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Preface Introduction: The Role of Binary Star Evolution in Astrophysics Historical Notes on Binary Star Discoveries Orbits and Masses of Spectroscopic Binaries Mass Transfer and Mass Loss in Binary Systems Observed Binaries with Non-degenerate or White Dwarf Components Observed Binaries with Accreting Neutron Stars and Black Holes: X-ray Binaries Observed Properties of X-ray Binaries in More Detail Evolution of Single Stars Stellar Evolution in Binaries Formation and Evolution of High-mass X-ray Binaries Formation and Evolution of Low-mass X-ray Binaries Dynamical Formation of Compact Star Binaries in Dense Star Clusters Supernovae in Binaries Binary and Millisecond Pulsars Gravitational Waves from Binary Compact Objects Binary Population Synthesis and Statistics Acknowledgments Answers to Exercises List of Acronyms References Index