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Available 1th Edition June 2010 When Doctors Kill Who, Why, and How J. A. Perper, S. J. Cina

Features 7 Covers latest celebrity deaths 7 Offers interesting research via accessible writing Traditionally, physicians have held a position of honor, trust, and respect in society. They are, however, fallible humans capable of making errors resulting in the unintentional death of their patients. They may also be instruments of evil submitting their patients to horrific medical experimentation, torture, and death. When Doctors Kill: Who, Why, and How will review the roots of medical ethics and examples of its perversion by murderous physicians. Physicians are generally viewed as caring and compassionate members of society, dedicated individuals charged with healing the helpless. The public is invariably fascinated when one of the "good guys" turns bad. When Doctors Kill: Who, Why, and How will examine health care professionals involved in serial killings, unethical human experimentation, and mass murder. The moral quagmire involved in the practice of modern medicine, including abor- 2010. X, 320 p. Softcover tion, "mercy killings", and euthanasia, will also be discussed. The authors, Joshua A. Perper ISBN 978-1-4419-1368-5 and Stephen J. Cina, are two highly published forensic pathologists who are trained to 7 € 24,95 | £22.99 convert complex medical and scientific data into an easily digestible form suitable to the 7 * € (D) 26,70 | € (A) 27,45 | lay public. This heavily researched book can serve as a reference or as a time-killer on a long sFr 36,00 plane ride. Bookstore location Biomedicine Fields of Interest Forensic Science; Forensic Medicine; in Medicine and Health Target Group Professional/practitioner Type of Publication Popular science ABABCCD springer.despringer.com

Available 1th Edition July 2010 Mood Matters From Rising Skirt Lengths to the Collapse of World Powers J. L. Casti, Vienna, Austria

Features 7 Is entertaining and gripping in style but contains a serious and impor- tant message 7 Explains how major world events can be traced to, and predicted by, "social mood" 7 Makes sense of apparently unpredictable developments 7 Author is well known for previous popular books, is an experienced member of economic think tanks, and is a frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines on the topic of prediction

"Mood Matters" makes the radical assertion that all social events ranging from fashions in music and art to the rise and fall of civilizations are biased by the attitudes a society holds toward the future. When the "social mood" is positive and people look forward to the future, 2010. XVI, 210 p. 60 illus., 30 in color. events of an entirely different character tend to occur than when society is pessimistic. Hardcover The book presents many examples from every walk of life in support of this argument. In ISBN 978-3-642-04834-0 addition, methods are given to actually measure the social mood and to project it into the 7 € 27,95 | £19.99 future in order to forecast what’s likely or not over varying periods of time. Casti's writing is a 7 * € (D) 29,91 | € (A) 30,75 | pleasure to read and its contents an eye-opener. sFr 40,50 "They [the chapters] tell an engrossing story, and the mystery heightens as it goes. . . . it's chatty and knowing." Greg Benford, Physicist and science-fiction writer, author of "Times- Fields of Interest cape" and "Deep Time""I am struck by how thought-provoking it all is. I am sure that your Economics/Management Science, book will draw a lot of attention" Tor Norretranders, Science writer, author of "The Generous general; Popular Science, general Man" and "The User Illusion". Target Group Introducing Unconventional Wisdom.- Why "Stuff Happens.-Why Hits Happen (short times- Popular/general cale events).-Why Wars, Elections, and Economic Crises Happen(medium timescale events).- Type of Publication Why Great Powers Come and Go (long timescale events).- How to Forecast Coming Events. Popular science ABABCCD springer.despringer.com

Forthcoming 1th Edition Due September 2010 From Dot-Dash to Dot.com The Telecommunication Revolution A. Wheen, Mott MacDonald, Brighton, UK

Features 7 Chronicles the development of telecommunications technology from the electric telegraph to the Internet 7 Appeals to a wide audience by explaining complex technologies in simple terms 7 Explains the origins of modern telecommunications to a wide and less technical audience

Telecommunications is a major global industry, and this unique book chronicles the develop- ment of this complex technology from the electric telegraph to the Internet in a simple, ac- cessible, and entertaining way. The book opens with the early years of the electric telegraph. The reader will learn how the Morse telegraph evolved into an international network that spanned the globe, starting with the development of international undersea cables, and the 2010. 300 p. 112 illus., 17 in color. heroic attempts to lay a trans-Atlantic cable. The book describes the events that led to the (Springer Praxis Books / Popular invention of the telephone, and the subsequent disputes over who had really invented it. It Science) Softcover takes a look at some of the most important applications that have appeared on the Inter- ISBN 978-1-4419-6759-6 net, the mobile revolution, and ends with a discussion of future key developments in the 7 approx. € 29,95 | £26.99 telecommunications industry. approx. * € (D) 32,05 | 7 The Birth of an Industry.- The Telegraph Goes Global.- A Gatecrasher Spoils the Party.- Early € (A) 32,95 | sFr 46,00 Telephone Networks.- Going Digital.- A Bit of Wet String.- The Last Mile.- Computers Get Bookstore location Chatty.- The Birth of the Internet.- Life in Cyberspace.- The Mobile Revolution.- When Failure Engineering is Not an Option.- What Comes Next?.- Appendices.- Glossary of Terms.- Bibliography.- Index. Fields of Interest Communications Engineering, Networks; History of Computing; Computer Communication Networks Target Group Popular/general Type of Publication Popular science ABABCCD springer.despringer.com

Forthcoming 1th Edition Due August 2010 Figuring It Out Entertaining Encounters with Everyday Math N. Crato, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal

Features 7 Addresses topics of major public interest 7 Easy to read and informative 7 Entertaining but scientifically sound 7 Reveals the mathematics behind everyday things 7 Written by an eminent mathematician and award-winning communica- tor 7 Told in a way that will inspire young and old alike 7 Makes the beauty and power of mathematics plain for all to see 7 An excellent source of novel teaching material This is a book of mathematical stories — funny and puzzling mathematical stories. They tell of villains who try to steal secrets, heroes who encode their messages, and mathematicians 7 Original Portuguese edition pub- who spend years on end searching for the best way to pile oranges. lished by gravida publicaçãos lda., There are also stories about highway confusions occurring when the rules of Cartesian Lisboa, Portugal, 2008. geometry are ignored, small-change errors due to ignorance of ancient paradoxes, and 2010. X, 200 p. 72 illus., 36 in color. mistakes in calendars arising from poor numerical approximations. Hardcover This book is about the power and beauty of mathematics. It shows mathematics in action, ISBN 978-3-642-04832-6 explained in a way that everybody can understand. It is a book for enticing youngsters and 7 € 27,95 | £24.99 inspiring teachers. 7 * € (D) 29,91 | € (A) 30,75 | Nuno Crato is a leading science writer and mathematician, whose entertaining essays have sFr 40,50 won a number of international awards.

Bookstore location 1.Everyday Matters.The dinner table algorithm.-Cutting the Christmas cake.-Oranges and Mathematics computers.-When two and two don’t make four.-Getting more intelligent every day.-The Fields of Interest other lane always goes faster.-Shoelaces and neckties.-Number puzzles.-Tossing a coin.-The Mathematics, general; Popular switch.- Eubulides, the heap and the euro.- 2.The Earth Is Round. How GPS works.-Gear Science in Mathematics/Computer wheels.- February 29.-The nonius scale.- Pedro Nunes’ map.- Lighthouse geometry.-Asteroids Science/Natural Science/Technology and least squares.-The useful man and the genius.-3.Secret Affairs. Alice and Bob.- Inviolate cybersecrets.-Quantum cryptography.-The FBI wavelet.-The Enigma machine.-4. Art And Ge- Target Group ometry.The Vitruvian Man.-The golden number.-The geometry of A4 paper sizes.-The strange Popular/general worlds of Escher.-Escher and the Möbius belt.-Picasso, Einstein and the fourth dimension.- Type of Publication Pollock’s fractals.-Voronoi diagrams.-The Platonic solids.-Pythagorean mosquitoes.-The most beautiful of all.- 5. Mathematical Matters.The power of math.-Doubts in the realm Popular science of certainty.-When chance enhances reliability.-The difficulty of randomness.-Conjectures and proofs.-Mr. Benford.-Financial fractals.-The Turing test.- DNA computers.-Magical multiplications.-Pi day.-The best job in the world.- 6. Out Of This World. Electoral paradoxes.- The melon paradox.- The cupcake paradox.- Infinity.-Unfair games.-Monsieur Bertrand.-Boy or Girl?.-A puzzle for Christmas.-Crisis time for Easter Eggs. ABABCCD springer.despringer.com

Forthcoming 1th Edition Due October 2010 The Sky at Night P. Moore, Selsey, UK

Features 7 Provides an ideal overview of the past four years in as well as a readable introduction to many astronomical hot topics 7 Documents episodes from Sir 's record-breaking TV program, The Sky at Night 7 Features many of the greatest living astronomers, and astronauts

The Sky at Night book series, formerly published by Philips, documents the 40 most recent episodes of Sir Patrick Moore's record-breaking TV program of the same name. This program is the only major long-running TV program featuring astronomy topics in both the U.S. and the U.K. Each episode reviews current events and hot topics in the field of astronomy. As in the twelve earlier volumes, each of the episodes has been re-written into short, punchy essays from the past four years of broadcasting. Each chapter covers the subject of a par- 2011. X, 155 p. 20 illus., 10 in color. ticular show in The Sky at Night TV series. As such, this book presents a synopsis of the most Softcover significant events in astronomy during this 40-episode period. ISBN 978-1-4419-6408-3 Patrick Moore has fans the world over, for whom these volumes are essential reading. 7 approx. € 34,95 | £31.99 The Sky at Night programs (and, of course, the books) feature many of the greatest living 7 approx. * € (D) 37,40 | astronomers, astrophysicists, cosmologists, and astronauts - people such as Sir € (A) 38,45 | sFr 50,50 (President of the U.K.'s prestigious Royal Society, and Astronomer Royal), Prof. Gerry Gilmore, astronaut Eugene Cernan, and many more. , the co-star of the latest episodes of Bookstore location Sky at Night, has a massive fan base that derives equally from The Sky at Night and from his Physics paradigm-shifting astronomy website Galaxy Zoo, which has some 150,000 members.

Fields of Interest Foreword.- Introduction.- Acknowledgments.- Eye on the Sky.- The Turbulent Sun.- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Crash.- The Search for Life Elsewhere.- Mapping the Sky.- News from the Planets.- Spanish Cosmology; Popular Science in Ring.- The Sizes of the Stars.- The Edge of the Solar System.- The Telescopes of Mauna Kea.- Astronomy Turkish Delight.- Ringed World.- Matter We Cannot See.- Gamma Ray Bursters.- Wandering Target Group Giants.- The Problem with Pluto.- Non-Identical Twins.- The Sounds of the Stars.- Space-Man.- Popular/general Exploring Mars.- The Lakes of Titan.- The Lakes of Titan Continued.- Fiftieth Anniversary.- Su- perWASP.- Scorpion in the Sky.- The August Perseids.- Black Holes and Black Magic.- Jodrell Type of Publication Bank-50th Anniversary.- The Grand Collision.- Holme's Comet.- Cosmic Debris.- Nearest Popular science Star.- The Flight of the Phoenix.- Devil's Advocate.- Galaxy Zoo.- Four Hundred Years of the Telescope.- The Merry Dancers.- The Fountains of Enceladus.- The Herschel Telescope.- On- ward to the Moon.- Forty Years On.- Impact!.- Life?.- Index. ABABCCD springer.despringer.com

Forthcoming 1th Edition Due April 2011 Handbook of the Constellations Telescopic Sights, Tales, and Myths P. Simpson, Cloudcroft, NM, USA

Features 7 Organizes all 88 constellations into logical and easily remembered groups 7 Explains the myths and stories associated with the constellations 7 Includes numerous star names along with the ancient phrases from which the names were derived, along with a guide to pronunciation of each name 7 "Connect the stars" figures accurately portray the constellations as they were originally visualized

This handbook is a guide to exploring the classical night sky and its wonderful telescopic sights. All 88 officially recognized constellations are presented in natural groups which are related by their origin and location in the sky. Each group is explained by a fascinating story 2011. 425 p. 456 illus., 169 in color. which tells what each constellation represents, how it appears in the sky, and why the other (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy constellations of the group are close by, or related in some other manner. Some of these Series) Softcover stories are classical myths which show how and why ancient cultures saw the constellations ISBN 978-1-4419-6940-8 as related groups. Others are about more modern astronomers who sought recognition by 7 approx. € 39,95 | £22.99 filling in the gaps between the ancient constellations with inventions of their own. Both 7 approx. * € (D) 28,84 | types of stories are crafted to make the constellation groups memorable, so that amateur € (A) 29,65 | sFr 58,50 astronomers can not only locate and recognize the constellations more easily, but also be able to pinpoint the celestial objects they contain more quickly. Bookstore location Specific instructions are given for finding each constellation, how to spell and pronounce Physics the constellation and star names, plus the origins of the star names. Finder charts show each Fields of Interest constellation group and a large area of sky around the group. These charts also indicate Astronomy, Observations and pointer stars which aid in finding the constellations. Techniques; Popular Science in More detailed charts show how each constellation figure is visualized through simple line Astronomy drawings. For each constellation, there is a table of about 10 to 30 telescopic objects selected to include a wide range of difficulty. Some can be glimpsed with the unaided eye, others re- Target Group quire a 12 or 14 inch telescope. All the most prominent telescopic objects are included, plus Popular/general a varied selection of interesting, but much more difficult objects. The tables include each Type of Publication object’s celestial coordinates, type, size, brightness, other information specific to each type Popular science of object, and a recommendation of the appropriate telescope size needed for good viewing. There are also photographs of constellations and telescopic objects, detailed locator charts for the hard-to-find objects, and plots of binary star orbital motions. The same charts used to show the constellation figures are repeated, with the addition of symbols indicating the locations of all the selected telescopic objects. An index and seven appendices help the user find specific objects or classes of objects.

How to Observe the Sky Using this Book.- The North Circumpolar Constellations.- The Andromeda Group.- The Orion Group.- The Hercules Group.- The Boötes Group.- The Corvus Group.- The Aquila Group.- The Argo Navis Group.- The Lyra Group.- The Gemini Group.- The Watery Part of the Sky.- Other Northern Constellations.- Modern Constellations Formed by Plancius.- Modern Constellations Formed by Plancius & Keyser.- Modern Constellations Formed by Hevelius.- Modern Constellations Formed by Lacaille.