Forthcoming Books

This list of forthcoming books has been compiled from the latest information available from publishers. Dates of publication, prices and numbers of pages are tentative, however, and are subject to change. ASTRONOMY A Hundred Billion Stars, (PB edition of 1984 release), Mario Rigutti. MIT Press: Nov, 1986, 316 p, $9.95. Cosmic Impact. John K. Davies. St. Martin's Press: Dec 1986, 192 p, $15.95.     BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE Cerebral Lateralization: Bio logical Mechanisms, Associatio

November 17, 1986

This list of forthcoming books has been compiled
from the latest information available from publishers.
Dates of publication, prices and numbers of pages
are tentative, however, and are subject to change.

ASTRONOMY


A Hundred Billion Stars, (PB edition of 1984 release), Mario Rigutti. MIT Press: Nov, 1986, 316 p, $9.95.

Cosmic Impact. John K. Davies. St. Martin's Press: Dec 1986, 192 p, $15.95.


 
 

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE


Cerebral Lateralization: Bio logical Mechanisms, Associations, and Pathology. Norman Geschwind and Albert M. Galaburda. MIT Press: Dec 1986, 304 p, $29.95.
 
 

CHEMISTRY

Handbook of Organic Chemistry. John A. Dean, ed. McGraw Hill: Jan 1987, $64.50.

The Chemistry of the Semi-conductor Industry. S.J. Moss and A. Ledwith, eds. Chapman & Hall: Jan 1986, $89.95.
 


COMPUTER SCIENCE


Architectronics: Revolutionary Technologies for Masterful Building Through Design. Michael Winn. McGraw-Hill: Nov 1986, $36.50.
 


EVOLUTION


Ecology and Evolution of Darwin's Finches. Peter R. Grant. Princeton University Press: Dec 1986, 464 p, $55 HB, $22.50 PB.

Ecological Aspects of Social Evolution: Birds and Mammals. Daniel I. Rubenstein and Richard W. Wrangham, eds. Princeton University Press: Dec 1986, 512 p, $65 HB, $23.50 PB.

Life Pulse: Episodes from the Story of the Fossil Record. Niles Eldredge. Facts on File: Jan 1987, 228 p, $19.95.

The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals A Universe Without Design. Richard Dawkins. Norton: Nov 1986, 332 p, $18.95.


 

PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE


The Waning of Humaneness. Konrad Lorenz. Little, Brown & Co: Mar 1987, 224 p, $16.95.
 


PHYSICS


The Effects of Radiation on Electronic Systems. George C. Messenger and Milton S. Ash. Van Nostrand Reinhold: Dec 1986, 480 p, $54.95.

The Riddle of Gravitation (revised edition). Peter Bergmann. Scribners: Feb 1987, $16.95.

Atomic Diffusion in Semiconductor Structures. G.B. Abdullayev and T.D. Dzhafarov. Gordon and Breach: Jan 1987, 340 p, $140.

Soviet Scientific Reviews: Physics Reviews (Volume 8). I.M. Khalatnikov. Harwood: Feb 1987, 400 p, $170.

Trends in Nuclear Physics: Proceedings of the 17th Mikolajki Summer School on Nuclear Physics. Harwood: Dec 1986, 995 p, $150.
 


PUBLIC POLICY


Green Justice: The Environment and the Courts. Thomas More Hoban and Richard Oliver Brooks. Westview Press: Feb 1987, 265 p, $33.

Mineral Resource Development: Geopolitical, Economic and Environmental Issues. Harley E. Johansen, Olen Paul Matthers, and Gundars Rudzitis, eds. Westview Press: Feb 1987, 330 p, $34.

Scientific Excellence. Douglas N. Jackson and J. Philippe Rushton, eds. Sage: Jan 1987, 360 p, £3l.

The Strategic Defense Debate: Can "Star Wars" Make Us Safe? Craig Snyder. University of Pennsylvania Press: Dec 1986, $24.95 HB, $14.95 PB.

Empty Promise: The Growing Case Against Star Wars. Union of Concerned Scientists. Beacon Press: Dec 1986, 192 p, $19.95 HB, $7.95 PB.

Scarce Water and Institutional Change. Kenneth D. Frederick, ed. Resources for the Future: April 1987, 207 p, $22.50.
 


REFERENCE


Scientific and Technical Books and Serials in Print 1987 (3 Vols.). R.R. Bowker: Dec, 1987, $159.95.

Chicago Guide to Preparing Electronic Manuscripts: For Authors and Publishers. The Staff of the University of Chicago Press. University of Chicago Press: Mar 1987, 160 p, $25 HB, $9.95 PB.


 


Scientific and Technical Information Resources (2nd edition). Ching-Chih Chen. MIT Press: Jan 1987, 580 p, $55.

SOCIAL SCIENCE


The Use and Abuse of Social Science. Frank Heller, ed. Sage: Nov 1986, 304 p, £30 HB, £9.95 PB.

Sociology: From Crisis to Science? Ulf Himmelstrand, ed. Sage: Nov 1986, 2 volumes, £25 each HB, £8.95 each PB.

World Perspectives: A European Assessment. Jacques F. Lesourne. Gordon and Breach: Nov 1986, 354 p, $45.
 

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