ABABCCD springer.despringer.com 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; Popular Science 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 astronomy as well as a readable introduction to many astronomical hot topics 7 Documents episodes from Sir Patrick Moore's record-breaking TV program, The Sky at Night 7 Features many of the greatest living astronomers, astrophysics 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.