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Author: Barry Simon
Title: Orthogonal polynomials on the unit circle, Parts 1 and 2
Additional book information: American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, pt. 1, 2005, xxvi+466 pp., ISBN 978-0-8218-3446-6, US$89.00$; pt. 2, xxii+578 pp., ISBN 978-0-8218-3675-0, US$99.00$; ISBN 978-0-8218-3757-3, US$149.00$, set

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Review Information:

Reviewer: Paul Nevai
Affiliation: The Ohio State University
Email: paul@nevai.us