From the reviews: "This well-referenced work, edited by Leszczynski and Shukla (both, Jackson State Univ.), is considered a special issue of Annals - The European Academy of Sciences. ... The book is divided into 23 chapters and covers a broad range of topics in the field. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections." (A. Viste, Choice, Vol. 47 (11), July, 2010)