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I am pleased to announce the arrival of the book:

Fractal Image Compression
by Michael Barnsley and Lyman Hurd.

hardbound 244 pages, 16 color plates


A sequel to Fractals Everywhere, Fractal Image Compression describes the
mathematics underlying the Fractal Transform an image compression method
discovered by Michael Barnsley and developed at Iterated Systems.  Topics
include:

  * Iterated Function Systems

  * Local IFS and the Black and White Fractal Transform

  * The Grayscale Fractal Transform

  * Information Theory

  * Huffman codes

  * Arithmetic Codes

  * JPEG Image Compression

Example programs in C are interspersed throughout the text.

Copies can be ordered directly from the publisher by the  following
methods:

1) Email: send a message to kpeters@math.harvard.edu with name address and
a Mastercard or Visa card number WITH EXPIRATION DATE.

2) Mail: Check or money order or the above credit card information to:

AK Peters, Ltd.
289 Linden St.
Wellesley, MA 02181

3) Phone (credit card orders) (617) 235-2210 (voice) (617) 235-2404 (fax)

The book is $49.95 including shipping.  Residents of Massachusetts please
add 5% sales tax.