Forensics.

Academic Press (New York), a unit of LexisNexis, has published "A Litigator's Guide to DNA; From The Laboratory to the Courtroom," a new book that covers genetic testing with a focus on molecular photofitting, the process of generating a physical description of an individual from the analysis of his or he DNA. It includes information on the technical development of the process, the identification of remains, criminal investigations toward certain individuals within the sphere of prior suspects, the implementation of population structure as a forensics and clinical genomics tool, ancestry and maximizing the efficiency of the criminal justice system through the use of molecular photofitting. The book costs $90.

CRC Press (Boca Raton, FL), a unit of Taylor & Francis, has published "Forensic Epidemiology," a hardback book that attempts to demonstrate the important role of forensic epidemiology in public health, the medical community and the legal system. Focusing on the commonality of goals for all fields, the text explains the methods to collect, analyze and interpret data for criminal investigations with case studies. Chapters cover the role of the forensic epidemiologist in the ME/C Office, foundations of forensic epidemiology, the death certificate, natural deaths, accidental deaths, suicide deaths, undetermined deaths, expert witnesses, and special cases. The new volume costs $130. The American Bar Association's (Chicago, IL) "The Commercial Real Estate Lawyer's Job" is a paperback book written for real estate lawyers that carries basic instruction on commercial real estate assignments. The book explains the most common transactions, their associated tasks, and offers advice for organizing workload, it includes coverage of: real property interests and deeds; purchases and sales; debt and equity financing; mezzanine loans; real estate investment trusts; leases and property documents; and, transaction closings. It costs $90.