Book Reviews

PALAEOBIOLOGY: A SYNTHESIS, Editors: D. E. G. Briggs and P. R. Crowther. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford 1990.608 pp. ISBN 0 632 025255. £89.50.

EVOLUTION AND THE FOSSIL RECORD, by K. Allen and D. Briggs (Eds). 265 pp. Belhaven Press, London 1989. £25.

THE EMERGENCE OF ANIMALS: THE CAMBRIAN BREAKTHROUGH, by M.A.S. McMenamin and D.L.S. McMenamin, Columbia University Press, ISBN 0–231–06646–5‐ISBN 0–231–06647–3 (paperback). $35 Hardback, $17 paperback.

ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF THE ANTARCTIC BIOTA, by JA. Crame (Ed.), Geological Soc. special publication n° 47, 322 pp. London. Price: £58.     

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Andrea de Guttry and Natalino Ronzitti, eds. The Iran‐Iraq War (1980–1988) and the Law of Naval Warfare. 1993. Cambridge, England: Grotius Publications. 573 pp. ISBN 1–857010–13–2. (Available from Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, and New York, NY, ISBN 0–521–463025, $190)

David L. Larson. Security Issues and the Law of the Sea. 1993. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. 382 pp. ISBN 0–8191–9089–6. $47.50     

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The Monthly Sky Guide, Fifth Edition. Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion. New York: Cambridge University Press. 1999. 64 pp. $16.95 (paperback). ISBN: 0-521-66771-2.

The Kingfisher Young People's Book of Planet Earth. Martin Redfern. New York: Kingfisher Publications. 1999. 96 pp. $19.95 (hardcover). ISBN: 0-7534-5180-8.

The Talking Tree. Rita McKenzie. Champaign, Ill.: International Society of Arborculture. 28 pp. ISBN: 1-88195-622-9.

The Inventive Mind in Science: Creative Thinking Activities. Christine Ebert and Edward S. Ebert II. Engle-wood, Colo.: Teacher Ideas Press. 1998. 241 pp. (paperback). ISBN: 1-56308-387-6.

Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots. Sharon Lovejoy. New York: Workman Publishing. 1999. 159 pp. $13.95 (paperback). ISBN: 0-7611-1056-9.     

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Technology Projects for the Classroom. Allan Kaufman and Jim Flowers. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Prakken Publications. 1996. 136 pp. (paperback) $14.95. ISBN: 0-911168-92-3.

More Virtual Field Trips. Gail Cooper and Garry Cooper. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, Inc. 1999. 200 pp. (paperback) $23.50. ISBN: 1-56308-770-7.

While You're Waiting for the Food to Come. Eric Muller. New York: Orchard Books. 1999. 96 pp. (paperback) $8.95. ISBN: 0-531-077144-8.

Science in Seconds at the Beach. Jean Potter. New York: Wiley and Sons. 1998. 122 pp. (paperback [7 × 9]) $12.95. ISBN: 0-471-17899-3.

Science in Seconds with Toys. Jean Potter. New York: Wiley and Sons. 1998. 122 pp. (paperback [7 × 9]) $12.95. ISBN: 0-471-17000-0.

Bite-Sized Science. John H. Falk and Kristi S. Rosenberg. Chicago: Chicago Review Press. 1999. 109 pp. (paperback [7 × 9]) $12.95. ISBN: 1-55652-348-3.

Healthy Me: Fun Ways to Develop Good Health and Safety Habits. Michelle O'Brien-Palmer. Chicago: Chicago Review Press. 1999. 146 pp. (paperback [7 × 9]) $12.95. ISBN: 1-55652-351-9.

Science Projects: About Physics in the Home. Robert Gardner. Springfield, N.J.: Enslow Publishers. 1999. 112 pp. (hardcover) $19.95. ISBN: 0-89490-948-7.

How the Future Began: Communications. Anthony Wilson. New York: Kingfisher Publications. 1999. 64 pp. (hardcover) $15.95. ISBN: 0-7534-5179-4.     

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William T. Burke. The New International Law of Fisheries: UNCLOS 1982 and Beyond. 1994. Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press. 382 pp. ISBN 0–19–825251‐X (cloth), $105.00.

Jon M. Van Dyke, Durwood Zealke, and Grant Hewison, eds. Freedom for the Seas in the 21st Century: Ocean Governance and Environmental Harmony. 1993. Washington, D.C.: Island Press. 504 pp. ISBN 1–55963–241–0 (cloth), $55.00. ISBN 1–55963–242–9 (paper), $27.50.     

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International Regulation of Whaling: From Conservation of Whaling to Conservation of Whales and Regulation of Whale‐Watching, by Patricia Birnie. Oceana Publications, 1985. 2 volumes: Vol. I ISBN 0–379–20602–1: Vol. II ISBN 0–379–20604–8, $100 per set.     

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Chronopharmacology. Cellular and Biochemical Interactions (Cellular Clocks Series/3), by Prof. Dr. Björn Lemmer, Center of Pharmacology, J.W. Goethe‐University, Frankfurt am Main, FRG. 1989. 744 pp., $150.00 (US and Canada), $180.00 (All other countries). ISBN 0–8247–8103–1 Published by Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York, USA.

Chronobiology and chronomedicine. Basic research and applications. Proceedings of the IVth Annual Meeting of the European Society for Chronobiology, Birmingham, July 1988, by E. Morgan. 1990, 407 pp., soft cover sFr. 79.‐ISBN 3–631–42301–2 Published by Verlag Peter Lang, Frankfurt a.M., Bern, New York, Paris.

Biological rhythms in clinical practice by J. Ahrendt, J.M. Waterhouse and D.S. Minors 1989. 299 pp.m, hard cover £ 48.‐ISBN 0–7236–0961–6     

The international legal regime for navigation

Thomas A. Clingan. The Law of the Sea: Ocean Law and Policy. 1994. San Francisco: Austin and Winfield. 638 pp. ISBN 1–880921–37–5 (hardcover), $89.95. ISBN 1–880921–28–6 (softcover), $69.95     

Chairman's opening statement

Evolution. By Theodosius Dobzhansky, Francisco Ayala, James W. Valentine, and G. Ledyard Stebbins. W. H. Freeman and Co., San Francisco, 1977. 572 pp. $15.95.

Family Formation Patterns and Health: An International Collaborative Study in India, Iran, Lebanon, Philippines, and Turkey. World Health Organization, Geneva, 1976. ISBN‐92–4‐156053–3. Available from WHO Publications Centre USA, 9 Sheridan Avenue, Albany, New York 12210. $62 pp. $20.00.     

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THE ORIGINS OF ANGIOSPERMS AND THEIR BIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES by E. M. Friis, W. G. Chaloner and P. R. Crane (Eds). Cambridge University Press. Paperback Version 1989. ISBN 0 521 31173X. Price £15.

ARGUMENTS ON EVOLUTION. A PALEONTOLOGIST'S PERSPECTIVE by Antoni Hoffman. Oxford University Press. 1989. 274 pages.

HETEROCHRONY IN EVOLUTION: A MULTDDISCIPLINARY APPROACH. Editon M.L. McKinney. Plenum Press, New York. 1988. 348 pp. ISBN 0–306–42947–0. $95.40 £79.50     

Dinosaurs

Wild Cactus. Photos by George H. H. Huey, text by Rose Houk. New York: Artisan, 1996. $25. ISBN 1-885183-20-8. Reviewed by John W. McLure.

Exploring with the Microscope. Werner Nactigall. New York: Sterling Publishing Company, 1995. 160 pp. $19.95 (hardcover). ISBN 0-8069-0066-1. Reviewed by Robert G. Hoehn.

The Encyclopedia of Snakes. Chris Mattison. New York: Facts On File, 1995. 256 pp. $35.00 (hardcover). ISBN 0-8160-3072-3. Reviewed by Carl Gans.

The Friendly Guide to the Universe. Nancy Hathaway. New York: Penguin, 1995. 462 pp. $13.95 (paperback). ISBN 0-14-015381-0. Reviewed by Lawrence A. Marschall.

One Small Square: Woods. Donald M. Silver, illustrations by Patricia J. Wynne. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company, 1995. 48 pp. $14.95 (hardcover). ISBN 0-7167-6610-8. Reviewed by Frances B. Spuler.

Naturalists, Conservationists, and Environmentalists. Eileen Lucas. New York: Facts On File, 1996. 150 pp. $16.95 (hardcover). ISBN 0-8160-2919-0. Reviewed by Clarence J. Murphy.

Astronomy for All Ages. Philip Harrington and Edward Pascuzzi. Old Saybrook, Conn.: Globe Pequot Press, 1994. 210 pp. $17.95 (paperback). ISBN 1-56440-388-2. Reviewed by Kristine Larsen.

Intermediate Science through Children's Literature. Carol M. Butzow and John W. Butzow. Englewood, Colo.: Teacher Ideas Press, 1994. 194 pp. ISBN 0-87287-946-1. Reviewed by Jacqueline V. Mallinson.     

‘Seeing’ Atomic Radiations

Miller, Christina G., and Louise A. Berry. Coastal Rescue: Preserving Our Seashores. New York: Atheneum (Macmillan), 1989. 120 pp. $12.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Wayne Hanley.

Marschall, Laurence A. The Supernova Story. New York: Plenum Press, 1988. 296 pp. $22.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Julian R. Brandou.

Young, Steven B. To the Arctic: An Introduction to the Far Northern World. New York: John Wiley &; Sons, 1989. 354 pp. $24.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Emanuel D. Rudolph.

Eldredge, Niles. Life Pulse: Episodes from the Story of the Fossil Record. New York: Facts On File Publications, 1987. 246 pp. $10.95 paperback. Reviewed by Robert G. Hoehn.

Langhorne, M. J., J. O. Donham, J. F. Gross, and D. Rehmke. Teaching with Computers: A New Menu for the 90's. Phoenix, Ariz.: The Oryx Press, 1988. 218 pp. 822.50 paperback. Reviewed by John M. Newell.

VanCleave, Janice Pratt. Chemistry for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments That Really Work. New York: John Wiley &; Sons, 1989. 232 pp. $10.95 paperback. Reviewed by Edward L. Shaw, Jr.

Smithsonian Family Learning Project. Science Activity Book: 20 Exciting Experiments for Parents and Kids To Do, (More Science Activities: 20 Exciting Experiments To Do, Still More Science Activities: 20 Exciting Experiments To Do). New York: Galison Books, 1987, (1988, 1989). 96 pp. $9.95. Reviewed by Susan McCarthy.

Summerlin, Lee R., and James L. Ealy, Jr. Chemical Demonstrations: A Source Book for Teachers, Vol. 1 (2d Ed.). 1988. Reviewed by Ann C. Howe and Alice D. Anderson.

Summerlin, Lee R., Christie L. Borgford, Julie B. Ealy. Chemical Demonstrations: A Source Book for Teachers, Vol. 2 (2d Ed.). 1988. Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society. 197 pp., 233 pp. each $19.95 paperback. Reviewed by Ann C. Howe and Alice D. Anderson.

Berger, Melvin. Atoms, Molecules and Quarks. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1986. 79 pp. $9.99 hardcover. Reviewed by Harold H. Jaus.

Hersey, Robert L. How to Think with Numbers. Providence, R.I.: Janson Publications, 1982. 133 pp. $795 paperback. Reviewed by C. Bruce Hunter.

Treffert, Darold A. Extraordinary People: Understanding “Idiot Savants.” New York: Harper &; Row, 1989. 291 pp. $17.95 hardcover Reviewed by Elissa Malcohn.     

Masculinity and nationalism: gender and sexuality in the making of nations

Richard G. Fox (ed.), NATIONALIST IDEOLOGIES AND THE PRODUCTION OF NATIONAL CULTURE, Washington: American Anthropological Association, 1990, 177 pp., $17.00.

Michael Watson (ed.), CONTEMPORARY MINORITY NATIONALISM, London: Routledge, 1990, 277 pp., £35.00.

Christie Davies, ETHNIC HUMOR AROUND THE WORLD, A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS, Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1990, 404 pp., $39.95.

Elizabeth Fox‐Genovese, WITHIN THE PLANTATION HOUSEHOLD: BLACK AND WHITE WOMEN OF THE OLD SOUTH, Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1988, 544 pp., $34.95 and $12.95 (paper).

Darlene Clark Hine, BLACK WOMEN IN WHITE: RACIAL CONFLICT AND COOPERATION IN THE NURSING PROFESSION, 1890–1950, Btoomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1989, 264 pp., $35.00 and $12.95 (paper).

Pnina Werbner, THE MIGRATION PROCESS, Oxford: Berg, 1989, 391 pp., $56.00.

Elaine Pinderhughes, UNDERSTANDING RACE, ETHNICITY AND POWER: THE KEY TO EFFICACY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE, New York: The Free Press; London: Collier Macmillan, 1989, 269 pp., £20.00.

Paul B. Pedersen, Juris G. Draguns, Walter J. Lonner, Joseph E. Trimble, COUNSELLING ACROSS CULTURES, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1989, (third edition), xii + 402 pp., £14.35 (paper).

Roland Littlewood and Morris Lipsedge, ALIENS AND ALIENISTS: ETHNIC MINORITIES AND PSYCHIATRY, London: Unwin Hyman, 1989, (second edition), xvii + 334 pp., £32.00 and £10.95 (paper).

H. Russell Bernard and Jesús Salinas Pedraza, NATIVE ETHNOGRAPHY; A MEXICAN INDIAN DESCRIBES HIS CULTURE, London: Sage Publications, 1989, 648 pp., £62.00 (Illustrated).     

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SELENIUM IN THE ENVIRONMENT. Edited by W T Frankenberger Jr and Sally Benson. Marcel Dekker Incorporated, 1994; 472 pp; US $165; ISBN: 0–8247 8993–8

AGROCHEMICALS FROM NATURAL PRODUCTS. Edited by C R A Godfrey. Marcel Dekker Incorporated, 1995; 472 pp; US $165; ISBN 0–8247–9553–9

NITROGEN FERTILIZATION IN THE ENVIRONMENT. Edited by P E Bacon. Marcel Dekker Incorporated, 1995; 608 pp; US $185; ISBN: 0–8247–8994–6     

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Archaeology for Kids: Uncovering the Mysteries of the Past with 25 Activities . Richard Panchyk. Chicago: Chicago Review Press. 2001. 146 pp. $14.95 (paperback). ISBN: 1-55652-395-5.

Teaching about Climate Change . Tim Grant and Gail Littlejohn, eds. New Society Publishers/Green Teacher. 2001. iv + 74 pp. $12.95 (paperback). ISBN: 086571-437-1.     

Islamic faith as a cultural dimension to ethnic relations

Ralph Grillo, 2015 Muslim Families, Politics and the Law. A Legal Industry in Multicultural Britain. Farnham: Ashgate, xvi + 337 pp. £75 (hardback) ISBN 978-1-4724-5121-7

John R Bowen, 2010 Can Islam Be French? Pluralism And Pragmatism in a Secularist State, Princeton: Princeton University Press, xi + 230 pp. $23.95 (paperback) ISBN978-0691-13283-9

John R Bowen, 2012 Blaming Islam. Cambridge: MIT Press, 144 pp. $15.95 (paperback) ISBN 978262017589     

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Biological Effects of Magnetic and Electromagnetic Fields Shoogo Ueno, ed. Plenum Press, New York, 1996, ISBN: 0-306-45292, x + 243 pp., $79.50.

The Melatonin Hypothesis, Breast Cancer and Use of Electric Power R. Stevens, B. Wilson, and L. Anderson, eds. Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, 1997, ISBN: 1-57477-020-9, xiv + 760 pp., $87.50.

Systemic Cancer-Multistep-Therapy(in German), by Manfred von Ardenne P. G. Reitnauer, ed., Hippokrates V., Stuttgart, 1997, ISBN: 3 7773 1297-5, 304 pp., DM98.

Charge Transfer Complexes in Biological Systems F. Gutman, C. Johnson, H. Keyzer, and J. Molnar, eds. Marcel Dekker, New York, 1997, ISBN: 0-8247-9986-0, xviii + 543 pp., $195.

Chemistry and Chemical Technique-Special Dictionary: English-German Technical University Dresden, ed. Langenscheidt, Berlin, 1997, ISBN: 3-86117-079-5, 807 pp., DM 198.     

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National Research Council. Dolphins and the Tuna Industry: A Report of the National Academy of Sciences on Reducing Dolphin Mortality from Tuna Fishing. 1992. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. 176 pp. ISBN 0–309–04735–8. $22.95.     

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FERTILITY AND SURVIVAL, POPULATION PROBLEMS FROM MALTHUS TO MAO TSE‐TUNG: Alfred Sauvy. Translated by Christine Brooke‐Rose, Criterion Books Inc., New York, 1961, 232 pp. (simultaneously Chatto &; Windus Ltd., London).

^l COLOMBO, BERNARDO, 1961. In: Rivista Internazionale di Science Sociali, 64: (5): pp. 505–12.

MIRAGE OF HEALTH: Rene Dubos. Dou‐bleday and Company, Inc. (Anchor Books), New York, 1961, 230 pp., $0.95.

POPULATION CONTROL, THE IMMINENT WORLD CRISIS: Melvin G. Shimm and Robinson O. Everett (Ed.). Oceana Publications, Inc., New York, 1961, pp. iv + 254, $6.00.     

Life at the edge

Extremophiles: Microbial Life in Extreme Environments (1998). Koki Horikoshi and William D. Grant (Eds). Wiley-Liss, 311 pp. hardback; ISBN 0 471 02618 2 ($134.50)