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Lars Ahlfors — At the Summit of MathematicsOlli Lehto, University of Helsinki, Finland

Translated by William Hellberg

This book tells the story of the Finnish-American mathematician Lars Ahlfors (1907-1996) and concentrates on his contributions to the general development of complex analysis.2015; 125 pages; Softcover; ISBN: 978-1-4704-1846-5; List US$39; AMS members US$31.20; Order code MBK/92

ARNOLD: Swimming Against the TideBoris A. Khesin, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Serge L. Tabachnikov, ICERM, Brown University, Providence, RI, and Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, Editors

[This book recounts] the work and life of emi-nent mathematician Vladimir Arnold.2014; 224 pages; Softcover; ISBN: 978-1-4704-1699-7; List US$29; AMS members US$23.20; Order code MBK/86

Peter Lax, MathematicianAn Illustrated MemoirReuben Hersh, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Reuben Hersh, a former student of Peter Lax, has produced a wonderful account of the life and career of this remarkable man. The book is well researched and full of interesting facts, yet light-hearted and lively. It is very well written. A nice feature is the abundance of photographs, not only of Peter Lax and his family, but also of colleagues and students. Although written for mathematicians, the book will have wider appeal. Highly recommended.

—Peter Duren, University of Michigan

A life of Peter Lax, one of the most famous and influential mathematicians of the modern era.2015; 253 pages; Softcover; ISBN: 978-1-4704-1708-6; List US$35; AMS members US$28; Order code MBK/88

Lipman Bers, a Life in MathematicsLinda Keen, Lehman College, CUNY, New York, NY, Irwin Kra, Stony Brook University, NY, and Rubí E. Rodríguez, Pontificia Universidad

Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, Editors

The book is all about Lipman Bers, a giant in the mathematical world who lived in turbulent and exciting times. It captures the essence of his mathematics, a development and transi-tion from applied mathematics to complex analysis–quasiconformal mappings and mod-uli of Riemann surfaces–and the essence of his personality, a progression from a young revo-lutionary refugee to an elder statesman in the world of mathematics and a fighter for global human rights and the end of political torture.The book contains autobiographical material and short reprints of his work. 2015; approximately 340 pages; Softcover; ISBN: 978-1-4704-2056-7; List US$44; AMS members US$35.20; Order code MBK/93

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