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Chemistry World February 26, 2013 Richard Henchman	Entropy and the second law: interpretation and misss-interpretationsss In the debate about the best way to teach and understand entropy in thermodynamics, Arieh Ben-Naim forcefully advocates the probabilistic interpretation of thermodynamic entropy in terms of (Claude) Shannon's measure of information.
Chemistry World February 25, 2013 Jonathan Wills	University intellectual property: a source of finance and impact Among the many texts that have been published recently on the topic of intellectual property exploitation, this book stands out for its focus on innovations developed within universities.
Chemistry World February 22, 2013 Derry Jones	Life on the edge: Peter Danckwerts Few biographies of chemical engineers list and illustrate eight types of German explosive munition and describe how to defuse Italian frogmen's limpet mines, but such was the early life of Peter Danckwerts as described by author Peter Varey.
Chemistry World February 20, 2013 Graham Hutchings	Design and applications of single-site heterogeneous catalysts This monograph by John Meurig Thomas shows how heterogeneous catalysis lies at the heart of achieving the goal of making chemical processes greener and cleaner, and using sustainable routes.
Chemistry World February 12, 2013 Daniel Read	Introduction to polymer rheology In this book, Montgomery Shaw aims to produce a readable text that covers the basics of polymer rheology, at a level accessible to a more mathematically minded chemistry undergraduate.
HBS Working Knowledge February 6, 2013 James Heskett	Is 'Conscious Capitalism' an Antidote to Income Inequality? John Mackey, cofounder and co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, is no fan of big government and the "crony capitalism" he believes it fosters. His prescription is described in a new book, Conscious Capitalism, that he coauthored.
Chemistry World February 4, 2013 Emma Shiells	Visual strategies As you would expect from a book named Visual Strategies, by Felice Frankel and Angela DePace, this book delivers beautifully illustrated scientific examples in a comprehensive and practical manner.
Chemistry World February 1, 2013 Akshat Rathi	Innovation generation In Innovation Generation, Roberta Ness uses her experience of teaching innovative thinking in the classroom to tackle this difficult subject. This book comes at a time when the need for scientific innovation has never been more urgent.
Energize February 2013 Susan J. Ellis	The Treasure Trove of Knowledge Philanthropists This month our colleagues at Vantage Point in Vancouver, BC, Canada are releasing a new book, The Abundant Not-for-Profit by Colleen Kelly and Lynda Gerty. Inspirational and practical, the book argues for a transformation in thinking about volunteers.
IEEE Spectrum February 2013	Phreaking Out Ma Bell We learn how a buccaneering young engineer built the little blue box that broke into the biggest network in the world in Phil Lapsley's Exploding the Phone: the Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws Who Hacked Ma Bell.
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