How can I match query string variables with mod_rewrite?

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Published on 2010-02-12T14:01:28Z Indexed on 2010/04/01 1:13 UTC
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Suppose I have URLs with query string parameters like these:

/index.php?book=DesignPatterns&page=151
/index.php?book=Refactoring&page=157

Using mod_rewrite, how can I redirect them to SES URLs like these?

/DesignPatterns/151
/Refactoring/157

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