ARIEH BEN-NAIMProfessor of Physical ChemistryThe Hebrew UniversityGivat Ram, Jerusalem, IsraelTemporary address for correspondence:Departamento de QuimicaUniversidad de Burgos, 09001Burgos,Spainarieh@fh.huji.ac.ilBorn in Jerusalem, Israel. The author did his Masters and PhD at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and his post doctorate at the University of Stony Brook and at Bell Laboratories. He has been teaching at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem since 1967. During numerous travels, he taught and collaborated in various universities and research institutes around the world.

• 1. Introduction ; 2. Molecular Distribution Functions ; 3. Thermodynamic Quantities Expressed in Terms of Molecular Distribution Functions (MDF) ; 4. The Kirkwood Buff Theory of Solutions ; 5. Ideal Solutions ; 6. Derivations from Ideal Solutions ; 7. Solvation Thermodynamics ; 8. Local Composition and Preferential Solvation (PS) ; 9. Appendices

The book incorporates many seminal advances in the understanding of aqueous solutions of macromolecules, especially protein solutions ... Ben-Naim's text has energy and readability that make it compelling for many uses.