What the Reviewers Say. . .
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FACTS AND MYSTERIES IN ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS
by Martinus J G Veltman
(University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA & NIKHEF, The Netherlands)
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"Veltman seamlessly combines historical and thematic descriptions of particle physics, an approach that allows the reader to appreciate how experiment and theory interrelate ... I found the book to be immensely entertaining, and I recommend it highly to anyone looking for insight into the nature of elementary particle physics."
American Scientist, Nov-Dec 2003
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PIONEERS OF MICROBIOLOGY AND THE NOBEL PRIZE
by Ulf Lagerkvist
(Goteborg University, Sweden)
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"Members of the public wanting to learn more about the birth of microbiology will find this book invaluable. Trainee as well as experienced microbiologists and immunologists will also find much of interest. There should be a copy in the often neglected history section of all good microbiologists libraries."
Microbiology Today, Nov 2003
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DOING MATHEMATICS
Convention, Subject, Calculation, Analogy
by Martin H Krieger
(University of Southern California, USA)
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"Krieger has made some effort to accommodate different levels of readers, for example structuring his text so that lay readers are alerted to sections that can be safely skipped and paragraphs that provide nontechnicalsummaries."
Mathematical Association of America, 2003
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THE MAKING OF ECONOMICS (4th Edition)
Volume I: The Foundation
by E Ray Canterbery
(Florida State University, USA)
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"Canterbery has been a productive and versatile economist, writing prolifically in a large number of fields. Whatever the subject and the audience, he writes clear and interesting prose. He is independent in his views, often heterodox but always worth considering."
James Tobin, Nobel Prize, Economic Sciences, 1981
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REMNANTS OF THE FALL
Revelations of Particle Secrets
by William B Rolnick
(Wayne State University, USA)
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"Rolnick's book is appropriate for anyone with an interest in particle physics and might be particularly appealing to those with a literary background. The fairly extensive glossary of terms should be helpful to many readers because a large amount of rather involved and unfamiliar material is discussed."
Choice, Dec 2003
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Beyond the 5,000 Year of Chinese Culture
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"China has gained large economic and political influence in the world but few outsiders know it well ... Its economy is capitalistic and not as poor as many imagine it to be; it will overtake the US economy in total output in about 2020."
So goes Professor Gregory Chow in the preface of his new book, Knowing China. The Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at Princeton University has woven his experience of working with top government officials in Taiwan and Mainland China in the invaluable book. He goes beyond the 5,000 years of Chinese culture to offer an insight into China through its people, economy, education, science and technology, as well as government and political system.
Well-known personalities are full of praise for the book:
 "Gregory Chow enlivens this authoritative and lucid survey of China - its history, its current condition, its future prospects - by drawing on his own experience as a native born Chinese who has spent more than half a century as an academic in the West and has been active in mainland China as teacher and advisor since the early 1980's."
- Milton Friedman, most influential economist in the
last half centur and recipient of the 1976 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
"I have read the manuscript by Gregory Chow on China with great interest. As one who is working in China, I find it most effective in its scope and depth and in its direct style. Generally I find it GREAT."
- Robert Venturi, most prominent architect
and 1991 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate
"Gregory Chow has once again written an excellent and very readable book on China, covering history, culture, population issues, governmental system, and other topics besides the economy. I strongly recommend the book to any one who wants a good introduction to China."
- Gary Becker, 1992 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences
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