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Book Reviews

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  • Wenjing Shen

    (Department of Decision Sciences and MIS, LeBow College of Business, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104)

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In Book Reviews , we review an extensive and diverse range of books. They cover theory and applications in operations research, statistics, management science, econometrics, mathematics, computers, and information systems. In addition, we include books in other fields that emphasize technical applications. The editor will be pleased to receive an email from those willing to review a book, with an indication of specific areas of interest. If you are aware of a specific book that you would like to review, or that you think should be reviewed, please contact the editor. The following books are reviewed in this issue of Interfaces , 47(6), November–December: The End of Theory: Financial Crises, the Failure of Economics, and the Sweep of Human Interaction , Richard Bookstaber; Working on the Dark Side of the Moon: Life Inside the National Security Agency , Thomas Reed Willemain.

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  • Wenjing Shen, 2017. "Book Reviews," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 47(6), pages 574-578, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:47:y:2017:i:6:p:574-578
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.2017.0921
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