From the reviews‎:‎ ‎"‎The book describes the physics of nuclear matter that is heated or compressed to extremes of temperature and density‎.‎ After reading it‎,‎ a young researcher will be equipped with the concepts and basic tools necessary to begin working in the field‎.‎ ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ provides an insightful and succinct introduction into what has become an active area of research‎.‎ I highly recommend it‎.‎‎"‎ ‎(‎Dmitri Kharzeev‎,‎ Physics Today‎,‎ April‎,‎ 2013‎)‎ ‎"‎Satz has done a wonderful service to the community of people working on QCD thermodynamics‎.‎ The book presents a range of concepts‎,‎ from statistical physics to particle and nuclear physics‎,‎ covering critical behaviour and phase transitions‎,‎ lattice QCD at nonzero temperatures or large baryon densities‎,‎ deconfinement and chiral symmetry restoration‎,‎ etc‎.‎ ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ In conclusion‎,‎ this is a remarkable book‎,‎ which I highly recommend to whomever wants to study ‎'‎QCD matter‎'‎ and related topics‎.‎‎"‎ ‎(‎Carlos Lourenco‎,‎ CERN Courier‎,‎ November‎,‎ 2012‎)‎