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This book reflects the�resurgence of interest in the quantum properties of black holes, culminating most recently in controversial�discussions about firewalls.�On the thermodynamic side,�it describes�how�new developments�allowed the inclusion of pressure/volume terms in the first law, leading to a new understanding of black holes as chemical systems, experiencing novel phenomena such as triple points and reentrant phase transitions. On the quantum-information side,�the reader learns how�basic arguments undergirding quantum complementarity have been shown to be flawed; and how this suggests�that a black hole may surround itself with a firewall: a violent and chaotic region of highly excited states.�In�this thorough and pedagogical treatment, Robert Mann traces these new developments from their roots to our present-day understanding, highlighting their relationships and the challenges they present for quantum gravity.Typham this is the title: Black Holes: Thermodynamics, Information, and Firewalls