atomic energy on a large scale, and at its peak in the mid- 1960s, it had generated more electricity from nuclear power than the rest of the world combined.

The civil atomic energy programme grew out of the military programme which produced plutonium for atomic weapons. In 1956, Calder Hall power station was opened by the Queen. The very next year, one of the early Windscale reactors caught fire and the world's first major nuclear accident occurred.

The civil programme ran into further difficulty in the mid-1960s and as a consequence of procrastination in the decision-making process, the programme lost momentum and effectively died. Rights Information: No nuclear power stations have been built since Sizewell B in the late 1980s. Non-English language rights available. This book presents a study of Government papers that have recently become available in the public domain. For the first time in history, the research reactor programme is presented in detail, along with a study of the decision-making by the Government, the Atomic Energy Authority (AEA), and the Central Electricity Board (CEGB). This book is aimed at both specialists in nuclear power and Hardcover: 368pp the interested public as a technical history on the development and ultimate failure of the British Pub. date: Jul 2013 atomic energy programme. 978-1-908977-41-0 Key Features: US$68 / £45 • At present, there are no other books which detail the history of Britain's atomic energy programme • It is accessible to a general readership as well as specialists in the atomic energy industry • With a renewed interest in nuclear energy, this book is a timely study of the initial development of nuclear power and history of the British nuclear energy programme

Readership: Readers with an interest in the history of atomic energy in the UK.

BEATING THE ODDS The Life and Times of E A Milne by Meg Weston Smith

E A Milne was one of the giants of 20th century astrophysics and cosmology. His bold ideas, underpinned by his Christianity, sparked controversy — he believed two time scales operate in the universe.

Struggling against poverty, Milne won five scholarships to Cambridge, but he never finished his degree. In World War I he was invited to develop Horace Darwin's device for anti-aircraft gunnery and after the Armistice his prowess in ballistics took him straight to a Fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge. By the age of thirty he was a Manchester professor and a Fellow of the Royal Society. At Oxford he battled to improve the university's attitude towards science, and established a world- centre of astrophysics. He suffered from Parkinsonism in his forties, the consequence of his having had encephalitis lethargica as a young man. However, buoyed by his Christian faith, he did not Rights Information: slacken his pace. When he died, twice widowed, the author — Milne's daughter — was a teenager. Non-English language rights available. This book is born out of curiosity. The author's aim is to show the human face of science, how the course of her father's life was shaped by circumstance and by the influence of illustrious friends and colleagues such as Einstein, Eddington, G H Hardy, J B S Haldane, Hubble, F A Lindemann and Rutherford. Against all odds, Milne emerged as a scientific powerhouse — and a rebellious Paperback: 308pp one at that. Pub. date: Apr 2013 978-1-84816-907-4(pbk) Key Features: US$28 / £18 • First full length biography of E A Milne, with an introduction by Sir Roger Penrose • The book presents the life of a scientist through his personal interaction with people, e.g. the critical influence of A V Hill and World War I, and with events, e.g. dining at Trinity's High Table took Milne into astrophysics. Well-known figures, such as Einstein, Hubble, Rutherford, Cherwell and Churchill also come in to the story • Milne survived encephalitis lethargica, yet reached intellectual pinnacles. Although later Parkinsonism aged him prematurely, his brain was not affected

Readership: Astronomers, cosmologists, mathematicians, science historians, audiences interested in wartime scientists, the relationship between science and religion, and encephalitis lethargica.

44 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 DARK MATTER AND COSMIC WEB STORY Physics edited by Jaan Einasto (Tartu Observatory, Estonia)

The concepts of dark matter and the cosmic web are some of the most significant developments in cosmology in the past century. They have decisively changed the classical cosmological paradigm, which was first elaborated upon during the first half of the 20th century but ran into serious problems in the second half. Today, they are integral parts of modern cosmology, which explains everything from the Big Bang to inflation to the large scale structure of the Universe.

Dark Matter and Cosmic Web Story describes the contributions that led to a paradigm shift from the Eastern point of view. It describes the problems with the classical view, the attempts to solve them, the difficulties encountered by those solutions, and the conferences where the merits of the new concepts were debated. Amidst the science, the story of scientific work in a small country occupied by the Soviet Union and the tumultuous events that led to its breakup are detailed as well. Rights Information: This book is accompanied by a website which contains additional material: copies of the originals Non-English language of some crucial papers, astronomical movies, and movies which showcase the private life of the rights available. author.

Key Features: Hardcover: 400pp • The development of the concepts of dark matter and the cosmic web as a change in the worldview (paradigm) in cosmology is described Pub. date: Sep 2013 • A personal view of the development of dark matter and cosmic web concepts as seen by a 978-981-4551-04-5 non-Western scientist US$N/A • Description of scientific work and social activity in a small country occupied by the Soviet Union; the participation of scientists in processes which led to the collapse of the Soviet Empire, and to the end of the Cold War

Readership: Students and professionals in astrophysics, cosmology and physics; non-experts interested in the history of science, and the life and social activity of scientists in a country occupied by Soviet Union for 50 years.

FIRST MAGNITUDE A Book of the Bright Sky by James B Kaler (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA)

“First Magnitude” is an entry-level book for readers with brightly lit skies. Its purpose is to show them that all is not lost, that they can still enjoy personal astronomy and have an appreciation of the heavens no matter where they live. It concentrates on the Sun, Moon, the five bright planets, and on the 23 brightest stars, which are visible from just about anywhere. The book concludes with bright ephemeral phenomena: meteors, comets, and exploding stars. The concept is a platform for introducing the reader to the wonders of the nighttime and daytime skies and serves as an introduction to general astronomy.

Key Features: • Light hearted, easy to read introduction to astronomy • A personal point of view from a professional astronomer into the wonders of the sky Rights Information: • A guide to going out and looking for one’s self no matter what are the observing conditions Non-English language rights available. Readership: For undergraduates, amateur astronomers, and the interested public.

Hardcover: 252pp Pub. date: Nov 2012 978-981-4417-42-6 US$34 / £22

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 45 TIME, SPACE, STARS AND MAN The Story of the Big Bang (2nd Edition) Physics by Michael M Woolfson (University of York, UK)

The three greatest scientific mysteries, which remain poorly understood, are the origin of the universe, the origin of life and the development of consciousness. This book describes the processes preceding the Big Bang, the creation of matter, the concentration of that matter into stars and planets, the development of simple life forms and the theory of evolution that has given higher life forms, including mankind.

There are many popular and excellent science books that present various aspects of science. However, this book follows a narrow scientific pathway from the Big Bang to mankind, and depicts the causal relationship between each step and the next. The science covered will be enough to Rights Information: satisfy most readers. Many important areas of science are dealt with, and these include cosmology, particle physics, atomic physics, galaxy and star formation, planet formation and aspects of Non-English language evolution. The necessary science is described in a narrative form that general-interest readers rights available. should understand, without the use of equations or formulae.

This 2nd edition includes several updates on the subjects that form the pillars of this book. They Hardcover: 496pp are: cosmology and astronomy, the features and formation of the solar system, the origin of life, and genetics and evolution. This book will appeal to readers with an interest in biology and those Pub. date: Nov 2012 curious about the origins of the universe. 978-1-84816-933-3 US$128 / £84 Key Features: • This book covers a wide range of science • It is written in a form that is accessible to a well-read non-specialist as there are no equations Paperback: 496pp • It is well illustrated, which helps comprehension of the text 978-1-84816-934-0(pbk) US$68 / £45 Readership: Members of the general public who have an interest in popular science.

MODERN PHYSICS An Introductory Text (2nd Edition) by Jeremy I Pfeffer (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) & Shlomo Nir (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)

This second edition of the successful textbook, Modern Physics: An Introductory Text, preserves the unique blend of readability, scientific rigour and authenticity that made its predecessor so indispensible a text for non-physics science majors. As in the first edition, it sets out to present 20th century physics in a form accessible and useful to students of the life sciences, medicine, agricultural, earth and environmental sciences. It is also valuable as a first reader and source text for students majoring in the physical sciences and engineering. Two new chapters have been added, one on Einstein's elucidation of Brownian Motion and the second on Quantum Electrodynamics.

Rights Information: Taking the discovery of the electron, the formulation of Maxwellian electromagnetism and Einstein's elucidation of Brownian motion as its starting point, the text proceeds to a comprehensive Non-English language presentation of the three seminal ideas of 20th century physics: Special and General Relativity, rights available. Quantum Theory and the Nuclear Atom. From here the text moves on to the new discoveries prompted by these ideas, their impact on our understanding of natural phenomena and their application to the development and invention of the devices and technologies that define the 21st Hardcover: 676pp century. Pub. date: Nov 2012 Questions, exercises and problems for student assignments are found at the end of each of the six 978-1-84816-878-7 parts into which the text is divided; answers to the numerical questions are at the end of the book. US$148 / £98 The techniques by which trigonometric functions, phasors (rotating vectors) and complex numbers are employed in the mathematical description of wave motion are summarised in a supplementary Paperback: 676pp section. In consideration of the audience for whom the book is intended, all mathematics other 978-1-84816-879-4(pbk) than that required for descriptive or illustrative purposes has been omitted from the main body of US$78 / £51 the text and incorporated into the 47 worked examples and 11 appendices. Readership: Student: Non-physics science undergraduates and graduates, and students of the life sciences, medicine, agricultural, earth and environmental sciences.

46 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 PATH INTEGRALS FOR STOCHASTIC PROCESSES Physics An Introduction by Horacio S Wio (Universidad de Cantabria, Spain & CSIC, Spain)

This book provides an introductory albeit solid presentation of path integration techniques as applied to the field of stochastic processes. The subject began with the work of Wiener during the 1920's, corresponding to a sum over random trajectories, anticipating by two decades Feynman's famous work on the path integral representation of quantum mechanics. However, the true trigger for the application of these techniques within nonequilibrium statistical mechanics and stochastic processes was the work of Onsager and Machlup in the early 1950's. The last quarter of the 20th century has witnessed a growing interest in this technique and its application in several branches of research, even outside physics (for instance, in economy).

The aim of this book is to offer a brief but complete presentation of the path integral approach to stochastic processes. It could be used as an advanced textbook for graduate students and even Rights Information: ambitious undergraduates in physics. It describes how to apply these techniques for both Markov Non-English language and non-Markov processes. The path expansion (or semiclassical approximation) is discussed and rights available. adapted to the stochastic context. Also, some examples of nonlinear transformations and some applications are discussed, as well as examples of rather unusual applications. An extensive bibliography is included. The book is detailed enough to capture the interest of the curious reader, and complete enough to provide a solid background to explore the research literature and start Hardcover: 176pp exploiting the learned material in real situations. Pub. date: Jan 2013 978-981-4447-99-7 Key Features: US$58 / £38 • Offers an introductory presentation of path integral techniques focused on the realm of stochastic processes • Presents the application of these techniques to the analysis of non-Markov and/or non-Gaussian process, as well as fractional motions discussed only in specialized articles, presented in a clear and didactic way • Most useful to become acquainted with these stochastic techniques for its application in real situations

Readership: Advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers interested in stochastic analysis and statistical physics.

TOPICS IN MODERN PHYSICS Theoretical Foundations by John Dirk Walecka (College of William and Mary, USA)

While the two previous books entitled Introduction to Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations and Advanced Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations exposed the reader to the foundations and frontiers of today's physics, the goal of this third volume is to cover in some detail several topics omitted in the essentially linear progression of the first two.

This book is divided into three parts. Part 1 is on quantum mechanics. Analytic solutions to the Schrödinger equation are developed for some basic systems. The analysis is then formalized, concluding with a set of postulates for the theory. Part 2 is on applications of quantum mechanics: approximation methods for bound states, scattering theory, time-dependent perturbation theory, and electromagnetic radiation and quantum electrodynamics. Part 3 covers some selected topics in relativistic quantum field theory: discrete symmetries, the Heisenberg picture, and the Feynman rules for quantum chromodynamics. Rights Information: Non-English language The three volumes in this series taken together provide a clear, logical, self-contained, and rights available. comprehensive base from which the very best students can learn modern physics. When finished, readers should have an elementary working knowledge in the principal areas of theoretical physics of the twentieth century. Hardcover: 500pp

Key Features: Pub. date: Jan 2013 • Covers several important modern physics topics 978-981-4436-88-5 • Over 130 accessible problems in this volume enhance and extend the coverage US$88 / £58 • The three volumes (Introduction to Modern Physics, Advanced Modern Physics and Topics in Modern Physics) taken together present a clear, logical, self-contained, and comprehensive Paperback: 500pp introduction to modern physics 978-981-4436-89-2(pbk) Readership: Advanced undergraduates, graduate students and researchers in theoretical physics US$48 / £32 and quantum mechanics.

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 47 LET THERE BE LIGHT The Story of Light from Atoms to Galaxies (Second Edition) Physics by Ann Breslin (University College Dublin, Ireland) & Alex Montwill (University College Dublin, Ireland)

This book is the first of its kind devoted to the key role played by light and electromagnetic radiation in the universe. Readers are introduced to philosophical hypotheses such as the economy, symmetry and the universality of natural laws, and are then guided to practical consequences such as the rules of geometrical optics and even Einstein's well-known but mysterious relationship, E = mc2. Most chapters feature a pen picture of the life and character of a relevant scientific figure. These ‘Historical Interludes’ include, among others, Galileo's conflicts with the Inquisition, Fourier's taunting of the guillotine, Neils Bohr and World War II, and the unique character of Richard Feynman.

Rights Information: The second edition has been revised and made more accessible to the general reader. Whenever Non-English (except possible, the mathematical material of the first edition has been replaced by appropriate text Simplified Chinese) to give a verbal account of the mystery of the phenomenon of light and how its understanding language rights available. has developed from pre-historic to present times. The emphasis is on reading for interest and enjoyment; formulae or equations which underpin and reinforce the argument are presented in a form which does not interfere with the flow of the text. Hardcover: 552pp Pub. date: Jan 2013 The book will be of interest to students and teachers, as well as general readers interested in 978-1-84816-758-2 physics. US$118 / £78 Key Features: • Fascinating and illuminating description of the concepts and phenomena of light Paperback: 552pp • Numerous diagrams, photos, cartoons 978-1-84816-759-9(pbk) • Written in a jargon-free, conversational style US$68 / £45 Readership: Science students at undergraduate university level, lecturers of undergraduate and pre-university courses, graduates in physics and related sciences, and general readers.

LIFE AT THE CENTER OF THE ENERGY CRISIS A Technologist’s Search for a Black Swan by George H Miley (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)

Life at the Center of the Energy Crisis: A Technologist's Search for a Black Swan describes the story of the author's work and struggles in the field of energy research. The author's experience in the field spans from work with Admiral Rickover and the Nuclear Navy to research with NASA designing propulsion for spacecraft to travel to Mars. The book provides insights into the differences between nuclear research done during the Cold War by the two superpowers, and offers a commentary on the flaws in each system with hope for change in the future. The book also provides a look into the development of the nuclear engineering program at the University of Illinois from the author's years as a professor and an administrator.

Readership: Undergraduates and PhDs, as well as anyone in the general public interested in the Rights Information: history of the field. Non-English language rights available.

Hardcover: 250pp Pub. date: Mar 2013 978-981-4436-48-9 US$48 / £32

48 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 UNDER THE SPELL OF LANDAU Physics When Theoretical Physics was Shaping Destinies edited by Mikhail Shifman (University of Minnesota, USA)

This invaluable collection of memoirs and reviews on scientific activities of the most prominent theoretical physicists belonging to the Landau School — Landau, Migdal, Zeldovich, Smorodinsky, Ter-Martirosyan, Kirzhnits, Gribov, Larkin and Anselm — are being published in English for the first time.

The main goal is to acquaint readers with the life and work of outstanding Soviet physicists who, to a large extent, shaped theoretical physics in the 1950s–70s. Many intriguing details have remained unknown beyond the “Iron Curtain” which was dismantled only with the fall of the USSR.

Readership: Students and teachers of physics in high schools and colleges. Rights Information: Non-English (except Russian) language rights available.

Hardcover: 560pp Pub. date: Jun 2013 978-981-4436-55-7 US$124 / £82

Paperback: 560pp 978-981-4436-56-4(pbk) US$68 / £45

TSUNAMI AND OTHER WAVES by Roger G Newton (Indiana University, USA)

After describing the awesome power of tsunami and their past occurrences, this book turns to the history of explaining phenomena by means of mathematical equations. The book then describes other wave phenomena and the laws governing them. Many different kinds of waves are covered, including sound waves, electromagnetic waves, gravitational waves, water waves, the Schrödinger wave function, and solitary waves. The laws governing them find use in all sorts of applications as well as give rise to many effects. In our exploration of wave phenomena, we examine vibrating strings and drums in musical instruments, ultrasound, rainbows and glories, microwave ovens, and the cosmic microwave background, as well as deal with questions such as why the sky is blue and how a radio works. Finally, we return to tsunami and the question: What laws govern them?

This book is designed for members of the general public interested in physics, its foundation in mathematics, and its relation to our everyday lives. Rights Information: Non-English language Readership: Academics and students of physics as well as the general public. rights available.

Paperback: 125pp Pub. date: May 2013 978-981-4449-67-0(pbk) US$18 / £12

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 49 ACING THE APP Applying to American Universities and Colleges for Asian Parents and Students by Krystal Ann Flores

Writing an outstanding college application is tough. Often times, students go about the application process on their own or seek the advice of an agency, many of which are led by individuals who have not personally experienced applying to American colleges. Regardless of a student's choice, this book provides Asian students and parents with an in-depth, holistic view of American college Social Sciences applications. In such a competitive applicant market, specific useful insights found in this book are necessary for students and parents who want to succeed. This book discusses successful and unsuccessful application trends and guides readers on how to avoid common mistakes.

The author, who was accepted to 18 universities and is a graduate from Yale University, knows the entire application range. Having spent several years in China working with students on college Rights Information: applications, she has a combination of Western and Asian knowledge that would best assist Asian Non-English language international applicants in their endeavors. rights available. Key Features: • The development of the concepts of dark matter and the cosmic web as a change in the worldview (paradigm) in cosmology is described Hardcover: 400pp • A personal view of the development of dark matter and cosmic web concepts as seen by a Pub. date: Sep 2013 non-Western scientist 978-981-4551-04-5 • Description of scientific work and social activity in a small country occupied by the Soviet Union; US$N/A the participation of scientists in processes which led to the collapse of the Soviet Empire, and to the end of the Cold War

Readership: Students and professionals in astrophysics, cosmology and physics; non-experts interested in the history of science, and the life and social activity of scientists in a country occupied by Soviet Union for 50 years.

Imperial College Press Insurgency and Terrorism Series COUNTERING EXTREMISM Building Social Resilience through Community Engagement edited by Rohan Gunaratna (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Jolene Jerard (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) & Salim Mohamed Nasir (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

This unique work is the first to address the subject of community engagement strategies in countering extremism, and explores the development and research of these strategies. In so doing it demystifies the process of community engagement, while simultaneously extolling the virtues of the ground breaking strategies to have been effectively employed in Asia, the Middle East, and the West.

The book then proceeds to examine the efforts of community engagement made by several Rights Information: countries against their unique operational and geopolitical environments. Finally, detailed reference Non-English language is made to the role and work of the media and non-government organizations to have conducted rights available. effective community engagement efforts.

With contributions from authors of diverse backgrounds, including media, the social services, security, and academia, this book will be of interest to both the general public and to researchers. Hardcover: 150pp Pub. date: Mar 2013 Key Features: 978-1-908977-52-6 • First book to address the subject of community engagement strategies in countering extremism US$38 / £25 • Provides a better understanding of the process of community engagement • Assesses the challenges facing the development of effective strategies of countering extremism and building social resilience through community engagement

Readership: Security specialists, practitioners of community engagement, psychologists, policy makers, academics and researchers working in the field of security studies.

50 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 Social Sciences FROM BIN LADEN TO FACEBOOK 10 Days of Abduction, 10 Years of Terrorism by Maria A Ressa

“The ability to return to a harrowing experience — one that was deeply personal to her — and recount it in detail so that others may learn can only be borne of the courage and professionalism that she has always displayed as a journalist ... As we are utilizing social media to bring government closer to people, through her book, she shows that others are making use of the same instruments to spread an ideology of violence and terror. Her research into the methods of terrorist groups still active today will enable a better understanding of how these groups operate — and will serve as a good resource for those seeking peace and stability for all.” Benigno Aquino III President of the Philippines “Maria Ressa has crafted a remarkable, true and troubling story. Her description of the nexus between social media and terrorism sheds an important light on the challenges we face in confronting non-state actors bent on destroying innocent lives. Ressa does not flinch in describing Rights Information: the ordeal her co-workers experienced, her role in freeing them or issuing a clarion call to us to Non-English language be aware of the danger we face from Internet-connected terrorists. Her work is a critical literary rights available. experience for us all.” Harry K Thomas, Jr US Ambassador to the Philippines and former Director for South Asia, National Security Council Hardcover: 308pp “One of the leading experts on terror in Southeast Asia, Maria Ressa has written a fascinating and Pub. date: Mar 2013 important primer on the ties of family and loyalty that bind the region’s Islamist networks. Rich with the personal histories of some of the region’s most dangerous men and women, her account 978-1-908979-53-7 is framed by the gripping step-by-step drama of a kidnapping that brought terror to her doorstep in US$35 / £23 what she calls ‘the most challenging ten days of my life’.” Seth Mydans Former New York Times Correspondent

Maria A Ressa has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal (High-Profile Journalist Reshapes Her Role in Terrorism Fight) and Channel NewsAsia

The two most wanted terrorists in Southeast Asia — a Malaysian and a Singaporean — are on the run in the Philippines, but they manage to keep their friends and family updated on Facebook. Filipinos connect with al-Qaeda-linked groups in Somalia and Yemen. The black flag — embedded in al-Qaeda lore — pops up on websites and Facebook pages from around the world, including the Philippines, Indonesia, the Middle East, Afghanistan, Australia, and North Africa. The black flag is believed to herald an apocalypse that brings Islam's triumph. These are a few of the signs that define terrorism's new battleground: the Internet and social media.

In this groundbreaking work of investigative journalism, Maria Ressa traces the spread of terrorism from the training camps of Afghanistan to Southeast Asia and the Philippines. Through research done at the International Center for Political Violence & Terrorism Research in Singapore and sociograms created by the CORE Lab at the Naval Postgraduate School, the book examines the social networks which spread the virulent ideology that powered terrorist attacks in the past 10 years.

Many of the stories here have never been told before, including details about the 10 days during which Ressa led the crisis team in the Ces Drilon kidnapping case by the Abu Sayyaf in 2008. The book forms the powerful narrative that glues together the social networks — both physical and virtual — which spread the jihadi virus from bin Laden to Facebook.

Readership: Professionals and general readers interested in security and social issues and counter-terrorism research.

About the Author Maria A Ressa is the CEO and Executive Editor of Rappler, a social news network which uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator. Ms Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for more than 25 years, most of them as CNN's bureau chief in Manila (1987–1995) and Jakarta (1995–2005). She was CNN's lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia, and wrote Seeds of Terror: An Eyewitness Account of Al- Qaeda's Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asia in 2003. In 1987, she was one of the founders of independent production company, Probe. In 2005, she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs, for six years determining strategic direction and managing more than 1,000 journalists for the largest multi-platform news operation in the Philippines. Her work aimed to redefine journalism by combining traditional broadcast, new media and mobile phone technology for social change. She taught courses in Politics and the Press in Southeast Asia for her alma mater, Princeton University, and in broadcast journalism for the University of the Philippines. 10 Days, 10 Years: FROM BIN LADEN TO FACEBOOK is part of her work as Author-in-Residence and Senior Fellow at the International Center for Political Violence & Terrorism Research at RSIS in Singapore. She is also the Southeast Asia Visiting Scholar at CORE Lab at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 51 HUMAN SECURITY STUDIES Theories, Methods and Themes by Sorpong Peou (University of Winnipeg, Canada)

Human Security Studies: Theories, Methods and Themes examines the concept of human security from different theoretical and methodological perspectives and shows how they help shed light on the different themes of global intervention. Liberal perspectives, represented by global legalism and developmentalism, share the optimism that human security can be ensured and enhanced through Social Sciences strengthening global governance. Realists remain skeptical about this liberal vision. While also critical of the liberal promise, critical theorists and feminists offer radical perspectives on human security. All these perspectives help explain the challenges of military intervention for human protection, micro-disarmament, international criminal justice, smart sanctions, human rights and democracy promotion, and human development.

Rights Information: Key Features: Non-English language • Discusses human security from different theoretical perspectives rights available. • Reviews methods of analysis that proponents of human security have used • Focuses on controversial policy instruments, such as humanitarian intervention, micro- disarmament, sanctions, international criminal justice, democracy and human rights promotion and human development Hardcover: 540pp Pub. date: Sep 2013 Readership: Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in political science and international 978-981-4440-45-5 relations; policy makers in the defence and foreign affairs ministries; legal professionals. US$138 / £91

MEGACITY SLUMS Social Exclusion, Space and Urban Policies in Brazil and India edited by Marie-Caroline Saglio-Yatzimirsky (NALCO, France & Center for South Asian Studies (CEIAS) EHESS, France) & Frédéric Landy (University of Paris Ouest-Nanterre, France & Center for South Asian Studies (CEIAS) EHESS, France)

This book looks at slums and social exclusion in the four major megacities of India and Brazil, and analyzes the interrelationships between urban policies and housing and environmental issues. The challenges posed in Delhi, Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo have spurred public reformers into action through housing, rehabilitation and conservation programs. Civil society and the inhabitants of these cities have also begun to get involved. On the other hand, one must wonder whether these challenges were partly created by the deficiencies of these very reformers and civil society, be it their lack of intervention (as advocates of government intervention would argue), or the flaws and inadequacies of their actions (as supporters of the free market would suggest). Are Rights Information: policies alleviating or aggravating social exclusion? This book explores these questions and more. Non-English language rights available. Key Features: • The comparison between Brazil and India has never been developed in such a way. First book of its kind to encompass such a wide topic, articulating urban studies with geographical, demographical, sociological, juridical, economic and political perspectives Hardcover: 350pp • Most comparative country or city studies develop monographs without further analysis. The Pub. date: Oct 2013 authors have maintained comparative treatment of Indian and Brazilian case studies throughout 978-1-908979-59-9 the book. The volume consists of chapters co-written by several authors and none of them deal US$108 / £71 with only one city or country, to the benefit of the comparative and synthetic perspectives

Readership: Readers with an interest in slums (particularly in Brazil and India) and the political, environmental and sociological effects they have in their respective countries.

52 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 Social Sciences POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH METHODS Exploring America at a Crossroads by Cal Clark (Auburn University , USA)

The principal goal of this textbook is to provide clear and elementary descriptions of the major statistical techniques used in political and social science research. The book is built on two basic assumptions. First, that it is possible to explain social science statistics in a simple and straightforward manner so that students with a minimal background in math can understand even fairly advanced techniques, such as multiple and logistic regression. Second, that undergraduate and even graduate students have less trouble in understanding specific techniques than in interpreting what statistical results mean substantively. Consequently, the book stresses the interpretation of research findings.

In essence, the book argues that political science research is like piecing a jigsaw puzzle together. Pieces of information — statistical and non-statistical — must be assembled and interpreted both Rights Information: logically and creatively. Non-English language rights available. The text is organized in a unique manner, using the various techniques being discussed to analyze the current state of the United States as it seemingly stands at a crossroads in both its political orientations and socioeconomic nature. To make the statistical interpretation more meaningful Hardcover: 350pp and easier to understand, the results throughout the book are integrated by their focus upon two Pub. date: Aug 2013 central questions related to the theme of America at a Crossroads: Are Americans conservative 978-981-4460-43-9 or liberal in their political beliefs? How do economic and social outcomes in America compare to US$75 / £50 those in other developed democracies?

Key Features: • The basic quantitative techniques in political science research are illustrated with examples from two data sets. This allows an integration of the text and building from one chapter to the next that is unique in research methods books • The examples and analysis emphasize substantive questions about the state of public opinion in the United States and about the comparative performance of industrialized democracies • Abstract discussions of theory, methodological approaches, and the research process are illustrated with real world examples, which make them more accessible to students

Readership: Undergraduates or graduate-level students of political science and/or social sciences interested in its statistical research methods.

Foreign Rights Catalogue 2013 WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS 53 UNIVER-CITIES: STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS FOR ASIA Readings from Cambridge and Berkeley to Singapore by Anthony SC Teo (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

“Univer-Cities will accelerate. University of British Columbia is an incorporated municipality porously contiguous with the garden City of Vancouver; and pioneered social embeddedness through private-

Social Sciences public co-development which raised some $500 million for our endowment.” Arthur Hara OC Past Chairman, Board of Governors University of British Columbia

“Living in the town of Pasadena a stone’s throw away from Caltech, I enjoy the synergies of a simple life in science amidst the city’s community, while cultural diversity is provided by the nearly Los Rights Information: Angeles. Looking across the Pacific to Asia, its rapidly growing high-rise universities are an integral Non-English language component of megacities. I envisage a wide field for the development of mutually inspired novel rights available. formats of academic institutions that nevertheless allow the young generation a life in the city. In recent times there has been instead, a regrettable moving of university campuses to areas far removed from city centers, a separation that vertical and high-rising universities can now make unnecessary.” Paperback: 164pp Professor Dr Rudolph A Marcus Pub. date: Apr 2013 Arthur Amos Noyes Professor of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology and 1992 Nobel Laureate for Chemistry 978-981-4508-65-0(pbk US$38 / £25 “Anyone who is involved in either industry or education will know that today, the relationship between the university and its host city is increasingly symbiotic and dynamic. Today, the university and the city collaborate and share to enable both to become greater than the sum of their parts. In Asia, I have no doubt that we have only seen the tip of the iceberg, and that the most exciting developments in ‘univer-cities’ are still ahead of us. This book helps to illuminate the key issues and is therefore an apt beginning to that journey.” Dr Victor K Fung Founding Chairman, Fung Global Institute; Chairman, Fung Group, and Chairman of the Council of The University of Hong Kong, 2001–2009

Univer-cities: Strategic Implications for Asia aims to redefine the multi-faceted symbiotic relationship between universities and host cities. The four readings in this reader will invite readers to challenge the traditional view of what a university is as a place, and re-define the university as a space; drawing discoverers, creators, and seekers who are keen to preserve and enhance the value of higher education in Asia. This reader will also show how universities can make a huge and innovative impact on the immediate, surrounding, and global communities that are drawn into its ambit of its campus and sought out by the university in inter-univer-city and trans-displinary linkages.

Written by worldly academic leaders and professionals from Berkeley, Cambridge, Canberra and Singapore — who are prominent in fields of higher education strategy, campus cum urban planning, design, and architecture — the readings will shed some light on the future and power of univer- cities.

It also shares seven strategic implications the concept has on Asian universities — this is especially timely and apt for a part of the world where education, togetherness, hard work, high- savings rates, and economic growth are emerging tectonic changes that the trinity of China, India and the Southeast Asian region engenders. It is no wonder that several top Asian cities have universities that have been ranked among the Top 50 universities in the world.

Key Features: • This is an artistically-designed compact reader which explains the idea of univer-cities. Prominent authors from Cambridge, Berkeley, Canberra, and Singapore have contributed four evocative readings that have been written in a conversationally thought-provoking manner • The challenges that universities face in this day and age are re-defined and they are not presented as pre-defined notions • The book is a prelude to an envisaged Conference about Univer-cities that is slated to be held at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on 18th November 2013. The reader will show how Singapore has the potential of becoming a compelling Univer-city and it emphasizes on NTU's current univer-city status as a ‘garden-Univer-city’ (of a quadro-plaited university in a garden within a greater garden city-state of Singapore)

Readership: Campus planners, architects, landscape and lighting consultants, city planners, mayors, futurists, educators.

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