What's In a Nutshell? It'is a new series of concise, accessible, and up-to-date textbooks for advanced undergraduates and graduate students on key subjects in the physical sciences. Part of Princeton University Press's expanding presence in science textbook publishing, this high-profile series will bring out the highest quality texts on subjects ranging from astrophysics, nuclear physics, and string theory to particle physics, neutrino physics, electromagnetism, and magnetism. Nuclear Physics in a Nutshell by Carlos A. Bertulani ISBN: 9780691125053 $65.00 Hardcover Princeton University Press Nuclear Physics in a Nutshell provides a clear, concise, and up-to-date overview of the atomic nucleus and the theories that seek to explain it. Bringing together a systematic explanation of hadrons, nuclei, and stars for the first time in one volume, Carlos A. Bertulani provides the core material needed by graduate and advanced undergraduate students of physics to acquire a solid understanding of nuclear and particle science. This text is the definitive new resource for anyone considering a career in this dynamic field. String Theory in a Nutshell by Elias Kiritsis ISBN: 9780691122304 $65.00 Hardcover Princeton University Press This essential new introduction to modern string theory comes from one of the world's authorities on the subject. Concise, clearly presented, and up to date, String Theory in a Nutshell brings together the best understood and most important aspects of a theory that has been evolving since the early 1980s. This resource is the staple one-volume reference on the subject not only for students and researchers of theoretical high-energy physics, but also for mathematicians and physicists specializing in theoretical cosmology and QCD. Astrophysics in a Nutshell by Dan Maoz ISBN: 9780691125848 $49.50 Hardcover Princeton University Press A concise but thorough introduction to the observational data and theoretical concepts underlying modern astronomy, Astrophysics in a Nutshell is designed for advanced undergraduate science majors taking a one-semester course. This well-balanced and up-to-date textbook covers the essentials of modern astrophysics--from stars to cosmology--emphasizing the common, familiar physical principles that govern astronomical phenomena, and the interplay between theory and observation.