Book Reviews

VITAMINS Walter de Gruyter, Berlin and New York. 1988 ISBN 0–89925–273–7 (US) 1001 pages + Literature Supplement and Subject Index (1058 pages incl.); DM 380.-; approx US $225.-

MEDICAL, BIOCHEMICAL AND CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF FREE RADICALS Edited by O. Hayaishi, E. Niki, M. Kondo and T. Yoshikawa Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, New York, 1989 ISBN 0–444–87482–8, Volume 1, 766 pages, Volume 2, continuing up to 1536 pages, and a subject and author index, 1559 pages inclusive

PHARMACOLOGY OF MICRONUTRIENTS NESTOR W. FLODIN Current Topics in Nutrition and Disease, Vol.20, Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York ISBN 0–8451–1619–3: 342 pages, $69.50     

Luis Hidalgo and his Sculpture in Wax

Early America in Miniatures: The 18th Century: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. New York City 10016 $10.95 cloth. Reviewed by Marie Woodruff

Designs From Plant Forms: Universe Books New York City 10016 $4.95 paper. Reviewed by John W. Wadsworth

It's Easy to Carve: Doubleday &; Co., Inc. Garden City, New York $5.95 cloth. Reviewed by Frank D. Torre

Printmaking: A Beginning Handbook: Prentice-Hall Inc. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632 $9.95 paper $18.95 cloth. Reviewed by William C. Maxwell

The Golden Book of Hand &; Needle Arts … selected from The Family Creative Workshop Western Publishing Co., Inc. New York City 10022 $5.95 paper $10.95 cloth

Contemporary Crafts Market Place 1977–1978 … compiled by the American Crafts Council R. R. Bowker Co. New York City 10036 $15.95 paper     

buchbesprechungen

PRELL, HERMANN H.; DAY, PETER: Plant‐Fungal Pathogen Interaction A Classical and Molecular View, 2001–09–18, 15 Abb., 12 Tab., 214 Seiten, Preis: DM 129,00, ISBN 3–540–66727‐X, Springer‐Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.

Isaae Ishaaya (Ed.). Biochemical Sites of Insecticide Action and Resistance. Springer‐Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, New York. 2001, 343 S., 46 Schwarz‐weiß Abb., 26 Tab., Preis 289 DM. ISBN 3–540–67625–2     

History of fern systematics at The New York Botanical Garden

The New York Botanical Garden has had only two fern curators: L. M. Underwood (1896–1907) and J. T. Mickel (1969-present). Both curators published milestone manuals on the North American ferns and conducted research on tropical American pteridophytes. After Underwood’s death. J. K. Small, though not a fern curator, published manuals on the ferns of New York and the southeastern United States. The current fern program is a broad one, involving the herbarium, horticulture, and outside support groups.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this issue. Collins, M. (ed.) 1990. The Last Rainforests: A World Conservation Atlas . 200 pp. Oxford University Press, New York. ISBN 0–19–520836–6. Price: USD 29.95.     

BUCHBESPRECHUNGEN

Grzimek , B. (Ed.): Grzimeks Enzyklopädie der Säugetiere – Bund 2 : München: Kindler-Verlag 1988. 648 S., zahlreiche Abb. Lexikon-Großformat. Leinenausgabe: Subskriptionspreis DM 128,–, später DM 148,–, ISBN 3–463-42002-3; Luxusausgabe (Halbleder): Subskriptionspreis DM 168,–, später DM 198,–, ISBN 3–463-42102-X. Patterson , C. (Ed.): Molecules und morphology in evolution – conflict or compromise? Cambridge, London, New York, New Rochelle, Melbourne, Sidney: Cambridge University Press 1987. £25.00, $49.50, ISBN H/b 0–521-32271-5. £9.95, $15.95, ISBN P/b 0–521-33860-3. Kuhn , H.-J.; Zeller , U. (Hrsg.): Morphogenesis of the mammalian skull . Mammalia depicta (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde) Heft 13. Hamburg und Berlin: Paul Parey 1987. 144 S., 68 Abb., 5 Tab. DM 88,-; für Mitglieder der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Säugetierkunde DM 70,40. ISBN 3–490-17718-5. O'Neill , R. V.; De Angelis , D. L.; Waide , J. B.; Allen , T. F. H.: A Hierarchical Concept of Ecosystems . Monographs in Population Biology 23. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press 1986. 254 pp., 20 figs. cloth $ 45,–, paper $ 14.50. Schram , F. R.: Crustacea . New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press 1986. XIV, 606 pp., num. figs. £50.00. ISBN 0–19-503742-1. Doolittle , D. P.: Population Genetics: Basis Principles . Advanced Series in Agricultural Science Vol. 16. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, London, Paris, Tokyo: Springer Verlag 1987. X, 264 pp., 20 figs. Soft cover DM 70,–. ISBN 3–540-17326-9. Benirschke , K. (Ed.): Primates . The road to self-sustaining populations. With a foreword by Diamond , J. Proceedings of a conference held in San Diego, California, June 24–28. 1985, sponsored by the Morns animal foundation, Englewood, Colorado, and the Zoological Society of San Diego, California. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, London, Paris, Tokyo: Springer Verlag 1986. 164 figs. XXIII, 1044 pp. Hard cover DM 198,–. ISBN 3–540-96270-0. Langer , P.: The Mammalian Herbivore Stomach . Comparative Anatomy, Function and Evolution. 557 pp, 246 figs and 72 tables. Stuttgart – New York: Gustav Fischer Verlag 1988. DM 248,–. ISBN 3–437-30568-9; US ISBN 0–89574-254-3. Müller , H. M.: Evolution, Kognition und Sprache. Die Evolution des Menschen und die biologischen Grundlagen der Sprachfähigkeit. Berlin und Hamburg: Paul Parey 1987. 162 S., 90 Abb. Kt. DM 39,80. ISBN 3–489-63034-3.     

The Great Rift Valleys of Pangea in Eastern North America

Dinosaur tracks

Dinosaur Tracks by Tony Thulborn, 1990. Chapman and Hall, 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE, UK, 410 pages. US$85.00.

Catastrophic episodes in earth history

Catastrophic Episodes in Earth History. Claude C. Albritton Jr., 1989. Chapman and Hall, 29 West 35th Street, New York, New York, 10001–2291 USA. 221 pages, U.S. $29.95     

Biochemical studies in schizophrenia: A review

CATHOLIC VIEWPOINT ON OVERPOPULATION: Anthony Zimmerman, S.V.D. Hanover House, New York, 1961, 214 pp., $3.50.

MANKIND EVOLVING: Theodosius Dobzhansky. Yale University Press, New Haven, 1962, xiii + 381 pp., $7.50.

THE SEARCH FOR A COMMON LEARNING: General Education, 1800–1960: Russell Thomas. McGraw‐Hill, New York, 1962, 324 pp., $6.95.

THE WORLD ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITIES: Edward W. Weidner. McGraw‐Hill, New York, 1962, 366 pp., $3.65.

RESEARCH IN FAMILY PLANNING: C. V. Kiser, ed. Princeton University Press, 1962, Princeton, pp. 662, $12.50.     

Review article: The challenge of African‐American leadership in an ambiguous world: W.E.B. Du Bois,Carter Woodson,Ralph Bunche and Thurgood Marshall in historical perspective

David Levering Lewis, W.E.B. DU BOIS ‐ BIOGRAPHY OF A RACE, 1868–1919, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1993, xv + 735 pp., $35.00.

Jacqueline Goggin, CARTER G. WOODSON: A LIFE IN BLACK HISTORY, Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press, 1993. xix + 217 pp., $24.95 (£23.70).

Brian Urquhart, RALPH BUNCHE: AN AMERICAN LIFE, New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1993, 496 pp., $27.50.

Mark V. Tushnet, MAKING CIVIL RIGHTS LAW: THURGOOD MARSHALL AND THE SUPREME COURT, 1936–1961, New York: Oxford University Press, 1994, xi + 399 pp., £27.50.     

Primate locomotion: Recent advances.

Edited by Elizabeth Strasser, John Fleagle, Alfred Rosenberger, and Henry McHenry. New York: Plenum Press. 1998. 482 pp. ISBN 0–306–46022-X. $110.00 (cloth).     

Remembrances from the days when William Campbell Steere was Director of The New York Botanical Garden

Dorothy O. Steere, widow of William C. Steere, remembers people and events during the period 1958–1972, when her husband was Director of The New York Botanical Garden.     

The operational strategies of theoretical morphology

THEORETICAL MORPHOLOGY: THE CONCEPT AND ITS APPLICATIONS, by George R. McGhee, 1999. Columbia University Press, New York, 316 p. ISBN 0–231–10616–5 (hardback), $60.00; ISBN 0–231–10617–3 (paperback), $26.50     

Reviewer's Choice: Book Review Section

Sculpture in America: Thomas Y. Crowell Co.: 201 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10003: List Price $1 7.50. Revewed by Wayne Craven.

Buttons: Walker and Company 720 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10019: List Price $3.50. Revewed by Diana Epstein.

Art Lessons on a Shoestring: Parker Publishing Ca.: 1 Village Square, 10 Nyack, New York 10994: List Price $8.95. Revewed by Ruth 1. Peck, Robert 5. Aniello.

Introduction to the Visual Arts: Tudor Publishing Company, 221 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10003: List Price $4.95. Revewed by S. Ralph Maurello.

Creating From Clay: Reinhold Book Corporation, 430 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022: List Price $7.50. Revewed by Henry Petterson.

Design by Accident: Dover Publications, Inc., 180 Varick Street, New York, New York 10014: List Price $3.00. Revewed by James F. O'Brien.

Simple Stage Costumes and How to Make Them: Watson-Guptill Publications 165 West 46th Street, New York, New York 10036

Basic, Typography: Watson-Guptill Publications, 165 West 46th Street, New York, New York 10036: List Price $8.50. Revewed by John R. Biggs.     

Earth,Air, Fire,and Water: Elements of Art

Abstract

Shoshana Zuboff. In the Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power. New York: Basic Books, 1988, 468 pp. $11.95 paperback.

George Gilder. Microcosm: The Quantum Revolution in Economics and Technology. New York: Simon &; Schuster, 1989. 426 pp. $19.95 hardcover.

Loren Baritz. The Good Life. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1988. 361 pp. $19.95 hardcover.

Miles Orville. The Real Thing: Imitation and Authority in American Culture, 1880–1940. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1989. 382 pp. $14.95 paperback.

Peter Shaw. The War Against the Intellect. Iowa City: The University of Iowa Press, 1989. 181 pp. $10.95 paperback.

Robert Alter. The Pleasures of Reading in an Ideological Age. New York: Simon &; Schuster, 1989. 250 pp. $18.95 hardcover.

Ian Crofton. A Dictionary of Art Quotations. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989. $19.95 hardcover.     

Book Review Section: Reviewer's Choice

Art and the Seafarer: The Viking Press, 625 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022: List Price $28.00. Reviewed by Hans Jurgen Hansen.

Sculpture with a Torch: University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis 14, Minnesota: List Price $2.95. Reviewed by John Rood.

Contemporary Art with Wood: Crown Publishers, Inc.: 419 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10016: List Price $6.95. Reviewed by Dona 2. Meilach.

All Around-the-House Art and Craft Book: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2 Park Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02107: List Price $5.00. Reviewed by Patricia Z. Wirtenberg.

Creative Ink Drawings: Watson-Guptill Publications 165 West 46th Street, New York, New York 10036: List Price $10.50. Reviewed by Paul Hogarth.

Lithography for Artists: Oxford University Press, 200 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016: List Price $1.75. Reviewed by Stanley Jones.

Graphic Arts Encyclopedia: McGraw-Hill Book Company 330 West 42nd Street, New York, New York 10036: List Price $16.50. Reviewed by George A. Stevenson.

100 Watercolor Techniques: Watson-Guptill Publications 165 West 46rh Street, New York, New York 10036: List Price $15.00. Reviewed by Norman Kent.     

Book review

BIOFILMS II PROCESS ANALYSIS AND APPLICATIONS. Edited by James D Bryers. Wiley Liss Incorporated, New York, 2000; 432 pp; US$ 139; ISBN 0–471–29656–2     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this issue. Stonehouse, B. 1989. Polar Ecology , viii + 222 pp. Chapman and Hall, New York, NY. ISBN 0–412–01701–6 (cloth). Price: USD 89.50. ISBN 0412–01711–3 (paper). Price: USD 35.00.     

Methode und Gerät zur Untersuchung des Wanderungsvermögens von Fritfliegenlarven

Schwantes, H.O.: Biologie der Pilze. Eine Einführung in die angewandte Mykologie. 478 S., 60 Abb., 29 Tab. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart, 1996, UNI‐Taschenbücher 1871, 42,80 DM. ISBN 3–8252–1871–6

Westhoff, P.; Jeske, H.; Jürgens, G.; Kloppstock, K.; Link, G.: Molekulare Entwicklungsbiologie. Vom Gen zur Pflanze. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart, New York; 1996; 112 Abb., 19 Tab. ISBN 3–13–102021–0

McNamara, K.J. (Herausgeber): Evolutionary Change and Heterochrony. John Wiley &; Sons; Chichester, New York, Brisbane, Toronto, Singapur (1995), ISBN 0–471–95837–9

Sobral, B.W.S. (Herausgeber): The Impact of Plant Molecular Genetics. Birkhäuser Verlag AG Basel (1996), ISBN 3–7643–3802–4

McIntosh, R.A.; Wellings, C.R.; Park, R.F.: Wheat rusts ‐ An atlas of resistance genes. 200 S., 119 Bildseiten, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London, 1995, 125,00 Dfl., ISBN 0–7923–3430–2

Friedrich, G.; Rode, H. (Hsg.): Pflanzenschutz im integrierten Obstbau. Verlag Eugen Ulmer Stuttgart. 1996. 494 S., 128 Farbfotos, 94 Zeichnungen, 41 Tab., 3. völlig neubearbeitete Auflage. Preis 88,‐DM; ISBN 3–8001–5541–9

Nultsch, W.: Allgemeine Botanik. 10. neubearbeitete erweiterte Auflage. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart New York. 1996, 602 Seiten, 234 Abb. in 525 Einzeldarstellungen, 19 Boxen. Glossarium mit 752 Stichworten. Preis 44,‐DM; ISBN 3–13–383310–3

Berndt, J.: Umweltbiochemie. Uni‐Taschenbücher 1838. Gustav Fischer Verlag Stuttgart Jena. 1995; 278 S., 101 Abb., 33 Tab., Preis 34.80 DM. UTB‐ISBN 3–8252–1838–4

Kalusche, D.: Ökologie in Zahlen. Eine Datensammlung in Tabellen mit über 10.000 Einzelwerten. Gustav Fischer Verlag. Stuttgart, Jena, New York. 1996. 415 S. Preis 54, ‐DM; ISBN 3–437–20521–8     

The Cambridge encyclopedia of human paleopathology

By Arthur C. Aufderheide and Conrado Rodríguez-Martín, with a dental chapter by Odin Langsjoen. New York and Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 1998. 478 pp. ISBN 0–521–55203–6. $100.00 (cloth).     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Vera, F.W.M. 2000. Grazing Ecology and Forest History. xix + 506 pp. CABI Publishing, Wallingford & New York. ISBN 0–85199–442–3 (hardcover). Price: USD 100.‐.